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AK Stat § 16.05.780 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 16.05.780. Taking of antlerless moose prohibited.

(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 that year, based on biological evidence, and (2) a majority of active local advisory committees for that unit or subunit have recommended an opening for that year, after each has taken a vote and a majority of the members of those committees have voted in the affirmative. (b) Pursuant to (a) of this section the board, in its regularly scheduled annual game board meeting, may adopt regulations for the taking of antlerless moose in any game management unit or subunit in any year.
AK Stat § 16.05.782 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 16.05.782. Taking of brown or grizzly bear near solid waste disposal facility prohibited.

(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, the court shall order forfeiture of the hide and skull of the bear, but if the hide and skull are not salvaged and delivered to the department then the court shall impose an additional fine of up to $10,000. (c) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under (a) of this section that the person took the bear in defense of life or property if the person who took the bear shows by a preponderance of the evidence that (1) the necessity for the taking was not brought about by harassment or provocation of the bear by the person who took the bear; (2) the necessity for the taking was not brought about by the negligent disposal of garbage or the creation of a similar attractive nuisance by the person who took the bear; and (3) the person exhausted all other practicable means to protect life and property before the bear was taken. (d) Notwithstanding (a) - (c) of this section, the department may authorize the taking of a problem brown or grizzly bear within one-half mile of a solid waste disposal facility at any time, if the taking of the bear is necessary to protect the public and is consistent with sound game management principles. (e) In this section (1) “criminal negligence” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900(a); (2) “property” means (A) a dwelling, permanent or temporary; (B) an aircraft, boat, automobile, or other conveyance; (C) a domestic animal; (D) other property of substantial value necessary for the livelihood or survival of the owner; (3) “solid waste disposal facility” means a facility for the disposal of solid waste, other than sewage, for which a prior authorization has been issued under AS 46.03.100.
AK Stat § 16.05.783 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 16.05.783. Same day airborne hunting.

(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 shooting if the board has determined based on information provided by the department (1) in regard to an identified big game prey population under AS 16.05.255(g) that objectives set by the board for the population have not been achieved and that predation is an important cause for the failure to achieve the objectives set by the board, and that a reduction of predation can reasonably be expected to aid in the achievement of the objectives; or (2) that a disease or parasite of a predator population (A) is threatening the normal biological condition of the predator population; or (B) if left untreated, would spread to other populations. (b) This section does not apply to (1) a person who was airborne the same day if that person was airborne only on a regularly scheduled commercial flight; or (2) an employee of the department who, as part of a game management program, is authorized to shoot or to assist in shooting wolf, wolverine, fox, or lynx on the same day that the employee has been airborne. (c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both. In addition, the court may order the aircraft and equipment used in or in aid of a violation of this section to be forfeited to the state. (d) When the Board of Game authorizes a predator control program that includes airborne or same day airborne shooting, the board shall have the prerogative to establish predator reduction objectives and limits, methods and means to be employed, who is authorized to participate in the program, and the conditions for participation of individuals in the program. (e) The use of state employees or state owned or chartered equipment, including helicopters, in a predator control program is prohibited without the approval of the commissioner. (f) In this section, (1) “free-ranging” means that the animal is wild and not caught in a trap or snare; and (2) “game management program” means a program authorized by the Board of Game or the commissioner to achieve identified game management objectives in a designated geographic area.
AK Stat § 16.05.785 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 16.05.785. Effect of failure to remove old markers.

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 in the waters between the new markers and the old markers until the old markers are removed.
AK Stat § 16.05.789 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 16.05.789. Prohibition on hunting adjacent to highway between Yukon River and Arctic Ocean.

(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.
AK Stat § 16.05.797 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 16.05.797. Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited.

