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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.210. Ineligibility for bounties.

An employee or special hunter of the department may not receive or attempt to receive a bounty for the killing of a predator, or transfer the scalp or other part of a predator to another person for the purpose of collecting a bounty.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 2. Boards of Fisheries and Game. › Sec. 16.05.253. Operation of stationary fishing gear.

(a) The Board of Fisheries may require a person who holds a limited entry permit or an interim-use permit under AS 16.43 to be physically present at a beach or riparian fishing site during the operation of net gear or other stationary fishing gear at the site, except when the permit holder is at or traveling to or from the location of
(1) a sale of fish caught in the gear; or
(2) other stationary gear of the permit holder.
(b) In this section, “fishing site” means fishing site as defined by the Board of Fisheries and includes any structure used for providing shelter in support of the operation of the net gear or other stationary fishing gear.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 2. Boards of Fisheries and Game. › Sec. 16.05.256. Nonresident and nonresident alien permits.

Whenever it is necessary to restrict the taking of big game so that the opportunity for state residents to take big game can be reasonably satisfied in accordance with sustained yield principles, the Board of Game may, through a permit system, limit the taking of big game by nonresidents and nonresident aliens to accomplish that purpose.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 2. Boards of Fisheries and Game. › Sec. 16.05.260. Advisory committees.

The Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game may adopt regulations they consider advisable in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) establishing, at places in the state designated by the individual boards, advisory committees to be composed of persons well informed on the fish or game resources of the locality. The boards shall set the number and terms of each of the members of the advisory committees, shall delegate one member of each committee as chairman, and shall give the chairman authority to hold public hearings on fish or game matters. Recommendations from the advisory committees shall be forwarded to the appropriate board for their consideration but if the Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game chooses not to follow the recommendations of the local advisory committee the appropriate board shall inform the appropriate advisory committee of this action and state the reasons for not following the recommendations. The commissioner shall delegate authority to advisory committees for emergency closures during established seasons. The commissioner is empowered to set aside and make null and void only opening of seasons set by the advisory committees under this section. The appropriate board shall adopt the necessary regulations governing these closures.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 2. Boards of Fisheries and Game. › Sec. 16.05.270. Delegation of authority to commissioner.

For the purpose of administering AS 16.05.251 and 16.05.255, each board may delegate authority to the commissioner to act in its behalf. If there is a conflict between the board and the commissioner on proposed regulations, public hearings shall be held concerning the issues in question. If, after the public hearings, the board and the commissioner continue to disagree, the issue shall be certified in writing by the board and the commissioner to the governor who shall make a decision. The decision of the governor is final.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 2. Boards of Fisheries and Game. › Sec. 16.05.280. Removal of board members.

The governor may only remove a board member for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, or because the member while serving on the board is convicted of a misdemeanor for violating a statute or regulation related to fish or game or of a felony, and shall do so by delivering to the member a written copy of the charges and giving the member an opportunity to be heard in person or through counsel at a public hearing before the governor or a designee upon at least 10 days' notice by registered mail. The member may confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses. Upon removal, the governor or a designee shall file in the proper state office the findings and a complete statement of all charges made against the member.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 2. Boards of Fisheries and Game. › Sec. 16.05.290. Compensation of board members.

Each member of a board is entitled to compensation at a rate equal to Step A, Range 20, of the salary schedule in AS 39.27.011(a) for Juneau, Alaska, for each day going to and from and for each day in actual attendance at board meetings. For other meetings or conferences authorized by a board a member shall receive compensation at a rate equal to one-half of Step A, Range 20, of the salary schedule in AS 39.27.011(a) for Juneau, Alaska, for each day going to and from and for each day in actual attendance. Each member of a board is also entitled to travel expenses and per diem authorized for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 2. Boards of Fisheries and Game. › Sec. 16.05.300. Board meetings.

