00SENATE BILL NO. 241                                                                                                     
01 "An Act relating to the use of studded tires on the Sterling Highway."                                                  
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 28.35.155(a) is amended to read:                                                                    
04  (a)  It is unlawful to operate a motor vehicle with studded tires or tires with                                       
05 chains attached on a paved highway or road from May 1 through September 15,                                             
06 inclusive, north of 60 North Latitude and from April 15 through September 30,                                           
07 inclusive, south of 60 North Latitude, except that at any latitude on a paved portion                                  
08 of the Sterling Highway a person may not operate a motor vehicle with studded                                           
09 tires or tires with chains attached from May 1 through September 15, inclusive.                                        
10 The commissioner shall by emergency order provide for additional lawful operating                                       
11 periods based on unusual seasonal or weather conditions.  An emergency order adopted                                    
12 under this section is not subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).  Upon                                     
13 application, a special individual traction permit may be issued allowing the operation                                
14 of a motor vehicle with studded tires or chains at any time at the discretion of the                                    

01 vehicle owner.  The fee for the special individual permit is one-third of the annual                                    
02 registration fee applicable to that class of vehicle under AS 28.10.421.  The department                                
03 may provide an appropriate sticker or other device identifying the vehicle to which the                                 
04 permit applies.