A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to exempt certain farm vehicles and implements from registration requirements.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑51 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"§ 20‑51.  Exempt from registration.
The following shall be exempt from the requirement of registration and certificate of title:
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(16)	Any vehicle that meets all of the following:
a.	Is designed for use in work off the highway.
b.	Is a farm implement or tractor as defined in G.S. 20‑4.01 and is used solely for agricultural purposes.
c.	The farm implement or tractor as defined in G.S. 20‑4.01 and shall be used for a period of time less than five weeks out of any calendar year.
c.	Is driven or moved on the highway for the purpose of going to and from nonhighway projects.
d.	Is identified in a manner approved by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
e.	Is operated by a person who is exempt from licensing requirements of G.S. 20‑8(2)."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 2007.