Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 3 - Game
Chapter 92 - Statewide Provisions
Article 9 - Emergency Taking
5 AAC 92.410 - Taking game in defense of life or property
Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 92.410
Current through November 28, 2024
(a) Nothing in 5 AAC prohibits a person from taking game in defense of life or property if
(1) the necessity for the taking is not
brought about by harassment or provocation of the animal, or by an unreasonable
invasion of the animal's habitat;
(2) the necessity for the taking is not
brought about by the improper disposal of garbage or a similar attractive
nuisance; and
(3) all other
practicable means to protect life and property are exhausted before the game is
taken.
(b) Game taken in defense of life or property is the property of the state. A person taking game under this subsection shall immediately
(1)
salvage and surrender to the department the
(A) hide and skull of a bear, completely
removed from the carcass, and including all attached claws;
(B) hide and skull of fur animals or
furbearers;
(C) meat and antlers or
horns of ungulates;
(D) meat of all
other game not specified in (A) - (C) of this paragraph;
(2) notify the department of the taking;
and
(3) submit to the department a
completed questionnaire concerning the circumstances of taking of the game
within 15 days after taking the game.
(c) As used in this section, "property" means
(1) a dwelling, permanent or
temporary;
(2) an aircraft, boat,
automobile, or other conveyance;
(3) a domesticated animal;
(4) other property of substantial value
necessary for the livelihood or survival of the owner.
Authority:AS 16.05.255
AS 16.05.930
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