(a) A natural person is entitled to an assistant guide license if the person
(1) is 18 years of age or older;
(2) has legally hunted big game in the state during two calendar years;
(3) possesses a first aid card issued by the Red Cross or a similar organization;
(4) either
(A) obtains a written recommendation from a registered guide-outfitter who intends to employ the person as an assistant guide; or
(B) provides evidence that the person passed an assistant guide training course approved by the board; and
(5) applies for an assistant guide license on a form provided by the department and pays the license application fee and the license fee.
(b) An assistant guide
(1) may not contract to guide or outfit a big game hunt;
(2) shall be employed by a registered guide-outfitter and under the supervision of a registered guide-outfitter or class-A assistant guide while the assistant guide is in the field on guided hunts; and
(3) may not take charge of a camp or provide guide services unless the contracting registered guide-outfitter is in the field and participating in the contracted hunt or a registered guide-outfitter or class-A assistant guide employed by the contracting guide is physically present and supervising the hunt.