Farmers Hope to Protect Privilege of Vehicle Exemptions
A new state law restricting the kinds of vehicles allowed to display Farm Use license plates is being met with approval by Virginia farmers, who hope the stricter rules will reduce abuse of the tags.
The Farm Use tag exempts farmers from paying state and local registration fees for vehicles used only for agriculture and driven just short distances on public roads. Under the new law, which took effect on July 1, only pickup trucks, SUVs, panel trucks, trailers and other equipment with a gross weight greater than 7,500 pounds can display a Farm Use tag.
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