(a) Each board shall hold at least one meeting a year and as many other meetings as it considers necessary. Each board shall select the time and place in the state for the transaction of business. Each board shall maintain its office at the principal office of the department.
(b) In addition, the Board of Fisheries shall hold at least one meeting or hearing a year in each of the following general areas:
(1) Upper Yukon - Kuskokwim - Arctic
(2) Western Alaska (including Kodiak)
(3) Southcentral
(4) Prince William Sound (including Yakutat)
(5) Southeast.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 2. Boards of Fisheries and Game. › Sec. 16.05.315. Joint board meetings.

The Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game may hold a joint meeting upon the call of the commissioner or a board to resolve any conflicts in regulations of the boards and to consider matters, as determined by the commissioner or a board, that require the consideration of both boards.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 2. Boards of Fisheries and Game. › Sec. 16.05.320. Quorum.

A majority of the members of a board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, for the performance of any duty, and for the exercise of any power. However, a majority of the full board membership is required to carry all motions, regulations, and resolutions. A majority of the members of the boards of fisheries and game constitute a quorum for the transaction of business in a joint board meeting. A majority of the membership of the boards is required to carry all joint motions, regulations, and resolutions of the boards.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.330. Licenses, tags, and subsistence permits; electronic devices.

(a) Except as otherwise permitted in this chapter, without having the appropriate license, tag, or permit in actual possession, a person may not engage in
(1) sport fishing, including the taking of razor clams;
(2) hunting or trapping ;
(3) the farming of fish, fur, or game;
(4) taxidermy or fur dealing; or
(5) control of nuisance wild birds and nuisance wild small mammals for compensation.
(b) When obtaining the appropriate license or tag in (a) of this section, an applicant who asserts residency in the state shall provide the license vendor with the proof of residence that the department requires by regulation.
(c) The Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game may adopt regulations providing for the issuance and expiration of subsistence permits for areas, villages, communities, groups, or individuals as needed for authorizing, regulating, and monitoring the subsistence harvest of fish and game. The boards shall adopt these regulations when the subsistence preference requires a reduction in the harvest of a fish stock or game population by nonsubsistence users.
(d) A person may not receive a sport fishing, hunting, or trapping license or other permit or tag issued under AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430, if the person's right to obtain, or exercise the privileges granted by, a sport fishing, hunting, or trapping license is suspended or revoked in another state. A person who applies for a sport fishing, hunting, or trapping license or other permit or tag issued under AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430 shall sign a statement that the person's right to obtain, or exercise the privileges granted by, a sport fishing, hunting, or trapping license is not suspended or revoked in another state.
(e) [Repealed, § 2 ch 39 SLA 2001.]
(f) A person charged with violating (a)(1) or (2) of this section for failure to have a license in actual possession may not be convicted if the person provides, not later than 30 days after the issuance of the citation, evidence satisfactory to the arresting or citing agency of a license previously issued to the person that was valid at the time of the offense.
(g) A license in actual possession may be in paper or electronic form.
(h) A peace officer presented with an electronic device under (g) of this section is immune from any liability resulting from damage to the device, except that a peace officer may be liable for civil damages that are the result of the peace officer's intentional misconduct.
(i) Displaying proof of a license on an electronic device under (g) of this section does not constitute consent for a peace officer to access other contents of the electronic device.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.334. Application of Wildlife Violator Compact.

The provisions of AS 16.05.332 do not apply to violations involving
(1) commercial fishing; or
(2) commercial activities of providers of services to big game hunters; for purposes of this section, “services to big game hunters” has the meaning given to “big game hunting services” under AS 08.54.790.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.335. Complimentary licenses.

The commissioner shall annually, at the request of the governor, provide the governor with not more than 50 complimentary fishing and hunting licenses and appropriate big game tags which the governor may distribute to distinguished visitors to the state for their use in any one season during their visits to the state. The complimentary license for sport fishing or hunting or both shall be inscribed by the governor with the inclusive dates for its authorized use. The governor shall advise the department on any complimentary issuances, which information shall be available to the public.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.341. Free license for disabled veterans and active members of the Alaska National Guard and military reserves.

