**OFFICE OF**  **THE AlTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 
Mrah 10, 1941


### m8mr4blexomsraarriaaa, Jr.,Mrecto~ krpmtmmt of PubUo &f&y C-P l-m h8tln, Tern8

we4re la rece ter of February ion or this dsyour latter 4s

fide farmer vhcre Cal0 use or uck is to haul his ovn produce, inclutllrkg cattle, rvlne, etc., that he h4s Ntloed himself , to market, entitled to the total execptian as derlned ia R.C.S., Art. 6675a-2 md as hold by ttreCourt in Roanv. RBQVBS,77 9-W. (26) 737, or la he aal: entitled to the 8POxWald 503 raductim?”Xaoonblo 

### Boprraarrlraa, Jr.,rag.#Z’

Inmuv*r toyourfbrt and reocmdquertiar ve wdltnt to Artia 

### 667-a vhichreds in -a

“whena oosm4rolrl motor vohlolr nought

thereof of laborers from their place of maidenroe,and **nuterlalr,** toolr, equlparclat8ad suppll.8, **vlthout** ohargo, from the plaoo of purch68e or 8tOrage, to hl8 0vn fSa or ramh, **eXChBiVely iO?**  **hiB own**  **U88 Or**  **USa m**  l uzh **farm the**  **F3gi8tlrati3C** llo~ee fee, for 

### the veight 01888ifiCatiQl8 herein mentltxmd, shall be fifty per cent 

### (5C$)of the rcbgi8tl‘atlan fee pr.rorlbed for Veil&h t Qh88ifiOatiCCiS hi sectiai 

### 6 (Ilrt. 

### 66 5a amnded l l l .” f ) o? the Act heroby Ck&wlining our8) The ter!n “oo;rmo~oiU motor vehicle’ w used by the Legirlrture in the rbotie quoted &tlcls 18 defined in 

### : Art10106679-1 a8 follovrr

"(1) 'Cwralal Notor 

### Vobialo'lllOWl8 my motor vehicle other thm l motoxwle dOri&M3dO?Usedto? the t?lUl8~?tdiOll Of ~psrtt, lricludin~ eve- rehiclo ured for delivery pua’porer
. In both Of the 098e8 **you 8Ubdt**  **In your**  fIrat **tV0 qUO8ti~8**  the **indiV;dUal** $8not Using R "nOlQl%B~til motor **vehlcleR** (U defined by the tegi818tWO) Ody itI the trm8portatiCex of hi8 me poultry, dairy livestock uid fmm product.8 to narkei. %Ji8 UBine8amCto? the **tral¶8poX%htil23 of**  **products that**  

### hopurchases*ox others d80. It la apparent that the individual ln either -86 you outline should not be entitled **to** the **reduced** license tee hs p?C38CPibf3& In the **above** quoted Article..

Ia llno tith the above rebsonlng this department ruled in opmoa HO. o-527 as r0iiw88

%O U@ Of thb OpiaiOIIr thOPO?oXW,t&t thb barefIts of the Avt101e aoorw oly to a pbrson vho tansports Us ova produots to markbt Or Othbr $KhtS so? ml0 OrpXV?OSS8ing, and is 

### not for the bmat 0r l pmmm, u a

### dlorted la your. inquiry **tbt vould**  be trsnrport- **~prodUCt8** pUX'ChBS.d fromSnothor f8rmer l l .It 1s t.h*'opinlon of this deraH.ment, 

### therefore, thnt ths indlvldurls nssmtlamd in your questions ano and tvo vould not be entltled to the 5H reduotlm on farm truck **1108ZlSS8 S8**  defined **la h?tiCie**  **6675&h, 8Uplr.** 



### In roux'third questlai the truck 

### 1s used bya banr fide **iarmor** 

### vho wee said 

### truck mly forpurposes of hauling hi8 ovn 

### produce to markrt inoludlng cattle, etc., vhlch he bilDBelf **hS FS18Od.**  **YOU S8k**  vhother said lablvidwl 18 emtitled to the fmn lloenre plates at the 5% ?eductlaD as provided la Article 6675a&, or vhether sold ipdlvldual 1s entltlod to the to-1 

### l xm@lon pr~~Idod for la Article 6679-2. **Article** 6675~2 **VU oaaotod**  **u a**  

### part of the vhole reglstratlao l8v in 1929. **h?tiOl@** 6679dr, **SUPFS, -8**  **8al** acted **la 199**  and VaS **UI blmdmsnt**  **for 9IP908SS**  **of axtending**  l 5% reduoed license fern to oortala naeammpt vehlolSs. It **did** not affect the status of vehloles that vere totally ox;mpt **undo?**Artlole 667-4. Bean v. Reeves, 77 S. V. 

