(1) Except as otherwise provided in this article, the director shall issue an initial or renewed registration as an outfitter to an individual who pays the required fee and furnishes evidence satisfactory to the director that the individual:

(a) Is eighteen years of age or older;

(b) Holds a valid first aid card or first aid instructor's card issued by the American red cross or evidence of equivalent training;

(c) Possesses minimum liability insurance coverage in the amount of fifty thousand dollars for bodily injury to one individual in a single accident and one hundred thousand dollars for bodily injury to all individuals in a single accident;

(d) Has submitted to the director a surety bond in the minimum sum of ten thousand dollars, executed by the applicant as principal and by a surety company qualified and authorized to do business in this state as surety. The bond must be conditioned upon compliance with this article and with the rules promulgated under this article.

(e) Repealed.

(f) Has, or will have before providing outfitting services, all the required permits or written permission on the land where the outfitter provides outfitting services.

(2) and (3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 1490, § 3, effective July 1, 1993.)

(4) An individual or entity may register as an outfitter. An application for registration of an entity shall include the names of all officers, directors, members, partners, owners of at least ten percent of the entity, and other persons who have managing or controlling authority in the entity. The entity shall designate on the application for outfitter registration one of its officers, directors, members, partners, or other controlling or managing individuals to be the responsible party and agent for the entity for all communications with the division. If the entity changes its responsible party and agent, it shall notify the division within ten working days after the name change and provide contact information for the new responsible party and agent. If such responsible party and agent does not provide guide services, he or she shall not be required to comply with paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section.

(5) (a) Renewals and reinstatement of a registration are made under a schedule established by the director, and registrations must be renewed or reinstated in accordance with section 24-34-102 (8), C.R.S.

(b) The director may establish renewal fees and delinquency fees for reinstatement in accordance with section 24-34-105, C.R.S.

(c) If a person fails to renew a registration in accordance with the schedule established by the director, the registration expires.

(d) A person whose registration has expired and who offers or provides outfitter services is subject to the penalties provided in this article or section 24-34-102 (8), C.R.S.