Texas Transportation Code
§ 502.146 — CERTAIN FARM VEHICLES AND DRILLING AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
TN § 502.146Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Ch. 502. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Art. D. VEHICLES NOT ISSUED REGISTRATION
Statute text
View on source(a)The department shall issue distinguishing license plates to a vehicle described by Subsection (b), (c), or (i). The fee for the license plates is $5 and shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
(b)An owner is not required to register a vehicle that is used only temporarily on the highways if the vehicle is:
(1)a farm trailer or farm semitrailer with a gross weight of more than 4,000 pounds but not more than 34,000 pounds that is used exclusively:
(A)to transport seasonally harvested agricultural products or livestock from the place of production to the place of processing, market, or storage;
(B)to transport farm supplies from the place of loading to the farm; or
(C)for the purpose of participating in equine activities or attending livestock shows, as defined by Section 87.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 3256), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 143 (H.B. 75), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (S.B. 2075), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (H.B. 3297), Sec. 9, eff. January 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 740 (H.B. 2686), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.