RESIDENCY REQ: HUNTING, TRAPPING, FISHING, the official text

Enrolled HB 93 
 Changing the residency requirements for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing privileges; and 
 providing for an effective date. 
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 * Section 1. AS 16.05.400 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 
 (d) A person issued a permanent identification card under (b) of this section 
 may sport fish, hunt, or trap under the identification card only if the person continues 
 to meet the residency requirements of AS 16.05.415. 
 * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.415(a) is amended to read: 
 (a) In AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430, a person, except as provided in (c) - (f) of 
 this section, is a resident if the person 
 (1) is physically present in the state with the intent to remain in the 
 state indefinitely and to make a home in the state; 
 (2) has maintained the person's domicile in the state for the 12 
 consecutive months immediately preceding the application for a license;

(3) has been physically present in the state at all times during the 
 12 consecutive months under (2) of this subsection or, if absent, was absent only 
 as allowed in AS 43.23.008; 
 (4) is not claiming residency in another state, territory, or country; and 
 (5) [(4)] is not obtaining benefits under a claim of residency in another 
 state, territory, or country. 
 * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.415(e) is amended to read: 
 (e) A person who is an alien is a resident for the purposes of AS 16.05.330 - 
 16.05.430 if the person 
 (1) is physically present in the state with the intent to remain in the 
 state indefinitely and to make a home in the state; 
 (2) has maintained the person's domicile in the state for the 12 
 consecutive months immediately preceding the application for a license; 
 (3) has been physically present in the state at all times during the 
 12 consecutive months under (2) of this subsection or, if absent, was absent only 
 as allowed in AS 43.23.008; 
 (4) is not claiming residency in another state, territory, or country; and 
 (5) [(4)] is not obtaining benefits under a claim of residency in another 
 state, territory, or country. 
 * Sec. 4. AS 16.05.415 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 
 (j) The commissioner shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative 
 Procedure Act) for determining the eligibility of an individual for licensure as a 
 resident under this section. The commissioner may require an individual to provide 
 proof of eligibility, and the commissioner may use other information available from 
 other state departments or agencies to determine the eligibility of an individual. The 
 commissioner shall consider all relevant circumstances in determining the eligibility 
 of an individual. 
 * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect January 1, 2028.