85R5310 JRR-F
By: Kacal, et al. H.B. No. 920
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles and recreational
off-highway vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 663.037(d) and (g), Transportation
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(d) The operator of an all-terrain vehicle may drive the
vehicle on a public street, road, or highway that is not an
interstate or limited-access highway if:
(1) the transportation is in connection with:
(A) the production, cultivation, care,
harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning, storing,
handling, shipping, marketing, selling, or use of agricultural
products, as defined by Section 52.002, Agriculture Code; or
(B) utility work performed by a utility;
(2) the operator attaches to the back of the vehicle
[on top of an eight-foot-long pole] a triangular orange flag that is
at least six feet above ground level;
(3) the vehicle's headlights and taillights are
illuminated;
(4) the operator holds a driver's license, as defined
by Section 521.001;
(5) the operation of the all-terrain vehicle occurs in
the daytime; and
(6) the operation of the all-terrain vehicle does not
exceed a distance of 25 miles from the point of origin to the
destination.
(g) A peace officer or other person who provides law
enforcement, firefighting, ambulance, medical, or other emergency
services, including a volunteer firefighter, may operate an
all-terrain vehicle on a public street, road, or highway that is not
an interstate or limited-access highway only if:
(1) the transportation is in connection with the
performance of the operator's [officer's] official duty;
(2) the operator [officer] attaches to the back of the
vehicle [on top of an eight-foot-long pole] a triangular orange
flag that is at least six feet above ground level;
(3) the vehicle's headlights and taillights are
illuminated; and
(4) the operator [officer] holds a driver's license,
as defined by Section 521.001[; and
[(5) the operation of the all-terrain vehicle does not
exceed a distance of 25 miles from the point of origin to the
destination].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.