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Title 16. FISH AND GAME
Chapter 16.05. FISH AND GAME CODE
- Sec. 16.05.010. Commissioner of fish and game.
- Sec. 16.05.020. Functions of commissioner.
- Sec. 16.05.030. Status of commissioner. [Repealed, Sec. 40 ch 206 SLA 1975].
- Sec. 16.05.040. Compensation of commissioner.
- Sec. 16.05.050. Powers and duties of commissioner.
- Sec. 16.05.052. Nuisance moose.
- Sec. 16.05.053. Accounting and disposition of receipts. [Repealed, Sec. 92 ch 36 SLA 1990. For current law, see AS 37.05.142 - 37.05.144].
- Sec. 16.05.055. On-board observer program.
- Sec. 16.05.060. Emergency orders.
- Sec. 16.05.065. Application extension.
- Sec. 16.05.070. Regulations as evidence.
- Sec. 16.05.080. Limitation of power.
- Sec. 16.05.090. Organization of the department.
- Sec. 16.05.092. Fisheries rehabilitation, enhancement, and development.
- Sec. 16.05.094. Duties of section of subsistence hunting and fishing.
- Sec. 16.05.100. Fish and game fund established.
- Sec. 16.05.110. Composition of fund.
- Sec. 16.05.120. Disbursement of funds.
- Sec. 16.05.130. Diversion of funds prohibited; separate accounts.
- Sec. 16.05.140. Assent to provisions of federal aid Acts.
- Sec. 16.05.150. Enforcement authority.
- Sec. 16.05.160. Duty to arrest.
- Sec. 16.05.165. Form and issuance of citation.
- Sec. 16.05.170. Power to execute warrant.
- Sec. 16.05.180. Power to search without warrant.
- Sec. 16.05.190. Seizure and disposition of equipment.
- Sec. 16.05.195. Forfeiture of equipment.
- Sec. 16.05.200. Power to administer oaths.
- Sec. 16.05.210. Ineligibility for bounties.
- Sec. 16.05.220. The Board of Fish and Game. [Repealed, Sec. 40 ch 206 SLA 1975].
- Sec. 16.05.221. Boards of fisheries and game.
- Sec. 16.05.230. Term of office. [Repealed, Sec. 40 ch 206 SLA 1975].
- Sec. 16.05.240. Powers excluded. [Repealed, Sec. 40 ch 206 SLA 1975].
- Sec. 16.05.241. Powers excluded.
- Sec. 16.05.250. Regulations. [Repealed, Sec. 40 ch 206 SLA 1975].
- Sec. 16.05.251. Regulations of the Board of Fisheries.
- Sec. 16.05.253. Operation of stationary fishing gear.
- Sec. 16.05.255. Regulations of the Board of Game; management requirements.
- Sec. 16.05.256. Nonresident and nonresident alien permits.
- Sec. 16.05.257. Subsistence hunting regulations. [Repealed, Sec. 12 ch 52 SLA 1986].
- Sec. 16.05.258. Subsistence use and allocation of fish and game.
- Sec. 16.05.259. No subsistence defense.
- Sec. 16.05.260. Advisory committees.
- Sec. 16.05.261. [Renumbered as AS 16.05.259 ].
- Sec. 16.05.270. Delegation of authority to commissioner.
- Sec. 16.05.280. Removal of board members.
- Sec. 16.05.290. Compensation of board members.
- Sec. 16.05.300. Board meetings.
- Sec. 16.05.305. Clerical assistance for boards.
- Sec. 16.05.310. Special board meetings.
- Sec. 16.05.315. Joint board meetings.
- Sec. 16.05.320. Quorum.
- Sec. 16.05.330. Licenses, tags, and subsistence permits.
- Sec. 16.05.331. Elk farming. [Renumbered as AS 16.40.050 ].
- Sec. 16.05.332. Wildlife Violator Compact.
- Sec. 16.05.334. Application of Wildlife Violator Compact.
- Sec. 16.05.335. Complimentary licenses.
- Sec. 16.05.340. License, permit, and tag fees; surcharge; miscellaneous permits to take fish and game.
- Sec. 16.05.341. Free license for disabled veterans and active members of the Alaska National Guard and military reserves.