A person may receive a resident hunting and sport fishing license under AS 16.05.340(a)(5) without charge if the person
(1) has been discharged from military service under honorable conditions, is eligible for a loan under AS 18.56.101, and is certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as having incurred a 50 percent or greater disability during military service;
(2) served in the Alaska Territorial Guard, is eligible for a loan under AS 18.56.101, and incurred a 50 percent or greater disability while serving in the Alaska Territorial Guard; or
(3) is an active member of the
(A) Alaska National Guard;
(B) United States Army reserves;
(C) United States Air Force reserves;
(D) United States Navy reserves;
(E) United States Marine Corps reserves; or
(F) United States Coast Guard reserves.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.346. Permit applications.

(a) If the Board of Game establishes an open season for musk oxen and has not reduced or eliminated the $500 resident tag and fee under AS 16.05.340(a)(16), the department shall conduct a drawing for permits to take the musk oxen. If the Board of Game establishes an open season for musk oxen for which the Board of Game has reduced or eliminated the resident tag and fee, the department shall issue permits to take the musk oxen in the order in which applications are received by the department. The department may not charge a resident a fee for an application for a musk oxen permit for an open season in which the Board of Game has reduced or eliminated the resident tag and fee under AS 16.05.340(a)(16). In all other cases, the application fee for a musk oxen permit is $10.
(b) The application fee for a drawing permit issued by the department for the hunting of bison is $10.
(c) Except as provided in (a) and (b) of this section, the permit application fee for all species for which a limited drawing is conducted is $5.
(d) [Repealed, § 2 ch 39 SLA 2001.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.350. Expiration of licenses, permits, and tags.

(a) Licenses, permits, and tags required under AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430, except biennial licenses, triennial licenses, the nonresident sport fishing licenses, the resident trapping license, the nonresident anadromous king salmon tags, the waterfowl conservation tag, and permits having a different specified expiration date, expire at the close of December 31 following issuance.
(b) Biennial licenses expire after December 31 of the year following the year of issuance.
(c) Triennial licenses expire after December 31 of the second year following the year of issuance.
(d) The resident trapping license expires at the close of September 30 of the year following the year in which the license is issued.
(e) The waterfowl conservation tag expires at the close of January 31 of the year following the year of issue of the tag.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.352. Fish and game conservation decal.

The department shall annually produce and make available to the public fish and game conservation decals. The department shall, by appropriate means, provide for the selection of designs for fish and game conservation decals and for the production and sale of the decals. The department may produce and sell different decals in quantities that the commissioner considers appropriate. Upon payment of a $20 fee, a person may purchase a fish and game conservation decal from the department. Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money received under this section may be used by the department to fund programs benefiting fish and wildlife conservation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.360. Commissioner charged with license issuance.

(a) The commissioner or an authorized deputy shall issue each license and tag to a qualified person under written application containing such reasonable information as required by the commissioner. The commissioner shall designate the license and tag form or type. The form or type must be sufficient to identify and locate the applicant and establish the applicant's status as to residency and citizenship. Each application shall be subscribed by the applicant.
(b) [Repealed, § 2 ch 39 SLA 2001.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.370. Reports by licensees.

(a) The commissioner may require a report to be made by each licensee concerning the time, manner, and place of taking fish and game, the kinds and quantity taken, and other information helpful in administering the fish and game resources of the state.
(b) [Repealed, § 18 ch 37 SLA 1989.]
(c) [Repealed, § 18 ch 37 SLA 1989.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.380. Commissioner may appoint agents.

The commissioner may appoint state employees or other persons to take applications, issue licenses, permits, and tags, and collect fees. The commissioner is not liable for defalcation or failure to account for the fees collected by any person so appointed, but the commissioner shall require a bond in an adequate sum, conditioned upon faithfully accounting for all money collected. However, the commissioner may waive the bond requirements of an instrumentality of the United States or its agents and employees when the instrumentality or its agents or employees sell licenses, permits, or tags primarily to persons in the armed forces. Each person, upon appointment by the commissioner, may administer oaths on applications for licenses, permits, and tags.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.390. Fees and compensation for issuance of licenses, permits, and tags.

