Municipal Regulation of Loads and Equipment

Sec. 621.303. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF LOADS AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The governing body of any municipality may regulate the movement and operation on a public road, other than a state highway in the territory of the municipality, of: (1) an overweight, oversize, or overlength commodity that cannot reasonably be dismantled; and (2) superheavy or oversize equipment for the transportation of an overweight, oversize, or overlength commodity that cannot be reasonably dismantled. (b) The governing body of a municipality may not, because of weight, regulate the movement and operation on a state highway or county or municipal road of a combination of vehicles operating under a permit issued under Section 623.402. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 108 (S.B. 1524), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2018.