00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 107                                                                          
01 "An Act providing for free hunting and sport fishing licenses for veterans and active                                   
02 duty members of the military service and United States Coast Guard who reside in the                                    
03 state; and providing for an effective date."                                                                            
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1. AS 16.05.340(a)(17) is amended to read:                                                               
06                 (17)  Waterfowl conservation tag  ....................  10                                              
07                      (A)  A person may not engage in waterfowl hunting without                                          
08 having the current year's waterfowl tag in the person's actual possession, unless                                       
09            that person                                                                                                  
10                           (i)  qualifies for a $5 license fee under (6) of this                                         
11                 subsection;                                                                                             
12                           (ii)  is a resident under 18 years of age;                                                    
13                           (iii)  is 60 years of age or older and is a resident;                                         
14                           (iv)  is a disabled veteran eligible for a free license under                                 
01                 AS 16.05.341(1) or (2) [AS 16.05.341].                                                              
02 (B)  The Board of Game shall by regulation exempt the                                                                   
03 requirement of a waterfowl conservation tag for waterfowl hunting in areas of                                           
04 the state not likely to benefit from programs described in AS 16.05.130(b)(2) -                                         
05            (4).                                                                                                         
06    * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.340(a)(23) is amended to read:                                                                  
07                 (23)  Resident anadromous king salmon tag  .............  10                                            
08       A resident may not engage in sport fishing for anadromous king salmon without                                     
09 having the current year's anadromous king salmon tag in the resident's actual possession,                               
10 unless that person                                                                                                      
11 (A)  qualifies for a 50 cent license fee under (1) of this                                                              
12            subsection;                                                                                                  
13                      (B)  is under 18 years of age;                                                                     
14 (C)  is 60 years of age or older and has been a resident of the                                                         
15            state for at least one year;                                                                                 
16 (D)  is a disabled veteran eligible for a free license under                                                            
17            AS 16.05.341(1) or (2) [AS 16.05.341]; or                                                                
18                      (E)  qualifies for a $5 license fee under (6) of this subsection.                                  
19    * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.341 is amended to read:                                                                         
20 Sec. 16.05.341. Free license for certain [DISABLED] veterans, [AND]                                               
21 active members of the Alaska National Guard and military reserves, and active                                       
22 duty members of the military service and United States Coast Guard. A person                                        
23 who qualifies as a resident under AS 16.05.415 may receive a resident hunting and                                   
24       sport fishing license under AS 16.05.340(a)(5) without charge if the person                                       
25 (1)  has been discharged from military service under honorable                                                          
26 conditions, is eligible for a loan under AS 18.56.101, and is certified by the United                                   
27 States Department of Veterans Affairs as having incurred a 50 percent or greater                                        
28       disability during military service;                                                                               
29 (2)  served in the Alaska Territorial Guard, is eligible for a loan under                                               
30 AS 18.56.101, and incurred a 50 percent or greater disability while serving in the                                      
31       Alaska Territorial Guard; [OR]                                                                                    
01                 (3)  is an active member of the                                                                         
02                      (A)  Alaska National Guard;                                                                        
03                      (B)  United States Army reserves;                                                                  
04                      (C)  United States Air Force reserves;                                                             
05                      (D)  United States Navy reserves;                                                                  
06                      (E)  United States Marine Corps reserves; or                                                       
07                      (F)  United States Coast Guard reserves;                                                       
08                 (4) has been discharged from military service or the United States                                  
09       Coast Guard under honorable conditions but does not meet the requirements of                                  
10       (1) of this section; or                                                                                       
11                 (5)  is an active duty member of the military service or the United                                 
12       States Coast Guard.                                                                                           
13    * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022.