A26-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 4, 1998
PennDOT Provides Interpretations
Of Farm Vehicle Laws
(Continued from Page A 24)
modify on the farm or farms owned or
operated by the Vehicle registrant.
2. An "agricultural supply” shall
include any material that facilitates the
operation of a farm or the production,
storage or preservation of any agricul
tural product on a farm, such as feed;
seed; plants; fertilizer; manure; pesti
cides; herbicides; fuel used for heating
of any building located on a farm; fuel
for operation of equipment or vehicles
used by the farm operation; building
materials and equipment used in the
maintenance, repair or construction of
any building or road located on a farm;
livestock; bedding; animal pens and
enclosures; materials, containers and
equipment used in the storage or pre
servation of an agricultural commodi
ty; farm machinery and farming equip
ment and parts and tools used in the
maintenance or repair of such machin
ery or equipment; and any waste
material or residual material resulting
from the maintenance, repair, con
struction or reconstruction of any farm .
building, road, machinery or equip
ment. The term shall also include
groceries, household supplies and
items for the repair and maintenance
of the private dwelling of the farmer
that is located on the farm. The term
does not include any materials, sup
plies or equipment to be used in
another business that may be oper
ated on the farm premises, such as
woodworking, ceramics, crafts, etc.
3.An "agricultural commodity” shall
include any of the following raised,
grown or produced on the farm or
farms owned or operated by the vehi
cle registrant:
a. any field crop, including but not lim
ited to com, wheat, oats, rye, barley,
hay, potatoes and dry beans;
b. any fruit, including but not limited to
tomatoes, snap beans, cabbage, car
rots, beets, onions and mushrooms;
d. any horticultural specialty, including
but not limited to nursery stock, orna
mental shrubs, ornamental trees and
flowers, ornamental sod and live and
cut Christmas trees;
e. any agricultural seed, vegetable
seed, tree and shrub seed and flower
seed;
f. any livestock or livestock product or
any poultry or poultry product which is
raised or produced for human or ani
mal consumption:
g. any fish or other aquatic
animal, plant or byproduct;
and
h. any residual material
resulting from the produc-
tion of any commodity
identified in subpara-
graphs (a) through (g) of
this paragraph, including
animal waste and crop
residue
The term does not
include animals for their fur
or trees raised or produced
for timber, firewood or
wood products.
4. The following activities
shall be considered to be
performed “for the pur-
pose of buying or selling
agricultural supplies or
commodities”:
a. The operation of a vehi-
cle from a farm to a place
of business in order to con-
duct at the place of busi
ness negotiations, pricing,
inspections, marketing
inquiries and similar preli-
minary activities related to
the purchase or receipt of
an agricultural supply or
the sale of an agricultural
commodity by the vehicle
registrant.
b. The hauling or towing of an agricul
tural supply from the place of business
where the supply is received to the
farm in which such supply is intended
to be utilized;
c. If applicable, the hauling or towing
of an agricultural supply utilized on the
farm for the purpose of returning such
supply to the place of business provid
ing the supply;
d. The hauling or towing of an agricul
tural commodity from a farm to a place
of business engaged in auctioning or
similar centralized bulk marketing of
agricultural products generally for the
purpose of selling such commodify;
e. The hauling or towing of an agricul
tural commodify which is unsuccess
fully attempted to be marketed at a
place of business identified in para
graph (C)(4)(d) from such place to the
farm'
f. The hauling or towing of an agricul
tural commodify from the farm to a
place of business after sale of such
agricultural commodity to such
business;
g. The hauling or towing of an agricul
tural commodify to a farmer's market
operated in whole or part by the vehi
cle registrant for the purpose of direct
retail marketing of such commodify at
the market location; and, if applicable,
the hauling or towing of any agricultur
al commodity unsuccessfully
attempted to be marketed from such
market location to the farm;
h. The hauling or towing of any waste
or residual agricultural supply or com
modity from the farm to a place of busi
ness for disposal;
i. The operation of a vehicle from the
farm to the place of business or from
the place of business to the farm, whi
chever applicable, upon completion of
the activity described in subpara
graphs (a) through (h).
5. Delivery of commodities are not
permitted unless;
a. The delivery is made in accor
dance with subparagraph (B)(4) to the
place of delivery designated by the
purchaser pursuant to the purchase of
such commodities at a place of busi
ness engaged in auctioning or similar
centralized bulk marketing or agricul
tural products; or
b. To a place of business, as defined
in paragraph (c)(1).
6. The operation of a registered farm
vehicle for hauling any material,
machinery or equipment intended to
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be used on a premises other than a
farm owned or operated by the vehicle
registrant (such as landscaping on pri
vate homes) is specifically prohibited.
