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Such permits shall not be combined with any other overweight permits or extension of weight limits.\n\t\tNo permits issued under this section shall authorize a tandem axle weight of more than 37,400 pounds or a total gross weight in excess of 84,000 pounds. Permits issued under this section shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance. No permit issued under this section shall designate the route to be traversed or contain restrictions or conditions not applicable to other vehicles in their general use of the highways. However, no such permit shall authorize violation of any weight limitation applicable to bridges or culverts, as promulgated and posted in accordance with \u00a7 46.2-1130. Nothing contained in this section shall authorize any extension of weight limits provided in \u00a7 46.2-1127 for operation on interstate highways.\n\t\tThe fee for a permit issued under this section shall be as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1140.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":254387,"text":"The Commissioner, upon written application by the owner or operator of certain vehicles used exclusively for hauling farm animal feed, shall issue overweight permits for operation of such vehicle. Permits shall be issued under this section only for specially designed five-axle semi-trailer combinations with bulk feed compartments and at least 51 feet of axle spacing between the first and last axle. Such permits shall not be combined with any other overweight permits or extension of weight limits.\n\t\tNo permits issued under this section shall authorize a tandem axle weight of more than 37,400 pounds or a total gross weight in excess of 84,000 pounds. Permits issued under this section shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance. No permit issued under this section shall designate the route to be traversed or contain restrictions or conditions not applicable to other vehicles in their general use of the highways. However, no such permit shall authorize violation of any weight limitation applicable to bridges or culverts, as promulgated and posted in accordance with \u00a7 46.2-1130. Nothing contained in this section shall authorize any extension of weight limits provided in \u00a7 46.2-1127 for operation on interstate highways.\n\t\tThe fee for a permit issued under this section shall be as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1140.1.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14086,"edition_id":1,"name":"Permits for Excessive Size and Weight","identifier":"18","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12828,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:50","permalink":{"id":228991,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14086,"identifier":"18","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/18","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/18\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12828,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety","identifier":"10","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12827,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":228599,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12828,"identifier":"10","token":"46.2\/III\/10","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12827,"edition_id":1,"name":"Operation","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":228597,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12827,"identifier":"III","token":"46.2\/III","url":"\/46.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":68738,"structure_id":14086,"section_number":"46.2-1139","catch_line":"Permits for excessive size and weight generally; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0443\">443<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":79744,"section_number":"46.2-1127","catch_line":"Weight limits for vehicles using interstate highways","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1127\/"},{"id":75262,"section_number":"46.2-1130","catch_line":"Crossing bridge or culvert by vehicle heavier than allowed; where weight signs to be erected","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1130\/"},{"id":59875,"section_number":"46.2-1140.1","catch_line":"Annual overweight permits; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1140.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229037,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70491,"identifier":"46.2-1144.2","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/18\/46.2-1144.2","url":"\/46.2-1144.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1144.2\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/18\/46.2-1144.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Overweight permits for haulers of farm animal feed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1144.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>, upon written application by the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> of certain <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span> used exclusively for hauling farm animal feed, shall <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> overweight permits for operation of such <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span>. Permits shall be issued under this section only for specially designed five-axle semi-<span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span> combinations with bulk feed compartments and at least 51 feet of axle spacing between the first and last axle. Such permits shall not be combined with any other overweight permits or extension of weight limits.\n\t\tNo permits issued under this section shall authorize a tandem axle weight of more than 37,400 pounds or a total <span class=\"dictionary\">gross weight<\/span> in excess of 84,000 pounds. Permits issued under this section shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance. No permit issued under this section shall designate the route to be traversed or contain restrictions or conditions not applicable to other <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span> in their general use of the <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">highways<\/span><\/span>. However, no such permit shall authorize violation of any weight limitation applicable to bridges or culverts, as promulgated and posted in accordance with \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Crossing bridge or culvert by vehicle heavier than allowed; where weight signs to be erected\" href=\"\/46.2-1130\/\">46.2-1130<\/a>. Nothing contained in this section shall authorize any extension of weight limits provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Weight limits for vehicles using interstate highways\" href=\"\/46.2-1127\/\">46.2-1127<\/a> for operation on interstate <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">highways<\/span><\/span>.\n\t\tThe fee for a permit issued under this section shall be as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Annual overweight permits; fees\" href=\"\/46.2-1140.1\/\">46.2-1140.1<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOVERWEIGHT PERMITS FOR HAULERS OF FARM ANIMAL FEED (\u00a7 46.2-1144.2)\n\nThe Commissioner, upon written application by the owner or operator of certain\nvehicles used exclusively for hauling farm animal feed, shall issue overweight\npermits for operation of such vehicle. Permits shall be issued under this\nsection only for specially designed five-axle semi-trailer combinations with\nbulk feed compartments and at least 51 feet of axle spacing between the first\nand last axle. Such permits shall not be combined with any other overweight\npermits or extension of weight limits.\n\t\tNo permits issued under this section shall authorize a tandem axle weight of\nmore than 37,400 pounds or a total gross weight in excess of 84,000 pounds.\nPermits issued under this section shall be valid for one year from the date of\nissuance. No permit issued under this section shall designate the route to be\ntraversed or contain restrictions or conditions not applicable to other vehicles\nin their general use of the highways. However, no such permit shall authorize\nviolation of any weight limitation applicable to bridges or culverts, as\npromulgated and posted in accordance with \u00a7 46.2-1130. Nothing contained in\nthis section shall authorize any extension of weight limits provided in \u00a7\n46.2-1127 for operation on interstate highways.\n\t\tThe fee for a permit issued under this section shall be as provided in \u00a7\n46.2-1140.1.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, c. 443.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}