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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 5 - State Game Refuges › 5 AAC 95.505 - Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge

Current through May 31, 2024
The following apply to the implementation of the Palmer Hay
					 Flats State Game Refuge Management Plan:
(1)
Off-road vehicles.
The
				  off-road use of a wheeled, tracked, or other ground-effect motorized vehicle is
				  not allowed in the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge, except that
(A) a general permit for a special area may
				  be issued under
				  5 AAC 95.770 for the off-road use of a wheeled, tracked,
				  or other ground-effect motorized vehicle of less than 1,000 pounds gross
				  vehicle weight as follows:
(i) from November
				  9 through March 31, when there is adequate snow depth and ground frost as
				  described in the general permit, on all refuge land except state land in
				  sections 22, 27, and 34 of T17N, R1E, Seward Meridian; and
(ii) from August 15 through November 15, only
				  in a posted corridor extending from the western boundary of the refuge eastward
				  to the stream mouth located in T17N, R1W, SEC 36, SW1/4, within 100 yards of
				  the north bank of Palmer Slough and Knik Arm; the commissioner may terminate or
				  decide not to reissue the general permit if the commissioner determines that
				  use of the corridor is detrimental to the protection of refuge
				  resources;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 5 - State Game Refuges › 5 AAC 95.510 - Susitna Flats State Game Refuge Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
The goals, objectives, and policies of the Susitna Flats
					 State Game Refuge Management Plan dated March, 1988 are adopted by reference.
					 The plan presents management goals, objectives, and policies for the refuge and
					 its resources which the department will use in determining whether proposed
					 activities in the refuge are compatible with the protection of fish and
					 wildlife, their habitats, and public use of the refuge. Under
					 5 AAC 95.420, a special area permit is required for
					 certain activities occurring in a designated state game refuge. The department
					 will review each special area permit application for consistency with the
					 goals, objectives, and policies adopted by reference in this section. A special
					 area permit issued for the Susitna Flats State Game Refuge will be approved,
					 conditioned, or denied based on the criteria set out in those goals,
					 objectives, and policies, and on the standards contained elsewhere in 5 AAC
					 95.
Copies of the Susitna Flats State Game Refuge Management
						Plan are available at the Anchorage office of the Department of Fish and Game,
						Division of Sport Fish, 333 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99518-1599. In
						addition, the management plan is available for inspection at the Lieutenant
						Governor's Office, Juneau, Alaska.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.20.020
AS 16.20.036
AS
						16.20.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 5 - State Game Refuges › 5 AAC 95.515 - Susitna Flats State Game Refuge

