Current through August 30, 2024
(a) Except as
provided in this section, fish other than salmon, herring, and freshwater fish
species may be taken for subsistence purposes without a subsistence fishing
permit.
(b) Salmon, herring, and
freshwater fish species may be taken only under authority of a subsistence
fishing permit.
(d) Only one subsistence
fishing permit per stock will be issued to each household per year.
(e) The following apply to Glennallen
Subdistrict subsistence salmon fishing permits:
(1) only one type of gear may be specified on
a permit;
(2) only one Glennallen
Subdistrict subsistence salmon fishing permit per calendar year may be issued
to a household;
(3) permits must be
returned to the department no later than October 31, or a permit for the
following year may be denied as provided in
5
AAC 01.015(c);
(4) repealed 6/12/2003;
(5) repealed 6/12/2003;
(6) repealed 3/14/2009;
(7) only the permit holder and the authorized
member of the household listed on the subsistence permit may take
salmon;
(8) a subsistence permit
holder shall record all harvested fish on the permit before concealing the fish
from plain view or transporting the fish from the fishing site; for the
purposes of this paragraph, "fishing site" means the location where the fish is
removed from the water and becomes part of the permit holder's bag
limit;
(9) repealed
3/14/2009.
(h) A subsistence
fishing permit may be issued to a village council, or other similarly qualified
organization whose members operate fish wheels for subsistence purposes in the
Glennallen Subdistrict, to operate fish wheels on behalf of members of its
village or organization. A permit may only be issued following approval by the
department of a harvest assessment plan to be administered by the permitted
council or organization. The harvest assessment plan must include
(1) provisions for recording daily catches
for each fish wheel;
(2) sample
data collection forms;
(3) other
information specified by the department;
(4) location and number of fish
wheels;
(5) the full legal name of
the individual responsible for the lawful operation of each fish wheel;
and
(6) other information
determined by the department to be necessary for effective resource
management.
(i) Unless
otherwise provided in this section, regulations governing fishing under the
authority of a village council permit issued under (h) of this section, or
other permit issued under this section, are those generally applicable to
Glennallen Subdistrict subsistence fishing permits.
(j) The following additional provisions apply
to Glennallen Subdistrict subsistence fishing permits issued under (h) of this
section:
(1) the permit will list all
households and household members for whom the fish wheel is being
operated;
(2) the allowable harvest
may not exceed the combined seasonal limits as listed in
5
AAC 01.645(a) for the households
listed on the permit; the permittee will notify the department when households
are added to the list, and the seasonal limit may be adjusted
accordingly;
(3) members of
households listed on a permit issued to a village council or other similarly
qualified organization, are not eligible for a separate household subsistence
fishing permit for the Upper Copper River District;
(4) under authority delegated through a
permit issued to a village council or other similarly qualified organization,
an individual or individuals designated by the permitted group may issue
household subsistence fishing permits to households not listed as participants
in fishing fish wheels operated directly by a village council or other
similarly qualified organization; the permittee may also register fish wheels;
the harvest assessment plan may authorize the permittee to collect, compile,
and report to the department the subsistence harvests of these household permit
holders;
(5) authority to enforce
all applicable laws and regulations may not be delegated through permits issued
under (h) of this section.
Authority:AS
16.05.060
AS 16.05.251
AS
16.05.258
