HB 1470 — Relating to hunting, fishing, and gun dog activity fees and hunting guide and outfitter licensing requirements.

25.0842.04000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota FIRSTIn ENGROSSMENTRegular ENGROSSEDSession Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 HOUSE BILL NO.

1470 Introduced(Representatives by Representatives Bosch, PorterPorter) Senator(Senator PattenPatten) AAN BILLACT for an Act to amend and reenact sections 20.1-03-12,20.1-03-12 and 20.1-03-36.1, subsection 7 of section 20.1-03-37, subsection 4 of section 20.1-03-38, and section 20.1-04-12.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to hunting, fishing, and gun dog activity fees.fees and hunting guide and outfitter licensing requirements.

Except for a nonresident who participates on the same basis as a resident in a lottery for deer licenses remaining after the second lottery for residents under subsection 4 of section 20.1-03-11, for a nonresident big game hunting license, two hundred fiftythree hundred fifty dollars, and for a nonresident bow license, two hundred fiftythree hundred fifty dollars, and a nonrefundable five dollar application fee must accompany any lottery license fee under this subsection, except as provided in a gubernatorial Pageproclamation No.issued pursuant to section 20.1-08-04.1.

1 25.0842.04000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly proclamation issued pursuant to section 20.1-08-04.1.

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For a white-tailed deer license sold to certified guides or outfitters and provided by them to nonresidents, two hundred fiftythree hundred fifty dollars.

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For Pagepurposes No.of this subsection, a booking agent means a person that receives only a fee for referring or marketing the services of a legal outfitter in this state.

5 25.0842.04000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly purposes of this subsection, a booking agent means a person that receives only a fee for referring or marketing the services of a legal outfitter in this state.

Subsection 7 of section 20.1-03-37 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:

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An applicant for a hunting guide or hunting outfitter license must have legally hunted in this state for part of each of any three years in a manner directly contributing to the individual's experience and competency as a guide.

The department may waive this requirement if the applicant proves that the applicant has legally hunted for parts of at least three years in other states and an outfitter employing that individual would suffer an undue hardship without that individual.

SECTION 4.

AMENDMENT.

Subsection 4 of section 20.1-03-38 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:

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The director may not issue a license to an individual to be a hunting guide or hunting outfitter unless the individual is proficient in the application of state and federal laws on the hunting of wild game.

The director shall create and administer a written or electronic examination to test proficiency of hunting guides and outfitters in these laws.

The director shall administer written examinations at least twicethree times a year;

however, ana written examination may not be given to an individual within ninetysixty days after the previous examination, unless an outfitter employing that individual would suffer an undue hardship without that individual.

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