Current through August 30, 2024
(a) Subject to
additional requirements in 5 AAC 84 - 5 AAC 85, a person taking game shall
salvage the following parts for human use:
(1) the hide of a wolf, wolverine, coyote,
fox, lynx, marten, mink, fisher, weasel, and land otter, and the hide or meat
of a beaver, muskrat, pika, ground squirrel, snowshoe hare, or
marmot;
(2) the hide and skull of a
brown bear, except as provided in (5) of this section;
(3) from January 1 through May 31, the hide,
skull, and edible meat as defined in
5 AAC 92.990, from June 1 through December 31, the skull
and either the hide or edible meat of a black bear taken in a game management
unit in which sealing is required;
(4) from January 1 through May 31, the edible
meat, and from June 1 through December 31, either the hide, or the edible meat
as defined in
5 AAC 92.990, of a black bear taken in any game
management unit in which sealing is not required; however, from June 1 through
December 31, the edible meat of a black bear taken by a resident hunter taking
black bear under customary and traditional use activities at a den site from
October 15 through April 30, in Unit 19(A), that portion of the Kuskokwim River
drainage within Unit 19(D) upstream from the Selatna River drainage and the
Black River drainage, and in Units 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), 24, and 25(D) must be
salvaged;
(5) all meat of the ribs,
neck, brisket, front quarters, hindquarters, and the meat along the backbone
between the front and hindquarters of a brown bear taken under a subsistence
registration permit in Unit 9(B), all drainages in Unit 9(E) that drain into
the Pacific Ocean between Cape Kumliun and the border of Unit 9(D) and Unit
9(E), Unit 17, Unit 18, that portion of Units 19(A) and 19(B) downstream of an
9 including the Aniak River drainage, Unit 21(D), Unit 22, Unit 23, Unit 24,
and Unit 26(A) shall be salvaged for human consumption; salvage of the hide or
skull is optional;
(6) in addition
to (d) of this section the heart, liver, kidnevs, and fat of caribou taken in
5 AAC 92.074(d) must be salvaged, and
the head, heart, liver, kidnevs, stomach and hide of moose taken in
5 AAC 92.074(d) must be
salvaged;
(7) the hide or meat of
Alaska hares taken in Unit 9;
(b) A big game animal killed or injured by a
vehicle is the property of the state. The operator of a motor vehicle that
collides with a big game animal resulting in death or injury to the animal
shall notify the State Troopers or division of Alaska wildlife troopers in the
Department of Public Safety, as soon as possible.
(d) A person taking game not listed in (a) of
this section shall salvage for human consumption all edible meat, as defined in
5 AAC 92.990. In addition,
(1) for moose and caribou taken before
October 1 in Unit 9(B), Unit 17, Unit 18, those portions of Unit 19(A) within
the Holitna/Hoholitna Controlled Use Area, and Unit 19(B), the edible meat of
the front quarters and hindquarters must remain naturally attached to the bone
until the meat is transported from the field or is processed for human
consumption;
(2) for caribou taken
before October 1 in Unit 21(A), the edible meat of the front quarters and
hindquarters must remain naturally attached to the bone until the meat has been
transported from the field or is processed for human consumption;
(3) for moose taken before October 1 in Units
13, 19, 21, 23, 24, and 25, for caribou taken before October 1 in Units 13, 19,
21(A), 21(E), 23, 24, 25(A), 25(B), and 25(D), and for bison taken before
October 1 in Units 19, 21(A), and 21(E), the edible meat of the front quarters,
hindquarters, and ribs must remain naturally attached to the bone until the
meat has been transported from the field or is processed for human consumption;
(4) repealed 7/1/2009;
(5) repealed 7/1/2009.
(6) for moose and caribou taken under a
community subsistence harvest permit in the area described in
5 AAC 92.074(d) the edible meat of the
front quarters, hindquarters, ribs, brisket, neck and back bone must remain
naturally attached to the bone until the meat has been transported from the
field or is processed for human consumption.
(e) Antlers, horns, or the hide and skull of
a brown or black bear may not be transported from the kill site until all
edible meat salvaged in accordance with this chapter has been transported to
the departure point from the field. However, antlers, horns, or the hide and
skull of a brown or black bear may be transported simultaneously with the final
load of edible meat salvaged.
(f)
Antlers, horns, or the hide and skull of a brown or black bear may not be
transported from the field unless accompanied by all edible meat or unless
possession of the meat has been transferred in accordance with
5 AAC 92.135.
(h) A game animal taken in violation of AS 16
or a regulation adopted under AS 16 is the property of the state.
(j) A person taking Rocky Mountain mule or
white tailed deer must salvage the entire carcass, including the hide, and
present it to the department within a time specified by the department, to a
location specified by the department.
Authority:
AS
16.05.255
AS 16.05.258
AS 16.05.920
AS
16.30.010
