(a) Any person interested in recognizing rodeo as the official sport of this state pursuant to W.S. 8-3-119 and supporting rodeo programs at the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges may apply for and be issued distinctive license plates for any motor vehicle that is not a commercial vehicle owned or leased by that person upon registration of the vehicle. These license plates shall be displayed upon the vehicle for which they are issued. (b) Application for, issuance and renewal of the rodeo license plates under this section shall be subject to the same vehicle registration requirements and fees as provided in this article in addition to the fee required under W.S. 31-3- 102(a)(viii). Application forms shall be available at all county treasurer's offices and shall include space on the application form to offer the option for the applicant to donate twenty dollars ($20.00) or more to support rodeo programs at the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges. Any monetary donation received under this subsection shall be forwarded to the state treasurer to be deposited into a separate account. As soon as possible after July 1 of each year, the state treasurer shall distribute monetary donations received under this subsection from the previous year evenly between the University of Wyoming and each Wyoming community college for purposes of supporting the rodeo programs at the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges. (c) The department shall prescribe the design of the rodeo license plates authorized by this section. The rodeo license plates shall be the same size as regular motor vehicle license plates and need not include arabic numerals for the county. The department shall include the following language on the license plate: "Rodeo — The official sport of Wyoming." The department shall arrange for production of the license plates. Following initial approval, rodeo license plates shall be subject to redesign on the same schedule as all license plates beginning with the 2033 reissuance. (d) The department may prepare any special forms and issue any rules and regulations necessary to carry out this section. (e) Unless five hundred (500) sets of license plates are issued under this section before December 31, 2031, the plates authorized under this section shall be eliminated from production and not later than January 15, 2032 the department shall report the cessation of production to the joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committee.
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