00 SENATE BILL NO. 156                                                                                                     
01 "An Act relating to limitations on studded tires and on the use of certain                                              
02 studded tires; prohibiting certain trade practices regarding studded tires; and                                         
03 providing for an effective date."                                                                                       
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1.  AS 28.35.155(b) is repealed and reenacted to read:                                                     
06  (b)  The studs in a studded tire on a motor vehicle being driven, operated, or                                        
07 moved on a paved highway or paved vehicular way or area may not                                                         
08   (1)  protrude more than one-fourth inch from the tire surface;                                                       
09   (2)  individually weigh more than 1.1 grams for a studded tire on a                                                  
10 motor vehicle other than a commercial motor vehicle;                                                                    
11   (3)  individually weigh more than 3.0 grams for a studded tire on a                                                  
12 commercial motor vehicle.                                                                                               
13    * Sec. 2.  AS 28.35.155 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                                
14  (c)  A person may not operate a motor vehicle equipped with studded tires on                                          
01 a paved highway or a paved vehicular way or area if the studs in the tires are heavier                                  
02 than the weight allowed by (b) of this section.                                                                         
03  (d)  In this section,                                                                                                 
04   (1)  "commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning given in                                                             
05 AS 19.10.399;                                                                                                           
06   (2)  "studded tire" means a tire with metal studs imbedded in the                                                    
07 periphery of the tire surface.                                                                                          
08    * Sec. 3.  AS 45.45.200 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                               
09  (f)  A shop may not sell or offer for sale a studded tire, or install studs in a tire                                 
10 for a customer, unless each stud weighs not more than 1.1 grams for a tire used on a                                    
11 motor vehicle other than a commercial motor vehicle or 3.0 grams for a tire used on                                     
12 a commercial motor vehicle.  In this subsection,                                                                        
13   (1)  "commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning given in                                                             
14 AS 19.10.399;                                                                                                           
15   (2)  "studded tire" means a tire with metal studs imbedded in the                                                    
16 periphery of the tire surface.                                                                                          
17    * Sec. 4.  This Act takes effect July 1, 1998.