Section 12.75.260. Registered guide-outfitter contract requirements.

	(a)  A contracting registered guide-outfitter shall deliver a written contract to the client within 90 days after receipt of a deposit, or before services are provided, whichever is earlier.  
	(b)  A contract must  
		(1) include the name, license number, and signature of the guide-outfitter, and must include the name of the guide-outfitter's business if it is different from the name of the individual guide-outfitter;  
		(2) include the name and signature of the client;  
		(3) list each big game animal to be hunted, and must identify the primary animal to be hunted;  
		(4) list the approximate times and dates that the client will be in the field;  
		(5) list the number of hunting days and dates for each species, if appropriate;  
		(6) state the cost and payment schedule;  
		(7) state the amount of the trophy fee, if any, and must identify who is responsible for the cost of the license and tags;  
		(8) state the extra transportation cost, if any;  
		(9) include a statement of services provided, including lodging, meals, number of clients per guide, trophy care and shipping, care of meat, and clarification of who is responsible for what;  
		(10) set out the deposit refund or transfer policy upon cancellation;  
		(11) include a statement about compensation for any delay of the client arriving in the field on schedule or for the client departing the field before the contracted hunt ends; and  
		(12) identify who is responsible for private and federal land use fees.  
	(c)  A registered guide-outfitter shall retain a copy of the contract for at least four years.  
	(d)  A contracting registered or master guide who is signing the hunt contract, and who intends to apply a client for a drawing hunt permit for a hunt conducted under regulations required under AS 16.05,  shall obtain a unique verification code from the department before entering an application for the client. Unique verification codes will only be issued to registered or master guides who are registered in a guide use area located in the hunt area the year the application is made and the years the permit is valid.  

Authorities

08.54.600;08.54.680;08.54.720;08.54.790

Notes

Reference

5 AAC 92.044
5 AAC 92.050

Authority

AS 08.54.600 AS 08.54.680 AS 08.54.720 AS 08.54.790

History

Eff. 7/30/2006, Register 179; am 6/8/2007, Register 182; am 4/16/2016, Register 218