“Implements of husbandry” means every vehicle designed or adapted exclusively for timber harvesting or hauling, agricultural, horticultural, or livestock raising operations, or for lifting or carrying an implement of husbandry, and, in either case, not subject to registration if used upon the highways.
History. Acts 1949, No. 142, § 7; 1959, No. 307, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-107; Acts 2005, No. 1991, § 1.
Amendments. The 2005 amendment substituted “or” for “and” preceding “adapted” and inserted “timber harvesting or hauling.”
Case Notes
The exemption provided for in this section is an exemption to the vehicle registration and licensing provisions and is not applicable to the provisions of §§ 27-35-101 - 27-35-103 pertaining to weight limitations on vehicles driven on highways. Stuart v. State, 263 Ark. 54, 563 S.W.2d 398 (1978).
A tractor is an implement of husbandry, and is not subject to registration. Cousins v. Dennis, 298 Ark. 310, 767 S.W.2d 296 (1989).