§ 404-g. Distinctive plates bearing the words "Birthplace of Baseball". 1. Any person residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words "Birthplace of Baseball" in honor of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York and the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the game of baseball. Application for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner in such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.

2. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article provided, however, that an additional annual service charge of twenty-five dollars shall be charged for such plates.