SB 233: "An Act relating to the duties of the commissioner of fish and game and to the interest of the Board of Game in public safety as it relates to game."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 233 01 "An Act relating to the duties of the commissioner of fish and game and to the interest 02 of the Board of Game in public safety as it relates to game." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 16.05.050 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 05 (20) to remove a game carcass when notified that game has been taken 06 by the police department of a municipality under AS 16.05.255(d)(2). 07 * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.255(d) is amended to read: 08 (d) Regulations adopted under (a) of this section must provide that, consistent 09 with the provisions of 10 (1) AS 16.05.258, the taking of moose, deer, elk, and caribou by 11 residents for personal or family consumption has preference over taking by 12 nonresidents; and 13 (2) (a)(11) of this section, the taking of game resources to ensure 14 public safety has priority over other management purposes in a municipality of
01 the state with a population of more than 100,000; to carry out the provisions of 02 this paragraph, the board shall authorize the police department of the 03 municipality to take game when the taking serves to protect human life from 04 immediate harm from the game.