TITLE: Relating to all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles.

SUMMARY: Relating to all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subdivisions (1) and (37), Section 502.001, Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: (1) "All-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is: (A) equipped with a seat or seats [saddle] for the use of: (i) the rider; and (ii) a passenger, if the motor vehicle is designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger; (B) designed to propel itself with three or more tires in contact with the ground; (C) designed by the manufacturer for off-highway use; [and] (D) not designed by the manufacturer primarily for farming or lawn care;and (E) not more than 50 inches wide.(37) "Recreational off-highway vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is: (A) equipped with a [non-straddle] seat or seats for the use of: (i) the rider; and (ii) a passenger or passengers,if the vehicle is designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger or passengers;(B) designed to propel itself with four or more tires in contact with the ground; (C) designed by the manufacturer for off-highway use by the operator only; and (D) not designed by the manufacturer primarily for farming or lawn care. SECTION 2. Subdivision (1), Section 663.001, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) "All-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is: (A) equipped with a seat or seats [saddle] for the use of: (i) the rider; and (ii) a passenger, if the motor vehicle is designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger; (B) designed to propel itself with three or four tires in contact with the ground; (C) designed by the manufacturer for off-highway use by the operator only; [and] (D) not designed by the manufacturer for farming or lawn care;and (E) not more than 50 inches wide.SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.