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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 299
BY REPRESENTATIVE CHAMPAGNE
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the La. Seafood prestige license plate
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 47:463.152, relative to motor vehicle special prestige license plates; to provide2
for the creation, issuance, and design of such license plates; to provide relative to the3
fee and distribution of fees for such plates; to authorize the promulgation of rules and4
regulations; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 47:463.152 is hereby enacted to read as follows:7
ยง463.152. Special prestige license plate; "Louisiana Seafood"8
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall9
establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "Louisiana10
Seafood" plate, in support of the Louisiana seafood industry, provided there is a11
minimum of one thousand applicants for such plates. These license plates shall be12
restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, and vans.13
B. The color and design of the license plate shall be selected by the14
Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, provided that it is in compliance15
with R.S. 47:463(A)(3).16
C. The prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen17
of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.18
D. The charge for the prestige license plate shall be the standard motor19
vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of20 HLS 11RS-871 ORIGINAL
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Louisiana, plus an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars for each license plate to1
be collected by the department every two years upon renewal of the plate, which2
shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section. A handling fee3
of three dollars and fifty cents for each plate shall be charged and retained by the4
department to offset a portion of administrative costs.5
E. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and deposited6
into the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Fund. The monies received7
from the royalty fees shall be used by the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and8
Marketing Board to implement the duties and functions of that board, relating to the9
promotion and marketing of seafood as provided for in R.S. 56:578.3.10
F. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to11
implement the provisions of this Section.12
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Champagne HB No. 299
Abstract: Creates the special prestige license plate to be known as the "Louisiana Seafood"
license plate. Provides for the fees, distribution of fees, issuance, creation, and
design of the license plate and promulgation of rules.
Proposed law requires the secretary for DPS&C to issue special prestige license plates to be
known as the "Louisiana Seafood" license plate.
Proposed law provides that the prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any
citizen of La. in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
Proposed law provides for the La. Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board to select the
color and design of the "Louisiana Seafood" license plate in accordance with present law.
Proposed law provides that the fee for the license plate shall be the standard registration
license fee and a handling fee of $3.50 to be retained by the department to offset a portion
of administrative costs. Further provides that an annual royalty fee of $25 shall be collected,
by the department every two years upon renewal of the plate, and deposited into the La.
Seafood Promotion and Marketing Fund. The monies received from the royalty fees shall
be used to implement the duties and functions of the board related to promotion and
marketing as provided for in present law.
Proposed law provides that the secretary shall adopt rules and regulations to implement the
provisions provided in proposed law.
(Adds R.S. 47:463.152)