1. (1) A person commits the offense of failure to register a farm vehicle properly if the person is the new owner of a vehicle with registration under ORS 805.300, and the person operates the vehicle before properly registering it.
2. (2) Nothing in this section prohibits a person from registering the vehicle under ORS 805.300 if qualifications for registration under that section are met.
3. (3) The offense described in this section, failure to register a farm vehicle properly, is a Class A misdemeanor.

[1983 c.338 §776; 1985 c.16 §373; 1993 c.741 §137]