00                            SENATE BILL NO. 72                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to 'take-a-child-hunting' seasons for big game."                                                       
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 16.05.255 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                          
04            (j)  For the purpose of encouraging adults to take children hunting, the board                               
05       shall establish annual hunting seasons in appropriate areas of the state for big game,                            
06       other than bison and musk ox, that are open before schools start in the fall and before                           
07       regular hunting seasons begin.  Only a resident adult and a resident child who                                    
08       accompany each other may engage in big game hunting in an area where a season                                     
09       established under this subsection is in effect.  In this subsection,                                              
10                 (1)  "adult" means an individual who is nineteen years of age or older;                                 
11                 (2)  "child" means an individual who is eighteen years of age or                                        
12       younger.