| | | 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 |
|
|