SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                       705

TO PERFORM THE FUNCTION OF A TOW TRUCK AND IS
USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR TOWING VEHICLES FOR THE
PURPOSE OF REPAIR, STORAGE, OR REMOVAL OF ABAN-
DONED VEHICLES FROM THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS, IT
SHALL PAY A REGISTRATION FEE BASED ON A MAXIMUM
GROSS WEIGHT OF 17,000 POUNDS, AS SET FORTH IN SUB-
SECTION (F) (1) OF THIS SECTION, REGARDLESS OF THE
SHIPPING WEIGHT OF THE CHASSIS AND BATTERY AS
CERTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER, PROVIDED SUCH
SHIPPING WEIGHT OF THE CHASSIS AND BATTERY AS
CERTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER IS IN EXCESS OF
2,500 POUNDS.

(g) Class F, pneumatic tires.— (1) Registration fees for truck
tractors, or traction engines, or any other similar motor vehicles
used for propelling, supporting or drawing a trailer or semitrailer
with gross weight limits for the vehicle and load when in combi-
nation shall be as follows:

Class             Maximum Gross Weight                      Fee

FA                          40,000                            [$130.00]  $175.00

FB                           50,000                            [ 160.00]    215.00

FC                           65,000                            [ 245.00]    330.00

FD                           73,280                            [ 300.00]    400.00

FPF                          65,000                              [ 160.00]    215.00

Vehicles with two or more axles may be registered in Class FA,
FB, and FC. Class FD registrations shall be limited to vehicles with
three or more axles. , EXCEPT THAT VEHICLES WITH TWO
AXLES MAY BE REGISTERED IN CLASS FD WHEN USED IN
A COMBINATION OF VEHICLES AS PROVIDED FOR IN SEC-
TION 314 (E) OF THIS ARTICLE.

Class FPF registrations are defined as and shall be limited to
vehicles registered in accordance with the provisions of §§ 181
through 190 of Article 56.

(2) This charge shall not apply to farm tractors being operated
by farmers in connection with their farming operations when travel-
ing upon public highways or streets of this State, on which shall be
imposed in lieu thereof a flat fee of [$4.00] $5.00.

No charge shall be made for farm tractors where such tractor
is being used in hauling farm wagons or implements in connection
with farming operations, or for farm tractor hauled trailers of
farmers using highways and not going a distance greater than five
miles. The term "farmer" as used in this subsection means any
person or corporation engaged in the raising, growing and producing
of farm products on a farm of not less than three (3) acres in
area, and who is not hauling farm products previously acquired by
him for resale or hauling same for others for hire.

[(3) The Department shall pay to the county or Baltimore City
in which the owner of a Class F motor vehicle resides, the following
sums for such vehicles as per maximum gross weight limit, as
shown above: