87-2-113. Application fees. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), when the department determines a drawing is necessary prior to issuance of hunting licenses for any game species during a hunting season, it shall collect a $5 per species application fee.
     (b) The department shall collect the following per species special license application fees:
     (i) moose--resident, $10; nonresident, $50;
     (ii) mountain goat--resident, $10; nonresident, $50;
     (iii) mountain sheep--resident, $10; nonresident, $50;
     (iv) wild buffalo or bison--resident, $10; nonresident, $50.
     (2) (a) If a resident participates in a preference system adopted by the commission, the department shall collect an additional application fee of $2 per species to fund the administration of the preference system.
     (b) If a nonresident participates in a preference system adopted by the commission, the department shall collect an additional application fee of $20 per species to fund the administration of the preference system.
     (3) Application fees collected pursuant to this section must be deposited in the state special revenue fund to the credit of the department as set forth in 87-1-601.
     (4) The payment of an application fee confers no hunting rights or privileges.
     (5) The commission may waive the provisions of subsection (1) when a drawing is required for a special season under 87-1-304.

     History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 554, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 592, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 533, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 585, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 298, L. 2013.