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HB 83: "An Act providing for an apprentice hunting program."

00 HOUSE BILL NO. 83 01 "An Act providing for an apprentice hunting program." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 16.05 is amended by adding a new section to read: 04 Sec. 16.05.352. Apprentice hunting program. (a) A resident under 18 years 05 of age who has obtained the appropriate license required under AS 16.05.330 - 06 16.05.340 for the taking of game or who is exempt under AS 16.05.400 may take 07 game without having completed a hunter education course or hunter safety course 08 required by the department in regulation if the person is accompanied by and under the 09 immediate supervision of 10 (1) a resident who is at least 18 years of age who has obtained the 11 appropriate license required under AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.340 and has completed a 12 hunter education course or hunter safety course as required by the department in 13 regulation; or 14 (2) a resident who is at least 25 years of age who has obtained the 15 appropriate license required under AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.340.

01 (b) In this section, "immediate supervision" means within audible and visual 02 range of a resident described in (a)(1) or (2) of this section.