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2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 15 - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD › CHAPTER 5 - Weight › ARTICLE 6 - Permits and Agreements › Section 35784.

35784. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), it is unlawful for any person to violate any of the terms or conditions of any special permit.
(b) In an incorporated city where compliance with the route described in a special permit would result in a violation of local traffic regulations, the permittee may detour from the prescribed route to avoid violating the local traffic regulations if the permittee returns as soon as possible to the prescribed route. A detour under this subdivision shall be made only on nonresidential streets.
(c) If a violation under subdivision (a) consists of an extralegal load not being on the route described in the special permit, and the violation is directly caused by the action of an employee under the supervision of, or by the action of any independent contractor working for, a permittee subject to this section, the employee or independent contractor causing the violation is guilty of a misdemeanor. This subdivision applies only if the employee or independent contractor has been provided written direction on the route to travel and has not been directed to take a different route by a peace officer.
(d) The guilt of an employee or independent contractor under subdivision (c) shall not extend to the permittee employing that person unless the permittee is separately responsible for an action causing the violation.
(e) A violation of equipment requirements contained in Division 12 (commencing with Section 24000), by any person operating a pilot car shall not be considered a violation of any terms or conditions of a special permit under subdivision (a).
(f) (1) Any person convicted of a violation of the terms and conditions of a special permit shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(2) In addition, if the violation involves weight in excess of that authorized by the permit, an additional fine shall be levied as specified in Section 42030 on the amount of weight in excess of the amount authorized by the permit.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 460, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 15 - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD › CHAPTER 5 - Weight › ARTICLE 6 - Permits and Agreements › Section 35784.5.

35784.5. (a) Any person convicted of transporting an extralegal load on a highway, or causing or directing the operation of or driving on a highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles for which a permit is required pursuant to this article, without having obtained a permit issued in accordance with this article, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(b) If the violation involves excess weight, an additional fine shall be levied as specified in Section 42030 on the amount of weight in excess of that authorized pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 542, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 15 - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD › CHAPTER 5 - Weight › ARTICLE 6 - Permits and Agreements › Section 35785.

35785. (a) The axle weight limitations imposed in Sections 35550 and 35551 shall not apply to the transportation of a single saw log which does not exceed 8 feet in diameter and 21 feet in length or 6 feet in diameter and 33 feet in length, if such log is hauled on a combination of vehicles consisting of a three-axle truck and a two-axle logging dolly under permit issued by the Department of Transportation or by local authorities with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions. Such permit may be granted for not more than thirty (30) days and may be revocable upon notice by the department or local authorities, as the case may be. (b) When so transported, the vehicle shall not be operated over any bridge or causeway at a speed of more than 15 miles per hour or on the highway at more than 25 miles per hour, on routes designated in the permit. Diameter measurements of the logs shall be made on the large end.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 545.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 15 - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD › CHAPTER 5 - Weight › ARTICLE 6 - Permits and Agreements › Section 35786.

35786. Truck booster power units may be used to aid in propelling or moving any motor truck or lawful combination of motor vehicles upon a highway upon an ascending or descending grade, subject to the following conditions:
(a) A permit for such operation must be obtained as provided in this article.
(b) The truck booster power unit shall be operated only on such highways and at such times and according to such conditions and requirements as may be specified in the permit.
(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 15 - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD › CHAPTER 5 - Weight › ARTICLE 6 - Permits and Agreements › Section 35787.

35787. The Department of Transportation or local authority, as the case may be, shall issue a truck booster power unit permit only if in its opinion the proposed operation would not tend to endanger the traveling public or to damage the highway, bridge or any highway structure.
The Department of Transportation and local authorities, in issuing a permit, may make such conditions and requirements as in their opinion are necessary or desirable for the safety of the traveling public and of the highway, including bridges and other highway structures.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 545.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 15 - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD › CHAPTER 5 - Weight › ARTICLE 6 - Permits and Agreements › Section 35788.