Current through May 31, 2024
The following conditions apply to activities in the Susitna
					 Flats State Game Refuge:
(1)
Off-road vehicles.
No wheeled, tracked, or other ground- effect
				  motorized vehicle may be used off of an authorized paved or gravel surface road
				  or permitted winter road in the Susitna Flats State Game Refuge, except that
(A) the department will, in its discretion,
				  issue a general permit under
				  5 AAC 95.770 for the off-road use of a wheeled, tracked,
				  or other ground-effect motorized vehicle of less than 1,000 lbs. gross vehicle
				  weight for the period from April 1 through November 8 within
1/8 mile of
				  mean high tide or as designated by the department;
(B) the department will, in its discretion,
				  issue a general permit under
				  5 AAC 95.770 for the off-road use of a wheeled, tracked,
				  or other ground-effect motorized vehicle of less than 1,000 lbs. gross vehicle
				  weight for the period from November 9 through March 31;
(C) the department will, in its discretion,
				  issue an individual special area permit under 5 AAC 95 for the off-road use of
				  a wheeled, tracked, or other ground-effect vehicle not covered under (A) or (B)
				  of this paragraph if the use is consistent with
				  5 AAC 95.510 and fulfills a demonstrable need for which
				  there is no feasible alternative.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 5 - State Game Refuges › 5 AAC 95.520 - Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
The goals and policies of the Mendenhall Wetlands State
					 Game Refuge Management Plan dated March 1990 are adopted by reference. The plan
					 presents management goals and policies for the refuge and its resources that
					 the department will use in determining whether proposed activities in the
					 refuge are compatible with the protection of fish and wildlife, their habitats,
					 and public use of the refuge. Under
					 5 AAC 95.420, a special area permit is required for
					 certain activities occurring in a designated state game refuge. The department
					 will review each special area permit application for consistency with the goals
					 and policies adopted by reference in this section. A special area permit issued
					 for Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge will be approved, conditioned, or
					 denied based on the criteria set out in those goals and policies, and on the
					 standards contained elsewhere in 5 AAC 95.
Copies of the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge
						Management Plan are available at the Douglas office of the Department of Fish
						and Game, Division of Sport Fish, 802 3rd Street, P.O. Box 240020, Douglas,
						Alaska 99824-0020. In addition, the management plan is available for inspection
						at the Lieutenant Governor's Office, Juneau, Alaska.
As of Register 187 (October 2008), the regulations
						attorney made technical revisions to
						5 AAC 95.520 under
						AS
						44.62.125(b)(6).
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.20.020
AS 16.20.034
AS
						16.20.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 5 - State Game Refuges › 5 AAC 95.525 - Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
The goals and policies of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife
					 Refuge Management Plan dated February 1991 are adopted by reference. The plan
					 presents management goals and policies for the refuge and its resources that
					 the department will use in determining whether proposed activities in the
					 refuge are compatible with the protection of fish and wildlife, their habitats,
					 and public use of the refuge. Under
					 5 AAC 95.420, a special area permit is required for
					 certain activities occurring in a designated state game refuge. The department
					 will review each special area permit application for consistency with the goals
					 and policies adopted by reference in this section. A special area permit issued
					 for Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge will be approved, conditioned, or denied
					 based on the criteria set out in those goals and policies, and on the standards
					 contained elsewhere in 5 AAC 95.
Copies of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge
						Management Plan are available at the Anchorage office of the Department of Fish
						and Game, Division of Sport Fish, 333 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, Alaska
						99518-1599. In addition, the management plan is available for inspection at the
						Lieutenant Governor's Office, Juneau,
						Alaska.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.20.020
AS 16.20.031
AS
						16.20.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 5 - State Game Refuges › 5 AAC 95.530 - Minto Flats State Game Refuge Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
The goals and policies of the Minto Flats State Game Refuge
					 Management Plan dated March 1992 are adopted by reference. The plan presents
					 management goals and policies for the refuge and its resources that the
					 department will use in determining whether proposed activities in the refuge
					 are compatible with the protection of fish and wildlife, their habitats, and
					 public use of the refuge. Under
					 5 AAC 95.420, a special area permit is required for
					 certain activities occurring in a designated state game refuge. The department
					 will review each special area permit application for consistency with the goals
					 and policies adopted by reference in this section. A special area permit issued
					 for Minto Flats State Game Refuge will be approved, conditioned, or denied
					 based on the criteria set out in those goals and policies and on the standards
					 contained elsewhere in 5 AAC 95.
Copies of the Minto Flats State Game Refuge Management
						Plan are available at the Fairbanks office of the Department of Fish and Game,
						Division of Sport Fish, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701-1599. In
						addition, the management plan is available for inspection at the Lieutenant
						Governor's Office, Juneau, Alaska.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.20.020
AS 16.20.037
AS
						16.20.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 5 - State Game Refuges › 5 AAC 95.535 - Trading Bay State Game Refuge goals and policies

