On March 12, 2014, The State of Tennessee, Office of the Attorney General, issued opinion No. 14-30 which addresses the question, “When a farmer contracts to raise, produce, or feed poultry for the owner of the poultry, is a truck used to transport poultry from the farm pursuant to the contract between the farmer and the owner of the poultry a “farm truck” for purposes of weight restrictions on State highways (not including interstates). Although the provision’s definition of farm truck did not specifically mention the transportation of poultry, the Attorney General reasoned that since the provision includes “livestock…or other agricultural products”, it was the intention of the General Assembly to include poultry. Thus, trucks carrying poultry to market by a farmer under contract to the owner of the poultry shall be considered a “farm truck”.
You can now rest easy. I can’t say the same for the chickens. Read more here.
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