Sponsor Statement for HB 178: Management of Fish and Game

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State Capitol, Room 416
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
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Fairbanks, AK 99701

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North Pole, AK 99705
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An Act relating to the powers and duties of the commissioner of fish and game, the Department of Fish and Game, and the Board of Game, to taking and use of certain game animals, and to consideration of the budget of the Department of Fish and Game by the legislature; and providing for an effective date.

Last Updated:	April 29, 2002
Contact:	Representative Hugh "Bud" Fate's office at (907) 465-4976

House Bill 178 provides for a maximum beneficial use of game animals for human harvest in the state. It does this by implementing a goal of high human harvest for the Department of Fish and Game for big game prey animals.

HB 178 mandates active management of wildlife resources to comply with the maximum benefit clause in the Alaska State Constitution.

HB 178 requires not only high human harvest, but also high game populations thereby increasing the aesthetic value of having large numbers of animals as well as increasing the yearly human take. This bill reconfirms and clarifies the duties of the Commissioner and the Board of Game.

In essence, HB 178 mandates active management of ungulate populations in the state with a priority for high human harvest of the animals.

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