(a) For the purposes of licensing and regulating the activities of providers of commercial services to big game hunters in the interest of the state’s wildlife resources, there is created the Big Game Commercial Services Board. For administrative purposes, the board is in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. (b) The board consists […]
State agencies shall provide the board with information, data, or technical assistance requested by the board for the purposes of licensing and regulating the activities of providers of commercial services to big game hunters.
(a) The board shall (1) prepare and grade (A) a qualification examination for a registered guide-outfitter license that requires demonstration that the applicant is qualified generally to provide guided and outfitted hunts and, in particular, possesses knowledge of fishing, hunting, and guiding laws and regulations; and (B) a certification examination for each game management unit […]
(a) Notwithstanding AS 08.54.610, 08.54.620, 08.54.630, 08.54.650, and 08.54.660, a person may not receive, hold, or renew a registered guide-outfitter license, master guide-outfitter license, class-A assistant guide license, assistant guide license, or transporter license if (1) the person has been convicted of (A) a violation of a state or federal hunting, guiding, or transportation services […]
(a) On retiring from guiding or outfitting, or both, and on payment of an appropriate one-time fee, an individual who has held a license issued under AS 08.54.610, 08.54.620, or 08.54.630 that has not been suspended or revoked under AS 08.54.710 may apply for a retired status license. The retired status license shall indicate whether […]
(a) A natural person is entitled to a registered guide-outfitter 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 […]
(a) A natural person is entitled to a class-A assistant guide license if the person (1) is 21 years of age or older; (2) applies for a class-A assistant guide license on a form provided by the department and pays the license application fee and the license fee; (3) possesses a current first aid card […]
(a) A natural person is entitled to an assistant guide license if the person (1) is 18 years of age or older; (2) has legally hunted big game in the state during two calendar years; (3) possesses a first aid card issued by the Red Cross or a similar organization; (4) either (A) obtains a […]
(a) A registered guide-outfitter who contracts to guide a big game hunt may, under regulations adopted by the board, delegate to a person not licensed under this chapter the services of (1) packing, preparing, salvaging, or caring for a client’s meat; (2) packing trophies; and (3) packing camping equipment. (b) For training purposes established by […]
(a) Notwithstanding AS 08.54.610 – 08.54.630 and except as provided in (b) of this section, a person may not hold, or earn experience credits to apply for, a registered guide-outfitter license under this chapter, while the person is a law enforcement officer and for three months after terminating the person’s status as a law enforcement […]
(a) A person is entitled to a transporter license if the person (1) applies for a transporter license on a form provided by the department; and (2) pays the license application fee and the license fee. (b) A transporter may provide transportation services and accommodations to big game hunters in the field at a permanent […]
(a) An applicant for renewal of a registered guide-outfitter, class-A assistant guide, assistant guide, or transporter license shall submit (1) a request for renewal of the license on a form provided by the department; and (2) the appropriate license fee for the next licensing period. (b) The department may not renew a registered guide-outfitter license […]
The department may not issue a license to a person who held a registered guide-outfitter, class-A assistant guide, or assistant guide license and who has failed to renew the license under this chapter for four consecutive years unless the person again meets the qualifications for initial issuance of the license.
(a) The department may require a registered guide, who contracts to guide or outfit a big game hunt, or a transporter to provide proof of financial responsibility up to the amount of $100,000. A registered guide or transporter may demonstrate financial responsibility by assets, insurance, or a bond in the requisite amount. (b) If a […]