### (2d)

. Artlclo 66751~2 reds as fOiiOV8r

'Svery ovner of b motor vehicle, trailer or reni-trailer used or to **be** used upao the public hlgtnraga of this Stato,mdwchchauf**four, 8hS11**  apply each JOU’ t0 t&OState E%ghvay Departzmnt thmugh the Comty T8.xCollector of the County In vhich ha ?e8ldeS fO? the reglstratim of each such vehicle omed or controlled **by him,**  **or** for ***** ohautBur'8 **11CSXl80, to?**  **the en-** Xamrablo Xom6r Oudsaa, Jr., Pag6i4

sulngor Cuvr6ntCslendArJ6ar 6rm6xpLr6d portion 

### thereofl provided, **hovever, that**  **ova6rs of**  **f8.m tzwtorr,**  fsrm tr8iller8, farm

### trailers hro oprrted in conformity to bll proYi8iCQS Of the &v 8aYO and l XoOpt the ?6qul?6- mart8as to rag:stratiw and 1106nse~ sad grovidlng further t&t the exemptlaos in this s66tin 8b11 sot applrto any Sam-trailer or fsrm-reml-tnrller vhen the ~068 veigllt. exceed8 

### 4,000pounds; 

### provldc?di that 03 l%rm-trailer or fsrm-86mI-tawller vlth meal tires shsll b6 permitted to opente rt a speed Ah aotrsa of 

### flft66n (15)tiles per 

### ho\pJand further provided, that the exemptlam 3i thlc SCctian ohs11 not apply to 6ny f6m-tlSll6r or rsrm86ml-Wile? vlth stecl tires of a vidth 1688 thur th?66 iaCh68 o&m'i%tingin 6Xc088 of fiito6n (15) rilrs p6r hour: snd prOYlding, further, tbt th6 6X6BQtiCUia this 8WtiOll Shdl not l Pply to say fhrm-trisll8r or f8mu46ml-trUl6r vh8n th6 

### - I.8used for 

### hire. P?OVid6d, hOV6Y6?, 

### it shall bo unl8vN to operate 

### 8aytmller or rut-trriler at nJ+ht vlthout l ?av nd light or rud r6floctcrs. (lhdu~ ours) Theshove quoted Art1016 roqulrer that in ord6r for QIOof th6 8peclflcd v6MCl6S .nUU6?6t6d th6ulula to b6 6X6qt the 

### sameau8t 

### ba ‘operated or movedtmporully upcathe hlghMm: Theb&i8htUlW d6tlnbd uid t8I'min tit1016 

### 6679-l la the r0iioving lmguags:

"(q) By 'operated or movedtmtporarIly **UpOn th6**  **hi&f878 ’**  **16 lil6Ukt**  the Op6l'@tim OC scimeying bstvean different frrrms, and the opQmt,lcm or conv6ysac6 f?Olathe **oVa6rt8** fir13 **to the**  **plaC6 VhQrQ**  **hi8 f6I** **’ S**  **~POdUC6** 18prepimad to? mmket or vhere 8.me I8 sctually mket6d MU ?6tw.‘ (md6?llning OW8).



### Eaaorablr Xom6b aarrls~, Jr., P-6 #5

Allrad v. a. C. &3#6-, 61 8. Y. 75, b6ld. that b vat6r truck VU WI ilBJd6lSUlt of huabaadr~ **Vithirr the**  **810enlq** of th6 Sbov6 quoted hX'tiOl6 SlidthSt th6 S6mS VSS Opo?*tbd 

### or rov6d t6mporarlly on the hi&vaym booauno it va8 

### opera**6d** for **O-Y6** 2 **V8t6?b6tUWB** fUWS. fo'lirr6Yit.h th. abOV6 th6 &b~ 10 COU?t Of oiYi1 App6dS a th6 O&S6 Or Bean Y. Roovos, n 8. **V.** (26) 737, diSoUSS6d l t%ct 8itWt1m ls follffsr

"The

### a@eed **8tlbtePl6nt** 8hCW8 th6 follwinga The 8mltit **liY68** UpOnaad OWlWt68 8 farn **la Lubbook**  Comty md ?ai868 cottm, fed., and live **stock** 

### thereon. H6 OWlI 8 W6-tO?l FC?d truck, vhlch he operator haa tlae to tlae tsa- ;oM?ily Cn the hi&W&y8 ;f the 8t6t6 in t?aa8- -porting cotton **f?aB his**  **fam to**  **th6 gin,**  **farm** product8 ).Othe City 9f Lubbook, md mBte?lrls thor6fma to anO

### i9r use on himf8rm; but the truck 18 operatad and used OXOlU8iY6ly in tollnsoticm vlth the business 

### of the tam.” rho Court held a8 f9lloWc 'The **&greed** StAt6mont Of fSOt8 #hour that 

### l ~6llUlt'S truck MS u86d 6JcOlu81YOly in CWnectlai vlth the **bU8in688 Of**  **hi8 hmn**  

### sad **~68** moved 

### andopaNt6d but ~o~orullly ca thd hi&- vrys ql undar *As intorpr6trtIon of Artlola 66792 bjr the Suprea~ Court la Allred v. J. C. &golma, Inc. 61 S. **V. (24)**  75, 91 A. L. R. 417, th6 **truak** VU Ca 'lmphnwnt Of hwtmidry’ and exempt f?m~ **rsglrtrat:c92** fOeI." Th6

### lnd2vldual ycu ?Cf6? to Jnyou? **quootlan** 

### No. **3 OpOMt6B**  hi8 txuck !n the 8621 **a maMe?**  **8s 6pS6lh** **’ lt**  owr6t6d hi8 **truck in**  **the @.%!ve** r,uctec: **ckee.** It 18 the Opinim Of thi8 **department,** t,heref



### orbJ tbe.tacid motor vehlzlc 18 entitled to the to-1 6xemption coatolnec: in Artlcl+ cs753-2, **supra,** Inrtoad of only the "JC$

### reductlcn provided fez in Article W7sa-6, 8upra. lour~ **very** truly