(a) Except as provided in (e) of this section, an agent appointed by the commissioner under AS 16.05.380 to sell licenses, permits, and tags is entitled to
(1) retain five percent of the fee that is charged for a license, permit, or tag or 25 cents for each license, permit, or tag sold, whichever is greater; and
(2) compensation of $50 per year or $1 for each license, permit, or tag sold during the year, whichever is greater.
(b) Each agent appointed to sell licenses, permits, or tags under AS 16.05.380 shall, as directed by the commissioner, transmit the proceeds from the sales of licenses, permits, and tags, except the amount authorized to be retained under (a)(1) of this section, together with a report of the sales, to the commissioner for deposit in the fish and game fund or the general fund.
(c) On March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year the commissioner shall calculate the compensation earned by an agent under (a)(2) of this section, minus the penalties assessed under (g) of this section. If the compensation due exceeds $50, the commissioner shall pay the compensation not later than 30 days after the date for which the compensation was calculated. If the compensation due is $50 or less, the commissioner shall pay the compensation not later than January 30 of the year following the year in which the compensation was earned. The commissioner shall pay compensation only for sales of licenses, permits, or tags for which the commissioner has received the report and proceeds required to be transmitted under (b) of this section.
(d) Compensation provided by this section shall be paid from appropriations made to the department.
(e) The provisions of (a) of this section do not apply to a state employee appointed by the commissioner under AS 16.05.380 to sell licenses, permits, and tags.
(f) Proceeds and reports under (b) of this section shall be transmitted to the commissioner by the last day of the month following the month in which the licenses, permits, and tags are sold, unless an alternative reporting schedule has been established by contract.
(g) The commissioner may assess a penalty against an agent who does not transmit proceeds within the time allowed under (f) of this section. The penalty is equal to one and one-half percent of the amount of proceeds due. The penalty may be assessed for each month or portion of a month that the proceeds are delinquent. A penalty under this subsection shall be withheld from the agent's compensation under (a)(2) of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.395. Sport fishing vessel registration.

A person may not use a vessel to provide sport fishing services unless the vessel is registered with the department and proof of registration is attached to and clearly visible on the vessel while the vessel is used to provide sport fishing services. The department shall register vessels used to provide sport fishing services, and provide proof of registration, without charge. The department may adopt regulations as the department finds necessary to implement this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.400. Persons exempt from annual licensing requirements.

(a) A license is not required of a resident under 18 years of age or a nonresident under 16 years of age for sport fishing nor is a license required of a resident under 18 years of age for hunting or trapping.
(b) Upon request, and without charge, the commissioner shall issue a sport fishing, hunting, or trapping identification card to a resident who is 60 years of age or older. The commissioner shall issue a permanent identification card without charge to a person who qualifies by age and residence and who completes the forms required by the commissioner for implementation of this subsection. A person who is issued a permanent identification card under this subsection may not sport fish, hunt, or trap without having a valid identification card issued under this subsection or the appropriate license in possession.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.403. Special licenses and permits.

(a) A resident hunting license, a resident sport fishing license, a resident subsistence fishing permit, or a resident personal use fishing permit indicating that the purchaser is blind may be obtained from the department upon payment of the fee prescribed in AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430 and upon presentation of either an affidavit of the applicant stating that the applicant cannot distinguish light from darkness or an affidavit signed by a licensed physician or a licensed optometrist stating that the applicant's central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses or that the applicant's widest diameter of visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.
(b) A resident who is a person with physical disabilities may obtain from the department upon payment of the fee prescribed in AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430 and upon submission of satisfactory proof of physical disabilities a resident hunting license, a resident sport fishing license, a resident subsistence fishing permit, or a resident personal use fishing permit indicating that the purchaser is a person with physical disabilities.
(c) A resident who is 65 years of age or older may obtain from the department upon payment of the fee prescribed in AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430 and upon submission of satisfactory proof of age a resident hunting license, a resident sport fishing license, a resident subsistence fishing permit, or a resident personal use fishing permit indicating that the purchaser is a person who is 65 years of age or older. This subsection does not limit the right of a resident person who is 65 years of age or older to obtain a permanent identification card under AS 16.05.400(b).
(d) A resident who is a person with developmental disabilities may obtain from the department upon payment of the fee prescribed in AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430 and upon submission of satisfactory proof of developmental disabilities a resident hunting license, a resident sport fishing license, a resident subsistence fishing permit, or a resident personal use fishing permit indicating that the purchaser is a person with developmental disabilities. This subsection does not require the department to issue a license or permit to a person with a developmental disability who is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under 18 U.S.C. 922 as a result of an involuntary commitment or an adjudication of mental illness or mental incompetence.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.404. Transferability of hunting permits awarded by drawing.

