06 LC 34
0647S
The
House Committee on Transportation offers the following substitute to HB
1180:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to dimensions and weight of vehicles and loads, so as to
prohibit stopping trucks with a gross vehicle weight of at least 18,000 pounds
that are hauling live poultry when the temperature and humidity could cause the
live poultry to expire; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related
matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
2 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to dimensions and weight of vehicles and loads, is amended by adding a new Code
Section 32-6-30.1 immediately following Code Section 32-6-30, relating to
stopping vehicles for purposes of weighing, measuring, or inspecting, to read as
follows:
"32-6-30.1.
(a)
Law enforcement officers or employees of the Department of Public Safety are
prohibited from stopping any truck with a gross vehicle weight of at least
18,000 pounds that is hauling live poultry upon a public road of this state when
the temperature is above 80 degrees Fahrenheit and the humidity is above 50
percent.
(b)
If criminal activity is suspected, law enforcement officers or employees of the
Department of Public Safety may make an investigatory stop of any truck that is
hauling live poultry. An investigatory stop shall be limited to 15 minutes
unless an arrest has been
made."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.