Ch. 225                                     1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1)     Raises, grows, and produces farm products on a farm of at least 3 acres;
or

(2)  Keeps at least 25 hives of bees for the pollination of orchards and farm
crops and the commercial production of honey.

(c)     "Farm products" include food for consumption by humans or livestock,
tobacco, shrubbery, flowers, plants, seed, livestock and livestock products, poultry and
poultry products, farm wood lot products, and fibers.

(d)     "Farm vehicle" means a vehicle that:

(1)     Is owned by a farmer;

(2)     Is used only in the farmer's farming business and about the farmer's
farm home and in hauling farm products and the labor, supplies, equipment, and other
materials necessary for the operation of the farm and farm home; and

(3)     Is not used to haul farm products previously acquired by the farmer for
resale or to haul farm products [for others] for hire FOR ANOTHER PERSON WHO IS
NOT A FARMER.

13-921.

(a)     In this section, "farm truck" means a farm vehicle that:

(1)     Is a Class E (truck) vehicle; and

(2)     Has a shipping weight of its chassis and battery, as certified by the
manufacturer, of more than 3/4 ton.

(b)     On application, the Administration shall issue a Class E "farm truck
registration" to any applicant who certifies:

(1)     That the applicant is a farmer; and

(2)     That the vehicle for which the application' is made is a farm truck,
specifying its proposed use.

(c)     For each vehicle registered under this section, the annual registration fee is
based on the maximum gross vehicle weight, as follows:                               

Maximum Gross Weight                                      Fee (Per 1,000 Pounds

Limit (in Pounds)                                             or Fraction Thereof)

10,000  (minimum) - 40,000                                                         $2.75

40,001  - 65,000 (maximum)                                                        $3.00

(d)     A vehicle registered under this section may not be used for hire EXCEPT TO
HAUL FARM PRODUCTS FOR ANOTHER FARMER.

(e)     A vehicle registered under this section may not be used in any manner other
than as a farm truck.

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