I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Farmers’ Freedom Act 
of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
FARM VEHICLES. 
(a) FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.—A covered farm ve-
hicle, including the individual operating that vehicle, shall 
be exempt from the following: 
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(1) Any requirement relating to commercial 
driver’s licenses established under chapter 313 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
(2) Any requirement relating to drug testing es-
tablished under chapter 313 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(3) Any requirement relating to medical certifi-
cates established under chapter 313 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(4) Any requirement relating to hours of service 
established under— 
(A) subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 
49, United States Code; or 
(B) chapter 315 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(b) STATE REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Federal transportation fund-
ing to a State may not be terminated, limited, or 
otherwise interfered with as a result of the State ex-
empting a covered farm vehicle, including the indi-
vidual operating that vehicle, from any State re-
quirement relating to the operation of that vehicle. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 
with respect to a covered farm vehicle transporting 
hazardous materials that require a placard. 
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(c) COVERED FARM VEHICLE DEFINED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered farm vehicle’’ means a motor vehicle that— 
(A) is traveling— 
(i) in the State in which the vehicle is 
registered; or 
(ii) in a State other than the State in 
which the vehicle is registered; 
(B) is operated by— 
(i) a farm owner; 
(ii) a ranch owner; 
(iii) a farm operator; 
(iv) a ranch operator; or 
(v) an employee or family member of 
an individual specified in clauses (i) 
through (iv); 
(C) is transporting— 
(i) agricultural commodities; 
(ii) livestock; or 
(iii) machinery or supplies to or from 
a farm or ranch; 
(D) except as provided in paragraph (2), is 
not used in the operations of a for-hire motor 
carrier; and 
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(E) is equipped with a special license plate 
or other designation by the State in which the 
vehicle is registered to allow for identification of 
the vehicle as a farm vehicle by law enforcement 
personnel. 
(2) INCLUSION.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov-
ered farm vehicle’’ includes a motor vehicle— 
(A) operated pursuant to a crop share 
farm lease agreement; 
(B) owned by a tenant with respect to that 
agreement; and 
(C) transporting the landlord’s portion of 
the crops under that agreement. 
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