                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PERMANENT FARM USE PLACARDS (§ 46.2-684.2)

A. For the purposes of this section, &#8220;farm use placard&#8221; means a
device containing letters, numerals, or a combination of both attached to a
vehicle that is used for one of the exempt purposes set forth in &#xA7;
46.2-665, 46.2-666, 46.2-670, 46.2-672, or 46.2-673.

B. An owner or lessee of a farm vehicle claiming an exemption for a farm vehicle
provided pursuant to &#xA7; 46.2-665, 46.2-666, 46.2-670, 46.2-672, or 46.2-673
shall obtain a farm use placard from the Department and display such placard on
the vehicle at all times. The provisions of this section shall not apply to
vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 7,500 pounds,
trailers, or semitrailers used exclusively as set forth in &#xA7; 46.2-665,
46.2-666, 46.2-670, 46.2-672, or 46.2-673. Such farm use placard shall be
permanent and valid for so long as the owner or lessee uses the vehicle for an
exempt purpose and shall not require renewal.

C. Application for a permanent farm use placard shall be made on a form provided
by the Department and shall require:

   1. The name of the owner or lessee of the vehicle for which the exemption is
   claimed;

   2. The approximate location and acreage of each farm on which the vehicle is
   to be used;

   3. The type of agricultural commodities, poultry, dairy products, or livestock
   produced on such farms;

   4. A statement, signed by the owner or lessee, that the vehicle shall only be
   used for one or more of the exempt purposes set forth in &#xA7; 46.2-665,
   46.2-666, 46.2-670, 46.2-672, or 46.2-673; and

   5. A statement, signed by the owner or lessee, that the vehicle is an insured
   motor vehicle as defined in &#xA7; 46.2-705 or is insured by a policy
   authorized pursuant to &#xA7; 46.2-684.1.
   				Such application shall not request any additional information not required
   pursuant to this subsection. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
   Department shall not release, except upon request by the farm use placard
   applicant, the guardian of such applicant, or the authorized agent of such
   applicant, or pursuant to a court order, any information obtained pursuant to
   this section.

D. The Department may charge a fee of $15 for a farm use placard. All fees
collected by the Commissioner pursuant to this section shall be paid into the
state treasury and set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the expenses
of the Department.

E. Farm use placards are nontransferable.

F. An owner or lessee of a farm use vehicle shall return the farm use placard to
the Department within 30 days of the vehicle ceasing to be used for one or more
of the exempt purposes set forth in &#xA7; 46.2-665, 46.2-666, 46.2-670,
46.2-672, or 46.2-673.

G. The Department shall not limit the number of placards that can be obtained at
one time, provided the applicant is lawfully entitled to such placards.

HISTORY: 2022, cc. 51, 52; 2023, cc. 85, 86.