1. (a) A contracting registered guide-outfitter shall deliver a written contract to the client within 90 days after receipt of a deposit, or before services are provided, whichever is earlier.

2. (b) A contract must

   1. (1) include the name, license number, and signature of the guide-outfitter, and must include the name of the guide-outfitter's business if it is different from the name of the individual guide-outfitter;
   2. (2) include the name and signature of the client;
   3. (3) list each big game animal to be hunted, and must identify the primary animal to be hunted;
   4. (4) list the approximate times and dates that the client will be in the field;
   5. (5) list the number of hunting days and dates for each species, if appropriate;
   6. (6) state the cost and payment schedule;
   7. (7) state the amount of the trophy fee, if any, and must identify who is responsible for the cost of the license and tags;
   8. (8) state the extra transportation cost, if any;
   9. (9) include a statement of services provided, including lodging, meals, number of clients per guide, trophy care and shipping, care of meat, and clarification of who is responsible for what;
   10. (10) set out the deposit refund or transfer policy upon cancellation;
   11. (11) include a statement about compensation for any delay of the client arriving in the field on schedule or for the client departing the field before the contracted hunt ends; and
   12. (12) identify who is responsible for private and federal land use fees.
3. (c) A registered guide-outfitter shall retain a copy of the contract for at least four years.
4. (d) A contracting registered or master guide who is signing the hunt contract, and who intends to apply a client for a drawing hunt permit for a hunt conducted under regulations required under AS 16.05, shall obtain a unique verification code for each guide use area in which a unique verification code is required from the department before entering an application for the client. Unique verification codes will only be issued to registered or master guides who are registered in a guide use area located in the hunt area the year the application is made and the years the permit is valid; except a contracting guide may receive a code and apply a client in a new concession area in which the permit for the concession is authorized but not valid until the year of the hunt as long as the concessionaire registers for the guide use area before providing services. Unique verification codes will be current until the associated guide use area registration expires or is withdrawn or amended. Unique verification codes can only be utilized by the contracting registered or master guide who is applying clients for a drawing hunt permit.
5. (e) A contract may be amended at any time before the conclusion of the hunt, as recorded on the hunt record, with the signature of the contracting guide-outfitter and the client.

(Eff. 7/30/2006, Register 179; am 6/8/2007, Register 182; am 4/16/2016, Register 218; am 7/16/2020, Register 235; am 3/24/2022, Register 241; am 11/27/2023, Register 248)

Authority: AS 08.54.600, AS 08.54.720, AS 08.54.680, AS 08.54.790