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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-4-310

  • Agriculture: means :
    (i) The land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and nursery stock. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Owner: means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle, or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof, with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Vehicle: means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
(1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided in § 55-4-204, shall be issued a Protecting Rivers and Clean Waters new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c).
(2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (a) must be of an appropriate design representative of the protection of rivers and clean waters. The plates must be designed in consultation with the Harpeth Conservancy.
(3) The funds produced from the sale of the Protecting Rivers and Clean Waters new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Harpeth Conservancy, in accordance with § 55-4-301. The funds must be used exclusively for restoring and protecting the ecological health of the Harpeth River and clean water in Tennessee.
(b)

(1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204, shall be issued a Radnor Lake new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c).
(2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (b) must be designed in consultation with the commissioner of environment and conservation, commissioner of agriculture, executive director of the Tennessee wildlife resources agency, and the commissioner of revenue.
(3) The funds derived from the sale of the Radnor Lake new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to The Friends of Radnor Lake in accordance with § 55-4-301. The funds must be used exclusively to protect, preserve, and promote the natural integrity of Radnor Lake Natural Area in Davidson County.
(c)

(1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204, shall be issued a River Life new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c).
(2) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this subsection (c) must be designed in consultation with a representative of Shelbyville-Bedford Community Foundation, Inc.
(3) The funds produced from the sale of River Life new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to Shelbyville-Bedford Community Foundation, Inc., in accordance with § 55-4-301. The funds must be used exclusively to assist Bedford County emergency services with Duck River safety challenges in the Duck River area.
(4) Notwithstanding § 55-4-202(k)(1), the River Life new specialty earmarked license plate authorized pursuant to this subsection (c) has until July 1, 2024, to meet the applicable minimum issuance requirements of § 55-4-202(k)(1).
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