WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 649

A.  a bus that is used only in the
operation of a transportation system of a political subdivision
of the State to transport the public on regular schedules between
fixed termini, as defined in Title 11 of the Transportation
Article;

B.  farm equipment that is used for an
agricultural purpose and is not registered to operate on a public
highway;

C.  fire or rescue apparatus or vehicles
by a volunteer fire company or nonprofit volunteer rescue company
incorporated in the State;

D.  an internal combustion engine that is
installed permanently at a fixed location; or

E.  a vehicle that is owned and used by a
Maryland chapter of the American Red Cross or a bona fide unit of
a national veterans' organization;

2.   is bought by:

A.  the United States or a unit of the
United States government; or

B.  a person who is required to pay a tax
on the same fuel to another state;

3.  except for any operation of a motor
vehicle on a public highway in the State, is used for a
commercial purpose, including:

A.  the operation of a vessel used only
for commercial purposes;

B.  commercial cleaning;

C.  commercial dyeing; or

D.   is lost as a result of fire,
collision, or other casualty, except loss in ordinary
transportation and storage;

4.  is used in any of the following
vehicles that have pumping or other equipment mechanically or
hydraulically driven by the engine that propels the vehicle:

A.  a concrete mixing motor vehicle;

B.  a motor fuel delivery vehicle;

C.  a solid waste compacting vehicle;

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