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2023 SESSION
23102075DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 46.2-665, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 46.2-666, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 46.2-670, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 46.2-672, as it shall become effective, and 46.2-673, as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-665. (Effective until July 1, 2023) Vehicles used for agricultural or horticultural purposes.
A. No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license plates, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer used exclusively for agricultural or horticultural purposes on lands owned or leased by the vehicle's owner.
B. This exemption shall only apply to (i) pickup or panel trucks, (ii) sport utility vehicles, (iii) vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 7,500 pounds, and (iv) trailers and semitrailers that are not operated on or over any public highway in the Commonwealth for any purpose other than:
1. Crossing a highway;
2. Operating along a highway for a distance of no more than 75 miles from one part of the owner's land to another, irrespective of whether the tracts adjoin;
3. Taking the vehicle or attached fixtures to and from a repair shop for repairs;
4. Taking another vehicle exempt from registration under any provision of §§ 46.2-664 through 46.2-668 or 46.2-672, or any part or subcomponent of such a vehicle, to or from a repair shop for repairs, including return trips;
5. Operating along a highway to and from a refuse disposal facility for the purpose of disposing of trash and garbage generated on a farm;
6. Operating along a highway for a distance of no more than 75 miles for the purpose of obtaining supplies for agricultural or horticultural purposes, seeds, fertilizers, chemicals, or animal feed and returning; or
7. Transporting the vehicle's owner between his residence and the lands being used for agricultural or horticultural purposes.
C. Any law-enforcement officer may require any person operating a vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer and claiming the exemption provided pursuant to this section to provide, upon request, the address of the lands owned or leased by the vehicle's owner for agricultural or horticultural purposes and the address of the residence address of the vehicle's owner. If such address is unavailable or unknown, the law-enforcement officer may require such person to provide the real property parcel identification number of such lands.
§ 46.2-665. (Effective July 1, 2023) Vehicles used for agricultural or horticultural purposes.
A. No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license plates, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer used exclusively for agricultural or horticultural purposes on lands owned or leased by the vehicle's owner.
B. This exemption shall only apply to (i) pickup or panel trucks, (ii) sport utility vehicles, (iii) vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 7,500 pounds, and (iv) trailers and semitrailers that are not operated on or over any public highway in the Commonwealth for any purpose other than:
1. Crossing a highway;
2. Operating along a highway for a distance of no more than 75 miles from one part of the owner's land to another, irrespective of whether the tracts adjoin;
3. Taking the vehicle or attached fixtures to and from a repair shop for repairs;
4. Taking another vehicle exempt from registration under any provision of §§ 46.2-664 through 46.2-668 or 46.2-672, or any part or subcomponent of such a vehicle, to or from a repair shop for repairs, including return trips;
5. Operating along a highway to and from a refuse disposal facility for the purpose of disposing of trash and garbage generated on a farm;
6. Operating along a highway for a distance of no more than 75 miles for the purpose of obtaining supplies for agricultural or horticultural purposes, seeds, fertilizers, chemicals, or animal feed and returning; or
7. Transporting the vehicle's owner between his residence and the lands being used for agricultural or horticultural purposes.
C. The owner or lessee of a
vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer claiming the exemption provided pursuant to
this section shall be required to obtain a permanent farm use placard pursuant
to § 46.2-684.2 Any law-enforcement officer
may require any person operating a vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer and
claiming the exemption provided pursuant to this section to provide, upon
request, the address of the lands owned or leased by the vehicle's owner for
agricultural or horticultural purposes and the address of the residence address
of the vehicle's owner. If such address is unavailable or unknown, the
law-enforcement officer may require such person to provide the real property
parcel identification number of such lands.
§ 46.2-666. (Effective until July 1, 2023) Vehicles used for seasonal transportation of farm produce and livestock.
No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license plates, or decals for or pay a registration fee prescribed for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer owned by the owner or lessee of a farm and used by him on a seasonal basis in transporting farm produce and livestock along public highways for a distance of no more than 75 miles including the distance to the nearest storage house, packing plant, or market. The provisions of this section shall only apply to (i) pickup or panel trucks, (ii) sport utility vehicles, (iii) vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 7,500 pounds, and (iv) trailers and semitrailers. Any law-enforcement officer may require any person operating a vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer and claiming the exemption provided pursuant to this section to provide, upon request, the address of the farm owned or leased by the vehicle's owner. If such address is unavailable or unknown, the law-enforcement officer may require such person to provide the real property parcel identification number of such lands.
