Sec. 08.54.760. Hunt records; confidentiality of hunt records and activity reports.

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(a)The department shall collect and maintain hunt records provided by a registered guide-outfitter. A registered guide-outfitter shall submit to the department a hunt record for each contracted hunt within 60 days after the completion of the hunt. A hunt record must include a list of all big game hunters who used the guiding or outfitting services of the registered guide-outfitter, the number of each big game species taken, and other information required by the board. The department shall provide forms for reporting hunt records.

(b)Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, hunt records received under this section and activity reports received under AS 08.54.650 are confidential and not subject to inspection or copying under AS 40.25.110 — 40.25.125. Aggregated data compiled from hunt records and activity reports may be included in reports by the department. The department shall make hunt records and activity reports available

(1)if requested, to state agencies, federal law enforcement agencies, and other law enforcement agencies; and

(2)to a municipality that levies a tax on those activities, if the

(A)information concerns hunts or activities occurring within the four calendar years preceding the date of the request; and

(B)municipality

(i)requests the records for the purpose of verifying taxes payable; and

(ii)agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the records.

(c)Forms, records, and reports required under this chapter may be distributed, received, and stored electronically.

(d)The department may charge a municipality a fee, set by the department under AS 37.10.050 , to provide a record under (b)(2) of this section.