Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:502.1 – Exemption from registration; log loaders
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:502.1
- Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person, property, or thing is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks; provided, that for the purpose of this Chapter, a bicycle or a ridden animal shall not be deemed a vehicle, and provided further that a trailer or semitrailer shall be held and deemed each to be and constitute a separate vehicle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
A. The provisions of this section shall apply to log loaders which are used exclusively for loading logs upon another vehicle and are not used to haul logs, and which are operated or moved only incidentally on the highways of this state. Such log loaders are exempt from the registration and registration tax provided for by Chapter 4 of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and are exempt from the provisions of Chapter 7 of Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
B. No such log loader shall be operated at a speed in excess of forty miles per hour.
Violations of the provisions of this subsection shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both. A subsequent violation shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both.
If the violator is other than an individual, imprisonment shall be dispensed with and a double fine imposed.
Acts 1976, No. 176, §§1 to 3.