HB 266: "An Act relating to guide-outfitter and master guide-outfitter licenses; extending the termination date of the Big Game Commercial Services Board; and providing for an effective date."
00HOUSE BILL NO. 266 01 "An Act relating to guide-outfitter and master guide-outfitter licenses; extending 02 the termination date of the Big Game Commercial Services Board; and providing 03 for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 08.03.010(c)(5) is amended to read: 06 (5) Big Game Commercial Services Board (AS 08.54.300) -- June 30, 07 1995 [1993]; 08 * Sec. 2. AS 08.54.350(a) is amended to read: 09 (a) A natural person is entitled to a guide-outfitter license if the person 10 (1) is 21 years of age or older; 11 (2) has practical field experience in the handling of firearms, hunting, 12 judging trophies, field preparation of meat and trophies, first aid, photography, and 13 related guide-outfitting activities; 14 (3) is familiar with the terrain and transportation problems in the game
01 management unit for which the license is requested; 02 (4) has passed the qualification examinations prepared and administered 03 by the board; 04 (5) has demonstrated to the board sufficient standards of competence 05 and ethical conduct and has not been convicted of a state or federal hunting or 06 guide-outfitting statute or regulation within the last five years for which the person was 07 fined more than $500 or imprisoned for more than five days; 08 (6) has legally hunted in the state for part of each of any five years in 09 a manner directly contributing to the person's experience and competency as a 10 guide-outfitter; 11 (7) has been licensed as and performed the services of a class-A 12 assistant guide-outfitter or assistant guide-outfitter in the state for a part of each of 13 three years, or has guide-outfitted in the state for a part of each of three years under 14 a marine mammal guide-outfitter license issued under AS 08.54.360; 15 (8) has demonstrated a current knowledge of fishing, hunting, and 16 guide-outfitting regulations; 17 (9) is capable of performing the essential duties associated with 18 guide-outfitting; 19 (10) has been favorably recommended in writing by eight [SIX] big 20 game hunters whom [, TWO FOR EACH YEAR OF THE PERSON'S MOST 21 RECENT THREE YEARS AS A CLASS-A ASSISTANT GUIDE-OUTFITTER OR 22 ASSISTANT GUIDE-OUTFITTER, WHEN] the person has personally guide-outfitted 23 or assisted in guide-outfitting as a class-A assistant guide-outfitter or assistant 24 guide-outfitter and [,] whose recommendations have been solicited by the board from 25 a list provided by the applicant; under this paragraph, at least one favorable 26 recommendation must be received from a big game hunter whom the person has 27 guide-outfitted or assisted in guide-outfitting on a brown or grizzly bear hunt and 28 at least one favorable recommendation must be received from a big game hunter 29 whom the person has guide-outfitted or assisted in guide-outfitting on a mountain 30 or Dall sheep or mountain goat hunt; 31 (11) has spent a total of at least 90 days in the field during at least
01 three of the last five years while licensed as and performing the services of a 02 class-A assistant guide-outfitter or assistant guide-outfitter; at least one day shall 03 be spent in the field in each of the three years required to satisfy the minimum 04 requirement of this paragraph; 05 (12) [(11)] possesses a business license to provide guide-outfitting 06 services; and 07 (13) [(12)] has paid the license fee and commercial use permit fee. 08 * Sec. 3. AS 08.54.350(b) is repealed and reenacted to read: 09 (b) A master guide-outfitter license authorizes the licensee to use the title 10 master guide-outfitter, but is for all other purposes under this chapter a guide-outfitter 11 license. A natural person is entitled to receive a renewable master guide-outfitter 12 license if 13 (1) the person 14 (A) is, at the time of application for a master guide-outfitter 15 license, licensed as a guide-outfitter under this section; 16 (B) has not been convicted of a state or federal hunting or 17 guide-outfitting statute or regulation within the last five years for which the 18 person was fined more than $500 or imprisoned for more than five days; 19 (C) has been licensed in this state as a guide-outfitter or a 20 guide, under the former AS 08.54.010 - 08.54.240, for a total of at least 12 21 years; 22 (D) submits a list to the board of at least 25 clients whom the 23 person has personally guide-outfitted or guided and receives a favorable 24 evaluation from 10 of the clients selected from the list by the board; and 25 (E) pays the application fee, if any; or 26 (2) the person 27 (A) received a master guide-outfitter license under sec. 13, ch. 28 37, SLA 1989; 29 (B) has annually renewed the license; and 30 (C) has not had the license 31 (i) revoked or suspended; or
01 (ii) lapse under AS 08.54.440. 02 * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).