00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 272                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to big game hunts for persons with physical disabilities; and providing                                
02 for an effective date."                                                                                                 
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 16.05.255 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                          
05 (l)  The board may establish annual big game hunting seasons in appropriate                                             
06 areas of the state for persons with physical disabilities. A participant in a hunt                                      
07 established under this subsection must be accompanied by a hunter with a valid                                          
08       hunting license who is capable of retrieving game.                                                                
09    * Sec. 2.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                         
10 read:                                                                                                                   
11       TRANSITION: REGULATIONS. The Board of Game may proceed to adopt                                                   
12 regulations necessary to implement the changes made by this Act. The regulations take effect                            
13 under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), but not before the effective date of this Act.                           
14    * Sec. 3.  Section 2 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).                                   

01    * Sec. 4.  Except as provided in sec. 3 of this Act, this Act takes effect January 1, 2025.