Sec. 522.004. APPLICABILITY. (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 Section 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 Section 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 Section 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. Section 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.
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