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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 12. Shellfish Enhancement Projects › Sec. 16.12.040. Alteration, suspension, or revocation of permit.

(a) If a permit holder fails to comply with the conditions and terms of the permit issued under AS 16.12.010 within a reasonable period after notification by the department of noncompliance, the permit may be suspended or revoked, in the discretion of the commissioner.
(b) If the commissioner finds that the operation of the permitted activity is not in the best interests of the public, the commissioner may alter the conditions of the permit to mitigate the adverse effects of the operation or, if the adverse effects are irreversible and cannot be mitigated sufficiently, initiate a termination of the operation under the permit over a reasonable period under the circumstances, not to exceed four years. During the period that the operation is being terminated, the permit holder may harvest shellfish under the terms of the permit but may not release additional shellfish.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 12. Shellfish Enhancement Projects › Sec. 16.12.050. Regulations relating to released shellfish.

(a) Shellfish released into the natural water of the state by a permit holder under this chapter are available to the people for common use and are subject to regulation under applicable law in the same way as shellfish occurring in their natural state except when they are in a special location designated by the department for harvest by a permit holder.
(b) The Board of Fisheries may, after the issuance of a permit by the commissioner, amend by regulation adopted in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) the terms of the permit relating to the source of wild brood stock, the harvest of shellfish by permit holders, and the specific locations designated by the department for harvest. The Board of Fisheries may not adopt a regulation or take an action regarding the issuance or denial of a permit required in this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 12. Shellfish Enhancement Projects › Sec. 16.12.060. Department assistance and cooperation.

(a) Before and after permit issuance under AS 16.12.010, the department shall make reasonable efforts, within the limits of time and resources, to advise and assist applicants or permit holders, as appropriate, as to projects under AS 16.12.010, including the planning, construction, and operation of facilities.
(b) Nothing in this section exempts an applicant or permit holder from compliance with this chapter or from compliance with the regulations or restrictions adopted under this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 12. Shellfish Enhancement Projects › Sec. 16.12.080. Sale of shellfish; use of proceeds; quality and price.

(a) A permit holder that sells shellfish harvested from the natural water of the state, or sells shellfish to another permit holder under this chapter, shall use the funds only for reasonable operating costs, including debt retirement, expanding its facilities, a project permitted under AS 16.12.010, shellfish research, or to assist in meeting the department's costs of managing the affected fisheries for the area in which the shellfish release is located.
(b) A permit holder shall ensure that shellfish harvested and sold for human consumption are of comparable quality to shellfish harvested by commercial fisheries in the area and are sold at prices commensurate with the current market.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 12. Shellfish Enhancement Projects › Sec. 16.12.100. Inspection by the department.

(a) A permit holder shall allow the department to inspect the permit holder's facility for a project under AS 16.12.010 at any time the facility is in operation. The department shall conduct the inspection in a reasonable manner.
(b) The department shall bear the cost of an inspection performed under this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 12. Shellfish Enhancement Projects › Sec. 16.12.110. Annual report.

A person who holds a permit under this chapter shall submit an annual report not later than December 15 to the department. The report must be made on a form prescribed by the department and contain information pertaining to
(1) species;
(2) the brood stock source;
(3) the number, age, gender, and size of spawners;
(4) the number of eggs collected and juveniles produced; and
(5) the number, age, gender, and size of harvested shellfish attributable to releases by the permit holder.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 12. Shellfish Enhancement Projects › Sec. 16.12.199. Definitions.

In this chapter,
(1) “facility” means a hatchery as defined in AS 16.40.199, a facility for the release of shellfish into natural water of the state, or a facility for a project under AS 16.12.010;
(2) “genetically modified shellfish” means shellfish whose genetic structure has been altered at the molecular level by recombinant DNA and RNA techniques, cell fusion, gene deletion or doubling, introduction of exogenous genetic material, alteration of the position of a gene, or other similar procedure using artificial processes;
(3) “shellfish” has the meaning given in AS 16.40.199.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 1. State Game Refuges. › Sec. 16.20.010. Legislative recognition; prohibition against ceding state authority.

