50 CFR § 100.1 - 100.28 - Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska

721 SUBCHAPTER H—NATIONAL WILDLIFE MONUMENTS PARTS 96–99 [RESERVED] PART 100—SUBSISTENCE MANAGE MENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA Subpart A—General Provisions Sec. 100.1 Purpose. 100.2 Authority. 100.3 Applicability and scope. 100.4 Definitions. 100.5 Eligibility for subsistence use. 100.6 Licenses, permits, harvest tickets, tags, and reports. 100.7 Restriction on use. 100.8 Penalties. 100.9 Information collection requirements. Subpart B—Program Structure 100.10 Federal Subsistence Board. 100.11 Regional advisory councils. 100.12 Local advisory committees. 100.13 Board/agency relationships. 100.14 Relationship to State procedures and regulations. 100.15 Rural determination process. 100.16 Customary and traditional use deter mination process. 100.17 Determining priorities for subsist ence uses among rural Alaska residents. 100.18 Regulation adoption process. 100.19 Special actions. 100.20 Request for reconsideration. 100.21 [Reserved] Subpart C—Board Determinations 100.22 Subsistence resource regions. 100.23 Rural determinations. 100.24 Customary and traditional use deter minations. Subpart D—Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife 100.25 Subsistence taking of fish, wildlife, and shellfish: general regulations. 100.26 Subsistence taking of wildlife. 100.27 Subsistence taking of fish. 100.28 Subsistence taking of shellfish. AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd, 3101– 3126; 18 U.S.C. 3551–3586; 43 U.S.C. 1733. Subpart A—General Provisions SOURCE: 67 FR 30563, May 7, 2002, unless otherwise noted. § 100.1 Purpose. The regulations in this part imple ment the Federal Subsistence Manage ment Program on public lands within the State of Alaska. § 100.2 Authority. The Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture issue the reg ulations in this part pursuant to au thority vested in Title VIII of the Alas ka National Interest Lands Conserva tion Act (ANILCA), 16 U.S.C. 3101–3126. § 100.3 Applicability and scope. (a) The regulations in this part im plement the provisions of Title VIII of ANILCA relevant to the taking of fish and wildlife on public land in the State of Alaska. The regulations in this part do not permit subsistence uses in Gla cier Bay National Park, Kenai Fjords National Park, Katmai National Park, and that portion of Denali National Park established as Mt. McKinley Na tional Park prior to passage of ANILCA, where subsistence taking and uses are prohibited. The regulations in this part do not supersede agency-spe cific regulations. (b) The regulations contained in this part apply on all public lands, includ ing all inland waters, both navigable and non-navigable, within and adjacent to the exterior boundaries of the fol lowing areas, and on the marine waters as identified in the following areas: (1) Alaska Maritime National Wild life Refuge, including the: (i) Karluk Subunit: All of the sub merged land and water of the Pacific Ocean (Sheliokof Strait) extending 3,000 feet from the shoreline between a point on the spit at the meander corner common to Sections 35 and 36 of Town ship 30 South, Range 33 West, and a point approximately 11⁄4 miles east of Rocky Point within Section 14 of Township 29 South, Range 31, West, Seward Meridian as described in Public Land Order 128, dated June 19, 1943; (ii) Womens Bay Subunit: Womens Bay, Gibson Cove, portions of St. Paul Harbor and Chiniak Bay: All of the submerged land and water as described VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00731 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 722 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.3 in Public Land Order 1182, dated July 7, 1955 (U.S. Survey 21539); (iii) Afognak Island Subunit: All sub merged lands and waters of the Pacific Ocean lying within 3 miles of the shoreline as described in Proclamation No. 39, dated December 24, 1892; (iv) Simeonof Subunit: All of the sub merged land and water of Simeonof Is land together with the adjacent waters of the Pacific Ocean extending 1 mile from the shoreline as described in Pub lic Land Order 1749, dated October 30, 1958; and (v) Semidi Subunit: All of the sub merged land and water of the Semidi Islands together with the adjacent waters of the Pacific Ocean lying be tween parallels 55°57′57″00–56°15′57″00 North Latitude and 156°30′00″–157°00′00″ West Longitude as described in Execu tive Order 5858, dated June 17, 1932; (2) Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including those waters shoreward of the line of extreme low water starting in the vicinity of Monument 1 at the intersection of the International Boundary line between the State of Alaska and the Yukon Territory; Can ada, and extending westerly, along the line of extreme low water across the entrances of lagoons such that all off shore bars, reefs and islands, and la goons that separate them from the mainland to Brownlow Point, approxi mately 70°10′ North Latitude and 145°51′ West Longitude; (3) National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including those waters shore ward of a line beginning at the western bank of the Colville River following the highest highwater mark westerly, extending across the entrances of small lagoons, including Pearl Bay, Wain wright Inlet, the Kuk River, Kugrau Bay and River, and other small bays and river estuaries, and following the ocean side of barrier islands and sandspits within three miles of shore and the ocean side of the Plover Is lands, to the northwestern extremity of Icy Cape, at approximately 70°21′ North Latitute and 161°46′ West Lon gitude; and (4) Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, including Nunivak Island: the submerged land and water of Nunivak Island together with the adjacent waters of the Bering Sea extending, for Federal Subsistence Management pur poses, 3 miles from the shoreline of Nunivak Island as described in Execu tive Order No. 5059, dated April 15, 1929. (5) Southeastern Alaska, including the: (i) Makhnati Island Area: Land and waters beginning at the southern point of Fruit Island, 57°02′35″ north latitude, 135°21′07″ west longitude as shown on United States Coast and Geodetic Sur vey Chart No. 8244, May 21, 1941; from the point of beginning, by metes and bounds; S 58° W, 2,500 feet, to the south ern point of Nepovorotni Rocks; S 83° W, 5,600 feet, on a line passing through the southern point of a small island lying about 150 feet south of Makhnati Island; N 6° W, 4,200 feet, on a line pass ing through the western point of a small island lying about 150 feet west of Makhnati Island, to the north western point of Signal Island; N 24° E, 3,000 feet, to a point, 57°03′15″ north latitude, 134°23′07″ west longitude; East, 2,900 feet, to a point in course No. 45 in meanders of U.S. Survey No. 1496, on west side of Japonski Island; south easterly, with the meanders of Japonski Island, U.S. Survey No. 1,496 to angle point No. 35, on the south western point of Japonski Island; S 60° E, 3,300 feet, along the boundary line of Naval reservation described in Execu tive Order No. 8216, July 25, 1939, to the point of beginning, and that part of Sitka Bay lying south of Japonski Is land and west of the main channel, but not including Aleutski Island as re voked in Public Land Order 925, Octo ber 27, 1953, described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at the southeast point of Japonski Island at angle point No. 7 of the meanders of U.S. Survey No. 1496; thence east ap proximately 12.00 chains to the center of the main channel; thence S 45° E. along the main channel approximately 20.00 chains; thence S 45° W, approxi mately 9.00 chains to the southeastern point of Aleutski Island; thence S 79° W, approximately 40.00 chains to the southern point of Fruit Island; thence N 60° W, approximately 50.00 chains to the southwestern point of Japonski Is land at angle point No. 35 of U.S. Sur vey No. 1496; thence easterly with the meanders of Japonski Island to the point of beginning including Charcoal, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00732 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 723 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.3 Harbor, Alice, Love, and Fruit islands and a number of smaller unnamed is lands. (ii) Tongass National Forest: (A) Beacon Point, Frederick Sound, and Kupreanof Island are shown on the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8210—Sheet No. 16. The reference location is marked as 57 south, 79 east, CRM, SEC 8, U.S. Survey No. 1604. The point begins on the low-water line at N 63° W, true and approximately 1,520 feet from Beacon Point beacon; thence due south true 1,520 feet; thence true East 1,800 feet, more or less to an intersec tion with a low-water line; thence fol lowing, is the low-water line round the point to point of the beginning (Approx. Long. 133°00′ W, Lat. 56°561⁄4′ N). (B) Bushy Island and Snow Passage are shown on the U.S. Coast and Geo detic Survey Chart, labeled No. 8160— Sheet No. 12. The reference location is marked as 64 south, 80 east, CRM, SEC. 31/32 on the map labeled, USS 1607. The point begins on a low-water line about 1⁄4 nautical miles and southwesterly from the northwest point of the island, from which a left tangent to an island that is 300 yards in diameter and 100 yards offshore, bears the location—N 60° W, true; thence S 60° E, true and more or less 2,000 feet to an intersec tion with a low-water line on the eas terly side of the island; thence forward along the