Section 12 AAC 75.920 - Hunting, guiding, and practical experience(a) The hunting, guiding, or practical field experience required under AS 08.54.610-08.54.630 will only be accepted by the board if the applicant's hunting and guiding licenses issued by this state were valid and unencumbered during the time period for which experience is claimed.(b) For purposes of satisfying the hunting experience requirements in AS 08.54.620, the applicant must document at least 20 days of big game hunting activity in a calendar year in order to receive credit for one year. (c) For the purposes of satisfying the guiding experience requirements in AS 08.54.620(a)(4)(A)(i), the applicant must document at least 60 days of big game guiding activity in three or more calendar years. (d) For purposes of satisfying the requirements in AS 08.54.630(a)(2), the applicant must document at least 60 days of big game hunting activity during two or more calendar years. At least 30 of the 60 days must be in a guide camp or under the supervision of a licensed guide while performing guide-related duties. Documented passage of the assistant guide training course described in AS 08.54.630(a)(4)(B) may count for 10 days.(e) For the purposes of the requirements in AS 08.54.630(a)(4)(A), the written recommendation must be signed by the registered guide-outfitter who intends to employ the person as an assistant guide and must attest to the fact that the applicant meets each of the following criteria: (1) has knowledge and experience in the safe operation of firearms; (2) has knowledge of guide statutes and regulations and game regulations;(3) has knowledge in trophy judging, caping, skirming, butchering, and meat and trophy care; (4) has directly participated in the spotting, stalking, and subsequent harvesting of at least three big game animals in this state;(5) has knowledge and experience concerning general safety and emergency protocol. (f) For the purposes of the requirements in AS 08.54.610(d)(1), a person who is licensed as a registered guide-outfitter may be employed by another registered guide-outfitter to provide CD the services of a class-A assistant guide, statewide, if the non-contracting registered guide-outfitter has had at least 10 days hunting experience in the game management until that the non contarcting guide will be assisting the contracting guide in.(g) In this section, "big game hunting activity" includes working in a guide camp or under the supervision of a licensed guide while performing guide-related duties.Eff. 12/2/99, Register 152; am 7/30/2006, Register 179; am 6/8/2007, Register 182; am 11/24/2007, Register 184; am 4/13/2013, Register 206; am 6/29/2013, Register 206; am 7/16/2020, Register 235, October 2020Authority:AS 08.54.600
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