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whose license is suspended for a violation that does not carry a
mandatory suspension is required to complete an outdoor ethics
course.__Rules adopted under this subsection are major
substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter
2-A.

 
Outdoor ethics courses must be scheduled by the Bureau of
Warden Service and must be given whenever there are 10 or more
persons needing or wanting to take the course.__The fee for an
outdoor ethics course is $100, payable 10 working days prior to
the start of the course.__All fees collected under this section
are allocated to the Sport Hunter Program established in section
10108, subsection 4, paragraph B.

 
§10904.__Notice of suspension

 
A decision by the commissioner to suspend a license of a
person convicted or adjudicated of a violation that does not
carry a mandatory suspension must be made within 60 days after
that conviction.__The commissioner shall give written notice of
all suspensions immediately following a decision to suspend.__A
notice of suspension must name the license or permit that is
suspended and state the effective date and length of the
suspension and must inform the person of any applicable hearing
provisions under section 10905.

 
§10905. Hearings

 
Except as provided in section 10903, subsection 1, a person
receiving a notice of suspension under section 10904 may request
a hearing on that suspension.__A request for a hearing must be in
writing and must be made not later than 30 days after receipt of
the suspension notice required under section 10903.__The
commissioner shall notify the person of the date and location of
the hearing.

 
1.__Evidence.__A person may present evidence at a hearing
concerning the violation that might justify reinstatement of the
license or permit or the reduction of the suspension period.__If
the petitioner denies any of the facts contained in the record,
the petitioner has the burden of proof.

 
2.__Decisions. Decisions of the commissioner must be in
writing.__Except as provided in subsection 3, the commissioner
may reinstate the license or permit or reduce the suspension
period if the commissioner finds that the person has not been
convicted or adjudicated or that reinstatement of the license or
permit or reduction of the suspension period would be in the best
interests of justice.


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