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AK SB79

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2021

Primary Sponsor

Jesse Kiehl

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Origin

Senate

32nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Provides free hunting, trapping, and sport fishing licenses to active members of the Alaska National Guard and U.S. military reserves (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard reserves)

  • Makes sport fishing, hunting, and trapping permanent identification cards available without charge to disabled veterans with 50 percent or greater service-connected disability and Alaska Territorial Guard veterans with 50 percent or greater disability

  • References to disabled veterans' free licenses are consolidated to point to the new permanent identification card authorization under AS 16.05.400(b) instead of previous statutory references

  • Modifies waterfowl conservation tag and resident anadromous king salmon tag requirements to recognize persons holding the new permanent identification cards issued under AS 16.05.400(b)

  • Takes effect January 1, 2022

Legislative Description

Hunting/trapping/fishing: Disabled Vets

Licensing

Last Action

REFERRED TO FINANCE

5/7/2021

Committee Referrals

Finance5/7/2021
Resources2/12/2021

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