85R5310 JRR-F     By: Kacal 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.