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Sec. 16.05.405. Taking fish and game by proxy.

AK Stat § 16.05.405 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) Subject to regulations adopted by the Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game to implement this section, including regulations relating to or restricting seasons, areas, methods and means, and species, a resident may take fish or game harvested primarily for food on behalf of another person under this section.

(b) Notwithstanding AS 16.05.420(c), a resident holding a valid resident hunting license may take game on behalf of a person who is blind, a person with physical or developmental disabilities, or a person who is 65 years of age or older if the resident possesses on the resident's person

(1) a document signed by the person on whose behalf the game is taken, stating that the resident possesses the person's hunting license or permanent identification card issued under AS 16.05.400(b) in order to take game on behalf of that person; and

(2) the person's

(A) resident hunting license issued under AS 16.05.403 or permanent identification card issued under AS 16.05.400(b); and

(B) harvest ticket, tag, stamp, or other document required by law as a condition of taking the game being hunted.

(c) Notwithstanding AS 16.05.420(c), a resident holding a valid noncommercial fishing license may take fish on behalf of a person who is blind, a person with physical or developmental disabilities, or a person who is 65 years of age or older if the resident possesses on the resident's person

(1) a document signed by the person on whose behalf the fish is taken, stating that the resident possesses the person's sport fishing license, subsistence fishing permit, personal use fishing permit, or permanent identification card issued under AS 16.05.400(b) in order to take fish on behalf of that person;

(2) the person's

(A) resident sport fishing license issued under AS 16.05.403 or permanent identification card issued under AS 16.05.400(b);

(B) resident subsistence fishing permit issued under AS 16.05.403; or

(C) resident personal use fishing permit issued under AS 16.05.403; and

(3) all other documents issued to the person that are required by law as a condition of taking the fish being pursued.

(d) A resident who takes fish or game on behalf of another person under this section may, subject to applicable regulations of the Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game, take the fish or game only under those conditions that would apply to the other person if the other person took the fish or game personally.

(e) A resident who takes, or attempts to take, fish or game on behalf of a person under this section may also simultaneously engage in fishing or hunting for the resident's use; however, the resident may not take or attempt to take fish or game by proxy for more than one person at a time. For the purposes of this subsection, a resident is engaged in taking, or attempting to take, fish or game by proxy while the resident has possession of

(1) another person's

(A) license, permit, or identification card issued under AS 16.05.400(b) and all other documents issued to the person that are required by law as a condition of taking the fish or game being pursued; and

(B) signed document under (b)(1) or (c)(1) of this section; or

(2) fish or game taken on behalf of another person.

(f) A resident who takes fish or game on behalf on another person under this section shall

(1) complete reports relating to the taking of the fish or game as required by the commissioner of fish and game under AS 16.05.370;

(2) deliver all parts of fish and game removed from the field to the person on whose behalf the fish or game was taken within a reasonable time after the fish or game is taken; and

(3) until the fish or game is delivered to the person on whose behalf the fish or game was taken, retain the person's

(A) license or permit and all other documents issued to the person that are required by law as a condition of taking the fish or game; and

(B) signed document required under (b)(1) or (c)(1) of this section.

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Sec. 16.05.405. Taking fish and game by proxy.