1. (1) The division or the Wildlife Board may suspend a conservation organization's certificate of registration to participate in the conservation permit program under Section 23A-4-1106 and Rule R657-26 if a principal or agent of a participating conservation organization:

   1. (a) violated this rule or Title 76, Chapter 6, Part 4, Theft; or

   2. (b) engaged in conduct that results in the conviction of, a plea of no contest to, or a plea held in abeyance to a crime of moral turpitude, or any other crime that when considered with the functions and responsibilities of a participating conservation organization bears a reasonable relationship to their participation in the program.

      R657-14-15. Agency Action and Administrative Appeals.

2. (1) Notwithstanding Section R657-41-14, the procedures governing agency action taken by the division or the Wildlife Board against a certificate of registration or an application for certificate of registration are set forth in Rule R657-2.
3. (2) An aggrieved party to a final division action under this rule may file a request for agency action with the division under Rule R657-2.
4. (3) The director or a designee appointed by the director shall be the presiding officer for any adjudicative proceedings initiated under this section.

KEY: wildlife, wildlife permits

Date of Last Change: October 22, 2025

Notice of Continuation: September 8, 2020

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 23A-2-304; 23A-2-305