(1) A person commits the offense of failure to register a farm vehicle properly if the person is the new owner of a vehicle with registration under ORS 805.300, and the person operates the vehicle before properly registering it.
(2) Nothing in this section prohibits a person from registering the vehicle under ORS 805.300 if qualifications for registration under that section are met.
(3) The offense described in this section, failure to register a farm vehicle properly, is a Class A misdemeanor.