Current through May 31, 2024
The Trading Bay State Game Refuge goals and policies stated
					 in the Trading Bay State Game Refuge and Redoubt Bay Critical Habitat Area
					 Management Plan dated July 1994 are adopted by reference. The plan presents
					 management goals and policies for the refuge and its resources that the
					 department will use in determining whether proposed activities in the refuge
					 are compatible with the protection of fish and wildlife, their habitats, and
					 public use of the refuge. Under
					 5 AAC 95.420, a special area permit is required for
					 certain activities occurring in a designated state game refuge. The department
					 will review each special area permit application for consistency with the
					 Trading Bay State Game Refuge goals and policies adopted by reference in this
					 section. A special area permit for an activity in the Trading Bay State Game
					 Refuge will be approved, conditioned, or denied based on the criteria set out
					 in the Trading Bay State Game Refuge goals and policies stated in the Trading
					 Bay State Game Refuge and Redoubt Bay Critical Habitat Area Management Plan and
					 on the standards contained elsewhere in 5 AAC 95.
Copies of the Trading Bay State Game Refuge and Redoubt
						Bay Critical Habitat Area Management Plan are available at the Anchorage office
						of the Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, 333 Raspberry Road,
						Anchorage, Alaska 99518-1599. In addition, the management plan is available for
						inspection at the Lieutenant Governor's Office, Juneau,
						Alaska.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.20.020
AS 16.20.038
AS 16.20.050
AS
						16.20.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 5 - State Game Refuges › 5 AAC 95.540 - McNeil River State Game Refuge and State Game Sanctuary Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
The McNeil River State Game Refuge and State Game Sanctuary
					 goals and policies stated in the McNeil River State Game Refuge and State Game
					 Sanctuary Management Plan dated May 2008 are adopted by reference. The plan
					 presents management goals and policies for the refuge and sanctuary and their
					 resources that the department will use in determining whether proposed
					 activities in the refuge and sanctuary are compatible with the protection of
					 fish and wildlife, their habitats, and public use of the refuge and sanctuary.
					 Under 5 AAC 95.420, a special area permit
					 is required for certain activities occurring in a designated state game refuge
					 or state game sanctuary. The department will review each special area permit
					 application for consistency with the goals and policies of the management plan
					 adopted by reference in this section. A special area permit for an activity in
					 the McNeil River State Game Refuge or the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary
					 will be approved, conditioned, or denied based on the criteria set out in the
					 goals and policies stated in the McNeil River State Game Refuge and State Game
					 Sanctuary Management Plan and on the standards contained elsewhere in this
					 chapter.
Copies of the McNeil River State Game Refuge and State
						Sanctuary Management Plan are available at the Anchorage office of the
						Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, 333 Raspberry Road,
						Anchorage, Alaska 99518-1599. In addition, the management plan is available for
						inspection at the Lieutenant Governor's Office, Juneau,
						Alaska.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.20.020
AS 16.20.041
AS 16.20.050
AS 16.20.060
AS 16.20.160
AS
						16.20.162
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 5 - State Game Refuges › 5 AAC 95.545 - Yakataga State Game Refuge Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
The Yakataga State Game Refuge goals and policies stated in
					 the Yakataga State Game Refuge Management Plan dated June 1999 are adopted by
					 reference. The plan presents management goals and policies for the refuge and
					 its resources that the department will use in determining whether proposed
					 activities in the refuge are compatible with the protection of fish and
					 wildlife, their habitats, and public use of the refuge. Under
					 5 AAC 95.420, a special area permit is required for
					 certain activities occurring in a designated state game refuge. The department
					 will review each special area permit application for consistency with the goals
					 and policies of the management plan adopted by reference in this section. A
					 special area permit for an activity in the Yakataga State Game Refuge will be
					 approved, conditioned, or denied based on the criteria set out in the goals and
					 policies stated in the Yakataga State Game Refuge Management Plan and on the
					 standards contained elsewhere in this chapter.
Copies of the Yakataga State Game Refuge Management Plan
						are available at the Douglas office of the Department of Fish and Game,
						Division of Sport Fish, 802 3rd Street, P.O. Box 240020, Douglas, Alaska
						995824-0020. In addition, the management plan is available for inspection at
						the Lieutenant Governor's Office, Juneau, Alaska.
As of Register 187 (October 2008), the regulations
						attorney made a technical revision, under
						AS
						44.62.125(b), to
						5 AAC 95.545 to remove the reference to
						sanctuary.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.20.033
AS 16.20.050
AS
						16.20.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 5 - State Game Refuges › 5 AAC 95.550 - Izembek State Game Refuge Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
The Izembek State Game Refuge goals and policies stated in
					 the Izembek State Game Refuge Management Plan dated April 2010 are adopted by
					 reference. The plain presents management goals and policies for the refuge and
					 the resources that the department will use in determining whether proposed
					 activities in the refuge and sanctuary are compatible with the protection of
					 fish, wildlife, their habitats, and public use of the refuge and sanctuary.
					 Under 5 AAC 95.420, a special area permit
					 is required for certain activities occurring in a designated state game refuge.
					 The department will review each special area permit application for consistency
					 with the goals and policies of the management plan adopted by reference in this
					 section. A special area permit for an activity in the Izembek State Game Refuge
					 will be approved, conditioned, or denied based on the criteria set out in the
					 goals and policies stated in the Izembek State Game Refuge Management Plan and
					 on the standards contained elsewhere in this chapter.
Copies of the Izembek State Game Refuge Management Plan
						are available at the Anchorage office of the Department of Fish and Game,
						Division of Habitat, 333 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99518-1599. In
						addition, the management plan is available for inspection at the lieutenant
						governor's office, Juneau, Alaska.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.20.020
AS 16.20.030
AS 16.20.050
AS
						16.20.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 5 - State Game Refuges › 5 AAC 95.552 - Izembek State Game Refuge