7. The operation of a registered farm
vehicle for hauling or towing agricultur
al commodities that have not been
produced on farms owned or operated
by the vehicle registrant or for hauling
or towing supplies that are not
intended to be utilized on the farm or
farms owned or operated by the vhie
cle registrant is specifically prohibited.
D. The requirement that a registered
farm vehicle be operated “on high
ways between” a farm owned or
operated by the vehicle registrant and
another location specified in Section
1344(a) is not intended to be inter
preted as requiring the use of the most
direct highway route between such
authorized points. An operator of such
vehicle is authorized to use an alterna
tive route, provided that such alterna
tive route is not such a deviation from
the most direct route as to be indica
tive or a use of such vehicle which is
not authorized under Section 1344(a).
Chester Senior Citizens Eligible
For Farmers Market Program
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) A new state pilot program
designed to provide fresh farmers
market fruits and vegetables to
senior citizens was announced this
week by the state Department of
Agriculture.
According to a news release by
the PDA, the pilot program
expands participation in the exist
ing Pennsylvania Farmers Market
food coupon program beyond the
women, infants and children that it
has been serving to now include
senior citizens in the city of Ches
ter area.
There are three fanners markets
involved in the program and cou
pons, or “checks," are now to be
made available to eligible senior
citizens aged 60 or older
who live in the city of Chester, or
within the surrounding communi
ties of Aston, Chester Township,
Edystone, Marcus Hook, Parkside,
Trainer, Upland, and Lower and
Upper Chichester.
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Angus Breeders Parade 252
Entries At Atlantic National Show
TIMONIUM, Md. - Judge
Mark Richardson, Milton, Ind.,
selected champions from the 176
females, 56 bulls and 20 cow-calf
pairs that were paraded by
Angus breeders at the 1998
Atlantic National Super Roll of
Victory (ROV) Angus Show. The
event was held May 24 in
Timonium, Md.
The title of supreme champi
on over all entries was present
ed to Whitestone Queen Elba
F 176 and her September 1997
heifer calf. The pair, which was
shown by Whitestone Farm,
Aldie, Va., and Mark Duffell,
Aldie, Va., was first named the
grand champion cow with
embryo calf. The cow is an April
1994 daughter of Leachman
Right Time, while the calf is
sired by RR Regal 1459.
In the bull show, top honors
were awarded to WK Online, the
junior champion entry. The
February 1996 son of
Krugerrands Moneyline was
show by Whitestone Krebs,
The markets that will accept the
Fanners Market Nutrition program
checks to purchase the fresh pro
duce include:
• Chester Community Farmers
Market located at the Trinity
United Methodist Church parking
lot. Ninth and Kerlin streets in
Chester, open every Thursday
from noon to 4 p.m.
• Linvilla Orchards Farm
Market located at 137 W.
Knowlton Road in Media, it is
open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Rockview State Correctional
Institution Farm Operation
location and hours to be
announced.
According to PDA, the program
vouchers, also called “checks,” are
to be accepted only at these three
markets. They are to be available
in increments of $S cxchangablc
only for eligible foods, not cash.
For those seniors who are mem
bers of the Chester Senior Center,
the checks can be picked up at the
Gordon, Neb., and WK Online
Associates, Gordon, Neb.
Whitestone Treasury JlB7, a
March 1997 son of G T S V F
Treasury, captured the reserve
grand champion bull title. The
winning entry was exhibited by
Jane Saunders, Richmond, Va.
and Whitestone Farm, Aldie, Va
He was first named the late
spring bull calf champion.
WK Tillie 7277 walked away
with the grand champion female
title for Kami Krebs, Gordon,
Neb., and Express Angus
Ranches, Shawnee, Okla. The
February 1997 daughter of
Krugerrands Moneyline first
topped the early spring heifer
calf division.
The reserve grand champion
female honors were earned by
Whitestone Miss Rita JllB, the
reserve early spring heifer calf
champion. Clear View Farm,
Louisa, Va., and Jane Saunders,
Richmond, Va., exhibited the
February 1997 daughter of G A
R Precision 1680.
Center, located at 721 Hayes Street
in Chester.
For those seniors who are not
members of the Chester Senior
Center, and for those who live in
the surrounding communities,
checks also are to be picked up at
the Center, but only on Wednes
days from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The announcement of the pilot
program was made by state Agri
culture Secretary Samuel Hayes
Jr., on behalf of state Gov. Tom
Ridge.
“In Pennsylvania, we produce
an abundant array of nutritious,
high-quality fruits and vegetables,
and we believe our seniors should
have access to a healthy diet,”
Hayes said. “Health experts
recommend five or more servings
of fruits and vegetables daily for
good health.”
For more information on the
program, call the PDA Bureau of
Food Distribution at
1-800468-2433.