04/05/2017 01:00 PM House RESOURCES

        HB 129-FISH & GAME: OFFENSES;LICENSES;PENALTIES                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:51:53 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  JOSEPHSON announced  that  the next  order of  business                                                               
would be HOUSE  BILL NO. 129, "An Act relating  to sport fishing,                                                               
hunting,  or trapping  licenses,  tags, or  permits; relating  to                                                               
penalties  for  certain  sport  fishing,  hunting,  and  trapping                                                               
license violations;  relating to restrictions on  the issuance of                                                               
sport   fishing,  hunting,   and   trapping  licenses;   creating                                                               
violations and  amending fines and  restitution for  certain fish                                                               
and  game  offenses;  creating   an  exemption  from  payment  of                                                               
restitution  for certain  unlawful takings  of big  game animals;                                                               
relating to commercial fishing  violations; allowing lost federal                                                               
matching  funds   from  the  Pittman   -  Robertson,   Dingell  -                                                               
Johnson/Wallop -  Breaux programs to  be included in an  order of                                                               
restitution;  adding  a  definition  of  'electronic  form';  and                                                               
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:52:25 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  BIRCH moved  to  adopt Amendment  1, labeled  30-                                                               
GH1687\A.3, Bullard, 4/5/17, which read:                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "voluntarily and immediately reported"                                                                         
           Insert "as soon as reasonably practicable,                                                                           
     voluntarily reports"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "surrendered"                                                                                                  
          Insert "surrenders"                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
2:52:51 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR TARR objected for discussion purposes.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE   BIRCH  said   Amendment  1   addresses  previous                                                               
testimony to recognize that one  intends to immediately report an                                                               
[illegal act to the Alaska Department  of Fish & Game (ADFG)] but                                                               
reporting  may be  delayed because  of one's  remote location  or                                                               
weather.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  JOSEPHSON added  Amendment  1 has  the  support of  the                                                               
administration and  would be  useful to  provide some  relief for                                                               
those who present a sheep to ADFG for sealing.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
2:54:19 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  TARR removed  her objection.   There  being no  further                                                               
objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:54:40 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  TARR  moved  to  report  HB 129,  as  amended,  out  of                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations and  the accompanying                                                               
fiscal  notes.   There  being  no  objection, CSHB  129(RES)  was                                                               
reported from the House Resources Standing Committee.