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Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017) |
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Title 5. Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries. (5 AAC 1 - 5 AAC 41). |
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Part 5.1. Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries. |
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Chapter 5.84. Trapping. |
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Article 5.84.3. Possession and Transportation. |
Section 5.84.270. Furbearer trapping.
Latest version.
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Trapping seasons and bag limits for furbearers are as follows: Species and Units Open Season Bag Limit (1) Beaver Units 1 - 5 Nov. 10 - Apr. 30 No limit. Unit 14 (except Unit 14(C)) Nov. 10 - May 15 No limit. Unit 6 Nov. 10 - Apr. 30 No limit. Units 7 and 15 Oct. 15 - Apr. 30 20 per season. Unit 8 Nov. 10 - Apr. 30 30 per season. Unit 9, firearms may be used to take up to 2 beaver per day from Apr. 15 - May 31 Oct. 10 - May 31 No limit. Unit 10 No open season. Units 11, 13, and 16 Sept. 25 - May 31 No limit. Unit 14(C), that portion within the drainages of Glacier Creek, Kern Creek, the Twentymile River, the drainages of Knik River outside Chugach State Park, the Birchwood Management Area, and the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Management Area Dec. 1 - Apr. 15 20 per season. Remainder of Unit 14(C) No open season. Unit 17, firearms or bow and arrow may be used to take beaver from Dec. 1 - Apr. 14, and firearms may be used to take up to 2 beaver per day from Apr. 15 - May 31 Oct. 10 - May 31 No limit. Unit 18 No closed season. No limit. Units 12, 20(A), 20(C), 20(E), and 20(F) Sept. 15 - June 10 No limit. Units 19, 21, 24, and 25 Sept. 1 - June 10 No limit. Unit 20(B), that portion of the Chena River downstream from its confluence with the Little Chena River No open season; however, the department may set seasons and bag limits, by permit only, to curb high beaver populations and reduce property damage. Remainder of Unit 20(B), and Unit 20(D) Sept. 25 - May 31 No limit. Unit 22 No closed season. No limit. Unit 23 No closed season. No limit. Unit 26 No open season. (2) Coyote Units 1 - 5 Nov. 1 - Apr. 30 No limit. Units 6, 10, 11, 14(A), and 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 7 and 15 Oct. 15 - Mar. 31 No limit. Unit 9 Oct. 1 - Apr. 30 No limit. Units 14(B) and 17 Nov. 10 - Apr. 30 No limit. Units 13 and 16 Oct. 15 - Apr. 30 No limit. Unit 14(C) Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb. No limit. Units 12 and 20(E) Oct. 15 - Apr. 30 No limit. Units 19, 20 (except 20(E)), 21, 24, and 25 Nov. 1 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 22, 23, and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. (3) Fox, arctic, white, or blue Unit 8 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 9 and 10 Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb. No limit. Unit 17 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Unit 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 22, 23, and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. Units 24 and 25 Nov. 1 - Last day of Feb. No limit. (4) Fox, red (including the cross, black, or silver color phases) Units 1 - 4 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Unit 5 Nov. 10 - Feb. 15 No limit. Units 6, 9 - 11, 13, 14, excluding Chugach State Park, and Unit 16 Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb. No limit. Units 7, 14(C), that portion within Chugach State Park, and Unit 15 Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb. One per season. Unit 8 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 20, except 20(E), and Units 21, 24, and 25 Nov. 1 - Last day of Feb. No limit. Units 12 and 20(E) Nov. 1 - Mar. 15 No limit. Unit 17 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Unit 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Unit 19 Nov. 1 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 22, 23, and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. (5) Lynx Units 1 - 5 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Units 7, 11, and 13 - 16 Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb. No limit; season may be closed by emergency order. Unit 10 No open season. Units 6 and 9 (except 9(B)) Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb. No limit. Unit 9(B) Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Unit 17 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Unit 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 12, 19, 20, 21, and 25(C) Nov. 1 - Mar. 15 No limit. Units 22, 23, and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. Unit 24 Nov. 1 - Last day of Feb. No limit. Remainder of Unit 25 Nov. 1 - Last day of Feb. No limit. (6) Marten Units 1 - 3 (except Kuiu Island) Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Unit 3 (Kuiu Island) No open season. Unit 4, that portion of Chichagof Island east of Idaho Inlet and north of the Trail River and Tenakee Inlet and north of a line from the headwaters of Trail River to the head of Tenakee Inlet Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 No limit. Remainder of Unit 4 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Unit 5 Nov. 10 - Feb. 15 No limit. Units 7, 8, 14(B), 15, and 16 Nov. 10 - Jan. 31 No limit. Units 6, 9, 11, 13, and 17 Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb. No limit. Units 12, 19 - 21, 24, and 25 Nov. 1 - Last day of Feb. No limit. Units 14(A) and 14(C) Nov. 10 - Dec. 31 No limit. Unit 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 22, 23, and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. (7) Mink and weasel Units 1 - 3 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Unit 