Sec. 16.20.010. Legislative recognition; prohibition against ceding state authority.
(a) The legislature recognizes that (1) the state has jurisdiction over all fish and game in the state except in those areas where it has assented to federal control; (2) the state has not assented to federal control of fish and game in (A) those areas that were set apart as National Bird and Wildlife […]
Sec. 16.20.020. Purpose.
The purpose of AS 16.20.010 – 16.20.080 is to protect and preserve the natural habitat and game population in certain designated areas of the state.
Sec. 16.20.030. National wildlife refuges designated as state game refuges; Goose Bay State Game Refuge.
(a) The land areas now included in the National Wildlife Refuge System that are cited in this subsection are designated as state game refuges, and the board shall assign them appropriate refuge names: (1) Aleutian Islands Refuge (except Umnak, Unalaska, Akun, Akutan, Sanak, and Tigalda Islands); (2) Bering Sea Refuge (St. Matthews and Hall Islands, […]
Sec. 16.20.031. Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge.
(a) The following described state-owned land and water is established as the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge and shall be managed as a state game refuge for the protection of waterfowl, shorebirds, salmon, and other fish and wildlife species, and their habitat and for the use and enjoyment of the people of the state: (1) Township […]
Sec. 16.20.032. Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge.
(a) The following state-owned land and water is established as the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge: (1) Township 16 North, Range 1 West, Seward Meridian Sections 1 – 12 Section 13: N1/2 Sections 14 – 18; (2) Township 17 North, Range 1 West, Seward Meridian Section 25 Section 26: S1/2, S1/2 N1/2, N1/2 NE1/4, […]
Sec. 16.20.033. Yakataga State Game Refuge.
(a) The following state-owned land and water and all land acquired in the future by the state lying within the parcels described in this subsection are established as the Yakataga State Game Refuge: (1) Township 20 South, Range 13 East, Copper River Meridian Section 11: SE1/4 Section 12: S1/2 Section 13 Section 14: E1/2 Sections […]
Sec. 16.20.034. Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge.
(a) The following state-owned land, including tide and submerged land, and excluding privately owned land, is established as the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge: Beginning at U.S.C.G.S. Triangulation Station “Salmon” located on the northeastern shore of Douglas Island, lying within the City and Borough of Juneau, First Judicial District, State of Alaska; thence northeasterly across […]