Legislature(2017 - 2018)GRUENBERG 120
04/14/2018 04:15 PM House JUDICIARY
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SJR 4-AK LEGALLY ACQUIRED IVORY USE EXEMPTION
4:22:39 PM
CHAIR CLAMAN announced that only order of business would be
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4, Urging the Alaska Congressional
delegation to introduce bills to provide for the exemption of
legally acquired walrus, mammoth, and mastodon ivory from laws
that ban the sale, use, and possession of ivory.
4:23:04 PM
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN moved to adopt Amendment 1, labeled 30-
LS0109\U.2, Bannister, 4/14/18, which read as follows:
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Delete "and"
Following "mastodon":
Insert ", and other"
Page 1, line 3, following "of":
Insert "African elephant"
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Delete the first occurrence of "and"
Following "mastodon":
Insert ", and other"
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Delete the first occurrence of "and"
Following "mastodon":
Insert ", and other"
Page 2, line 15, following "of":
Insert "African elephant"
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Delete the first occurrence of "and"
Following "mastodon":
Insert ", and other"
Page 2, line 19, following "of":
Insert "African elephant"
REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS objected.
4:23:11 PM
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN explained that this legislation refers to
a number of legally acquired types of ivory (audio difficulties)
legally acquired fossilized ivory which are any number of
different types of ivory that is currently used to legally make
handcrafts, jewelry, and other artwork. United States Senator
Dan Sullivan introduced S. 1965 [115th Congress, 1st Session]
which mentions walrus and whales, and "what was not spelled out
in the resolution previously was some of the whale produced
ivory." He advised that the change mentioned African elephants
consistently, which was mentioned in the resolution and instead
of limiting only the three types of ivory, it also includes the
other types of ivory that are indirectly mentioned. A number of
different types of ivory can legally be found in Alaska,
including elk ivory, he advised. For consistency, he said,
"we've made it broad enough to include that type of legal ivory
as well."
4:25:04 PM
SENATOR DONALD OLSON, Alaska State Legislature, advised that he
does not concur with Amendment 1.
REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS maintained his objection.
4:26:04 PM
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN noted that the resolution contains
references to fossilized ivory, but it is inconsistent, and
there is reference to African elephant ivory and that is also
inconsistent. He noted that other legally available Alaskan
ivory is not mentioned which is used for crafting purposes, such
as elk ivory. In order to protect the rights of Alaskans to
continue to use other legal ivory and not be caught up under
other states that are banning all ivory for reasons that
probably do not apply to Alaska, but will affect Alaska.
REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS maintained objection on Amendment
1.
4:26:50 PM
A roll call vote was taken. Representative Eastman voted in
favor of the adoption of Amendment 1. Representatives Stutes,
LeDoux, Kreiss-Tomkins, and Claman voted against it. Therefore,
Amendment 1 failed to be adopted by a vote of 1-4.
4:27:44 PM
REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS moved to report CS for SJR 4,
labeled 30-LS0109\U out of committee with individual
recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being
no objection, CSSJR 4(RES) moved from the House Judiciary
Standing Committee.
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