Question on Trucking Regulations and CDL requirements.

Eddy County Sheriff Mark Cage gave me this to help answer question on horse and livestock hauling. Attached is a reference from the FMCSA website regarding Commercial Vehicles and CDL's and a CDL flow chart. In a nut shell, if your vehicle has a GVWR (listed on the VIN plate) of 26,001 pounds and is in furtherance of a commercial enterprise (Making money), that vehicle is a CMV. If your vehicle has a GVWR (listed on the VIN plate) of 10,001 pounds and is in furtherance of a commercial enterprise (Making money) and is crossing state lines, that vehicle is a CMV. There are NO horse or livestock specific new laws in effect; however, the new ELD (Electronic Log Devices) fed reg took effect 12/18/18. Classes of License and Commercial Learner's Permits (CLP) Pursuant to Federal standards, States issue CDLs and CLPs to drivers according to the following license classifications: Class A: Any combination of vehicles which has a gross combination weight rating or gross combination weight of 11,794 kilograms or more (26,001 pounds or more) whichever is greater, inclusive of a towed unit(s) with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) whichever is greater. Class B: Any single vehicle which has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of 11,794 or more kilograms (26,001 pounds or more), or any such vehicle towing a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight that does not exceed 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds). Class C: Any single vehicle, or combination of vehicles, that does not meet the definition of Class A or Class B, but is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and is required to be placarded under subpart F of 49 CFR Part 172 or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 CFR Part 73. Reference: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration/commercial-drivers-license/drivers http://www.horsecouncil.org/eld-mandate-cdl-requirements/ There is a Agriculture Exemption on the Electronic Log Book. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/docs/regulations/hours-service/elds/81736/agr-exemption-factsheet.pdf