Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 2520 - SELLING AND CONSIGNMENT OF LICENSES, STAMPS AND PERMITS › Section 2520.10 - Agents - Sale and Consignment Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
			 has the authority to designate agents to sell licenses, stamps and permits on
			 behalf of DNR. DNR also has the authority to consign licenses, stamps and
			 permits, for sale by county, city, village, township and incorporated town
			 clerks, upon receipt of their completed application and elected official
			 license agent contract, and fulfillment of requirements set forth in this Part.
			 DNR also consigns licenses, stamps and permits to other agents upon receipt of
			 their completed application, license agent contract, evidence of financial
			 responsibility, and fulfillment of the requirements set forth in this Part. The
			 term agent means all persons authorized by DNR to sell licenses, stamps and
			 permits, other than elected or appointed officials and DNR employees. License
			 agents, including employees of DNR selling licenses, stamps and permits, shall
			 collect an issuing fee in addition to the license, stamp and permit fee as
			 provided in 515 ILCS 5/20-120, 520 ILCS 5/3.37, 20 ILCS 862/26 and 625 ILCS
			 45/3-1.5 as follows: 75 cents for each Sportsmen's Combination license and
			 non-resident hunting license, and 50 cents for all other licenses, stamps and
			 permits authorized by the above statutes. All licenses, stamps and permits
			 consigned and fees collected from the sale of licenses, stamps and permits
			 (except the authorized issuing fee) remain the property of the State of
			 Illinois. Funds received from the sale of licenses, stamps and permits (except
			 the authorized issuing fee) shall not be directed to any purpose other than
			 remittance to DNR.
b) County, city,
			 village, township and incorporated town clerks may appoint sub-agents within
			 the territorial area for which they are elected or appointed. Elected or
			 appointed officials and DNR employees selling licenses, stamps and permits are
			 liable to the State for all licenses, stamps and permits consigned to their
			 account, including any licenses, stamps and permits furnished by a clerk to any
			 sub-agent. Any clerk appointing sub-agents must notify DNR, within 10 days
			 following the appointment, the names and mailing addresses of such sub-agents.
			 No part of the issuing fees collected may be retained as personal compensation
			 by the clerk. Issuing fees may be divided between the clerk and appointed
			 sub-agents other than employees of the clerk's office, but in no case may any
			 clerk and/or sub-agent charge an issuing fee or fees totaling more than the
			 amounts set out in subsection (a) of this Section. DNR assumes no liability for
			 any license, stamp or permit furnished by any elected or appointed clerk to any
			 sub-agent.
c) Financial
			 Responsibility of Agents
All agents, including concessionaires holding contracts with
				DNR, shall be required to furnish DNR with evidence of financial
				responsibility.
1) Agents Without
			 Preferred Status
Except as provided in subsection (c)(2), the evidence of
				financial responsibility shall be in the form of a surety bond, letter of
				credit or certificate of deposit, in an amount equal to the value of licenses,
				stamps and permits consigned.
2) Agents with Preferred Status
A) Agents must meet the following
			 qualifications to receive a preferred status:
i) The agent must sell licenses, stamps and
			 permits for one complete license year.
ii) DNR must have received a minimum of 9
			 monthly current license year remittances or no sales reports between April and
			 December (inclusive).
B)
			 If the qualifications listed in subsection (c)(2)(A) are met, the agent's
			 consignments may total 50% over the amount of his or her financial evidence.
			 All agents with a preferred status will be reviewed annually. If qualifications
			 have been met, the preferred status will continue for the following license
			 year. If the qualifications have not been met, the preferred status is removed
			 and the agent will be consigned licenses, stamps and permits equal to the
			 amount of financial evidence.
3) Evidence of Financial Responsibility
Surety bonds and letters of credit shall be on a form furnished
				by and approved by DNR, with surety or sureties satisfactory to DNR,
				conditioned upon the agent paying to the State of Illinois all monies becoming
				due by reason of the sale of licenses, stamps and permits.
4) Sub-Agents
No agent may appoint sub-agents.