§ 46.2-665. Vehicles used for agricultural or horticultural purposes.
A. No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate,license plates and decals, or pay a registration fee for any motor vehicle,trailer, or semitrailer used exclusively for agricultural or horticulturalpurposes on lands owned or leased by the vehicle's owner.
B. This exemption shall only apply to pickup trucks, panel trucks, sportutility vehicles, and vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating greaterthan 7,500 pounds, and trailers and semitrailers that are not operated on orover any public highway in this Commonwealth for any purpose other than:
1. Crossing a highway;
2. Operating along a highway for a distance of no more than thirty miles fromone part of the owner's land to another, irrespective of whether the tractsadjoin;
3. Taking the vehicle or attached fixtures to and from a repair shop forrepairs;
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 sucha 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 thepurpose of disposing of trash and garbage generated on a farm; or
6. Operating along a highway for a distance of no more than thirty miles forthe purpose of obtaining supplies for agricultural or horticultural purposes,seeds, fertilizers, chemicals, or animal feed and returning.
(Code 1950, § 46-45; 1950, p. 693; 1952, c. 498; 1956, cc. 292, 568; 1958, c.541, § 46.1-45; 1962, cc. 214, 535; 1964, c. 611; 1966, c. 654; 1968, c. 46;1970, c. 192; 1972, c. 609; 1973, c. 495; 1978, c. 307; 1988, cc. 76, 568;1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 253; 2000, c. 318; 2001, c. 327; 2010, c. 293.)
§ 46.2-665. Vehicles used for agricultural or horticultural purposes.
A. No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate,license plates and decals, or pay a registration fee for any motor vehicle,trailer, or semitrailer used exclusively for agricultural or horticulturalpurposes on lands owned or leased by the vehicle's owner.
B. This exemption shall only apply to pickup trucks, panel trucks, sportutility vehicles, and vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating greaterthan 7,500 pounds, and trailers and semitrailers that are not operated on orover any public highway in this Commonwealth for any purpose other than:
1. Crossing a highway;
2. Operating along a highway for a distance of no more than thirty miles fromone part of the owner's land to another, irrespective of whether the tractsadjoin;
3. Taking the vehicle or attached fixtures to and from a repair shop forrepairs;
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 sucha 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 thepurpose of disposing of trash and garbage generated on a farm; or
6. Operating along a highway for a distance of no more than thirty miles forthe purpose of obtaining supplies for agricultural or horticultural purposes,seeds, fertilizers, chemicals, or animal feed and returning.
(Code 1950, § 46-45; 1950, p. 693; 1952, c. 498; 1956, cc. 292, 568; 1958, c.541, § 46.1-45; 1962, cc. 214, 535; 1964, c. 611; 1966, c. 654; 1968, c. 46;1970, c. 192; 1972, c. 609; 1973, c. 495; 1978, c. 307; 1988, cc. 76, 568;1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 253; 2000, c. 318; 2001, c. 327; 2010, c. 293.)
§ 46.2-665. Vehicles used for agricultural or horticultural purposes.
A. No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate,license plates and decals, or pay a registration fee for any motor vehicle,trailer, or semitrailer used exclusively for agricultural or horticulturalpurposes on lands owned or leased by the vehicle's owner.
B. This exemption shall only apply to pickup trucks, panel trucks, sportutility vehicles, and vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating greaterthan 7,500 pounds, and trailers and semitrailers that are not operated on orover any public highway in this Commonwealth for any purpose other than:
1. Crossing a highway;
2. Operating along a highway for a distance of no more than thirty miles fromone part of the owner's land to another, irrespective of whether the tractsadjoin;
3. Taking the vehicle or attached fixtures to and from a repair shop forrepairs;
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 sucha 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 thepurpose of disposing of trash and garbage generated on a farm; or
6. Operating along a highway for a distance of no more than thirty miles forthe purpose of obtaining supplies for agricultural or horticultural purposes,seeds, fertilizers, chemicals, or animal feed and returning.
(Code 1950, § 46-45; 1950, p. 693; 1952, c. 498; 1956, cc. 292, 568; 1958, c.541, § 46.1-45; 1962, cc. 214, 535; 1964, c. 611; 1966, c. 654; 1968, c. 46;1970, c. 192; 1972, c. 609; 1973, c. 495; 1978, c. 307; 1988, cc. 76, 568;1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 253; 2000, c. 318; 2001, c. 327; 2010, c. 293.)
