§ 24-10-107 — Permits and identification tags

(a) Within ninety (90) days after the effective date of
this act, no outdoor advertising authorized by W.S.
24-10-104(a)(i), (iv) and (v) shall be maintained without a
permit. Applications for permits shall be made to the commission
on forms furnished by it. The commission shall require
reasonable information to be furnished, including a statement
that the owner or occupant of the land has consented to the
erection or maintenance of the sign or signs thereon. A permit
must be obtained for each advertising structure and the
application for such permit must be accompanied by an initial
fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(b) Permits shall be for three (3) years, shall be
assigned a permit number, and shall be renewed annually
thereafter upon payment of not to exceed fifteen dollars
($15.00) without the filing of a new application. All fees shall
be paid into the state highway fund. All such fees collected
shall be used by the commission for relocation or damages, but
not for administrative purposes.
(c) The commission shall issue with each new permit a
permanent identification tag not larger than six (6) square
inches which shall be affixed to the sign in a position readily
visible from the highway.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
section, the commission shall issue permits and identification
tags, upon application and payment of the requisite fee for any
structure lawfully in existence on the day prior to the
effective date of this act, and the permits shall thereafter be
renewed for such period of time as is prescribed herein, unless
the structure is removed for improper maintenance. Permits shall
be obtained prior to the beginning of construction of any sign.
Signs lawfully in place on the effective date of this act shall
have permits.