35788. Upon application to the Director of Transportation for permission to use and operate on highways private or contract vehicles for the purpose of hauling loads which weigh in excess of the maximum load weight limits, the director may enter into an agreement with the applicant, permitting such overloads, specifying protective restrictions and providing for the payment of a financial contribution for the issuance of such permission, except that the overload shall not exceed 25 percent of the maximum load weight limitation, in pounds, set forth in this code. The agreement shall not permit the applicant to transport such excess weight loads on highways for distances exceeding 75 miles. All contributions received by the Department of Transportation shall be used for the construction, improvement, or maintenance of the highway designated in the permission to operate overweight loads. Sections 188 and 188.8 of the Streets and Highways Code does not apply to contributions received pursuant to this section, and any expenditures of the contributions by the department shall not be credited against amounts required to be expended pursuant to Sections 188 and 188.8 of the Streets and Highways Code.
This section does not apply to highways which are a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 827, Sec. 16. Effective September 10, 1982.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 15 - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD › CHAPTER 5 - Weight › ARTICLE 6 - Permits and Agreements › Section 35789.

35789. Any housemoving contractor or other person who by contract or otherwise moves or transports a dwelling house or other building across railroad tracks shall furnish to the division or district superintendent of the railroad company operating such tracks written notice of intention to make such movement at least 36 hours prior to doing so. The written notice of intention to make such a movement shall contain the name of the street, highway or road over which such dwelling house or other building will be moved across the railroad tracks, the approximate time of day such movement will be made and such other information as may be necessary to enable the railroad company to take precautionary measures to avoid a collision by a train with such dwelling house or other building.
(Added by renumbering Section 25789 by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1996.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 15 - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD › CHAPTER 5 - Weight › ARTICLE 6 - Permits and Agreements › Section 35789.5.

35789.5. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) Current restrictions on the movement on the highways of manufactured homes in excess of 14 feet in width has caused the closure of some manufactured housing manufacturing facilities, that have, in turn, relocated to other states in order to compete with interstate commerce.
(2) Those restrictions on the movement of manufactured homes could cause the closure of at least three more manufacturing facilities within the next 12 months, thereby laying off some 500 employees, while at the same time those manufacturing facilities relocate to other states.
(3) The Department of Transportation has a policy allowing permitted loads in excess of 14 feet in width for the general trucking industry and the boating industry.
(4) The Legislature supports allowing the movement on the highways of manufactured homes in excess of 14 feet in width, with appropriate safeguards, because this policy will result in both of the following:
(A) Enable the manufactured housing industry to produce homes for export to other states, thereby keeping jobs within the state and benefiting the state’s economy.
(B) Permit the building of manufactured homes with eaves, which provide structural and aesthetic benefits to the homes.
(b) The Legislature further finds and declares that allowing the movement on the highways of manufactured homes that are 16 feet in width, with appropriate safeguards, will benefit the state’s economy and will allow production of more affordable and aesthetic manufactured homes.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 278, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 15 - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD › CHAPTER 5 - Weight › ARTICLE 6 - Permits and Agreements › Section 35790.4.

35790.4. The Legislature finds and declares that current restrictions on the movement of combinations of manufactured homes have unduly restricted the ability of the California manufactured housing industry to meet the needs of the consumer in this state.
The Legislature further finds and declares that the improved movement of manufactured homes, with appropriate safeguards, will benefit the state’s economy and will allow production of more affordable and aesthetic manufactured homes.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1312, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 15 - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD › CHAPTER 5 - Weight › ARTICLE 6 - Permits and Agreements › Section 35790.5.

