Endangered Species - Funding Provisions - Georgia

(n)(1) The General Assembly recognizes that Code Section 12-3-600 mandates that the best interests of the state are served by providing for the conservation of nongame species of wildlife and has determined that the following special license plates supporting the agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations listed in this subsection shall be issued for the purposes indicated. The special license plates listed in this subsection shall be subject to a special license plate fee and a special license plate renewal fee. The revenue disbursement for the special license plates listed in this subsection shall be as follows: (A) Special license plate fee--$25.00 of which $5.00 is to be deposited into the general fund, $1.00 is to be paid to the local county tag agent, and $19.00 is to be dedicated to the sponsoring agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation(,) and (B) Special license plate renewal fee--$25.00 of which $5.00 is to be deposited into the general fund and $20.00 is to be dedicated to the sponsoring agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation. (2) A special license plate promoting the Nongame-Endangered Wildlife Program of the Department of Natural Resources. The funds raised by the sale of this special license plate shall be disbursed to the Nongame Wildlife Conservation and Wildlife Habitat Acquisition Fund of the Department of Natural Resources for the purposes enumerated in subsection (b) of Code Section 12-3-602. Such license plate shall not include a space for a county name decal but shall instead bear the legend “Give Wildlife a Chance” in lieu of the name of the county of issuance.;

Citation: Ga. Code Ann., § 40-2-86;