Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 5 - Protection of Fish and Game Habitat
Chapter 95 - Fish and Game Habitat
Article 5 - State Game Refuges
5 AAC 95.542 - McNeil River State Game Refuge and McNeil River State Game Sanctuary
Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 95.542
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) The following conditions apply to activities in the McNeil River State Game Refuge (refuge) and the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary (sanctuary):
(1)
Helicopter access:a person
must obtain a special area permit before landing a helicopter within the refuge
or sanctuary;
(2)
Off-road
use of wheeled, tracked, or other ground-effect motorized vehicles:the
off-road use of wheeled, tracked, or other ground-effect motorized vehicles is
prohibited within the refuge and sanctuary, except that
(A) the off-road use of a snowmachine in
support of lawful trapping activities within the refuge may be conducted only
under the terms of a special area permit;
(B) the commissioner may issue an individual
special area permit, on a case-by-case basis, for the off-road use of a
wheeled, tracked, or other ground-effect motorized vehicle within the refuge or
sanctuary if the applicant shows that the use of the applicable vehicle is
(i) a demonstrable need for which there is no
feasible alternative;
(ii)
consistent with the goals and policies of the management plan under this
section; and
(iii) consistent with
the purpose for which the refuge or sanctuary was established;
(3)
Camping:the following restrictions apply to camping activities
within the refuge and sanctuary:
(A) a person
may not engage in noncommercial camping within the refuge or sanctuary for more
than 14 days per calendar year unless authorized by a special area permit
issued before the camping activity begins;
(B) a person may not provide commercial
camping services within the refuge or sanctuary unless authorized by a special
area permit issued before providing the services;
(C) the following requirements apply to all
camping activity within the refuge or sanctuary:
(i) a person may not place, deposit, or leave
any solid waste, including garbage and litter, within the refuge or sanctuary;
all waste must be removed at the time the camping activity ends;
(ii) a person may not store food and garbage
at the campsite within the refuge or sanctuary unless the food and garbage is
isolated from bears by using a bear-proof container, an electric fence, an
enclosed food cache located at least 15 feet above ground, or stored within a
hard-sided building or a lockable and hard-sided section of a vehicle, vessel,
or aircraft;
(4)
Structures:a person may not
construct a structure, including a tent platform, elevated food cache, latrine,
or other hardened structure, within the refuge or sanctuary unless authorized
by a special area permit issued before construction begins;
(5)
Boat storage:the following
restrictions apply to boat storage within the refuge or sanctuary:
(A) a person may not store a boat more than
20 feet in overall length within the refuge or sanctuary;
(B) a person may not store a boat 20 feet or
less in overall length within the refuge or sanctuary unless authorized by a
special area permit issued before the boat is stored;
(6)
Mining:a person may not
engage in mining activities within the refuge unless authorized by a special
area permit issued before the mining activity begins;
(7)
Fuel storage and hazardous
substances:the following restrictions apply to fuel storage and the
handling of hazardous substances within the refuge or sanctuary:
(A) a person may not release or dispose of a
hazardous substance, as defined in
AS
46.09.900, or petroleum-based fuel in the
refuge or sanctuary;
(B) a person
may not store fuel in the refuge or sanctuary unless authorized by a special
area permit issued before the activity begins; this prohibition does not apply
to
(i) fuel contained in fuel tanks on board
vessels, vehicles, or aircraft;
(iii) fuel actively used in a camp; and (iii)
fuel contained within permitted structures;
(8)
Timber harvest:a person may
not harvest live or standing timber within the refuge or sanctuary; the harvest
of dead and down wood for personal use within the refuge or sanctuary is
allowed.
(b) In this section,
(1) "bear-proof container"
(A) means a securable container constructed
of a solid non-pliable material capable of withstanding the stress and
compacting forces of an adult grizzly bear, and when secured and under stress,
the container will not have any cracks, openings, or hinges that would allow a
bear to gain entry by biting or pulling with its claws;
(B) does not include
(i) a wood containers, unless the container
is reinforced with metal;
(ii) ice
chests and coolers;
(2) "commercial camping service" means the
provision of assistance for compensation, or with the intent to receive
compensation, to persons who camp in the refuge or sanctuary;
(3) "overall length" means the straight line
length between the extremities of the boat, excluding any part of the boat's
motor;
(4) "solid waste" means
garbage, refuse, abandoned, or other discarded solid or semi-solid material,
regardless of whether subject to decomposition, originating from any
source.
Authority:AS 16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.20.020
AS 16.20.041
AS 16.20.050
AS 16.20.060
AS 16.20.160
AS 16.20.162
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