35790.5. (a) A permit issued pursuant to Section 35790 may authorize an exemption from length limitations otherwise applicable to vehicles and combinations of vehicles for the transportation of more than one unit of a manufactured home if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The units are parts of a manufactured home that, when completed, connect two or more modular units.
(2) The units are mounted or loaded on a single vehicle or chassis in a manner so that their narrowest dimension represents the loaded width on the highway.
(3) The units are loaded in tandem only with respect to length, and the dimension from the front of the forward unit to the rear of the last unit does not exceed the length of vehicles in combination that would otherwise be permitted under this section.
(b) Applications for permits issued pursuant to this section shall specifically describe the manufactured home units to be moved and shall include a written statement of good cause satisfying the requirements of this section.
(c) Permits, other than annual permits, issued pursuant to this section shall describe the particular highways over which the permit is valid and shall be subject to all of the conditions of this article and any additional conditions imposed by the public agency issuing the permit.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1312, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 15 - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD › CHAPTER 5 - Weight › ARTICLE 6 - Permits and Agreements › Section 35790.6.

35790.6. A permit issued pursuant to Section 35780 or 35790 may authorize an exemption from the height limitations in Section 35250 for manufactured homes, including manufactured homes with a height in excess of 15 feet, measured from the surface upon which the vehicle stands, if the proposed route can accommodate the vehicle.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 350, Sec. 2. Effective July 15, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 15 - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD › CHAPTER 5 - Weight › ARTICLE 6 - Permits and Agreements › Section 35791.

35791. The Department of Transportation and any local authority may, with respect to such highways as may be agreed upon under their respective jurisdictions which traverse any area within the boundaries of the local authority, contract for the issuance by either authority of a single permit authorizing the operation or movement of a vehicle or a combination of vehicles or special mobile equipment in the same manner as if each authority had issued separate permits pursuant to Section 35780.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 545.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 15 - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD › CHAPTER 5 - Weight › ARTICLE 6 - Permits and Agreements › Section 35795.

35795. (a) (1) The Department of Transportation may charge a fee for the issuance of permits pursuant to this article.
(2) The fee established by the Department of Transportation pursuant to this section shall be established by a regulation adopted pursuant to Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11371) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and shall be calculated to produce a total estimated revenue that is not more than the estimated total cost to that department for administering this article.
(3) Special services necessitated by unusually large or heavy loads requiring engineering investigations, or other services, may be billed separately for each permit.
(4) The funds collected by the Department of Transportation pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited in the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund.
(b) (1) Local authorities may charge a fee for the issuance of permits pursuant to this article. However, the fee established by a local authority pursuant to this section shall be established by ordinance or resolution adopted after notice and hearing. The fee shall be calculated to produce a total estimated revenue that is not more than the estimated total cost incurred by the local authority in administering its authority under this article and shall not exceed the fee developed by the Department of Transportation pursuant to subdivision (a). The fee for the issuance of permits shall be developed in consultation with representatives of local government and the commercial trucking industry. Notice of the hearing shall be by publication as provided in Section 6064 of the Government Code. The hearing shall be held before the legislative body of the local authority. All objections shall be considered and interested parties shall be afforded an adequate opportunity to be heard in respect to their objections.
(2) Special services necessitated by unusually large or heavy loads requiring engineering investigations, escorts, tree trimming, or other services, excluding services necessary to provide the notification required under this section and services that are within the scope of the local authority’s ordinary duty to provide, shall be billed separately for each permit.
(3) For purposes of determining whether, under paragraph (2), special services are necessitated by an unusually large or heavy load, a local authority shall be governed by the criteria set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 1411.3 of Title 21 of the California Code of Regulations.
(c) Nothing in this section shall limit or restrict the application of Section 35782.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 242, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 15 - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD › CHAPTER 5 - Weight › ARTICLE 6 - Permits and Agreements › Section 35796.

35796. Any or all of the powers granted to local authorities in this article may, by ordinance or resolution, be delegated by such local authorities to the road commissioner or to such other local official as may be performing functions substantially the same as a road commissioner in the county or municipality enacting such ordinance or resolution.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 380.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 36000.

36000. An “implement of husbandry” is a vehicle which is used exclusively in the conduct of agricultural operations.
An implement of husbandry does not include a vehicle if its existing design is primarily for the transportation of persons or property on a highway, unless specifically designated as such by some other provision of this code.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 973, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 36010.

