A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO permit the highway use of off‑road vehicles used in agricultural quarantine programs.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑51 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"§ 20-51.  Exempt from registration.
The following shall be exempt from the requirement of registration and certificate of title:
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(14)	Any vehicle that meets all of the following:
a.	Is designed for use in work off the highway.
b.	Is used for agricultural quarantine programs under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
c.	Is driven or moved on the highway for the purpose of going to and from nonhighway projects.
d.	Is identified in a manner approved by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
e.	Is operated by a person who possesses an identification card issued by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.