An Act To Create an Agriculture Recognition License Plate
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0437
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: TRAHAN, NUTTING, ANNIS, JODREY, SA VIELLO, TARDY, THOMPSON, BRYANT, DAVIS, DOW
Amends: 29-A MRSA §456-C

Legislative Document 
No. 437 
H.P.322 
House of Representatives, January 27, 2005 
An Act To Create an Agriculture Recognition License Plate 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative TRAHAN of Waldoboro. 
Cosponsored by Senator NUTTING of Androscoggin and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: ANNIS of Dover-Foxcroft, JODREY of Bethel, SA VIELLO of Wilton, 
TARDY of Newport, THOMPSON of China, Senators: BRYANT of Oxford, DAVIS of 
Piscataquis, DOW of Lincoln. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §456-C is enacted to read: 
§456-C. 
Agriculture recognition registration plates 
Beginning November 
1, 
2006, 
the Secretary of State, 
in 
accordance 
with 
this 
section 
and 
section 
468, 
shall 
issue 
registration plates for 
the purpose of raising awareness of 
agriculture among students, educators and the general public and 
encouraging the youth of this State to participate in this 
industry. 
Agriculture recognition plates are not reg:uired for 
registration of a motor vehicle but are to allow citizens to 
participate 
voluntarily 
to 
fund 
programs 
that 
benefit 
agricultural youth organizations. 
1. 
Agriculture 
recognition 
registration 
plate. 
The 
Secretary of State, upon receiving an application and evidence of 
payment of the excise tax reg:uired by Title 36, section 1482, the 
registration fee reg:uired by section 501 and the administrative 
fee and contribution provided for in subsection 2, shall issue a 
registration certificate and a 
set of agriculture recognition 
registration plates to be used in lieu of regular registration 
plates. 
These 
plates 
must 
bear 
identification 
numbers 
and 
letters. 
2. 
Administrative 
fee 
and 
contribution 
to 
special 
programs. 
A person may contribute to the Agriculture Recognition 
Special Programs Fund established in subsection 5 by applying for 
the agriculture recognition registration plates and SUbmitting, 
in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, a sum 
of $20, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and 
credited as follows: 
A. 
Ten dollars 
to 
the 
Agriculture 
Recognition 
Special 
Programs Fund established in subsection 5; and 
B. 
Ten dollars to the Specialty License Plate Fund as 
established in section 469 for administrative and production 
costs. 
3. 
Design. 
A 
sponsor 
must 
submit 
a 
design 
for 
the 
agriculture recognition registration plate to the Secretary of 
State for approval or modification in accordance with section 
468, subsection 6. 
4. 
Renewal fee. 
In addition to the regular motor vehicle 
registration 
fee 
prescribed 
by 
law, 
the 
annual 
renewal 
contribution for agriculture recognition registration plates is 
$15, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and 
credited as follows: 
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A. 
Ten 
dollars 
to 
the 
Agriculture 
Recognition 
Special 
Programs Fund established in subsection 5; and 
B. 
Five 
dollars 
to 
the 
Specialty 
License 
Plate 
Fund 
established in section 469 for administrative and production 
costs. 
5. 
Special fund established. 
The Treasurer of State shall 
establish the Agriculture Recognition Special Programs Fund into 
which 
fees 
paid 
for 
the 
registration plates 
are 
deposited 
pursuant to subsections 2 and 4 to fund programs that support the 
Maine 
Ag 
in the Classroom Association and other agricultural 
youth organizations as approved by the Maine Ag in the Classroom 
Association. 
SUMMARY 
This 
bill 
authorizes 
the 
issuance 
of 
an 
recogni tion registration plate to support programs 
the Maine Ag in the Classroom Association and other 
youth organizations approved by that association. 
agriculture 
that benefit 
agricultural