§463.231. Special prestige license plate; "Support Wildlife Rehabilitation"

            A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "Support Wildlife Rehabilitation" plate, provided that there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for such plate. The plate shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, and vans.

            B. The secretary shall work in conjunction with the NOLA Wildlife Center to select the color and design of the plate, provided that it is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3). The design shall include the words "Support Wildlife Rehabilitation"and an image or logo of a wild animal.

            C. The special prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.

            D. The department shall collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars that shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section. This royalty fee shall be in addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.

            E. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and forwarded to the NOLA Wildlife Center. The monies received from the royalty fees shall be used to assist with the costs of wildlife rehabilitation and may be distributed by the NOLA Wildlife Center in the form of grants to licensed wildlife rehabilitators or licensed wildlife rehabilitation centers.

            F. The secretary shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

            Acts 2024, No. 439, §1.