(1) As used in this section, the term “airport fuel trucks and equipment” means trucks, trailers, containers, and other vehicles or equipment used for transporting aviation fuel.
(2) Airport fuel trucks and equipment shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter which require the registration of motor vehicles, the payment of license taxes, and the display of license plates when operated or used for the purpose of transporting aviation fuel within the airport facility of any public-use airport of this state.
(3) The incidental operation of airport fuel trucks or equipment on the roads of this state within the airport facility while being operated for the purposes described in subsection (2) shall not deprive such vehicles of the exemption otherwise provided for in this section.