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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the registration and operation of certain off-highway |
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vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "off-highway |
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vehicle" means: |
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(1) an all-terrain vehicle, as defined by Section |
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663.001, Transportation Code; |
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(2) an off-highway motorcycle; [and] |
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(3) a recreational off-highway vehicle that: |
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(A) is equipped with a non-straddle seat for the |
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use of: |
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(i) the rider; and |
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(ii) a passenger, if the vehicle is |
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designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger; |
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(B) is designed to propel itself with four or |
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more tires in contact with the ground; |
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(C) is designed by the manufacturer for |
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off-highway use by the operator only; and |
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(D) is not designed by the manufacturer primarily |
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for farming or lawn care; and |
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(4) any other motorized vehicle used for off-highway |
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recreation on: |
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(A) public land over which the department has |
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authority or on land purchased or leased by the department; or |
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(B) land acquired or developed under a grant made |
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under Section 29.008 or any other grant program operated or |
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administered by the department. |
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SECTION 2. Section 502.001(1), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "All-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that |
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is: |
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(A) equipped with a saddle[, bench, or bucket
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seats] for the use of: |
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(i) the rider; and |
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(ii) a passenger, if the motor vehicle is |
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designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger; |
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(B) designed to propel itself with three or more |
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tires in contact with the ground; |
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(C) designed by the manufacturer for off-highway |
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use; and |
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(D) not designed by the manufacturer primarily |
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for farming or lawn care. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |