40-2-49.3

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40-2-49.3.
(a) In order to promote and financially provide for dog and cat reproductive sterilization support programs and educational activities directly in support thereof, there shall be issued beginning January 1, 2003, special license plates promoting the dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program provided for in Code Section 4-15-1.
(b) The Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the commissioner, shall design special distinctive license plates appropriate to promote dog and cat reproductive sterilization support programs. The dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program license plates must be of the same size as general issue motor vehicle license plates and shall include a unique design and identifying number, whereby the total number of characters does not exceed six. No two recipients shall receive identically numbered plates. Such design shall provide space in which to indicate the name of the county of issuance.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this Code section, this Code section shall not be implemented until such time as the State of Georgia has, through a licensing agreement or otherwise, received such licenses or other permissions as may be required to implement this Code section. The design of the initial edition of the dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program license plates, as well as the design of subsequent editions and excepting only any part or parts of the designs owned by others and licensed to the state, shall be owned solely by the State of Georgia for its exclusive use and control, except as authorized by the Commissioner of Agriculture. The Commissioner of Agriculture may take such steps as may be necessary to give notice of and protect such right, including the copyright or copyrights. However, such steps shall be cumulative of the ownership and exclusive use and control established by this subsection as a matter of law, and no person shall reproduce or otherwise use such design or designs, except as authorized by the Commissioner of Agriculture.
(d) Beginning in calendar year 2003, any Georgia resident who is the owner of a motor vehicle, except a vehicle registered under the International Registration Plan, upon complying with the motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and upon the payment of a fee of $25.00 in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, shall be issued a dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program license plate. Revalidation decals shall be issued for dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program license plates in the same manner as provided for general issue license plates.
(e) The funds derived from the sale of dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program license plates, less a $1.00 processing fee which shall be granted to county tag offices per plate sold and less the actual manufacturing cost of the plates shall be deposited in the special fund for support of the dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program created by Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(m) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. As soon as practicable after December 31 of each year, the commissioner shall report the net amount derived from the sale of dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program license plates to the Department of Agriculture.
(f) An applicant may request a dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program license plate any time during the applicant´s registration period. If such a license plate is to replace a current valid license plate, the dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program license plate shall be issued with appropriate decals attached.
(g) Dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program license plates shall be transferred from one vehicle to another vehicle in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 40-2-42.
(h) Dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program license plates shall be issued within 30 days of application.