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Online vote under way for new wildlife tag designs
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SOCIAL CIRCLE — Four new wildlife vehicle license plates are coming to Georgia, and the Department of Natural Resources’ wildlife resources division wants the public to help select the tag design.

Georgians can vote for the new wildlife tags at www.georgiawildlife.com by clicking on the “Make Your Vote Count” link, filling out the short survey and voting for a design.

A share of purchases and renewals of the new tag will go toward conservation and habitat restoration efforts for the nongame conservation section, the bobwhite quail initiative and the trout-restoration program of the DNR’s fisheries management section.

Information collected through the voting process will be used to determine which tags will be produced and made available for purchase through the Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Services.

Potential designs for the new wildlife license plates include:

Nongame wildlife tags, supporting the state’s nongame wildlife conservation fund — Two designs will be chosen including: blue heron in a shoals river scene; green tree frog; bald eagle soaring above Georgia pines; hummingbird with trumpet creeper; bald eagle with American flag; painted bunting; and North Atlantic right whale.

Bobwhite Quail Initiative tags, supporting the bobwhite quail initiative — Mother quail and chicks; flushing covey with a white-tailed deer; and turkey and a flushing quail with a white-tailed buck.

Trout (Trout Unlimited) tags supporting the fisheries management section trout conservation program — Brook trout; rainbow trout; trio including brook, rainbow and brown trout; and a brook trout chasing a fly.

The deadline to vote on the new tag designs is Sept. 15.

The winning designs will be announced and made available shortly afterward in local tag offices and for online renewals.

Specialty plates cost $60 plus taxes and fees.

There is an annual renewal of $35.

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