winding of the low-water line northwesterly and southwesterly to the point of the beginning, including all adjacent rocks and reefs not covered at low water (Approx. Long. 132°58′ W, Lat. 56°161⁄2′ N). (C) Cape Strait, Frederick Sound, and Kupreanof Island are shown on the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8210—Sheet No. 16. The reference loca tion is marked as 56 south, 77478 east, CRM, on the map labeled as USS 1011. It begins at a point on a low-water line that is westerly from the lighthouse and distant 1,520 feet in a direct line from the center of the concrete pier upon which the light tower is erected; thence South 45° E, true by 1,520 feet; thence east true by 1,520 feet, more or less to an intersection with the low water line; thence north-westerly and westerly, following the windings of the low-water line to the point of begin ning (Approx. Long. 133°05′ W, Lat. 57°00′ N). (D) Point Colpoys and Sumner Strait are shown on the U.S. Coast and Geo detic Survey Chart No. 8160—Prince of Wales Island—Sheet No. 12. The ref erence location is marked as 64 south, 78 east, CRM, SECs. 10, 11, 12 on the map labeled as USS 1634. Location is north of a true east-and-west line run ning across the point to 1,520 feet true south from the high-water line at the northernmost extremity. Map includes all adjacent rocks and ledges not cov ered at low water and also includes two rocks awash about 11⁄4 nautical miles east and South and 75° East, respec tively, from the aforementioned point (Approx. Long. 133°12′ W, Lat. 56°20′ N). (E) Vank Island and Stikine Strait are shown on the U.S. Coast and Geo detic Survey Chart No. 8160—Sheet No. 18. Located at 62 south, 82 east, CRM, SEC 34, on the map labeled as USS 1648. This part of the island is lying south of a true east-and-west line that is drawn across the island from low water to low water. Island is 760 feet due North from the center of the concrete pier upon which the structure for the light is erected (Approx. Long. 132°35′ W, Lat. 56°27′ N). (F) High Point, and Woronkofski Is land, Alaska, are shown on the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8160—Sheet No. 18. The location begins at a point on low water at the head of the first bight easterly of the point and about 1⁄8 nautical mile distant there from; thence south true 1,520 feet; thence west true 1,100 feet, more or less to an intersection with the low-water line; thence northerly and easterly, fol lowing the windings of the low-water line to point of the beginning (Approx. Long. 132°33′ W, Lat. 56°24′ N). (G) Key Reef and Clarence Strait are shown on the U.S Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8160—Sheet No. 11. The reef lies 13⁄4 miles S. 80° E, true, from Bluff Island and becomes awash at extreme high water. Chart includes all adjacent ledges and rocks not cov ered at low water (Approx. Long. 132°50′ W, Lat. 56°10′ N). (H) Low Point and Zarembo Island, Alaska, are shown on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8160—Sheet No. 22. The location begins at a point VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00733 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 724 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.3 on a low-water line that is 760 feet in a direct line, easterly, from the center of Low Point Beacon. The position is lo cated on a point of shoreline about 1 mile easterly from Low Point; thence S. 35° W, true 760 feet; thence N 800 feet and W 760 feet, more or less, to an intersection with the low-water line to the point of beginning (Approx. Long. 132°551⁄2′ W, Lat. 56°271⁄2′ N). (I) McNamara Point and Zarembo Is land, Alaska, are shown on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8160— Sheet No. 25. Location begins at a point on a low-water line that is 1,520 feet in a direct line, northerly, from McNamara Point Beacon— a slatted tripod structure; thence true east 1,520 feet; thence true south, more or less, 2,500 feet to an intersection with the low-water line; thence northwesterly and northerly following the windings of the low-water line to the point of the beginning (Approx. Long. 133°04′ W, Lat. 56°20′ N). (J) Mountain Point and Wrangell Narrows, Alaska, are shown on the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8170—Sheet No. 27. The location begins at a point on a low-water line south erly from the center of Mountain Point Beacon and distant there from 1,520 feet in a direct line; thence true west 1,520 feet; thence true north, more or less, 3,480 feet to an intersection with the low-water line; thence southeast erly and southerly following the windings of the low-water line to the point of the beginning (Approx. Long. 132°571⁄2′ W, Lat. 56°44′ N). (K) Angle Point, Revillagigedo Chan nel, and Bold Island are shown on the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8075—Sheet No. 3. The reference lo cation is marked as 76 south, 92 east, CRM, USS 1603. The location begins at a point on a low-water line abreast of the lighthouse on Angle Point, the southwestern extremity of Bold Island; thence easterly along the low-water line to a point that is 3,040 feet in a straight line from the beginning point; thence N 30° W, True 3,040 feet; thence true west to an intersection with the low-water line, 3,000 feet, more or less; thence southeasterly along the low water line to the point of the beginning (Approx. Long. 131°26′ W, Lat. 55°14′ N). (L) Cape Chacon, Dixon Entrance, and Prince of Wales Island are shown on the U.S Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8074—Sheet No. 29. The ref erence location is marked as 83 south, 89 and 90 east, CRM, USS 1608. The lo cation begins at a point at the low water mark on the shore line of Dixon Entrance from which the southern ex tremity of Cape Chacon bears south 64° true East and approximately 3⁄4 nau tical miles; thence N 45° true East and about 1 nautical mile, more or less, to an intersection with a low-water line on the shore of Clarence Strait; thence southerly, following the meanderings of the low-water line of the shore, to and around Cape Chacon, and con tinuing to the point of the beginning. Reference includes all adjacent islands, islets, rocks, and reefs that are not covered at the low-water line (Approx. Long 132° W, Lat. 54°42′ N). (M) Lewis Reef and Tongass Narrows are shown on the U.S Coast and Geo detic Survey Chart No. 8094—Sheet No. 71. The reference location is marked as 75 south, 90 east, CRM, SEC 9. The area point begins at the reef off of Lewis Point and partly bare at low water. This part of the reef is not covered at low water and lies on the northeast side of a true northwest-and-southeast line that is located 300 feet true south west from the center of the concrete pier of Lewis Reef Light (Approx. Long. 131°441⁄2′ W, Lat. 55°22′25″ N). (N) Lyman Point and Clarence Strait are shown on the U.S Coast and Geo detic Survey, Chart No. 8076—Sheet No. 8. The reference location is marked as 73 south, 86 east, CRM, SEC 13, on a map labeled as USS 2174 TRC. It begins at a point at the low-water mark. The aforementioned point is 300 feet in a di rect line easterly from Lyman Point light; thence due south 300 feet; thence due west to a low-water mark 400 feet, more or less; thence following the winding of the low-water mark to place of beginning (Approx. Long. 132°18′ W, Lat. 35°35′ N). (O) Narrow Point, Clarence Strait, and Prince of Wales Island are shown on the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8100—Sheet No. 9. The ref erence location is marked as 70 south, 84 east, CRM, on a map labeled as USS 1628. The point begins at a point on a VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00734 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 725 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.3 low-water line about 1 nautical mile southerly from Narrow Point Light, from which point a left tangent to a high-water line of an islet about 500 yards in diameter and about 300 yards off shore, bears south 30° true East; thence north 30° W, true 7,600 feet; thence N 60° E, 3,200 feet, more or less to an intersection with a low-water line; thence southeasterly, southerly, and southwesterly, following the wind ing of the low-water line to the point of the beginning. The map includes all ad jacent rocks not covered at low water (Approx. Long. 132°28′ W, Lat. 55°471⁄2′ N). (P) Niblack Point, Cleveland Penin sula, and Clarence Strait, Alaska, are shown on the U.S. coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8102—Sheet No. 6, which is the same sheet used for Caamano Point. The location begins at a point on a low-water line from which Niblack Point Beacon, a tripod an chored to three concrete piers, bears southeasterly and is 1,520 feet in a di rect line; thence true northeast 1,520 feet; thence true southeast 3,040 feet; thence true southwest at 600 feet, more or less, to an intersection with a low water line; thence northwesterly fol lowing the windings of the low-water line to the point of the beginning (Approx. Long. 132°07′ W, Lat. 55°33′ N). (Q) Rosa Reef and Tongass Narrows are shown on the U.S. Coast and Geo detic Survey Chart No. 8094—Sheet No. 71. The reference location is marked as 74 south, 90 east, CRM, SEC 31. That part of the reef is not covered at low water and lies east of a true north-and south line, located 600 feet true west from the center of the concrete pier of Rosa Reef Light. The reef is covered at high water (Approx. Long. 131°48′ W, Lat. 55°24′ 15″ N). (R) Ship Island and Clarence Strait are shown on the U.S. Coast and Geo detic Survey Chart No. 8100—Sheet No. 9. The reference location is marked as south, 8 east, CRM, SEC 27. The point begins as a small island on the north westerly side of the Clarence Strait, about 10 nautical miles northwesterly from Caamano Point and 1⁄4 mile off the shore of Cleveland Peninsula. The sheet includes all adjacent islets and rocks not connected to the main shore and not covered at low water (Approx. Long. 132°12′ W, Lat. 55°36′ N). (S) Spire Island Reef and Revillagigedo Channel are shown on the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8075—Sheet No. 3. The ref erence location is marked as 76 south, 92 east, CRM, SEC 19.The detached reef, covered at high water and partly bare at low water, is located northeast of Spire Island. Spire Island Light is lo cated on the reef and consists of small houses and lanterns surmounting a concrete pier. See chart for ‘‘Angle Pt.’’ (Approx. Long 131°30′ W, Lat. 55°16′ N). (T) Surprise Point and Nakat Inlet are shown on the U.S. Coast and Geo detic Survey Chart No. 8051—Sheet No. 1. The reference location is marked as 80 south, 89 east, CRM. This point lies north of a true east-and-west line. The true east-and-west line lies 3,040 feet true south from the northernmost ex tremity of the point together with ad jacent rocks and islets (Approx. Long. 130°44′ W, Lat. 54°49′ N). (U) Caamano Point, Cleveland Penin sula, and Clarence Strait, Alaska, are shown on the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8102—Sheet No. 6. Lo cation consists of everything apart of the extreme south end of the Cleveland Peninsula lying on a south side of a true east-and-west line that is drawn across the point at a distance of 800 feet true north from the southernmost point of the low-water line. This in cludes off-lying rocks and islets that are not covered at low water (Approx. Long. 131°59′ W, Lat. 55°30′ N). (V) Meyers Chuck and Clarence Strait, Alaska, are shown on the U.S. and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8124— Sheet No. 26. The small island is about 150 yards in diameter and located about 200 yards northwest of Meyers Island (Approx. Long. 132°16′ W, Lat. 55°441⁄2′ N). (W) Round Island and Cordova Bay, Alaska, are shown on the U.S coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8145—Sheet No. 36. The Southwestern Island of the group is about 700 yards long, including off-lying rocks and reefs that are not covered at low water (Approx. Long. 132°301⁄2′ W, Lat. 54°46 1/2′ N). (X) Mary Island begins at a point that is placed at a low-water mark. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00735 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 726 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.4 The aforementioned point is southward 500 feet from a crosscut on the side of a large rock on the second point below Point Winslow and Mary Island; thence due west 3⁄4 mile, statute; thence due north to a low-water mark; thence fol lowing the winding of the low water to the place of the beginning (Approx. Long. 131°11′ 00″ W, Lat. 55°05′ 55″ N). (Y) Tree Point starts a point of a low-water mark. The aforementioned point is southerly 1⁄2 mile from extreme westerly point of a low-water mark on Tree Point, on the Alaska Mainland; thence due true east, 3⁄4 mile; thence due north 1 mile; thence due west to a low-water mark; thence following the winding of the low-water mark to the place of the beginning (Approx. Long. 130°57′ 44″ W, Lat. 54°48′ 27″ N). (c) The regulations contained in this part apply on all public lands, exclud ing marine waters, but including all in land waters, both navigable and non navigable, within and adjacent to the exterior boundaries of the following areas: (1) Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge; (2) Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve; (3) Becharof National Wildlife Refuge; (4) Bering Land Bridge National Pre serve; (5) Cape Krusenstern National Monu ment; (6) Chugach National Forest; (7) Denali National Preserve and the 1980 additions to Denali National Park; (8) Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve; (9) Glacier Bay National Preserve; (10) Innoko National Wildlife Refuge; (11) Izembek National Wildlife Refuge; (12) Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge; (13) Katmai National Preserve; (14) Kenai National Wildlife Refuge; (15) Kobuk Valley National Park; (16) Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge; (17) Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge; (18) Lake Clark National Park and Pre serve; (19) Noatak National Preserve; (20) Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge; (21) Selawik National Wildlife Refuge; (22) Steese National Conservation Area; (23) Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge; (24) Togiak National Wildlife Refuge; (25) Tongass National Forest, including Admiralty Island National Monu ment and Misty Fjords National Monument; (26) White Mountain National Recre ation Area; (27) Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve; (28) Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve; (29) Yukon Flats National Wildlife Ref uge; (30) All components of the Wild and Scenic River System located outside the boundaries of National Parks, National Preserves, or National Wild life Refuges, including segments of the Alagnak River, Beaver Creek, Birch Creek, Delta River, Fortymile River, Gulkana River, and Unalak leet River. (d) The regulations contained in this part apply on all other public lands, other than to the military, U.S. Coast Guard, and Federal Aviation Adminis tration lands that are closed to access by the general public, including all non-navigable waters located on these lands. (e) The public lands described in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section remain subject to change through rule making pending a Department of the Interior review of title and jurisdic tional issues regarding certain sub merged lands beneath navigable waters in Alaska. [70 FR 76407, Dec. 27, 2005, as amended at 71 FR 49999, Aug. 24, 2006; 74 FR 34696, July 17, 2009; 83 FR 23817, May 23, 2018] § 100.4 Definitions. The following definitions apply to all regulations contained in this part: Agency means a subunit of a cabinet level Department of the Federal Gov ernment having land management au thority over the public lands including, but not limited to, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian Af fairs, Bureau of Land Management, Na tional Park Service, and USDA Forest Service. ANILCA means the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Pub lic Law 96–487, 94 Stat. 2371, (codified, as amended, in scattered sections of 16 U.S.C. and 43 U.S.C.) VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00736 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 727 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.4 Area, District, Subdistrict, and Section mean one of the geographical areas de fined in the codified Alaska Depart ment of Fish and Game regulations found in Title 5 of the Alaska Adminis trative Code. Barter means the exchange of fish or wildlife or their parts taken for sub sistence uses; for other fish, wildlife or their parts; or, for other food or for nonedible items other than money, if the exchange is of a limited and non commercial nature. Board means the Federal Subsistence Board as described in § 100.10. Commissions means the Subsistence Resource Commissions established pur suant to section 808 of ANILCA. Conservation of healthy populations of fish and wildlife means the maintenance of fish and wildlife resources and their habitats in a condition that assures stable and continuing natural popu lations and species mix of plants and animals in relation to their ecosystem, including the recognition that local rural residents engaged in subsistence uses may be a natural part of that eco system; minimizes the likelihood of ir reversible or long-term adverse effects upon such populations and species; en sures the maximum practicable diver sity of options for the future; and rec ognizes that the policies and legal au thorities of the managing agencies will determine the nature and degree of management programs affecting eco logical relationships, population dy namics, and the manipulation of the components of the ecosystem. Customary trade means exchange for cash of fish and wildlife resources regu lated in this part, not otherwise pro hibited by Federal law or regulation, to support personal and family needs; and does not include trade which con stitutes a significant commercial en terprise. Customary and traditional use means a long-established, consistent pattern of use, incorporating beliefs and customs which have been transmitted from gen eration to generation. This use plays an important role in the economy of the community. FACA means the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770 (codified as amended, at 5 U.S.C. Appendix II, 1–15). Family means all persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption or any other person living within the house hold on a permanent basis. Federal Advisory Committees or Fed eral Advisory Committee means the Federal Local Advisory Committees as described in § 100.12 Federal lands means lands and waters and interests therein the title to which is in the United States, including navi gable and non-navigable waters in which the United States has reserved water rights. Fish and wildlife means any member of the animal kingdom, including with out limitation any