36010. A “farm trailer” is either of the following:
(a) A trailer or semitrailer owned and operated by a farmer in the conduct of agricultural operations, and used exclusively to transport agricultural products upon the highway to the point of first handling and return.
(b) A trailer or semitrailer equipped with rollers on the bed, with a frame not taller than 10 inches high, and with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less, that is owned, rented, or leased by a farmer and operated by that farmer in the conduct of agricultural operations, used exclusively to transport fruit and vegetables upon the highway to the point of first handling and return, and that was manufactured and in use prior to January 1, 1997. These vehicles may also be operated on the highways without a load for the purposes of delivering a rented or leased vehicle to the renting or leasing farmer’s farm, or returning empty to the owner’s premises.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 861, Sec. 56. Effective September 29, 2000. Operative December 31, 2001, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 861.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 36011.

36011. An “automatic bale wagon” is a motor vehicle capable of transporting property on a highway and equipped with apparatus specifically designed to pick up single bales of hay or straw from a field and to load and unload baled hay or straw.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 627.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 36012.

36012. A “cotton module mover” is a motortruck, semitrailer, or a truck tractor, in combination with a semitrailer, that is equipped with a self-loading bed and is designed and used exclusively to transport field manufactured cotton modules to a cotton gin.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 641, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 36015.

36015. “Implement of husbandry” includes any farm tractor, otherwise an implement of husbandry used upon a highway to draw a farm trailer carrying farm produce, or to draw any trailer or semitrailer carrying other implements of husbandry, between farms, or from a farm to a processing or handling point and returning with or without the trailer.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2149.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 36016.

36016. A “trap wagon” is a trailer or semitrailer used exclusively in the conduct of agricultural operations to fuel, service, or repair implements of husbandry. A trap wagon may be equipped with tools, spare parts, lubricating supplies, or fuel tanks.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 973, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 36017.

36017. For the exclusive purpose of this division, empty bins, pallets, and tiedown straps shall not be considered a load when transported within the parameters of agricultural operations. Any farm trailer or other vehicle transporting these items shall continue to be regulated pursuant to this division. The total outside width of any of the transported items shall not exceed 102 inches.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 973, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36100.

36100. Implements of husbandry which are only incidentally operated or moved over a highway and implements of husbandry listed in Section 36005 or 36015 are exempt from registration.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2149.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36102.

36102. The following vehicles are exempt from registration if they have and display identification plates, as specified in Section 5014; and these vehicles, except when operated pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 36005, shall not be deemed to be implements of husbandry and they shall be subject to all equipment and device requirements as if registered:
(a) An automatic bale wagon operated unladen on a highway.
(b) An automatic bale wagon when transporting baled hay or straw for a distance of not more than five continuous road miles on a highway from one parcel of property owned, leased, or controlled by a farmer to another parcel of property owned, leased, or controlled by such farmer.
(c) A motor vehicle which is designed for, and used exclusively to, haul feed for livestock and which is owned and operated exclusively by a farmer or an employee of a farmer. A vehicle exempted by this subdivision may be operated only on those highways that are maintained by local authorities, only pursuant to a permit issued as provided in Section 35780 by the local authority having jurisdiction over the highways used, and only for a distance of not more than five continuous road miles from one parcel of property owned, leased, or controlled by the farmer to another parcel of property owned, leased, or controlled by the farmer. This subdivision does not apply to transportation for compensation.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1077, Sec. 12.5. Operative July 1, 1985, by Sec. 21 of Ch. 1077.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36105.

36105. A trailer or semitrailer owned and used exclusively by a farmer to haul his or her own implements of husbandry, portable sanitary facility, shade trailer, or tools used exclusively for the production or harvesting of agricultural products is exempt from registration.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 168, Sec. 4. (AB 2111) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36109.

36109. “Farm trailers,” as defined in Section 36010, having a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or less, are exempt from registration except that Section 5014 shall apply to such trailers.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 861, Sec. 57. Effective September 29, 2000. Operative December 31, 2001, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 861.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36115.

