Section 5.77.527. Personal use smelt fishery.

In the personal use taking of smelt,  
		(1) there are no bag or possession limits;  
		(2) smelt may be taken  
			(A) in salt water from April 1 through May 31;  
			(B) in fresh water from April 1 through June 15;  
			(C) with dip nets; and  
			(D) with a drift gillnet only from April 1 through June 15, as follows:  
				(i) a drift gillnet may be used only in the Kenai River downstream of an ADF&G regulatory marker at Cunningham Park;  
				(ii) a drift gillnet may not be more than 20 feet in length, four feet in depth, and one and one-half inches in mesh size; and  
				(iii) a drift gillnet must be attended by the person operating the gillnet at all times that the net is fishing;  
		(3) repealed 7/21/99.  

Authorities

16.05.251;44.62.125

Notes

Authority

AS 16.05.251 Editor's note: As of Register 207 (October 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney made technical changes to 5 AAC 77.527.

History

Eff. 7/1/86, Register 99; am 3/29/87, Register 101; am 4/7/93, Register 126; am 7/21/99, Register 151; am 3/8/2002, Register 161; am 5/18/2014, Register 210

References

5.77.527