SCS CSHB 59(FIN): "An Act relating to raffles and auctions of certain permits to take big game; and providing for an effective date."
00SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 59(FIN) 01 "An Act relating to raffles and auctions of certain permits to take big game; 02 and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 16.05.343 is repealed and reenacted to read: 05 Sec. 16.05.343. AUCTIONS OR RAFFLES FOR BIG GAME HARVEST 06 PERMITS. (a) The department may donate one bison harvest permit each year for 07 a bison from the Delta bison herd for a competitive auction or raffle. The donation 08 may be made only to a nonprofit corporation established to promote fish and game law 09 enforcement, subject to the terms of a memorandum of understanding developed by 10 the department. 11 (b) The department may donate four elk harvest permits each year for elk from 12 the Etolin Island herd for competitive auctions or raffles. The donations may be made 13 only to nonprofit corporations based in the state that are established to promote fish 14 and game management of hunted species, transplantation of species, and use of fish
01 and game populations for hunting and fishing, subject to the terms of a memorandum 02 of understanding developed by the department. 03 (c) The department, subject to regulations adopted by the commissioner, may 04 issue, through a competitive auction or raffle, up to two harvest permits each year for 05 each of the following big game species: Dall sheep, bison, musk ox, brown or grizzly 06 bear, moose, caribou, and wolf. Notwithstanding AS 36.30, the department may 07 authorize a qualified organization to conduct the auction or raffle on behalf of the 08 department. If the department does authorize a qualified organization to conduct an 09 auction or raffle for a big game species, the department shall make available to a 10 qualified organization based in the state at least one harvest permit for that species. 11 If the auction or raffle is conducted by a qualified organization, the organization may 12 retain an amount from the gross proceeds of the auction or raffle equal to the 13 administrative cost of the auction or raffle plus an amount not to exceed 10 percent 14 of the net proceeds. The proceeds from the auction or raffle of a big game harvest 15 permit may not be used to make a contribution to any candidate for political office or 16 to any organization supporting or opposing ballot propositions or to pay expenses 17 associated with lobbying the legislature or administration. All proceeds from the 18 auction or raffle of the big game harvest permit less the amount that is retained by a 19 qualified organization under this subsection shall be deposited in the fish and game 20 fund under AS 16.05.100. A person who is issued a big game harvest permit under 21 this subsection shall receive upon the person's request a complimentary hunting license 22 and a big game tag for the big game species for which the big game harvest permit 23 is issued. A hunting license issued under this subsection must bear the inscription 24 "Governor's license" or a similar designation. A person who receives a big game 25 harvest permit, hunting license, or big game tag under this subsection may exercise the 26 privileges conveyed by the permit, license, or tag only in accordance with applicable 27 law. In this subsection, "qualified organization" means a nonprofit corporation 28 established to promote fish and game law enforcement or an organization that is 29 established to promote management of hunted game species and use of game 30 populations for hunting and that complies with applicable laws governing activities 31 under this subsection.
01 (d) Auctions and raffles of harvest permits authorized under this section are 02 not subject to AS 05.15. 03 * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).