(a) The legislature recognizes that
(1) the state has jurisdiction over all fish and game in the state except in those areas where it has assented to federal control;
(2) the state has not assented to federal control of fish and game in
(A) those areas that were set apart as National Bird and Wildlife Refuges while the state was a United States territory; and
(B) Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve or the navigable waters within or adjoining the park and preserve;
(3) special recognition of the value to the state and the nation of areas of unspoiled habitat and the game characteristic to it will be demonstrated by designating as state game refuges those federal lands that were National Bird and Wildlife Refuges or Ranges at the time that Alaska achieved statehood.
(b) [Renumbered as AS 16.05.935(a)].
(c) [Renumbered as AS 16.05.935(b)].
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 1. State Game Refuges. › Sec. 16.20.020. Purpose.

The purpose of AS 16.20.010 - 16.20.080 is to protect and preserve the natural habitat and game population in certain designated areas of the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 1. State Game Refuges. › Sec. 16.20.050. Multiple land use.

Where the use, lease, or disposal of real property in state game refuges created by AS 16.20.010 - 16.20.080 is under the control or jurisdiction of the state, whether through federal permit or state ownership, the responsible state department or agency shall notify the commissioner of fish and game before initiating any use, lease, or disposal of real property. The commissioner shall acknowledge receipt of notice by return mail.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 1. State Game Refuges. › Sec. 16.20.060. Submission of plans and specifications.

If the commissioner so determines, the commissioner shall, in the letter of acknowledgment required under AS 16.20.050, require the person or governmental agency to submit full plans for the anticipated use, full plans and specifications of proposed construction work, complete plans and specifications for the proper protection of fish and game, and the approximate date when the construction or work is to commence, and shall require the person or governmental agency to obtain the written approval of the commissioner as to the sufficiency of the plans or specifications before construction is commenced. The commissioner shall abide by the principle that recognizes preferences among beneficial uses as more particularly set forth in art. VIII of the state constitution.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 1. State Game Refuges. › Sec. 16.20.070. Relationship to other laws.

AS 16.20.050 and 16.20.060 do not affect AS 16.05.871 - 16.05.891.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 1. State Game Refuges. › Sec. 16.20.075. Regulations.

The board shall, under AS 16.05, adopt regulations governing the taking of game on state game refuges it considers advisable for conservation and protection purposes.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 1. State Game Refuges. › Sec. 16.20.080. Definitions.

In AS 16.20.010 - 16.20.080,
(1) “board” means the Board of Game;
(2) “game” means any species of bird and mammal, including a feral mammal, but excluding domestic birds and mammals.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 2. State Game Sanctuaries. › Sec. 16.20.090. Legislative findings; purpose of AS 16.20.090 - 16.20.098.

(a) The legislature recognizes that
(1) the Walrus Islands are the sole remaining place in the state where walruses annually haul out on land and all similar “hauling grounds” in the state which were formerly utilized have been abandoned by walruses due to excessive molestation and slaughter;
(2) the Walrus Islands are uninhabited, and the walruses frequenting them are not required by the state for subsistence utilization;
(3) the Walrus Islands have great importance as a retreat for the Pacific walrus from the standpoints of conservation, scientific value, and tourist interest;
(4) the Department of Natural Resources has taken appropriate action to achieve transfer of title in the Walrus Islands to the state.
(b) The purpose of AS 16.20.090 - 16.20.098 is to protect the walruses and other game on the Walrus Islands.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 2. State Game Sanctuaries. › Sec. 16.20.092. Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary established.

The following land areas in Bristol Bay and adjacent state waters are established as a state game sanctuary to be known as the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary:
(1) Round Island;
(2) Crooked Island;
(3) High Island;
(4) Summit Island;
(5) The Twins;
(6) Black Rock.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 2. State Game Sanctuaries. › Sec. 16.20.094. Authority to administer.

The boards may adopt regulations governing entry, development, construction, hunting, fishing, and all other uses or activities not in conflict with AS 16.20.096 and 16.20.098 for the purpose of preserving the natural habitat and the fish and game of the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 2. State Game Sanctuaries. › Sec. 16.20.096. Multiple use.

Oil and mineral exploration and development is permitted on the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary in accordance with state or federal laws and regulations, subject to the limitations of AS 16.20.098 and to additional limitations jointly determined by the commissioner of natural resources and the commissioner of fish and game to assure compatible multiple land use practices.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 2. State Game Sanctuaries. › Sec. 16.20.098. Sale prohibited; authorized leasing.

