2005 Idaho Code - 49-417A — IDAHO TIMBER SPECIAL PLATES

                                  TITLE  49
                                MOTOR VEHICLES
                                  CHAPTER 4
                          MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
    49-417A.  IDAHO TIMBER 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 Idaho timber 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
department of lands fund for use in reforestation activities on state lands,
provided however, that prior to the beginning of any fiscal year, the state
board of land commissioners may agree that funds made available under this
section to the department of lands for the coming year would better further
reforestation objectives of the management and conservation of forest
resources on public and private lands in the state if expended for educational
efforts set forth in this section.
    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)  The Idaho timber license plate shall be of a color and design
acceptable to the members of the Idaho forest products commission and approved
by the department, utilizing a numbering system as determined by the
department. Initial costs of the plate program, including costs of plate
design, shall be paid by the director of the department of lands from funds
appropriated to that department.
    (4)  Sample Idaho timber 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 and  twenty dollars ($20.00) of which shall be deposited
in the department of lands fund for use in reforestation activities or
educational efforts as set forth in this section.
    (5)  Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each initial fee and fifteen dollars
($15.00) of each renewal fee of each timber special license plate, and twenty
dollars ($20.00) for each sample timber special license plate, shall be
deposited with the state treasurer and credited to the department of lands.
Funds so deposited and subsequently directed by the state board of land
commissioners for educational efforts as set forth in this section shall be
expended as agreed by the state  board of land commissioners upon
recommendations developed jointly by the department of lands and the Idaho
forest products commission. Such efforts may include signs or other
appropriate means designed to help build public understanding of reforestation
or the management and conservation of forest resources on public and private
lands in Idaho.