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The provisions of this section shall only apply to (i) pickup or panel trucks; (ii) sport utility vehicles; (iii) vehicles other than pickup or panel trucks, sport utility vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers having a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 7,500 pounds; and (iv) trailers and semitrailers. The owner or lessee of a pickup or panel truck or sport utility vehicle claiming the exemption provided pursuant to this section shall be required to obtain a permanent farm use placard pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-684.2.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":236941,"text":"No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license plates, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer owned by a farm owner when the vehicle is operated or moved along a highway for no more than 75 miles between a sawmill or sawmill site and his farm to transport sawdust, wood shavings, slab wood, and other wood wastes. The provisions of this section shall only apply to (i) pickup or panel trucks; (ii) sport utility vehicles; (iii) vehicles other than pickup or panel trucks, sport utility vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers having a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 7,500 pounds; and (iv) trailers and semitrailers. The owner or lessee of a pickup or panel truck or sport utility vehicle claiming the exemption provided pursuant to this section shall be required to obtain a permanent farm use placard pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-684.2.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13542,"edition_id":1,"name":"Exemptions from Registration","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12879,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:10","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:10","permalink":{"id":228251,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13542,"identifier":"6","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12879,"edition_id":1,"name":"Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12771,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":226923,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12879,"identifier":"6","token":"46.2\/II\/6","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12771,"edition_id":1,"name":"Titling, Registration and Licensure","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225627,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12771,"identifier":"II","token":"46.2\/II","url":"\/46.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":77821,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-662","catch_line":"Temporary exemption for new resident operating vehicle registered in another state or country","url":"\/46.2-662\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-662","metadata":false},{"id":57917,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-663","catch_line":"Backhoes","url":"\/46.2-663\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-663","metadata":false},{"id":75465,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-664","catch_line":"Vehicles used for spraying fruit trees and other plants","url":"\/46.2-664\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-664","metadata":false},{"id":54507,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-665","catch_line":"Vehicles used for agricultural or horticultural purposes","url":"\/46.2-665\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-665","metadata":false},{"id":74797,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-666","catch_line":"Vehicles used for seasonal transportation of farm produce and livestock","url":"\/46.2-666\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-666","metadata":false},{"id":70298,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-667","catch_line":"Farm machinery and tractors","url":"\/46.2-667\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-667","metadata":false},{"id":56720,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-668","catch_line":"Vehicles validly registered in other states and used in conjunction with harvesting operations","url":"\/46.2-668\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-668","metadata":false},{"id":59930,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-669","catch_line":"Tractors and similar vehicles owned by sawmill operators","url":"\/46.2-669\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-669","metadata":false},{"id":65118,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-670","catch_line":"Vehicles owned by farmers and used to transport certain wood products","url":"\/46.2-670\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-670","metadata":false},{"id":69394,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-670.1","catch_line":"Vehicles owned by maritime cargo terminal operators","url":"\/46.2-670.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-670.1","metadata":false},{"id":65524,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-671","catch_line":"Vehicles used at mines","url":"\/46.2-671\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-671","metadata":false},{"id":82778,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-672","catch_line":"Certain vehicles transporting fertilizer, cotton, or peanuts","url":"\/46.2-672\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-672","metadata":false},{"id":81820,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-673","catch_line":"Return trips of exempted farm vehicles","url":"\/46.2-673\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-673","metadata":false},{"id":77171,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-674","catch_line":"Vehicles used by commercial fishermen","url":"\/46.2-674\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-674","metadata":false},{"id":69751,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-675","catch_line":"Certain vehicles engaged in mining or quarrying operations; 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It has been modified 20 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 2010, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0293\">293<\/a>; in 2012, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0174\">174<\/a>; in 2013, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0776\">776<\/a>; in 2016, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0142\">142<\/a>; in 2017, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0538\">538<\/a>; in 2022, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0051\">51<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0052\">52<\/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":58944,"section_number":"46.2-1088.5","catch_line":"Reflectors or reflectorized material required on rear end of certain trailers","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1088.5\/"},{"id":82626,"section_number":"46.2-1099","catch_line":"Further exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1099\/"},{"id":63815,"section_number":"46.2-613","catch_line":"Infractions relating to registration, licensing, and certificates of title; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-613\/"},{"id":62636,"section_number":"46.2-684.2","catch_line":"Permanent farm use placards","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-684.2\/"},{"id":79607,"section_number":"58.1-3505","catch_line":"Classification of farm animals, certain grains, agricultural products, farm machinery, farm implements and equipment; governing body may exempt","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3505\/"}],"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":228285,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65118,"identifier":"46.2-670","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-670","url":"\/46.2-670\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-670\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-670","dublin_core":{"Title":"Vehicles owned by farmers and used to transport certain wood products","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-670","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 a registration fee for any <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> owned by a farm <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> when the vehicle is operated or moved along a <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> for no more than 75 miles between a sawmill or sawmill site and his farm to transport sawdust, wood shavings, slab wood, and other wood wastes. 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The <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> or lessee of a <span class=\"dictionary\">pickup or panel truck<\/span> or sport <span class=\"dictionary\">utility vehicle<\/span> claiming the exemption provided pursuant to this section shall 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\nVEHICLES OWNED BY FARMERS AND USED TO TRANSPORT CERTAIN WOOD PRODUCTS (\u00a7\n46.2-670)\n\nNo person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license\nplates, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any motor vehicle, trailer,\nor semitrailer owned by a farm owner when the vehicle is operated or moved along\na highway for no more than 75 miles between a sawmill or sawmill site and his\nfarm to transport sawdust, wood shavings, slab wood, and other wood wastes. The\nprovisions of this section shall only apply to (i) pickup or panel trucks; (ii)\nsport utility vehicles; (iii) vehicles other than pickup or panel trucks, sport\nutility vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers having a gross vehicle weight rating\ngreater than 7,500 pounds; and (iv) trailers and semitrailers. The owner or\nlessee of a pickup or panel truck or sport utility vehicle claiming the\nexemption provided pursuant to this section shall be required to obtain a\npermanent farm 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; 2010, c. 293; 2012, c. 174; 2013, c. 776; 2016, c. 142; 2017,\nc. 538; 2022, cc. 51, 52; 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}}