§ 31-1-8. Farm vehicle.
“Farm vehicle” means every vehicle which is designed for and used for agricultural purposes and used by the owner of the vehicle or family member(s) or employee(s) or designees of the owner, in the conduct of the owner’s agricultural operations, which use shall include the delivery of agricultural products produced by the farmer but shall not include commercial hire for nonagricultural uses, including, but not limited to, hauling of sand and gravel, snow plowing, land clearing for other than agricultural purposes or directly on the vehicle owner’s farm, and landscaping. For an owner to qualify as having agricultural purposes, the owner shall provide evidence that he or she meets the requirements of § 44-18-30.
History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 1, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 31-1-8; P.L. 2002, ch. 404, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 31-1 - Definitions and General Code Provisions
Section 31-1-1. - Short title.
Section 31-1-2. - Applicability of definitions.
Section 31-1-3. - Types of vehicles.
Section 31-1-3.1. - Autocycles.
Section 31-1-4. - Trucks and tractors.
Section 31-1-6. - Specially constructed and reconstructed vehicles.
Section 31-1-7. - Foreign vehicle.
Section 31-1-8. - Farm vehicle.
Section 31-1-9. - Mobile equipment.
Section 31-1-10. - Types of tires.
Section 31-1-11. - Railroads and trains.
Section 31-1-12. - Explosives and flammable liquids.
Section 31-1-13. - Gross weight.
Section 31-1-15. - Suspension, revocation, and cancellation.
Section 31-1-16. - Administrator and division.
Section 31-1-17. - Types of persons.
Section 31-1-18. - Resident and nonresident.
Section 31-1-19. - Types of business.
Section 31-1-20. - Established place of business.
Section 31-1-21. - Enforcement officers.
Section 31-1-22. - Local authorities.
Section 31-1-23. - Types of roads.
Section 31-1-24. - Intersection.
Section 31-1-26. - Safety zone.
Section 31-1-27. - Business and residence districts.
Section 31-1-28. - Types of traffic control devices.
Section 31-1-30. - Right-of-way.