Land in the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary may not be sold. It may be leased only as mineral land as authorized in regulations of the Department of Natural Resources.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 2. State Game Sanctuaries. › Sec. 16.20.150. Stan Price State Wildlife Sanctuary.

(a) The state-owned tide and submerged land and water within the following described parcels is established as a state wildlife sanctuary to be known as the Stan Price State Wildlife Sanctuary:
Township 46 South, Range 69 East, Copper River Meridian
Section 5: W1/2, W1/2E1/2
Section 6: SE1/4SE1/4
Section 7: NE1/4NE1/4
Section 8: NW1/4, W1/2NE1/4, N1/2SW1/4.
(b) The Stan Price State Wildlife Sanctuary is established to provide permanent protection for brown bears, other fish and wildlife populations, and their habitats in the area so that these resources may be preserved for scientific, aesthetic, and educational purposes.
(c) A board may adopt regulations governing access, entry, development, construction, and each other use and activity affecting the natural habitat and the fish and wildlife within the Stan Price State Wildlife Sanctuary.
(d) Consistent with (b) of this section, the commissioner shall manage the Stan Price State Wildlife Sanctuary compatibly with the United States Forest Service's management of the adjacent upland. The commissioner may enter into a cooperative management agreement with a federal agency, a municipality, another state agency, or a private landowner to achieve the purposes of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 2. State Game Sanctuaries. › Sec. 16.20.160. McNeil River State Game Sanctuary.

The following state-owned land and water, including the tidelands but exclusive of marine water and submerged land, lying within the parcels described in this subsection is established as the McNeil River State Game sanctuary:
Township 12 South, Range 29 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 1 - 36
Township 12 South, Range 30 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 1 - 36
Township 13 South, Range 29 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 5 - 8
Sections 17 - 20
Sections 29 - 32
Township 13 South, Range 30 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 1 - 36
Township 13 South, Range 31 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 1 - 36
Township 13 South, Range 32 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 1 - 36
Township 14 South, Range 32 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 1 - 12
Sections 15 - 22
Sections 27 - 30.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 2. State Game Sanctuaries. › Sec. 16.20.162. Purpose; regulations.

(a) The McNeil River State Game Sanctuary is established to
(1) provide permanent protection for brown bear and other fish and wildlife populations and their habitats, so that these resources may be preserved for scientific, aesthetic, and educational purposes;
(2) manage human use and activities in a way that is compatible with (1) of this subsection and to maintain and enhance the unique bear viewing opportunities within the sanctuary; and
(3) provide opportunities that are compatible with (1) of this subsection for wildlife viewing, fisheries enhancement, and fishing, for temporary safe anchorage, and for other activities.
(b) Hunting and trapping within the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary are prohibited.
(c) The department and the Department of Natural Resources
(1) may not enter into sales of land within the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary;
(2) may enter into leases within the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary if the commissioner finds that activity conducted under the lease is compatible with the purposes for which the sanctuary is established;
(3) may not accept transfer of state selected land from the federal government, or conveyance of other land, within the sanctuary if the land is subject to
(A) a lease, easement, or other right to operate or maintain a private facility on the land or to conduct a private enterprise on the land; or
(B) a continuing trespass by an unauthorized private facility or private enterprise.
(d) The McNeil River State Game Sanctuary is closed to mineral entry under AS 38.05.185 - 38.05.275.
(e) The boards may adopt regulations governing access, entry, development, construction, fishing, and other uses and activities affecting the natural habitat, fish and wildlife, and public use of the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary.
(f) The commissioner shall prepare a report and notify the legislature of its availability by January 30 of each year on
(1) the status of the brown bears and other fish and wildlife resources within the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary; and
(2) the effects of fishing and fishery enhancement activity on these resources.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 3. Endangered Species. › Sec. 16.20.180. Declaration of purpose.

The legislature recognizes that, due to growth and development, certain species or subspecies of fish and wildlife are now and may in the future be threatened with extinction. The purpose of AS 16.20.180 - 16.20.210 is to establish a program for their continued conservation, protection, restoration, and propagation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 3. Endangered Species. › Sec. 16.20.185. Protection of habitat.

