Texas Transportation Code
§ 502.434 — FARM VEHICLES: EXCESS WEIGHT
TN § 502.434Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Ch. 502. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Art. I. ALTERNATE REGISTRATION FEES
Statute text
View on source(a)The owner of a registered commercial motor vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer, or semitrailer may obtain a short-term permit to haul loads of a weight more than that for which the vehicle is registered by paying an additional fee before the additional weight is hauled to transport:
(1)the person's own seasonal agricultural products to market or another point for sale or processing;
(2)seasonal laborers from their place of residence to a farm or ranch; or
(3)materials, tools, equipment, or supplies, without charge, from the place of purchase or storage to a farm or ranch exclusively for use on the farm or ranch. (a-1) A permit may not be issued under this section unless the vehicle's owner provides a registration number issued by the comptroller under Section 151.1551, Tax Code. The comptroller shall allow access to the online system established under Section 151.1551(l), Tax Code, to verify a registration number provided under this subsection. This subsection does not apply to a permit issued to a retail dealer of tools or equipment that is transporting the tools or equipment from the place of purchase or storage to the customer's farm or ranch.
(b)A permit may not be issued under this section for a period that is less than one month or that:
(1)is greater than one year; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1068 (H.B. 3256), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.