36115. (a) Any person who owns an implement of husbandry which is exempt from registration may obtain an identification plate as provided in Section 5014 for the implement.
(b) The department shall issue an identification plate as applied for to any manufacturer or dealer of an implement of husbandry which is exempt from registration as provided in Section 5016.5. That manufacturer or dealer may obtain more than one plate.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1077, Sec. 14. Operative July 1, 1985, by Sec. 21 of Ch. 1077.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36130.

36130. (a) On and after January 1, 1986, original applications for identification plates on vehicles specified in Division 16 (commencing with Section 36000) shall be submitted pursuant to Section 5014 or Section 5016.5.
(b) Effective January 1, 1986, identification plates that expired on December 31, 1983, shall not be eligible for renewal. Applicants shall apply for identification plates pursuant to Section 5014 or Section 5016.5.
(c) Commencing with 1987 renewals, all expiring identification plates are canceled and owners of vehicles defined in Division 16 (commencing with Section 36000), that are required to display these plates, shall submit applications pursuant to Section 5014 or Section 5016.5.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1077, Sec. 19. Operative July 1, 1985, by Sec. 21 of Ch. 1077.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 3 - Drivers Licenses › Section 36300.

36300. Any person, while driving or operating an implement of husbandry incidentally operated or moved over a highway is not required to obtain a driver’s license; except that the driver of any farm tractor while being used to draw a farm trailer carrying farm produce between farms or from a farm to a processing or handling point and return, and the driver of an automatic bale wagon which is being operated as specified in Section 36102, but is not being operated as provided in subdivision (k) of Section 36005, shall be in possession of a driver’s license of the appropriate class other than a junior permit.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 627.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 3 - Drivers Licenses › Section 36305.

36305. The driver of any implement of husbandry shall possess a valid class C driver’s license when operating a combination of vehicles at a speed in excess of 25 miles per hour or towing any implement of husbandry as specified in subdivision (d), (e), or (j) of Section 36005.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 272, Sec. 55. Effective August 2, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 4 - Speed Laws › Section 36400.

36400. No person shall move or drive a lift-carrier or other vehicle designed and used exclusively for the lifting and carrying of implements of husbandry or tools used exclusively for the production or harvesting of agricultural products at a speed in excess of 35 miles per hour.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1135.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 5 - Equipment of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36500.

36500. The provisions of Sections 24012, 24250, 24251, 24400 to 24404, inclusive, and Articles 3 (commencing with Section 24600), 4 (commencing with Section 24800), 5 (commencing with Section 24950), 6 (commencing with Section 25100), 9 (commencing with Section 25350), 11 (commencing with Section 25450), and 13 (commencing with Section 25650) of Chapter 2 of Division 12 shall not apply to implements of husbandry. Such vehicles shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 24254, 24615, 25803, and 25950, and Article 12 (commencing with Section 25500) of Chapter 2 of Division 12.
(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 618.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 5 - Equipment of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36505.

36505. Farm tractors as defined in Section 36015, and trailers displaying an identification plate, as provided for in Section 36115 or 36130, when operated during darkness shall not be exempted from the provisions of Sections 24400 and 25100.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 124, Sec. 139. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 5 - Equipment of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36508.

36508. After July 1, 1970, no new implement of husbandry designed or intended by the manufacturer to be operated or moved at a speed not in excess of 25 miles per hour shall be sold in this state unless it is equipped by the manufacturer with a slow-moving vehicle emblem as prescribed by Section 24615, and such an emblem shall thereafter be displayed and maintained on such implement of husbandry while the implement is able to be operated upon a public highway.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 949.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 5 - Equipment of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36509.

