(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) The department shall make hunt records received under this section, and activity reports received under AS 08.54.650 , available to state agencies, federal law enforcement agencies, and other law enforcement agencies if requested. Aggregated data compiled from hunt records and activity reports may be included in reports by the department. For all other purposes, the hunt records and activity reports are confidential and are not subject to inspection or copying under AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.125.
(c) Forms, records, and reports required under this chapter may be distributed, received, and stored electronically.