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The following
				  conditions apply to activities in the Izembek State Game Refuge (refuge):
(1)
Off-road use of wheeled, tracked,
				  or other ground-effect motorized vehicles:
the off-road use of a
				  wheeled, tracked, or other ground-effect motorized vehicle is prohibited within
				  the refuge, except that
(A) a general permit
				  may be issued under
				  5 AAC 95.770 for
				  the off-road use of a wheeled, tracked, or other ground-effect motorized
				  vehicle of less than 1,000 pounds dry vehicle weight in unvegetated intertidal
				  areas;
(B) the commissioner may
				  issue an individual special area permit, on a case-by-case basis, for the
				  off-road use of a wheeled, tracked, or other ground-effect motorized vehicle
				  within the refuge if the applicant shows that the use of the applicable vehicle
				  is
(i) consistent with the goals and policies
				  of the management plan described in
				  5 AAC 95.550; and
(ii) consistent with the purpose for which
				  the refuge was established;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 6 - State Critical Habitat Areas › 5 AAC 95.600 - Anchor River and Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
The goals and policies of the Anchor River and Fritz Creek
					 Critical Habitat Area Management Plan dated June 1989 are adopted by reference.
					 The plan presents management goals and policies for the critical habitat area
					 and its resources which the department will use in determining whether proposed
					 activities in the critical habitat area are compatible with the protection of
					 fish and wildlife, their habitats, and public use of the critical habitat area.
					 Under 5 AAC 95.420, a special area permit
					 is required for certain activities occurring in a designated state critical
					 habitat area. The department will review each special area permit application
					 for consistency with the goals and policies adopted by reference in this
					 section. A special area permit for the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Critical
					 Habitat Area will be approved, conditioned, or denied based on the criteria set
					 out in those goals and policies and on the standards contained elsewhere in 5
					 AAC 95.
Copies of the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Critical
						Habitat Area Management Plan are available at the Anchorage office of the
						Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, 333 Raspberry Road,
						Anchorage, Alaska 99518-1599. In addition, the management plan is available for
						inspection at the Lieutenant Governor's Office, Juneau,
						Alaska.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.20.520
AS 16.20.530
AS
						16.20.605
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 6 - State Critical Habitat Areas › 5 AAC 95.610 - Kachemak Bay and Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Areas Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
The goals and policies of the Kachemak Bay and Fox River
					 Flats Critical Habitat Areas Management Plan dated December 1993 are adopted by
					 reference. The plan presents management goals and policies for the critical
					 habitat areas and their resources which the department will use in determining
					 whether proposed activities in the critical habitat areas are compatible with
					 the protection of fish and wildlife, their habitats, and public use of the
					 critical habitat areas. Under
					 5 AAC 95.420, a special area permit is required for
					 certain activities occurring in a designated state critical habitat area. The
					 department will review each special area permit application for consistency
					 with the goals and policies of the management plan adopted by reference in this
					 section. A special area permit for the Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area or
					 the Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Area will be approved, conditioned, or
					 denied based on the criteria set out in the goals and policies in the Kachemak
					 Bay and Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Areas Management Plan, and on the
					 standards contained elsewhere in 5 AAC 95.
Copies of the Kachemak Bay and Fox River Flats Critical
						Habitat Areas Management Plan are available at the Anchorage office of the
						Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, 333 Raspberry Road,
						Anchorage, Alaska 99518-1599. In addition, the management plan is available for
						inspection at the Lieutenant Governor's Office, Juneau,
						Alaska.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.05.251
AS 16.05.255
AS 16.20.500
AS 16.20.520
AS 16.20.530
AS 16.20.580
AS
						16.20.590
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 6 - State Critical Habitat Areas › 5 AAC 95.615 - Redoubt Bay Critical Habitat Area goals and policies

