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HOUSE BILL NO. 107
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BYREPRESENTATIVES GILLHAM, Shaw
Introduced: 2/22/21
Referred: House Special Committee on Fisheries, Resources
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
1 "An Act providing for free hunting and sport fishing licenses for veterans and active
2 duty members of the military service and United States Coast Guard who reside in the
3 state; and providing for an effective date."
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
5 * Section 1. AS 16.05.340(a)(17) is amended to read:
6 (17) Waterfowl conservation tag ..................................................... 10
7 (A) A person may not engage in waterfowl hunting without
8 having the current year's waterfowl tag in the person's actual possession, unless
9 that person
10 (i) qualifies for a $5 license fee under (6) of this
11 subsection;
12 (ii) is a resident under 18 years of age;
13 (iii) is 60 years of age or older and is a resident;
14 (iv) is a disabled veteran eligible for a free license under
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1 AS 16.05.341(1) or (2) [AS 16.05.341].
2 (B) The Board of Game shall by regulation exempt the
3 requirement of a waterfowl conservation tag for waterfowl hunting in areas of
4 the state not likely to benefit from programs described in AS 16.05.130(b)(2) -
5 (4).
6 * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.340(a)(23) is amended to read:
7 (23) Resident anadromous king salmon tag .................................... 10
8 A resident may not engage in sport fishing for anadromous king salmon without
9 having the current year's anadromous king salmon tag in the resident's actual possession,
10 unless that person
11 (A) qualifies for a 50 cent license fee under (1) of this
12 subsection;
13 (B) is under 18 years of age;
14 (C) is 60 years of age or older and has been a resident of the
15 state for at least one year;
16 (D) is a disabled veteran eligible for a free license under
17 AS 16.05.341(1) or (2) [AS 16.05.341]; or
18 (E) qualifies for a $5 license fee under (6) of this subsection.
19 * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.341 is amended to read:
20 Sec. 16.05.341. Free license for certain [DISABLED] veterans, [AND]
21 active members of the Alaska National Guard and military reserves, and active
22 duty members of the military service and United States Coast Guard. A person
23 who qualifies as a resident under AS 16.05.415 may receive a resident hunting and
24 sport fishing license under AS 16.05.340(a)(5) without charge if the person
25 (1) has been discharged from military service under honorable
26 conditions, is eligible for a loan under AS 18.56.101, and is certified by the United
27 States Department of Veterans Affairs as having incurred a 50 percent or greater
28 disability during military service;
29 (2) served in the Alaska Territorial Guard, is eligible for a loan under
30 AS 18.56.101, and incurred a 50 percent or greater disability while serving in the
31 Alaska Territorial Guard; [OR]
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1 (3) is an active member of the
2 (A) Alaska National Guard;
3 (B) United States Army reserves;
4 (C) United States Air Force reserves;
5 (D) United States Navy reserves;
6 (E) United States Marine Corps reserves; or
7 (F) United States Coast Guard reserves;
8 (4) has been discharged from military service or the United States
9 Coast Guard under honorable conditions but does not meet the requirements of
10 (1) of this section; or
11 (5) is an active duty member of the military service or the United
12 States Coast Guard.
13 * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022.
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Statutes affected: HB0107A, AM HB 107, introduced 02/22/2021: 16.05.340, 16.05.341, 16.05.130