Sec. 622.014. LOCAL REGULATION  


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  • (a) The governing body of a county or municipality that determines a public highway under its jurisdiction is insufficient to carry a load authorized by Section 622.012 may prescribe, by order or ordinance, rules governing the operation of a ready-mixed concrete truck over a public highway maintained by the county or municipality.

    (b) The rules may include weight limitations on a truck with:

    (1) a tandem axle weight that is heavier than 36,000 pounds;

    (2) a single axle weight that is heavier than 12,000 pounds; or

    (3) a gross weight that is heavier than 48,000 pounds.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 941, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.