CSSB 7(RLS): "An Act reducing certain resident sport fishing, hunting, and trapping license fees, increasing certain nonresident sport fishing license and tag fees, and relating to nonresident sport fishing and hunting licenses and tags; and providing for an effective date."
00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 7(RLS) 01 "An Act reducing certain resident sport fishing, hunting, and trapping license fees, 02 increasing certain nonresident sport fishing license and tag fees, and relating to 03 nonresident sport fishing and hunting licenses and tags; and providing for an 04 effective date." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. AS 16.05.340(a)(3) is amended to read: 07 (3) Resident hunting and trapping license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 [40] 08 * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.340(a)(5) is amended to read: 09 (5) Resident hunting and sport fishing license. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 [40] 10 * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.340(a)(6) is amended to read: 11 (6) Resident hunting, trapping, and sport fishing license . . . . . . .53 [55]; 12 (A) however, the fee is $5 for an applicant who 13 (i) is receiving or has received assistance during the 14 preceding six months under any state or federal welfare program to aid
01 the indigent; [,] or 02 (ii) has an annual family gross income of less than 03 $8,200 for the year preceding application; 04 (B) a person paying $5 for a resident hunting, trapping, and 05 sport fishing license must provide proof of eligibility under this paragraph 06 when requested by the department [DEPARTMENTS]. 07 * Sec. 4. AS 16.05.340(a)(7) is amended to read: 08 (7) Nonresident [SPECIAL] sport fishing license - valid for the period 09 inscribed on the license 10 (A) For 14-day license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50 [$ 30] 11 (B) For seven-day [THREE-DAY] license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 [15] 12 (C) For one-day license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 13 * Sec. 5. AS 16.05.340(a)(8) is amended to read: 14 (8) Nonresident annual sport fishing license . . . . . . . . . . . 150 [50] 15 A nonresident may obtain a nonresident annual sport fishing license upon 16 presentation of proof of a current business license issued under AS 43.70 to 17 provide sport fish guide services and either a current air taxi/commercial operator 18 certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration or a current license to 19 carry passengers for hire issued by the United States Coast Guard. 20 * Sec. 6. AS 16.05.340(a)(15) is amended to read: 21 (15) Nonresident big game tags 22 A nonresident may not take a big game animal without previously purchasing a 23 numbered, nontransferable, appropriate tag, issued under this paragraph. The 24 tag must be affixed to the animal immediately upon capture and must remain 25 affixed until the animal is prepared for storage, consumed, or exported. A tag 26 issued but not used for an animal may be used to satisfy the tagging requirement 27 for an animal of any other species for which the tag fee is of equal or less value. 28 (A) Bear, black, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225 29 (B) Bear, brown or grizzly, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 30 (C) Bison, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450 31 (D) Caribou, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325
01 (E) Deer, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 02 (F) Elk, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300 03 (G) Goat, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300 04 (H) Moose, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400 05 (I) Sheep, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425 06 (J) Wolf, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 07 (K) Wolverine, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 08 (L) Musk oxen, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,100 09 * Sec. 7. AS 16.05.340(a)(24) is amended to read: 10 (24) Nonresident anadromous king salmon tag - valid for the period 11 inscribed on the tag 12 (A) for a one-day tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10 13 (B) for a seven-day [THREE DAY] tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 [15] 14 (C) for a 14-day [OR ANNUAL] tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 [35]. 15 A nonresident may not engage in sport fishing for anadromous king salmon without 16 having a valid anadromous king salmon tag in the person's actual possession, unless 17 that person is under the age of 16. Members [HOWEVER, MEMBERS] of the 18 military service on active duty who are permanently stationed in the state, and their 19 dependents, who do not qualify as residents under AS 16.05.940, may obtain an annual 20 nonresident military anadromous king salmon tag for $20. 21 * Sec. 8. AS 16.05.350(a) is amended to read: 22 (a) Licenses, permits, and tags required under AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430, 23 except biennial licenses, triennial licenses, the nonresident [SPECIAL] sport fishing 24 licenses [LICENSE], the resident trapping license, the [ONE, THREE, OR 14-DAY] 25 nonresident anadromous king salmon tags [TAG], the waterfowl conservation tag, and 26 permits having a different specified expiration date, expire at the close of December 31 27 following issuance. 28 * Sec. 9. AS 16.05.340(a)(10) is repealed. 29 * Sec. 10. This Act takes effect January 1, 1998.