00HOUSE BILL NO. 258                                                                                                      
01 "An Act relating to compensation for agents who sell licenses and tags for the                                          
02 Department of Fish and Game."                                                                                           
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 16.05.390(a) is amended to read:                                                                    
05  (a)  Except as provided in (e) of this section, an agent appointed by the                                             
06 commissioner under AS 16.05.380 to sell licenses and tags shall receive                                                
07 compensation for services provided to the department under AS 16.05.380 -                                               
08 16.05.390.  The amount of compensation received by an agent may not exceed                                              
09 $10,000 a year.  Until an agent receives $10,000 in compensation in a year, the                                         
10 agent is entitled to                                                                                                   
11   (1)  retain five percent of the fee that is charged for a license or tag or                                          
12 25 cents for each license or tag sold, whichever is greater; and                                                        
13   (2)  compensation of $50 per year or $1 for each license or tag sold                                                 
14 during the year, whichever is greater.                                                                                  

01    * Sec. 2.  AS 16.05.390(b) is amended to read:                                                                       
02  (b)  Each agent appointed to sell licenses or tags under AS 16.05.380 shall, as                                       
03 directed by the commissioner, transmit the proceeds from the sales of licenses and                                      
04 tags, except the amount authorized to be retained under (a) [(a)(1)] of this section,                                 
05 together with a report of the sales, to the commissioner for deposit in the fish and                                    
06 game fund or the general fund.                                                                                          
07    * Sec. 3.  AS 16.05.390(c) is amended to read:                                                                       
08  (c)  On March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year the                                             
09 commissioner shall calculate the compensation earned by an agent under (a)(2) of this                                   
10 section, minus the penalties assessed under (g) of this section.  The commissioner                                     
11 may not pay compensation under this subsection in an amount that would result                                           
12 in an agent receiving compensation of more than $10,000 in a year under this                                            
13 section.  If the compensation payable under this subsection [DUE] exceeds $50, the                                   
14 commissioner shall pay the compensation not later than 30 days after the date for                                       
15 which the compensation was calculated.  If the compensation payable under this                                         
16 subsection [DUE] is $50 or less, the commissioner shall pay the compensation not                                       
17 later than January 30 of the year following the year in which the compensation was                                      
18 earned.  The commissioner shall pay compensation only for sales of licenses or tags                                     
19 for which the commissioner has received the report and proceeds required to be                                          
20 transmitted under (b) of this section.