Enrolled HB 143: Relating to crewmember fishing licenses; and providing for an effective date.
00Enrolled HB 143 01 Relating to crewmember fishing licenses; and providing for an effective date. 02 _______________ 03 * Section 1. AS 16.05.480(g) is amended to read: 04 (g) A resident engaged in commercial fishing who is 11 years of age or older 05 and who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit shall, except as 06 provided in (i) of this section, pay a fee of $60 for an annual crewmember fishing 07 license. A resident engaged in commercial fishing who is less than 11 years of age and 08 who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit shall pay an annual fee of 09 $5. 10 * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.480(h) is amended to read: 11 (h) A nonresident engaged in commercial fishing who is 11 years of age or 12 older and who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit shall, except as 13 provided in (i) of this section, pay a base fee of $60 for an annual crewmember 14 fishing license, plus an amount, established by the department by regulation, that is as 15 close as is practicable to the maximum allowed by law. A nonresident engaged in
01 commercial fishing who is less than 11 years of age and who does not hold an entry 02 permit or an interim-use permit shall pay an annual base fee of $5 plus an amount, 03 established by the department by regulation, that is as close as is practicable to the 04 maximum allowed by law. 05 * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.480(i) is amended to read: 06 (i) Notwithstanding (g) and (h) of this section, a resident or nonresident 07 engaged in commercial fishing who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use 08 permit may obtain one [A] seven-day crewmember fishing license under this 09 subsection annually. A person who obtains a seven-day license is not eligible for 10 another seven-day license in the same license year; however, if a person who 11 obtains a seven-day license pays the full fee for an annual crewmember fishing 12 license under (g) or (h) of this section during the same license year, the person is 13 entitled to receive a refund of the fee for the seven-day license. The department 14 shall adopt regulations establishing a refund procedure. During the period for 15 which the seven-day license is valid, a person who holds a seven-day 16 [CREWMEMBER FISHING] license may not engage in fishing with a rod and reel 17 while present on a commercial fishing vessel. The fee for a seven-day 18 [CREWMEMBER FISHING] license is $30. 19 * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2015.