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Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-008 Order Primary source read

WisDOT news release: Overweight permits for truckers hauling groceries extended (Mar. 26, 2020)

Overweight permits for truckers hauling groceries extended

Wisconsin Department of Transportation (implementing the Governor's declaration) · Wisconsin (Department of Transportation; Governor's declaration) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Wisconsin (Department of Transportation; Governor's declaration) · Wisconsin
Level
State
Authority
Wis. Stat. sec. 323.12 (Governor's emergency powers; EO 72 of Mar. 12, 2020); Wis. Stat. sec. 348.27 (overweight permits)
Issued
2020-03-26 Mar. 26, 2020
Effective
2020-03-28
End
2020-04-11 (two-week extension of permits that had been set to expire March 28, 2020) (read as 2020-04-11)
In force
Mar. 28, 2020 to Apr. 11, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Supply chainOther
Addressees
  • motor carriers supplying grocery stores (about 50 fleet permits, 'thousands of trucks')
Functions reached
  • DR drivers and routes (grocery supply trucking under emergency permits)
  • SC supply chain
  • DM permits
Collection
State motor-vehicle offices, secretaries of state and recorders AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS

Operative words

[WisDOT] announced a two-week extension for overweight permits that allow truckers to supply grocery stores... Approximately 50 fleet permits were issued, representing thousands of trucks carrying vital goods and supplies throughout Wisconsin. The permits had been set to expire March 28, 2020. The new order from the governor grants a two-week extension. An updated permit with the new end date (April 11, 2020), along with a copy of the new declaration, will be sent to the permit holders.

Enforcement

Governor's declaration under Wis. Stat. ch. 323 as implemented by WisDOT permits

Notes

A relief instrument documenting the emergency supply-chain regime for grocery distribution in Wisconsin; retrieved under a slot intended for a DMV permit-extension release and retained for the trucking and supply-chain files.

Retrieval note

Not a limitation on the employer's commerce; a supply-chain relief order recorded for context.