(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of laws, the bureau of vehicle regulation may issue special permits to the owners, operators or lessees of motor vehicles for the purpose of hauling industrial materials whose gross weight or dimensions, including vehicle and load, exceeds the limits prescribed by this traffic code or which in other respects fails to comply with the requirements of this traffic code. A separate permit shall be required for each vehicle. These permits shall be issued for specified materials only and shall designate the portions of the state primary road system over which such vehicle may operate pursuant to the permit. The permit shall be issued for a stated period of time not to exceed one year and shall be upon the terms and conditions the bureau may, in its discretion, require in the public interest. The bureau shall require, as a condition to the issuance of the permit, that the applicant pay a reasonable fee, to be fixed by the bureau, and shall require that an applicant convicted under § 70.99(C) 2 or more times within a 5-year period give bond, with approved surety, in an amount not to exceed $6,000 for each vehicle to indemnify the Commonwealth of Kentucky against damage to highways or bridges resulting from the operation of any motor vehicle under the authorization of the permit. The operation of any motor vehicle in accordance with the terms of any permit shall not constitute a violation of this traffic code, if the operator has the permit, or a copy of it, authenticated as the bureau may require, in his possession.
(B) The bureau shall not issue a permit under this section for a vehicle whose gross weight, including vehicle and load, exceeds the maximum gross weight as provided in § 75.04.
(C) The cabinet shall not issue a permit under this section for a vehicle whose dimensions, including vehicle and load, exceed the maximum dimension as provided in KRS 189.222.
(D) A person shall not operate a motor vehicle in violation of the terms and conditions of any permit issued by the city pursuant to this section.
(E) As used in this section, industrial materials shall mean all cargo, whether divisible or indivisible, which a motor vehicle transports in the usual and ordinary course of business and shall specifically include, but not be limited to, agricultural products, minerals or natural resources transported by a motor vehicle.
(F) The city may:
(1) Exercise general supervision of the administering and enforcement of this section.
(2) Adopt rules and regulations with respect to the issuance of a permit, including, but not limited to, rules and regulations concerning the duration of permits and weight limits for various types of vehicles, materials and highways.
(3) Adopt rules and regulations with respect to the amount, terms and conditions of the bond and the sufficiency of the surety of the bond required by this section.
(4) Issue, continue in effect, revoke, modify or deny, under conditions as the city may prescribe, permits provided for under this section.
(KRS 189.271) Penalty, see § 70.99 (B), (CC)