Title 08, Business and Professions

(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 lic…

(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 r…

(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 cu…

(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) o…

(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…

(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 …

(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 bi…

(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 pe…

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…

(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, i…

(a) The board may impose a disciplinary sanction in a timely manner under (c) of this section if the board finds that a licensee (1) is convicted of a violation of any state or federal statute or regulation relating to hunting or to provision of big game hunting services or trans…

(a) It is unlawful for a (1) person who is licensed under this chapter to knowingly fail to promptly report, unless a reasonable means of communication is not reasonably available, to the Department of Public Safety, and in no event later than 20 days, a violation of a state or f…

When, in the judgment of the board, a person has engaged in an act in violation of AS 08.54.620(b), 08.54.630(b), 08.54.650(b), 08.54.710(g), or 08.54.720(a) or the regulations adopted under these statutes, the board may apply to the appropriate court for an order enjoining the a…

(a) A registered guide-outfitter who contracts to guide or outfit a big game hunt is equally responsible under AS 08.54.710 for a violation of a state or federal wildlife or game or guiding statute or regulation committed by a person while the person provides guide services for t…

(a) At least 30 days before conducting big game hunting services within a guide use area, a registered guide-outfitter shall inform the department, in person or by registered mail on a registration form provided by the department, that the guide-outfitter will be conducting big g…

(a) The department shall collect and maintain hunt records provided by a registered guide-outfitter. A registered guide-outfitter shall submit to the department a hunt record for each contracted hunt within 60 days after the completion of the hunt. A hunt record must include a li…

(a) The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for each of the following: (1) registered guide-outfitter license; (2) class-A assistant guide license; (3) assistant guide license; (4) transporter license; (5) retired status license; (6) license application fee. (b) The lice…

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a person providing, for compensation or with the intent to receive compensation, only accommodations to a big game hunter in the field at (1) a permanent lodge, house, or cabin on private land owned by the person; or (2) a state or f…

In this chapter, (1) “any class of guide license” does not include a retired status license issued under AS 08.54.608; (2) “big game” means brown bear, grizzly bear, caribou, moose, black bear, bison, Sitka blacktail deer, elk, mountain goat, musk ox, and mountain or Dall sheep; …