36509. (a) An implement of husbandry, a farm vehicle, or any vehicle escorting or towing an implement of husbandry or farm vehicle, may display flashing amber warning lamps or flashing amber turn signals:
(1) When the vehicle is required to display a “slow moving vehicle” emblem as defined in Section 24615.
(2) When the width, length, height, or speed of the vehicle may cause a hazard to other traffic on the highway.
(b) An implement of husbandry, a farm vehicle, or any vehicle towing an implement of husbandry or farm vehicle, when the load upon the vehicle exceeds 120 inches in width, shall display either:
(1) Flashing amber warning lamps.
(2) Flashing amber turn signals.
(3)  During daylight hours, red flags, each of which shall be not less than 16 inches square, mounted at the left and right outer extremities of the vehicle or load whichever has the greater horizontal dimension.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 973, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 5 - Equipment of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36510.

36510. Implements of husbandry are not subject to stopping distance requirements contained in Section 26454, but if any such vehicle cannot be stopped within 32 feet from an initial speed of 15 miles per hour, it shall not be operated at a speed in excess of that permitting a stop in 32 feet.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2149.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 6 - Size, Weight and Load of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36600.

36600. (a) The limitations as to width as set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 35100) of Division 15 do not apply to implements of husbandry incidentally operated, transported, towed, or otherwise moved over a highway.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), when an implement of husbandry is transported or moved over a highway which is a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (as referred to in Section 108 of the Federal-aid Highway Act of 1956) as a load on another vehicle, if the load exceeds 102 inches in width, the vehicle and load shall not be operated for a distance in excess of 25 miles from the point of origin of the trip. The operator of the transporting vehicle shall be a farmer or a person regularly employed by a farmer or farm corporation, and the operator transporting the load shall have in his or her immediate possession a writing signed by the farmer or farm corporation agent which states the origin and destination of the trip.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), when an implement of husbandry is transported or moved over any other highway as a load on another vehicle, if the load exceeds 120 inches in width, the vehicle and load shall not be operated for a distance in excess of 25 miles from the point of origin of the trip. The operator of the transporting vehicle shall be a farmer or a person employed by a farmer or farm corporation, and the operator transporting the load shall have in his or her immediate possession a writing signed by the farmer or farm corporation agent which states the origin and destination of the trip.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 103, Sec. 1. Effective May 11, 1988.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 6 - Size, Weight and Load of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36605.

36605. The limitations as to width, as set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 35100) of Division 15, do not apply to any trailer or semitrailer, including lift carriers and tip-bed trailers, used exclusively for the transportation of implements of husbandry or tools used exclusively for the production or harvesting of agricultural products by farmers or implement dealers, except as follows:
(1) With respect to any trailer or semitrailer transporting a grain-harvesting combine, that vehicle shall not exceed a width of 144 inches.
(2) With respect to any other vehicle described in this section, that vehicle, or the load on that vehicle when that load consists of tools, shall not exceed a width of 120 inches.
(3) With respect to any trailer or semitrailer described in subdivision (c) of Section 36005, that vehicle, when towed upon a highway shall not exceed a width of 174 inches and shall be subject to subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 36600.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 973, Sec. 13.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 6 - Size, Weight and Load of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36606.

36606. (a) The limitations as to width, as set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 35100) of Division 15, do not apply to automatic bale wagons while operated as specified in Section 36102, except that such vehicles or the load thereon may not exceed 120 inches in width.
(b) This section shall have no application to highways which are a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (as referred to in subdivision (a) of Section 108 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956).
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 627.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 6 - Size, Weight and Load of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36610.

36610. (a) The limitations as to height of vehicles contained in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 35250) of Division 15 do not apply to implements of husbandry incidentally operated, transported, towed, or otherwise moved over a highway.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), when an implement of husbandry is transported or moved over a highway as a load on another vehicle and the load exceeds 14 feet in height, the vehicle and load shall not be operated for a distance in excess of 25 miles from the point of origin of the trip. The operator of the transporting vehicle shall be a farmer or a person regularly employed by a farmer or farm corporation, and the operator transporting the vehicle shall have in his or her immediate possession a writing signed by the farmer or farm corporation agent which states the origin and destination of the trip.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 686, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 6 - Size, Weight and Load of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36615.