On land under their respective jurisdictions, the commissioner of fish and game and the commissioner of natural resources shall take measures to preserve the natural habitat of species or subspecies of fish and wildlife that are recognized as threatened with extinction.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 3. Endangered Species. › Sec. 16.20.190. Determining endangered species.

(a) A species or subspecies of fish or wildlife is considered endangered when the commissioner of fish and game determines that its numbers have decreased to such an extent as to indicate that its continued existence is threatened. In making this determination the commissioner of fish and game shall consider
(1) the destruction, drastic modification, or severe curtailment of its habitat;
(2) its overutilization for commercial or sporting purposes;
(3) the effect on it of disease or predation;
(4) other natural or man-made factors affecting its continued existence.
(b) After making a determination under (a) of this section, the commissioner of fish and game shall, in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), publish a list of the species or subspecies of fish and wildlife that are endangered. The commissioner shall, at least once every two years thereafter, conduct a thorough review of the list to determine what changes have occurred concerning the species or subspecies listed. Consideration of existing species or subspecies of fish and wildlife for listing under this section shall be made on a continuing basis. The review of listed species or subspecies conducted under this section shall be submitted in writing to the governor and the legislature and shall be made available to the public.
(c) In making the determination and review under (a) and (b) of this section, the commissioner of fish and game shall seek the advice and recommendation of interested persons and organizations, including but not limited to ornithologists, ichthyologists, ecologists, and zoologists.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 3. Endangered Species. › Sec. 16.20.195. Permit for taking endangered species.

A species or subspecies of fish or wildlife listed as endangered under AS 16.20.190(b) may not be harvested, captured, or propagated except under the terms of a special permit issued by the commissioner of fish and game for scientific or educational purposes, or for propagation in captivity for the purpose of preservation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 3. Endangered Species. › Sec. 16.20.200. Penalty.

A person who, without a permit issued under AS 16.20.195, harvests, injures, imports, exports, or captures a species or subspecies of fish or wildlife listed under AS 16.20.190, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 4. State Range Areas. › Sec. 16.20.310. Game management plan for bison.

(a) The commissioner shall develop and may amend a game management plan for bison in the area described in AS 16.20.300. After holding public hearings in accordance with AS 44.62.310 - 44.62.319 (Open Meetings Act), the commissioner shall implement the game management plan.
(b) The game management plan must include, but is not limited to
(1) planting grains for bison and planting other wildlife forage;
(2) altering existing plant cover to create additional range and year-round habitat for bison and other animal species in the area;
(3) tilling to produce forage.
(c) The commissioner shall develop and amend the game management plan to coordinate, as closely as possible, the game management plan with the activities of the Department of Natural Resources relating to the Big Delta agricultural development project.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 4. State Range Areas. › Sec. 16.20.315. Bison range timber sales.

The Department of Natural Resources, division of forestry and fire protection, shall provide for the sale of timber in the Delta Junction bison range area in a manner that does not delay implementation of the game management plan required under AS 16.20.310.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 4. State Range Areas. › Sec. 16.20.320. Activities on bison range area.

Nothing in AS 16.20.300 - 16.20.320 shall be construed as prohibiting activities on land described in AS 16.20.300 that are otherwise permitted in accordance with the laws and regulations of this state, including, but not limited to, hunting, trapping, engaging in recreational activities, using the land for access to adjacent areas, and a 300-foot Alaska Railroad right-of-way.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 4. State Range Areas. › Sec. 16.20.340. Purpose of Matanuska Valley Moose Range.

The purpose of AS 16.20.340 - 16.20.360 is to establish the area described in AS 16.20.360 as the Matanuska Valley Moose Range. The primary purposes of the Matanuska Valley Moose Range are to maintain, improve, and enhance moose populations and habitat and other wildlife resources of the area, and to perpetuate public multiple use of the area, including fishing, grazing, forest management, hunting, trapping, mineral and coal entry and development, and other forms of public use of public land not incompatible with the purpose stated in this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 4. State Range Areas. › Sec. 16.20.350. Management responsibility for moose range.

