Spay/Neuter License —House Bill 566
Rep. Irvin Harrison (D-Gallup) introduced this bill to create special license plates that help fund spay/neuter programs in the state. The bill passed the house (47-9) and the Senate (27-7) and was signed into law by the governor on April 16, 2003. Chapter 175.

The plates were in the design/production process until June 2006. The plates are now available for purchase (Updated July 6, 2006)

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GET THE PLATES (NOW AVAILABLE)

New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department of Motor Vehicles

The plate design has been submitted to the DMV, and the plates are now available and may be ordered from the Motor Vehicle Department (MVD)–forms to order the pates can be obtained from MVD offices or downloaded from their website at: http://www.state.nm.us/tax/forms/mvd/Mvd11249.pdf


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PROGRAM DETAILS

Slogan:

Artist: Josh Leach, student at the Art Center Design College, Albuquerque

Fee: $35

Amount to Spay-Neuter:

Fund:

Fund Administrator:

Fund Disbursement:

Of the $35 fee collected for each pet care special registration plate, $10.00 shall be retained by MVD in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 to defray the cost of manufacturing and issuing these special registration plates. In FY 2006 and subsequent years, the $10 will be deposited in the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978.
The remaining $25 of the fee will also be credited to the motor vehicle suspense fund. A new distribution formula is created from the motor vehicle suspense fund to the local government division of the Department of Finance and Administration in an amount equal to fees collected pursuant to bill. Once DFA receives the funds, they are distributed to each county to support
animal control spaying and neutering programs, in an amount proportionate to the number of residents of that county who have purchased pet care special registration plates.

BILL TEXT

PDF version of HB0566

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; ENACTING A DESCRIPTION OF AND REQUIREMENTS FOR A STANDARDIZED SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE; PROVIDING FOR A STANDARDIZED SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION PLATE WITH A LOGO TO SUPPORT SPAYING AND NEUTERING OF PETS; IMPOSING A FEE; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code, Section 66-3-424 NMSA
1978, is enacted to read:

"66-3-424. STANDARDIZED SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES WITH
LOGOS.--

A. Standardized special registration plates with logos may be authorized by statute to show state support for worthy public purposes. The authorizing statute shall provide for collection of fees that, at a minimum, will cover the
costs to the division of development, manufacture and issuance of the special
registration plates and logos.
B. Standardized special registration plates, on the standardized areas,
shall:
(1) display the colors of the state flag, red lettering on a yellow
background;
(2) display the phrases "New Mexico USA" and "Land of
Enchantment";
(3) provide a space for applying the special registration logo, centered at the left edge of the plate, between the attachment holes, beginning onefourth
inch in from the edge of the plate and having the following dimensions: four and one-eighth inches in height and three and one-eighth inches in width; and
(4) provide a vehicle registration number, to be assigned by
the division, that consists of five alphanumeric characters displayed to the right of the special logo area.
C. Special registration logos, except for the standard dimension
specified in Paragraph (3) of Subsection B of this section, shall be left to the design discretion of the division, in consultation with the public purpose interest group that requests the special registration plate.
D. Standardized special registration plates with logos, when authorized
by statute for a particular public purpose interest group, shall meet the requirements specified in this subsection prior to plate issuance by the division. The public purpose interest group, no later than the effective date of the authorizing statute:
(1) shall provide evidence acceptable to the division that it will
generate a minimum number of prepaid applications as determined by the division for the special registration plate with logo;
(2) shall provide a prepayment to the division in an amount
sufficient to cover the plate and logo cost of the initial order;
(3) shall provide a sample of the requested artwork design in a
format specified by the plate manufacturer for the specialized logo; and
(4) in cases where the authorizing statute includes revenuesharing
with distribution directed to a particular group or fund, shall show that the
recipient is a governmental entity or a fund authorized for the use of a governmental entity.
E. The division may promulgate rules for implementation of the
provisions of this section."
Section 2. A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code, Section 66-3-424.1 NMSA
1978, is enacted to read:

"66-3-424.1. SPECIAL PET CARE REGISTRATION PLATES.--
A. The division shall issue a standardized pet care special registration
plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating that the recipient supports pet care.

B. The division, with the advice and consultation of animal control
offices and animal shelters in communities around the state, shall determine the color and design of the pet care special registration logo and provide for its issuance.

C. For a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) in addition to the regular
motor vehicle registration fees, an owner of a motor vehicle may apply for the issuance of a pet care special registration plate. The owner of a motor vehicle shall apply and pay the fee each year that he wishes to retain and renew his pet care special registration plate.

