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It has been modified 17 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 498; in 1956, chapters 292 and 568; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1962, chapters 214 and 535; in 1964, chapter 611; in 1966, chapter 654; in 1968, chapter 46; in 1970, chapter 192; in 1972, chapter 609; in 1973, chapter 495; in 1978, chapter 307; in 1988, chapters 76 and 568; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1996, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0055\">55<\/a>; in 2000, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?001+ful+CHAP0318\">318<\/a>; in 2016, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0142\">142<\/a>; in 2023, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0085\">85<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0086\">86<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82626,"section_number":"46.2-1099","catch_line":"Further exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1099\/"},{"id":56989,"section_number":"58.1-3941","catch_line":"What may be distrained for taxes","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3941\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":62636,"section_number":"46.2-684.2","catch_line":"Permanent farm use placards","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-684.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228273,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70298,"identifier":"46.2-667","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-667","url":"\/46.2-667\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-667\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-667","dublin_core":{"Title":"Farm machinery and tractors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-667","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">decals<\/span> for or pay the prescribed fee for any farm machinery or tractor when operated on a <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> (i) between one tract of land and another regardless of whether the land is owned by the same person or (ii) to and from a repair shop for repairs.\n\t\tThe <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> or lessee of any farm machinery or tractor claiming the exemption provided pursuant to this section shall not be required to obtain a permanent farm use placard pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Permanent farm use placards\" href=\"\/46.2-684.2\/\">46.2-684.2<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFARM MACHINERY AND TRACTORS (\u00a7 46.2-667)\n\nNo person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license\nplates, or decals for or pay the prescribed fee for any farm machinery or\ntractor when operated on a highway (i) between one tract of land and another\nregardless of whether the land is owned by the same person or (ii) to and from a\nrepair shop for repairs.\n\t\tThe owner or lessee of any farm machinery or tractor claiming the exemption\nprovided pursuant to this section shall not be required to obtain a permanent\nfarm use placard pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-684.2.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-45; 1950, p. 693; 1952, c. 498; 1956, cc. 292, 568;\n1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-45; 1962, cc. 214, 535; 1964, c. 611; 1966, c. 654; 1968,\nc. 46; 1970, c. 192; 1972, c. 609; 1973, c. 495; 1978, c. 307; 1988, cc. 76,\n568; 1989, c. 727; 1996, c. 55; 2000, c. 318; 2016, c. 142; 2023, cc. 85, 86.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}