mammal, fish, bird (including any migratory, nonmigra tory, or endangered bird for which pro tection is also afforded by treaty or other international agreement), am phibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, or other invertebrate, and includes any part, product, egg, or off spring thereof, or the carcass or part thereof. Game Management Unit or GMU means one of the 26 geographical areas listed under game management units in the codified State of Alaska hunting and trapping regulations and the Game Unit Maps of Alaska. Inland Waters means, for the purposes of this part, those waters located land ward of the mean high tide line or the waters located upstream of the straight line drawn from headland to headland across the mouths of rivers or other waters as they flow into the sea. Inland waters include, but are not lim ited to, lakes, reservoirs, ponds, streams, and rivers. Marine Waters means, for the pur poses of this part, those waters located seaward of the mean high tide line or the waters located seaward of the straight line drawn from headland to headland across the mouths of rivers or other waters as they flow into the sea. Person means an individual and does not include a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organi zation, business, trust, or society. Public lands or public land means: (1) Lands situated in Alaska which are Federal lands, except— (i) Land selections of the State of Alaska which have been tentatively ap proved or validly selected under the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00737 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 728 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.5 Alaska Statehood Act and lands which have been confirmed to, validly se lected by, or granted to the Territory of Alaska or the State under any other provision of Federal law; (ii) Land selections of a Native Cor poration made under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., which have not been conveyed to a Native Corporation, unless any such selection is determined to be in valid or is relinquished; and (iii) Lands referred to in section 19(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settle ment Act, 43 U.S.C. 1618(b). (2) Notwithstanding the exceptions in paragraphs (1)(i) through (iii) of this definition, until conveyed or interim conveyed, all Federal lands within the boundaries of any unit of the National Park System, National Wildlife Refuge System, National Wild and Scenic Riv ers Systems, National Forest Monu ment, National Recreation Area, Na tional Conservation Area, new Na tional forest or forest addition shall be treated as public lands for the purposes of the regulations in this part pursuant to section 906(o)(2) of ANILCA. Regional Councils or Regional Council means the Regional Advisory Councils as described in § 100.11. Reserved water right(s) means the Fed eral right to use unappropriated appur tenant water necessary to accomplish the purposes for which a Federal res ervation was established. Reserved water rights include nonconsumptive and consumptive uses. Resident means any person who has his or her primary, permanent home for the previous 12 months within Alas ka and whenever absent from this pri mary, permanent home, has the inten tion of returning to it. Factors dem onstrating the location of a person’s primary, permanent home may include, but are not limited to: the address list ed on an Alaska Permanent Fund divi dend application; an Alaska license to drive, hunt, fish, or engage in an activ ity regulated by a government entity; affidavit of person or persons who know the individual; voter registra tion; location of residences owned, rented, or leased; location of stored household goods; residence of spouse, minor children, or dependents; tax doc uments; or whether the person claims residence in another location for any purpose. Rural means any community or area of Alaska determined by the Board to qualify as such under the process de scribed in § 100.15. Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, except that in reference to matters related to any unit of the Na tional Forest System, such term means the Secretary of Agriculture. State means the State of Alaska. Subsistence uses means the customary and traditional uses by rural Alaska residents of wild, renewable resources for direct personal or family consump tion as food, shelter, fuel, clothing, tools, or transportation; for the mak ing and selling of handicraft articles out of nonedible byproducts of fish and wildlife resources taken for personal or family consumption; for barter, or sharing for personal or family con sumption; and for customary trade. Take or taking as used with respect to fish or wildlife, means to pursue, hunt, shoot, trap, net, capture, collect, kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any such conduct. Year means calendar year unless an other year is specified. [69 FR 60962, Oct. 14, 2004] § 100.5 Eligibility for subsistence use. (a) You may take fish and wildlife on public lands for subsistence uses only if you are an Alaska resident of a rural area or rural community. The regula tions in this part may further limit your qualifications to harvest fish or wildlife resources for subsistence uses. If you are not an Alaska resident or are a resident of a non-rural area or com munity listed in § 100.23, you may not take fish or wildlife on public lands for subsistence uses under the regulations in this part. (b) Where the Board has made a cus tomary and traditional use determina tion regarding subsistence use of a spe cific fish stock or wildlife population, in accordance with, and as listed in, § 100.24, only those Alaskans who are residents of rural areas or communities designated by the Board are eligible for subsistence taking of that population or stock on public lands for subsistence uses under the regulations in this part. If you do not live in one of those areas VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00738 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 729 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.7 or communities, you may not take fish or wildlife from that population or stock, on public lands under the regu lations in this part. (c) Where customary and traditional use determinations for a fish stock or wildlife population within a specific area have not yet been made by the Board (e.g., ‘‘no determination’’), all Alaskans who are residents of rural areas or communities may harvest for subsistence from that stock or popu lation under the regulations in this part. (d) The National Park Service may regulate further the eligibility of those individuals qualified to engage in sub sistence uses on National Park Service lands in accordance with specific au thority in ANILCA, and National Park Service regulations at 36 CFR Part 13. § 100.6 Licenses, permits, harvest tick ets, tags, and reports. (a) If you wish to take fish and wild life on public lands for subsistence uses, you must be an eligible rural Alaska resident and: (1) Possess the pertinent valid Alaska resident hunting and trapping licenses (no license required to take fish or shellfish, but you must be an Alaska resident) unless Federal licenses are re quired or unless otherwise provided for in subpart D of this part; (2) Possess and comply with the pro visions of any pertinent Federal per mits (Federal Subsistence Registration Permit or Federal Designated Har vester Permit) required by subpart D of this part; and (3) Possess and comply with the pro visions of any pertinent permits, har vest tickets, or tags required by the State unless any of these documents or individual provisions in them are su perseded by the requirements in sub part D of this part. (b) In order to receive a Federal Sub sistence Registration Permit or Fed eral Designated Harvester Permit or designate someone to harvest fish or wildlife for you under a Federal Des ignated Harvester Permit, you must be old enough to reasonably harvest that species yourself (or under the guidance of an adult). (c) If you have been awarded a permit to take fish and wildlife, you must have that permit in your possession during the taking and must comply with all requirements of the permit and the regulations in this section per taining to validation and reporting and to regulations in subpart D of this part pertaining to methods and means, pos session and transportation, and utiliza tion. Upon the request of a State or Federal law enforcement agent, you must also produce any licenses, per mits, harvest tickets, tags, or other documents required by this section. If you are engaged in taking fish and wildlife under the regulations in this part, you must allow State or Federal law enforcement agents to inspect any apparatus designed to be used, or capa ble of being used to take fish or wild life, or any fish or wildlife in your pos session. (d) You must validate the harvest tickets, tags, permits, or other re quired documents before removing your kill from the harvest site. You must also comply with all reporting provisions as set forth in subpart D of this part. (e) If you take fish and wildlife under a community harvest system, you must report the harvest activity in ac cordance with regulations specified for that community in subpart D of this part, and as required by any applicable permit conditions. Individuals may be responsible for particular reporting re quirements in the conditions permit ting a specific community’s harvest. Failure to comply with these condi tions is a violation of the