D. The revenue from the pet care special registration plates shall be
distributed as follows:

(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected for each pet care
special registration plate shall be retained by and is appropriated to the division for the manufacture and issuance of the registration plates; and
(2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the fee collected for each pet
care special registration plate shall be paid to the state treasurer for credit to the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution in accordance with Section
66-6-23 NMSA 1978." Section 3. Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, Chapter 35, Section 358, as amended) is amended to read:
"66-6-23. DISPOSITION OF FEES.--
A. After the necessary disbursements for refunds and other purposes
have been made, the money remaining in the motor vehicle suspense fund, except for remittances received within the previous two months that are unidentified as to source or disposition, shall be distributed as follows:
(1) to each municipality, county or fee agent operating a motor
vehicle field office:
(a) an amount equal to six dollars ($6.00) per driver's
license and three dollars ($3.00) per identification card or motor vehicle or motorboat registration or title transaction performed; and
(b) for each such agent determined by the secretary
pursuant to Section 66-2-16 NMSA 1978 to have performed ten thousand or more transactions in the preceding fiscal year, other than a class A county with a population exceeding three hundred thousand or any municipality with a population exceeding three hundred thousand that has been designated as an agent pursuant to Section
66-2-14.1 NMSA 1978, an amount equal to one dollar ($1.00) in addition to the amount
distributed pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this paragraph for each driver's license,
identification card, motor vehicle registration, motorboat registration or title transaction
performed;
(2) to each municipality or county, other than a class A county with a population exceeding three hundred thousand or a municipality with a population
exceeding three hundred thousand designated as an agent pursuant to Section 66-2-
14.1 NMSA 1978, operating a motor vehicle field office, an amount equal to fifty cents
($.50) for each administrative service fee remitted by that county or municipality to the
department pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of Section 66-2-16 NMSA 1978;
(3) to the state road fund:
(a) an amount equal to the fees collected pursuant to
Section 66-7-413.4 NMSA 1978;
(b) an amount equal to the fee collected pursuant to
Section 66-3-417 NMSA 1978;
(c) the remainder of each driver's license fee collected
by the department employees from an applicant to whom a license is granted after
deducting from the driver's license fee the amount of the distribution authorized in
Paragraph (1) of this subsection with respect to that collected driver's license fee; and
(d) an amount equal to fifty percent of the fees
collected pursuant to Section 66-6-19 NMSA 1978;
(4) to the local governments road fund, the amount of the fees
collected pursuant to Subsection B of Section 66-5-33.1 NMSA 1978 and the
remainder of the fees collected pursuant to Subsection A of Section 66-5-408 NMSA
1978;
(5) to the department:
(a) any amounts reimbursed to the department
pursuant to Subsection C of Section 66-2-14.1 NMSA 1978;
(b) an amount equal to two dollars ($2.00) of each motorcycle registration fee collected pursuant to Section 66-6-1 NMSA 1978;
(c) an amount equal to the fees provided for in
Subsection D of Section 66-2-7 NMSA 1978, Subsection E of Section 66-2-16 NMSA
1978, Subsections J and K of Section 66-3-6 NMSA 1978 other than the administrative
fee, Subsection C of Section 66-5-44 NMSA 1978 and Subsection B of Section 66-5-
408 NMSA 1978;
(d) the amounts due to the department pursuant to
Paragraph (1) of Subsection E of Section 66-3-419 NMSA 1978, Subsection E of
Section 66-3-422 NMSA 1978 and Subsection E of Section 66-3-423 NMSA 1978; and
(e) an amount equal to the registration fees collected
pursuant to Section 66-6-6.1 NMSA 1978 for the purposes of enforcing the provisions
of the Mandatory Financial Responsibility Act and for creating and maintaining a
multilanguage noncommercial driver's license testing program;
(6) to each New Mexico institution of higher education, an
amount equal to that part of the fees distributed pursuant to Paragraph (2) of
Subsection D of Section 66-3-416 NMSA 1978 proportionate to the number of special
registration plates issued in the name of the institution to all such special registration
plates issued in the name of all institutions;
(7) to the armed forces veterans license fund, the amount to be
distributed pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subsection E of Section 66-3-419 NMSA
1978;
(8) to the children's trust fund, the amount to be distributed
pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subsection D of Section 66-3-420 NMSA 1978;
(9) to the state highway and transportation department, an amount equal to the fees collected pursuant to Section 66-5-35 NMSA 1978;
(10) to the state equalization guarantee distribution made
annually pursuant to the general appropriation act, an amount equal to one hundred
percent of the driver safety fee collected pursuant to Subsection D of Section 66-5-44
NMSA 1978;
(11) to the motorcycle training fund, two dollars ($2.00) of each
motorcycle registration fee collected pursuant to Section 66-6-1 NMSA 1978;
(12) to the highway infrastructure fund, all tire recycling fees
collected pursuant to the provisions of Sections 66-6-1, 66-6-2, 66-6-4, 66-6-5 and 66-
6-8 NMSA 1978;
(13) to each county, an amount equal to fifty percent of the
fees collected pursuant to Section
66-6-19 NMSA 1978 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the total mileage
of public roads maintained by the county and the denominator of which is the total
mileage of public roads maintained by all counties in the state;
(14) to the litter control and beautification fund, an amount
equal to the fees collected pursuant to Section 66-6-6.2 NMSA 1978; and
(15) to the local government division of the department of
finance and administration in an amount equal to the fees collected pursuant to
Section 66-3-424.1 NMSA 1978 for distribution to each county to support animal control spaying and neutering programs, in an amount proportionate to the number of residents of that county who have purchased pet care special registration plates pursuant to Section 66-3-424.1 NMSA 1978.
B. The balance, exclusive of unidentified remittances, shall be
distributed in accordance with
Section 66-6-23.1 NMSA 1978.
C. If any of the paragraphs, subsections or sections referred to in
Subsection A of this section are recompiled or otherwise re-designated without a
corresponding change to Subsection A of this section, the reference in Subsection A of
this section shall be construed to be the recompiled or re-designated paragraph,
subsection or section."
Section 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.--Except for Section 1 of this act, the effective
date of the provisions of this act is January 1, 2004. The effective date of the
provisions of Section 1 of this act is July 1, 2003.
HB 566
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

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Animal Protection of New Mexico, Inc's effort

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