A.  The secretary shall exempt any carrier from compliance with this Chapter or any regulation issued pursuant thereto if that exemption is identical to an exemption or special permit issued by the United States Department of Transportation.  However, the secretary shall enforce the exemption or special permit if it pertains to transportation subject to this Chapter.

B.  The number of each exemption granted shall be conspicuously marked on the vehicle to which it applied.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 83, §1.