00                             SENATE BILL NO. 216                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to the transfer of big game hunting permits; and providing for an                                      
02 effective date."                                                                                                        
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 16.05.404(b) is amended to read:                                                                  
05 (b)  A recipient of a permit transferred [TO QUALIFY AS A                                                           
06 SUBSTITUTE] under this section [, AN INDIVIDUAL] must qualify under the                                             
07 same conditions that applied to the person to whom the hunting permit was                                           
08       originally awarded [BE A STATE RESIDENT].                                                                     
09    * Sec. 2.  AS 16.05.404(c) is amended to read:                                                                     
10 (c)  A [AN APPLICATION TO] transfer or reissue of a hunting permit under                                        
11 (a) of this section may be made only before the end of the period during which the                                  
12 hunting permit is valid. A transfer of a hunting permit under (f) of this section may                               
13 be made only before the first day of the open season for the hunt for which the                                     
14       permit is issued.                                                                                             
01    * Sec. 3.  AS 16.05.404(d) is amended to read:                                                                     
02 (d)  [A HUNTING PERMIT MAY ONLY BE TRANSFERRED OR                                                                       
03 REISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION TO A SUBSTITUTE WHO IS QUALIFIED                                                            
04 UNDER THE CONDITIONS THAT APPLIED TO THE PERSON TO WHOM THE                                                             
05 HUNTING PERMIT WAS ORIGINALLY AWARDED.] A hunting permit may be                                                         
06 transferred or reissued under this section only for the specific hunt for which the                                     
07       permit was originally awarded.                                                                                    
08    * Sec. 4.  AS 16.05.404 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                              
09            (f)  The original holder of a hunting permit for a hunt that was originally                                  
10 awarded by drawing established by the Board of Game under AS 16.05.255(a) may                                           
11 transfer the permit to another person, with or without monetary consideration, if the                                   
12       permittee                                                                                                         
13 (1)  notifies the department of the transfer before the transfer is                                                     
14       effective; and                                                                                                    
15 (2)  includes in the notification to the department the name and hunting                                                
16 license number of the recipient and any other identifying information required by the                                   
17       department.                                                                                                       
18 (g)  A person may not hold more than one drawing permit for the same species                                            
19       at one time, regardless of whether the permit was obtained by drawing or transfer.                                
20 (h)  The commissioner may adopt regulations to implement this section and                                               
21 may establish and provide for the collection of a fee for registering a transfer or                                     
22 reissuance, not to exceed the estimated actual administrative costs of providing the                                    
23       service.                                                                                                          
24 (i)  A person who receives a permit transferred under this section acquires only                                        
25 the rights held by the original permittee and is subject to all conditions, regulations,                                
26 and limitations that applied to the original permit, including emergency orders closing                                 
27 or restricting a hunt. The state is not liable for any loss, financial or otherwise,                                    
28       incurred by a person who receives a transferred permit.                                                           
29    * Sec. 5.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2027.