§463.178.  Special prestige license plates; Delta Waterfowl Foundation

A.  The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate for the Delta Waterfowl Foundation, provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for such plate.  These license plates shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, and vans.

B.  The secretary shall work in conjunction with the Delta Waterfowl Foundation to select the color and design of the plate provided that it is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3).

C.  The 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 for this special prestige license plate that shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section. This 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 Delta Waterfowl Foundation.  The monies received from the royalty fees shall be used solely to support the activities of the Delta Waterfowl Foundation.

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

Acts 2014, No. 468, §1.