CSHB 161(RES): "An Act relating to auctions or raffles for big game harvest permits and to the selection of nonprofit organizations to conduct auctions and raffles for the Department of Fish and Game."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 161(RES) 01 "An Act relating to auctions or raffles for big game harvest permits and to the selection 02 of nonprofit organizations to conduct auctions and raffles for the Department of Fish 03 and Game." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 16.05.343(a) is amended to read: 06 (a) The department may donate [ONE BISON HARVEST PERMIT] each 07 year [FOR A BISON FROM THE DELTA BISON HERD] for a competitive auction 08 or raffle harvest permits for four elk from the Etolin Island herd, one bison, and 09 one Dall sheep. The donation may be made only to a nonprofit corporation 10 established to promote education in outdoor traditions and conservation and 11 wildlife protection programs in partnership with the department [FISH AND 12 GAME LAW ENFORCEMENT], subject to the terms of a memorandum of 13 agreement [UNDERSTANDING] developed by the department. 14 * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.343(c) is amended to read:
01 (c) The department, subject to regulations adopted by the commissioner, may 02 issue, through a competitive auction or raffle, up to two harvest permits each year 03 for Dall sheep, up to two harvest permits each year for bison, and up to four 04 [TWO] harvest permits each year for each of the following big game species: [DALL 05 SHEEP, BISON,] musk ox, brown or grizzly bear, black bear, moose, caribou, goat, 06 elk, and wolf. Notwithstanding AS 36.30, the department may authorize a qualified 07 organization selected under (e) of this section to conduct the auction or raffle on 08 behalf of the department. If the department does authorize a qualified organization to 09 conduct an auction or raffle for a big game species, the department shall make 10 available to a qualified organization [BASED IN THE STATE] at least one harvest 11 permit for that species. If the auction or raffle is conducted by a qualified organization, 12 the organization may retain an amount from the gross proceeds of the auction or raffle 13 equal to the administrative cost of the auction or raffle plus an amount not to exceed 14 30 [10] percent of the net proceeds. The percent of the proceeds from the auction or 15 raffle of a big game harvest permit retained by the organization may be used only to 16 support outdoor tradition education projects and conservation and wildlife 17 protection programs approved by the department [NOT BE USED TO MAKE A 18 CONTRIBUTION TO ANY CANDIDATE FOR POLITICAL OFFICE OR TO ANY 19 ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING BALLOT PROPOSITIONS OR 20 TO PAY EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH LOBBYING THE LEGISLATURE OR 21 ADMINISTRATION]. All proceeds from the auction or raffle of the big game harvest 22 permit less the amount that is retained by a qualified organization under this 23 subsection shall be deposited in the fish and game fund under AS 16.05.100. 24 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a [A] person who is issued a big game 25 harvest permit under this subsection shall receive upon the person's request a 26 complimentary hunting license and a big game tag for the big game species for which 27 the big game harvest permit is issued. A hunting license issued under this subsection 28 must bear the inscription "Governor's license" or a similar designation. A person who 29 receives a big game harvest permit, hunting license, or big game tag under this 30 subsection may exercise the privileges conveyed by the permit, license, or tag only in 31 accordance with conditions set by the commissioner [APPLICABLE LAW]. In this
01 subsection, "qualified organization" means an organization selected under (e) of this 02 section [A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE FISH 03 AND GAME LAW ENFORCEMENT OR AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS 04 ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE MANAGEMENT OF HUNTED GAME SPECIES 05 AND USE OF GAME POPULATIONS FOR HUNTING AND THAT COMPLIES 06 WITH APPLICABLE LAWS GOVERNING ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS 07 SUBSECTION]. 08 * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.343 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 09 (e) The department may select a nonprofit organization that promotes 10 education in outdoor traditions and that conducts conservation and wildlife protection 11 programs to conduct auctions or raffles for the department under (c) of this section. An 12 organization selected under this subsection is a qualified organization for purposes of 13 (c) of this section if the organization 14 (1) is incorporated in the state as a nonprofit corporation; and 15 (2) in the judgment of the department, demonstrates support for a state- 16 based model through a user pays system based on sustained yield and use principles. 17 * Sec. 4. AS 16.05.343(b) is repealed.