- Sec. 16.05.343. Auctions or raffles for big game harvest permits.
- Sec. 16.05.345. Musk oxen. [Repealed, Sec. 4 ch 57 SLA 1980].
- Sec. 16.05.346. Permit applications.
- Sec. 16.05.350. Expiration of licenses, permits, and tags.
- Sec. 16.05.360. Commissioner charged with license issuance.
- Sec. 16.05.370. Reports by licensees.
- Sec. 16.05.380. Commissioner may appoint agents.
- Sec. 16.05.390. Fees and compensation for issuance of licenses, permits, and tags.
- Sec. 16.05.395. Sport fishing vessel registration.
- Sec. 16.05.400. Persons exempt from license requirement.
- Sec. 16.05.403. Special licenses and permits.
- Sec. 16.05.405. Taking fish and game by proxy.
- Sec. 16.05.407. Nonresident hunting big game animals must be accompanied.
- Sec. 16.05.408. Nonresident alien hunter to be accompanied by guide.
- Sec. 16.05.410. Revocation of license.
- Sec. 16.05.415. Determination of residency.
- Sec. 16.05.420. License, tag, permit, and registration violations.
- Sec. 16.05.430. Penalties.
- Sec. 16.05.440. Expiration date for licenses.
- Sec. 16.05.450. Issuance of licenses; disclosure for child support purposes.
- Sec. 16.05.460. Commissioner may appoint agents.
- Sec. 16.05.470. Fee for issuance of licenses.
- Sec. 16.05.475. Registration of fishing vessels.
- Sec. 16.05.480. Commercial fishing license; disclosure for child support purposes.
- Sec. 16.05.490. Vessel license.
- Sec. 16.05.495. Vessel license exemption.
- Sec. 16.05.500. Revocation of vessel license. [Repealed, Sec. 19 ch 105 SLA 1977].
- Sec. 16.05.510. Unlicensed vessel unlawful.
- Sec. 16.05.520. Number plate.
- Sec. 16.05.530. Renewal of vessel license.
- Sec. 16.05.536. Persons eligible for gear licenses. [Repealed, Sec. 12 ch 71 SLA 1972].
- Sec. 16.05.540. - 16.05.610. Limitation on issuance of fishing gear licenses; issuance of licenses for various types of fishing gear. [Repealed, Sec. 19 ch 105 SLA 1977].
- Sec. 16.05.620. Otter trawl license. [Repealed, Sec. 2 ch 159 SLA 1968].
- Sec. 16.05.630. Shellfish pot license. [Repealed, Sec. 19 ch 105 SLA 1977].
- Sec. 16.05.632. Identification of shellfish pots or buoys, or both, used in the taking of king crab and requirements for buoys.
- Sec. 16.05.640. - 16.05.650. Clam digger's license; licensing of small commercial operations. [Repealed, Sec. 19 ch 105 SLA 1977].
- Sec. 16.05.660. License exemption.
- Sec. 16.05.662. Fishing derbies.
- Sec. 16.05.665. Falsification of application for license.
- Sec. 16.05.670. Fishing gear license in general. [Repealed, Sec. 19 ch 105 SLA 1977].
- Sec. 16.05.671. Transportation and sale of certain fish by an agent of the fisherman who caught the fish.
- Sec. 16.05.675. Landing permits.
- Sec. 16.05.680. Unlawful practices.
- Sec. 16.05.685. Processing on commercial king crab fishing vessels.
- Sec. 16.05.690. Record of purchases.
- Sec. 16.05.700. Penalty for violation of AS 16.05.680 and 16.05.690. [Repealed, Sec. 25 ch 127 1974].
- Sec. 16.05.710. Suspension of commercial license and entry permit.
- Sec. 16.05.720. Penalties. [Repealed, Sec. 5 ch 46 SLA 1988].
- Sec. 16.05.722. Strict liability commercial fishing penalties.
- Sec. 16.05.723. Misdemeanor commercial fishing penalties.
- Sec. 16.05.730. Management of wild and enhanced stocks of fish.
- Sec. 16.05.733. Fish health inspections.
- Sec. 16.05.735. Management of offshore fisheries.
- Sec. 16.05.780. Taking of antlerless moose prohibited.
- Sec. 16.05.782. Taking of brown or grizzly bear near solid waste disposal facility prohibited.