4, that portion of Chichagof Island east of Idaho Inlet and north of the Trail River and Tenakee Inlet and north of a line from the headwaters of Trail River to the head of Tenakee Inlet Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 No limit. Remainder of Unit 4 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Unit 5 Nov. 10 - Feb. 15 No limit. Units 7, 8, and 14 - 16 Nov. 10 - Jan. 31 No limit. Units 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 17 Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb. No limit. Unit 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 12, 19 - 21, 24, and 25 Nov. 1 - Last day of Feb. No limit. Units 26(B), and 26(C) Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. Units 22, 23, and 26(A) Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. (8) Muskrat Units 1 - 5 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Units 6, 8 - 11, and 16 Nov. 10 - June 10 No limit. Units 7, 14, and 15 Nov. 10 - May 15 No limit. Units 12 and 20(E) Sept. 20 - June 10 No limit. Unit 13 Sept. 25 - June 10 No limit. Unit 17 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 19, 20 (except 20(E)), 21, 22, and 24 - 26 Nov. 1 - June 10 No limit. Units 18 and 23 No closed season. No limit. (9) Otter, land Units 1 - 4 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Unit 5 Nov. 10 - Feb. 15 No limit. Units 6, 9 - 11, 13, 14(A), 14(B), and 16 - 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 7 and 14(C) Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb. No limit. Unit 8 Nov. 10 - Jan. 31 No limit. Units 12 and 19 - 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. Unit 15 Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb. No limit. (10) Otter, sea Units 1 - 26 No open season. (11) Repealed 4/24/88 (12) Squirrel (red, flying, parka, or ground) and marmot Units 1 - 26 No closed season. No limit. (13) Wolf Unit 1(C), that portion west Nov. 1 - Apr. 30 No limit. of Excursion Inlet and north of Icy Passage, by registration permit only Unit 1, except that portion of Nov. 1 - Apr. 30 No limit. Unit 1(C) west of Excursion Inlet and north of Icy Passage, and Units 3 - 5 Unit 2 Dec. 1 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 6, 11, 14(A), and 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 7 and 15 Oct. 15 - Mar. 31 No limit Unit 9 Aug. 10 - June 30 No limit. Unit 10 Nov. 10 - June 30 No limit. Unit 14(B) and 17 Nov. 10 - Apr. 30 No limit. Units 12, 13, and 16 Oct. 15 - Apr. 30 No limit. Unit 14(C) Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb. No limit. Units 19(D), 21(A), and 25(D) Oct. 1 - Apr. 30 No limit. Remainder of Unit 19, and Units 20 (except 20(D) and 20(E)), 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), 21(E), 22 - 24, 25(A), 25(B), 25(C), and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 30 No limit. Units 20(D) and 20(E) Oct. 15 - Apr. 30 No limit. (14) Wolverine Units 1 - 5 Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb. No limit. Units 6, 7, 9(A), 9(C), 9(D), 9(E), 10, 15, and 16(B) Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb. No limit. Unit 9(B) Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit Units 11 and 13 Nov. 10 - Jan. 31 No limit. Unit 14(A) Dec. 15 - Jan. 31 2 per season. Units 14(B), 14(C), and 16(A) Nov. 10 - Jan. 31 2 per season. Units 20 (except 20(E)) and 25(C) Nov. 1 - Last day of Feb. No limit. Units 12 and 20(E) Nov. 1 - Mar. 15 No limit. Units 17 and 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 19, 21, 24, and 25 (except 25(C)) Nov. 1 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 22, 23, and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. (15) Fisher Units 1 - 5 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 1 per season.
Authorities
16.05.060;16.05.255;16.05.270
Notes
Authority
AS 16.05.060 AS 16.05.255 AS 16.05.270 Editor's note: Beaver in Units 1 - 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20(A), 20(C), 20(E), 20(F), 21 - 24, and 25 (except 25(C)) have additional seasons, bag limit, and/or area-specific methods and means provisions in 5 AAC 92.095.History
In effect before 1980; am 7/4/80, Register 75; am 9/30/81, Register 79; am 7/17/82, Register 83; am 6/30/83, Register 86; am 6/30/84, Register 90; am 6/23/85, Register 94; am 8/29/85, Register 95; am 4/24/88, Register 106; am 7/14/88, Register 107; am 8/12/90, Register 115; am 7/1/92, Register 122; am 10/1/93, Register 127; am 7/9/95, Register 135; am 7/16/95, Register 135; am 6/28/96, Register 138; am 7/1/97, Register 142; am 7/27/97, Register 143; am 7/1/98, Register 146; add'l am 7/1/98, Register 146; am 7/1/99, Register 150; am 7/17/99, Register 151; am 7/1/2000, Register 154; add'l am 7/1/2000, Register 154; am 7/1/2001, Register 158; add'l am 7/1/2001, Register 158; am 12/28/2001, Register 160; am 7/1/2002, Register 162; am 7/1/2003, Register 166; add'l am 7/1/2003, Register 166; am 7/1/2004, Register 170; add'l am 7/1/2004, Register 170; am 7/1/2005, Register 174; add'l am 7/1/2005, Register 174; am 7/1/2006, Register 178; add'l am 7/1/2006, Register 178; am 7/1/2007, Register 182; add'l am 7/1/2007, Register 182; am 7/1/2008, Register 186; add'l am 7/1/2008, Register 186; am 7/1/2009, Register 190; add'l am 7/1/2009, Register 190; am 7/1/2010, Register 194; 1st add'l am 7/1/2010, Register 194; 2nd add'l am 7/1/2010, Register 194; em am 5/27/2010 - 9/23/2010, Register 194; am 5/14/2011, Register 198; am 7/1/2011, Register 198; 1st add'l am 7/1/2011, Register 198; 2nd add'l am 7/1/2011, Register 198; am 7/1/2012, Register 202; add'l am 7/1/2012, Register 202; am 7/1/2013, Register 206; 1st add'l am 7/1/2013, Register 206; 2nd add'l am 7/1/2013, Register 206; am 7/1/2014, Register 210; am 7/1/2015, Register 214; 1st add'l am 7/1/2015, Register 214; 2nd add'l am 7/1/2015, Register 214
References
5.92.095