301.471. Ducks Unlimited, special license plates--emblem authorization--application procedure, fees. - Missouri Statutes

Ducks Unlimited, special license plates--emblemauthorization--application procedure, fees.

301.471. 1. Any person may receive license plates as prescribed inthis section, for issuance either to passenger motor vehicles subject tothe registration fees provided in section 301.055, or for a local ornonlocal property-carrying commercial motor vehicle licensed for a grossweight not in excess of twelve thousand pounds as provided in section301.057 or 301.058, after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorizationfee to Ducks Unlimited. Ducks Unlimited hereby authorizes the use of itsofficial emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates asprovided in this section. Any contribution to Ducks Unlimited derived fromthis section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solelyfor the purposes of Ducks Unlimited. Any member of Ducks Unlimited mayannually apply for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollaremblem-use contribution to Ducks Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited shall issue tothe vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorizationstatement, which shall be presented by the owner to the department ofrevenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle. Upon presentationof the annual statement, payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to theregistration fees and documents which may be required by law, thedepartment of revenue shall issue to the vehicle owner a personalizedlicense plate which shall bear the emblem of Ducks Unlimited. Such licenseplates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common colorscheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall beaesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

3. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the DucksUnlimited emblem authorized by this section but who does not provide anemblem-use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration,shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the Ducks Unlimited emblem,as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make necessaryrules and regulations for the administration of this section, and shalldesign all necessary forms required by this section. No rule or portion ofa rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall becomeeffective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions ofchapter 536, RSMo.

(L. 1999 S.B. 19 § 11)