(

a) Except as authorized under paragraph (1) of subdivision (e), every farm labor vehicle issued an inspection certificate under

Section shall be equipped at each passenger position with a Type or Type seatbelt assembly, conforming to the specifications set forth in

Section 571.209 of Title of the Code of Federal Regulations, that is anchored to the vehicle in a manner that conforms to the specifications of

Section 571.210 of Title of the Code of Federal Regulations. (

b) Except as authorized under paragraph (1) of subdivision (e), the department may not issue an initial inspection certificate under

Section to any farm labor vehicle that is not equipped with a seatbelt assembly at each passenger position, as described in subdivision (a). (

c) The owner of a farm labor vehicle shall maintain all seatbelt assemblies and seatbelt assembly anchorages required under this

section in good working order for the use of passengers. (

d) Except as authorized under paragraph (1) of subdivision (

e) or subdivision (

d) of

Section 23116, no person may operate a farm labor vehicle on a highway unless that person and all passengers are properly restrained by a seatbelt assembly that conforms to this section. (e)

(1) Until January 1, 2007, this

section does not apply to a farm labor vehicle that meets the definition in subdivision (

a) of

Section 233, meets all state and federal standards for safety and construction, and is not currently required to have seatbelts.

(2) On or after January 1, 2007, any farm labor vehicle that meets the conditions set forth in paragraph (1) shall be equipped at each passenger position with a seatbelt assembly as described in subdivision (a), unless exempted from this requirement under the regulations promulgated under

Section 31401. (

f) The department shall adopt regulations to implement this section.