00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 93                                                                          
01 "An Act changing the residency requirements for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing                                    
02 privileges; and providing for an effective date."                                                                       
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 16.05.400 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                           
05            (d)  A person issued a permanent identification card under (b) of this section                               
06       may sport fish, hunt, or trap under the identification card only if the person continues                          
07       to meet the residency requirements of AS 16.05.415.                                                               
08    * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.415(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
09            (a)  In AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430, a person, except as provided in (c) - (f) of                               
10       this section, is a resident if the person                                                                         
11                 (1)  is physically present in the state with the intent to remain in the                                
12       state indefinitely and to make a home in the state;                                                               
13                 (2)  has maintained the person's domicile in the state for the 12                                       
14       consecutive months immediately preceding the application for a license;                                           

01                 (3)  has been physically present in the state at all times during the                               
02       12 consecutive months under (2) of this subsection or, if absent, was absent only                             
03       as allowed in AS 43.23.008;                                                                                   
04                 (4)  is not claiming residency in another state, territory, or country; and                         
05                 (5) [(4)]  is not obtaining benefits under a claim of residency in another                          
06       state, territory, or country.                                                                                     
07    * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.415(e) is amended to read:                                                                      
08            (e)  A person who is an alien is a resident for the purposes of AS 16.05.330 -                               
09       16.05.430 if the person                                                                                           
10 (1)  is physically present in the state with the intent to remain in the                                                
11       state indefinitely and to make a home in the state;                                                               
12 (2)  has maintained the person's domicile in the state for the 12                                                       
13       consecutive months immediately preceding the application for a license;                                           
14 (3)  has been physically present in the state at all times during the                                               
15 12 consecutive months under (2) of this subsection or, if absent, was absent only                                   
16       as allowed in AS 43.23.008;                                                                                   
17                 (4)  is not claiming residency in another state, territory, or country; and                         
18 (5) [(4)]  is not obtaining benefits under a claim of residency in another                                          
19       state, territory, or country.                                                                                     
20    * Sec. 4. AS 16.05.415 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
21 (j)  The commissioner shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative                                            
22 Procedure Act) for determining the eligibility of an individual for licensure as a                                      
23 resident under this section. The commissioner may require an individual to provide                                      
24 proof of eligibility, and the commissioner may use other information available from                                     
25 other state departments or agencies to determine the eligibility of an individual. The                                  
26 commissioner shall consider all relevant circumstances in determining the eligibility                                   
27       of an individual.                                                                                                 
28    * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect January 1, 2027.