Section 307.035. General requirements.

 

(1)   Prohibited operations.

(a) No person may operate, or allow the operation of, any vehicle carrying logs on a highway, except in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Any violation of this chapter shall be treated as a violation of s. 348.10 (3) , Stats.

(b) A law enforcement officer may require the operator of a vehicle to stop and properly secure a load, including reloading if necessary, to comply with this chapter.

(2)   Stacking logs. Logs shall be stacked parallel to one another in an orderly fashion.

(3)   Attachments and fastenings. All attachments and fastening devices mounted on a vehicle, and used with a tiedown assembly, shall have a tensile strength at least as great as the tensile strength of the tiedown assembly alone.

History: Cr. Register, October, 1991, No. 430 , eff. 11-1-91.