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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to all-terrain vehicles and recreational 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. Sections 502.001(1) and (37), Transportation |
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Code, are 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 seat or seats [saddle] for |
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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; and |
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(E) not more than 50 inches wide. |
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(37) "Recreational off-highway vehicle" means a motor |
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vehicle that is: |
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(A) equipped with a [non-straddle] seat or seats |
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for the 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) designed to propel itself with four 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 by the operator only; [and] |
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(D) not designed by the manufacturer primarily |
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for farming or lawn care; and |
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(E) not more than 65 inches wide. |
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SECTION 2. Section 663.001(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 seat or seats [saddle] for |
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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 four |
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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 by the operator only; [and] |
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(D) not designed by the manufacturer for farming |
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or lawn care; and |
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(E) not more than 50 inches wide. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |