Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 3 - Game
Chapter 92 - Statewide Provisions
Article 3 - Permits
5 AAC 92.047 - Permit for using radio telemetry equipment
Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 92.047
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) A person may not use radio telemetry equipment to pursue game without first obtaining a permit from the department, unless that person is an authorized employee or agent of
(1) the department; or
(2) a federal conservation agency with a
current memorandum of understanding or cooperative agreement with the
department.
(b) At the time of application, a permit applicant must provide the department with the following:
(1) the species and number of game
to be pursued using radio telemetry equipment;
(2) the geographic area where the radio
telemetry pursuit of game will be conducted;
(3) the time frame when radio telemetry
pursuit of game will be conducted, including planned dates and frequency of
field operations; and
(4) the names
of all persons who will pursue game under the permit.
(c) A permit issued under this section must include reasonable conditions and protocols to ensure that
(1) game being pursued is not unduly harassed
resulting in behavioral or energetic changes affecting individual viability or
utility for research; and
(2)
telemetry and survey operations conducted on game by the department or other
government agencies will not be impeded by the permittee's
activities.
(d) A permit issued under this section must include at least the following conditions:
(1) a designation of the permitted geographic
area for operations;
(2) a
designation of the flight altitudes for aircraft operations necessary to ensure
that the conditions specified in (c) of this section are met;
(3) standards for radio communications
between the permittee and department;
(4) standards for motorized vehicles to
ensure that the conditions specified in (c) of this section are met;
(5) reporting plans to conduct radio
telemetry operations for the pursuit of game to designated department
staff;
(6) requirements that
operations must be conducted so that game being pursued does not respond to the
permittee's activities by taking evasive action; and
(7) temporal or frequency restrictions to
minimize the potential for energetic or behavioral responses by game being
pursued.
Authority:AS 16.05.255
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