Current through May 31, 2024
The Redoubt Bay Critical Habitat Area goals and policies
					 stated in the Trading Bay State Game Refuge and Redoubt Bay Critical Habitat
					 Area Management Plan dated July 1994 are adopted by reference. The plan
					 presents management goals and policies for the critical habitat area and its
					 resources that the department will use in determining whether proposed
					 activities in the critical habitat area are compatible with the protection of
					 fish and wildlife, their habitats, and public use of the critical habitat area.
					 Under 5 AAC 95.420, a special area permit
					 is required for certain activities occurring in a designated state critical
					 habitat area. The department will review each special area permit application
					 for consistency with the Redoubt Bay Critical Habitat Area goals and policies
					 adopted by reference in this section. A special area permit for an activity in
					 the Redoubt Bay Critical Habitat Area will be approved, conditioned, or denied
					 based on the criteria set out in the Redoubt Bay Critical Habitat Area goals
					 and policies stated in the Trading Bay State Game Refuge and Redoubt Bay
					 Critical Habitat Area Management Plan and on the standards contained elsewhere
					 in 5 AAC 95.
Copies of the Trading Bay State Game Refuge and Redoubt
						Bay Critical Habitat Area Management Plan are available at the Anchorage office
						of the Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, 333 Raspberry Road,
						Anchorage, Alaska 99518-1599. In addition, the management plan is available for
						inspection at the Lieutenant Governor's Office, Juneau,
						Alaska.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.20.500
AS 16.20.520
AS 16.20.530
AS
						16.20.625
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 6 - State Critical Habitat Areas › 5 AAC 95.620 - Tugidak Island Critical Habitat Area Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
The Tugidak Island Critical Habitat Area goals and policies
					 stated in the Tugidak Island Critical Habitat Area Management Plan dated June
					 1995 are adopted by reference. The plan presents management goals and policies
					 for the critical habitat area and its resources that the department will use in
					 determining whether proposed activities in the critical habitat area are
					 compatible with the protection of fish and wildlife, their habitats, and public
					 use of the critical habitat area. Under
					 5 AAC 95.420, a special area permit is required for
					 certain activities occurring in a designated state critical habitat area. The
					 department will review each special area permit application for consistency
					 with the Tugidak Island Critical Habitat Area goals and policies adopted by
					 reference in this section. A special area permit for an activity in the Tugidak
					 Island Critical Habitat Area will be approved, conditioned, or denied based on
					 the criteria set out in the Tugidak Island Critical Habitat Area goals and
					 policies stated in the Tugidak Island Critical Habitat Area Management Plan and
					 on the standards contained elsewhere in 5 AAC 95.
Copies of the Tugidak Island Critical Habitat Area
						Management Plan are available at the Anchorage office of the Department of Fish
						and Game, Division of Sport Fish, 333 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, Alaska
						99518-1599. In addition, the management plan is available for inspection at the
						Lieutenant Governor's Office, Juneau, Alaska.
As of Register 147, October 1998, the publisher corrected
						5 AAC 95.620 to add language at the end of the second
						sentence that had been erroneously omitted when the regulation was printed in
						Registers 136, 139, and 146.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.20.500
AS 16.20.520
AS 16.20.530
AS
						16.20.615
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 6 - State Critical Habitat Areas › 5 AAC 95.630 - Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
The goals and policies stated in the Dude Creek Critical
					 Habitat Area Management Plan dated April 2017 are adopted by reference. The
					 plan presents management goals and policies for the Dude Creek Critical Habitat
					 Area and its resources that the department will use in determining whether
					 proposed activities in the critical habitat area are compatible with the
					 protection of fish, ·wildlife, their habitats, and public use of the
					 critical habitat area. Under
					 5 AAC 95.420, a special area permit is required for
					 certain activities occurring in a designated state critical habitat area. The
					 department will review each special area permit application for consistency
					 with the goals and policies of the management plan adopted by reference in this
					 section. A special area permit for an activity in the Dude Creek Critical
					 Habitat Area will be approved, conditioned, or denied based on the criteria set
					 out in the goals and policies stated in the Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area
					 Management Plan and on the standards contained elsewhere in this
					 chapter.
Copies of the
					 Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area Management Plan are available at the Douglas
					 office of the Department of Fish and Game, 803 3rd Street, Douglas, Alaska
					 99824-5412. In addition, the management plan is available for inspection at the
					 Lieutenant Governor's Office, Juneau Alaska.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.20.500
AS 16.20.520
AS 16.20.530
AS
						16.20.610
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 6 - State Critical Habitat Areas › 5 AAC 95.632 - Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The following
				  conditions apply to activities in the Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area:
(1)
Off-road use of wheeled, tracked,
				  or other ground-effect motorized vehicles.
The off-road use of a
				  wheeled, tracked, or other ground-effect motorized vehicle is prohibited within
				  the critical habitat area, unless authorized by a special area permit issued
				  before the use begins; the department may issue an individual special area
				  permit for the off-road use on a case-by-case basis.
(2)
Aircraft Access.
A person
				  must obtain a special area permit before landing an aircraft in the critical
				  habitat area.
(3)
Structures.
A person may not construct a structure, including duck
				  blinds, tree stands, or other hardened structure, within the critical habitat
				  area without first obtaining a special area permit.
(4)
Camping.
The following
				  restrictions apply to camping activities within the critical habitat area:
(A) a person may not engage in non-commercial
				  camping on state land within the critical habitat area for more than 14
				  consecutive days at one location unless authorized by a special area pennit
				  issued before the camping activity begins;
(B) a person may not provide commercial
				  camping services within the critical habitat area unless authorized by a
				  special area permit issued before providing the services;
(C) a person may not place, deposit, or leave
				  any solid waste, including garbage and litter within the critical habitat area;
				  all waste must be removed at the time the camping activity ends.
(5)
Grazing.
A person
				  may not engage in grazing activities within the critical habitat area unless
				  authorized by a special area permit before the grazing activity
				  begins.
(6)
Fuel storage and
				  hazardous substances.
The following restrictions apply to fuel storage
				  and the handling of hazardous substances within the critical habitat area:
(A) a person may not release or dispose of a
				  hazardous substance as defined in
				  AS
				  46.09.900, or petroleum-based fuel in the
				  critical habitat area;
(B) a person
				  may not store fuel in the critical habitat area unless authorized by a special
				  area permit issued before the activity begins; this prohibition does not apply
				  to
(i) fuel contained in fuel tanks on board
				  vessels, vehicles, or aircraft;
(ii) fuel actively used in a camp;
				  and
(iii) fuel contained within
				  pennitted structures.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 6 - State Critical Habitat Areas › 5 AAC 95.640 - Willow Mountain Critical Habitat Area Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The goals and
				  policies stated in the Willow Mountain Critical Habitat Area Management Plan
				  dated July 2023 are adopted by reference. The plan presents management goals
				  and policies for the Willow Mountain Critical Habitat Area and its resources
				  that the department will use in determining whether proposed activities in the
				  critical habitat area are compatible with the protection offish, wildlife,
				  their habitats, and public use of the critical habitat area.
(b) Under
				  5 AAC 95.420, a special area permit is required for
				  certain activities occurring in a designated state critical habitat area. The
				  department will review each special area permit application for consistency
				  with the goals and policies of the management plan. A special area permit for
				  an activity in the Willow Critical Habitat Area will be approved, conditioned,
				  or denied based on the criteria set out in the goals and policies stated in the
				  Willow Mountain Critical Habitat Area Management Plan and on the standards
				  contained elsewhere in this chapter.
Copies of
					 the Willow Mountain Critical Habitat Area Management Plan are available at the
					 Palmer office of the Department of Fish and Game, Habitat Section, 1801 S.
					 Margaret Drive, Suite 6, Palmer, AK
					 99645-6736.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.20.500
AS 16.20.520
AS 16.20.530
AS
						16.20.620
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 6 - State Critical Habitat Areas › 5 AAC 95.642 - Willow Mountain Critical Habitat Area Management Plan

