Bill would eliminate reciprocal fish license

House Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, is sponsoring a bill that would eliminate a regulation allowing Yukon Territory residents to buy fishing licenses for the same fee as Alaska residents.

House Bill 368, which Kreiss-Tomkins introduced in late February, would also prohibit Yukoners from buying king salmon tags at the same rate as Alaska residents.

The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee voted unanimously at its Feb. 22, 2013, meeting to write letters to…