HCS CSSB 7(FIN): "An Act reducing certain resident sport fishing, hunting, and trapping license fees, increasing certain nonresident sport fishing license and tag fees, and relating to nonresident sport fishing and hunting licenses and tags; and providing for an effective date."
00HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 7(FIN) 01 "An Act reducing certain resident sport fishing, hunting, and trapping license fees, 02 increasing certain nonresident sport fishing license and tag fees, and relating to 03 nonresident sport fishing and hunting licenses and tags; and providing for an 04 effective date." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. It is the intent of the legislature that the fee increases for nonresident sport 07 fishing licenses in this legislation help discourage current abuses by nonresidents harvesting 08 sport-caught fish for the purpose of selling them. The legislature requests the Board of 09 Fisheries also address this problem and adopt a quota system to limit nonresident catch of 10 sport fish. 11 * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.340(a)(3) is amended to read: 12 (3) Resident hunting and trapping license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 [40] 13 * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.340(a)(5) is amended to read: 14 (5) Resident hunting and sport fishing license. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 [40]
01 * Sec. 4. AS 16.05.340(a)(6) is amended to read: 02 (6) Resident hunting, trapping, and sport fishing license . . . . . . .53 [55]; 03 (A) however, the fee is $5 for an applicant who 04 (i) is receiving or has received assistance during the 05 preceding six months under any state or federal welfare program to aid 06 the indigent; [,] or 07 (ii) has an annual family gross income of less than 08 $8,200 for the year preceding application; 09 (B) a person paying $5 for a resident hunting, trapping, and 10 sport fishing license must provide proof of eligibility under this paragraph 11 when requested by the department [DEPARTMENTS]. 12 * Sec. 5. AS 16.05.340(a)(7) is amended to read: 13 (7) Nonresident [SPECIAL] sport fishing license - valid for the period 14 inscribed on the license 15 (A) For 14-day license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50 [$ 30] 16 (B) For seven-day [THREE-DAY] license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 [15] 17 (C) For three-day license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 18 (D) For one-day license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 19 * Sec. 6. AS 16.05.340(a)(8) is amended to read: 20 (8) Nonresident annual sport fishing license . . . . . . . . . . . .100 [50] 21 * Sec. 7. AS 16.05.340(a)(15) is amended to read: 22 (15) Nonresident big game tags 23 A nonresident may not take a big game animal without previously purchasing a 24 numbered, nontransferable, appropriate tag, issued under this paragraph. The 25 tag must be affixed to the animal immediately upon capture and must remain 26 affixed until the animal is prepared for storage, consumed, or exported. A tag 27 issued but not used for an animal may be used to satisfy the tagging requirement 28 for an animal of any other species for which the tag fee is of equal or less value. 29 (A) Bear, black, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225 30 (B) Bear, brown or grizzly, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 31 (C) Bison, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450
01 (D) Caribou, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325 02 (E) Deer, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 03 (F) Elk, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300 04 (G) Goat, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300 05 (H) Moose, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400 06 (I) Sheep, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425 07 (J) Wolf, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 08 (K) Wolverine, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 09 (L) Musk oxen, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,100 10 * Sec. 8. AS 16.05.340(a)(24) is amended to read: 11 (24) Nonresident anadromous king salmon tag - valid for the period 12 inscribed on the tag 13 (A) for a one-day tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10 14 (B) for a three-day tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 [15] 15 (C) for a seven-day tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 16 (D) for a 14-day [OR ANNUAL] tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 17 (E) for an annual tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 [35]. 18 A nonresident may not engage in sport fishing for anadromous king salmon without 19 having a valid anadromous king salmon tag in the person's actual possession, unless 20 that person is under the age of 16. Members [HOWEVER, MEMBERS] of the 21 military service on active duty who are permanently stationed in the state, and their 22 dependents, who do not qualify as residents under AS 16.05.940, may obtain an annual 23 nonresident military anadromous king salmon tag for $20. 24 * Sec. 9. AS 16.05.350(a) is amended to read: 25 (a) Licenses, permits, and tags required under AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430, 26 except biennial licenses, triennial licenses, the nonresident [SPECIAL] sport fishing 27 licenses [LICENSE], the resident trapping license, the [ONE, THREE, OR 14-DAY] 28 nonresident anadromous king salmon tags [TAG], the waterfowl conservation tag, and 29 permits having a different specified expiration date, expire at the close of December 31 30 following issuance. 31 * Sec. 10. AS 16.05.340(a)(10) is repealed.