Bill Text: NH HB466 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Relative to farm tractor plates for certain specialized vehicles.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-31 - Signed by Governor Hassan 05/27/2016; Chapter 129; Eff. 7/26/2016 [HB466 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2016-HB466-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 129
HB 466 - FINAL VERSION
6Jan2016...2471h
2016 SESSION
15-0384
08/01
HOUSE BILL 466
AN ACT relative to farm tractor plates for certain specialized vehicles.
SPONSORS: Rep. D. McGuire, Merr 21; Rep. Comtois, Belk 7; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows certain specialized vehicles used for agricultural purposes to qualify for farm tractor plates.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Jan2016...2471h 15-0384
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to farm tractor plates for certain specialized vehicles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
129:1 Farm Tractor Plates; Specialized Vehicles. Amend RSA 261:83, II to read as follows:
II. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a farm tractor that is fitted with attachments such as cultivators, loaders, or other equipment, specific to the activities of the farm, or a specialized vehicle such as a backhoe, bulldozer, excavator, grader, or loader, shall qualify for farm tractor registration rates and number plates, provided that it is being used exclusively for agriculture and farming purposes, and not being used for hire.
III. For a person using a specialized vehicle under paragraph II to be eligible for the issuance of a farm tractor plate, the applicant shall sign the following form which the treasurer of a city or such other official as the city government may designate or the town clerk shall provide. This form shall be provided to the applicant upon request without further evidence from the applicant that the plate shall be used for purposes of this section.
I, the undersigned, fully understand the limitations concerning the use of specialized vehicles such as backhoes, bulldozers, excavators, graders, or loaders registered under RSA 261:83, and hereby certify that my vehicle will be used only for agricultural and farming purposes and uses incidental thereto. Signed:
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129:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 27, 2016
Effective Date: July 26, 2016