regulations in this part. Community harvests are reviewed annually under the regula tions in subpart D of this part. (f) You may not make a fraudulent application for Federal or State li censes, permits, harvest tickets or tags or intentionally file an incorrect har vest report. [67 FR 30563, May 7, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 7704, Feb. 18, 2003] § 100.7 Restriction on use. (a) You may not use fish or wildlife or their parts, taken pursuant to the regulations in this part, unless pro vided for in this part. (b) You may not exchange in cus tomary trade or sell fish or wildlife or VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00739 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 730 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.8 their parts, taken pursuant to the reg ulations in this part, unless provided for in this part. (c) You may barter fish or wildlife or their parts, taken pursuant to the reg ulations in this part, unless restricted in §§ 100.25, 100.26, 100.27, or 100.28. § 100.8 Penalties. If you are convicted of violating any provision of 50 CFR Part 100 or 36 CFR Part 242, you may be punished by a fine or by imprisonment in accordance with the penalty provisions applicable to the public land where the violation oc curred. § 100.9 Information collection require ments. (a) The rules in this part contain in formation collection requirements sub ject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval under 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. They apply to fish and wild life harvest activities on public lands in Alaska. Subsistence users will not be required to respond to an informa tion collection request unless a valid OMB number is displayed on the infor mation collection form. (1) Section 100.6, Licenses, permits, harvest tickets, tags, and reports. The information collection requirements contained in § 100.6 (Federal Subsist ence Registration Permit or Federal Designated Harvester Permit forms) provide for permit-specific subsistence activities not authorized through the general adoption of State regulations. Identity and location of residence are required to determine if you are eligi ble for a permit and a report of success is required after a harvest attempt. These requirements are not duplicative with the requirements of paragraph (a)(3) of this section. The regulations in § 100.6 require this information before a rural Alaska resident may engage in subsistence uses on public lands. The Department estimates that the average time necessary to obtain and comply with this permit information collec tion requirement is 0.25 hours. (2) Section 100.20, Request for recon sideration. The information collection requirements contained in § 100.20 pro vide a standardized process to allow in dividuals the opportunity to appeal de cisions of the Board. Submission of a request for reconsideration is vol untary but required to receive a final review by the Board. We estimate that a request for reconsideration will take 4 hours to prepare and submit. (3) The remaining information collec tion requirements contained in this part imposed upon subsistence users are those adopted from State regula tions. These collection requirements would exist in the absence of Federal subsistence regulations and are not subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. The burden in this situation is negligible, and information gained from these reports is systematically available to Federal managers by rou tine computer access requiring less than 1 hour. (b) You may direct comments on the burden estimate or any other aspect of the burden estimate to the Service’s Information Collection Clearance Offi cer at the address provided at 50 CFR 2.1(b). Additional information require ments may be imposed if Local Advi sory Committees or additional Re gional Councils, subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), are established under subpart B of this part. Such requirements will be sub mitted to OMB for approval prior to their implementation. [67 FR 30563, May 7, 2002, as amended at 79 FR 43968, July 29, 2014] Subpart B—Program Structure SOURCE: 67 FR 30563, May 7, 2002, unless otherwise noted. § 100.10 Federal Subsistence Board. (a) The Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture hereby estab lish a Federal Subsistence Board, and assign it responsibility for admin istering the subsistence taking and uses of fish and wildlife on public lands, and the related promulgation and signature authority for regulations of subparts C and D of this part. The Secretaries, however, retain their ex isting authority to restrict or elimi nate hunting, fishing, or trapping ac tivities which occur on lands or waters in Alaska other than public lands when such activities interfere with subsist ence hunting, fishing, or trapping on VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00740 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 731 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior ยง 100.10 the public lands to such an extent as to result in a failure to provide the sub sistence priority. (b) Membership. (1) The voting mem bers of the Board are: A Chair to be ap pointed by the Secretary of the Inte rior with the concurrence of the Sec retary of Agriculture; two public mem bers who possess personal knowledge of and direct experience with subsistence uses in rural Alaska to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agri culture; the Alaska Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Alaska Regional Director, National Park Serv ice; Alaska Regional Forester, U.S. Forest Service; the Alaska State Direc tor, Bureau of Land Management; and the Alaska Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs. Each Federal agency member of the Board may appoint a designee. (2) [Reserved] (c) Liaisons to the Board are: a State liaison, and the Chairman of each Re gional Council. The State liaison and the Chairman of each Regional Council may attend public sessions of all Board meetings and be actively involved as consultants to the Board. (d) Powers and duties. (1) The Board shall meet at least twice per year and at such other times as deemed nec essary. Meetings shall occur at the call of the Chair, but any member may re quest a meeting. (2) A quorum consists of five mem bers. (3) No action may be taken unless a majority of voting members are in agreement. (4) The Board is empowered, to the extent necessary, to implement Title VIII of ANILCA, to: (i) Issue regulations for the manage ment of subsistence taking and uses of fish and wildlife on public lands; (ii) Determine which communities or areas of the State are rural or non rural; (iii) Determine which rural Alaska areas or communities have customary and traditional subsistence uses of spe cific fish and wildlife populations; (iv) Allocate subsistence uses of fish and wildlife populations on public lands; (v) Ensure that the taking on public lands of fish and wildlife for nonwaste ful subsistence uses shall be accorded priority over the taking on such lands of fish and wildlife for other purposes; (vi) Restrict the taking of fish and wildlife on public lands for nonsubsist ence uses or close public lands to the take of fish and wildlife for nonsubsist ence uses when necessary for the con servation of healthy populations of fish or wildlife, to continue subsistence uses of fish or wildlife, or for reasons of public safety or administration. The Board may also reopen public lands to nonsubsistence uses if new information or changed conditions indicate that the closure is no longer warranted; (vii) Restrict the taking of a par ticular fish or wildlife population on public lands for subsistence uses, close public lands to the take of fish and wildlife for subsistence uses, or other wise modify the requirements for take from a particular fish or wildlife popu lation on public lands for subsistence uses when necessary to ensure the con tinued viability of a fish or wildlife population, or for reasons of public safety or administration. As soon as conditions warrant, the Board may also reopen public lands to the taking of a fish and wildlife population for subsistence users to continue those uses; (viii) Establish priorities for the sub sistence taking of fish and wildlife on public lands among rural Alaska resi dents; (ix) Restrict or eliminate taking of fish and wildlife on public lands; (x) Determine what types and forms of trade of fish and wildlife taken for subsistence uses constitute allowable customary trade; (xi) Authorize the Regional Councils to convene; (xii) Establish a Regional Council in each subsistence resource region and recommend to the Secretaries, ap pointees to the Regional Councils, pur suant to the FACA; VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00741 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 732 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.10 (xiii) Establish Federal Advisory Committees within the subsistence re source regions, if necessary, and rec ommend to the Secretaries that mem bers of the Federal Advisory Commit tees be appointed from the group of in dividuals nominated by rural Alaska residents; (xiv) Establish rules and procedures for the operation of the Board, and the Regional Councils; (xv) Review and respond to proposals for regulations, management plans, policies, and other matters related to subsistence taking and uses of fish and wildlife; (xvi) Enter into cooperative agree ments or otherwise cooperate with Federal agencies, the