CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 41(FIN) am "An Act relating to sport fishing services, sport fishing operators, and sport fishing guides; and providing for an effective date." 3:42:18 PM Senator Olson spoke to Amendment 2: Page 5, line 11: Delete "or" Page 5, line 14, following "guide": Insert "; or (C) services provided by a person licensed under AS 08.54 that are incidental to big game hunting, guiding, and outfitting services 3:43:15 PM Co-Chair MacKinnon MAINTAINED her OBJECTION. A roll call vote was taken on the motion. IN FAVOR: Olson, Bishop, Dunleavy, Hoffman, Kelly. OPPOSED: Micciche, MacKinnon. The motion passed (5/2), Amendment 2 was ADOPTED. HB 41 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. 3:44:12 PM CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 41(FIN) am "An Act relating to sport fishing services, sport fishing operators, and sport fishing guides; and providing for an effective date." 3:58:02 PM SETH BEAUSANG, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, ANCHORAGE (via teleconference), clarified that Amendment 2 would exempt incidental fishing from the definition of "sport fishing guide services." 3:59:33 PM Co-Chair MacKinnon asked whether law enforcement would be able to enforce the language adopted in the amendment. BERNARD CHASTAIN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ALASKA WILDLIFE TROOPERS, ANCHORAGE (via teleconference), thought that the term "incidental" was ambiguous would be difficult to enforce. He said that the troopers would not have an ability to determine how much fishing or hunting had actually occurred prior. 4:00:21 PM TOM BROOKOVER, SPORT FISH DIVISION DIRECTOR, ANCHORAGE (via teleconference), echoed the comments of Mr. Chastain. 4:00:42 PM REPRESENTATIVE CATHY TILTON, SPONSOR, expressed that the amendment applied only to salt water fishing. She said that that under the revised bill the division of sport fish would register all vessels used in guided sport fishing trips, issue identifying decals for the vessels, and license all sport fish operators and guides. She said that reporting was no longer required by the bill; sport fishing operators and guides were currently required to fulfil reporting requirements in addition to operator and guide registration, and vessel registration requirements by regulation. She continued to offer information on registration and logbook activity. Co-Chair MacKinnon asked whether Representative Tilton supported Amendment 2. Representative Tilton replied that she would prefer that the amendment would not be added to the legislation. 4:02:04 PM AT EASE 4:02:42 PM RECONVENED Co-Chair Kelly MOVED to rescind the adoption of Amendment 2. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. 4:03:06 PM Vice-Chair Micciche discussed the fiscal note attached to the legislation. He noted that there would be an updated fiscal note forthcoming that reflecte4d the removal of fresh water fishing from the bill. Co-Chair MacKinnon thought personal services would be reduced by approximately 50 percent. Vice-Chair Micciche MOVED to report SCS CSHB 41(FIN) out of Committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal note. SCS CSHB 41 was REPORTED out of committee with "no recommendation" and with one new fiscal impact note from the Department of Fish and Game. 4:04:39 PM AT EASE 4:05:29 PM RECONVENED Co-Chair MacKinnon discussed housekeeping. 4:06:03 PM RECESSED 4:06:24 PM RECONVENED