Marvin Mandel, Governor                         797

3-808.

(a)  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 combination shall be as follows:

Class                       Maximum Gross Weight                      Fee

FA                                     40,000                                 $175.00

FB                                     50,000                                   215.00

FC                                     65,000                                   330.00

FD                                     73,280                                   400.00

FPF                                   65,000                                   215.00

FPF                                   73,280                       260.00 330.00

ALL SUCH VEHICLES SHALL BE CLASSIFIED AS CLASS F
VEHICLES AND SHALL BE CLASSIFIED INTO SUBCLASSES
AS INDICATED HEREIN.

(b)  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 Section 14-104 of this article. Class FPF registrations
are defined as and shall be limited to vehicles registered in accordance
with the provisions of Sections 181 through 190 of Article 56.

(c)   Class F registration fees shall not apply to farm tractors being
operated by farmers in connection with their farming operations
when traveling upon the public highways or streets of this State,
on which shall be imposed in lieu thereof a flat fee of $5.00. No
charge shall be made for farm tractors if the 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 not less than 3 acres in area, and who is not hauling farm
products previously acquired by him for resale or hauling same for
others for hire.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 6, 1971.

CHAPTER 389
(Senate Bill 760)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 54 (9) of
Article 88B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Supple-
ment), title "State Police," subtitle "State Police Retirement
System," to correct certain erroneous language therein. IN THE
LAWS RELATING TO THE STATE POLICE PENSION
SYSTEM.