SB 190: "An Act relating to activities, including violations and penalties, under the supervision of the Big Game Commercial Services Board; and creating a retired status master guide-outfitter license."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 190 01 "An Act relating to activities, including violations and penalties, under the supervision 02 of the Big Game Commercial Services Board; and creating a retired status master 03 guide-outfitter license." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 08.54 is amended by adding a new section to read: 06 Sec. 08.54.608. Retired status master guide-outfitter license. (a) On retiring 07 from guiding or outfitting, or both, and on payment of an appropriate one-time fee, an 08 individual who has held a master guide-outfitter license issued under AS 08.54.610 09 that has not been suspended or revoked under AS 08.54.710 may apply for a retired 10 status master guide-outfitter license. An individual holding a retired status master 11 guide-outfitter license may not guide or outfit in the state under the retired status 12 license. A retired status license is valid for the life of the license holder and does not 13 require renewal. 14 (b) An individual with a retired status master guide-outfitter license may apply
01 for a new registered guide-outfitter license under AS 08.54.610. 02 * Sec. 2. AS 08.54.610(d) is amended to read: 03 (d) Notwithstanding AS 08.54.750, a [A] person who is licensed as a 04 registered guide-outfitter may be employed by another registered guide-outfitter to 05 provide the services of a class-A [PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF A 06 REGISTERED GUIDE-OUTFITTER OR CLASS-A ASSISTANT GUIDE IN THE 07 GAME MANAGEMENT UNIT FOR WHICH THE PERSON IS CERTIFIED 08 UNDER AS 08.54.600 OR OF AN] assistant guide in any game management unit. 09 * Sec. 3. AS 08.54.610(e) is amended to read: 10 (e) A registered guide-outfitter who contracts for a guided hunt shall be 11 [(1) PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE FIELD WITH THE CLIENT 12 AT LEAST ONCE DURING THE CONTRACTED HUNT; AND 13 (2)] in the field and participating in the contracted hunt, unless the hunt 14 is being conducted by a class-A assistant guide or a registered guide-outfitter 15 employed by the contracting registered guide-outfitter. 16 * Sec. 4. AS 08.54.710 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 17 (j) The board may suspend or permanently revoke a transporter license or any 18 class of guide license if the board finds after a hearing that the licensee engaged in 19 conduct involving unprofessionalism, moral turpitude, or gross immorality. 20 * Sec. 5. AS 08.54.720(f) is amended to read: 21 (f) In addition to the penalties set out in (b) - (e) of this section and a 22 disciplinary sanction imposed under AS 08.54.710, 23 (1) the court may order the board to suspend the guide license or 24 transporter license of a person who commits a misdemeanor offense set out in (a)(1), 25 (3) - (5), (7), (8), (17), (18), or (19) of this section for a specified period of not more 26 than three years; 27 (2) the court shall order the board to suspend the guide license or 28 transporter license of a person who commits a misdemeanor offense set out in (a)(2) or 29 (9) - (14) [(8) - (14)] of this section for a specified period of not less than one year and 30 not more than five years; 31 (3) the court shall order the board to suspend the guide license or
01 transporter license for a specified period of not less than three years, or to permanently 02 revoke the guide license or transporter license, of a person who commits an offense set 03 out in (a)(15) or (16) of this section; and 04 (4) all guns, fishing tackle, boats, aircraft, automobiles, or other 05 vehicles, camping gear, and other equipment and paraphernalia used in, or in aid of, a 06 violation of (a) of this section may be seized by persons authorized to enforce this 07 chapter and may be forfeited to the state as provided under AS 16.05.195. 08 * Sec. 6. AS 08.54.770(a) is amended to read: 09 (a) The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for each of the 10 following: 11 (1) registered guide-outfitter license; 12 (2) class-A assistant guide license; 13 (3) assistant guide license; 14 (4) transporter license; 15 (5) retired status master guide-outfitter license; 16 (6) license application fee. 17 * Sec. 7. AS 08.54.790 is amended by adding new paragraphs to read: 18 (11) "any class of guide license" does not include a retired status 19 master guide-outfitter license; 20 (12) "licensee" means a person to whom a license, other than a retired 21 status master guide-outfitter license, has been issued under this chapter.