(a) The Department of Fish and Game is responsible for the management of fish and game resources on the state land and water described in AS 16.20.360 consistent with the purposes of AS 16.20.340 - 16.20.360.
(b) Management of the surface and subsurface estate is the responsibility of the Department of Natural Resources. After adequate public hearings the Department of Natural Resources shall develop and adopt a management plan for the Matanuska Valley Moose Range that shall reflect the concurrence of the Department of Fish and Game. The management plan shall be adopted, implemented, and maintained within three years of the establishment of the Matanuska Valley Moose Range. The management plan shall be revised, if necessary and appropriate, under the same procedure followed for initial adoption. The plan shall provide for roadside recreation sites, including picnicking and camping areas.
(c) The Department of Natural Resources may, after consultation with the Department of Fish and Game, adopt regulations governing the public use of the area. The regulations must include provisions for multiple use, as defined in AS 38.04.910, and for public multiple uses listed in AS 16.20.340. Regulations adopted for the Matanuska Valley Moose Range do not apply to private land within the boundary described in AS 16.20.360.
(d) The area shall be managed to sustain fish and wildlife resources in perpetuity, according to the principle of sustained yield.
(e) The commissioner of natural resources may acquire in the name of the state, by negotiated purchase only, without an option of first purchase, title or interest in real property lying within the boundaries of the Matanuska Valley Moose Range. The land described herein is to be managed by the Department of Natural Resources.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 5. Fish and Game Critical Habitat Areas. › Sec. 16.20.500. Purpose.

The purpose of AS 16.20.500 - 16.20.690 is to protect and preserve habitat areas especially crucial to the perpetuation of fish and wildlife, and to restrict all other uses not compatible with that primary purpose.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 5. Fish and Game Critical Habitat Areas. › Sec. 16.20.510. Regulations.

The Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game, where appropriate, shall adopt regulations they consider advisable for conservation and protection purposes governing the taking of fish and game in state fish and game critical habitat areas.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 5. Fish and Game Critical Habitat Areas. › Sec. 16.20.520. Multiple land use.

Before the use, lease, or other disposal of land under private ownership or state jurisdiction and control, within state fish and game critical habitat areas created under AS 16.20.500 - 16.20.690, the person or responsible state department or agency shall notify the commissioner of fish and game. The commissioner shall acknowledge receipt of notice by return mail.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 5. Fish and Game Critical Habitat Areas. › Sec. 16.20.530. Submission of plans and specifications.

(a) When a board determines that the following information is required, it shall instruct the commissioner, in the letter of acknowledgment required under AS 16.20.520, to require the person or governmental agency to submit:
(1) full plans for the anticipated use;
(2) full plans and specifications of proposed construction work;
(3) complete plans and specifications for the proper protection of fish and game; and
(4) the approximate date when the construction or work is to commence.
(b) The board shall require the person or governmental agency to obtain the written approval of the commissioner as to the sufficiency of the plans or specifications before construction is commenced.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 5. Fish and Game Critical Habitat Areas. › Sec. 16.20.550. Port Moller Critical Habitat Area established.

