61-3-524. Decal required on camper -- application for decal -- application fee -- issuance. (1) A camper that is subject to the fee in lieu of tax imposed under 61-3-521 may not be operated by a person on the public highways or streets in this state unless there is displayed in a conspicuous place on the camper a decal as visual proof that the fee has been paid on the camper for the current year.
     (2) Application for the issuance of the decal must be made to the county treasurer in the county of the owner's residence, accompanied by an application fee of $4.50, on a form furnished by the department, which may be obtained at the county treasurer's office. The form must provide for substantially the following information:
     (a) name of owner;
     (b) address;
     (c) name of manufacturer;
     (d) model number;
     (e) make;
     (f) year of manufacture; and
     (g) other information that the department may require.
     (3) (a) The county treasurer shall sign the application and transmit the application and the fee to the department. The fee must be deposited in the state general fund.
     (b) Upon receipt of the application in approved form and payment of the fee in lieu of tax by the applicant, the county treasurer shall issue to the applicant a numbered decal in the style and design prescribed by the department and of a different color than the preceding year.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 414, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 53-645; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 712, L. 1979; Sec. 61-3-441, MCA 1979; redes. 61-3-524 by Code Commissioner, 1979; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 611, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 715, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 121, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 174, Ch. 574, L. 2001.