Title 16 — Fish and Game
15 chapters · 520 sections in this title.
AS 16.05.665 Falsification of application for license.
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(a) A person who knowingly makes a false statement as to a material fact on an application for a license under AS 16.05.440 — 16.05.660 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months,…
AS 16.05.670 Fishing gear license in general. [Repealed, § 19 ch 105 SLA 1977.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.671 Transportation and sale of certain fish by an agent of the fisherman who caught the fish.
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(a) A person may transport and sell commercially taken fish as the agent of the commercial fisherman who caught the fish if the person holds a fish transporter permit issued by the commissioner under this section. (b) The commissioner may issue a fish transporter permit to a natu…
AS 16.05.675 Landing permits.
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(a) A person who does not hold a limited entry permit or interim-use permit issued under AS 16.43 or a fish transporter permit issued under AS 16.05.671 may not deliver or land fish in the state unless the person (1) holds a valid federal permit to operate commercial fishing gear…
AS 16.05.680 Unlawful practices.
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(a) It is unlawful for a person, or an agent or representative of the person, (1) to employ, in the harvesting, transporting, or purchasing of fish, a fisherman who neither is licensed under AS 16.05.480 nor is the holder of a permit issued under AS 16.43; (2) to purchase fish fr…
AS 16.05.685 Processing on commercial king crab fishing vessels.
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(a) Crab of any species may not be processed on a commercial crab fishing vessel unless (1) the vessel remains within one registration area from the time the crab is caught to the time of dock delivery; (2) the operator of the vessel notifies the department of proposed changes in…
AS 16.05.690 Record of purchases.
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(a) Each buyer of fish shall keep a record of each purchase showing the name or number of the vessel from which the catch involved is taken, the date of landing, vessel license number, pounds purchased of each species, number of each species, and the Department of Fish and Game s…
AS 16.05.700 Penalty for violation of AS 16.05.680 and 16.05.690. [Repealed, § 25 ch 127 SLA 1974.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.710 Suspension of commercial license and entry permit.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.722 Strict liability commercial fishing penalties.
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(a) A person who without any culpable mental state violates AS 16.05.440 — 16.05.690, or a regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the department governing commercial fishing, is guilty of a violation and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than (1) $3,000 for a f…
AS 16.05.723 Misdemeanor commercial fishing penalties.
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Article 5. Management of Fish and Fisheries. (a) A person who negligently violates AS 16.05.440 — 16.05.690, or a regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the department governing commercial fishing, is guilty of a misdemeanor and in addition to punishment under other provisions i…
AS 16.05.730 Management of wild and enhanced stocks of fish.
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(a) Fish stocks in the state shall be managed consistent with sustained yield of wild fish stocks and may be managed consistent with sustained yield of enhanced fish stocks. (b) In allocating enhanced fish stocks, the board shall consider the need of fish enhancement projects to …
AS 16.05.733 Fish health inspections.
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Fish health inspections determined to be necessary by the department shall be performed by a professional fish health specialist certified by the fish health section of the American Fisheries Society.
AS 16.05.735 Management of offshore fisheries.
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Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions. The state may assume management of a fishery in offshore water adjacent to the state in the absence of a federal fishery management plan for the fishery or in the event that a federal fishery management plan for the fishery delegates authority…
AS 16.05.780 Taking of antlerless moose prohibited.
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(a) The taking of antlerless moose in any game management unit or subunit or a portion of a unit or subunit is prohibited except that antlerless moose may be taken only under regulations adopted under (b) of this section after (1) the department recommends the season be opened in…
AS 16.05.782 Taking of brown or grizzly bear near solid waste disposal facility prohibited.
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(a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, a person who with criminal negligence takes a brown or grizzly bear within one-half mile of a solid waste disposal facility is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. (b) In addition to the penalty imposed by law under (a) of this section, …
AS 16.05.783 Same day airborne hunting.
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(a) A person may not shoot or assist in shooting a free-ranging wolf or wolverine the same day that a person has been airborne. However, the Board of Game may authorize a predator control program as part of a game management plan that involves airborne or same day airborne shooti…
AS 16.05.785 Effect of failure to remove old markers.
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If the Board of Fisheries by regulation uses department markers to establish waters closed to commercial fishing and the state fails to remove the old markers when new markers are posted to establish waters closed to commercial fishing, commercial fishing is expressly permitted i…
AS 16.05.786 Secs. 16.05.786 , 16.05.787. Duty of big game transporters to report violations; registration of big game hunting base camps, cabins, and lodges. [Repealed, § 18 ch 37 SLA 1989.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.788 Examination fee. [Repealed, § 24 ch 32 SLA 1971.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.789 Prohibition on hunting adjacent to highway between Yukon River and Arctic Ocean.
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(a) Hunting with firearms is prohibited north of the Yukon River in the area within five miles on either side of the highway between the Yukon River and the Arctic Ocean. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
AS 16.05.790 Obstruction or hindrance of lawful hunting, fishing, trapping, or viewing of fish or game.
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(a) Except as provided in (e) of this section, a person may not intentionally obstruct or hinder another person's lawful hunting, fishing, trapping, or viewing of fish or game by (1) placing one's self in a location in which human presence may alter the (A) behavior of the fish o…
AS 16.05.791 Civil remedies for violation of AS 16.05.790.