State, Native or ganizations, local governmental enti ties, and other persons and organiza tions, including international entities to effectuate the purposes and policies of the Federal subsistence management program; (xvii) Develop alternative permitting processes relating to the subsistence taking of fish and wildlife to ensure continued opportunities for subsist ence; (xviii) Evaluate whether hunting, fishing, or trapping activities which occur on lands or waters in Alaska other than public lands interfere with subsistence hunting, fishing, or trap ping on the public lands to such an ex tent as to result in a failure to provide the subsistence priority, and after ap propriate consultation with the State of Alaska, the Regional Councils, and other Federal agencies, make a rec ommendation to the Secretaries for their action; (xix) Identify, in appropriate specific instances, whether there exists addi tional Federal reservations, Federal re served water rights or other Federal in terests in lands or waters, including those in which the United States holds less than a fee ownership, to which the Federal subsistence priority attaches, and make appropriate recommendation to the Secretaries for inclusion of those interests within the Federal Sub sistence Management Program; and (xx) Take other actions authorized by the Secretaries to implement Title VIII of ANILCA. (5) The Board may implement one or more of the following harvest and har vest reporting or permit systems: (i) The fish and wildlife is taken by an individual who is required to obtain and possess pertinent State harvest permits, tickets, or tags, or Federal permit (Federal Subsistence Registra tion Permit); (ii) A qualified subsistence user may designate another qualified subsistence user (by using the Federal Designated Harvester Permit) to take fish and wildlife on his or her behalf; (iii) The fish and wildlife is taken by individuals or community representa tives permitted (via a Federal Subsist ence Registration Permit) a one-time or annual harvest for special purposes including ceremonies and potlatches; or (iv) The fish and wildlife is taken by representatives of a community per mitted to do so in a manner consistent with the community’s customary and traditional practices. (6) The Board may delegate to agency field officials the authority to set har vest and possession limits, define har vest areas, specify methods or means of harvest, specify permit requirements, and open or close specific fish or wild life harvest seasons within frameworks established by the Board. (7) The Board shall establish a Staff Committee for analytical and adminis trative assistance composed of mem bers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and USDA Forest Service. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv ice representative shall serve as Chair of the Staff Committee. (8) The Board may establish and dis solve additional committees as nec essary for assistance. (9) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall provide appropriate administra tive support for the Board. (10) The Board shall authorize at least two meetings per year for each Regional Council. (e) Relationship to Regional Councils. (1) The Board shall consider the reports and recommendations of the Regional Councils concerning the taking of fish and wildlife on public lands within their respective regions for subsistence VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00742 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 733 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.11 uses. The Board may choose not to fol low any Regional Council recommenda tion which it determines is not sup ported by substantial evidence, vio lates recognized principles of fish and wildlife conservation, would be detri mental to the satisfaction of subsist ence needs, or in closure situations, for reasons of public safety or administra tion or to assure the continued viabil ity of a particular fish or wildlife popu lation. If a recommendation is not adopted, the Board shall set forth the factual basis and the reasons for the decision, in writing, in a timely fash ion. (2) The Board shall provide available and appropriate technical assistance to the Regional Councils. [67 FR 30563, May 7, 2002, as amended at 75 FR 63092, Oct. 14, 2010; 76 FR 56114, Sept. 12, 2011] § 100.11 Regional advisory councils. (a) The Board shall establish a Re gional Council for each subsistence re source region to participate in the Fed eral subsistence management program. The Regional Councils shall be estab lished, and conduct their activities, in accordance with the FACA. The Re gional Councils shall provide a regional forum for the collection and expression of opinions and recommendations on matters related to subsistence taking and uses of fish and wildlife resources on public lands. The Regional Councils shall provide for public participation in the Federal regulatory process. (b) Establishment of Regional Councils; membership. (1) The Secretaries, based on Board recommendation, will estab lish the number of members for each Regional Council. To ensure that each Council represents a diversity of inter ests, the Board will strive to ensure that 70 percent of the members rep resent subsistence interests within a region and 30 percent of the members represent commercial and sport inter ests within a region. The portion of membership that represents the com mercial and sport interests shall in clude, where possible, at least one rep resentative from the sport community and one representative from the com mercial community. A Regional Coun cil member must be a resident of the region in which he or she is appointed and must be knowledgeable about the region and subsistence uses of the pub lic lands therein. The Board will accept nominations and make recommenda tions to the Secretaries for member ship on the Regional Councils. In mak ing their recommendations, the Board will identify the interest(s) the appli cants propose to represent on the re spective Regional Councils. The Sec retary of the Interior with the concur rence of the Secretary of Agriculture will make the appointments to the Re gional Councils. (2) Regional Council members shall serve 3-year terms and may be re appointed. Initial members shall be ap pointed with staggered terms up to 3 years. (3) The Chair of each Regional Coun cil shall be elected by the applicable Regional Council, from its member ship, for a 1-year term and may be re elected. (c) Powers and Duties. (1) The Re gional Councils are authorized to: (i) Hold public meetings related to subsistence uses of fish and wildlife within their respective regions, after the Chair of the Board or the des ignated Federal Coordinator has called the meeting and approved the meeting agenda; (ii) Elect officers; (iii) Review, evaluate, and make rec ommendations to the Board on pro posals for regulations, policies, man agement plans, and other matters re lating to the subsistence take of fish and wildlife under the regulations in this part within the region; (iv) Provide a forum for the expres sion of opinions and recommendations by persons interested in any matter re lated to the subsistence uses of fish and wildlife within the region; (v) Encourage local and regional par ticipation, pursuant to the provisions of the regulations in this part in the decisionmaking process affecting the taking of fish and wildlife on the public lands within the region for subsistence uses; (vi) Prepare and submit to the Board an annual report containing— (A) An identification of current and anticipated subsistence uses of fish and wildlife populations within the region; VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00743 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 734 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.12 (B) An evaluation of current and an ticipated subsistence needs for fish and wildlife populations from the public lands within the region; (C) A recommended strategy for the management of fish and wildlife popu lations within the region to accommo date such subsistence uses and needs related to the public lands; and (D) Recommendations concerning policies, standards, guidelines, and reg ulations to implement the strategy; (vii) Appoint members to each Sub sistence Resource Commission within their region in accordance with the re quirements of Section 808 of ANILCA; (viii) Make recommendations on de terminations of customary and tradi tional use of subsistence resources; (ix) Make recommendations on deter minations of rural status; (x) Make recommendations regarding the allocation of subsistence uses among rural Alaska residents pursuant to § 100.17; (xi) Develop proposals pertaining to the subsistence taking and use of fish and wildlife under the regulations in this part, and review and evaluate such proposals submitted by other sources; (xii) Provide recommendations on the establishment and membership of Federal Advisory Committees. (2) The Regional Councils shall: (i) Operate in conformance with the provisions of FACA and comply with rules of operation established by the Board; (ii) Perform other duties specified by the Board. (3) The Regional Council rec ommendations to the Board should be supported by substantial evidence, be consistent with recognized principles of fish and wildlife conservation, and not be detrimental to the satisfaction of subsistence needs. [67 FR 30563, May 7, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 7704, Feb. 18, 2003; 69 FR 60962, Oct. 14, 2004] § 100.12 Local