RCW 46.16.30915
We love our pets account. (Effective until
July 1, 2011.)
(1) The we love our pets account is created in
the custody of the state treasurer. Upon the department's
determination that the state has been reimbursed for the cost of
implementing the we love our pets special license plate, all
receipts, except as provided in RCW 46.16.313(16) (a) and (b),
from we love our pets license plates must be deposited into the
account. Only the director of the department of licensing or the
director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account.
The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
(2) Funds in the account must be disbursed subject to the
following conditions and limitations:
(a) Pursuant to the requirements set out in RCW 46.16.765,
the department must contract with a qualified nonprofit
organization to support and to enable the Washington federation
of animal welfare and control agencies to promote and perform
spay/neuter surgery of Washington state pets, in order to reduce
pet overpopulation.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a "qualified nonprofit
organization" means a not-for-profit corporation incorporated and
operating exclusively in Washington that has received a
determination of tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the
federal internal revenue code. The organization must have been
established for the express purpose of assisting local member
agencies of the federation of animal welfare and control agencies
to promote and perform spay/neuter surgery on Washington state
pets, in order to reduce pet overpopulation.
(c) The qualified nonprofit organization must meet all
requirements set out in RCW 46.16.765.
[2005 c 71 § 4.]