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The following
				  conditions apply to activities in the Willow Mountain Critical Habitat Area:
(1)
off-road use of wheeled, tracked,
				  or other ground-effect motorized vehicles;
the off-road use of a
				  wheeled, tracked, or other ground-effect motorized vehicle is prohibited within
				  the critical habitat area, except that
(A) a
				  general permit may be issued under
				  5 AAC 95.770 for
(i)
				  the off-road use of a wheeled, tracked, or other ground-effect motorized
				  vehicle on designated trails in the critical habitat area; or
(ii) off-road vehicle use throughout the
				  critical habitat area when there is sufficient snow cover and ground frost to
				  prevent the penetration of or disturbance to the soil surface or plant roots,
				  as indicated in the general permit; and
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 7 - Permit Procedures › 5 AAC 95.700 - Application procedures

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant for a permit shall submit a
				  completed application on a form or in a manner approved by the commissioner.
				  The application must be correct and complete to the best of the applicant's
				  knowledge and be signed and dated by the applicant or the applicant's designee.
				  The submission of a completed application satisfies any related notification
				  required by AS 16 and this chapter. An application form is available from the
				  department's habitat division offices.
(b) The completed application must include
				  the anticipated commencement date, duration, and area of proposed activity
				  including a scaled map, identification of waterbodies at the site, description
				  of type of activity, description of any proposed facility, the description of
				  proposed access route and means and time of travel, and other information
				  necessary for the commissioner to determine whether the activity will comply
				  with the applicable provisions of this chapter.
(c) A completed application must be submitted
				  to the department's habitat division office representing the region or area in
				  which the proposed activity will occur.
Habitat division office addresses are:
Regional offices:
Juneau: P.O. Box 20, Douglas, AK 99824-0020; telephone
						465-4290
Anchorage: 333 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, AK 99518-1599;
						telephone: 267-2346
Fairbanks: 565 University Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701;
						telephone 479-3104
Area offices:
Ketchikan: 415 Main Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901;
						telephone 225-2027
Petersburg: P.O. Box 667, Petersburg, AK 99833;
						telephone: 772-3801
Sitka: P.O. Box 510, Sitka, AK 99835; telephone:
						747-5828
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.05.251
AS 16.05.255
AS 16.20.050
AS 16.20.060
AS 16.20.094
AS 16.20.096
AS 16.20.162
AS 16.20.520
AS
						16.20.530
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 7 - Permit Procedures › 5 AAC 95.710 - Permit decision