The following described area is established as the Port Moller Critical Habitat Area:
(1) Township 50 South, Range 71 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 7 - 8
Section 14 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 15 - 17
Sections 21 - 23
Section 32;
(2) Township 51 South, Range 71 West, Seward Meridian
Section 3 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 4 - 5
Section 7
Sections 9 - 10
Sections 15 - 17;
(3) Township 49 South, Range 73 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 10 - 11
Section 12 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 13 - 16
Section 21
Section 24
Section 28;
(4) Township 51 South, Range 72 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 5 - 8
Sections 11 - 12;
(5) Township 50 South, Range 72 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 18 - 19
Sections 30 - 32;
(6) Township 50 South, Range 73 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 7 - 13
Sections 14 - 17 (not tide or submerged land)
Section 18;
(7) Township 50 South, Range 74 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 5 - 7
Section 8 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 9 - 13
Sections 14 - 16 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 17 - 18
Section 20;
(8) Township 50 South, Range 75 West, Seward Meridian
Section 1
Sections 6 - 7
Section 12;
(9) Township 49 South, Range 75 West, Seward Meridian
Section 3
Sections 4 - 6 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 7 - 11
Sections 14 - 16
Sections 21 - 32;
(10) Township 48 South, Range 75 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 15 - 18
Section 22
Sections 29 - 30
Section 31 (not tide or submerged land)
Section 32;
(11) Township 48 South, Range 76 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 13 - 17
Sections 19 - 23
Sections 25 - 27
Sections 29 - 30
Sections 34 - 35
Section 36 (not tide or submerged land);
(12) Township 50 South, Range 76 West, Seward Meridian
Section 1
Section 3
Section 4 (not tide or submerged land)
Section 9 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 10 - 13
Sections 14 - 16 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 21 - 23 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 24 - 25
Sections 26 - 28 (not tide or submerged land);
(13) Township 49 South, Range 76 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 1 - 4
Sections 7 - 9
Sections 10 - 11 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 12 - 14
Sections 15 - 16 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 17 - 18
Section 21 (not tide or submerged land)
Section 22
Sections 28 - 29
Sections 33 - 34;
(14) Township 49 South, Range 77 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 1 - 2
Sections 4 - 5
Sections 7 - 12
Sections 13 - 18 (not tide or submerged land);
(15) Township 48 South, Range 77 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 20 - 23
Sections 26 - 28;
(16) Township 48 South, Range 78 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 26 - 27
Sections 31 - 34;
(17) Township 49 South, Range 78 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 2 - 5
Sections 8 - 12
Sections 13 - 16 (not tide or submerged land)
Section 17.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 5. Fish and Game Critical Habitat Areas. › Sec. 16.20.555. Port Heiden Critical Habitat Area established.

The following described area is established as the Port Heiden Critical Habitat Area:
(1) Township 38 South, Range 59 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 13 - 15 (not tide or submerged land)
Section 16
Section 21
Sections 22 - 27 (not tide or submerged land)
Section 28
Sections 33 - 34
Sections 35 - 36 (not tide or submerged land);
(2) Township 38 South, Range 60 West, Seward Meridian Sections 17 - 19;
(3) Township 38 South, Range 61 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 24 - 26
Section 34;
(4) Township 39 South, Range 59 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 1 - 2 (not tide or submerged land)
Section 3
Sections 10 - 14 (not tide or submerged land)
Section 15
Sections 19 - 22
Sections 26 - 29
Sections 30 - 33 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 34 - 36;
(5) Township 39 South, Range 60 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 18 - 24
Section 25 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 26 - 27
Sections 28 - 36 (not tide or submerged land);
(6) Township 39 South, Range 61 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 2 - 4
Sections 8 - 9
Section 10 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 11 - 13
Sections 14 - 15 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 16 - 18
Sections 19 - 20 (not tide or submerged land)
Section 21
Sections 22 - 36 (not tide or submerged land);
(7) Township 39 South, Range 62 West, Seward Meridian
Section 13
Sections 23 - 28
Sections 32 - 34
Sections 35 - 36 (not tide or submerged land).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 5. Fish and Game Critical Habitat Areas. › Sec. 16.20.560. Cinder River Critical Habitat Area established.

The following described area is established as the Cinder River Critical Habitat Area:
(1) Township 32 South, Range 54 West, Seward Meridian
Section 29
Sections 31 - 32;
(2) Township 33 South, Range 55 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 1 - 4
Sections 7 - 13
Sections 14 - 17 (not tide or submerged land)
Section 18;
(3) Township 33 South, Range 56 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 13 - 14
Sections 22 - 23
Sections 24 - 26 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 27 - 29
Sections 31 - 32
Sections 33 - 36 (not tide or submerged land);
(4) Township 34 South, Range 56 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 5 - 7
Section 4 N 1/2;
(5) Township 34 South, Range 57 West, Seward Meridian
Section 1
Section 12.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 5. Fish and Game Critical Habitat Areas. › Sec. 16.20.565. Egegik Critical Habitat Area established.

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 - 36;
(3) Township 23 South, Range 50 West, Seward Meridian
Section 7
Sections 18 - 19
Section 30
Section 31 (not tide or submerged land).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 5. Fish and Game Critical Habitat Areas. › Sec. 16.20.570. Pilot Point Critical Habitat Area established.

