Bill Text: NH HB1430 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Relative to operation of compact utility tractors.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-20 - Signed by Governor Hassan 06/15/2016; Chapter 260; Eff. 7/1/2017 [HB1430 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2016-HB1430-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 260
HB 1430-FN - FINAL VERSION
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04/14/2016 1278s
05/05/2016 1868s
1June2016... 2096EBA
2016 SESSION
16-2078
03/01
HOUSE BILL 1430-FN
AN ACT relative to operation of compact utility tractors.
SPONSORS: Rep. L. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. Hannon, Straf. 25; Rep. Hill, Merr. 3; Rep. Whitehouse, Straf. 2
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes operation and equipment requirements for compact utility tractors.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
4Feb2016... 0130h 16-2078
4Feb2016... 0270h 03/01
04/14/2016 1278s
05/05/2016 1868s
1June2016... 2096EBA
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to operation of compact utility tractors.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
260:1 Words and Phrases; Compact Utility Tractor Added. Amend RSA 259:13-a to read as follows:
259:13-a Compact Utility Tractor. "Compact utility tractor" shall mean any self-propelled 4-wheel vehicle utilizing diesel fuel, with a rated horsepower not to exceed 28 horsepower, that is capable of carrying not more than one occupant, is equipped by the manufacturer with at least one PTO (power take-off) in addition to any PTO installed for the purpose of an under-tractor mower deck, and has no provision for carrying a load other than attached implements such as snowplows, tool boxes, or bucket loaders.
259:13-aa Consigned. "Consigned,'' as used in RSA 261:104, shall mean entrusted by a notarized written statement to a dealer as consignee, whereby the dealer has agreed to hold a vehicle for the consignor for the purpose of selling it.
260:2 New Section; Equipment and Inspection of Vehicles; Exemption for Compact Utility Tractors. Amend RSA 261 by inserting after section 41-a the following new section:
261:41-b Equipment and Inspection of Vehicles; Exemption for Compact Utility Tractor.
I. Any compact utility tractor, as defined in RSA 259:13-a, shall be exempt from any inspection requirements.
II. When operated on a way for purposes other than crossing the way for trail access, any compact utility tractor, as defined in RSA 259:13-a, shall be equipped with at least one red reflex reflector and may be equipped additionally with an amber flashing or rotating light. When operating at any time during the period from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise, any compact utility tractor, as defined in RSA 259:13-a, shall be equipped with one or more headlights and one or more rear taillights, each in working order.
260:3 Operation on Ways. Amend RSA 265:160 to read as follows:
265:160 Utility Vehicles and Compact Utility Tractors; Operation on Ways Restricted. No person shall operate a utility vehicle, including an agricultural/industrial utility vehicle as defined in RSA 259:2-a, a compact utility tractor, as defined in RSA 259:13-a, or an off highway recreational vehicle as defined in RSA 259:69, except on a way where the posted speed limit is 40 miles per hour or less or, in the case of compact utility tractor, 35 miles per hour or less, and the route or crossing being used is open to such vehicles and at such times and under any other special operating conditions established by the government authority having control of the way. Any person operating or in actual physical control of such a vehicle upon a way shall hold a valid driver's license.
260:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.
Approved: June 15, 2016
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