36615. The limitations as to length of vehicles contained in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 35400) do not apply to implements of husbandry operated or moved over a highway incidental to agricultural operations. Notwithstanding Section 36626, when an implement of husbandry is operated in a combination of vehicles that exceeds the length requirements of Section 35401, the combination is limited to two vehicles in tandem.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 973, Sec. 14.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 6 - Size, Weight and Load of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36625.

36625. The provisions of Section 21715 do not apply to any vehicle drawing or towing unladen implements of husbandry.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2149.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 6 - Size, Weight and Load of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36626.

36626. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 21715, a motor truck with an unladen weight of not less than 3,500 pounds and a gross weight of not less than 4,200 pounds may tow a combination of two cotton trailers operated on the highways for the exclusive purpose of transporting cotton from a farm to a cotton gin and returning the empty trailers to such farm. Extra weight or ballast may be added to meet the requirements of this section and shall be in the form of 100-pound bags of sand.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2004.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 6 - Size, Weight and Load of Implements of Husbandry › Section 36627.

36627. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 21715, a motortruck with an unladen weight of not less than 3,500 pounds and a gross weight of not less than 4,200 pounds may tow a combination of two almond trailers operated on the highways for the exclusive purpose of transporting almonds from a farm to an almond huller and returning the empty trailers to such farm. Extra weight or ballast may be added to meet the requirements of this section and shall be in the form of 100-pound bags of sand.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 293.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16 - IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY › CHAPTER 7 - Other Requirements › Section 36700.

36700. All implements of husbandry, farm trailers or any other vehicles subject to the provisions of this division, and any owner, operator or driver of such vehicles, shall also comply with and be subject to all other provisions of this code which are not in conflict with the specific provisions contained in this division.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2149.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 38001.

38001. (a) Except as otherwise provided, this division applies to off-highway motor vehicles, as defined in Section 38006, on lands, other than a highway, that are open and accessible to the public, including any land acquired, developed, operated, or maintained, in whole or in part, with money from the Off-Highway Vehicle Trust Fund, except private lands under the immediate control of the owner or his or her agent where permission is required and has been granted to operate a motor vehicle. For purposes of this division, the term “highway” does not include fire trails, logging roads, service roads regardless of surface composition, or other roughly graded trails and roads upon which vehicular travel by the public is permitted.
(b) Privately owned and maintained parking facilities that are generally open to the public are exempt from this division, unless the facilities are specifically declared subject to this division by the procedure specified in Section 21107.8.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 563, Sec. 37. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 38006.

38006. As used in this division, an “off-highway motor vehicle” is any of the following:
(a) A motor vehicle subject to the provisions of subdivision (a) of Section 38010.
(b) A motor vehicle registered under Section 4000, when such motor vehicle is operated on land to which this division has application.
(c) A motor vehicle owned or operated by a nonresident of this state, whether or not such motor vehicle is identified or registered in a foreign jurisdiction, when such motor vehicle is operated on lands to which this division has application.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1093.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 38007.

38007. The Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division of the Department of Parks and Recreation shall adopt courses of instruction in off-highway motor vehicle safety, operation, and principles of environmental preservation by January 1, 2005. For this purpose the division shall consult with the Department of the California Highway Patrol and other public and private agencies or organizations. The division shall make this course of instruction available directly, through contractual agreement, or through volunteers authorized by the division to conduct a course of instruction.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 563, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 1 - Motor Vehicles Subject to Identification › Section 38010.

