Title 16 — Fish and Game
15 chapters · 520 sections in this title.
AS 16.05.881 Construction without approval prohibited.
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If a person or governmental agency begins construction on a work or project or use for which notice is required by AS 16.05.871 without first providing plans and specifications subject to the approval of the commissioner for the proper protection of fish and game, and without fir…
AS 16.05.890 Exemption for emergency situations. [Repealed, E.O. No. 107, § 44 (2003).]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.891 Exemption for emergency situations.
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In an emergency arising from weather or stream flow conditions, the commissioner, through authorized representatives, shall issue oral permits to a riparian owner for removing obstructions or for repairing existing structures without the necessity of submitting prepared plans and…
AS 16.05.895 Penalty for causing material damage. [Repealed, E.O. No. 107, § 44 (2003).]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.896 Penalty for causing material damage.
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If a person or governmental agency fails to notify the commissioner of any construction or use that causes material damage to the spawning beds or prevents or interferes with the migration of anadromous fish, or by neglect or noncompliance with plans and specifications required a…
AS 16.05.900 Penalty for violations of AS 16.05.870 — 16.05.895. [Repealed, E.O. No. 107, § 44 (2003).]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.901 Penalty for violations of AS 16.05.871 — 16.05.896.
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Article 9. General Provisions. (a) A person who violates AS 16.05.871 — 16.05.896 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. (b) The court shall transmit the proceeds of all fines to the proper state officer for deposit in the general fund of the state.
AS 16.05.902 Personnel and equipment used in exploration work.
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Alaska residents and equipment shall be given preference in exploration work to be done by the department.
AS 16.05.903 Big game photography contest. [Repealed, § 29 ch 132 SLA 1984.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.905 Activities by aliens prohibited.
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(a) Alien persons not lawfully admitted to the United States are prohibited from engaging in commercial fishing activities or taking marine mammals in the territorial waters of the state as they presently exist or may be extended in the future. (b) An alien person who violates (a…
AS 16.05.910 Penalty. [Renumbered as AS 16.05.905(b).]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.05.920 Prohibited conduct generally.
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(a) Unless permitted by AS 16.05 — AS 16.40 or by regulation adopted under AS 16.05 — AS 16.40, a person may not take, possess, transport, sell, offer to sell, purchase, or offer to purchase fish, game, or marine aquatic plants, or any part of fish, game, or aquatic plants, or a …
AS 16.05.921 Venomous reptiles and insects or their eggs; prohibited conduct; permits.
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(a) A person may not import, possess, transport, or release in the state live venomous reptiles, live venomous reptile eggs, live venomous insects, or live venomous insect eggs, except in accordance with the terms of a permit issued under (b) of this section. This prohibition doe…
AS 16.05.925 Penalty for violations.
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(a) Except as provided in AS 16.05.430, 16.05.665, 16.05.722, 16.05.723, 16.05.783, 16.05.831, 16.05.861, and 16.05.905, a person who violates AS 16.05.920 or 16.05.921, or a regulation adopted under this chapter or AS 16.20, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. (b) In addition to…
AS 16.05.930 Exempted activities.
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(a) This chapter does not prevent the collection or exportation of fish and game, a part of fish or game or a nest or egg of a bird for scientific or educational purposes, or for propagation or exhibition purposes under a permit that the department may issue and prescribe the ter…
AS 16.05.935 Restrictions on cooperation with federal government.
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(a) In recognition of the fact that the state has not assented to federal control of fish and game in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve or the navigable waters within or adjoining the park and preserve, that the power to control the management of fish and game within the bou…
AS 16.05.940 Definitions.
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In AS 16.05 — AS 16.40, (1) “aquatic plant” means any species of plant, excluding the rushes, sedges, and true grasses, growing in a marine aquatic or intertidal habitat; (2) “barter” means the exchange or trade of fish or game, or their parts, taken for subsistence uses (A) for …
AS 16.05.950 Short title of the chapter.
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This chapter may be cited as the Fish and Game Code.