CSHB 140(FSH): "An Act relating to the anadromous king salmon tag; and providing for an effective date."
00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 140 (FSH) 01 "An Act relating to the anadromous king salmon tag; and providing for an 02 effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. INTENT. It is the intent of the legislature that the proceeds from the sale of 05 resident and nonresident anadromous king salmon tags be appropriated for king salmon sport 06 fishing research, management, and enhancement projects. 07 * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.340(a)(23) is amended to read: 08 (23) Resident anadromous king salmon tag ..................................10 09 A resident may not engage in sport fishing for anadromous king salmon without 10 having a valid anadromous [THE CURRENT YEAR'S] king salmon tag in the 11 resident's actual possession, unless that person 12 (A) qualifies for a 25 cent license fee under (1) of this 13 subsection; 14 (B) is under the age of 16;
01 (C) is 60 years of age or older and has been a resident of the 02 state for at least one year; 03 (D) is a disabled veteran eligible for a free license under 04 AS 16.05.341; or 05 (E) qualifies for a $5 license fee under (6) of this subsection. 06 * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.340(a)(24) is amended to read: 07 (24) Nonresident anadromous king salmon tag -- valid for the period 08 inscribed on the tag 09 (A) for a one-day tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 10 (B) for a three-day tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 11 (C) for a 14-day or annual tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 [$20]. 12 A nonresident may not engage in sport fishing for anadromous king salmon without 13 having a valid anadromous [THE CURRENT YEAR'S] king salmon tag in the 14 person's actual possession, unless that person is under the age of 16. However, 15 members of the military service on active duty who are permanently stationed in 16 the state, and their dependents, who do not qualify as residents under 17 AS 16.05.940, may obtain an annual nonresident military anadromous king 18 salmon tag for $20. 19 * Sec. 4. AS 16.05.350 is amended to read: 20 Sec. 16.05.350. EXPIRATION OF LICENSES AND TAGS. Licenses and tags 21 required under AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430, except biennial licenses, the nonresident 22 special sport fishing license, the resident trapping license, the one, three, or 14-day 23 nonresident anadromous king salmon tag, and the waterfowl conservation tag, expire 24 at the close of December 31 following issuance. Biennial licenses expire after 25 December 31 of the year following the year of issuance. The resident trapping license 26 expires at the close of September 30 of the year following the year in which the 27 license is issued. The waterfowl conservation tag expires at the close of January 31 28 of the year following the year of issue of the tag. 29 * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect January 1, 1994.