- Sec. 16.05.783. Same day airborne hunting.
- Sec. 16.05.785. Effect of failure to remove old markers.
- Sec. 16.05.786. , 16.05.787. Duty of big game transporters to report violations; registration of big game hunting base camps, cabins, and lodges. [Repealed, Sec. 18 ch 37 SLA 1989].
- Sec. 16.05.788. Examination fee. [Repealed, Sec. 24 ch 32 SLA 1971].
- Sec. 16.05.789. Prohibition on hunting adjacent to highway between Yukon River and Arctic Ocean.
- Sec. 16.05.790. Obstruction or hindrance of lawful hunting, fishing, trapping, or viewing of fish or game.
- Sec. 16.05.791. Civil remedies for violation of AS 16.05.790 .
- Sec. 16.05.792. - 16.05.796. Qualifications of Master Guides; license not required; use of title. [Repealed, Sec. 2 ch 32 SLA 1968. For current law, see AS 08.54].
- Sec. 16.05.797. Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited.
- Sec. 16.05.798. Master guides. [Repealed, Sec. 2 ch 32 SLA 1968. For current law, see AS 08.54].
- Sec. 16.05.800. Public nuisances.
- Sec. 16.05.810. Burden of proof.
- Sec. 16.05.815. Confidential nature of certain reports and records.
- Sec. 16.05.820. Research by the federal government.
- Sec. 16.05.822. Transplanting of musk oxen.
- Sec. 16.05.825. State upland game bird release program.
- Sec. 16.05.826. Waterfowl conservation stamp program.
- Sec. 16.05.827. Sale of subsistence salmon roe. [Repealed, Sec. 4 ch 99 SLA 1975].
- Sec. 16.05.830. Wanton waste. [Repealed, Sec. 1 ch 73 SLA 1968].
- Sec. 16.05.831. Waste of salmon.
- Sec. 16.05.835. Maximum length of salmon seine and certain hair crab vessels.
- Sec. 16.05.840. [Repealed, E.O. No. 107, Sec. 44 (2003)].
- Sec. 16.05.841. Fishway required.
- Sec. 16.05.850. [Repealed, E.O. No. 107, Sec. 44 (2003)].
- Sec. 16.05.851. Hatchery required.
- Sec. 16.05.860. [Repealed, E.O. No. 107, Sec. 44 (2003)].
- Sec. 16.05.861. Penalty for violating fishway and hatchery requirements.
- Sec. 16.05.865. [Renumbered as AS 16.05.822 ].
- Sec. 16.05.868. [Renumbered as AS 16.05.733 ].
- Sec. 16.05.870. [Repealed, E.O. No. 107, Sec. 44 (2003)].
- Sec. 16.05.871. Protection of fish and game.
- Sec. 16.05.880. [Repealed, E.O. No. 107, Sec. 44 (2003)].
- Sec. 16.05.881. Construction without approval prohibited.
- Sec. 16.05.890. [Repealed, E.O. No. 107, Sec. 44 (2003)].
- Sec. 16.05.891. Exemption for emergency situations.
- Sec. 16.05.895. [Repealed, E.O. No. 107, Sec. 44 (2003)].
- Sec. 16.05.896. Penalty for causing material damage.
- Sec. 16.05.900. [Repealed, E.O. No. 107, Sec. 44 (2003)].
- Sec. 16.05.901. Penalty for violations of AS 16.05.871 - 16.05.896.
- Sec. 16.05.902. Personnel and equipment used in exploration work.
- Sec. 16.05.903. Big game photography contest. [Repealed, Sec. 29 ch 132 SLA 1984].
- Sec. 16.05.905. Activities by aliens prohibited.
- Sec. 16.05.910. Penalty. [Renumbered as AS 16.05.905 (b)].
- Sec. 16.05.920. Prohibited conduct generally.
- Sec. 16.05.921. Venomous reptiles and insects or their eggs; prohibited conduct; permits.
- Sec. 16.05.925. Penalty for violations.
- Sec. 16.05.930. Exempted activities.
- Sec. 16.05.935. Restrictions on cooperation with federal government.
- Sec. 16.05.940. Definitions.
- Sec. 16.05.950. Short title of the chapter.
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