advisory committees. (a) The Board shall establish such local Federal Advisory Committees within each region as necessary at such time that it is determined, after notice and hearing and consultation with the State, that the existing State fish and game advisory committees do not ade quately provide advice to, and assist, the particular Regional Council in car rying out its function as set forth in § 100.11. (b) Local Federal Advisory Commit tees, if established by the Board, shall operate in conformance with the provi sions of the FACA, and comply with rules of operation established by the Board. § 100.13 Board/agency relationships. (a) General. (1) The Board, in making decisions or recommendations, shall consider and ensure compliance with specific statutory requirements regard ing the management of resources on public lands, recognizing that the man agement policies applicable to some public lands may entail methods of re source and habitat management and protection different from methods ap propriate for other public lands. (2) The Board shall issue regulations for subsistence taking of fish and wild life on public lands. The Board is the final administrative authority on the promulgation of subparts C and D regu lations relating to the subsistence tak ing of fish and wildlife on public lands. (3) Nothing in the regulations in this part shall enlarge or diminish the au thority of any agency to issue regula tions necessary for the proper manage ment of public lands under their juris diction in accordance with ANILCA and other existing laws. (b) Section 808 of ANILCA establishes National Park and Park Monument Subsistence Resource Commissions. Nothing in the regulations in this part affects the duties or authorities of these commissions. § 100.14 Relationship to State proce dures and regulations. (a) State fish and game regulations apply to public lands and such laws are hereby adopted and made a part of the regulations in this part to the extent they are not inconsistent with, or su perseded by, the regulations in this part. (b) The Board may close public lands to hunting, trapping, or fishing, or take actions to restrict the taking of fish and wildlife when necessary to conserve healthy populations of fish and wildlife, continue subsistence uses VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00744 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 735 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.16 of such populations, or pursuant to other applicable Federal law. The Board may review and adopt State openings, closures, or restrictions which serve to achieve the objectives of the regulations in this part. (c) The Board may enter into agree ments with the State in order to co ordinate respective management re sponsibilities. (d) Petition for repeal of subsistence rules and regulations. (1) The State of Alaska may petition the Secretaries for repeal of the subsistence rules and regulations in this part when the State has enacted and implemented subsist ence management and use laws which: (i) Are consistent with sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA; and (ii) Provide for the subsistence defi nition, preference, and participation specified in sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA. (2) The State’s petition shall: (i) Be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240, and the Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. De partment of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20240; (ii) Include the entire text of applica ble State legislation indicating compli ance with sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA; and (iii) Set forth all data and arguments available to the State in support of leg islative compliance with sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA. (3) If the Secretaries find that the State’s petition contains adequate jus tification, a rulemaking proceeding for repeal of the regulations in this part will be initiated. If the Secretaries find that the State’s petition does not con tain adequate justification, the peti tion will be denied by letter or other notice, with a statement of the ground for denial. § 100.15 Rural determination process. (a) The Board determines which areas or communities in Alaska are nonrural. Current determinations are listed at § 100.23. (b) All other communities and areas are, therefore, rural. [80 FR 68253, Nov. 4, 2015] § 100.16 Customary and traditional use determination process. (a) The Board shall determine which fish stocks and wildlife populations have been customarily and tradition ally used for subsistence. These deter minations shall identify the specific community’s or area’s use of specific fish stocks and wildlife populations. For areas managed by the National Park Service, where subsistence uses are allowed, the determinations may be made on an individual basis. (b) A community or area shall gen erally exhibit the following factors, which exemplify customary and tradi tional use. The Board shall make cus tomary and traditional use determina tions based on application of the fol lowing factors: (1) A long-term consistent pattern of use, excluding interruptions beyond the control of the community or area; (2) A pattern of use recurring in spe cific seasons for many years; (3) A pattern of use consisting of methods and means of harvest which are characterized by efficiency and economy of effort and cost, conditioned by local characteristics; (4) The consistent harvest and use of fish or wildlife as related to past meth ods and means of taking; near, or rea sonably accessible from, the commu nity or area; (5) A means of handling, preparing, preserving, and storing fish or wildlife which has been traditionally used by past generations, including consider ation of alteration of past practices due to recent technological advances, where appropriate; (6) A pattern of use which includes the handing down of knowledge of fish ing and hunting skills, values, and lore from generation to generation; (7) A pattern of use in which the har vest is shared or distributed within a definable community of persons; and (8) A pattern of use which relates to reliance upon a wide diversity of fish and wildlife resources of the area and which provides substantial cultural, economic, social, and nutritional ele ments to the community or area. (c) The Board shall take into consid eration the reports and recommenda tions of any appropriate Regional VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00745 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 736 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.17 Council regarding customary and tradi tional uses of subsistence resources. (d) Current determinations are listed in § 100.24. § 100.17 Determining priorities for subsistence uses among rural Alas ka residents. (a) Whenever it is necessary to re strict the subsistence taking of fish and wildlife on public lands in order to protect the continued viability of such populations, or to continue subsistence uses, the Board shall establish a pri ority among the rural Alaska residents after considering any recommendation submitted by an appropriate Regional Council. (b) The priority shall be implemented through appropriate limitations based on the application of the following cri teria to each area, community, or indi vidual determined to have customary and traditional use, as necessary: (1) Customary and direct dependence upon the populations as the mainstay of livelihood; (2) Local residency; and (3) The availability of alternative re sources. (c) If allocation on an area or com munity basis is not achievable, then the Board shall allocate subsistence op portunity on an individual basis through application of the criteria in paragraphs (b)(1) through (3) of this section. (d) In addressing a situation where prioritized allocation becomes nec essary, the Board shall solicit rec ommendations from the Regional Council in the area affected. § 100.18 Regulation adoption process. (a) The Board will accept proposals for changes to the Federal subsistence regulations in subparts C or D of this part according to a published schedule, except for proposals for emergency and temporary special actions, which the Board will accept according to proce dures set forth in § 100.19. The Board may establish a rotating schedule for accepting proposals on various sections of subpart C or subpart D regulations over a period of years. The Board will develop and publish proposed regula tions in the FEDERAL REGISTER, publish notice in local newspapers, and dis tribute comments on the proposed reg ulations in the form of proposals for public review. (1) Proposals shall be made available for at least a thirty (30) day review by the Regional Councils. Regional Coun cils shall forward their recommenda tions on proposals to the Board. Such proposals with recommendations may be submitted in the time period as specified by the Board or as a part of the Regional Council’s annual report described in § 100.11, whichever is ear lier. (2) The Board shall publish notice throughout Alaska of the availability of proposals received. (3) The public shall have at least thirty (30) days to review and comment on proposals. (4) After the comment period the Board shall meet to receive public tes timony and consider the proposals. The Board shall consider traditional use patterns when establishing harvest lev els and seasons, and methods and means. The Board may choose not to follow any recommendation which the Board determines is not supported