Section 5.92.220. Salvage of game meat, furs, and hides.

	(a)  Subject to additional requirements in 5 AAC 84 - 5 AAC 85, a person taking game shall salvage the following parts for human use:  
		(1) the hide of a wolf, wolverine, coyote, fox, lynx, marten, mink, fisher, weasel, and land otter, and the hide or meat of a beaver, muskrat, pika, ground squirrel, or marmot;  
		(2) the hide and skull of a brown bear, except as provided in (5) of this section;  
		(3) from January 1 through May 31, the hide, skull, and edible meat as defined in 5 AAC 92.990, from June 1 through December 31, the skull and either the hide or edible meat of a black bear taken in a game management unit in which sealing is required;  
		(4) from January 1 through May 31, the edible meat, and from June 1 through December 31, either the hide, or the edible meat as defined in 5 AAC 92.990, of a black bear taken in any game management unit in which sealing is not required; however, from June 1 through December 31, the edible meat of a black bear taken by a resident hunter taking black bear under customary and traditional use activities at a den site from October 15 through April 30, in Unit 19(A), that portion of the Kuskokwim River drainage within Unit 19(D) upstream from the Selatna River drainage and the Black River drainage, and in Units 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), 24, and 25(D) must be salvaged;  
		(5) all meat of the ribs, neck, brisket, front quarters, hindquarters, and the meat along the backbone between the front and hindquarters of a brown bear taken under a subsistence registration permit in Unit 9(B), all drainages in Unit 9(E) that drain into the Pacific Ocean between Cape Kumliun and the border of Unit 9(D) and Unit 9(E), Unit 17, Unit 18, that portion of Units 19(A) and 19(B) downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, Unit 21(D), Unit 22, Unit 23, Unit 24, and Unit 26(A) shall be salvaged for human consumption; salvage of the hide or skull is optional;  
	(b)  A big game animal killed or injured by a vehicle is the property of the state. The operator of a motor vehicle that collides with a big game animal resulting in death or injury to the animal shall notify the State Troopers or division of Alaska wildlife troopers in the Department of Public Safety, as soon as possible.  
	(c)  Repealed 4/24/88.  
	(d)  A person taking game not listed in (a) of this section shall salvage for human consumption all edible meat, as defined in 5 AAC 92.990. In addition,  
		(1) for moose and caribou taken before October 1 in Unit 9(B), Unit 17, Unit 18, those portions of Unit 19(A) within the Holitna/Hoholitna Controlled Use Area, and Unit 19(B), the edible meat of the front quarters and hindquarters must remain naturally attached to the bone until the meat is transported from the field or is processed for human consumption;  
		(2) for caribou taken before October 1 in Unit 21(A), the edible meat of the front quarters and hindquarters must remain naturally attached to the bone until the meat has been transported from the field or is processed for human consumption;  
		(3) for moose taken before October 1 in Units 13, 21, 23, 24, and 25, and for caribou taken before October 1 in Units 13, 23, 24, and 25(A), the edible meat of the front quarters, hindquarters, and ribs must remain naturally attached to the bone until the meat has been transported from the field or is processed for human consumption;  
		(4) repealed 7/1/2009;  
		(5) repealed 7/1/2009.  
	(e)  Antlers, horns, or the hide and skull of a brown or black bear may not be transported from the kill site until all edible meat salvaged in accordance with this chapter has been transported to the departure point from the field. However, antlers, horns, or the hide and skull of a brown or black bear may be transported simultaneously with the final load of edible meat salvaged.  
	(f)  Antlers, horns, or the hide and skull of a brown or black bear may not be transported from the field unless accompanied by all edible meat or unless possession of the meat has been transferred in accordance with 5 AAC 92.135.  
	(g)  Repealed 7/1/2002.  
	(h)  A game animal taken in violation of AS 16  or a regulation adopted under AS 16  is the property of the state.  
	(i)  repealed 7/1/2016.  

Authorities

16.05.255;16.05.258;16.05.920;16.30.010

Notes

Reference

5 AAC 92.140
5 AAC 92.210

Authority

AS 16.05.255 AS 16.05.258 AS 16.05.920 AS 16.30.010 Editor's note: At its November 9 - 11, 1992, January 19 - 28, 1993 meeting, the Board of Game readopted 5 AAC 92.220 in its entirety, without change, under ch. 1, SSSLA 1992 (the 1992 subsistence law), which repealed and reenacted AS 16.05.258. The customary and traditional use activities at a black bear den site in Units 19, 20, 21, 24, and 25 are described in Special Publication No. BOG 2008-07 (RC 2 Tab E) and Special Publication No. BOG 2008-08 (RC 2 Tab D), included in the record of the Board of Game's November 7 - 11, 2008 meeting, and located at the board's website at http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/archive/bog/garch.php.

History

Eff. 7/5/85, Register 95; am 4/24/88, Register 106; am 8/20/89, Register 111; am 8/10/91, Register 119; am 7/1/92, Register 122; add'l am 7/1/92, Register 122; am 5/5/93, Register 126; readopt 5/13/93, Register 126; am 7/7/94, Register 131; am 6/28/96, Register 138; am 7/26/97, Register 143; am 7/1/98, Register 146; add'l am 7/1/98, Register 146; am 7/1/2000, Register 154; am 7/1/2001, Register 158; am 8/22/2001, Register 159; am 7/1/2002, Register 162; 1st add'l am 7/1/2002, Register 162; 2nd add'l am 7/1/2002, Register 162; am 7/25/2002, Register 163; am 7/1/2004, Register 170; am 1/26/2006, Register 177; am 6/24/2006, Register 178; am 7/1/2006, Register 178; am 7/1/2007, Register 182; add'l am 7/1/2007, Register 182; am 12/1/2007, Register 184; 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; am 8/2/2010, Register 195; am 7/1/2011, Register 198; 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; add'l am 7/1/2014, Register 210; am 7/1/2015, Register 214; am 7/1/2016, Register 218

References

5.92.220