230 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 9

following sums for such vehicles as per chassis weight as

shown above:

3/4 ton or less $5.00

over 3/4 ton to 2,500 5.00

2,501 to 4,000 8.00

4,001 to 5,000 15.00

5,001 to 6,000 20.00

6,001 to 7,500 35.00

7,501 to 9,000 35.00

Over 9,001 50.00

If the owner of any such vehicle also resides within the
corporate limits of any municipality or special taxing area
in a county, such municipality or special taxing area shall
be entitled to receive from the county one-half (1/2) of the
fee paid to the county for such vehicle.

If such vehicle is a single unit truck owned by a farmer
and qualified as a farm truck, as those terms are defined
hereinbelow, it shall pay a registration fee based upon gross
shipping weight of the chassis and battery as certified by
the manufacturer, with gross weight limitations for the ve-
hicle and load, as follows:

Maximum Gross
Chassis Weight Weight Limit Fee

Over 3/4 ton and up to 2,500 10,000 $17.00
2,501 to 4,000 5,000 17,000 17.00

The Department shall pay to the County or Baltimore City
in which the owner of a Class E farm truck resides the fol-
lowing sums for such motor vehicles as per chassis weight
as shown above:

Up to 2,500 $5.00
2,501 to 4,000 5,000 7.00

The term "farmer" as used, in this sub-section shall mean
any person or corporation engaged in raising, growing and
producing -farm products on a farm of not less than three
acres in area. "Farm products" shall include food for con-
sumption by humans or livestock, tobacco, SHRUBBERY,
FLOWERS AND PLANTS, seed, livestock and livestock
products, poultry and poultry products, products of the farm
wood lot, and fibers. To be eligible for a farm truck license,
the truck must be owned by a farmer and must be used solely
in the business of the farm and farm home, in hauling farm
products and the labor, the supplies, the equipment and other
material necessary to the operation of the farm and the farm
home. A farm truck shall not be used for hire, nor shall it be
used by the owner in any business other than his farm opera-
tions as defined herein.