Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 75 - Big Game Commercial Services Board › Article 2 - Registered Guide-Outfitter Operations › 12 AAC 75.240 - Supervision

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A registered guide-outfitter who
				  contracts to guide a hunt shall plan, direct, and monitor the big game hunting
				  services provided to the client.
(b) At the conclusion of the hunt, a
				  registered guide-outfitter who contracts to guide a hunt shall evaluate the
				  performance of the assistant guide, class-A assistant guide, or registered
				  guide-outfitter involved in the hunt to determine whether the big game hunting
				  services provided to the client were satisfactory.
(c) To comply with (b) of this section, the
				  contracting registered guide-outfitter shall verbally communicate, by telephone
				  or radio, or in person, with the client and the assistant guide, class-A
				  assistant guide, or registered guide-outfitter involved in the hunt, separately
				  or together, at least once within 10 days after the conclusion of the hunt. The
				  contracting registered guide-outfitter shall obtain the necessary information
				  to evaluate the performance of the assistant guide, the class-A assistant
				  guide, or registered guide-outfitter and determine whether the big game hunting
				  services were provided safely, in accordance with state and federal law, and to
				  the satisfaction of the client.
(d)
				  The contracting registered guide-outfitter shall make a good faith effort to
				  verbally communicate with the client to obtain the necessary information to
				  evaluate the performance of the assistant guide, class-A assistant guide, or
				  registered guide-outfitter. If the attempt to verbally communicate with the
				  client is unsuccessful, the contracting registered guide-outfitter shall write
				  to the client and request the necessary information to evaluate the performance
				  of the assistant guide, the class-A assistant guide, or registered
				  guide-outfitter. The contracting registered guide-outfitter shall write to the
				  client within 60 days after the conclusion of the hunt.
(e) A registered guide-outfitter shall
				  document on the hunt record the date the registered guide-outfitter complied
				  with the verbal, or if applicable the written, client communication
				  requirements in (c) and (d) of this section.
(f) The contracting registered
				  guide-outfitter or a noncontracting registered guide-outfitter or class-A
				  assistant guide supervising an assistant guide shall be available in the same
				  guide use area, or an adjacent guide use area with a common border, to direct
				  and monitor the big game hunting services provided to the client, except during
				  times when
(1) an emergency situation exists
				  that requires the guide's assistance; or
(2) the contracting; registered
				  guide-outfitter or noncontracting registered guide-outfitter or class-A
				  assistant guide supervising the hunt is outside the guide use area or
				  neighboring guide use area while
(A) in
				  transit with meat or trophies from that or a neighboring guide use
				  area;
(B) in transit with food,
				  supplies, or clients directly associated with conducting guided hunts in that
				  or a neighboring guide use area; or
(C) conducting important duties that are
				  essential for completion of current contracted hunts.