Title 16 — Fish and Game
15 chapters · 520 sections in this title.
AS 16.20.565 Egegik Critical Habitat Area established.
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The following described area is established as the Egegik Critical Habitat Area: (1) Township 24 South, Range 51 West, Seward Meridian Sections 1 — 2 Section 11 S 1/2 Section 12 N 1/2; (2) Township 23 South, Range 51 West, Seward Meridian Section 13 Sections 24 — 25 Sections 35 —…
AS 16.20.570 Pilot Point Critical Habitat Area established.
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The following described area is established as the Pilot Point Critical Habitat Area: (1) Township 30 South, Range 52 West, Seward Meridian (protracted) Sections 1 — 3 Section 12; (2) Township 30 South, Range 51 West, Seward Meridian (protracted) Sections 5 — 8 Section 17; (3) To…
AS 16.20.575 Kalgin Island Critical Habitat Area established.
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The following described area is established as the Kalgin Island Critical Habitat Area: (1) Township 3 North, Range 15 West, Seward Meridian Section 7 NW 1/4 Section 6 SW 1/4; (2) Township 3 North, Range 16 West, Seward Meridian Section 1 Sections 11 — 12 Section 2 E 1/2; (3) Tow…
AS 16.20.580 Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Area established.
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The following described area is established as the Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Area: (1) Township 4 South, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian Section 20 SE 1/4 (not tide or submerged land) Section 21 S 1/2 (not tide or submerged land) Section 22 S 1/2 Section 23 S 1/2 (not tide …
AS 16.20.585 Chilkat River Critical Habitat Area established.
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The following described area is established as the Chilkat River Critical Habitat Area: The areas encompassed by a boundary beginning at a point identical with the north corners common to Sections 1 and 2, Township 29 South, Range 56 East, Copper River Meridian, Alaska; thence we…
AS 16.20.590 Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area established.
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(a) The following described area is established as the Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area: (1) Township 4 South, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian (only tide and submerged land and waters); (2) Township 5 South, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian (only tide and submerged land and waters…
AS 16.20.595 Clam Gulch Critical Habitat Area established.
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The following described area is established as the Clam Gulch Critical Habitat Area: All tide and submerged land to the minus five foot elevation, from Cape Kasilof to Happy Valley, contained in the following description: (1) Township 3 North, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian Secti…
AS 16.20.600 Copper River Delta Critical Habitat Area established.
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The following described area is established as the Copper River Delta Critical Habitat Area: All public land, tideland, submerged land, and water contained in the following description: Beginning at a point on the south edge of the Copper River Highway right-of-way 200´ west of i…
AS 16.20.605 Anchor River and Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area established.
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(a) All state land and water contained in the following described areas is established as the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area: (1) Township 4 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian Section 25 Section 35 Section 36; (2) Township 5 South, Range 12 West, Seward Mer…
AS 16.20.610 Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area.
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(a) The purpose of the Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area is the protection and enhancement of the wet meadow habitat that is the key roosting area for migrating lesser sandhill cranes, for the protection of lesser sandhill cranes, and for the continued public use and enjoyment of …
AS 16.20.615 Tugidak Island Critical Habitat Area.
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(a) The state land above the mean high tide line within the following described area is established as the Tugidak Island Critical Habitat Area: (1) Township 41 South, Ranges 33 — 34 West, Seward Meridian; (2) Township 42 South, Range 33 West, Seward Meridian Sections 1 — 11 Sect…
AS 16.20.620 Willow Mountain Critical Habitat Area established.
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(a) The following described area is established as the Willow Mountain Critical Habitat Area: (1) Township 20 North, Range 2 West, Seward Meridian Section 7 Sections 18 — 19; (2) Township 20 North, Range 3 West, Seward Meridian Sections 1 — 2 Sections 11 — 14 Sections 23 — 24; (3…
AS 16.20.625 Redoubt Bay Critical Habitat Area.
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(a) The state-owned land and water above mean lower low water contained in the following described parcels is designated as the Redoubt Bay Critical Habitat Area: (1) Township 6 North, Range 16 West, Seward Meridian Sections 1 — 12: North of the south bank of Drift River Sections…
AS 16.20.630 Homer Airport Critical Habitat Area established.
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(a) The following described area is established as the Homer Airport Critical Habitat Area: (1) Tract A: Township 6 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian Section 21: that portion of the S1/2NE1/4NW1/4 upland of the ordinary high water line of Beluga Lake, comprising 9.3 acres, mo…
AS 16.20.690 Additional critical habitat areas.
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The commissioner shall submit a list of additional critical habitat areas to the legislature annually.
AS 16.25.010 Program adopted.
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There is adopted a program of stocking land in the state with valuable game and fur-bearing animals that do not at present occur on the land. The department is responsible for establishing priorities on the species of animals to be stocked and the area of the stocking. Priorities…
AS 16.25.020 Secs. 16.25.020 — 16.25.060. Projects enumerated; duties of department; stock and offspring property of state; unlawful taking; penalty. [Repealed, § 2 ch 97 SLA 1970.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.30.010 Wanton waste of big game animals and wild fowl.
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(a) It is a class A misdemeanor for a person who kills a big game animal or a species of wild fowl to fail intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence to salvage for human consumption the edible meat of the animal or fowl. (b) If a person is convicted of vio…
AS 16.30.012 Possession of horns or antlers.
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(a) It is a class A misdemeanor for a person to possess the horns or antlers of a big game animal that was killed after the opening of the current or most recent lawful hunting season for that animal if the person does not possess the edible meat of the animal. (b) A person may n…
AS 16.30.015 Surrender of salvaged portions, license forfeiture.
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A person convicted of violating AS 16.30.010 (1) shall surrender to the department all salvaged portions of the animal or fowl; (2) forfeits the convicted person's hunting license; (3) is ineligible to hold a hunting license for (A) the year in which the conviction is entered and…
AS 16.30.017 Defenses.
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(a) It is a defense to a criminal charge under AS 16.30.010 or 16.30.012 that the failure to salvage or possess the edible meat was due to circumstances beyond the control of the person charged, including (1) theft of the animal or fowl; (2) unanticipated weather conditions or ot…
AS 16.30.020 Board may exempt animals.
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The provisions of AS 16.30.010 and 16.30.012 do not apply to animals that the board exempts by regulation.
AS 16.30.030 Definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “big game animal” means moose, caribou, mountain sheep, mountain goat, feral reindeer, deer, elk, bison, walrus, or musk ox; (2) “criminal negligence” means criminal negligence as defined in AS 11.81.900(a)(4); (3) “edible meat” means, in the case of big game…
AS 16.35.010 Secs. 16.35.010 — 16.35.130. Employment of hunters and trappers to suppress predatory animals; bounties on wolverines, wolves, and coyotes. [Repealed, § 29 ch 132 SLA 1984.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.35.140 Secs. 16.35.140 — 16.35.180. Bounties on hair seals. [Repealed, § 68 ch 6 SLA 1984.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 16.35.200 Use of poison to kill predatory animals.
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A department, other state agency, or person may not use poison to kill predatory animals without first obtaining the written consent of the appropriate board.
AS 16.35.210 Nonindigenous fish.
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(a) A person may not knowingly release, or transport, possess, import, or export for the purpose of release, into the water of the state live nonindigenous fish or live fertilized eggs of nonindigenous fish, unless permitted by AS 16.05 — AS 16.40 or by a regulation adopted under…
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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Article 2. Aquatic Farming. 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…
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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Article 3. Finfish Farming. 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 …
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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Article 5. Salt Water Sport Fishing Services. 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 Entr…
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.]