00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 275                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to tires with retractable studs."                                                                      
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 28.35.155(b) is amended to read:                                                                   
04            (b)  In this section, "studded tire" means a tire with metal studs or spikes                                 
05       imbedded in the periphery of the tire surface, and protruding, or capable of                                  
06       protruding, not more than one-fourth inch from the tire surface.                                              
07    * Sec. 2. AS 28.35.155 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
08            (c)  Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a person may operate a vehicle with                                
09       studded tires at any time if the studs or spikes are retractable and the studs or spikes                          
10       are retracted and are not in contact with the road surface during the period from                                 
11                 (1)  May 1 through September 15, inclusive, north of 60 North                                           
12       Latitude;                                                                                                         
13                 (2)  April 15 through September 30, inclusive, south of 60 North                                        
14       Latitude; and                                                                                                     
15                 (3)  May 1 through September 15, inclusive, on a paved portion of the                                   

01       Sterling Highway.                                                                                                 
02    * Sec. 3. AS 43.98.025(b) is amended to read:                                                                      
03            (b)  In addition to the fee imposed under (a) of this section, a fee of $5 a tire is                         
04       imposed on the retail sale in the state on or after July 1, 2004, of tires for motor                              
05       vehicles designed for use on a highway that are studded with metal studs or spikes                                
06       weighing more than 1.1 grams each embedded in the periphery of the tire surface and                               
07       protruding, or capable of protruding, beyond the tread surface of the tire, or on the                         
08       installation in the state on or after July 1, 2004, for a fee of metal studs or spikes                            
09       weighing more than 1.1 grams each on a tire for a motor vehicle designed for use on a                             
10       highway.