00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 157                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to resident lifetime licenses for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing."                               
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 16.05 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                  
04            Sec. 16.05.347. Resident lifetime hunting, trapping, and sport fishing                                     
05       licenses. (a) A natural person who is a resident, as determined under AS 16.05.415, is                          
06       eligible for a lifetime license under this section. The department shall issue resident                           
07       lifetime                                                                                                          
08                 (1)  sport fishing licenses;                                                                            
09                 (2)  hunting licenses;                                                                                  
10                 (3)  trapping licenses;                                                                                 
11                 (4)  hunting and trapping licenses;                                                                     
12                 (5)  hunting and sport fishing licenses; and                                                            
13                 (6)  hunting, trapping, and sport fishing licenses.                                                     
14            (b)  The license fee for a license provided under this section shall be                                      
15       established by the department in regulation. The department shall set the cost of a                               

01       lifetime license issued to a resident under (a) of this section so that the total amount of                       
02       revenue collected by the department in issuing licenses under this section is not less                            
03       than the approximate amount of revenue that the department estimates it would                                     
04       receive if the department were not to issue lifetime licenses under this section. The                             
05       department may consider an applicant's age in setting the fee for a lifetime license                              
06       issued under (a) of this section.                                                                                 
07            (c)  The holder of a resident lifetime license issued under (a) of this section                              
08       shall pay the tag and permit fees required under AS 16.05.340.                                                    
09    * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.350(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
10            (a)  Licenses, permits, and tags required under AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430,                                    
11       except resident lifetime licenses, biennial licenses, triennial licenses, the nonresident                     
12       sport fishing licenses, the resident trapping license, the nonresident anadromous king                            
13       salmon tags, the waterfowl conservation tag, and permits having a different specified                             
14       expiration date, expire at the close of December 31 following issuance.                                           
15    * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.350 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
16            (f)  A resident lifetime license issued under AS 16.05.347 expires if the                                    
17       licensee no longer meets the residency requirements in AS 16.05.415. A person issued                              
18       a resident lifetime license under AS 16.05.347 shall notify the department if the person                          
19                 (1)  claims residency in another state, territory, or country;                                          
20                 (2)  obtains benefits under a claim of residency in another state,                                      
21       territory, or country; or                                                                                         
22                 (3)  no longer intends to remain in the state indefinitely and make a                                   
23       home in the state.