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Alaska Statutes.

Title 8. Business and Professions

Chapter 54. Big Game Guides and Related Occupations

Section 710. Discipline of Guides and Transporters.

AS 08.54.710. Discipline of Guides and Transporters.

(a) The department may impose a disciplinary sanction in a timely manner under (c) of this section if the department finds after a hearing that a licensee

(1) is convicted of a violation of a state statute or regulation relating to hunting or to provision of big game hunting services or transportation services; or

(2) has failed to file records or reports required under this chapter.

(b) The department may impose a disciplinary sanction in a timely manner under (c) (3) - (7) of this section if the department finds after a hearing that a licensee is incompetent as a registered guide, class-A assistant guide, assistant guide, or transporter.

(c) The department may impose the following disciplinary sanctions, singly or in combination:

(1) permanently revoke a license;

(2) suspend a license for a specified period;

(3) censure or reprimand a licensee;

(4) impose limitations or conditions on the professional practice of a licensee;

(5) impose requirements for remedial professional education to correct deficiencies in the education, training, and skill of the licensee;

(6) impose probation requiring a licensee to report regularly to the department on matters related to the grounds for probation;

(7) impose a civil fine not to exceed $1,000.

(d) The department shall permanently revoke a transporter license or any class of guide license if the department finds after a hearing that the license was obtained through fraud, deceit, or innocent misrepresentation.

(e) The department shall suspend or permanently revoke a transporter license or any class of guide license without a hearing if the court orders the department to suspend or permanently revoke the license as a penalty for conviction of an unlawful act under AS 08.54.720 . If the department suspends or permanently revokes a license under this subsection, the department may not also impose an administrative disciplinary sanction of suspension or permanent revocation of the same license for the same offense for which the court ordered the suspension or permanent revocation under AS 08.54.720 .

(f) A certified copy of a judgment of conviction of a licensee for an offense is conclusive evidence of the commission of that offense in a disciplinary proceeding instituted against the licensee under this section based on that conviction, regardless of whether the conviction resulted from a plea of nolo contendere or the conviction is under appeal, unless the conviction is overturned on appeal.

(g) A person whose license is suspended or revoked under this section may not engage in the provision of big game hunting services or transportation services during the period of license suspension or revocation.

(h) If the department revokes a license under this section, the person whose license has been revoked shall immediately surrender the license to the department.

(i) The department may summarily suspend a licensee from practice of the profession under this chapter, for a period of not more than 30 days, before a final hearing is held or during an appeal if the department finds that the licensee poses a clear and immediate danger to the public health and safety. A person is entitled to a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010 ) to appeal the summary suspension within seven days after the order of suspension is issued. A person may appeal an adverse decision of the department on an appeal of summary suspension to a court of competent jurisdiction.

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Last modified 9/3/2005