Alaska Statutes (Last Updated: January 11, 2017) |
Title 08. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS. |
Chapter 08.54. BIG GAME GUIDES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS. |
Article 08.54.01. BIG GAME GUIDES AND TRANSPORTERS. |
Section 08.54.600. Duties of board.
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(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 in which the registered guide-outfitter intends to provide big game hunting services; the examination must require demonstration that the registered guide-outfitter is qualified to provide guided and outfitted hunts in the game management unit for which the registered guide-outfitter seeks to be certified and, in particular, must require demonstration that the registered guide-outfitter possesses knowledge of the terrain, transportation problems, game, and other characteristics of the game management unit;
(2) authorize the issuance of registered guide-outfitter, master guide-outfitter, class-A assistant guide, assistant guide, and transporter licenses after the applicant for the license satisfies the requirements for the license;
(3) impose appropriate disciplinary sanctions on a licensee under AS 08.54.600 - 08.54.790;
(4) require an applicant for issuance or renewal of any class of guide license or of a transporter license to state in a written and signed document whether the applicant's right to obtain, or exercise the privileges granted by, a hunting, guiding, outfitting, or transportation services license is revoked or suspended in this state or another state or in Canada;
(5) regularly disseminate information regarding examinations and other qualifications for all classes of guide licenses to residents of the rural areas of the state;
(6) adopt procedural and substantive regulations required by this chapter;
(7) provide for administration of examinations for registered guide-outfitters at least twice a year;
(8) meet at least twice annually.
(b) The board shall provide for administration of an oral examination for a registered guide-outfitter license or for a game management unit certification if requested at the time of application for the license.
(c) In addition to the regulations required under (a) of this section, the board may adopt regulations the board considers appropriate, including regulations to
(1) establish a code of ethics for professions regulated by the board;
(2) establish requirements for the contents of written contracts to provide big game hunting services and transportation services to clients;
(3) authorize the department to request a copy of a big game hunting services or transportation services contract entered into by a person licensed under this chapter.
Authorities
8.54.600; 8.54.610; 8.54.750
Notes
Implemented As
12 AAC 75.100
12 AAC 75.105
12 AAC 75.110
12 AAC 75.112
12 AAC 75.115
12 AAC 75.117
12 AAC 75.120
12 AAC 75.130
12 AAC 75.140
12 AAC 75.145
12 AAC 75.200
12 AAC 75.205
12 AAC 75.210
12 AAC 75.220
12 AAC 75.230
12 AAC 75.235
12 AAC 75.240
12 AAC 75.250
12 AAC 75.260
12 AAC 75.265
12 AAC 75.340
12 AAC 75.395
12 AAC 75.400
12 AAC 75.410
12 AAC 75.420
12 AAC 75.440
12 AAC 75.450
12 AAC 75.460
12 AAC 75.900
12 AAC 75.910
12 AAC 75.920
12 AAC 75.930
12 AAC 75.940
12 AAC 75.990
References
AS 8.54.600 .600">Sec. 08.54.600. Duties of board.
AS 8.54.610 .610">Sec. 08.54.610. Registered guide-outfitter license.
AS 8.54.750 .750">Sec. 08.54.750. Use area registration.
History
(Sec. 3 ch 33 SLA 1996; am Sec. 1 ch 61 SLA 1997; am Sec. 4, 5 ch 84 SLA 2005; am Sec. 1 ch 73 SLA 2012)