328                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 233

The Department shall pay to the County or Baltimore City in which
the owner of a Class E motor vehicle resides, the 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 vehicle and load, as follows:

Maximum Gross

Chassis Weight Weight Limit            Fee

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

2,501 to 5,000 [17,000] 20,000   

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20.00

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

Up to 2,500                          $5.00

2,501 to 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 consumption 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 operations as defined herein.

Any farmer applying for a farm truck license shall make affidavit
as to his status and as to the proposed use of such motor vehicle, in
such form as may be required by the Department. Procurement of a
farm truck license through misrepresentation, false pretenses or
fraud shall be a misdemeanor and upon conviction any person guilty
thereof shall be subject to a fine of $50. The use of a farm truck in
a manner other than as provided in this sub-section shall be a mis-