§463.53.  Special prestige license plates; Ducks Unlimited

A.  The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish special prestige license plates which may be issued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana for Ducks Unlimited.  The license plates shall be restricted to passenger cars, pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, and vans.  The license plate shall be of a color and design selected by the organization requesting issuance of the plate, provided that it is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3).

B.  The prestige plates shall be issued in the same manner as other motor vehicle license plates.

C.  The charge for this special license plate shall be fifty dollars in addition to the regular fee charged under the provisions of R.S. 47:463.

D.  The revenues realized from the additional fifty-dollar fee imposed by Subsection C of this Section shall be remitted to the state as provided by law.  The state treasurer shall place an amount equal to those revenues in the Conservation Fund, after complying with the requirements of R.S. 56:10(B), and shall credit that amount to the "waterfowl account" which is created within the Conservation Fund through the provisions of R.S. 56:10(B)(8).  The funds raised from the license plates shall be used solely for the purpose of conserving, restoring, and enhancing migratory waterfowl habitat in Louisiana.

E.  The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Section.  Oversight review of these rules and regulations shall be conducted by the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

Acts 1997, No. 962, §1.