(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 used for computer-assisted remote hunting is located in the state. (b) This section does not apply to a person with physical disabilities using equipment or devices designed to assist with the disability while present in the field and meaningfully participating in the act of hunting under regulations adopted by the Board of Game. (c) In this section, (1) “computer-assisted remote hunting” means the use of a computer or any other device, equipment, or software to remotely control the aiming and discharge of a firearm, bow and arrow, or any other weapon used to hunt any game bird, game animal, or fur-bearing animal while not in the physical presence of the animal; (2) “facility” means real property and improvements on the real property associated with computer-assisted remote hunting. (d) A person who violates (a) of this section is, upon conviction, guilty of a class A misdemeanor. If a violation is continuing in nature, each day the violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
AK Stat § 16.05.800 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 16.05.800. Public nuisances.

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 to abatement.
AK Stat § 16.05.810 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 16.05.810. Burden of proof.

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 possessor or claimant of it to overcome the presumption of illegal possession and to establish the fact that it was obtained and is possessed lawfully. This section does not apply (1) during the first full 10 days after the time when a taking is prohibited, except as provided in (3) of this section; (2) if the fish or game or part of fish or game is in a preserved condition whether frozen, smoked, canned, salted, pickled, or otherwise preserved; or (3) with respect to crab aboard a commercial crab fishing vessel, during the first full three days after the time when a taking is prohibited.
AK Stat § 16.05.820 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 16.05.820. Research by the federal government.

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 the times jointly considered necessary or proper by the Board of Fisheries and the secretary and their authorized agents.
AK Stat § 16.05.822 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 16.05.822. Transplanting of musk oxen.

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.
AK Stat § 16.05.825 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 16.05.825. State upland game bird release program.

(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 program may be released in an appropriate area of the state at any time, but may be harvested only during regular hunting seasons, as specified by the board under AS 16.05.255(a)(2). The board shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this section. (b) The department shall establish an appropriate facility for the raising and maintenance of upland game birds to be located at an appropriate place, as determined by the commissioner, in interior Alaska. (c) The department shall employ a method of tagging game birds released under this section and compile harvest statistics. (d) In this section, “upland game bird” means a game bird for which a season is established under AS 16.05.255(a)(2) as of July 23, 1974, excluding waterfowl.
AK Stat § 16.05.826 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 16.05.826. Waterfowl conservation stamp program.

(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 edition prints and shall provide for the sale of stamps and prints to the public. (b) The department shall provide by appropriate means for the selection of the design of the annual waterfowl conservation stamp and for the production and sale of the stamps. (c) The department may contract to others the performance of the department's responsibilities under this section. Contracting under this subsection is governed by AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code), except that a contract may include provisions for advance payment or reimbursement for services performed under the contract. All costs incurred under this section may be paid from the fish and game fund. (d) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.]
AK Stat § 16.05.831 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 16.05.831. Waste of salmon.

(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 or processor; (2) consumption by humans or domesticated animals; or (3) scientific, educational, or display purposes. (b) The commissioner, upon request, may authorize other uses of salmon that would be consistent with maximum and wise use of the resource. (c) A person who violates this section or a regulation adopted under it is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both. In addition, a person who violates this section is subject to a civil action by the state for the cost of replacing the salmon wasted.
AK Stat § 16.05.835 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 16.05.835. Maximum length of salmon seine and certain hair crab vessels.

(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 1, 1962, as 50-foot, official Coast Guard register length vessels. (b) A vessel engaged in the Bering Sea hair crab fishery within five miles of the shore may not be longer than 58 feet overall length. (c) In this section, “overall length” means the straight line length between the extremities of the vessel excluding anchor rollers.
AK Stat § 16.05.841 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 7. Fishways and Hatcheries.|Sec. 16.05.841. Fishway required.

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 fishway or device or both shall be maintained in a practical and effective manner in the place, form, and capacity the commissioner approves for which plans and specifications shall be approved by the department upon application. The fishway or device shall be kept open, unobstructed, and supplied with a sufficient quantity of water to admit freely the passage of fish through it.
AK Stat § 16.05.851 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 7. Fishways and Hatcheries.|Sec. 16.05.851. Hatchery required.