(a) The department may transfer or reissue a hunting permit for a hunt that was originally awarded to a resident by drawing established by the Board of Game under AS 16.05.255(a) to a qualified substitute, if the person to whom the hunting permit was originally awarded has died and the person's spouse, or if there is no spouse, an immediate family member of the decedent,
(1) applies for the hunting permit to be transferred or reissued to a qualified substitute named in the application; and
(2) provides proof acceptable to the department of the person's death.
(b) To qualify as a substitute under this section, an individual must be a state resident.
(c) An application to transfer or reissue a hunting permit under this section may be made only before the end of the period during which the hunting permit is valid.
(d) A hunting permit may only be transferred or reissued under this section to a substitute who is qualified under the conditions that applied to the person to whom the hunting permit was originally awarded. A hunting permit may be transferred or reissued under this section only for the specific hunt for which the permit was originally awarded.
(e) In this section, “immediate family member” means a parent, sibling, or child related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.407. Nonresident hunting big game animals must be accompanied.

(a) It is unlawful for a nonresident to hunt, pursue, or take brown bear, grizzly bear, mountain goat, or sheep in this state, unless personally accompanied by
(1) a person who is licensed as
(A) a registered guide-outfitter or a master guide-outfitter under AS 08.54 and who is providing big game hunting services to the nonresident under a contract with the nonresident; or
(B) a class-A assistant guide or an assistant guide under AS 08.54 and who is employed by a registered guide-outfitter or a master guide-outfitter who has a contract to provide big game hunting services to the nonresident; or
(2) a resident over 19 years of age who is
(A) the spouse of the nonresident; or
(B) related to the nonresident, within and including the second degree of kindred, by marriage or blood.
(b) An applicant for a nonresident big game tag for the taking of an animal specified in (a) of this section shall first furnish to the state, on a form provided by the state, an affidavit showing that the applicant will be personally accompanied while hunting by a person who is qualified under the terms of (a) of this section. A person who falsifies the required affidavit is guilty of perjury under AS 11.56.200.
(c) [Repealed, § 27 ch 71 SLA 1986.]
(d) A nonresident who violates (a) of this section, or who fails to furnish an affidavit under (b) of this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both.
(e) [Repealed, § 18 ch 37 SLA 1989.]
(f) An applicant for a nonresident hunt permit for the taking of an animal specified in (a) of this section shall, if requested by the department, first furnish to the department proof of prior authorization to use federal, state, or private land where the permit hunt will occur. The authorization shall be provided to the applicant by the registered guide-outfitter or master guide-outfitter with whom the applicant has contracted to guide the permit hunt.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.408. Nonresident alien hunter to be accompanied by guide.

(a) It is a class A misdemeanor for a nonresident alien to hunt, pursue, or take a big game animal as defined by the Board of Game unless personally accompanied by
(1) a registered guide-outfitter or a master guide-outfitter licensed under AS 08.54 who is providing big game hunting services to the nonresident alien under a contract with the nonresident alien; or
(2) a class-A assistant guide or an assistant guide licensed under AS 08.54 who is employed by a registered guide-outfitter or a master guide-outfitter who has a contract to provide big game hunting services to the nonresident alien.
(b) A nonresident alien, when purchasing a big game tag for the taking of an animal specified in (a) of this section, shall first furnish to the state, on a form provided by the state, an affidavit showing that the nonresident alien will be accompanied in the hunt by a person who is qualified under the terms of (a) of this section. A nonresident alien shall have a copy of the affidavit in possession while in the field hunting. A person who falsifies the required affidavit is guilty of perjury under AS 11.56.200.
(c) Before obtaining a nonresident hunt permit for the taking of an animal specified in (a) of this section, a nonresident alien shall, if requested by the department, first furnish to the department proof of prior authorization to use federal or private land where the permit hunt will occur. The authorization shall be provided to the nonresident alien by the registered guide-outfitter or master guide-outfitter with whom the nonresident alien has contracted to guide the permit hunt.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.420. License, tag, permit, and registration violations.