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(a) A person aggrieved by conduct or threatened conduct in violation of AS 16.05.790 may petition a superior court to enjoin the respondent from engaging in the conduct. (b) A person aggrieved by a violation of AS 16.05.790 is entitled to recover general damages and special damag…
AS 16.05.792 Qualifications of Master Guides. [Repealed, § 2 ch 32 SLA 1968. For current law, see AS 08.54.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.795 License not required. [Repealed, § 2 ch 32 SLA 1968. For current law, see AS 08.54.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.796 Use of title. [Repealed, § 2 ch 32 SLA 1968. For current law, see AS 08.54.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.797 Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited.
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(a) A person may not engage in computer-assisted remote hunting or provide or operate a facility for computer-assisted remote hunting in the state. This subsection applies to any person engaged in computer-assisted remote hunting if the game or any device, equipment, or software …
AS 16.05.798 Master guides. [Repealed, § 2 ch 32 SLA 1968. For current law, see AS 08.54.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.800 Public nuisances.
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A net, seine, lantern, snare, device, contrivance, and material while in use, had and maintained for the purpose of catching, taking, killing, attracting, or decoying fish or game, contrary to law or regulation of a board or the commissioner, is a public nuisance and is subject t…
AS 16.05.810 Burden of proof.
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The possession of fish or game or a part of fish or game, or a nest or egg of a bird during the time the taking of it is prohibited is prima facie evidence that it was taken, possessed, bought, or sold or transported in violation of this chapter. The burden of proof is upon the p…
AS 16.05.815 Confidential nature of certain reports and records.
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(a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this section, records required by regulations of the department concerning the landings of fish, shellfish, or fishery products, and annual statistical reports of fishermen, buyers, and processors required by regulation of the department a…
AS 16.05.820 Research by the federal government.
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The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States and their authorized agents or other appropriate federal agencies may conduct fish cultural operations and scientific investigations in the state in the manner and at th…
AS 16.05.822 Transplanting of musk oxen.
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The board may transplant surplus musk oxen from Nunivak Island to appropriate areas on the mainland of the state, when good management practices dictate the action. The board shall determine which transplant sites are appropriate and whether a surplus of animals exists.
AS 16.05.825 State upland game bird release program.
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(a) In addition to any other program for the stocking or propagation of game birds that the department has as of July 23, 1974, the department shall establish a special program for the raising, maintenance, and release of upland game birds in the state. Birds raised under this pr…
AS 16.05.826 Waterfowl conservation stamp program.
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(a) The waterfowl conservation tag authorized in AS 16.05.340(a)(17) shall be produced annually in stamp form by the department in an amount the commissioner considers appropriate. The department shall make stamps available for the creation of waterfowl conservation limited editi…
AS 16.05.827 Sale of subsistence salmon roe. [Repealed, § 4 ch 99 SLA 1975.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.830 Wanton waste. [Repealed, § 1 ch 73 SLA 1968.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.831 Waste of salmon.
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(a) A person may not waste salmon intentionally, knowingly, or with reckless disregard for the consequences. In this section, “waste” means the failure to utilize the majority of the carcass, excluding viscera and sex parts, of a salmon intended for (1) sale to a commercial buyer…
AS 16.05.835 Maximum length of salmon seine and certain hair crab vessels.
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(a) Unless the Board of Fisheries has provided by regulation for the use of a longer vessel in a salmon seine fishery, a salmon seine vessel may not be longer than 58 feet overall length except vessels that have fished for salmon with seines in waters of the state before January …
AS 16.05.840 Fishway required. [Repealed, E.O. No. 107, § 44 (2003).]
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Article 7. Fishways and Hatcheries.
AS 16.05.841 Fishway required.
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If the commissioner considers it necessary, every dam or other obstruction built by any person across a stream frequented by salmon or other fish shall be provided by that person with a durable and efficient fishway and a device for efficient passage for downstream migrants. The …
AS 16.05.850 Hatchery required. [Repealed, E.O. No. 107, § 44 (2003).]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.851 Hatchery required.
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If a fishway over a dam or obstruction is considered impracticable by the commissioner because of cost, the owner of the dam or obstruction, in order to compensate for the loss resulting from the dam or obstruction shall, at the owner's option (1) pay a lump sum acceptable to the…
AS 16.05.860 Penalty for violating fishway and hatchery requirements. [Repealed, E.O. No. 107, § 44 (2003).]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.861 Penalty for violating fishway and hatchery requirements.
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Article 8. Protection of Waterways for Anadromous Fish. (a) The owner of a dam or obstruction who fails to comply with AS 16.05.841 or 16.05.851 or a regulation adopted under AS 16.05.841 or 16.05.851 within a reasonable time specified by written notice from the commissioner is g…
AS 16.05.865 [Renumbered as AS 16.05.822.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.868 [Renumbered as AS 16.05.733.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.870 Protection of fish and game. [Repealed, E.O. No. 107, § 44 (2003).]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.871 Protection of fish and game.
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(a) The commissioner shall, in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), specify the various rivers, lakes, and streams or parts of them that are important for the spawning, rearing, or migration of anadromous fish. (b) If a person or governmental agency desires to…
AS 16.05.880 Construction without approval prohibited. [Repealed, E.O. No. 107, § 44 (2003).]
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[Repealed or reserved.]