Alaska Stat. § 16.05.340 – License, permit, and tag fees; surcharge; miscellaneous permits to take fish and game

(a) Fees for licenses, permits, and tags are as follows:
1. (1) Resident sport fishing license ..... $ 20 However, the fee is 50 cents for a resident who is blind.
2. (2) Resident hunting license ..... 35
3. (3) Resident hunting and trapping license ..... 55
4. (4) Resident trapping license ..... 25
5. (5) Resident hunting and sport fishing license ..... 50
6. (6) Resident hunting, trapping, and sport fishing license ..... 75;
  1. (A) however, the fee is $5 for an applicant who has an annual family or household income equal to or less than the most recent poverty guidelines for the state set by the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the year preceding application;
  2. (B) a person paying $5 for a resident hunting, trapping, and sport fishing license must provide proof of eligibility under this paragraph when requested by the department.
7. (7) Nonresident sport fishing license — valid for the period inscribed on the license
  1. (A) For 14-day license ..... 75
  2. (B) For seven-day license ..... 45
  3. (C) For three-day license ..... 30
  4. (D) For one-day license ..... 15
8. (8) Nonresident annual sport fishing license ..... 100
9. (9) Nonresident hunting license ..... 130
10. (10) [Repealed, § 10 ch 74 SLA 1997.]
11. (11) Nonresident hunting and trapping license ..... 375
12. (12) Fur dealers
  1. (A) Resident fur dealer biennial license ..... 150
  2. (B) Nonresident fur dealer biennial license ..... 500
13. (13) Taxidermists
  1. (A) Resident taxidermy biennial license ..... 200
  2. (B) Nonresident taxidermy biennial license ..... 500
14. (14) Aquatic farming triennial license ..... 400
15. (15) Nonresident big game tagsA nonresident may not take a big game animal without previously purchasing a numbered, nontransferable, appropriate tag, issued under this paragraph. The tag must be affixed to the animal before leaving the kill site and must remain affixed until the animal is prepared for storage, consumed, or exported. A tag issued but not used for an animal may be used to satisfy the tagging requirement for an animal of any other species for which the tag fee is of equal or less value.
  1. (A) Bear, black, each ..... 450
  2. (B) Bear, brown or grizzly, each ..... 1,000
  3. (C) Bison, each ..... 900
  4. (D) Caribou, each ..... 650
  5. (E) Deer, each ..... 300
  6. (F) Elk, each ..... 600
  7. (G) Goat, each ..... 600
  8. (H) Moose, each ..... 800
  9. (I) Sheep, each ..... 850
  10. (J) Wolf, each ..... 60 A nonresident is not required to have a nonresident wolf tag to take a wolf in a game management unit if the Board of Game has adopted an intensive management program under AS 16.05.255(e) for all or a portion of the game management unit.
  11. (K) Wolverine, each ..... 350
  12. (L) Musk oxen, each ..... 2,200
16. (16) Resident big game tags
  1. (A) Bear, brown or grizzly, each ..... 25 The Board of Game may, by regulation effective for not more than one year, eliminate the resident brown or grizzly bear tag and fee for all or a portion of a game management unit.
  2. (B) Musk oxen, each ..... 500 However, the Board of Game may by regulation reduce or eliminate the resident big game tag and fee for musk oxen for all or a portion of a game management unit.
17. (17) Waterfowl conservation tag ..... 10
  1. (A) A person may not engage in waterfowl hunting without having the current year's waterfowl tag in the person's actual possession, unless that person
    1. (i) qualifies for a $5 license fee under (6) of this subsection;
    2. (ii) is a resident under 18 years of age;
    3. (iii) is 60 years of age or older and is a resident;
    4. (iv) has an identification card issued under AS 16.05.400(b).
  2. (B) The Board of Game shall by regulation exempt the requirement of a waterfowl conservation tag for waterfowl hunting in areas of the state not likely to benefit from programs described in AS 16.05.130(b)(2) — (4).
18. (18) Game farming
  1. (A) Game mammal or game reptile farming biennial license ..... 250
  2. (B) Game bird farming biennial license ..... 50
19. (19) Nonresident small game hunting license ..... 30
20. (20) Nonresident alien hunting license ..... 600 A nonresident alien may not take a big game animal without previously purchasing a numbered, nontransferable, appropriate tag, issued under (21) of this subsection. The tag must be affixed to the animal before leaving the kill site and must remain affixed until the animal is prepared for storage, consumed, or exported. A tag issued but not used for an animal may be used to satisfy the tagging requirement for an animal of any other species for which the tag fee is of equal or less value.
21. (21) Nonresident alien big game tags
  1. (A) Bear, black, each ..... 600
  2. (B) Bear, brown or grizzly, each ..... 1,300
  3. (C) Bison, each ..... 1,300
  4. (D) Caribou, each ..... 850
  5. (E) Deer, each ..... 400
  6. (F) Elk, each ..... 800
  7. (G) Goat, each ..... 800
  8. (H) Moose, each ..... 1,000
  9. (I) Musk oxen, each ..... 3,000
  10. (J) Sheep, each ..... 1,100
  11. (K) Wolf, each ..... 100 A nonresident alien is not required to have a nonresident alien wolf tag to take a wolf in a game management unit if the Board of Game has adopted an intensive management program under AS 16.05.255(e) for all or a portion of the game management unit.