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 commissioner to the state fish and game fund; (2) convey to the state a site of a size satisfactory to the commissioner at a place mutually satisfactory to both parties, and erect on it a fish hatchery, rearing ponds, necessary buildings, and other facilities according to plans and specifications furnished by the commissioner, and give a good and sufficient bond to furnish water, lights, and necessary money to operate and maintain the hatchery and rearing ponds; or (3) enter into an agreement with the commissioner, secured by good and sufficient bond, to pay to the fish and game fund the initial amount of money and annual payments thereafter that the commissioner considers necessary to expand, maintain, and operate additional facilities at existing hatcheries within a reasonable distance of the dam or obstruction.
AK Stat § 16.05.861 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 7. Fishways and Hatcheries.|Sec. 16.05.861. Penalty for violating fishway and hatchery requirements.

(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 guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000. Each day the owner fails to comply constitutes a separate offense. (b) In addition to the fine, the dam or other obstruction managed, controlled, or owned by a person violating AS 16.05.841 or 16.05.851 or a regulation adopted under AS 16.05.841 or 16.05.851 is a public nuisance and is subject to abatement.
AK Stat § 16.05.871 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 8. Protection of Waterways for Anadromous Fish.|Sec. 16.05.871. Protection of fish and game.

(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 construct a hydraulic project, or use, divert, obstruct, pollute, or change the natural flow or bed of a specified river, lake, or stream, or to use wheeled, tracked, or excavating equipment or log-dragging equipment in the bed of a specified river, lake, or stream, the person or governmental agency shall notify the commissioner of this intention before the beginning of the construction or use. (c) The commissioner shall acknowledge receiving the notice by return first class mail. If the commissioner determines that the following information is required, the letter of acknowledgement shall require the person or governmental agency to submit to the commissioner: (1) full plans and specifications of the proposed construction or work; (2) complete plans and specifications for the proper protection of fish and game in connection with the construction or work, or in connection with the use; and (3) the approximate date the construction, work, or use will begin. (d) The commissioner shall approve the proposed construction, work, or use in writing unless the commissioner finds the plans and specifications insufficient for the proper protection of fish and game. Upon a finding that the plans and specifications are insufficient for the proper protection of fish and game, the commissioner shall notify the person or governmental agency that submitted the plans and specifications of that finding by first class mail. The person or governmental agency may, within 90 days of receiving the notice, initiate a hearing under AS 44.62.370. The hearing is subject to AS 44.62.330 - 44.62.630.
AK Stat § 16.05.881 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 8. Protection of Waterways for Anadromous Fish.|Sec. 16.05.881. Construction without approval prohibited.

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 first having obtained written approval of the commissioner as to the adequacy of the plans and specifications submitted for the protection of fish and game, the person or agency is guilty of a misdemeanor. If a person or governmental agency is convicted of violating AS 16.05.871 - 16.05.896 or continues a use, work, or project without fully complying with AS 16.05.871 - 16.05.896, the use, work, or project is a public nuisance and is subject to abatement. The cost of restoring a specified river, lake, or stream to its original condition shall be borne by the violator and shall be in addition to the penalty imposed by the court.
AK Stat § 16.05.891 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 8. Protection of Waterways for Anadromous Fish.|Sec. 16.05.891. Exemption for emergency situations.

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 specifications as required by AS 16.05.871.
AK Stat § 16.05.896 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 8. Protection of Waterways for Anadromous Fish.|Sec. 16.05.896. Penalty for causing material damage.

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 and approved by the commissioner causes material damage to the spawning beds or prevents or interferes with the migration of anadromous fish, the person or governmental agency shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
AK Stat § 16.05.901 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 8. Protection of Waterways for Anadromous Fish.|Sec. 16.05.901. Penalty for violations of AS 16.05.871 - 16.05.896.

(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.