An Act relating to state refuges, sanctuaries, and fish and game critical habitat areas; relating to the hunting of brown bear; and providing for an effective date.

Summary

The measure declares that Alaska’s game refuges, sanctuaries and critical habitat areas must be managed uniformly as wildlife refuges and sanctuaries. It allows the Department of Fish and Game to issue up to four harvest permits per species each year through competitive auctions or raffles, including for brown bears, and provides complimentary hunting licenses for permit holders. It also adds a new prohibition on hunting brown bears in defined portions of the Katmai region.

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