(a) A false statement of a material fact in an application for a license, tag, permit, and sport fishing vessel registration issued under AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430 voids the license, tag, permit, or registration for which the application is made.
(b) A person may not make a false statement, or omit a material fact, in an application for a license, tag, permit, or sport fishing vessel registration issued under AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430. A person who without any culpable mental state makes a false statement as to the person's identity or residency in an application for a license, tag, permit, or sport fishing vessel registration issued under AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430 is guilty of a violation and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $300. A person who knowingly violates this subsection is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(c) A person to whom a license, tag, or sport fishing vessel registration has been issued under this chapter may not alter, change, loan, or transfer the license, tag, or sport fishing vessel registration. Except for a hunting permit originally awarded by drawing established by the Board of Game under AS 16.05.255(a) that has been transferred or reissued under AS 16.05.404, a person may not use a license, tag, or sport fishing vessel registration that has been issued under this chapter to another person.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting. › Sec. 16.05.430. Penalties.

(a) Except as provided in AS 16.05.330(f),16.05.407(b) and (d), 16.05.408(b), and 16.05.420(b), a person who violates AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.420 or a regulation adopted under AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.420 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.
(b) The proceeds of all fines shall be transmitted by the court to the proper state officer for deposit in the general fund of the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels. › Sec. 16.05.440. Expiration date for licenses.

Licenses issued under AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.723 expire at the close of December 31 following their issuance or, for licenses that are valid for two years, after December 31 of the year after the year of issuance, and shall be renewed upon application and payment of the license fees required by AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.723.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels. › Sec. 16.05.450. Issuance of licenses; disclosure for child support purposes.

(a) The commissioner or an authorized agent shall issue a crewmember fishing license under AS 16.05.480 to each qualified person who files a written application at a place in the state designated by the commissioner, containing the reasonable information required by the commissioner together with the required fee. The commissioner shall require the reporting of the applicant's social security number on the application. The application shall be simple in form and shall be executed by the applicant under the penalty of unsworn falsification in the second degree.
(b) The Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission shall issue a vessel license under AS 16.05.490 to each qualified vessel for which a written application has been filed, at a place in the state designated by the commission, containing the reasonable information required by the commission together with the required fee. The application shall be simple in form and shall be executed by the applicant under the penalty of unsworn falsification in the second degree.
(c) [Repealed, § 19 ch 105 SLA 1977.]
(d) Upon request, the commissioner shall provide a social security number provided under (a) of this section to the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010, or the child support enforcement agency of another state, for child support purposes authorized under law.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels. › Sec. 16.05.460. Commissioner may appoint agents.

The commissioner may appoint qualified persons as agents to receive applications, issue licenses, and collect license fees under AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.480.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels. › Sec. 16.05.470. Fee for issuance of licenses.

(a) A person appointed by the commissioner to sell licenses under AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.480, except salaried employees of the state, shall retain the sum of 10 percent of the fee for the issuance of a license. An agent shall transmit monthly to the commissioner all license fees collected by the agent, less the authorized commission, together with a full accounting of the fees. The commissioner shall make monthly remittances of the fees collected to the proper state official. The commissioner is not liable for defalcation or failure to account for the fees collected by an agent, but the commissioner shall require a bond in the sum the commissioner considers adequate, conditioned upon the faithful accounting of money collected.
(b) [Repealed, § 5 ch 21 SLA 1990.]
(c) Forms and fees under (a) of this section shall be transmitted to the commissioner by the last day of the month following the month in which the fees are collected. The commissioner may grant an extension of not more than 30 days if the agent establishes that
(1) failure to grant an extension would impose an excessive financial hardship on the agent;
(2) the fees collected by the agent for the period, including the amount that the agent is authorized to retain, totals less than $1,000; and
(3) the cumulative amount of fees due from the agent, including the fees due for the current period, does not exceed $1,000.
(d) The commissioner may assess a penalty against an agent who does not transmit fees within the time allowed under (c) of this section. The penalty is equal to one and one-half percent of the amount of fees due. The penalty may be assessed for each month or portion of a month that the fees are delinquent.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels. › Sec. 16.05.475. Registration of fishing vessels.

