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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5276

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Senators Barr, Smith, Hansen, and Benitz

Read first time 1/20/89 and referred to Committee on   Transportation.

AN ACT Relating to recreational horse trailers; and amending RCW 46.20.440.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 20, Laws of 1967 ex. sess. as last amended by section 1, chapter 114, Laws of 1980 and RCW 46.20.440 are each amended to read as follows:

          It is unlawful for a person to operate upon the public highway any motor-truck, truck-tractor, school bus, auto stage, for hire vehicle, or private carrier bus as defined by RCW 46.04.310, 46.04.650, 46.04.521, 46.04.050, 46.04.190, and 46.04.416 respectively, found by the director to require special operating skills as ((hereafter)) provided in RCW 46.20.450, unless the driver has successfully completed an examination, in addition to the examinations in RCW 46.20.130, demonstrating the ability of the driver to operate and maneuver the vehicle or vehicles upon the public highway in a manner not to jeopardize the safety of persons or property((:  PROVIDED, That)).  This requirement does not apply to any person hauling farm commodities from the farm to the processing plant or shipping point, not to exceed a radius of fifty miles from the farm, or to a person driving a vehicle pulling a horse trailer for recreational use only.

          The director may issue an instruction permit to an applicant for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days.  This instruction permit may be renewed for one additional one hundred eighty-day period.  The director shall collect a two dollars and fifty cent fee for the instruction permit or renewal, and the fee shall be deposited in the highway safety fund.

          The director shall upon completion of such tests specially endorse the driver's license of the applicant to indicate the type of vehicle qualifications met.