04/20/2000 09:10 AM Senate FIN

CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 206(RES)                                                                                                  
"An Act relating to migratory game bird hunting; to a                                                                           
nonresident combined sport fishing and hunting                                                                                  
license, to the nonresident military small game and                                                                             
sport fishing license, to applications for certain                                                                              
licenses, tags, registrations, and permits issued by                                                                            
the Department of Fish and Game, and to duplicate                                                                               
crewmember licenses."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
JOHN MANLY, Staff to Representative John Harris stated that                                                                     
this legislation was presented at the request of the                                                                            
Department of Fish and Game, consisting of a general                                                                            
cleanup of existing statutes.  He pointed out that in six                                                                       
sections of the current statute, the word "water fowl" was                                                                      
changed to "migratory game bird," in order to bring this                                                                        
designated species (more specifically Snipes and Cranes)                                                                        
into a federal reporting program.  He continued that                                                                            
Section 3 of the bill allows disabled Veterans and five                                                                         
dollar license holders to register in the National                                                                              
Migratory Game Bird harvest program by one of two different                                                                     
methods.  He gave the specifics of these.  He noted that                                                                        
Section 4 of the bill created a new combination of seven-                                                                       
day nonresident hunting and fishing license, which are                                                                          
currently is issued separately.  He cited that this                                                                             
legislation sets a fee for special non-resident military                                                                        
small game licenses.  He remarked that a provision was                                                                          
added allowing residents of the Yukon Territory to obtain a                                                                     
non-resident sport-fishing license at a resident fee.  He                                                                       
noted that these individuals would be governed under the                                                                        
non-resident seasons and bag limits.  He added that this                                                                        
would not go into affect until a reciprocal courtesy was                                                                        
extended.  He concluded that in Sections 9 and 10, the                                                                          
protocol for administering an oath regarding residency                                                                          
would be replaced by language on the application for                                                                            
licensure.  He outlined a general technical change                                                                              
regarding the addition of the word "registration."  He                                                                          
summed up that Section 17 authorizes the department to                                                                          
issue replacement commercial fishing, crew licenses for                                                                         
five dollars.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Torgerson stated that the bill would be HELD and                                                                       
brought up at the next scheduled meeting.