1448                                Laws of Maryland                         [Ch. 783

If the owner of any such vehicle also resides within the corporate

limits of any municipality or special taxing area shall be entitled to receive from

municipality or special taxing area shall be entitled to receive from

the county one-half (½) of the fee paid to the county for such

vehicle.

I 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:

Chassis Weight                Maximum Gross                   Fee

Weight Limit

Over ¾ ton and up to 500     10,000                         $17.00         

2,501 to 5,000   20,000                           20.00

The Department shall pay to the county or Baltimore City in which

the owner of a Class E farm 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

(F) (7) 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, and pro-
vided that the term "farmer" as used herein shall include any person
or corporation engaged in the rearing and management of at least 25
hives of bees for the pollination of orchards and farm crops and for
the commercial production of honey, whether or not located on a
farm of not less than three acres. "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-
demeanor and upon conviction any person guilty thereof shall be sub-

ject to a fine of $10.00. Upon the second or any subsequent convic-

tion against any farmer for either illegal procurement of a farm

truck license or illegal use of a farm truck, the Department shall

revoke the registration and the right of re registration of such ve-
hicle as a farm truck, for a period of one year thereafter, in addition
to the fine imposed; such revocation shall be mandatory.