Senate Bill S2073

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  2073

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2015
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Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
  the  operation of any farm vehicle within the state by a person with a
  class D driver's license; and to repeal subparagraph (vi) of paragraph
  (b) of subdivision 2 of section 501  of  such  law  relating  to  farm
  endorsements

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  2  of
section 501 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 339 of
the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  (iv) Class D. (A) Such license shall be valid to operate any passenger
or  limited  use  automobile  or  any truck with a GVWR of not more than
twenty-six thousand pounds or any such vehicle towing a vehicle  with  a
GVWR  of  not  more than ten thousand pounds, or any such vehicle towing
another vehicle with a GVWR of more than ten  thousand  pounds  provided
such  combination  of  vehicles  has  a GCWR of not more than twenty-six
thousand pounds, or any personal use vehicle with a  GVWR  of  not  more
than  twenty-six  thousand  pounds  or any such vehicle towing a vehicle
with a GVWR of not more than ten thousand pounds, except it shall not be
valid to operate a tractor, a motorcycle other  than  a  class  B  or  C
limited  use motorcycle, a vehicle used to transport passengers for hire
or for which a hazardous materials endorsement is required, or a vehicle
defined as a bus in subdivision one of section five  hundred  nine-a  of
this title.
  (B)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  RESTRICTION  ON  THE  OPERATION OF VEHICLES
INCLUDED IN CLAUSE (A) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, SUCH LICENSE SHALL BE VALID
TO OPERATE ANY FARM VEHICLE ANYWHERE WITHIN THIS STATE.
  S 2. Subparagraph (vi) of paragraph (b) of subdivision  2  of  section
501 of the vehicle and traffic law is REPEALED.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  S 3. Subdivision 7 of section 501-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as
added by chapter 173 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
  7.  Farm  vehicle.  A  vehicle OR ANY COMBINATION OF VEHICLES having a
GVWR of not more than twenty-six thousand pounds which is controlled and
operated by a farmer, is used to transport agricultural  products,  farm
machinery,  farm  supplies  or  all of the aforementioned to or from the
farm and is not used in the operations of a  common  or  contract  motor
carrier and[, such a vehicle having a GVWR of more than twenty-six thou-
sand  pounds  while  being  used  within  one hundred fifty miles of the
person's farm] SUCH VEHICLE OR VEHICLES ARE OPERATED WITHIN THIS STATE.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.