License Plates for Pollinators
Pollinator license plates proceeds will support gardens and meadows planted with flowering plant seeds for bees, butterflies, beetles, and other insects adversely affected by loss of habitat.
Harrisburg, PA –Vehicle owners will now be able to purchase a ‘Pollinator’ license plate, thanks to recently passed legislation. Sixty-five percent of proceeds from the license plate will be deposited into the Pollinator Habitat Program Fund, dedicated to supporting efforts to reinvigorate the populations of insects that pollinate plants.
This Fund will create naturalized gardens and meadows planted with pollinator-friendly species of flowering plants specifically for bees, butterflies, beetles, and other insects adversely affected by the loss of their native habitat. A further aim of the program is to help reverse the decline of federally listed threatened or endangers species, such as the monarch butterfly.
“The importance of supporting a healthy pollinator population in Pennsylvania – a state that depends on agriculture as part of its economy – cannot be overstated,” said PennDOT Acting Secretary Mike Carroll.
The Pollinator license plate is now available for passenger cars or trucks with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds. The license plate contains the standard Pennsylvania license plate colors of blue, white, and gold and depicts an image of a monarch butterfly, honeybee, and green sweat bee visiting a flower. Applicants for the Pollinator license plate must submit a completed Form MV-911, “Application for Special Fund Registration Plate.”
“Pollinators are critical to the environment and to feeding Pennsylvanians,” said Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. “One out of every three bites we eat is made possible because of pollinators and their role in promoting biodiversity and plant health in our food system.”
More information, including eligibility requirements and images of license plates, is available on the Registration Plates page on PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website.
More information on PennDOT’s efforts to help revive pollinators is available in PennDOT Pollinator Habitat Plan.