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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles in connection |
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with utility work. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 663.037, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) The operator of an all-terrain vehicle may drive the |
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vehicle on a public street, road, or highway that is not an |
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interstate or limited-access highway if: |
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(1) the transportation is in connection with: |
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(A) the production, cultivation, care, |
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harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning, storing, |
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handling, shipping, marketing, selling, or use of agricultural |
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products, as defined by Section 52.002, Agriculture Code; or |
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(B) utility work performed by a utility; |
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(2) the operator attaches to the back of the vehicle on |
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top of an eight-foot-long pole a triangular orange flag; |
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(3) the vehicle's headlights and taillights are |
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illuminated; |
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(4) the operator holds a driver's license, as defined |
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by Section 521.001; |
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(5) the operation of the all-terrain vehicle occurs in |
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the daytime; and |
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(6) the operation of the all-terrain vehicle does not |
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exceed a distance of 25 miles from the point of origin to the |
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destination. |
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(d-1) Provisions of this code regarding helmet and eye |
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protection use, safety certification, and other vehicular |
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restrictions do not apply to Subsection (d) [this subsection]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |