New Jersey § 39:3-33

§ 39:3-33.

a. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles may issue for a motor vehicle owned

or leased and registered in the State, wildlife conservation license plates bearing,

in addition to the registration number and other markings or identification otherwise

prescribed by law, words or a slogan and an emblem, to be designed by the Commissioner

of Environmental Protection and approved by the Director of the Division of Motor

Vehicles, indicating support for, or an interest in, wildlife conservation. Issuance of wildlife conservation license plates in accordance with this subsection

shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, 1 except as hereinafter otherwise specifically provided. b. Application for issuance of a wildlife conservation license plate shall be made

to the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles on such forms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the director . In order to be deemed complete, an application shall be accompanied by a fee of

$50, payable to the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles . The $50 fee for a wildlife conservation license plate shall be in addition to the

fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of motor vehicles. Monies collected from the fees for wildlife conservation license plates shall be

deposited into a non-lapsing, interest-bearing “Wildlife Conservation Fund,” which

is herewith established in the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife. Interest or other income earned on monies deposited into the Wildlife Conservation

Fund shall be credited to the fund for use as set forth in this section for other monies in the fund. c. Except as provided in section 1 of P.L.1995, c. 241 ( C. 39:3-33.11 ), monies in the Wildlife Conservation Fund shall be utilized by the Division of Fish, Game

and Wildlife: (1) to reimburse the Division of Motor Vehicles for all costs incurred

by that division, as stipulated by the director of that division, in producing, issuing,

and publicizing the availability of wildlife conservation license plates; and (2)

for endangered and nongame species conservation, including effectuating the purposes

of “The Endangered and Nongame Species Conservation Act,” P.L.1973, c. 309 ( C. 23:2A-1 et seq. ). The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall annually certify to the Director

of the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife the average cost per license plate incurred

in the immediately preceding year by the Division of Motor Vehicles in producing,

issuing, and publicizing the availability of wildlife conservation license plates. d. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall notify eligible motorists

of the opportunity to obtain wildlife conservation license plates by including a notice

with all motor vehicle registration renewals, and by posting appropriate posters or

signs in all division facilities and offices, as may be provided by the Division of

Fish, Game and Wildlife. The notices, posters, and signs shall be designed by the Commissioner of Environmental

Protection. The designs shall be subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of

Motor Vehicles, and the Director of the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife shall

supply the Division of Motor Vehicles with the notices, posters, and signs to be circulated

or posted by that division. e. The directors of the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife and the Division of Motor

Vehicles shall develop and enter into an interagency memorandum of agreement setting

forth the procedures to be followed by the two divisions in carrying out their respective

responsibilities under this act. 1

N.J.S.A. § 39:3-1 et seq.