(a) The department may transfer or reissue a hunting permit for a hunt that was originally awarded to a resident by drawing established by the Board of Game under AS 16.05.255(a) to a qualified substitute, if the person to whom the hunting permit was originally awarded has died and the person's spouse, or if there is no spouse, an immediate family member of the decedent,
(1) applies for the hunting permit to be transferred or reissued to a qualified substitute named in the application; and
(2) provides proof acceptable to the department of the person's death.
(b) To qualify as a substitute under this section, an individual must be a state resident.
(c) An application to transfer or reissue a hunting permit under this section may be made only before the end of the period during which the hunting permit is valid.
(d) A hunting permit may only be transferred or reissued under this section to a substitute who is qualified under the conditions that applied to the person to whom the hunting permit was originally awarded. A hunting permit may be transferred or reissued under this section only for the specific hunt for which the permit was originally awarded.
(e) In this section, “immediate family member” means a parent, sibling, or child related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions
Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting.
Sec. 16.05.330. Licenses, tags, and subsistence permits; electronic devices.
Sec. 16.05.332. Wildlife Violator Compact.
Sec. 16.05.334. Application of Wildlife Violator Compact.
Sec. 16.05.335. Complimentary licenses.
Sec. 16.05.343. Auctions or raffles for certain harvest permits.
Sec. 16.05.346. Permit applications.
Sec. 16.05.350. Expiration of licenses, permits, and tags.
Sec. 16.05.352. Fish and game conservation decal.
Sec. 16.05.360. Commissioner charged with license issuance.
Sec. 16.05.370. Reports by licensees.
Sec. 16.05.380. Commissioner may appoint agents.
Sec. 16.05.390. Fees and compensation for issuance of licenses, permits, and tags.
Sec. 16.05.395. Sport fishing vessel registration.
Sec. 16.05.400. Persons exempt from annual licensing requirements.
Sec. 16.05.403. Special licenses and permits.
Sec. 16.05.404. Transferability of hunting permits awarded by drawing.
Sec. 16.05.405. Taking fish and game by proxy.
Sec. 16.05.407. Nonresident hunting big game animals must be accompanied.
Sec. 16.05.408. Nonresident alien hunter to be accompanied by guide.
Sec. 16.05.410. Revocation of license.
Sec. 16.05.415. Determination of residency.
Sec. 16.05.420. License, tag, permit, and registration violations.