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agents and the procedure for payment of all funds collected for
the reporting period.__If these rules include a requirement that
agents must report more frequently than once a month, the
commissioner is responsible for all costs associated with the
additional reporting requirement, including mailing costs.__Rules
adopted under this subsection are major substantive rules as
defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

 
4.__Deposit.__The commissioner shall deposit funds collected
by agents from the sale of licenses and permits and any
unencumbered balances as of June 30, 1990 in the State Treasury
as undedicated revenue to the General Fund.

 
5.__Purposes.__All funds derived from the sale of licenses or
permits under this Part must be used for the following purposes
only:

 
A.__The administration of the department;

 
B.__The protection, propagation, preservation, promotion and
investigation of fish and wildlife;

 
C.__Conservation education; and

 
D.__Other expenses incident to the administration of the
functions set out in this subsection.

 
6.__Delinquent agents.__An agent is delinquent if that agent
fails to forward to the commissioner funds collected by that
agent by the date established in rules adopted under subsection
3.__Failure to remit the funds as provided in this section
results in the following sanctions, in addition to any others
provided by law.

 
A.__The commissioner shall charge interest on the amount
owed at the rate of 18% a year for each day the agent is
delinquent.

 
B.__If the agent has not paid the amount owed by the 60th
day after the agent becomes delinquent, the commissioner
shall assess a surcharge of 5% of the principal amount owed.

 
C.__If an agent is delinquent for more than 150 days or is
delinquent 3 or more times in one calendar year, the
commissioner shall:

 
(1)__Terminate the agency for the balance of the year; and


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