1. (1) A new license agent must meet the criteria provided in Subsection (a), except as provided in Subsection (b).

   1. (a) A license agent must:

      1. (i) successfully complete a division-sponsored training session;
      2. (ii) provide and maintain approved computer hardware capable of processing and printing licenses and permits in a permanent, clear, and a legible manner.

   2. (b) The division may provide a printer as required in Subsection (a)(ii) provided the license agent's projected sales is estimated to be at least one-thousand dollars per year or a satisfactory volume per year as determined by the division.

      1. (i) A license agent must remain a license agent for the division for at least six months to retain the printer as provided in Subsections (b).
2. (2) Use of the agent hunting and fishing licenses online system must be used in compliance with the agent manual provided by the division.
3. (3) The division shall send the applicant a written notice stating the reason for denial.
4. (4) If the division approves the license agent application, a license agent authorization shall be sent to the applicant.

5. (5) The license agent authorization is not effective until:

   1. (a) it is signed by the applicant; and
   2. (b) signed by the director or designee.

6. (6)(a) The license agent authorization must be received by the Licensing Section in the Salt Lake Office within a reasonable timeframe of being mailed to the applicant.

   1. (b) A separate application, application fee, and license agent authorization is required for each location where wildlife documents will be sold.
7. (7) Each license agent authorization shall be established for a term of ten years.

8. (8) The division may deny a license agent application for any of the following reasons:

   1. (a) A sufficient number of license agents already exist in the area;
   2. (b) The applicant does not have adequate security including a safe or locking cabinet in which to store wildlife documents or license paper;

   3. (c) The applicant has previously been authorized to sell wildlife documents or possess license paper and the applicant:

      1. (i) failed to comply with the license agent authorization or any provision of statute or rule governing license agents; or
      2. (ii) was deactivated or revoked by the division as a license agent;
   4. (d) The applicant provided false information on the license agent application; or
   5. (e) The applicant has been convicted, pleaded guilty, pleaded no contest, or entered into a plea in abeyance to a criminal offense that bears a reasonable relationship to the license agent's ability to competently and responsibly perform the functions of a license agent.

KEY: licensing, wildlife, wildlife law, rules and procedures

Date of Last Change: October 2, 2023

Notice of Continuation: February 17, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 23A-4-501