Legislature(1997 - 1998)
1997-04-23 House Journal
Full Journal pdf1997-04-23 House Journal Page 1296 HB 151 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 151 An Act relating to personal hunting of big game by big game guides while clients are in the field and to use area registration for portions of additional guide use areas by registered guides. 1997-04-23 House Journal Page 1297 HB 151 with the: Journal Page RES RPT CS(RES) NT 6DP 782 3 ZERO FISCAL NOTES (F&G, DCED, DPS) 783 Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 151(RES) An Act relating to personal hunting of big game by big game guides while clients are in the field, to use area registration for portions of additional guide use areas by registered guides, and to eligibility for big game guide licenses or a transporter license. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Ogan: Page 1, line 2, following "field," (title amendment): Insert "to activities of transporters in the field," Page 3, line 31, following "employed": Insert "; (19) person who is licensed as a transporter, or who provides transportation services under a transporter license, to knowingly accompany or remain in the field with a big game hunter who is a client of the person except as necessary to perform the specific duties of embarking or disembarking big game hunters, their equipment, or big game animals harvested by hunters; this paragraph does not apply to a person who holds both a transporter license and any class of guide license issued under this chapter" Page 4, line 3: Delete "or (18)" Insert "(18), or (19)" Page 4, line 11: Delete "or (18)" Insert "(18), or (19)" 1997-04-23 House Journal Page 1298 HB 151 Representative Ogan moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Kubina objected. The question being: Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 151(RES) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 28 NAYS: 10 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Austerman, Berkowitz, Brice, Cowdery, Croft, Davies, Davis, Dyson, Elton, Green, Grussendorf, Hodgins, Hudson, Ivan, Joule, Kohring, Kookesh, Kott, Masek, Nicholia, Ogan, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault, Williams Nays: Bunde, Foster, Hanley, James, Kelly, Kemplen, Kubina, Martin, Moses, Mulder Excused: Barnes Absent: Vezey And so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted and the new tittle appears below: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 151(RES) am An Act relating to personal hunting of big game by big game guides while clients are in the field, to activities of transporters in the field, to use area registration for portions of additional guide use areas by registered guides, and to eligibility for big game guide licenses, or a transporter license. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representatives Kott and Ogan: Page 1, line 3, following "registered guides," (title amendment): Insert "to oral examinations for a registered guide license or a game management unit certification," 1997-04-23 House Journal Page 1299 HB 151 Page 1, line 3, following "licenses" (title amendment): Insert ", game management unit certifications," Page 1, following line 5: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Section 1. AS 08.54.600 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (b) The department shall provide for administration of an oral examination for a registered guide license or for a game management unit certification if an applicant cannot read English or suffers from a reading disability." Page 1, line 6: Delete "Section 1." Insert "Sec. 2." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 1, following line 13: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 08.54.610(a) is amended to read: (a) A natural person is entitled to a registered guide license if the person (1) is 21 years of age or older; (2) has practical field experience in the handling of firearms, hunting, judging trophies, field preparation of meat and trophies, first aid, photography, and related guiding and outfitting activities; (3) either (A) has passed the qualification examination prepared and administered by the department under AS 08.54.600; or (B) provides evidence of 25 years of experience as a class-A assistant guide, class-A assistant guide-outfitter, or equivalent guiding experience in the state; (4) either (A) has passed a certification examination prepared and administered by the department under AS 08.54.600 for at least one game management unit; or (B) provides evidence of 10 years of experience as a class-A assistant guide or class-A assistant guide-outfitter in at least one game management unit; 1997-04-23 House Journal Page 1300 HB 151 (5) has legally hunted in the state for part of each of any five years in a manner directly contributing to the person's experience and competency as a guide; (6) has been licensed as and performed the services of a class-A assistant guide or assistant guide, or of a class-A assistant guide-outfitter or assistant guide-outfitter under former AS 08.54.300 - 08.54.590, in the state for a part of each of three years; (7) is capable of performing the essential duties associated with guiding and outfitting; (8) has been favorably recommended in writing by eight big game hunters whose recommendations have been solicited by the department from a list provided by the applicant, including at least two favorable recommendations for each year of any three years during which the person was a class-A assistant guide or assistant guide, or a class-A assistant guide-outfitter or assistant guide-outfitter under former AS08.54.300 - 08.54.590; (9) has provided proof of financial responsibility if required by the department under AS 08.54.680; and (10) has applied for a registered guide license on a form provided by the department and paid the license application fee and the registered guide license fee. * Sec. 4. AS 08.54.610 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (f) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, a person may receive certification for a game management unit if the person provides evidence of 10 years of experience as a class-A assistant guide or class-A assistant guide-outfitter in the game management unit." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 4, following line 24: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 8. AS 08.54.750(b) is amended to read: (b) A registered guide may not register for or conduct big game hunting services in (1) more than three guide use areas during a calendar year; or 1997-04-23 House Journal Page 1301 HB 151 (2) a guide use area that is outside of a game management unit for which the registered guide is certified under AS 08.54.600 or 08.54.610(f)." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Kott moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Representative Hanley objected. Representative Hodgins moved and asked unanimous consent that he be allowed to abstain from voting due to a conflict of interest. Objection was heard, and Representative Hodgins was required to vote. The question being: Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 151(RES) am Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 30 NAYS: 7 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 2 Yeas: Berkowitz, Brice, Cowdery, Croft, Davies, Davis, Dyson, Elton, Green, Grussendorf, Hodgins, Hudson, Ivan, James, Joule, Kemplen, Kohring, Kookesh, Kott, Kubina, Masek, Mulder, Nicholia, Ogan, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Williams Nays: Austerman, Bunde, Hanley, Kelly, Martin, Therriault, Vezey Excused: Barnes Absent: Foster, Moses And so, Amendment No. 2 was adopted and the new title appears below: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 151(RES) am An Act relating to personal hunting of big game by big game guides while clients are in the field, to activities of transporters in the field, to use area registration for portions of additional guide 1997-04-23 House Journal Page 1302 HB 151 use areas by registered guides, to oral examinations for a registered guide license or a game management unit certification, and to eligibility for big game guide licenses, game management unit certifications, or a transporter license. Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB151(RES) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSHB 151(RES) am was read the third time. Representative Bunde moved and asked unanimous consent that he be allowed to abstain from voting due to a conflict of interest. Objection was heard, and Representative Bunde was required to vote. Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that he be allowed to abstain from voting due to a potential conflict of interest. Objection was heard, and Representative Austerman was required to vote. The question being: Shall CSHB 151(RES) am pass the House? The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 151(RES) am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 34 NAYS: 5 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Austerman, Berkowitz, Cowdery, Croft, Davies, Davis, Dyson, Elton, Green, Grussendorf, Hanley, Hodgins, Hudson, Ivan, James, Joule, Kelly, Kemplen, Kohring, Kookesh, Kott, Kubina, Masek, Mulder, Nicholia, Ogan, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault, Vezey, Williams Nays: Brice, Bunde, Foster, Martin, Moses Excused: Barnes And so, CSHB 151(RES) am passed the House. 1997-04-23 House Journal Page 1303 HB 151 Representative Brice gave notice of reconsideration of his vote on CSHB 151(RES) am.