(1) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of the state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204, shall be issued a smallmouth bass new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c).
(2) The new specialty earmarked license plates provided for in this section shall contain a design of a smallmouth bass and shall be designed in consultation with the executive director of the Tennessee wildlife resources agency.
(3) The funds produced from the sale of the smallmouth bass new specialty earmarked license plates shall be allocated to the Tennessee wildlife resources agency, in accordance with § 55-4-301. The funds shall be deposited in the wildlife resources fund established in § 70-1-401, to be used exclusively for management, protection, propagation and conservation of fish and wildlife species, and the protection and enhancement of the species' habitats.