(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 […]
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.
(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, […]
(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 […]
(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, […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(a) The following state-owned land, including tide and submerged land, and all land, including tide and submerged land, acquired in the future by the state lying within the parcels described in this subsection is established as the Susitna Flats State Game Refuge: (1) Township 13 North, Range 4 West, Seward Meridian Section: 6; (2) Township […]
(a) The following state-owned land and water is established as the Minto Flats State Game Refuge: (1) Township 1 North, Range 6 West, Fairbanks Meridian Sections 2 – 11 Sections 14 – 23 Sections 26 – 34; (2) Township 1 North, Range 7 West, Fairbanks Meridian Sections 1 – 36; (3) Township 1 North, Range […]
(a) The following state-owned land, including tide and submerged land, and all land, including tide and submerged land, acquired in the future by the state lying within the parcels described in this subsection is established as the Trading Bay State Game Refuge: (1) Township 9 North, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian Sections 6 – 7; […]
(a) The following state-owned land and water is established as the Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge: (1) commencing at the Section Corner on the Fairbanks Base Line common to Sections 33 and 34, Township 1 North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks Meridian, Point of Beginning, thence East along the Fairbanks Base Line 4703.30 feet, thence South […]
(a) The following state-owned land and water, including the tideland but exclusive of marine water and submerged land, lying within the parcels described in this subsection is established as the McNeil River State Game Refuge: Township 10 South, Range 29 West, Seward Meridian Section 19: S1/2 Section 20: SW1/4 Section 29: W1/2 Sections 30 – […]
Where the use, lease, or disposal of real property in state game refuges created by AS 16.20.010 – 16.20.080 is under the control or jurisdiction of the state, whether through federal permit or state ownership, the responsible state department or agency shall notify the commissioner of fish and game before initiating any use, lease, or […]
If the commissioner so determines, the commissioner shall, in the letter of acknowledgment required under AS 16.20.050, require the person or governmental agency to submit full plans for the anticipated use, full plans and specifications of proposed construction work, complete plans and specifications for the proper protection of fish and game, and the approximate date […]
AS 16.20.050 and 16.20.060 do not affect AS 16.05.871 – 16.05.891.
The board shall, under AS 16.05, adopt regulations governing the taking of game on state game refuges it considers advisable for conservation and protection purposes.
In AS 16.20.010 – 16.20.080, (1) “board” means the Board of Game; (2) “game” means any species of bird and mammal, including a feral mammal, but excluding domestic birds and mammals.
