(a) Any owner or lessee of one or more passenger vehicles, trucks registered for a gross weight of 20,000 pounds or less or motorcycles, who is a resident of Kansas, upon compliance with the provisions of this section, may be issued one I’m pet friendly license plate for each such passenger vehicle, truck or motorcycle. Such license plates shall be issued for the same time as other license plates upon proper registration and payment of the regular license fee as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-143, and amendments thereto, and either the payment to the county treasurer of the logo use royalty payment established by the college of veterinary medicine at Kansas state university or the presentation of the annual logo use authorization statement provided for in subsection (b).

(b) The college of veterinary medicine at Kansas state university may authorize the use of their I’m pet friendly logo to be affixed on license plates as provided by this section. Any royalty payment received pursuant to this section shall be used to support education regarding the spaying and neutering of dogs and cats in Kansas and veterinary student externships at animal shelters in Kansas. Any motor vehicle owner or lessee annually may apply to the college of veterinary medicine at Kansas state university for the use of such logo. Upon annual application and payment to either: (1) The college of veterinary medicine at Kansas state university in an amount of not less than $25 nor more than $100 as a logo use royalty payment for each license plate to be issued, the college of veterinary medicine at Kansas state university shall issue to the motor vehicle owner or lessee, without further charge, a logo use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the motor vehicle owner or lessee at the time of registration; or (2) the county treasurer of the logo use royalty payment for each license plate to be issued.

(c) Any applicant for a license plate authorized by this section may make application for such plates not less than 60 days prior to such person‘s renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and furnished by the director of vehicles, and any applicant for such license plates shall either provide the annual logo use authorization statement provided for in subsection (b) or pay to the county treasurer the logo use royalty payment established by the college. Application for registration of a passenger vehicle, truck or motorcycle and issuance of the license plate under this section shall be made by the owner or lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms furnished by the director.

(d) No registration or license plate issued under this section shall be transferable to any other person.

(e) The director of vehicles may transfer I’m pet friendly license plates from a leased vehicle to a purchased vehicle.

(f) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually, upon payment of the fee prescribed in subsection (a), in the manner prescribed in subsection (b) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-132, and amendments thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until such applicant provides to the county treasurer either the annual logo use authorization statement provided for in subsection (b) or the payment of the annual logo use royalty payment established by the college. If such logo use authorization statement is not presented at the time of registration or faxed by the college, or the annual logo use royalty payment is not made to the county treasurer, the applicant shall be required to comply with Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-143, and amendments thereto, and return the license plate to the county treasurer of such person’s residence.

(g) The college of veterinary medicine at Kansas state university shall:

(1) Pay the initial cost of silk-screening for license plates authorized by this section; and

(2) provide to all the county treasurers a toll-free number where applicants can call the college of veterinary medicine at Kansas state university for information concerning the application process or the status of their license plate application.

(h) The college of veterinary medicine at Kansas state university, with approval of the director of vehicles and subject to the availability of materials and equipment, shall design a plate to be issued under the provisions of this section.

(i) As a condition of receiving the I’m pet friendly license plate and any subsequent registration renewal of such plate, the applicant must provide consent to the division authorizing the division’s release of motor vehicle record information, including the applicant’s name, address, royalty payment amount, plate number and vehicle type to the college of veterinary medicine at Kansas state university.

(j) Annual royalty payments collected by county treasurers under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the appropriate account of the restricted fees fund of the Kansas state university veterinary medical center.