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The commissioner will issue a permit if
				  the commissioner determines that the requirements of this chapter are
				  met.
(b) The commissioner will
				  notify an applicant in writing of any denial. The notice will include
(1) the reason for the denial; and
(2) a statement that the applicant may appeal
				  under 5 AAC 95.920 or submit new or
				  additional information and ask for reconsideration under (c) of this
				  section.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 7 - Permit Procedures › 5 AAC 95.720 - Permit conditions and assignment

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To provide for
				  the proper protection and management of fish and wildlife, and their habitats,
				  the commissioner may include as conditions of the permit
(1) the duration of the proposed activity,
				  including any provision for changing the time period during which the permit is
				  valid and any provision for changing the effective time period of the
				  permit;
(2) any other seasonal use
				  restrictions on a specific activity;
(3) limitation of the a real extent of the
				  activity;
(4) any provision for the
				  mitigation of damage to fish or wildlife, or their habitats;
(5) any provision to facilitate periodic
				  monitoring of the proposed land or water use or activity by an authorized
				  representative of the state, including inspection and sampling;
(6) reporting requirements;
(7) any provision for the posting of a
				  performance bond or other surety as authorized in
				  5 AAC 95.950, necessary to ensure compliance with the
				  provisions of this chapter or conditions of the permit; and
(8) any other necessary condition.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 7 - Permit Procedures › 5 AAC 95.730 - Permit term

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this
				  section, the commissioner may issue a permit for a fixed term not to exceed two
				  years, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(b) The commissioner may issue a permit for a
				  personal use cabin, concurrent with a permit issued by the Department of
				  Natural Resources under 11 AAC 65, for up to six years.
(c) The commissioner may issue a permit for a
				  fixed term exceeding two years if the commissioner determines that the activity
				  meets the purposes and requirements of this chapter and the activity is
				  permanent in nature.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.05.251
AS 16.05.255
AS 16.20.060
AS 16.20.094
AS 16.20.096
AS 16.20.162
AS
						16.20.530
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 7 - Permit Procedures › 5 AAC 95.740 - Amendments to the permit

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The
				  commissioner may initiate action to amend a permit to correct any condition or
				  change any method authorized by the permit which was reasonably unforeseeable
				  at the time of permit approval and which threatens to cause a substantially
				  adverse effect upon
(1) fish or wildlife, or
				  their habitat; or
(2) if the permit
				  is a special area permit, the purpose for which the special area was
				  established.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 7 - Permit Procedures › 5 AAC 95.750 - Retention of permit; inspection of permit sites

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A permittee
				  shall keep a copy of the permit, including any amendments, at the site of the
				  permitted activity until completion of the activity, and shall make it
				  available for inspection upon request by an authorized representative of the
				  state.
(b) For the purpose of
				  inspecting or monitoring compliance with any condition of the permit or the
				  requirements of this chapter, a permittee shall give an authorized
				  representative of the state free and unobstructed access, at safe and
				  reasonable times, to the permit site. A permittee shall furnish whatever
				  assistance and information as the authorized representative reasonably requires
				  for monitoring and inspection purposes.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.05.251
AS 16.05.255
AS 16.20.060
AS 16.20.094
AS 16.20.096
AS 16.20.162
AS
						16.20.530
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 7 - Permit Procedures › 5 AAC 95.760 - Renewal of permit

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A permittee may request renewal of an
				  existing permit before the expiration of the current term of the permit.
				  Procedures in this chapter apply to renewal, except that the filing of a new
				  application under
				  5 AAC 95.700 is not required.
(b) If an existing permit expires or is
				  revoked, a permittee may obtain a new permit only by filing a new completed
				  application in accordance with
				  5 AAC 95.700.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.05.251
AS 16.05.255
AS 16.20.060
AS 16.20.094
AS 16.20.096
AS 16.20.162
AS
						16.20.530
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 7 - Permit Procedures › 5 AAC 95.770 - General permits

