| | | agents and the procedure for payment of all funds collected for | | the reporting period.__If these rules include a requirement that | | agents must report more frequently than once a month, the | | commissioner is responsible for all costs associated with the | | additional reporting requirement, including mailing costs.__Rules | | adopted under this subsection are major substantive rules as | | defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | 4.__Deposit.__The commissioner shall deposit funds collected | | by agents from the sale of licenses and permits and any | | unencumbered balances as of June 30, 1990 in the State Treasury | | as undedicated revenue to the General Fund. |
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| | | 5.__Purposes.__All funds derived from the sale of licenses or | | permits under this Part must be used for the following purposes | | only: |
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| | | A.__The administration of the department; |
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| | | B.__The protection, propagation, preservation, promotion and | | investigation of fish and wildlife; |
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| | | C.__Conservation education; and |
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| | | D.__Other expenses incident to the administration of the | | functions set out in this subsection. |
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| | | 6.__Delinquent agents.__An agent is delinquent if that agent | | fails to forward to the commissioner funds collected by that | | agent by the date established in rules adopted under subsection | | 3.__Failure to remit the funds as provided in this section | | results in the following sanctions, in addition to any others | | provided by law. |
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| | | A.__The commissioner shall charge interest on the amount | | owed at the rate of 18% a year for each day the agent is | | delinquent. |
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| | | B.__If the agent has not paid the amount owed by the 60th | | day after the agent becomes delinquent, the commissioner | | shall assess a surcharge of 5% of the principal amount owed. |
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| | | C.__If an agent is delinquent for more than 150 days or is | | delinquent 3 or more times in one calendar year, the | | commissioner shall: |
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| | | (1)__Terminate the agency for the balance of the year; and |
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