(a) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a vehicle that is controlled and operated by a farmer and:
(A) used to transport agricultural products, farm machinery, or farm supplies to or from a farm;
(B) used within 150 miles of the person‘s farm; and
(C) not used in the operations of a common or contract motor carrier;
(2) a fire-fighting or emergency vehicle necessary to the preservation of life or property or the execution of emergency governmental functions, whether operated by an employee of a political subdivision or by a volunteer fire fighter;
(3) a military vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle, when operated for military purposes by military personnel, including:
(A) active duty military personnel, including personnel serving in the United States Coast Guard; and
(B) members of the reserves and national guard on active duty, including personnel on full-time national guard duty, personnel engaged in part-time training, and national guard military technicians;
(4) a recreational vehicle that is driven for personal use;
(5) a vehicle that is owned, leased, or controlled by an air carrier, as defined by § 21.155, and that is driven or operated exclusively by an employee of the air carrier only on the premises of an airport, as defined by § 22.001, on service roads to which the public does not have access;
(6) a vehicle used exclusively to transport seed cotton modules or cotton burrs;
(7) a vehicle, including a vehicle described by § 504.502(i), that is:
(A) operated intrastate; and
(B) driven by an individual not for compensation and not in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise; or
(8) a covered farm vehicle as defined by 49 C.F.R. § 390.5.
(b) In this section, “recreational vehicle” means a motor vehicle primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational camping or travel use. The term includes a travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, and motor home.