Section 5.02.310. Subsistence miscellaneous shellfish fishery.  


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  • 	(a)  In that portion of the Cook Inlet Area outside the nonsubsistence area described in 5 AAC 99.015(a)(3), miscellaneous shellfish may be taken for subsistence purposes from January 1 through December 31.  
    	(b)  In the subsistence taking of clams,  
    		(1) clams may be taken only under the authority of a subsistence permit;  
    		(2) there are no bag, possession, or size limits for clams, except that for littleneck and butter clams the bag and possession limit is 80 clams of either species or in combination and the minimum legal size is as follows:  
    			(A) for littleneck clams, the minimum legal size is one and one-half inches across the widest width of the shell;  
    			(B) for butter clams, the minimum legal size is two and one-half inches across the widest width of the shell.  
    

Authorities

16.05.251;16.05.258

Notes


Authority
AS 16.05.251 AS 16.05.258
History
Eff. 7/25/82, Register 83; am 5/15/93, Register 126; am 5/6/94, Register 130; am 6/7/95, Register 135; am 9/29/95, Register 135; am 3/15/2008, Register 185; am 7/13/ 2012, Register 203