31-18-301 and 31-18-304 do not apply to:

31-18-301 and 31-18-304 do not apply to:

(i) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 183, § 2.

(ii) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 183, § 2.

(iii) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 183, § 2.

(iv) Intrastate transportation on his own motor vehicle or combination of vehicles by any farmer or rancher, or the employee of a farmer or rancher exclusively in his service, transporting produce or commodities for his own use to and from his farm or ranch;

(v) The exchange of intrastate transportation in their own motor vehicles, or combination of vehicles by farmers or ranchers, or the employees of farmers or ranchers exclusively in their service, when the exchange is between farmers or ranchers, or their employees, in the immediate community;

(vi) The exclusive noncommercial transportation of children to and from school;

(vii) The transportation of sick, injured or deceased persons by ambulance or hearse;  (viii) Transportation by motor vehicle when the motor vehicle is owned or operated by the United States, the state of Wyoming or any subdivision thereof;

(ix) Noncommercial vehicles engaged in the exclusive transportation of the United States mail;

(x) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(xi) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 183, § 2.

(xii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(xiii) The intrastate transportation of livestock for show, performance or competition for noncommercial purposes.

31-18-104. Powers and duties of the department.

(a) The department shall:

(i) Supervise and regulate the operations of motor carriers to:

(A) Preserve the safety of the highways;

(B) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(C) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(iii) Issue, refuse to issue or suspend the:

(A) Authority to operate as a contract or private motor carrier; or

(B) Commercial vehicle registration.

(iv) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(v) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(vi) Promulgate and enforce rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this act;

(vii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.  (viii) Make and enforce rules of procedure for holding hearings including fixing reasonable fees for filing complaints and other pleadings subject to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act;

(ix) Exercise such other powers as are reasonably necessary to carry out and enforce this act.

(b) The department may initiate appropriate civil proceedings in the courts of this state to enforce and cause to be prosecuted criminal violations of this act, or of orders, rules or regulations. The district and county and prosecuting attorneys of this state shall prosecute all criminal violations. Other persons affected by violations of this act or the orders, rules or regulations of the department, may seek redress by appropriate remedy in the courts of this state or upon proper complaint or application to the department. The department may revoke any authority upon conviction of a carrier of any violation under W.S. 31-18-701(a) or after notice and hearing upon good cause shown.

(c) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(d) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(e) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

ARTICLE 2 - REGISTRATION, AUTHORITY AND PERMITS

Division 1. Commercial Vehicles

31-18-201. Commercial vehicles; registration; exemptions.

(a) As used in this article:

(i) "Instate miles" means the total number of miles operated by a commercial vehicle or fleet of commercial vehicles in Wyoming during the preceding year and in the case of Wyoming based commercial fleet vehicles may include miles accrued by fleet vehicles in jurisdictions that require no apportionment and grant reciprocity;

(ii) "Preceding year" means a period of twelve (12) consecutive months fixed by the commission which shall be within the eighteen (18) months immediately preceding the commencement of the registration year for which registration is sought;  (iii) "Reciprocity" means the exemption of a vehicle from registration and payment of Wyoming registration fees;

(iv) "Registration year" means the calendar year;

(v) "Total miles" means the total number of miles operated by a commercial vehicle or fleet of commercial vehicles in all jurisdictions during the preceding year;

(vi) "Wyoming based commercial vehicle" means a commercial vehicle:

(A) The owner of which maintains an established place of business in Wyoming, the operational records of which are maintained or readily available in Wyoming and mileage of which is accrued in Wyoming; or

(B) Which is most frequently dispatched, garaged, serviced, maintained, operated or otherwise controlled from or in Wyoming.

(vii) "Commercial vehicle" means any vehicle or vehicle combination used, designed or maintained for transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit, or designed or used primarily for the transportation of property for gain or profit and shall include, but not be limited to:

(A) A power unit having two (2) axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight exceeding twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds;

(B) A power unit having three (3) or more axles regardless of weight; or

(C) Is used in combination when the weight of such combination exceeds twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds of gross vehicle weight.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by W.S. 31-18-202 and subsections (h) and (j) of this section, every owner of a commercial vehicle or fleet of commercial vehicles shall comply with the requirements for certificates of title contained in W.S. 31-2-101 through 31-2-105 and, for glider kit vehicles, the additional requirements contained in W.S. 31-2-112, and register and license the vehicle or fleet for operation in Wyoming in accordance with the time requirements contained in W.S.