38010. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a motor vehicle specified in Section 38012 that is not registered under this code because it is to be operated or used exclusively off the highways, except as provided in this division, shall display an identification plate or device issued by the department.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Motor vehicles specifically exempted from registration under this code, including, but not limited to, motor vehicles exempted pursuant to Sections 4006, 4010, 4012, 4013, 4015, 4018, and 4019.
(2) Implements of husbandry.
(3) Motor vehicles owned by the state, or any county, city, district, or political subdivision of the state, or the United States.
(4) Motor vehicles owned or operated by, or operated under contract with a utility, whether privately or publicly owned, when used as specified in Section 22512.
(5) Special construction equipment described in Section 565, regardless of whether those motor vehicles are used in connection with highway or railroad work.
(6) A motor vehicle with a currently valid special permit issued under Section 38087.5 that is owned or operated by a nonresident of this state and the vehicle is not identified or registered in a foreign jurisdiction. For the purposes of this paragraph, a person who holds a valid driver’s license issued by a foreign jurisdiction is presumed to be a nonresident.
(7) Commercial vehicles weighing more than 6,000 pounds unladen.
(8) A motorcycle manufactured in the year 1942 or prior.
(9) Four-wheeled motor vehicles operated solely in organized racing or competitive events upon a closed course when those events are conducted under the auspices of a recognized sanctioning body or by permit issued by the local governmental authority having jurisdiction.
(10) A motor vehicle with a currently valid identification or registration permit issued by another state, if the other state recognizes an identification plate or device issued by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) as valid for use in that state.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 739, Sec. 1. (AB 232) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 1 - Motor Vehicles Subject to Identification › Section 38012.

38012. (a) As used in this division, “off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification” means a motor vehicle subject to subdivision (a) of Section 38010.
(b) As used in this division, “off-highway motor vehicle” includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) A motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, except for any motorcycle that is eligible for a special transportation identification device issued pursuant to Section 38088.
(2) A snowmobile or other vehicle designed to travel over snow or ice, as defined in Section 557.
(3) A motor vehicle commonly referred to as a sand buggy, dune buggy, or all-terrain vehicle.
(4) A motor vehicle commonly referred to as a jeep.
(5) A recreational off-highway vehicle as defined in Section 500.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 165, Sec. 2. (AB 1595) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 1 - Motor Vehicles Subject to Identification › Section 38013.

38013. Unless otherwise provided, the terms “identification” and “identification certificate” shall have the same meaning as the terms “registration” and “registration card,” respectively, as used in Division 3 (commencing with Section 4000).
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1816.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 1 - Motor Vehicles Subject to Identification › Section 38014.

38014. As used in this division, “closed course” includes, but is not limited to, a speedway, racetrack, or a prescribed and defined route of travel on or off a highway that is closed to all motor vehicles other than those of participants. A closed course is one which is not available at any time for vehicular access by the general public.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1050.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 1 - Motor Vehicles Subject to Identification › Section 38020.

38020. Except as otherwise provided in this division, a person shall not operate or leave standing an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification under this code that is not registered under the provisions of Division 3 (commencing with Section 4000), unless it is identified under the provisions of this chapter. A violation of this section is an infraction. Riding in violation of seasons established by Section 2412(f) and 2415 of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations constitutes a violation of this section. This section shall not apply to the operation, transportation, or leaving standing of an off-highway vehicle pursuant to a valid special permit.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 345, Sec. 18. (AB 2752) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 1 - Motor Vehicles Subject to Identification › Section 38021.

38021. (a) A manufacturer, dealer, or distributor, or his agent, owning or lawfully possessing any off-highway motor vehicle of a type otherwise required to be identified hereunder may operate or use such vehicle without an identification certificate and plate or device upon condition that each such vehicle is accompanied by a special permit issued to the manufacturer, dealer, or distributor as provided in this division.
(b) Persons licensed pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 11700) of Chapter 4 of Division 5 need not obtain such a permit provided the vehicle is operated or used under special plates issued to the licensee.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1093.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 16.5 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES › CHAPTER 2 - Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles; Original and Renewal of Identification; Issuance of Certificates of Ownership › ARTICLE 1 - Motor Vehicles Subject to Identification › Section 38022.

38022. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4000, motorcycles issued a special transportation identification device pursuant to Section 38088 may be transported upon a highway to and from a closed course.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1050.)