HB 266

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                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 266
                       IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
                    THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION
 BY THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
 Introduced: 1/23/26
 Referred: Resources, Finance
                                           A BILL
                                  FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
1  "An Act relating to the transfer of big game hunting permits; and providing for an
2  effective date."
3  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
4    * Section 1. AS 16.05.404(b) is amended to read:
5(b)     A recipient of a permit transferred [TO QUALIFY AS A
6SUBSTITUTE] under this section [, AN INDIVIDUAL] must qualify under the
7same conditions that applied to the person to whom the hunting permit was
8originally awarded [BE A STATE RESIDENT].
9    * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.404(c) is amended to read:
10(c) A [AN APPLICATION TO] transfer or reissue of a hunting permit under
11(a) of this section may be made only before the end of the period during which the
12hunting permit is valid. A transfer of a hunting permit under (f) of this section may
13be made only before the first day of the open season for the hunt for which the
14permit is issued.
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1   * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.404(d) is amended to read:
2(d)       [A HUNTING PERMIT MAY ONLY BE TRANSFERRED OR
3REISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION TO A SUBSTITUTE WHO IS QUALIFIED
4UNDER THE CONDITIONS THAT APPLIED TO THE PERSON TO WHOM THE
5HUNTING PERMIT WAS ORIGINALLY AWARDED.] A hunting permit may be
6transferred or reissued under this section only for the specific hunt for which the
7permit was originally awarded.
8   * Sec. 4. AS 16.05.404 is amended by adding new subsections to read:
9(f) The original holder of a hunting permit for a hunt that was originally
10awarded by drawing established by the Board of Game under AS 16.05.255(a) may
11transfer the permit to another person, with or without monetary consideration, if the
12permittee
13(1)   notifies the department of the transfer before the transfer is
14effective; and
15(2) includes in the notification to the department the name and hunting
16license number of the recipient and any other identifying information required by the
17department.
18(g) A person may not hold more than one drawing permit for the same species
19at one time, regardless of whether the permit was obtained by drawing or transfer.
20(h) The commissioner may adopt regulations to implement this section and
21may establish and provide for the collection of a fee for registering a transfer or
22reissuance, not to exceed the estimated actual administrative costs of providing the
23service.
24(i) A person who receives a permit transferred under this section acquires only
25the rights held by the original permittee and is subject to all conditions, regulations,
26and limitations that applied to the original permit, including emergency orders closing
27or restricting a hunt. The state is not liable for any loss, financial or otherwise,
28incurred by a person who receives a transferred permit.
29  * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect January 1, 2027.
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