§12955. Special hide dealer's license

1.__License required.__A person may not engage in an activity for which a special hide dealer's license may be issued under subsection 2 without a valid special hide dealer's license unless the person holds a valid license issued under section 12954.

Each day a person violates this subsection, that person commits a Class E crime for which a minimum fine of $50 and an amount equal to twice the applicable license fee must be imposed.

2.__Issuance.__The commissioner may issue a special hide dealer's license to any person who maintains a place of business for the butchering of wild animals within this State.__The special hide dealer's license permits a holder commercially to sell or barter the heads or untanned hides of deer or moose that are butchered in the license holder's place of business.

3.__Expiration.__All licenses issued under this section are valid for a period commencing September 1st and ending December 31st of the year in which the license is issued.

4.__Fee.__The annual fee for a special hide dealer's license is $10.

5.__Restrictions.__A licensee shall keep a true and complete record, in such form as is required by the commissioner, of all hides bartered or sold.__The record must be open for inspection by the commissioner or the commissioner's agent, and must be filed with the commissioner on or before February 1st of the following year.

6.__License violation.__Each day a person violates a restriction of a license issued under this section that person commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

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