Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.74 – Special prestige license plates; Louisiana Agriculture
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.74
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, acting directly through its duly authorized officers and agents, or whatever state board, official, or body may hereafter be authorized by law to exercise the functions now devolving upon it under the law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Motor vehicle: means every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self propelled. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person, property, or thing is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks; provided, that for the purpose of this Chapter, a bicycle or a ridden animal shall not be deemed a vehicle, and provided further that a trailer or semitrailer shall be held and deemed each to be and constitute a separate vehicle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate for Louisiana Agriculture when the department has received a minimum of one hundred applications for such plate. The license plate shall be restricted to passenger cars, pickup trucks, and recreational vehicles. The license plate shall be of a color and design selected by the board of The Louisiana Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom, Inc., provided it is in compliance with La. Rev. Stat. 47:463(A)(3).
B. 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.
C. The fee for the plate shall be the standard motor vehicle registration license fee. However, no such plate shall be issued unless the application is accompanied by a donation of nineteen dollars for each plate and each renewal, to be distributed as provided by Subsection D herein and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents.
D. The department shall collect the donation for each prestige license plate and forward it to the nonprofit foundation called The Louisiana Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom, Inc. The activities of The Louisiana Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom, Inc. are hereby deemed a public purpose and shall qualify as a cooperative endeavor under the provisions of La. Const. Art. VII, § 14(C) . The handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents as provided in Subsection C hereof shall be retained by the department to offset the administrative costs.
E. The monies received from the donations shall be used solely for educational materials, supplies, and training for the agriculture in the classroom program.
F. The secretary shall establish rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to rules and regulations governing the collection and disbursement of the donation, the transfer and disposition of such plates, the colors available, and the design criteria.
Acts 1999, No. 951, §1.