HB 229: "An Act relating to activities, including violations and penalties, under the supervision of the Big Game Commercial Services Board."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 229 01 "An Act relating to activities, including violations and penalties, under the supervision 02 of the Big Game Commercial Services Board." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 08.54.610(d) is amended to read: 05 (d) Notwithstanding AS 08.54.750, a [A] person who is licensed as a 06 registered guide-outfitter may 07 (1) be employed by another registered guide-outfitter to perform the 08 functions of a registered guide-outfitter in a [OR CLASS-A ASSISTANT GUIDE IN 09 THE] game management unit for which the other person is certified as a registered 10 guide-outfitter under AS 08.54.600; or 11 (2) provide the services of a class-A [OF AN] assistant guide in any 12 game management unit. 13 * Sec. 2. AS 08.54.610(e) is amended to read: 14 (e) A registered guide-outfitter who contracts for a guided hunt shall be
01 [(1) PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE FIELD WITH THE CLIENT 02 AT LEAST ONCE DURING THE CONTRACTED HUNT; AND 03 (2)] in the field and participating in the contracted hunt, unless the hunt 04 is being conducted by a class-A assistant guide or a registered guide-outfitter 05 employed by the contracting registered guide-outfitter. 06 * Sec. 3. AS 08.54.710 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 07 (j) The board may suspend or permanently revoke a transporter license or any 08 class of guide license if the board finds after a hearing that the licensee engaged in 09 conduct involving unprofessionalism, moral turpitude, or gross immorality. 10 * Sec. 4. AS 08.54.720(d) is amended to read: 11 (d) In addition to a disciplinary sanction imposed under AS 08.54.710, a 12 person who commits an offense set out in (a)(15) or (16) of this section is guilty, 13 (1) for a first offense, of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of 14 not more than $30,000 or by imprisonment up to one year, or both; 15 (2) for a second or subsequent offense, of a class C felony. 16 * Sec. 5. AS 08.54.720(f) is amended to read: 17 (f) In addition to the penalties set out in (b) - (d) [(b) - (e)] of this section and 18 a disciplinary sanction imposed under AS 08.54.710, 19 (1) the court may order the board to suspend the guide license or 20 transporter license of a person who commits a misdemeanor offense set out in (a)(1), 21 (3) - (5), (7), (8), (17), (18), or (19) of this section for a specified period of not more 22 than three years; 23 (2) the court shall order the board to suspend the guide license or 24 transporter license of a person who commits a misdemeanor offense set out in (a)(2) or 25 (9) - (14) [(8) - (14)] of this section for a specified period of not less than one year and 26 not more than five years; 27 (3) the court shall order the board to suspend the guide license or 28 transporter license for a specified period of not less than three years, or to permanently 29 revoke the guide license or transporter license, of a person who commits an offense set 30 out in (a)(15) or (16) of this section; and 31 (4) all guns, fishing tackle, boats, aircraft, automobiles, or other
01 vehicles, camping gear, and other equipment and paraphernalia used in, or in aid of, a 02 violation of (a) of this section may be seized by persons authorized to enforce this 03 chapter and may be forfeited to the state as provided under AS 16.05.195. 04 * Sec. 6. AS 12.55.125(e) is amended to read: 05 (e) Except as provided in (i) of this section, a defendant convicted of a class C 06 felony may be sentenced to a definite term of imprisonment of not more than five 07 years, and shall be sentenced to a definite term within the following presumptive 08 ranges, subject to adjustment as provided in AS 12.55.155 - 12.55.175: 09 (1) if the offense is a first felony conviction and does not involve 10 circumstances described in (4) of this subsection, zero to two years; a defendant 11 sentenced under this paragraph may, if the court finds it appropriate, be granted a 12 suspended imposition of sentence under AS 12.55.085, and the court may, as a 13 condition of probation under AS 12.55.086, require the defendant to serve an active 14 term of imprisonment within the range specified in this paragraph; 15 (2) if the offense is a second felony conviction, two to four years; 16 (3) if the offense is a third felony conviction, three to five years; 17 (4) if the offense is a first felony conviction, and the defendant violated 18 AS 08.54.720(a)(15) or (16), one to two years. 19 * Sec. 7. AS 08.54.720(e) is repealed.