AS APPROVED - 11/13/2008

FINAL REGULATIONS - CHAPTER 15 - LICENSE AGENTS

See also §§ 33-4-101, C.R.S, for statutory provisions applicable to license agents.

ARTICLE VI - AGENT COMMISSION RATES

#1510 - Agent Commission Rates

See also §33-4-101 C.R.S. relative to license agents and §33-4-102(1.6)(b) C.R.S. for price indexing information for nonresident big game licenses. 

A.	Commission Rates for Retail License Agents: Retail license agents shall be paid a 4.75% commission for each license sold electronically, except for those licenses with fixed commissions as shown below. 

1.	Fixed Commissions: 

License Type	2008 License Fee	2008
Commission	2009
License Fee	2009 Commission	
Second Rod Stamp	 $5.00	$ .25	$5.00	$ .25	
Fishing - 1 day	 $8.00	
$.55	$8.00	$ .55	
Fishing - 5 day	 $20.00	
$1.10	$20.00	$1.10	
Small Game - 1 day	 $10.00	
$.55	$11.00	$ .55	
Nonresident Deer 	
$315.00	
$11.00	
$325.00	
$11.40	
					
Nonresident Pronghorn	
$315.00	
$11.00	
$325.00	
$11.40	
Nonresident Bear	$250.00	
$11.00	$250.00	
$11.40	
Nonresident Mountain Lion	$250.00	
$11.00	$250.00	
$11.40	
Nonresident Antlerless Elk	
$250.00	

$11.00	
$250.00	

$11.40	
Nonresident Either-sex Elk	

$525.00	

$18.50	

$545.00	

$19.20	
Nonresident Antlered Elk  	
$525.00	
$18.50	
$545.00	
$19.20	
All 2008 licenses sold through April 2009 shall be sold at the 2008 license fee and commission rates.

B.	Commission Rates For The Licensing System Agent:  The licensing system agent shall be paid the commissions shown in the table below for each license sold through the system: 

1.	Fixed Commissions: 

License Sale Type	Commission	
Licenses sold through point of sale terminals	$1.29	
Licenses sold through the Internet 	$2.00	
Licenses sold by telephone	$2.37	
Limited Licenses fulfillment	$1.000	

a.	For Internet and telephone sales, the system agent shall receive an additional 2.2 percent of the cost of the license.

AS APPROVED - 11/13/2008
Basis and Purpose
Chapter 15 - License Agents

Basis and Purpose Statement: 

H.B. 00-1448, which was passed into law in May 2000, provided for the annual adjustment of nonresident big game license fees based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI): "The nonresident big game fees described in subsection(1.4) of this section shall annually be adjusted in accordance with changes in the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for the Denver-Boulder consolidated metropolitan statistical area for all urban consumers, all goods, or its successor index." §33-4-102 (1.6)(b) C.R.S. Consumer Price Indices for the Denver-Boulder metropolitan statistical area are compiled by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.  As agent commission percentage rates remain constant, it is necessary to modify the dollar amount agents receive for each nonresident big game license as those license rates are modified in Chapter 2 of these regulations.  The chart below shows the average CPI for the first half of each year.

Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers
Denver-Boulder-Greeley Metropolitan Area	
First Half, 2002	184.6	
First Half, 2003
Annual Percentage Change	187.8
1.7%	
First Half, 2004
Annual Percentage Change	186.5
-0.7%	
First Half, 2005
Annual Percentage Change	189.2
1.4%	
First Half, 2006
Annual Percentage Change	196.3
3.8%	
First Half, 2007
Annual Percentage Change	201.258
2.5%	
First Half, 2008
Annual Percentage Change	208.7
3.7%	
Cumulative Percentage Change, 2000-2008
 (used to set 2009 fixed commissions)	12.5	
Source:  U.S. Dept of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

In addition, as per the renewed license agent contract, license agent commission rates have been adjusted in 1510.B.

The statutory authority for these regulations can be found in § 24-4-103, C.R.S., and the state Wildlife Act, §§ 33-1-101 to 33-6-209, C.R.S., specifically including, but not limited to: §§ 33-1-101, 102, 104, 105, 106-108, 115, and 121; §§ 33-2-104, 105, 106, and 107; § 33-3-104; §§ 33-4-101, 102, 102.5, 103, 116, 116.5, 117, and 119; § 33-5.5-102; and §§ 33-6-107, 109, 112, 113, 113.5, 114, 114.5, 117, 119, 120, 121, 124, 127, 128, 129, 131, 205, 206, 207, and 208. 

EFFECTIVE DATE - THESE REGULATIONS SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2009 AND SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT UNTIL REPEALED, AMENDED OR SUPERSEDED.

APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE WILDLIFE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO THIS 13th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2008.

Approved:
Robert W. Bray
	Chairman

Attest:
Timothy R. Glenn
Secretary