New Mexico § 66-3-424.6 - Special wildlife artwork registration plates; procedures; fee

§ 66-3-424.6. Special wildlife artwork registration plates; procedures; fee

A. The department shall establish and issue a standardized special registration plate

with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 featuring artwork of New Mexico wildlife for any private motor vehicle except a motorcycle. The department shall adopt procedures for application for and issuance of the special

wildlife artwork registration plates. B. The director of the department of game and fish shall designate a “share with wildlife”

logo design committee that shall recommend to the director the color and design of

the special wildlife artwork logo. The director in cooperation with the secretary shall determine the design of the

special wildlife artwork logo. No personalized or vanity design variation of the special wildlife artwork registration

plates shall be issued. C. For a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall be in addition to the regular

motor vehicle registration fees, an owner of a motor vehicle may apply for the issuance

of a special wildlife artwork registration plate. The owner of a motor vehicle shall apply for the plate and pay the twenty-five-dollar

($25.00) fee for the first year and ten dollars ($10.00) for each subsequent year

if he wishes to retain and renew the special wildlife artwork registration plate. D. The revenue from the additional fee for a special wildlife artwork registration

plate shall be distributed as follows: (1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the initial fee collected shall be retained by the division

and is appropriated to the division to defray the cost of making and issuing special

registration plates for wildlife artwork; and (2) fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the initial fee and the entire renewal fee collected

shall be distributed to the share with wildlife program of the game protection fund.