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Alaska Statutes, Title 16

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Title 16, Fish and Game

15 chapters · 440 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 16440 Ch 05, Fish and Game Code and Definitions.131 Ch 10, Fisheries and Fishing Regulations.104 Ch 43, Regulation of Entry into Alaska Comm…66 Ch 20, Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges…60 Ch 40, Commercial Use of Fish and Game.24 Ch 51, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.19 Ch 12, Shellfish Enhancement Projects.12 Ch 52, Fishery Industrial Technology Center.7 Ch 30, Destruction of Big Game Animals and …6 Ch 45, Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact.4 Ch 55, Shooting and Firearm Safety.4 Ch 35, Predatory Animals.2 Ch 25, Stocking of Public Land.1

24 sections·Filtered byTitle 16✕Ch 40✕

AS 16.40.010 Disposition of surplus buffalo and musk oxen.
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Whenever it is determined by the department that a surplus exists in the herds of buffalo and musk oxen under its control, the department may, under regulations adopted by it, grant the surplus or portions of it to persons, groups, associations, partnerships, or corporations for …
AS 16.40.020 Sale of meat.
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The sale of buffalo or musk oxen meat resulting from the slaughter of animals obtained under AS 16.40.010, or their offspring is authorized.
AS 16.40.030 Information required.
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The recipient of animals obtained under AS 16.40.010 shall furnish the department the information the department requests regarding the status of the animals or their offspring.
AS 16.40.050 Capture or release of elk.
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(a) [Repealed, § 5 ch 41 SLA 2000.] (b) [Repealed, § 5 ch 41 SLA 2000.] (c) A live elk may not be captured from the wild or released into the wild without an appropriate license or permit from the department. (d) [Repealed, § 5 ch 41 SLA 2000.] (e) [Repealed, § 5 ch 41 SLA 2000.]…

AS 16.40.060 Elephant permit.

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The commissioner may issue a permit, subject to reasonable conditions established by the commissioner, to possess, import, or export an elephant. A permit may be issued only to a person who proves to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the person (1) intends to exhibit the …

AS 16.40.100 Aquatic farm and hatchery permits.

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(a) A person may not, without a permit from the commissioner, construct or operate (1) an aquatic farm; or (2) a hatchery for the purpose of supplying aquatic plants or shellfish to an aquatic farm. (b) A permit issued under this section authorizes the permittee, subject to the c…

AS 16.40.105 Criteria for issuance of permits.

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The commissioner shall issue permits under AS 16.40.100 on the basis of the following criteria: (1) the physical and biological characteristics of the proposed farm or hatchery location must be suitable for the farming or the shellfish or aquatic plant proposed; (2) the proposed …

AS 16.40.110 Permit application, renewal, and transfer.

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(a) An applicant for an aquatic farming or hatchery permit required under AS 16.40.100 shall apply on a form prescribed by the commissioner. An application for a permit must include a plan for the development and operation of the aquatic farm or hatchery, which must be approved b…

AS 16.40.120 Aquatic stock acquisition permits.

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(a) A person may not acquire aquatic plants or shellfish from wild stock in the state for the purpose of supplying stock to an aquatic farm or hatchery required to have a permit under AS 16.40.100 unless the person holds an acquisition permit from the commissioner. (b) An acquisi…

AS 16.40.130 Importation of aquatic plants or shellfish for stock.

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A person may not import into the state an aquatic plant or shellfish for the purpose of supplying stock to an aquatic farm or hatchery unless authorized by a regulation of the Board of Fisheries.

AS 16.40.140 Limitation on sale, transfer of stock, and products.

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(a) A private hatchery required to have a permit under AS 16.40.100 may sell or transfer stock from the hatchery only to an aquatic farm or other hatchery that has a permit issued under AS 16.40.100, except that shellfish stock may also be sold or offered for sale to an aquatic f…

AS 16.40.145 Geoduck seed transfer between a certified hatchery and an aquatic farm.

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Consistent with AS 16.40.140(b) — (d), a hatchery certified under AS 16.40.100 may transfer geoduck seed to an aquatic farm located in a fisheries management area established under this title that is contiguous to an island in the Aleutian Chain or to the Gulf of Alaska.

AS 16.40.150 Disease control and inspection.

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(a) The department shall order the quarantine or the destruction and disposal of diseased hatchery stock or of aquatic farm products when necessary to protect wild stock. A holder of a permit issued under AS 16.40.100 shall report to the department an outbreak or incidence of dis…

AS 16.40.155 Records and reports confidential.

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Records required by statute or by a regulation adopted by the department concerning aquatic farm stocks or production, prices, and harvests of aquatic farm products and wild stocks, and annual statistical reports of individual aquatic farms or hatcheries required by statute or by…

AS 16.40.160 Regulations.

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The commissioner may adopt regulations necessary to implement AS 16.40.100 — 16.40.199.

AS 16.40.170 Penalty.

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A person who violates a provision of AS 16.40.100 — 16.40.199, a regulation adopted under AS 16.40.100 — 16.40.199, or a term or condition of a permit issued under AS 16.40.100 — 16.40.199, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

AS 16.40.199 Definitions.

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In AS 16.40.100 — 16.40.199, (1) “aquatic farm” means a facility that grows, farms, or cultivates aquatic farm products in captivity or under positive control; (2) “aquatic farm product” means an aquatic plant or shellfish, or part of an aquatic plant or shellfish, that is propag…

AS 16.40.210 Finfish farming prohibited.

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(a) A person may not grow or cultivate finfish in captivity or under positive control for commercial purposes. (b) This section does not restrict (1) the fishery rehabilitation, enhancement, or development activities of the department; (2) the ability of a nonprofit corporation t…

AS 16.40.240 Regional dive fishery development associations.

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(a) The commissioner shall assist in and encourage the formation of qualified regional dive fishery development associations for the purpose of developing dive fisheries in administrative areas of the state in which dive fisheries exist. A regional dive fishery development associ…

AS 16.40.250 Salmon fishery associations.

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The commissioner may assist in and encourage the formation of qualified salmon fishery associations for the purpose of promoting the consolidation of the fishing fleet in a salmon fishery for which the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission has issued commercial fishing ent…

AS 16.40.261 Salt water sport fishing operator license.

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Sec. 16.40.270. Sport fishing guide license. [Repealed, § 8, ch. 70, SLA 2004, as amended by § 3, ch. 61, SLA 2009, § 1, ch. 48, SLA 2010, § 1, ch. 13, SLA 2011, and § 1, ch. 30, SLA 2012.]

AS 16.40.271 Salt water sport fishing guide license; combined operator and guide license.

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Sec. 16.40.280. Reports. [Repealed, § 8, ch. 70, SLA 2004, as amended by § 3, ch. 61, SLA 2009, § 1, ch. 48, SLA 2010, § 1, ch. 13, SLA 2011, and § 1, ch. 30, SLA 2012.] Sec. 16.40.290. Penalty. [Repealed, § 8, ch. 70, SLA 2004, as amended by § 3, ch. 61, SLA 2009, § 1, ch. 48, S…

AS 16.40.291 Penalty.

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Sec. 16.40.299. Definitions. [Repealed, § 8, ch. 70, SLA 2004, as amended by § 3, ch. 61, SLA 2009, § 1, ch. 48, SLA 2010, § 1, ch. 13, SLA 2011, and § 1, ch. 30, SLA 2012.]

AS 16.40.300 Definitions.