# 49 CFR § 391.2: General exceptions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-391.2

## Section

- **Citation:** 49 CFR § 391.2
- **Heading:** General exceptions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 49—Transportation > Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER III—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS > PART 391—QUALIFICATIONS OF DRIVERS AND LONGER COMBINATION VEHICLE (LCV) DRIVER INSTRUCTORS > Subpart A—General

## Text

(a) Farm custom operation. The rules in this part, except for § 391.15(e) and (f), 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, except for § 391.15(e) and (f), 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, except for § 391.15(e) and (f), 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 of this chapter. For limited exemptions for farm vehicle drivers of articulated commercial motor vehicles, see § 391.67.
(d) Covered farm vehicles. The rules in part 391, Subpart E—Physical Qualifications and Examinations—do not apply to drivers of “covered farm vehicles,” as defined in 49 CFR 390.5.
(e) Pipeline welding trucks. The rules in this part do not apply to drivers of “pipeline welding trucks” as defined in 49 CFR 390.38(b).
[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]

## Nearby sections

- [49 CFR § 391.1 § 391.1 Scope of the rules in this part; additional qualifications; duties of carrier-drivers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-391.1.md)
- [49 CFR § 391.2 § 391.2 General exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-391.2.md)
- [49 CFR § 391.11 § 391.11 General qualifications of drivers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-391.11.md)
- [49 CFR § 391.13 § 391.13 Responsibilities of drivers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-391.13.md)
- [49 CFR § 391.15 § 391.15 Disqualification of drivers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-391.15.md)
- [49 CFR § 391.21 § 391.21 Application for employment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-391.21.md)
- [49 CFR § 391.23 § 391.23 Investigation and inquiries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-391.23.md)
- [49 CFR § 391.25 § 391.25 Annual inquiry and review of driving record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-391.25.md)
- [49 CFR § 391.31 § 391.31 Road test.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-391.31.md)
- [49 CFR § 391.33 § 391.33 Equivalent of road test.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-391.33.md)
- [49 CFR § 391.41 § 391.41 Physical qualifications for drivers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-391.41.md)
- [49 CFR § 391.43 § 391.43 Medical examination; certificate of physical examination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-391.43.md)
- [49 CFR § 391.44 § 391.44 Physical qualification standards for an individual who does not satisfy, with the worse eye, either the distant visual acuity standard with corrective lenses or the field of vision standard, or both.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-391.44.md)
- [49 CFR § 391.45 § 391.45 Persons who must be medically examined and certified.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-391.45.md)

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