Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 3 - Game
Chapter 92 - Statewide Provisions
Article 4 - Methods and Means
5 AAC 92.100 - Unlawful methods of hunting waterfowl, snipe, and cranes
Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 92.100
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) The following methods and means of taking waterfowl, snipe, and cranes are prohibited, in addition to the prohibitions in 5 AAC 92.080:
(1) with
a rifle or pistol, a shotgun larger than 10 gauge, or a shotgun not plugged to
a three shell capacity;
(2) from a
motor-driven boat unless the motor has been completely shut off and the boat's
progress from the motor's power has ceased;
(3) from any mechanical vehicle; however, a
power or sailboat may be used as a means of retrieving a dead or injured
bird;
(4) with any shot other than
steel or other non-toxic material approved by the Director of the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, including loose shot used in muzzle-loading
firearms;
(5) with steel shot
larger than size T (0.20 inches in diameter);
(6) while in immediate personal possession of
lead shot.
(b) A hunter may pluck waterfowl in the field, but shall leave one fully feathered wing or the head attached while transporting the bird.
(c) No person may take waterfowl during the period from sunset to one-half hour before sunrise.
Authority:AS 16.05.255
AS 16.05.920
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