| | | permit under subsection 9, the subpermittee-designate becomes a | | subpermittee and the permittee may authorize the subpermittee to | | participate in the moose hunt with the permittee.__The permittee | | may authorize the alternate subpermittee-designate to participate | | in the hunt in place of the subpermittee-designate if the | | permittee notifies the department of the authorization at least 5 | | business days prior to the first day of the moose season, in | | which case the alternate subpermittee-designate becomes the | | subpermittee.__The permittee may choose not to authorize a | | subpermittee to participate in the hunt. |
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| | | 8.__Point system for public chance drawing.__The department | | shall adopt rules to allow a person to accumulate one point for | | each consecutive year that person purchases an application for a | | moose hunting permit but is not selected to receive a permit.__ | | Each point entitles that applicant to one chance in the public | | chance drawing.__A person's accumulated points are eliminated if, | | in any year, that person is selected to receive a permit or that | | person fails to purchase a new chance.__Rules adopted under this | | subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, | | chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | 9.__Selection procedure. Permittees are selected by a public | | chance drawing. |
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| | | 10.__Questionnaire. Each permittee shall complete a | | questionnaire, to be provided by the commissioner, and return | | this questionnaire to the commissioner within a period of 10 days | | after the close of the moose hunting season. |
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| | | 11.__Auction of moose hunting permits to fund youth | | conservation education programs.__Notwithstanding subsection 1, | | the commissioner may issue not more than 5 moose hunting permits | | each year through public auction in accordance with this | | subsection. |
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| | | A.__Each moose hunting permit issued under this subsection | | must be awarded through public auction to the applicant who | | submits the highest bid. |
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| | | B.__A person who applies for a moose hunting permit under | | this subsection is subject to the eligibility provisions of | | subsection 5, except that a successful applicant is not | | required to wait 2 years in order to obtain another permit. |
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| | | C.__An eligible person wishing to apply for a permit under | | this subsection shall submit a written application in such | | form as the commissioner may require.__The application must | | be accompanied by a bidding fee of $25, which, except as | | otherwise provided in paragraph D, may not be refunded.__The |
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