2005 Idaho Code - 49-417 — IDAHO WILDLIFE SPECIAL PLATES

                                  TITLE  49
                                MOTOR VEHICLES
                                  CHAPTER 4
                          MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
    49-417.  IDAHO WILDLIFE SPECIAL PLATES. (1) Any person who is the owner of
a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402 or 49-434(1),
Idaho Code, may apply for any one (1) of three (3) Idaho wildlife special
license plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle
with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000)
pounds.
    (2)  In addition to the regular operating fee, the applicant shall be
charged a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of the
plates, and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual
registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00)
of the renewal fee shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall
be used to fund the cost of administration of this special license plate
program. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each initial fee and fifteen dollars
($15.00) of each renewal fee shall be deposited by the state treasurer in the
fish and game set-aside account pursuant to section 36-111, Idaho Code, for
use in the nongame wildlife program. This fee shall be treated as a
contribution to the nongame wildlife program, and shall not be considered a
motor vehicle registration fee as described in section 17, article VII, of the
constitution of the state of Idaho.
    (a)  The fish and game commission shall designate one dollar and
    twenty-five cents ($1.25) of each initial fee and seventy-five cents (75¢)
    of each renewal fee from the elk wildlife special plate to the department
    of fish and game's wildlife disease laboratory program to be used for
    testing, surveillance and detection of diseases that may affect wildlife
    including, but not limited to, chronic wasting disease.
    (b)  The state controller shall annually, by August 1 of each year,
    transfer an amount equivalent to one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25)
    of each initial elk wildlife special plate and seventy-five cents (75¢) of
    each renewal elk wildlife special plate sold in the prior fiscal year from
    the fish and game set-aside account to the department of agriculture's
    livestock disease control fund to be used for testing, surveillance and
    detection of wildlife diseases and domestic livestock diseases that may
    affect wildlife including, but not limited to, brucellosis and chronic
    wasting disease.
    (c)  The state controller shall annually, by August 1 of each year,
    transfer an amount equivalent to two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) of
    each initial cutthroat wildlife special plate and one dollar and
    twenty-five cents ($1.25) of each renewal cutthroat wildlife plate sold in
    the prior fiscal year from the fish and game set-aside account to the
    department of parks and recreation fund established in section 67-4225,
    Idaho Code, for the construction and maintenance of nonmotorized boating
    access facilities for anglers.
    Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provisions of
this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the special
plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees. He may
only display the plates after receipt of new registration from the department.
    (3)  Each Idaho wildlife license plate shall be of a color and design
acceptable to the board of directors of the Idaho fish and wildlife foundation
and approved by the department, utilizing a numbering system as determined by
the department. The Idaho fish and wildlife foundation is authorized to design
more than one (1) wildlife plate, but the department may not allow more than
three (3) different designs to be in use at any one (1) time. Initial costs of
the plate program including costs of plate design shall be paid by the Idaho
fish and wildlife foundation.
    (4)  Sample Idaho wildlife plates may be purchased for a fee of thirty
dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be deposited in the
state highway account to be used to fund the cost of administration of this
special license plate program. Twenty dollars ($20.00) of the purchase fee
shall be deposited in the fish and game set-aside account pursuant to section
36-111, Idaho Code, for use in the nongame wildlife program.