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HOUSE BILL NO. 19
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BY REPRESENTATIVE KNOPP
Introduced: 2/20/19
Referred: Transportation, Resources
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
1 "An Act exempting certain water taxi operators from regulation as transportation
2 services by the Big Game Commercial Services Board; and providing for an effective
3 date."
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
5 * Section 1. AS 08.54.790(12) is amended to read:
6 (12) "transportation services" means the carriage for compensation of
7 big game hunters, their equipment, or big game animals harvested by hunters to, from,
8 or in the field; "transportation services" does not include the carriage by aircraft or
9 vessel of big game hunters, their equipment, or big game animals harvested by hunters
10 (A) on nonstop flights between airports listed in the Alaska
11 supplement to the Airmen's Guide published by the Federal Aviation
12 Administration; or
13 (B) by an air taxi operator, [OR] air carrier, or water taxi
14 operator for which the carriage of big game hunters, their equipment, or big
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1 game animals harvested by hunters is only an incidental portion of its business;
2 in this subparagraph, "incidental" means transportation provided to a big game
3 hunter by an air taxi operator, [OR] air carrier, or water taxi operator who
4 does not
5 (i) charge more than the usual tariff or charter rate for
6 the carriage of big game hunters, their equipment, or big game animals
7 harvested by hunters; or
8 (ii) advertise transportation services or big game
9 hunting services to the public; in this sub-subparagraph, "advertise"
10 means soliciting big game hunters to be customers of an air taxi
11 operator, [OR] air carrier, or water taxi operator for the purpose of
12 providing air or water transportation to, from, or in the field through
13 the use of print or electronic media, including advertising at trade
14 shows, or the use of hunt broker services or other promotional services.
15 * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2020.
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Statutes affected:
HB0019A, AM HB 19, introduced 02/20/2019: 08.54.790