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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Chapter 6. UNIFORM RULES OF THE ROAD · Article 13. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES · Part 1A. OPERATION OF FARM USE VEHICLE

40-6-305. Purpose of farm use vehicle.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    As used in this part, the term:#

    1. (1)

      ‘‘Farmer’’ means the owner of a commercial agricultural or silvicultural operation or an employee thereof. Such term shall also include any spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild of the owner of such operation.#

    2. (2)

      ‘‘Farm use vehicle’’ means an all-terrain vehicle or personal transportation vehicle.#

  2. (b)

    A farmer who is 16 years of age or older may operate a farm use vehicle on any public road or highway of this state so long as:#

    1. (1)

      Such vehicle has a properly affixed emblem conforming to the requirements of Code Section 40-8-4; and#

    2. (2)

      Such vehicle is actively being operated by such farmer to transport:#

      1. (A)

        Agricultural products, livestock, farm machinery, or farm supplies to or from a farm; or#

      2. (B)

        Such farmer between his or her residence and the farm at which he or she works or between properties of such farm.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 40-6-305, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 351, § 1/HB 579.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t40-ch6-16-(v29)-2018-pdf.pdf, Volume V29, 2018 edition, pages 235 to 236; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 82c1b132c971.