00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 111(L&C)                                                                    
01 "An Act decreasing the fee for a business license; relating to a civil fine for not having a                            
02 current business license; and providing for an effective date."                                                         
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 43.70.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                           
05            (e)  If a person knowingly engages in a business in the state without having a                               
06       current license issued under (a) of this section, the department may impose a civil fine                          
07       of up to $100. In this subsection, "knowingly" has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900.                             
08    * Sec. 2. AS 43.70.030(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
09            (a)  The fee for each business license is $25 a [$100 PER] year [, EXCEPT                                
10       THAT THE FEE IS $50 IF                                                                                            
11                 (1)  THE BUSINESS IS A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP; AND                                                         
12                 (2)  THE SOLE PROPRIETOR IS 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER                                                    
13       WHEN THE SOLE PROPRIETOR APPLIES FOR THE LICENSE OR WILL                                                          
14       REACH 65 YEARS OF AGE AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR FOR WHICH                                                       

01       THE LICENSE IS ISSUED].                                                                                           
02    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect October 1, 2008.