Temporary registration for foreign truck or truck tractor for interstate commerce operation; fee; rules and regulations; exception

The owner of any truck or truck tractor, which is registered and licensed in some other state, not entitled to reciprocal privileges while being operated in interstate commerce on the highways of this state, and which truck or truck tractor has a gross weight, as defined in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, in excess of 12,000 pounds, in lieu of payment of the annual license fee for such vehicle pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 8-1,101 to 8-1,123, inclusive, and amendments thereto, may register such vehicle and obtain temporary registration from the division of vehicles authorizing operation of such vehicle on the highways of this state in interstate commerce for a period of not to exceed 72 hours. The fee for such temporary registration is $26, on January 1, 2013, $36, on January 1, 2014, $46, which shall be deposited by the division as provided by K.S.A. 8-146, and amendments thereto. Where such fee is paid on a truck or truck tractor no registration or fee shall be required for a trailer or semitrailer duly registered in this or another state and propelled by such truck or truck tractor. The secretary of revenue shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purpose of this section. A temporary registration as provided in this section is not required for a truck or truck tractor which is registered and licensed in some other state and which operates between cities and villages in this state and cities and villages in another state which are within territory designated as a commercial zone by the interstate commerce commission.