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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2414 

To exempt certain farm vehicles from certain operating requirements, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 6, 2011 

Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. BOREN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To exempt certain farm vehicles from certain operating 

requirements, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Farmers’ Freedom Act 

5 of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 

7 FARM VEHICLES. 

8 (a) FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.—A covered farm ve9 hicle, including the individual operating that vehicle, shall 

10 be exempt from the following: 


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1 (1) Any requirement relating to commercial 

2 driver’s licenses established under chapter 313 of 

3 title 49, United States Code. 

4 (2) Any requirement relating to drug testing es5 tablished under chapter 313 of title 49, United 

6 States Code. 

7 (3) Any requirement relating to medical certifi8 cates established under chapter 313 of title 49, 

9 United States Code. 

10 (4) Any requirement relating to hours of service 

11 established under— 

12 (A) subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 

13 49, United States Code; or 

14 (B) chapter 315 of title 49, United States 

15 Code. 

16 (b) STATE REQUIREMENTS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Federal transportation fund18 ing to a State may not be terminated, limited, or 

19 otherwise interfered with as a result of the State ex20 empting a covered farm vehicle, including the indi21 vidual operating that vehicle, from any State re22 quirement relating to the operation of that vehicle. 

23 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 

24 with respect to a covered farm vehicle transporting 

25 hazardous materials that require a placard. 


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1 (c) COVERED FARM VEHICLE DEFINED.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 

3 ‘‘covered farm vehicle’’ means a motor vehicle that— 

4 (A) is traveling— 

5 (i) in the State in which the vehicle is 

6 registered; or 

7 (ii) in a State other than the State in 

8 which the vehicle is registered; 

9 (B) is operated by— 

10 (i) a farm owner; 

11 (ii) a ranch owner; 

12 (iii) a farm operator; 

13 (iv) a ranch operator; or 

14 (v) an employee or family member of 

15 an individual specified in clauses (i) 

16 through (iv); 

17 (C) is transporting— 

18 (i) agricultural commodities; 

19 (ii) livestock; or 

20 (iii) machinery or supplies to or from 

21 a farm or ranch; 

22 (D) except as provided in paragraph (2), is 

23 not used in the operations of a for-hire motor 

24 carrier; and 


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1 (E) is equipped with a special license plate 

2 or other designation by the State in which the 

3 vehicle is registered to allow for identification of 

4 the vehicle as a farm vehicle by law enforcement 

5 personnel. 

6 (2) INCLUSION.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov7 ered farm vehicle’’ includes a motor vehicle— 

8 (A) operated pursuant to a crop share 

9 farm lease agreement; 

10 (B) owned by a tenant with respect to that 

11 agreement; and 

12 (C) transporting the landlord’s portion of 

13 the crops under that agreement. 

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