Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 1 - Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon and Shellfish Hatcheries
Chapter 39 - General Provisions
Article 1 - General
5 AAC 39.119 - Vessel identification

Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 39.119

Current through May 30, 2025

(a) Unless otherwise specified, a commercial fishing vessel required to be licensed under AS 16.05.490 must display its permanent vessel license plate number

(1) in permanent symbols at least 12 inches high and with lines at least one inch wide that contrast with the background;

(2) on both sides of the hull, cabin, or mast;

(3) in a manner such as to be plainly visible and unobscured; and

(4) at all times when registered to fish.

(b) Repealed 10/1/98.

(c) The following vessels are exempt from the requirements of this section:

(1) those exempt from licensing under AS 16.05.495;

(2) seine skiffs operating with a seine vessel;

(3) repealed 2/10/2005.

As of Register 147, Oct. 1998, the substance of former 5 AAC 39.119(b) appears in 5 AAC 29.125.

Authority:AS 16.05.251

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