Sec. 16.05.835. Maximum length of salmon seine and certain hair crab vessels.
(a) Unless the Board of Fisheries has provided by regulation for the use of a longer vessel in a salmon seine fishery, a salmon seine vessel may not be longer than 58 feet overall length except vessels that have fished for salmon with seines in waters of the state before January 1, 1962, as 50-foot, […]
Sec. 16.05.782. Taking of brown or grizzly bear near solid waste disposal facility prohibited.
(a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, a person who with criminal negligence takes a brown or grizzly bear within one-half mile of a solid waste disposal facility is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. (b) In addition to the penalty imposed by law under (a) of this section, the court shall order […]
Sec. 16.05.783. Same day airborne hunting.
(a) A person may not shoot or assist in shooting a free-ranging wolf or wolverine the same day that a person has been airborne. However, the Board of Game may authorize a predator control program as part of a game management plan that involves airborne or same day airborne shooting if the board has determined […]
Sec. 16.05.785. Effect of failure to remove old markers.
If the Board of Fisheries by regulation uses department markers to establish waters closed to commercial fishing and the state fails to remove the old markers when new markers are posted to establish waters closed to commercial fishing, commercial fishing is expressly permitted in the waters between the new markers and the old markers until […]
Sec. 16.05.789. Prohibition on hunting adjacent to highway between Yukon River and Arctic Ocean.
(a) Hunting with firearms is prohibited north of the Yukon River in the area within five miles on either side of the highway between the Yukon River and the Arctic Ocean. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Sec. 16.05.790. Obstruction or hindrance of lawful hunting, fishing, trapping, or viewing of fish or game.
(a) Except as provided in (e) of this section, a person may not intentionally obstruct or hinder another person’s lawful hunting, fishing, trapping, or viewing of fish or game by (1) placing one’s self in a location in which human presence may alter the (A) behavior of the fish or game that another person is […]
Sec. 16.05.791. Civil remedies for violation of AS 16.05.790.
(a) A person aggrieved by conduct or threatened conduct in violation of AS 16.05.790 may petition a superior court to enjoin the respondent from engaging in the conduct. (b) A person aggrieved by a violation of AS 16.05.790 is entitled to recover general damages and special damages, including license and permit fees, travel costs, guide-outfitting […]
Sec. 16.05.797. Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited.
(a) A person may not engage in computer-assisted remote hunting or provide or operate a facility for computer-assisted remote hunting in the state. This subsection applies to any person engaged in computer-assisted remote hunting if the game or any device, equipment, or software used for computer-assisted remote hunting is located in the state. (b) This […]
Sec. 16.05.800. Public nuisances.
A net, seine, lantern, snare, device, contrivance, and material while in use, had and maintained for the purpose of catching, taking, killing, attracting, or decoying fish or game, contrary to law or regulation of a board or the commissioner, is a public nuisance and is subject to abatement.
Sec. 16.05.810. Burden of proof.
The possession of fish or game or a part of fish or game, or a nest or egg of a bird during the time the taking of it is prohibited is prima facie evidence that it was taken, possessed, bought, or sold or transported in violation of this chapter. The burden of proof is upon […]