Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries
Chapter 38 - Miscellaneous Shellfish Fishery
Article 1 - Registration Areas
5 AAC 38.020 - Miscellaneous shellfish gear and vessel registration

Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 38.020

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter,

(1) all waters of Alaska are considered one registration area;

(2) all miscellaneous shellfish gear must be registered, and all miscellaneous shellfish vessels must be licensed and registered, before fishing for any miscellaneous shellfish during a registration year.

(b) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the registration year is January 1 through December 31.

(c) The department shall issue a registration certificate to a vessel that is to be used to fish for miscellaneous shellfish if the vessel owner, or the owner's agent, completes a registration form available from a local representative of the department, and the vessel is licensed and otherwise complies with the requirements of AS 16 and of this title. The vessel owner, or the owner's agent, shall sign the registration certificate when it is issued, shall keep it on board the vessel and immediately available at all times during fishing operations, and shall show it at the request of a local representative of the department.

Authority:AS 16.05.251

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