§ 47-12-215. Lamps on farm tractors - Farm equipment and implements of husbandry.

A.  Every farm tractor and every self-propelled farm equipment unit or implement of husbandry not equipped with an electric lighting system shall at all times, as mentioned in Section 12-201 of this title, be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a white light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front of such vehicle and shall also be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a red light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear of such vehicle.

B.  Every self-propelled unit of farm equipment not equipped with an electric lighting system shall at all times, as mentioned in Section 12-201 of this title, in addition to the lamps required in subsection A of this section, be equipped with two red reflectors visible from all distances within six hundred (600) feet to one hundred (100) feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.

C.  Every combination of farm tractor and towed unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry not equipped with an electric lighting system shall at all times, as mentioned in Section 12-201 of this title, be equipped with the following lamps:

1.  At least one lamp mounted to indicate as nearly as practicable the extreme left projection of said combination and displaying a white light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front of said combination; and

2.  Two lamps each displaying a red light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear of said combination or, as an alternative, at least one lamp displaying a red light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear thereof and two red reflectors visible from all distances within six hundred (600) feet to one hundred (100) feet to the rear thereof when illuminated by the upper beams of head lamps.

D.  Every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry equipped with an electric lighting system shall at all times, as mentioned in Section 12-201 of this title, be equipped with two single-beam or multiple-beam head lamps meeting the requirements of Section 12-203.3 of this title or, as an alternative, Section 12-602.1 of this title, and at least one red lamp visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear; provided, however, that every such self-propelled unit of farm equipment other than a farm tractor shall have two such red lamps or, as an alternative, one such red lamp and two red reflectors visible from all distances within six hundred (600) feet to one hundred (100) feet when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.

E.  Every combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment or towed implement of husbandry equipped with an electric lighting system shall at all times, as mentioned in Section 12-201 of this title, be equipped with lamps as follows:

1.  The farm tractor element of every such combination shall be equipped as required in subsection D of this section.

2.  The towed unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry element of such combination shall be equipped with two red lamps visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear or, as an alternative, two red reflectors visible from all distances within six hundred (600) to one hundred (100) feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.

3.  Said combinations shall also be equipped with a lamp displaying a white or amber light, of any shade of color between white and amber, visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front and a lamp displaying a red light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear.

F.  The lamps and reflectors required in subsections A through E of this section shall be so positioned as to show from front and rear as nearly as practicable the extreme projection of the vehicle carrying them on the side of the roadway used in passing such vehicle.  If a farm tractor, or a unit of farm equipment, whether self-propelled or towed, is equipped with two or more lamps or reflectors visible from the front or two or more lamps or reflectors visible from the rear, such lamps or reflectors shall be so positioned that the extreme projections both to the left and to the right of said vehicle shall be indicated as nearly as practicable.

G.  Every farm tractor and every self-propelled farm equipment unit or implement of husbandry may be equipped with a flashing, strobe-light-type device that when lighted is visible from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front of the vehicle or from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear of the vehicle.

Added by Laws 1961, p. 397, § 12-215, eff. Sept. 1, 1961.  Amended by Laws 2007, c. 16, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.