Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 3 - Game › Chapter 92 - Statewide Provisions › Article 3 - Permits › 5 AAC 92.039 - Permit for taking wolves using aircraft

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person may
				  not use an aircraft to land and shoot a wolf without first obtaining a permit
				  from the department.
(b) A person
				  may not use an aircraft to take a wolf by aerial shooting without first
				  obtaining a permit from the department.
(c) A person may not use a helicopter for
				  helicopter trapping of wolves without first obtaining a permit from the
				  department.
(d) The department may
				  apply any of the following conditions to a permit issued under this section:
(1) a permit for taking a wolf by land and
				  shoot, aerial shooting, or helicopter trapping may only be issued consistent
				  with 5 AAC 92.110 to establish a wolf
				  population reduction or regulation program for purposes of aiding in the
				  administration of wildlife management;
(2) a permit may only be issued to a licensed
				  pilot legally authorized to pilot an aircraft and who possesses a valid
				  resident trapping license; except that if a gunner is used in addition to the
				  pilot, a separate permit will also be issued to the gunner, who must also
				  possess a valid resident trapping license;
(3) a permit issued under this section is not
				  transferable;
(4) before receiving
				  a permit under this section, the applicant must acknowledge in writing that the
				  applicant has read, understands, and will abide by, the conditions specified
				  for the permit;
(5) a permit is
				  valid from the date of issuance until the earlier of
(A) the ensuing April 30;
(B) a specified quota of wolves are taken in
				  the area or subdivision of the area specified in the permit; or
(C) the wolf predation control program is
				  closed by emergency order;
(6) the department may limit the
(A) number of permits issued during the same
				  time period;
(B) number of permits
				  issued in a specified subdivision within the permit area;
(C) type of aircraft, weapons, ammunition,
				  and trapping equipment that may be used within the permit area;
(D) use of radio communications and cellular
				  phones by permittees within the permit area;
(E) number of wolves authorized to be taken
				  under a permit; and
(F) use of an
				  aircraft to assist or aid a permittee on the ground in the location, tracking,
				  pursuit, or taking of a wolf;
(7) the department may require an applicant
				  for a permit to possess minimum qualifications, including
(A) previous experience flying aircraft in
				  this state that includes low-level maneuvers and off-airport
				  operation;
(B) knowledge of the
				  geography of the relevant wolf predation control area;
(C) a demonstrated capability and commitment
				  to respond to control program goals and department directives or orders in a
				  timely manner;
(D) no conviction
				  within the previous five years for a hunting or trapping violation, other than
				  a non-criminal violation charged under
				  5 AAC 92.002; and
(E) that the applicant is at least 18 years
				  old;
(8) a permittee
				  must
(A) report the number and location, with
				  GPS coordinates, of all wolves taken under the permit;
(B) make every practicable effort to salvage
				  for sealing all hides of wolves taken under the permit;
(C) affix a metal locking tag that remains on
				  the hide until sealed on all wolves taken under the permit;
(D) report the location of a wounded wolf to
				  the department as soon as practicable;
(E) submit information requested by the
				  department within the time limit set by the department;
(F) deliver specified biological specimens to
				  the nearest department office within a time set by the department;
(G) return the permit to the department
				  office where the permit was issued within five days after the expiration of the
				  permit, unless otherwise specified by the department; and
(H) have the hides of wolves taken sealed by
				  a department representative within 30 days after the permit expires;
(9) the department may require a
				  permittee to
(A) accompany a department
				  representative to the location where a wolf was taken by the
				  permittee;
(B) check in and check
				  out at a location specified by the department.