§ 46.2-666. (Effective July 1, 2023) Vehicles used for seasonal transportation of farm produce and livestock.
No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate,
license plates, or decals for or pay a registration fee prescribed for any
motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer owned by the owner or lessee of a farm
and used by him on a seasonal basis in transporting farm produce and livestock
along public highways for a distance of no more than 75 miles including the
distance to the nearest storage house, packing plant, or market. The provisions
of this section shall only apply to (i) pickup or panel trucks, (ii) sport
utility vehicles, (iii) vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating greater
than 7,500 pounds, and (iv) trailers and semitrailers. The owner or
lessee of a vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer claiming the exemption provided
pursuant to this section shall be required to obtain a permanent farm use
placard pursuant to § 46.2-684.2 Any
law-enforcement officer may require any person operating a vehicle, trailer, or
semitrailer and claiming the exemption provided pursuant to this section to
provide, upon request, the address of the farm owned or leased by the vehicle's
owner. If such address is unavailable or unknown, the law-enforcement officer
may require such person to provide the real property parcel identification
number of such lands.
§ 46.2-670. (Effective until July 1, 2023) Vehicles owned by farmers and used to transport certain wood products.
No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license plates, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer owned by a farm owner when the vehicle is operated or moved along a highway for no more than 75 miles between a sawmill or sawmill site and his farm to transport sawdust, wood shavings, slab wood, and other wood wastes. The provisions of this section shall only apply to (i) pickup or panel trucks, (ii) sport utility vehicles, (iii) vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 7,500 pounds, and (iv) trailers and semitrailers. Any law-enforcement officer may require any person operating a vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer and claiming the exemption provided pursuant to this section to provide, upon request, the address of the farm owned by the vehicle's owner. If such address is unavailable or unknown, the law-enforcement officer may require such person to provide the real property parcel identification number of such lands.
§ 46.2-670. (Effective July 1, 2023) Vehicles owned by farmers and used to transport certain wood products.
No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license plates, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer owned by a farm owner when the vehicle is operated or moved along a highway for no more than 75 miles between a sawmill or sawmill site and his farm to transport sawdust, wood shavings, slab wood, and other wood wastes. The provisions of this section shall only apply to (i) pickup or panel trucks, (ii) sport utility vehicles, (iii) vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 7,500 pounds, and (iv) trailers and semitrailers. The owner or lessee of a vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer claiming the exemption provided pursuant to this section shall be required to obtain a permanent farm use placard pursuant to § 46.2-684.2. Any law-enforcement officer may require any person operating a vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer and claiming the exemption provided pursuant to this section to provide, upon request, the address of the farm owned by the vehicle's owner. If such address is unavailable or unknown, the law-enforcement officer may require such person to provide the real property parcel identification number of such lands.
§ 46.2-672. (Effective July 1, 2023) Certain vehicles transporting fertilizer, cotton, or peanuts.
No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate,
license plates, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any motor vehicle
or trailer, semitrailer, or fertilizer spreader drawn by a farm tractor used by
a farmer, his tenant, agent or employee or a cotton ginner, peanut buyer, or
fertilizer distributor to transport unginned cotton, peanuts, or fertilizer
owned by the farmer, cotton ginner, peanut buyer, or fertilizer distributor
from one farm to another, from farm to gin, from farm to dryer, from farm to
market, or from fertilizer distributor to farm and on return to the
distributor. The owner or lessee of a vehicle, trailer, or
semitrailer claiming the exemption provided pursuant to this section shall be
required to obtain a permanent farm use placard pursuant to § 46.2-684.2.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles operated on a for-hire basis.
§ 46.2-673. (Effective July 1, 2023) Return trips of exempted farm vehicles.
No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license plates, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any farm vehicle exempted from registration under the provisions of this article when that vehicle is:
1. Making a return trip from any marketplace;
2. Transporting back to a farm ordinary and essential food and other products for home and farm use; or
3. Transporting supplies to the farm.
The owner or lessee of a vehicle, trailer, or
semitrailer claiming the exemption provided pursuant to this section shall be
required to obtain a permanent farm use placard pursuant to § 46.2-684.2.
2. That § 46.2-684.2 of the Code of Virginia is repealed.