OAR 735-048-0020: Permitted Uses

(1) Vehicles registered with farm or proportional farm registration may be used only for the purposes allowed under ORS 805.390. (2) Vehicles registered under farm or proportional farm registration may be operated for hire only as provided in ORS 825.024. (3) Except as described in section (5) of this rule, uses permitted under ORS 805.390(2), (3), (5) and (6) do not include transportation related to non-qualifying commercial enterprises which may be being conducted by the farmer or in which the farmer participates on or off the farm. For example: (a) Farmers who board horses which they are not raising may not legally transport them with a vehicle registered with farm plates, unless: (A) The horses are owned and being raised by a farmer, who would qualify or is currently qualified for farm plates; and (B) The horses are being transported on an exchange of labor basis as provided in ORS 805.390 or as provided under ORS 825.024. (b) A farmer who also operates, works for or in some way participates in a non-farming business, industry or any other non-farming operation may not use farm registered vehicles in the transportation of supplies, equipment, goods or materials, etc., for the non-farming business, industry or other operation. (4) A farmer who has farm registered vehicles may loan, rent or lease those vehicles to another farmer who is or would otherwise be qualified under ORS 805.310 for farm registration for vehicles of the type and size being borrowed, rented or leased. It is the responsibility of the farmer owning loaned, rented or leased farm registered vehicles to insure that: (a) The farmer to whom the vehicles are loaned, rented or leased is qualified for vehicles of the type and size being loaned, rented or leased; and (b) The vehicles loaned, rented or leased to another farmer are used only for those uses permitted by Oregon law. (5) A farmer may use a vehicle registered for farm use to transport firewood, dirt, rock or other material removed from the farm, except items prohibited under ORS 805.390 that the farmer must transport incidental to the regular operation of the farm. Operations under this section must be conducted in the name of the farm.