(a) A person may not employ a fishing vessel in the water of this state unless it is registered under the laws of the state. Vessels registered under the laws of another state, and persons residing in another state, are not excused from this provision.
(b) The term “employ”, as used in this section, shall be defined by the Board of Fisheries through the adoption of regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). The definition may include any activities involving the use or navigation of fishing vessels.
(c) The term “registered under the laws of the state”, as used in this section, shall be defined by the Board of Fisheries through the adoption of regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). The definition may include any existing requirements regarding registration, licenses, permits, and similar matters imposed by law or regulation together with modifications of them and with any additional requirements the board finds necessary to maximize the authority of the state to apply and enforce fisheries regulations under 16 U.S.C. 1801-1882 (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-265, 90 Stat. 331)).
(d) In this section “fishing vessel” means any vessel, boat, ship, or other craft that is used for, equipped to be used for, or of a type which is normally used for
(1) fishing, or
(2) aiding or assisting one or more vessels at sea in the performance of any activity relating to fishing, including, but not limited to, preparation, supply, storage, refrigeration, transportation, or processing.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels. › Sec. 16.05.490. Vessel license.

(a) As a condition to delivery or landing of fish or engaging in commercial fishing in the state, a license is required for a commercial vessel.
(b) [Repealed, § 19 ch 105 SLA 1977.]
(c) [Repealed, § 19 ch 105 SLA 1977.]
(d) [Repealed, § 19 ch 105 SLA 1977.]
(e) [Repealed, § 19 ch 105 SLA 1977.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels. › Sec. 16.05.495. Vessel license exemption.

A vessel used exclusively for the commercial capture of salmon in commercial salmon administrative management areas that include state water between the latitude of Point Romanof and the latitude of Cape Newenham, and state water surrounding Nunivak Island, or at a set net site, is exempt from the licensing requirements of AS 16.05.490.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels. › Sec. 16.05.510. Unlicensed vessel unlawful.

A person may not operate a vessel to which AS 16.05.490 - 16.05.530 apply without a vessel license, whether the absence of a vessel license results from initial failure to purchase or from another reason.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels. › Sec. 16.05.520. Number plate.

(a) The vessel license includes a permanent number plate. The number plate shall be accompanied by a tab affixed to the number plate designating the year to be fished. A number plate is not transferable, and the number plate shall be considered a permanent fixture upon the vessel upon which the number plate is originally placed. The number plate shall be securely fastened well forward on the port side in plain sight. On a vessel with a superstructure, the number plate shall be fastened on the port side of the superstructure. A number plate remains the property of the state. The Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission may establish by regulation a reasonable fee for the initial issuance of a permanent number plate. If a permanent number plate is accidentally defaced, mutilated, destroyed, or lost, the person owning or operating the vessel shall immediately apply for and may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission with the pertinent facts and a payment of a reasonable fee established by the commission by regulation that is not less than $2.
(b) If a vessel carrying a number plate is lost, destroyed, or sold, the owner shall immediately report the loss, destruction, or sale to the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels. › Sec. 16.05.530. Renewal of vessel license.

