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Vehicle and Traffic Law § 404-t · Article 14. Registration of Motor Vehicles

Distinctive conserve habitat license plates

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* § 404-t. Distinctive conserve habitat license plates. 1. Any person residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a distinctive "Conserve Habitat" license plate of a design approved by the commissioner, after consultation with the commissioner of environmental conservation. Application for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner in such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.

2. A distinctive conserve habitat plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued in the same manner as other number plates upon the payment of the regular registration fees prescribed by section four hundred one of this article; provided, however, that an additional annual service charge of twenty-five dollars shall be charged for such plate. Such service charge under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the conservation fund established pursuant to section eighty-three of the state finance law; provided, however, that one year after the effective date of this section, funds up to a maximum of six thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be available, shall be allocated from such fund to the department to offset costs associated with the production of such license plate.

* NB There are 3 § 404-t's

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Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/VAT404-T%2A2
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  • The Senate's note "There are 3 § 404-t's": the Legislature enacted more than one unit under that number; each is printed.
  • The Legislature enacted more than one section numbered 404-t; this is number 2 as the Senate prints them.

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