New Jersey § 39:3-27
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 39:3-27, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39:3-27.
a. State or public funds shall not be used by the commission for the initial cost
of: (1) designing, producing, issuing, and publicizing the availability of State Animal
license plates; or (2) any computer programming changes which may be necessary to implement the State
Animal license plate program established by P.L.2023, c. 292 ( C.39:3-27.168 et seq. ). b. An individual or entity designated by the Secretary of Agriculture shall contribute
non-public monies in an amount to be determined by the chief administrator, not to
exceed a total of $25,000, to be used to offset the initial costs incurred by the
commission for designing, producing, issuing, and publicizing the availability of
State Animal license plates, and any computer programming which may be necessary to
implement the program. Concerned organizations and individual donors may contribute monies to the department
to be used to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission for the State Animal
license plates authorized by P.L.2023, c. 292 ( C.39:3-27.168 et seq. ). Any amount remaining after the payment of the initial cost shall be deposited in
the “State Animal License Plate Fund” established pursuant to subsection c. of section
1 of P.L.2023, c. 292 ( C.39:3-27.168 ). c. The commission shall not begin designing, producing, issuing, or publicizing the
availability of State Animal license plates, or making any necessary programming changes,
until the following requirements have been met: (1) The individual or entity designated by the Secretary of Agriculture has provided
the commission with the money necessary, as determined by the chief administrator
pursuant to subsection b. of this section, to offset the initial costs incurred by
the commission in establishing the State Animal license plate program; and (2) The liaison appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to subsection g.
of section 1 of P.L.2023, c. 292 ( C.39:3-27.168 ) has provided the commission with not less than 500 completed applications for State
Animal license plates. These applications shall constitute the initial order for State Animal license plates
and shall be accompanied by a fee representing the total cost of the initial order. The fee shall be determined by multiplying the number of sets of license plates
being ordered by the applicable initial fee for each set of license plates as set
forth in subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.2023, c. 292 ( C.39:3-27.168 ).
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