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) Township 31 South, Range 51 West, Seward Meridian (protracted)
Sections 5 - 8
Sections 13 - 15
Sections 17 - 27;
(4) Township 30 South, Range 52 West, Seward Meridian (protracted)
Sections 27 - 29
Sections 31 - 34;
(5) Township 31 South, Range 52 West, Seward Meridian (protracted)
Sections 1 - 3
Sections 5 - 6
Sections 11 - 14
Sections 23 - 24;
(6) Township 30 South, Range 53 West, Seward Meridian (protracted)
Section 36;
(7) Township 31 South, Range 53 West, Seward Meridian (protracted)
Sections 1 - 2
Sections 10 - 11
Sections 12 - 14 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 15 - 16
Sections 20 - 21
Sections 22 - 28 (not tide or submerged land)
Sections 29 - 31
Sections 32 - 36 (not tide or submerged land);
(8) Township 32 South, Range 54 West, Seward Meridian (protracted)
Section 36.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 5. Fish and Game Critical Habitat Areas. › Sec. 16.20.575. Kalgin Island Critical Habitat Area established.

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) Township 4 North, Range 16 West, Seward Meridian
Section 35 E 1/2
Section 36.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 5. Fish and Game Critical Habitat Areas. › Sec. 16.20.580. Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Area established.

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 or submerged land)
Sections 25 - 29
Sections 33 - 36;
(2) Township 4 South, Range 9 West, Seward Meridian
Section 30 W 1/2 (not tide or submerged land).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 5. Fish and Game Critical Habitat Areas. › Sec. 16.20.585. Chilkat River Critical Habitat Area established.

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 west a distance of 500 feet along the north boundary of Section 2; thence south along a line parallel to the west boundary of Section 2, Township 29 South, Range 56 East, Copper River Meridian, a distance of approximately one mile to the south boundary of Section 2; thence east a distance of approximately 500 feet to the southeast corner of Section 2; thence south along the east boundary of Section 11, Township 29 South, Range 56 West, Copper River Meridian crossing the Tsirku River, to the first point of intersection with a meander line 500 feet upland from the line of mean high water on the south bank of the Tsirku River; thence easterly along said meander line to its first point of intersection with a western boundary or the northerly extension of the western boundary of U.S. Survey 786; thence to the northwest corner of U.S. Survey 786; thence east 2,640 feet to the northeast corner of U.S. Survey 786; thence south along the east boundary to U.S. Survey 786 to its intersection with the section line common to Sections 17 and 20 of Township 29 South, Range 57 East, Copper River Meridian; thence east along said section line to its first point of intersection with a meander line running 500 feet upland from the mean high water mark on the west bank of the Chilkat River; thence meandering in a southeasterly direction along a line 500 feet upland from the mean high water mark on the southeast bank of the Chilkat River to its first point of intersection with the section line common to Sections 21 and 28 of Township 29 South, Range 57 East, Copper River Meridian; thence east along said section line to the corner common to Sections 21, 22, 27 and 28, Township 29 South, Range 57 East, Copper River Meridian; thence north along section lines to the point of intersection with the Haines Highway right-of-way; thence northwesterly along the southwest boundary of said highway right-of-way to the point of intersection with the north boundary of Section 6, Township 29 South, Range 57 East, Copper River Meridian; thence west along section lines to the point of beginning, comprising 4,800 acres, more or less.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 5. Fish and Game Critical Habitat Areas. › Sec. 16.20.595. Clam Gulch Critical Habitat Area established.

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 Sections 9, 16, 21, 28, 33;
(2) Township 2 North, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian Sections 4, 8, 9, 17, 20, 29, 31, 32;
(3) Township 1 North, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian Sections 6 - 7;
(4) Township 1 North, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian Sections 12 - 14, 22, 23, 27, 33, 34;
(5) Township 1 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian Sections 5 - 7;
(6) Township 1 South, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian Sections 12 - 14, 23, 26 - 27, 33 - 34;
(7) Township 2 South, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian Sections 4, 8 - 9, 17, 20, 29, 32;
(8) Township 3 South, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian Sections 5, 6, and that portion of Section 7 lying north of Happy Creek.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 5. Fish and Game Critical Habitat Areas. › Sec. 16.20.600. Copper River Delta Critical Habitat Area established.

