00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 127(L&C)                                                                                        
01 "An Act relating to the sale of studded tires; and providing for an effective                                           
02 date."                                                                                                                  
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1.  AS 45.45.200 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                          
05  (f)  A shop may not sell or offer for sale a new studded tire, or install studs in                                    
06 a new or used tire for a customer, unless each stud weighs not more than 1.3 grams.                                     
07 This subsection does not apply to a stud installed on a tire to be used on a commercial                                 
08 motor vehicle.  In this subsection,                                                                                     
09   (1)  "commercial motor vehicle" means a vehicle described in                                                         
10 AS 19.10.399(1)(A) - (C);                                                                                               
11   (2)  "studded tire" means a tire with metal studs imbedded in the                                                    
12 periphery of the tire surface.                                                                                          
13    * Sec. 2.   This Act takes effect July 1, 2000.