5 AAC 93.080 - Conditions and procedures for raffles and auctions of big game harvest permits
(a) To the extent consistent with management,
protection, maintenance, or extension of state game resources, the department
will, in its discretion, issue big game harvest permits as described in
AS
16.05.343.
(b) An organization shall submit a written
proposal for a big game harvest permit to the department and described the
organization's qualifications as required by
AS
16.05.343. The written proposal must be
submitted at least 30 days before the scheduled auction or raffle and must also
include the following:
(1) date, time, and
place of the auction or raffle;
(2)
type of function at which the harvest permit will be auctioned or
raffled;
(3) estimated attendance
or participation;
(4) proposed
advertising and marketing strategy;
(5) an explanation of any other services to
be provided by the organization in addition to the authorized big game harvest
permit; and
(6) for proposals for a
harvest permit under
AS
16.05.343(c), an estimate of
administrative costs and percentage of net proceeds, if any, to be retained by
the qualified organization.
(c) Before the department will issue a big
game harvest permit under
AS
16.05.343 and this section, the department
and the organization will enter into a memorandum of understanding that
includes provisions for an accounting by the organization for the use of
proceeds derived from the raffle or auction of the permit.
(d) If a big game harvest permit is auctioned
or raffled, the qualified organization receiving a harvest permit under
AS
16.05.343(c) shall submit
the full amount of the bid, less approved administrative costs and percentage
of net proceeds, and the name of the successful bidder to the department no
later than 12:00 noon on the 30th day following the auction or raffle. If the
qualified organization fails to comply with this subsection, the department
will invalidate the big game harvest permit.
(e) A big game harvest permit issued under
AS
16.05.343 and this section may be used only
for hunts in areas during an open season for nonresidents.
(f) For a big game harvest permit issued
under AS
16.05.343(c), a
complimentary hunting license and big game tag will be provided under
AS
16.05.335, or by the department.
(g) No more than a total of three big game
harvest permits, which may include no more than one harvest permit for each
species, will be issued to any one organization annually.
(h) If the number of proposals received from
organizations exceeds the total number of harvest permits allowed under
AS
16.05.343, the director of the division of
wildlife conservation shall evaluate the proposals to determine which
organizations best satisfy the intent and purpose of
AS
16.05.343.
(i) The department will, in its discretion,
deny a proposal received for a big game harvest permit if the department
determines that an organization's proposal does not satisfy the intents and
purposes of
AS
16.05.020 or
AS
16.05.343.
(j) If a big game harvest permit, authorized
under AS
16.05.343(c), is not issued,
the department will, in its discretion, sell the harvest permit by sealed
bid.
Notes
Proposals for big game harvest permits should be sent to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Attn: Director, Division of Wildlife Conservation, P.O. Box 115526, Juneau, AK 99811-5526.
Authority:AS 16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.05.343
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