Montana Code 61-9-436. Certain vehicles to carry tire traction devices during winter months
61-9-436. Certain vehicles to carry tire traction devices during winter months. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), from October 1 through April 30, a person operating a motor truck of 26,001 GVW or greater towing a trailer on a mountain pass or on a similar stretch of highway designated by the department of transportation as a place where traction control devices are potentially required shall carry in the vehicle approved traction control devices prescribed by the department.
Terms Used In Montana Code 61-9-436
- Department: means the department of justice acting directly or through its duly authorized officers or agents. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, state agency, local government unit, another state government, the United States, a political subdivision of this or another state, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Trailer: means a vehicle, with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that no part of its weight rests on the towing vehicle. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Vehicle: means a device in, on, or by which any person or property may be transported or drawn on a public highway, except devices moved by animal power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Montana Code 61-1-101
(b)The requirement of subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a vehicle with four-wheel drive.
(2)A person who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of $225 for a first offense and not less than $225 or more than $500 for subsequent offenses.
(3)The department may adopt administrative rules to implement this section.