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Title 23 - Wildlife Resources Code of Utah
Chapter 19 - Licenses, Permits, and Tags
Section 15 - License agents -- Authority -- Bond -- Compensation -- Violations.
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UT Code § 23-19-15 (2021)
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Effective 5/9/2017
23-19-15. License agents -- Authority -- Bond -- Compensation -- Violations.
Amended by Chapter 46, 2017 General Session
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) 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 from the private funds of the wildlife license agents; and
- (ii) belong to the state.
- (a) As directed by the division, each wildlife license agent shall:
- (6) A wildlife license agent may not intentionally:
- (a) fail to date or misdate a license, permit, or tag;
- (b) issue a hunting license or permit to an individual until that individual furnishes proof of successful completion of a division-approved hunter education course as provided in Section 23-19-11; or
- (c) issue a furbearer license to an individual until that individual furnishes proof of successful completion of a division-approved furharvester 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.
Amended by Chapter 46, 2017 General Session
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