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 its intersection with the Eyak Trail trailhead; thence southwesterly 200´ west of the Eyak Trail and parallel to it approximately 4 miles to the mean high tide line; thence southwesterly along the mean high tide line to Point Whitshed; thence northwesterly along the mean high tide line to a point of intersection at the west edge of Section 21, T16S, R4W, C.R.M. and the mean high tide line at the mouth of Orca Inlet; thence westerly a distance of approximately 3 miles to the northeast tip of Little Mummy Island; thence southwesterly a distance of approximately 4 miles to the intersection of the south edge of Section 33, T16S, R5W, C.R.M. and the mean high tide line; thence along the mean high tide line on the east portion of Hinchinbrook Island, including Boswell Bay to Point Bentinck; thence S.68°E. approximately 57 miles to a point of intersection with the protracted boundary line common between R4E and R5E, C.R.M.; thence N.13°E. approximately 10 miles to Palm Point; thence northwesterly along the mean high tide line to a point of intersection with the west boundary line of Section 25, T19S, R4E, C.R.M. to a point of intersection with the mean high tide line on the north shore of Softuk Bar; thence northwesterly to Windy Point; thence due east approximately 1.1 miles to the 200 foot contour; thence northerly along the 200 foot contour around Ragged Mountain, easterly and northerly along the eastern shore of Martin and Little Martin lakes to a point 4 miles due south of Bridge No. 227 on the Proposed Bering River Highway; thence north to Bridge No 227; thence westerly along the south edge of the Bering River Highway to its junction with the Copper River Highway; thence, westerly along the south edge of the Copper River Highway to the point of beginning; excluding all areas within the Cordova Airport Boundaries.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 5. Fish and Game Critical Habitat Areas. › Sec. 16.20.605. Anchor River and Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area established.

(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 Meridian
Sections 17 - 20;
(3) Township 5 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4 E1/2
Section 8 S1/2
Sections 9 - 11
Sections 13 - 20
Section 21 W1/2
Section 24;
(4) Township 5 South, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian
Section 13
Section 20 NE1/4
Sections 21 - 24
Section 26 N1/2
Section 27 N1/2
Section 28 N1/2.
(b) Notwithstanding AS 16.20.500 and the establishment of the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area under (a) of this section,
(1) the use of and appropriation of water rights from Fritz Creek for a municipal and community water source is protected within the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area;
(2) the possibility of the construction of a dam and reservoir on Fritz Creek is reserved within the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area.
(c) The use and enjoyment of valid existing rights and interests within the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area are protected. Future conveyances, including but not limited to rights-of-way, timber sales, municipal entitlements, grazing leases, and oil and gas leases, may occur.
(d) A management plan for the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area shall be adopted and may be revised by the Department of Fish and Game in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). The management plan shall reflect the concurrence of the Kenai Peninsula Borough as it applies to land committed by the borough to the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area.
(e) The department shall establish a citizens' advisory committee to work with the department and advise on implementation and revisions of the management plan for the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area.
(f) Appointments to the citizens' advisory committee shall be recommended by the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the City of Homer and shall include representatives from
(1) industry and commercial users;
(2) hunters, trappers, fishermen, and recreational users; and
(3) officials representing the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the City of Homer.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas › Article 5. Fish and Game Critical Habitat Areas. › Sec. 16.20.610. Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area.

(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 the area.
(b) The following described area is established as the Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area:
Township 40 South, Range 58 East, Copper River Meridian
Section 2: W1/2
Section 3
Sections 9 - 10
Section 11: W1/2NE1/4, W1/2
Section 14: Lot 3, NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4, SW1/4SW1/4
Section 15
Section 16: N1/2, SE1/4.
(c) The Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area described in (b) of this section shall be managed under a management plan prepared and implemented by the department in consultation with the community of Gustavus and the Board of Game.
(d) The department shall allow public uses, including fishing, hunting, trapping, mechanized and nonmechanized public access, grazing, firewood harvesting, wildlife viewing, hiking, and berry picking under the management plan adopted under (c) of this section to the extent that the activities are compatible with (a) of this section.
(e) The legislature understands that a portion of the state land described in (b) of this section is mental health trust land of the state and the legislature intends that the land retain its status as mental health trust land, notwithstanding its inclusion in the Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area.