Vermont § 304b - Conservation motor vehicle registration plates

§ 304b. Conservation motor vehicle registration plates

• (a) The Commissioner shall, upon application, issue conservation registration plates for
  use only on vehicles registered at the pleasure car rate, on motorcycles, on trucks
  registered for less than 26,001 pounds, and on vehicles registered to State agencies
  under section 376 of this title, but excluding vehicles registered under the International Registration Plan. Plates
  so acquired shall be mounted on the front and rear of the vehicle, except that a motorcycle
  plate shall be mounted only on the rear of the motorcycle. The Commissioners of Motor
  Vehicles and of Fish and Wildlife shall determine the graphic design of the special
  plates in a manner that serves to enhance the public awareness of the State’s interest
  in restoring and protecting its wildlife and major watershed areas. The Commissioners
  of Motor Vehicles and of Fish and Wildlife may alter the graphic design of these special
  plates, provided that plates in use at the time of a design alteration shall remain
  valid subject to the operator’s payment of the annual registration fee. Applicants
  shall apply on forms prescribed by the Commissioner and shall pay an initial fee of
  $32.00 in addition to the annual fee for registration. In following years, in addition
  to the annual registration fee, the holder of a conservation plate shall pay a renewal
  fee of $32.00. The Commissioner may adopt rules under 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 to implement the provisions of this subsection. (b) Initial fees collected under subsection (a) of this section shall be allocated as
  follows: (1) 46 percent to the Transportation Fund. (2) 27 percent to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for deposit into the Nongame Wildlife
  Account created in 10 V.S.A. § 4048. (3) 27 percent to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for deposit into the Watershed Management
  Account created in 10 V.S.A. § 4050. (c) Renewal fees collected under subsection (a) of this section shall be allocated as
  follows: (1) 42 percent to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for deposit into the Nongame Wildlife
  Account created in 10 V.S.A. § 4048. (2) 42 percent to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for deposit into the Watershed Management
  Account created in 10 V.S.A. § 4050. (3) 16 percent to the Transportation Fund. (d) The Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife is authorized to deposit fees collected by the
  Department of Fish and Wildlife under subsections (b) and (c) of this section into
  the Conservation Camp Fund when the fees collected exceed the annual funding needs
  of the Nongame Wildlife Account and the Watershed Management Account. (Added 1995, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. May 22, 1996; amended 1997, No. 59, § 73, eff. June 30, 1997; 1997, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2003, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 63, eff. June 9, 2004; 2005, No. 58, § 1; 2009, No. 50, § 38; 2011, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 31; 2013, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2017, No. 71, § 2; 2023, No. 78, § G.104, eff. January 1, 2024; 2023, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 42, eff. July 1, 2024.)