No motor vehicle carrying any load beyond the lines of the left fenders of such vehicle nor extending more than twelve inches [30.48 centimeters] beyond the line of the fenders on the right side of such vehicle may be operated on the highways, except as permitted by section 39-12-04. The department of transportation or the highway patrol shall have authority to revoke permits when such holder violates or abuses the privilege or conditions of permit.
39-12-07. Peace officers may weigh vehicle to determine load - Decreasing gross weight of vehicle. Every police officer, including members of the state highway patrol, having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and the load carried thereon is unlawful, may weigh such vehicle and load or have the same weighed either by means of portable or stationary scales, and for that purpose the officer may require the vehicle to be driven to the nearest scales. Such officer may require the driver of such vehicle immediately to unload such portion of the load as may be necessary to decrease the gross weight to the maximum allowed by the provisions of this chapter.