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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="13-935" title_number="13" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Registration Classifications and Fees">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Farm area motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle owned by a farmer and operated only on a farm or on a highway within a 25–mile radius of the farm.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Island vehicle” means a motor vehicle, other than a golf cart, operated exclusively on an island that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Is not accessible by a highway;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Does not have State maintained highways; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Contains less than 20 miles of highways.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If registered with the Administration under this section, every farm area motor vehicle, every island vehicle, and every vehicle that meets the requirements of subsection (d)(1) of this section is a Class K (farm area/island) vehicle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, for each Class K (farm area/island) vehicle, the annual registration fee is $2.50.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Administration may issue a temporary registration under this section to a vehicle, other than an island vehicle, that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Is owned by a resident of another state, or a company operating out of another state, if the individual or company is under contract with a Maryland farmer to conduct seasonal harvesting operations in this State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Is used to transport perishable commodities directly between a farm and a packing plant for sorting and processing;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Passes a level 1 safety inspection conducted by the Department of State Police; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Is only operated within a 35–mile radius of the location where the seasonal harvesting operations will occur.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A temporary registration issued under this subsection may not be in effect for more than 90 days.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Department of State Police shall establish a weight limitation for vehicles registered under this subsection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A vehicle issued temporary registration under this subsection shall meet the mandatory minimum security requirements of Title 17, Subtitle 1 of this article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>A person may not operate a vehicle registered under this subsection unless the person holds a driver’s license issued under Title 16 of this article, or a license to drive issued by the state of the person’s residence.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>The Administration may establish a fee for a temporary registration issued under this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>An island vehicle registered under this section may not be operated on a highway in the State that is not on an island described in subsection (a)(3) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>In applying for registration of a farm area motor vehicle under this section, the owner of the vehicle shall submit with the application, from the most recent federal tax filing of the owner, a copy of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Internal Revenue Service form 1040, schedule F; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any other federal tax form showing active farming status, as determined by the Administration.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
