1. (a) In this section, "farm tractor" and "implement of husbandry" have the meanings assigned by Section 541.201.

2. (b) The width limitation provided by Section 621.201 does not apply to:

   1. (1) highway building or maintenance machinery that is traveling:

      1. (A) during daylight on a public highway other than a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways; or
      2. (B) for not more than 50 miles on a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways;

   2. (2) a vehicle traveling during daylight on a public highway other than a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways or traveling for not more than 50 miles on a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways if the vehicle is:

      1. (A) a farm tractor or implement of husbandry; or

      2. (B) a vehicle on which a farm tractor, implement of husbandry, or equipment used in the harvesting and production of timber, other than a tractor, implement, or equipment being transported from one dealer to another, is being moved by the owner of the tractor, implement, or equipment or by an agent or employee of the owner:

         1. (i) to deliver the tractor, implement, or equipment to a new owner;
         2. (ii) to transport the tractor, implement, or equipment to or from a mechanic for maintenance or repair; or
         3. (iii) in the course of an agricultural or forestry operation;

   3. (3) machinery that is used solely for drilling water wells, including machinery that is a unit or a unit mounted on a conventional vehicle or chassis, and that is traveling:

      1. (A) during daylight on a public highway other than a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways; or
      2. (B) for not more than 50 miles on a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways;
   4. (4) a vehicle owned or operated by a public, private, or volunteer fire department;
   5. (5) a vehicle registered under Section 502.431; or
   6. (6) a recreational vehicle to which Section 622.903 applies.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 20.025, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 106, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 78 (S.B. 971), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 1171), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2015.