Farm vehicles; distance limit. (HB742)

Introduced By

Del. Matt Fariss (R-Rustburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Farm use vehicles; distance limit.  Increases the maximum distance that an unregistered farm use vehicle may be driven on a highway to obtain agricultural or horticultural supplies from 30 to 200 miles and to transport farm produce or livestock from 50 to 300 miles.   Read the Bill »

Status

01/26/2012: Failed to Pass in Committee

History

DateAction
01/11/2012Committee
01/11/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102677D
01/11/2012Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/20/2012Assigned Transportation sub: #2
01/25/2012Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (7-Y 0-N)
01/26/2012Passed by indefinitely in Transportation

Comments

Barbara Ashmore writes:

This bill would be a help to all farm families. it would allow us to drive a farm vehicle to markets locally to bring produce. Also many have to travel further to get cattle and other farm livestock to a stockyard.
thank you for sponsoring this bill.