AK HB286

Allows sport fishing, hunting, and trapping licenses to be displayed in electronic form on mobile devices, tablets, or computers, with peace officers immune from liability for device damage.

Creates new violation-level offenses (without culpable mental state) for various fish and game violations, alongside existing misdemeanor penalties, and allows courts to reference AS 12.55 for sentencing rather than specifying exact fine amounts.

Increases restitution amounts for unlawfully taken big game animals, ranging from $750 for wolverines to $4,500 for musk oxen, but exempts defendants who had proper licenses, immediately reported the taking, and surrendered all animal parts to the department.

Increases commercial fishing violation fines: $6,000 for first conviction, $12,000 for second, and $15,000 for third or subsequent conviction within 10 years, and requires courts to notify the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission of convictions.

Allows courts to order restitution for lost state and federal matching funds from Pittman-Robertson, Dingell-Johnson/Wallop-Breaux programs resulting from fish and game violations.