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1-ORIGINAL SENATE
2-FILE NO. SF0149
3-ENROLLED ACT NO. 6, SENATE
4-SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
5-2025 GENERAL SESSION
6-1
7-AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing county
8-treasurers to accept applications and payment for wildlife
9-conservation license plates; amending application
10-requirements; requiring rulemaking; and providing for
11-effective dates.
12-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
13-Section 1. W.S. 31-2-231(a), (b)(intro) and (c) is
14-amended to read:
15-31-2-231. Wildlife conservation license plates;
16-wildlife conservation account; authority to receive and
17-expend monies.
18-(a) Any person required to register a vehicle in
19-Wyoming pursuant to this article may apply to the
20-department for a statement of
21-eligibility for wildlife conservation license plates for
22-any motor vehicle that is not a commercial vehicle or
23-multipurpose vehicle owned or leased by that person upon
24-registration of the vehicle. The department
25-treasurer may include as part of the application the option
26-for the applicant to donate an additional amount in support
27-of wildlife conservation efforts related to the
28-transportation system. Upon payment by the applicant of a
29-fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) to the
30-department , plus any additional
31-voluntary amount, the department
32-issue a written statement of eligibility for wildlife
33-conservation license plates. The department
34-treasurer shall assess an annual fee of fifty dollars
35-($50.00) for a person to retain eligibility for wildlife
36-conservation plates, but this annual fee shall not be
37-charged in the year the person pays the one hundred fifty ORIGINAL SENATE
38-FILE NO. SF0149
39-ENROLLED ACT NO. 6, SENATE
40-SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
41-2025 GENERAL SESSION
42-2
43-dollars ($150.00) eligibility fee. The person may submit an
44-additional voluntary amount in support of wildlife
45-conservation efforts related to the transportation system
46-when remitting the annual fee.
47-(b) The fees collected under subsection (a) of this
48-section shall be payable to the department
49-treasurer and shall be accounted for separately. Except as
50-otherwise provided by law, the fees collected under
51-subsection (a) of this section and funds collected under
52-W.S. 23-2-101(p), 23-2-201(h), 23-2-306(d), 24-1-131(b),
53-31-2-225(a)(vi), 31-2-404(f)(ii), 31-2-409(h)(ii),
54-31-2-703(e)(ii), 31-3-101(j), 31-7-111(b)(xiv) and
55-36-4-121(t) shall be distributed to the wildlife
56-conservation account within the state highway fund, which
57-is hereby created. The wildlife conservation account shall
58-be administered in accordance with the following:
59-(c)
60-before registration is required for the vehicle for which
61-the plates are intended.
62-section, application for, issuance and renewal of the
63-wildlife conservation license plates under this section
64-shall be subject to the same requirements and fees as
65-provided in this article in addition to the fee collected
66-under subsection (a) of this section. The license plate
67-fees required under W.S. 31-3-102(a)(viii) shall accompany
68-each application. The license plates under this section
69-shall be issued by the county treasurer of each county and
70-shall be displayed only upon the vehicle for which they are
71-issued.
72-Section 2. The department of transportation shall
73-adopt all rules necessary to implement this act. ORIGINAL SENATE
74-FILE NO. SF0149
75-ENROLLED ACT NO. 6, SENATE
76-SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
77-2025 GENERAL SESSION
78-3Section 3.
79-(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
80-section, this act is effective immediately upon completion
81-of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided
82-by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.
83-(b) Section 1 of this act is effective July 1, 2025.
84-(END)
85-Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
86-I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.
87-Chief Clerk
1+2025
2+STATE OF WYOMING
3+25LSO-07231SF0149
4+SENATE FILE NO. SF0149
5+Wildlife conservation license plates-amendments.
6+Sponsored by: Senator(s) Pappas and Representative(s)
7+Brown, L
8+A BILL
9+for
10+1 AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing county
11+2 treasurers to accept applications and payment for wildlife
12+3 conservation license plates; amending application
13+4 requirements; requiring rulemaking; and providing for
14+5 effective dates.
15+6
16+7
17+8
18+9W.S. 31-2-231(a), (b)(intro) and (c) is
19+10 amended to read:
20+11
21+12
22+13
23+14.
24+15 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07232SF01491 (a) Any person required to register a vehicle in
25+2 Wyoming pursuant to this article may apply to the
26+3 department
27+4 eligibility for wildlife conservation license plates for
28+5 any motor vehicle that is not a commercial vehicle or
29+6 multipurpose vehicle owned or leased by that person upon
30+7 registration of the vehicle. The department
31+8 may include as part of the application the option
32+9 for the applicant to donate an additional amount in support
33+10 of wildlife conservation efforts related to the
34+11 transportation system. Upon payment by the applicant of a
35+12 fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) to the
36+13 department
37+14 voluntary amount, the department shall
38+15 issue a written statement of eligibility for wildlife
39+16 conservation license plates. The department
40+17 shall assess an annual fee of fifty dollars
41+18 ($50.00) for a person to retain eligibility for wildlife
42+19 conservation plates, but this annual fee shall not be
43+20 charged in the year the person pays the one hundred fifty
44+21 dollars ($150.00) eligibility fee. The person may submit an
45+22 additional voluntary amount in support of wildlife 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07233SF0149
46+1 conservation efforts related to the transportation system
47+2 when remitting the annual fee.
48+3
49+4 (b) The fees collected under subsection (a) of this
50+5 section shall be payable to the department
51+6 and shall be accounted for separately. Except as
52+7 otherwise provided by law, the fees collected under
53+8 subsection (a) of this section and funds collected under
54+9 W.S. 23-2-101(p), 23-2-201(h), 23-2-306(d), 24-1-131(b),
55+10 31-2-225(a)(vi), 31-2-404(f)(ii), 31-2-409(h)(ii),
56+11 31-2-703(e)(ii), 31-3-101(j), 31-7-111(b)(xiv) and
57+12 36-4-121(t) shall be distributed to the wildlife
58+13 conservation account within the state highway fund, which
59+14 is hereby created. The wildlife conservation account shall
60+15 be administered in accordance with the following:
61+16
62+17 (c) Applicants shall apply at least thirty (30) days
63+18
64+19
65+20 section, application for, issuance and renewal of the
66+21 wildlife conservation license plates under this section
67+22 shall be subject to the same requirements and fees as
68+23 provided in this article in addition to the fee collected 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07234SF0149
69+1 under subsection (a) of this section. The license plate
70+2 fees required under W.S. 31-3-102(a)(viii) shall accompany
71+3 each application. The license plates under this section
72+4 shall be issued by the county treasurer of each county and
73+5 shall be displayed only upon the vehicle for which they are
74+6 issued.
75+7
76+8. The department of transportation shall
77+9 adopt all rules necessary to implement this act.
78+10
79+11.
80+12
81+13 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
82+14 section, this act is effective immediately upon completion
83+15 of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided
84+16 by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.
85+17
86+18 (b) Section 1 of this act is effective July 1, 2025.
87+19
88+20 (END)