LD 1583
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B.__"Discrepancy" means an instance in which a holder of a
license under subsection 3 has failed to comply with a
requirement under this Part.

 
2.__Specification of species.__The commissioner may, by rule,
specify as cervids related species in addition to the species
listed in subsection 1, paragraph A.__Additional related species
may be specified only with the written concurrence of the
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

 
3.__License.__The commissioner may issue a license for the
propagation, possession, purchase or sale of cervids.__A holder
of a license issued pursuant to this subsection may raise cervids
at any season of the year.__The fee for a license is $20 a year.__
Except as provided in section 1346, a license fee must be
deposited in the Animal Industry Fund established in section
1332.

 
4.__Inspection.__The commissioner or commissioner's designee
shall conduct an inspection of an applicant's premises before the
initial issuance or renewal of a license under subsection 3 or at
any time during the pendency of a license under subsection 3 if
the department believes the license holder is not in compliance
with the provisions of this Part.

 
5.__Renewal.__If an inspection for a renewal of a license
under subsection 3 reveals a discrepancy, the inspector shall
note the discrepancy on an inspection form.__The commissioner may
issue a temporary license under subsection 3 and give the license
holder a reasonable amount of time to correct the discrepancy.__
Upon a subsequent inspection of the premises of a temporary
license holder under this subsection, the commissioner shall
renew the license under subsection 3 if the license holder has
corrected all of the discrepancies noted on the inspection form
from the prior inspection.

 
6.__Penalties.__Any person engaged in the business of
propagating, possessing, buying or selling cervids without a
license under subsection 3 commits a civil violation for which a
fine not to exceed $100 per day for each violation may be
adjudged, except that the total of the fines may not exceed
$25,000.

 
7.__Records.__A holder of a license issued pursuant to
subsection 3 shall maintain records that include the date and
location of birth and the date of death or departure of each
cervid in the license holder's herd.

 
8.__Revocation.__A license issued under this chapter may be
suspended or revoked in a manner consistent with Title 5, chapter
375, subchapter 5 for a violation of this chapter.__Upon


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