 Nine specialty license plate designs suit a variety of wildlife interests.
Thousands of Oklahoma drivers are representing our state’s wildlife
and helping fund conservation with their purchase of a specialty license plate.
“Purchasing a wildlife conservation license plate is an easy
way to identify as a wildlife enthusiast, and a portion of the fee goes directly
to the Wildlife Department to help fund nongame conservation projects,” said
Jena Donnell, information specialist with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
Conservation.
For each plate sold, $20 of the $38 specialty plate fee
($36.50 for renewals) will be used to monitor nongame wildlife populations and
allow for research and surveys of species of greatest conservation need. License plate sales
also provide for wildlife-watching events like the Selman Bat Watch each summer
and the Hackberry Flat Monarch Watch Program in the fall. The Wildlife Department
does not receive general state tax appropriations.
“We have nine great hunting, fishing or wildlife-watching
designs,” Donnell said. “Our most popular designs include the deer,
scissor-tailed flycatcher and largemouth bass." Other plates in the wildlife
conservation lineup include the Texas horned lizard, quail, turkey, mallard,
striped bass, and trout designs.
Applications
for a personalized or pre-numbered conservation plate are available online or at your
local tag agency.
Allow 6-8 weeks for renewals and original pre-numbered plates. The specialty
plate fee is in addition to the annual vehicle registration fee.
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