In Montana the ham plates are free plus a small administrative fee. In 1955, there was a ham in the state legislature that got the bill entered and passed. He wrote the "free" clause into his bill, and except for an administrative fee added later, it has stuck. Montana was one of the first few states to get "ham plates." They're still manufactured at the state prison in Dillon MT.
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