49 U.S.C. § 31501

Definitions

In this chapter—

(1)

“migrant worker” means an individual going to or from employment in agriculture as provided under section 3121(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 U.S.C. 3121(g) ) or section 3(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203(f) ).

(2)

“motor carrier”, “motor common carrier”, “motor private carrier”, “motor vehicle”, and “United States” have the same meanings given those terms in section 13102 of this title .

(3)

“motor carrier of migrant workers”—

(A)

means a person (except a motor common carrier) providing transportation referred to in section 13501 of this title by a motor vehicle (except a passenger automobile or station wagon) for at least 3 migrant workers at a time to or from their employment; but

(B)

does not include a migrant worker providing transportation for migrant workers and their immediate families.

( Pub. L. 97–449 , Jan. 12, 1983 , 96 Stat. 2438 , § 3101; renumbered § 31501 and amended Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(c) , (e), July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 745 , 1029; Pub. L. 103–429, § 6(26) , Oct. 31, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4380 ; Pub. L. 104–88, title III, § 308(k)(1) , (2), Dec. 29, 1995 , 109 Stat. 947 , 948.)