Vehicles registered with the following distinguishing license plates may not be titled under Transportation Code, Chapter 501:
  (1) vehicles eligible for machinery license plates and permit license plates in accordance with Transportation Code, §502.146; and
  (2) vehicles eligible for farm trailer license plates in accordance with Transportation Code, §502.433, unless the owner chooses to title a farm semitrailer with a gross weight of more than 4,000 pounds that is registered in accordance with §502.146, as provided by Transportation Code, §501.036.

Source Note: The provisions of this §217.14 adopted to be effective March 12, 2015, 40 TexReg 1096