  12. (L) Wolverine, each ..... 500
22. (22) Chitina dip net fishing permit ..... 15 The members of the family of a person who has obtained a Chitina dip net fishing permit are not required to have a Chitina dip net fishing permit while they are engaged in dip net fishing at Chitina if they are engaged in fishing in the presence of the person and the person has the Chitina dip net fishing permit in the person's physical possession. In this paragraph, “family” means persons who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption and who live in the same household on a permanent basis.
23. (23) Resident anadromous king salmon tag ..... 10 A resident may not engage in sport fishing for anadromous king salmon without having the current year's anadromous king salmon tag in the resident's actual possession, unless that person
  1. (A) qualifies for a 50 cent license fee under (1) of this subsection;
  2. (B) is under 18 years of age;
  3. (C) is 60 years of age or older and has been a resident of the state for at least one year;
  4. (D) has an identification card issued under AS 16.05.400(b); or
  5. (E) qualifies for a $5 license fee under (6) of this subsection.
24. (24) Nonresident anadromous king salmon tag — valid for the period inscribed on the tag
  1. (A) for a one-day tag ..... 15
  2. (B) for a three-day tag ..... 30
  3. (C) for a seven-day tag ..... 45
  4. (D) for a 14-day tag ..... 75
  5. (E) for an annual tag ..... 100 A nonresident may not engage in sport fishing for anadromous king salmon without having a valid anadromous king salmon tag in the person's actual possession, unless that person is under 16 years of age. Members of the military service on active duty who are permanently stationed in the state, and their dependents, who do not qualify as residents under AS 16.05.415, may obtain an annual nonresident military anadromous king salmon tag for $30.
25. (25) Nuisance wild animal control license ..... 100
26. (26) [Repealed, § 8, ch. 70, SLA 2004.]
27. (27) [Repealed, § 5 ch 30 SLA 2016.]
(b) The commissioner may issue without cost a permit to collect fish and game, including fur animals, subject to limitations and provisions that are appropriate, for a scientific, propagative, or educational purpose. The commissioner also may issue without cost a permit for the noncommercial control of nuisance wild birds or nuisance wild small mammals. The commissioner also may issue a permit for the collection of bivalve spat for use in connection with an aquatic farm. In addition, the commissioner shall issue a permit for the collecting of wild fur animals for improving the genetic stock of fur farm animals. Permits issued under this subsection shall be in accordance with current sustained yield management practices for the species of wild game for which the permit is requested. The annual permit fee for an Alaska resident to collect wild fur animals for fur farming purposes is the same as the fee for resident trappers.
(c) The commissioner may issue a duplicate license or a duplicate tag as a replacement for a license or tag issued under (a) of this section. A fee of $5 shall be charged for each duplicate license or tag; however, a fee of $2 shall be charged for each duplicate of reduced fee license issued to an indigent or low income person under (a)(6) of this section. The duplicate license or tag may not be issued unless the commissioner or a delegate is satisfied that the original has been lost or destroyed.
(d) Members of the military service or the United States Coast Guard on active duty who are permanently stationed in the state, and their dependents, who do not qualify as residents under AS 16.05.415, may obtain special nonresident military hunting and sport fishing licenses at the rates for resident hunting and sport fishing licenses. A person who obtains a special nonresident military hunting license under this subsection is exempt from the requirements of (a)(15) of this section, but may not take a big game animal for which a tag is required under (a)(16) of this section or a mountain goat or sheep without previously purchasing a numbered, nontransferable appropriate tag, issued at the resident rate, under (a)(16) of this section. A person who obtains a special nonresident military hunting license under this subsection may obtain a numbered, nontransferable tag for mountain goat or sheep at no cost.
(e) [Repealed, § 27 ch 71 SLA 1986.]
(f) [Repealed, § 4 ch 81 SLA 1992.]
(g) A hunting, trapping, or fishing license, tag, or permit for which a fee is authorized under this section or for which the fee is waived or modified under AS 16.05.330 — 16.05.430 may be issued only to a natural person.
(h) Subject to regulations adopted by the Board of Game, a person who holds a nuisance wild animal control license may engage in the control of nuisance wild birds and nuisance wild small mammals for compensation.
(i) If the commissioner determines that residents of the state are entitled to obtain licenses for sport fishing, including sport fishing for anadromous king salmon, in Yukon, Canada, for the same fees that are charged to residents of Yukon for comparable sport fishing licenses, the commissioner may adopt regulations authorizing residents of Yukon to receive
1. (1) nonresident annual sport fishing licenses for the fees charged to residents under (a) of this section for a resident sport fishing license; and
2. (2) nonresident anadromous king salmon annual tags for the fee charged to residents under (a) of this section for a resident anadromous king salmon tag.
(j) [Repealed, § 34 ch 18 SLA 2016.]
(k) In addition to the fees for a hunting license set out in (a) and (d) of this section, each person who purchases a hunting license shall pay an intensive management surcharge as set out in this subsection for the purpose of providing funding for the intensive management of the state's game populations under AS 16.05.255(e). A person who is eligible for a $5 resident hunting, trapping, and sport fishing license under (a)(6) of this section or a free license under AS 16.05.341 is exempt from payment of the surcharge imposed under this subsection. The amount of the surcharge attached to each hunting license must be clearly disclosed on the license. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the intensive management surcharge for each
1. (1) resident hunting license available under this section is $10; and
2. (2) nonresident hunting license available under this section is $30.