Alaska House passes bill tightening residency requirements for hunting and fishing licenses

Alaska House approves tougher standards for resident hunting, fishing licenses

Rep. Rebecca Himschoot, I-Sitka, speaks in the Alaska House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)Alaskans seeking to get resident hunting, fishing and trapping licenses may soon need to meet most of the same standards needed to get a Permanent Fund dividend. In a 27-12 vote Friday, the Alaska House of Representatives approved House Bill 93, which would apply PFD-like residency restrictions to huntin…

Alaska House passes bill tightening residency requirements for hunting and fishing licenses

Sitka independent Rep. Rebecca Himschoot speaks in support of House Bill 93 on the House floor on Jan. 30, 2026. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) The Alaska House of Representatives passed a bill Friday that would tighten residency requirements for Alaskans buying hunting or fishing licenses. House Bill 93 aims to ensure that only people who spend enough time each year in Alaska to qualify for a Permanent Fund dividend can buy resident hunting a…