(a) General rule.--An open-bed pickup truck or open flatbed truck may not be driven at a speed of more than 35 miles per hour if any person is occupying the bed of the truck. (b) Children.-- (1) Such a truck may not be driven at any speed if a child less than 18 years of age is occupying the bed of the truck or trailer. (2) This subsection shall not apply to: (i) a child of a farmer who is being transported between parts of a farm or farms owned or operated by the farmer in order to perform work on the farm or farms; (ii) a child possessing a valid hunting license who is being transported between a hunting camp and a hunting site or between hunting sites during hunting season; (iii) a child who is a participant in an officially sanctioned parade, only during the course of the parade; or (iv) a child employed to perform farm labor who is being transported between parts of a farm or farms owned or operated by the child's employer or employers. (Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days) 1998 Amendment. Act 151 added section 3719.
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