Bill Text: PA HB2373 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In general provisions, further providing for definitions; and in registration of vehicles, further providing for vehicles exempt from registration.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 41-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-06-20 - Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS [HB2373 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB2373-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 3534
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2373 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, GEIST, MAHER, BAKER, BEAR, BOBACK, COX, CUTLER, EVANKOVICH, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FLECK, GIBBONS, GILLEN, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRELL, HARRIS, HESS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, F. KELLER, LAWRENCE, LONGIETTI, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, OBERLANDER, QUINN, REED, SAYLOR, SIMMONS, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TOOHIL, VULAKOVICH AND WATSON, MAY 16, 2012
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, MAY 16, 2012
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for
definitions; and in registration of vehicles, further
providing for vehicles exempt from registration.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "multipurpose agricultural
vehicle" in section 102 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 102. Definitions.
Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent
provisions of this title which are applicable to specific
provisions of this title, the following words and phrases when
used in this title shall have, unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section:
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"Multipurpose agricultural vehicle." A motor vehicle which
is [60] 62 inches or less in width and [1,200] 2,000 pounds or
less in dry weight and which is used exclusively for
agricultural operations and only incidentally operated or moved
upon the highways.
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Section 2. Section 1302(17) of Title 75 is amended to read:
§ 1302. Vehicles exempt from registration.
The following types of vehicles are exempt from registration:
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(17) Any multipurpose agricultural vehicle. Vehicles
exempt from registration under this paragraph shall be used
exclusively upon a farm or farms owned or operated by the
owner of the vehicles or upon highways between:
(i) Parts of one such farm.
(ii) Such farms located not more than [two] five
miles apart.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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