HB466 (2016) Detail

(New Title) relative to farm tractor plates for certain specialized vehicles.


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CHAPTER 129

HB 466 - FINAL VERSION

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2016 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL\t\t466

 

AN ACT\trelative to farm tractor plates for certain specialized vehicles.

 

SPONSORS:\tRep. D. McGuire, Merr 21; Rep. Comtois, Belk 7; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17

 

COMMITTEE:\tEnvironment and Agriculture

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

\tThis bill allows certain specialized vehicles used for agricultural purposes to qualify for farm tractor plates.

 

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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.

\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

 

AN ACT\trelative to farm tractor plates for certain specialized vehicles.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

\t129:1  Farm Tractor Plates; Specialized Vehicles.  Amend RSA 261:83, II to read as follows:

\t\tII.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a farm tractor that is fitted with attachments such as cultivators, loaders, or other equipment, specific to the activities of the farm, or a specialized vehicle such as a backhoe, bulldozer, excavator, grader, or loader, shall qualify for farm tractor registration rates and number plates, provided that it is being used exclusively for agriculture and farming purposes, and not being used for hire.

\t\tIII. For a person using a specialized vehicle under paragraph II to be eligible for the issuance of a farm tractor plate, the applicant shall sign the following form which the treasurer of a city or such other official as the city government may designate or the town clerk shall provide.  This form shall be provided to the applicant upon request without further evidence from the applicant that the plate shall be used for purposes of this section.

\tI, the undersigned, fully understand the limitations concerning the use of specialized vehicles such as backhoes, bulldozers, excavators, graders, or loaders registered under RSA 261:83, and hereby certify that my vehicle will be used only for agricultural and farming purposes and uses incidental thereto.  Signed:  

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\tDate: __________  

 

\tCopies to:

\tTown or City Clerk

\tApplicant

\t129:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 27, 2016

Effective Date: July 26, 2016