BD OF FISH & BD OF GAME MEETINGS

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information on consequences if boards do not follow these rules, leaving this as an unknown.

Meetings for Fish and Game Boards

This act changes the rules about how often meetings of the Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game must be held in Alaska.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the requirement that each board holds at least one meeting a year to allow them to hold as many meetings as they consider necessary.
• Removes the specific locations where the Board of Fisheries must hold its meetings, but keeps the rule that it should have hearings in five general areas: Upper Yukon - Kuskokwim - Arctic, Western Alaska (including Kodiak), Southcentral (including Kenai Peninsula), Prince William Sound (including Yakutat), and Southeast.
• Requires each board to choose when and where they will meet within the state for their business.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Board of Fisheries
• The Board of Game

Terms To Know

Board meetings

Meetings held by the Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game to discuss fish and wildlife management in Alaska.

Effective date

The day when a new law starts being used, which for this act is immediately after it passes.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify how often meetings must be held beyond saying the boards can decide.
• Does not provide details on what happens if a board does not follow these rules.
• The exact date when this law will start being used is not given, but it says it takes effect immediately after passing.

Official Summary Text

BD OF FISH & BD OF GAME MEETINGS
An Act relating to meetings of the Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 177

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION

BY REPRESENTATIVE ELAM

Introduced: 4/9/25
Referred: House Special Committee on Fisheries, Resources

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to meetings of the Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game; and 1
providing for an effective date." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 16.05.300 is amended to read: 4
Sec. 16.05.300. Board meetings. (a) Each board shall hold [AT LEAST ONE 5
MEETING A YEAR AND] as many [OTHER] meetings as it considers ne cessary. 6
Each board shall select the time and place in the state for the transaction of business. 7
Each board shall maintain its office at the principal office of the department. 8
(b) The [IN ADDITION, THE] Board of Fisheries shall hold at least one 9
meeting or hearing a year in each of the following general areas: 10
(1) Upper Yukon - Kuskokwim - Arctic; 11
(2) Western Alaska (including Kodiak); 12
(3) Southcentral (including the Kenai Peninsula); 13
(4) Prince William Sound (including Yakutat); 14
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HB 177 -2- HB0177a
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(5) Southeast. 1
* Sec. 2. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 2