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H.B. 160 Enrolled

                 

WILDLIFE LICENSE AGENTS AMENDMENTS

                 
2005 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: Julie Fisher

                 
                  LONG TITLE
                  General Description:
                      This bill allows the Division of Wildlife Resources to specify the date and manner that
                  wildlife license agents report sales and submit fees.
                  Highlighted Provisions:
                      This bill:
                      .    allows the Division of Wildlife Resources to specify the date and manner that
                  wildlife license agents report sales and submit fees.
                  Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
                      None
                  Other Special Clauses:
                      None
                  Utah Code Sections Affected:
                  AMENDS:
                      23-19-15, as last amended by Chapter 87, Laws of Utah 2004
                 
                  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
                      Section 1. Section 23-19-15 is amended to read:
                       23-19-15. License agents -- Authority -- Bond -- Compensation -- Violations.
                      (1) The director of the division may designate wildlife license agents to sell licenses,
                  permits, and tags.
                      (2) Wildlife license agents may:
                      (a) sell licenses, permits, and tags to all eligible applicants, except those licenses,
                  permits, and tags specified in Subsection 23-19-16 (2) which may be sold only by the division;


                  and
                      (b) collect a fee for each license, permit, or tag sold.
                      (3) A wildlife license agent shall receive:
                      (a) for any wildlife license, permit, or tag having a fee $10 or less and greater than $1, 50
                  cents for each wildlife license, permit, or tag sold; and
                      (b) for any wildlife license, permit, or tag having a fee greater than $10, 5% of the fee.
                      (4) The division may require wildlife license agents to obtain a bond in a reasonable
                  amount.
                      (5) (a) [On or before the 10th day of each month] As directed by the division, each
                  wildlife license agent shall:
                      (i) report all sales to the division; and
                      (ii) submit all of the fees obtained from the sale of licenses, permits, and tags less the
                  remuneration provided in Subsection (3).
                      (b) If a wildlife license agent fails to pay the amount due, the division may assess a
                  penalty of 20% of the amount due. All delinquent payments shall bear interest at the rate of 1%
                  per month. If the amount due is not paid because of bad faith or fraud, the division shall assess a
                  penalty of 100% of the total amount due together with interest.
                      (c) All fees, except the remuneration provided in Subsection (3), shall:
                      (i) be kept separate [and apart] from the private funds of the wildlife license agents; and
                      (ii) belong to the state.
                      (6) A wildlife license agent may not intentionally:
                      (a) fail to date or misdate a license, permit, or tag; or
                      (b) issue a license to any person until that person furnishes proof of having passed a
                  division-approved hunter education course as provided in Section 23-19-11 or furnishes proof of
                  having passed a division-approved fur harvester education course as provided in Section
                  23-19-11.5 .
                      (7) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (7)(b) and (c), a violation of this section is a
                  class B misdemeanor.


                      (b) A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor if the aggregate amount required
                  under Subsection (5)(a):
                      (i) is at least $1,000, but less than $10,000;
                      (ii) is not submitted for one or more months; and
                      (iii) remains uncollectable.
                      (c) A violation of this section is a felony of the third degree if the aggregate amount
                  required under Subsection (5)(a):
                      (i) is $10,000 or more;
                      (ii) is not submitted for one or more months; and
                      (iii) remains uncollectable.
                      (8) Violation of any provision of this section may be cause for revocation of the wildlife
                  license agent authorization.


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