Owners of motor vehicles required to be registered under subdivisions a and b of subsection 2 of section 39-04-19, who hold an unrevoked and unexpired official amateur radio station license issued by the federal communications commission, Washington, D.C., may receive special plates. The plates will be issued upon application to the department, accompanied by proof of ownership of the amateur radio station license, compliance with the state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and payment of the regular license fee, as prescribed under the North Dakota motor vehicle laws. The special plates will be issued in lieu of the plates ordinarily issued, and must have inscribed on them the official amateur radio call letters of the applicant as assigned by the federal communications commission.