Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 3 - Game › Chapter 92 - Statewide Provisions › Article 12 - Restricted Areas › 5 AAC 92.520 - Closures and restrictions in state game refuges

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Unit 1: The
				  Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge, as described in
				  AS
				  16.20.034, is closed to hunting, except for
				  waterfowl including snipe and crane during established seasons; a person may
				  not use any off-road or all-terrain vehicle, motorcycle, or other motorized
				  vehicle, except a boat within the refuge; a hunter for waterfowl on the
				  Mendenhall State Game Refuge must have successfully completed a certified
				  hunter education course, except a hunter who is 12 years of age or younger must
				  be accompanied by an adult 21 years of age or older who has successfully
				  completed a certified hunter education course, or must have successfully
				  completed a certified hunter education course; before hunting in the refuge, a
				  person must register for a permit annually with the department and demonstrate
				  an understanding of informational materials provided at the time of
				  registration; the permit is valid for all or specific waterfowl hunting zones
				  within the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge, subject to closure at the
				  discretion of the department; a person convicted of a hunting violation within
				  the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge is not eligible to register for a
				  permit to hunt in the refuge the following year; a hunter on the refuge shall
				  present in the field, upon request, proof of registration; the first two days
				  of the established waterfowl season is open to youth hunters 17 years of age or
				  younger who are accompanied by a licensed hunter 21 years of age or older who
				  has successfully completed a certified hunter education course and both the
				  child and accompanying adult must register with the department.
(b) Unit 14:
(1) The Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge
				  (formerly the Potter Point State Game Refuge) in Unit 14(C), described in
				  AS
				  16.20.031,
(A) is open to small game hunting with
				  shotguns, bow and arrow, crossbow, and falconry only, and deleterious exotic
				  wildlife hunting with bow and arrow, falconry, and air rifles with rifled
				  barrels only, except for that portion between the Alaska Railroad and the Old
				  Seward Highway;
(B) is closed to
				  the use of motorized vehicles;
(C)
				  is closed to the discharge of all firearms, except that shotguns and air rifles
				  with rifled barrels only may be used in those areas open to hunting north and
				  west of a line extending south from the radio tower located at the Kincaid Park
				  motorcross area and south and east of a line extending from an ADF&G
				  regulatory marker at the point where Furrow Creek enters the refuge through a
				  second ADF&G regulatory marker west of Furrow Creek from September 1
				  through March 31; before hunting, a person wishing to hunt with a shotgun, air
				  rifle with a rifled barrel, a bow and arrow or a crossbow must complete a
				  certified hunter safety course and must register annually with the department;
				  a person convicted of a hunting violation in one year is not eligible to
				  register to hunt in the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge the following year; a
				  hunter using a shotgun, air rifle with a rifled barrel, bow and arrow, or a
				  crossbow shall present in the field, upon request, the registration permit; in
				  addition, a person may not intentionally distribute bread scraps, cereal
				  grains, corn, or other waterfowl foods, or otherwise feed waterfowl or other
				  wildlife, except for authorized management purposes;