HB 161: "An Act relating to auctions or raffles for big game harvest permits and to the selection of nonprofit organizations to conduct auctions and raffles for the Department of Fish and Game."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 161 01 "An Act relating to auctions or raffles for big game harvest permits and to the selection 02 of nonprofit organizations to conduct auctions and raffles for the Department of Fish 03 and Game." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 16.05.343(a) is amended to read: 06 (a) The department may donate [ONE BISON] harvest permits [PERMIT] 07 each year for one [A] bison and one Dall sheep [FROM THE DELTA BISON 08 HERD] for a competitive auction or raffle. The donation may be made only to a 09 nonprofit corporation established to promote outdoor and conservation programs in 10 partnership with the department [FISH AND GAME LAW ENFORCEMENT], 11 subject to the terms of a memorandum of understanding developed by the department. 12 * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.343(c) is amended to read: 13 (c) The department, subject to regulations adopted by the commissioner, may 14 issue, through a competitive auction or raffle, up to four [TWO] harvest permits each
01 year for each of the following big game species: Dall sheep, bison, musk ox, brown or 02 grizzly bear, black bear, moose, caribou, goat, elk, and wolf. Notwithstanding 03 AS 36.30, the department may authorize a qualified organization selected under (e) of 04 this section to conduct the auction or raffle on behalf of the department. If the 05 department does authorize a qualified organization to conduct an auction or raffle for a 06 big game species, the department shall make available to a qualified organization 07 [BASED IN THE STATE] at least one harvest permit for that species. If the auction or 08 raffle is conducted by a qualified organization, the organization may retain an amount 09 from the gross proceeds of the auction or raffle equal to the administrative cost of the 10 auction or raffle plus an amount not to exceed 25 [10] percent of the net proceeds. The 11 percent of the proceeds from the auction or raffle of a big game harvest permit 12 retained by the organization may be used only to support conservation projects 13 and conservation education programs approved by the department [NOT BE 14 USED TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO ANY CANDIDATE FOR POLITICAL 15 OFFICE OR TO ANY ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING BALLOT 16 PROPOSITIONS OR TO PAY EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH LOBBYING THE 17 LEGISLATURE OR ADMINISTRATION]. All proceeds from the auction or raffle of 18 the big game harvest permit less the amount that is retained by a qualified organization 19 under this subsection shall be deposited in the fish and game fund under 20 AS 16.05.100. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a [A] person who is 21 issued a big game harvest permit under this subsection shall receive upon the person's 22 request a complimentary hunting license and a big game tag for the big game species 23 for which the big game harvest permit is issued. A hunting license issued under this 24 subsection must bear the inscription "Governor's license" or a similar designation. A 25 person who receives a big game harvest permit, hunting license, or big game tag under 26 this subsection may exercise the privileges conveyed by the permit, license, or tag 27 only in accordance with conditions set by the commissioner [APPLICABLE LAW]. 28 in this subsection, "qualified organization" means an organization selected under (e) 29 of this section [A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE 30 FISH AND GAME LAW ENFORCEMENT OR AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS 31 ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE MANAGEMENT OF HUNTED GAME SPECIES
01 AND USE OF GAME POPULATIONS FOR HUNTING AND THAT COMPLIES 02 WITH APPLICABLE LAWS GOVERNING ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS 03 SUBSECTION]. 04 * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.343 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 05 (e) The department may select a nonprofit organization that conducts outdoor 06 and conservation programs and supports wildlife research and management projects to 07 conduct auctions or raffles for the department under (c) of this section. An 08 organization selected under this subsection is a qualified organization if it 09 (1) is incorporated in the state as a nonprofit; and 10 (2) in the judgment of the department, demonstrates support for the 11 North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. 12 * Sec. 4. AS 16.05.343(b) is repealed.