Sec. 32934. EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED FARM VEHICLES
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## SEC. 32934 EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED FARM VEHICLES **[**[49 U.S.C. 31136 note](/us/usc/t49/s31136)**]** ###
(a)Federal Requirements A covered farm vehicle, including the individual operating that vehicle, shall be exempt from the following: ####
(1)Any requirement relating to commercial driver’s licenses established under chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code. ####
(2)Any requirement relating to drug-testing established under chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code. ####
(3)Any requirement relating to medical certificates established under— #####
(A)subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code; or #####
(B)chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code. ####
(4)Any requirement relating to hours of service established under— #####
(A)subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code; or #####
(B)chapter 315 of title 49, United States Code. ####
(5)Any requirement relating to vehicle inspection, repair, and maintenance established under— #####
(A)subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code; or #####
(B)chapter 315 of title 49, United States Code. ###
(b)State Requirements ####
(1)In general Federal transportation funding to a State may not be terminated, limited, or otherwise interfered with as a result of the State exempting a covered farm vehicle, including the individual operating that vehicle, from— #####
(A)a requirement described in subsection
(a)or a compatible State requirement; or #####
(B)any other minimum standard provided by a State relating to the operation of that vehicle. ####
(2)Exception Paragraph
(1)does not apply with respect to a covered farm vehicle transporting hazardous materials that require a placard. ###
(c)Covered Farm Vehicle Defined ####
(1)In general In this section, the term “covered farm vehicle” means a motor vehicle (including an articulated motor vehicle)— #####
(A)that— ######
(i)is traveling in the State in which the vehicle is registered or another State; ######
(ii)is operated by— ######
(I)a farm owner or operator; ######
(II)a ranch owner or operator; or ######
(III)an employee or family member of an individual specified in subclause
(I)or (II); ######
(iii)is transporting to or from a farm or ranch— ######
(I)agricultural commodities; ######
(II)livestock; or ######
(III)machinery or supplies; ######
(iv)except as provided in paragraph (2), is not used in the operations of a for-hire motor carrier; and ######
(v)is equipped with a special license plate or other designation by the State in which the vehicle is registered to allow for identification of the vehicle as a farm vehicle by law enforcement personnel; and #####
(B)that has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight, whichever is greater, that is— ######
(i)26,001 pounds or less; or ######
(ii)greater than 26,001 pounds and traveling within the State or within 150 air miles of the farm or ranch with respect to which the vehicle is being operated. ####
(2)Inclusion In this section, the term “covered farm vehicle” includes a motor vehicle that meets the requirements of paragraph
(1)(other than paragraph (1)(A)(iv)) and— #####
(A)is operated pursuant to a crop share farm lease agreement; #####
(B)is owned by a tenant with respect to that agreement; and #####
(C)is transporting the landlord’s portion of the crops under that agreement. ###
(d)Safety Study The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study of the exemption required by subsection
(a)as follows: ####
(1)Data and analysis of covered farm vehicles shall include— #####
(A)the number of vehicles that are operated subject to each of the regulatory exemptions permitted under subsection (a); #####
(B)the number of drivers that operate covered farm vehicles subject to each of the regulatory exemptions permitted under subsection (a); #####
(C)the number of crashes involving covered farm vehicles; #####
(D)the number of occupants and non-occupants injured in crashes involving covered farm vehicles; #####
(E)the number of fatalities of occupants and non-occupants killed in crashes involving farm vehicles; #####
(F)crash investigations and accident reconstruction investigations of all fatalities in crashes involving covered farm vehicles; #####
(G)overall operating mileage of covered farm vehicles; #####
(H)numbers of covered farm vehicles that operate in neighboring States; and #####
(I)any other data the Secretary deems necessary to analyze and include. ####
(2)A listing of State regulations issued and maintained in each State that are identical to the Federal regulations that are subject to exemption in subsection (a). ####
(3)The Secretary shall report the findings of the study to the appropriate committees of Congress not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. ###
(e)Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as authority for the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations. # TITLE III HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2012
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Sec. 32934
EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED FARM VEHICLES
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