Section 5.34.641. Landing requirements for Registration Area O.

	(a)  Repealed 11/6/96.  
	(b)  Notwithstanding 5 AAC 34.031(e), in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the state, following the closure of Registration Area O to the taking of a specified species of king crab, a king crab vessel validly registered for Registration Area O may not have that species of king crab on board after 72 hours following the closure if delivery is made to Dutch Harbor, Akutan, or King Cove, except that a vessel delivering to King Cove may request additional time to deliver king crab using the procedure described in (c)(1) of this section.  
	(c)  If a vessel is delivering king crab to a location east of King Cove, or if the vessel owner, or the owner's agent, wishes to request additional time to deliver king crab to King Cove under (b) of this section, the  
		(1) vessel owner, or the owner's agent, shall contact, by radio or telephone, a representative of the department in Dutch Harbor within 72 hours following the closure described in (b) of this section;  
		(2) representative of the department in Dutch Harbor shall grant a reasonable amount of additional time for the vessel to reach the port of delivery; the amount of additional time shall be determined under the assumption that the vessel departed the fishing grounds immediately after the closure and proceeded directly to the processing location, except that additional time may be allowed for a vessel to stop en route and offload the vessel's crab pots at a storage facility if the vessel operator first contacts a representative of the department in Dutch Harbor and provides information on the location of the storage facility, the expected time of gear placement at that facility, and the expected time the vessel will depart the storage facility en route to the port of delivery.  
	(d)  To be in compliance with 5 AAC 34.031(b), the vessel owner, or the owner's agent, or a tender vessel registered for Registration Area O that intends to land king crab in another registration area shall make the radio or telephone contact required by 5 AAC 34.031(b) only with a representative of the department at Dutch Harbor.  
	(e)  Repealed 8/24/2002.  

Authorities

16.05.251

Notes

Authority

AS 16.05.251

History

Eff. 9/1/96, Register 139; am 11/6/96, Register 140; am 8/24/2002, Register 163