Sec. 08.54.620. Class-A assistant guide license.

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(a)A natural person is entitled to a class-A assistant guide license if the person

(1)is 21 years of age or older;

(2)applies for a class-A assistant guide license on a form provided by the department and pays the license application fee and the license fee;

(3)possesses a current first aid card issued by the Red Cross or a similar organization; and

(4)either

(A)has

(i)been employed during at least three calendar years as any class of licensed guide in the game management unit for which the license is sought; and

(ii)at least 10 years' hunting experience in the state; military service outside of the state for not more than three years shall be accepted as part of the required 10 years' hunting experience;

(B)provides

(i)evidence that the person physically resides in the game management unit in which the person is to be employed;

(ii)evidence that the person has had at least 15 years' hunting experience in the game management unit in which the person is to be employed; military service outside of the state for not more than three years shall be accepted as part of the required 15 years' hunting experience; and

(iii)a written recommendation from a registered guide-outfitter who intends to employ the person as a class-A assistant guide; or

(C)provides evidence that the person

(i)physically resides in the game management unit in which the person is to be employed;

(ii)has at least 10 years' hunting experience in the state; military service outside of the state for not more than three years shall be accepted as part of the required 10 years' hunting experience; and

(iii)has passed a class-A assistant guide training course approved by the board.

(b)A class-A assistant guide

(1)may not contract to guide or outfit a big game hunt;

(2)shall be employed by and under the supervision of a registered guide-outfitter who has contracted with the client for whom the class-A assistant guide is conducting the hunt;

(3)may take charge of a camp and provide guide services from the camp without the contracting registered guide-outfitter being in the field and participating in the contracted hunt if the contracting registered guide-outfitter is supervising the guiding activities;

(4)may not perform functions of a class-A assistant guide outside of the game management unit for which the license is issued; and

(5)may be employed by a registered guide-outfitter to perform the functions of an assistant guide in any game management unit.