Utah Code 23A-4-501. Wildlife license agents
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(1) The director may designate wildlife license agents to sell licenses, permits, and tags.
Terms Used In Utah Code 23A-4-501
- Director: means the director of the division appointed under Section
23A-2-202 . See Utah Code 23A-1-101 - Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Furbearer: means species of the Bassariscidae, Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae, and Castoridae families, except coyote and cougar. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Hunting: means to take or pursue a reptile, amphibian, bird, or mammal by any means. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Permit: means a paper-based or electronic document that grants authority to engage in specified activities under this title or a rule or proclamation of the Wildlife Board. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Sell: means to offer or possess for sale, barter, exchange, or trade, or the act of selling, bartering, exchanging, or trading. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Tag: means a card, label, or other paper-based or electronic means of identification used to document harvest of protected wildlife. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Wildlife: means :(61)(a) crustaceans, including brine shrimp and crayfish;(61)(b) mollusks; and(61)(c) vertebrate animals living in nature, except feral animals. See Utah Code 23A-1-101(2) A wildlife license agent may:(2)(a) sell a license, permit, or tag to an eligible applicant, except for a license, permit, or tag specified in Subsection 23A-4-503(2) which may be sold only by the division; and(2)(b) collect a fee for a license, permit, or tag sold.(3) A wildlife license agent shall receive:(3)(a) for a wildlife license, permit, or tag having a fee equal to $10 or less but greater than $1, 50 cents for a wildlife license, permit, or tag sold; and(3)(b) for a wildlife license, permit, or tag having a fee greater than $10, 5% of the fee.(4) The division may require a wildlife license agent to obtain a bond in a reasonable amount.(5)(5)(a) As directed by the division, a wildlife license agent shall:(5)(a)(i) report the wildlife license agent’s sales to the division; and(5)(a)(ii) submit to the division the fees obtained from the sale of licenses, permits, and tags less the remuneration provided in Subsection (3).(5)(b) If a wildlife license agent fails to pay the amount due, the division may assess a penalty of 20% of the amount due. A delinquent payment 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.(5)(c) Fees, except the remuneration provided in Subsection (3), shall:(5)(c)(i) be kept separate from the private money of the wildlife license agents; and(5)(c)(ii) belong to the state.(6) A wildlife license agent may not intentionally:(6)(a) fail to date or misdate a license, permit, or tag;(6)(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 23A-4-1001; or(6)(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 23A-4-1005.