Historical textIn force on Sept. 30, 2010Source: annual CFR edition 2009

§ 391.2 General exceptions.

Wording in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2009, superseded by the 2010 annual edition.

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Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2009 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2009 and Sept. 30, 2010 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.

49 CFR § 391.2 — General exceptions.. Text in force on September 30, 2010. This wording effective October 1, 2009 to October 1, 2010. Source: govinfo, 2009 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2009-title49-vol5/CFR-2009-title49-vol5-sec391-2. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/391.2?asof=2010-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Farm custom operation. The rules in this part do not apply to a driver who drives a commercial motor vehicle controlled and operated by a person engaged in custom-harvesting operations, if the commercial motor vehicle is used to—

(1) Transport farm machinery, supplies, or both, to or from a farm for custom-harvesting operations on a farm; or

(2) Transport custom-harvested crops to storage or market.

(b) Apiarian industries. The rules in this part do not apply to a driver who is operating a commercial motor vehicle controlled and operated by a beekeeper engaged in the seasonal transportation of bees.

(c) Certain farm vehicle drivers. The rules in this part do not apply to a farm vehicle driver except a farm vehicle driver who drives an articulated (combination) commercial motor vehicle, as defined in § 390.5. (For limited exemptions for farm vehicle drivers of articulated commercial motor vehicles, see § 391.67.)

[36 FR 24219, Dec. 22, 1971, as amended at 37 FR 26112, Dec. 8, 1972; 54 FR 12202, Mar. 24, 1989; 60 FR 38745, July 28, 1995; 61 FR 13346, Mar. 26, 1996; 61 FR 17253, Apr. 19, 1996]

Amendment history

9 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996

Oct. 1, 2016 → presentannual edition 2016diff vs. previous
[76 FR 75487, Dec. 2, 2011, as amended at 78 FR 16195, Mar. 14, 2013; 78 FR 58483, Sept. 24, 2013; 81 FR 47720, July 22, 2016]
Oct. 1, 2015 → Oct. 1, 2016annual edition 2015diff vs. previous
[76 FR 75487, Dec. 2, 2011, as amended at 78 FR 16195, Mar. 14, 2013; 78 FR 58483, Sept. 24, 2013]
Oct. 1, 2014 → Oct. 1, 2015annual edition 2014diff vs. previous
[76 FR 75487, Dec. 2, 2011, as amended at 78 FR 16195, Mar. 14, 2013; 78 FR 58483, Sept. 24, 2013]
Oct. 1, 2013 → Oct. 1, 2014annual edition 2013diff vs. previous
[76 FR 75487, Dec. 2, 2011, as amended at 78 FR 16195, Mar. 14, 2013; 78 FR 58483, Sept. 24, 2013]
Oct. 1, 2012 → Oct. 1, 2013annual edition 2012diff vs. previous
[76 FR 75487, Dec. 2, 2011]
Oct. 1, 2011 → Oct. 1, 2012annual edition 2011diff vs. previous
[75 FR 59135, Sept. 27, 2010]
Oct. 1, 2010 → Oct. 1, 2011annual edition 2010diff vs. previous
[36 FR 24219, Dec. 22, 1971, as amended at 37 FR 26112, Dec. 8, 1972; 54 FR 12202, Mar. 24, 1989; 60 FR 38745, July 28, 1995; 61 FR 13346, Mar. 26, 1996; 61 FR 17253, Apr. 19, 1996]
Oct. 1, 2009 → Oct. 1, 2010annual edition 2009diff vs. previousviewing
[36 FR 24219, Dec. 22, 1971, as amended at 37 FR 26112, Dec. 8, 1972; 54 FR 12202, Mar. 24, 1989; 60 FR 38745, July 28, 1995; 61 FR 13346, Mar. 26, 1996; 61 FR 17253, Apr. 19, 1996]
Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2009annual editions 1996–2008
[36 FR 24219, Dec. 22, 1971, as amended at 37 FR 26112, Dec. 8, 1972; 54 FR 12202, Mar. 24, 1989; 60 FR 38745, July 28, 1995; 61 FR 13346, Mar. 26, 1996; 61 FR 17253, Apr. 19, 1996]

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.