Montana Code 61-10-206. Special fees — certain farm vehicles
61-10-206. Special fees — certain farm vehicles. (1) Except for motortrucks owned and operated by cooperative associations or cooperative marketing associations, there must be paid and collected annually a fee equal to 35% of the fees provided in 61-10-201 on:
Terms Used In Montana Code 61-10-206
- farmer: means a person who operates a farm or who is directly involved in the cultivation of land or crops or the raising of livestock owned by or under the direct control of that person;
(ii)"gross combination weight rating" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a combination or articulated vehicle;
(iii)"gross vehicle weight rating" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle; and
(iv)"school bus" has the meaning provided in 49 C. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Motor vehicle: means :
(i)a vehicle propelled by its own power and designed or used to transport persons or property on the highways of the state;
(ii)a quadricycle if it is equipped for use on the highways as prescribed in chapter 9; or
(iii)a golf cart only if it is equipped for use on the highways as prescribed in chapter 9 and is operated pursuant to 61-8-391 or by a person with a low-speed restricted driver's license. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Special mobile equipment: means a vehicle not designed for the transportation of persons or property on the highways but incidentally operated or moved over the highways, including road construction or maintenance machinery, ditch-digging apparatus, and well-boring apparatus. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Trailer: means a vehicle, with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that no part of its weight rests on the towing vehicle. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Truck tractor: means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load drawn. See Montana Code 61-1-101
(a)motortrucks owned and operated by ranchers or farmers in:
(i)the transportation of their own ranch, farm, orchard, or dairy products from point of production to market;
(ii)the transportation of timber harvested on their own ranch, farm, orchard, or dairy from point of harvest to market;
(iii)the transportation of supplies, commodities, or equipment to be used on the ranch, farm, orchard, or dairy;
(iv)the infrequent or seasonal transportation by one farmer for another for any purpose other than commercial hire of products of the farm, orchard, or dairy; or
(v)the transportation of supplies or commodities to be used on the farm, orchard, or dairy; and
(b)one truck tractor and lowboy trailer used by contractors engaged exclusively in soil conservation work and land leveling activities that result in direct benefit to agriculture.
(2)The minimum fee is $6.
(3)A motor vehicle or trailer designed and used to apply fertilizer to agricultural land must be treated as special mobile equipment.