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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) Except as provided in ORS 825.026 and 825.030 or as otherwise provided in this section, this chapter and ORS 815.237 do not apply to a motor vehicle or combination owned or leased by a farmer who meets the qualifications under ORS 805.310 if the vehicle or combination:
(a) Is used for transportation described under ORS 805.390.
(b) Is used for transporting sand, gravel, rock, dirt, debris, cinders or asphaltic concrete mix to a project of a district or corporation organized under ORS chapter 545, 547 or 554 when the project is being constructed on land owned or leased by the farmer and the materials are directly related to the construction of the project.
(c) Has three or fewer permanent axles and is used in part to provide transportation services for hire when such services relate to the farm of another and are services that the vehicle owner could perform in the operation of the owner's farm under farm vehicle registration issued under ORS 805.300 or with the farm device issued under ORS 805.400. For purposes of this paragraph, a single drop axle is not a permanent axle.
(d) Is a combination of a pickup truck and a trailer and is used in part to provide transportation services for hire when such services relate to the farm of another and are services that the vehicle owner could perform in the operation of the owner's farm under farm vehicle registration issued under ORS 805.300 or with the farm device issued under ORS 805.400.
(2) Vehicles or combinations that either are registered under ORS 805.300 or have a farm device issued under ORS 805.400 are subject to the provisions of ORS 825.210, 825.250 and 825.252 if the vehicles or combinations:
(a) Are operating in interstate commerce; or
(b) Have a combined weight of more than 80,000 pounds.
(3) Any farmer with a vehicle registered under ORS 805.300, or with a farm device issued under ORS 805.400, may obtain a permit under ORS 825.102 that will authorize partial use of the vehicle to provide transportation services for hire.
(4) Any person issued a permit as described in subsection (3) of this section must comply with record keeping requirements and reporting requirements that the Department of Transportation determines necessary for the department to administer this section. The department may deny the exemptions from provisions of this chapter provided to persons issued permits as described in subsection (3) of this section if a person fails to comply with record keeping requirements.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Oregon Vehicle Code § 825.024 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-59-oregon-vehicle-code/or-rev-st-sect-825-024/
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