Adopt-a-Shelter Pet License Plate
On June 9, 2010, Governor Bill Ritter signed into law House Bill 1214 which will positively impact Ouray and San Miguel County community members, their pets, and… their cars. This bill not only extends the tax check-off for the Colorado Pet Overpopulation Fund (details on that below) until 2020 but also establishes a new automobile license plate that supports pet adoption and establishes a new funding source to help Colorado shelters and rescues offset costs for spaying/neutering and medical treatment of animals in their care.
$30 from the sale of each Adopt a Shelter Pet license plate will provide grants to support Colorado shelters and rescues, primarily in under-served areas, that may not have access to much needed funding for mandated spay/neuter programs and other medical expenses. It will also help these organizations, like Second Chance, to raise awareness of the need to adopt shelter and rescue pets.
“Coloradans have generously given to the Pet Overpopulation Tax Check- off to support shelters throughout the state,” Senator Gail Schwartz, a sponsor of the bill, said. “To additionally fund these important efforts, we now have an Adopt a Shelter Pet license plate. Pets enrich our lives and our families, but every day in Colorado thousands of animals are in shelters, waiting for a family to take them home. This new license plate will raise awareness of the availability of homeless pets and fund the effort to place these pets in loving homes and reduce animal overpopulation.”
Get yours today! Even if you aren't due for new plates, if you get it now, the Department of Motor Vehicles will credit you what ever is remaining on your account. Then your new renewal month will be the one where you obtain the plate. So there is no penalty to get the plate today!