Current through May 31, 2024
Notwithstanding the provisions of
					 5 AAC 95.700 and
					 5 AAC 95.750 -
					 5 AAC 95.760, the commissioner may issue a permit to the
					 public at large for a specific activity in a specific area.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.05.251
AS 16.05.255
AS 16.20.050
AS 16.20.060
AS 16.20.094
AS 16.20.096
AS 16.20.162
AS 16.20.520
AS
						16.20.530
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 8 - General Provisions › 5 AAC 95.900 - Mitigation of damages

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Each permittee shall mitigate any adverse
				  effect upon fish or wildlife, or their habitat, which the commissioner
				  determines may be expected to result from, or which actually results from, the
				  permittee's activity, or which was a direct result of the permittee's failure
				  to
(1) comply with a permit condition or a
				  provision of this chapter; or
(2)
				  correct a condition or change a method foreseeably detrimental to fish or
				  wildlife, or their habitat.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 8 - General Provisions › 5 AAC 95.902 - Liability for violations

Current through May 31, 2024
A person who violates a provision of this chapter is
					 strictly liable for the offense, regardless of that person's
					 intent.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.20.050
AS 16.20.060
AS 16.20.520
AS
						16.20.530
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 8 - General Provisions › 5 AAC 95.910 - Failure to adhere to standards

Current through May 31, 2024
The commissioner will in his or her discretion require in
					 writing that a permittee correct a condition or remove a structure or
					 installation constructed under permit by the permittee, which is not in
					 accordance with a provision of the permit.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.05.251
AS 16.05.255
AS 16.20.060
AS 16.20.094
AS 16.20.096
AS 16.20.162
AS
						16.20.530
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 8 - General Provisions › 5 AAC 95.920 - Appeals

Current through May 31, 2024
An interested person may initiate an appeal of a decision
					 made under this chapter in accordance with the provisions of
					 AS
					 44.62.330-44.62.630 by requesting a hearing
					 under AS
					 44.62.370.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.05.251
AS 16.05.255
AS 16.20.060
AS 16.20.094
AS 16.20.096
AS 16.20.162
AS
						16.20.530
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 8 - General Provisions › 5 AAC 95.930 - Exclusion periods

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The commissioner will notify a permittee
				  that the term of the permit is, or will be, interrupted for a period of time if
				  the commissioner determines that
(1) a
				  temporary environmental condition exists which was reasonably unforeseeable at
				  the time of permit approval and the permitted activity, if allowed to continue,
				  threatens to cause a substantial adverse impact;
(2) the permittee has failed to implement a
				  required mitigating or preventative measure; or
(3) the permittee has failed to comply with a
				  provision of this chapter, or a condition of the permit.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 8 - General Provisions › 5 AAC 95.940 - Exemption for emergency and police power activities

Current through May 31, 2024
In an emergency, the commissioner may issue an oral permit
					 for emergency or police power activities before receiving the completed
					 application required in
					 5 AAC 95.700. A completed application must be submitted
					 within the time specified by the commissioner, whether before or after the
					 emergency or police power activity takes place.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.05.251
AS 16.05.255
AS 16.20.060
AS 16.20.094
AS 16.20.096
AS 16.20.162
AS
						16.20.530
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat › Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat › Article 8 - General Provisions › 5 AAC 95.950 - Bonding or security

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The commissioner will, in his or her
				  discretion, require a performance bond with a surety company authorized to
				  transact business in Alaska, or other specified security to secure the
				  performance of the terms and conditions of a permit issued under this
				  chapter.
(b) A performance bond or
				  security required under (a) of this section is limited to an amount reasonably
				  necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter or the terms
				  and conditions of a permit issued under this chapter.
(c) The commissioner will inspect or review
				  actions taken under each applicable term or condition of a permit issued under
				  this chapter, and will make a written finding that each applicable term and
				  condition of the permit has been completed, before the permittee's performance
				  bond or security is released.
(d)
				  The posting of a performance bond or the taking of other security under (a) of
				  this section does not limit the department's right, under applicable law, to
				  seek further compensation from the permittee for actual damages to fish or
				  wildlife, or their habitats, or for a violation of the permit.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.05.251
AS 16.05.255
AS 16.20.050
AS 16.20.060
AS 16.20.094
AS 16.20.096
AS 16.20.162
AS 16.20.520
AS
						16.20.530