(a) Upon payment of the vessel license fee and filing of the name and address of the owner of the vessel or the owner's authorized agent, the name and number of the vessel, a description of the vessel, the vessel license number, if any, the area to be fished, and other reasonable information required by the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission, the commission shall issue a permanent number plate and a vessel license. If the vessel has a permanent number plate, the commission shall issue a vessel license and tab designating the year the license is valid. The tab shall be placed in the space provided on the permanent number plate.
(b) For calendar year 2006 and following years, the annual fee for a vessel license issued or renewed under this section is set according to the overall length, as defined by the United States Coast Guard, of the vessel under the following schedule:
(1) 0 - 25 feet ..... $24
(2) over 25 feet - 50 feet ..... 60
(3) over 50 feet - 75 feet ..... 120
(4) over 75 feet - 100 feet ..... 225
(5) over 100 feet - 125 feet ..... 300
(6) over 125 feet - 150 feet ..... 375
(7) over 150 feet - 175 feet ..... 450
(8) over 175 feet - 200 feet ..... 525
(9) over 200 feet - 225 feet ..... 600
(10) over 225 feet - 250 feet ..... 675
(11) over 250 feet - 275 feet ..... 750
(12) over 275 feet - 300 feet ..... 825
(13) over 300 feet ..... 900.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels. › Sec. 16.05.632. Identification of shellfish pots or buoys, or both, used in the taking of king crab and requirements for buoys.

(a) Registration tags for the identification of shellfish pots or buoys, or both, used in the taking of king crab are required in areas in which the board has regulations limiting the total amount of shellfish pots allowed per vessel. Registration tags shall
(1) be issued by the department under regulations adopted by the board;
(2) be nontransferable;
(3) be individually numbered, designating the year of issuance;
(4) be permanently affixed to each shellfish pot or buoy, or both, used in the taking of king crab, whichever in the determination of the board is appropriate for identification, and in a manner determined to be appropriate by the board;
(5) conform to other requirements determined to be appropriate by the board; and
(6) be issued and renewed for a fee equal to the cost of obtaining the registration tags plus reasonable administrative costs, under procedures determined to be appropriate by the department.
(b) The unauthorized production, reproduction, sale, exchange, distribution, or use of registration tags required in (a) of this section is prohibited.
(c) In addition to meeting other requirements imposed by law, each shellfish pot used in the taking of king crab shall be connected to one durable “sea lion” buoy of an appropriate type and diameter as specified by the board. The buoy shall conform to other specifications determined to be appropriate by the board.
(d) [Repealed, § 61 ch 50 SLA 1989.]
(e) In this section,
(1) “board” means the Board of Fisheries;
(2) “registration tags” means any tag, tape, or other identification device or method determined to be appropriate by the board.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels. › Sec. 16.05.660. License exemption.

A person may, by complying with the $5 license requirement of AS 16.05.340(a)(6), take not more than 2,000 pounds each of tom cod, blue cod, smelt, pickerel, white fish, and spider crab a year from waters of the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels. › Sec. 16.05.662. Fishing derbies.

(a) The commissioner may issue without cost a permit to a fishing derby association that has complied with the provisions of AS 05.15.100 - 05.15.180 to sell or offer for sale sport caught fish obtained as a direct result of a fishing derby.
(b) In this section “fishing derby association” means a civic, service, or charitable organization in the state, not for pecuniary profit, whose primary purpose is to promote interest in fishing for recreational purposes and which has been in existence for five years before applying for a permit under (a) of this section, but does not include an organization formed or operated for gaming or gambling purposes.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels. › Sec. 16.05.665. Falsification of application for license.

(a) A person who knowingly makes a false statement as to a material fact on an application for a license under AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.660 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.
(b) A license issued under AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.660 to a person convicted under (a) of this section is void.
(c) A person whose license is void under (a) and (b) of this section may not obtain another license of the same type for a period of not less than two nor more than three years from the date of conviction by the court.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels. › Sec. 16.05.675. Landing permits.

(a) A person who does not hold a limited entry permit or interim-use permit issued under AS 16.43 or a fish transporter permit issued under AS 16.05.671 may not deliver or land fish in the state unless the person
(1) holds a valid federal permit to operate commercial fishing gear in the fishery conservation zone; and
(2) has been issued a landing permit by the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission.
(b) The commissioner may by regulation establish eligibility requirements for the issuance of a landing permit.
(c) The commissioner may authorize the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to issue landing permits for a fishery if the commissioner has made a written finding that the issuance of landing permits for that fishery is consistent with state resource conservation and management goals.