(a) The owner of any vehicle described in this subsection may apply to the Department for the assignment to that vehicle of a special Ducks Unlimited registration.
This section applies only to:
a. A private passenger vehicle; or
b. A truck with a 3/4-ton or smaller manufacturer's rated capacity.
(b) Special registration may be issued under this section only if:
(1) The applicant states that the applicant is a member of the Delaware Chapter of Ducks Unlimited; and
(2) The Delaware Chapter of Ducks Unlimited certifies that the applicant is an active member of that organization.
(c) No fee in addition to the annual registration fee required by this title is required for registration under this section; however, the original application under this section shall be subject to a $10 administrative fee, which shall be deposited into a special fund and used by the Division of Motor Vehicles for the purpose of administering this section and to fund Division of Motor Vehicle projects notwithstanding the provisions of Chapters 13 and 14 of Title 2 to the contrary.
(d) The Department shall reserve sufficient license plates including the letters “D.U.” and numbered consecutively beginning with the numeral “1” as are required for this section.
(e) Upon notification from the Delaware Chapter of Ducks Unlimited that an individual is no longer an active member of that organization, the Department shall notify the license plate holder to surrender the license plate to the Department within 30 days.