by substantial evidence, violates recog nized principles of fish and wildlife conservation, or would be detrimental to the satisfaction of subsistence needs. If a recommendation approved by a Regional Council is not adopted by the Board, the Board shall set forth the factual basis and the reasons for its decision in writing to the Regional Council. (5) Following consideration of the proposals the Board shall publish final regulations pertaining to subparts C and D of this part in the FEDERAL REG ISTER. (b) Proposals for changes to subparts A and B of this part shall be accepted by the Secretary of the Interior in ac cordance with 43 CFR part 14. [67 FR 30563, May 7, 2002, as amended at 75 FR 63092, Oct. 14, 2010] § 100.19 Special actions. (a) Emergency special actions. In an emergency situation, if necessary to ensure the continued viability of a fish or wildlife population, to continue sub sistence uses of fish or wildlife, or for public safety reasons, the Board may immediately open or close public lands VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00746 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 737 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior ยง 100.20 for the taking of fish and wildlife for subsistence uses, or modify the require ments for take for subsistence uses, or close public lands to take for non subsistence uses of fish and wildlife, or restrict the requirements for take for nonsubsistence uses. (1) If the timing of a regularly sched uled meeting of the affected Regional Council so permits without incurring undue delay, the Board may seek Coun cil recommendations on the proposed emergency special action. Such a Council recommendation, if any, will be subject to the requirements of ยง 100.18(a)(4). (2) The emergency action will be ef fective when directed by the Board, may not exceed 60 days, and may not be extended unless the procedures for adoption of a temporary special action, as set forth in paragraph (b) of this sec tion, have been followed. (b) Temporary special actions. After adequate notice and public hearing, the Board may temporarily close or open public lands for the taking of fish and wildlife for subsistence uses, or modify the requirements for subsistence take, or close public lands for the taking of fish and wildlife for nonsubsistence uses, or restrict take for nonsubsist ence uses. (1) The Board may make such tem porary changes only after it deter mines that the proposed temporary change will not interfere with the con servation of healthy fish and wildlife populations, will not be detrimental to the long-term subsistence use of fish or wildlife resources, and is not an unnec essary restriction on nonsubsistence users. The Board may also reopen pub lic lands to nonsubsistence uses if new information or changed conditions in dicate that the closure is no longer warranted. (i) Prior to implementing a tem porary special action, the Board will consult with the State of Alaska and the Chairs of the Regional Councils of the affected regions. (ii) If the timing of a regularly sched uled meeting of the affected Regional Council so permits without incurring undue delay, the Board will seek Coun cil recommendations on the proposed temporary special action. Such Council recommendations, if any, will be sub ject to the requirements of ยง 100.18(a)(4). (2) The length of any temporary ac tion will be confined to the minimum time period or harvest limit deter mined by the Board to be necessary under the circumstances. In any event, a temporary opening or closure will not extend longer than the end of the current regulatory cycle. (c) The Board may reject a request for either an emergency or a temporary special action if the Board concludes that there are no time-sensitive cir cumstances necessitating a regulatory change before the next regular proposal cycle. However, a special action re quest that has been rejected for this reason may be deferred, if appropriate and after consultation with the pro ponent, for consideration during the next regular proposal cycle. The Board will consider changes to customary and traditional use determinations in sub part C of this part only during the reg ular proposal cycle. (d) The Board will provide notice of all regulatory changes adopted via spe cial action by posting the change on the Office of Subsistence Management Web site (http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/ index.cfml). When appropriate, notice may also include distribution of press releases to newspapers, local radio sta tions, and local contacts, as well as di rect notification to the proponent and interested parties. The Board will pub lish notice and reasons justifying the special action in the FEDERAL REG ISTER as soon as practicable. (e) The decision of the Board on any proposed special action will constitute its final administrative action. (f) Regulations authorizing any indi vidual agency to implement closures or restrictions on public lands managed by the agency remain unaffected by the regulations in this part. (g) Fish and wildlife may not be taken in violation of any restriction, closure, or change authorized by the Board. [75 FR 63092, Oct. 14, 2010] ยง 100.20 Request for reconsideration. (a) Regulations in subparts C and D of this part published in the FEDERAL REGISTER are subject to requests for re consideration. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00747 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 738 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.21 (b) Any aggrieved person may file a request for reconsideration with the Board. (c) To file a request for reconsider ation, you must notify the Board in writing within sixty (60) days of the ef fective date or date of publication of the notice, whichever is earlier, for which reconsideration is requested. (d) It is your responsibility to pro vide the Board with sufficient nar rative evidence and argument to show why the action by the Board should be reconsidered. The Board will accept a request for reconsideration only if it is based upon information not previously considered by the Board, demonstrates that the existing information used by the Board is incorrect, or demonstrates that the Board’s interpretation of in formation, applicable law, or regula tion is in error or contrary to existing law. You must include the following in formation in your request for reconsid eration: (1) Your name, and mailing address; (2) The action which you request be reconsidered and the date of FEDERAL REGISTER publication of that action; (3) A detailed statement of how you are adversely affected by the action; (4) A detailed statement of the facts of the dispute, the issues raised by the request, and specific references to any law, regulation, or policy that you be lieve to be violated and your reason for such allegation; (5) A statement of how you would like the action changed. (e) Upon receipt of a request for re consideration, the Board shall transmit a copy of such request to any appro priate Regional Council and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) for review and recommendation. The Board shall consider any Regional Council and ADFG recommendations in making a final decision. (f) If the request is justified, the Board shall implement a final decision on a request for reconsideration after compliance with 5 U.S.C. 551–559 (APA). (g) If the request is denied, the deci sion of the Board represents the final administrative action. § 100.21 [Reserved] Subpart C—Board Determinations SOURCE: 64 FR 1293, Jan. 8, 1999, unless oth erwise noted. § 100.22 Subsistence resource regions. (a) The Board hereby designates the following areas as subsistence resource regions: (1) Southeast Region; (2) Southcentral Region; (3) Kodiak/Aleutians Region; (4) Bristol Bay Region; (5) Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region; (6) Western Interior Region; (7) Seward Peninsula Region; (8) Northwest Arctic Region; (9) Eastern Interior Region; (10) North Slope Region. (b) You may obtain maps delineating the boundaries of subsistence resource regions from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Alaska Regional Office address provided at 50 CFR 2.2(g). [67 FR 30570, May 7, 2002, as amended at 76 FR 12569, Mar. 8, 2011; 78 FR 35153, June 12, 2013] § 100.23 Rural determinations. (a) The Board has determined all communities and areas to be rural in accordance with § 100.15 except the fol lowing: Fairbanks North Star Borough; Homer area—including Homer, Anchor Point, Kachemak City, and Fritz Creek; Juneau area—including Juneau, West Juneau, and Douglas; Kenai area—including Kenai, Soldotna, Ster ling, Nikiski, Salamatof, Kalifornsky, Kasilof, and Clam Gulch; Ketchikan area—including Ketchikan City, Clover Pass, North Tongass Highway, Ketch ikan East, Mountain Point, Herring Cove, Saxman East, Pennock Island, and parts of Gravina Island; Munici pality of Anchorage; Seward area—in cluding Seward and Valdez, and Wasilla/Palmer area—including Wasilla, Palmer, Sutton, Big Lake, Houston, and Bodenberg Butte. (b) You may obtain maps delineating the boundaries of nonrural areas from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00748 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 739 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.24 the Alaska Regional Office address pro vided at 50 CFR 2.2(g), or on the Web at https://www.doi.gov/subsistence. [80 FR 68248, Nov. 4, 2015, as amended at 86 FR 17717, Apr. 6, 2021] § 100.24 Customary and traditional use determinations. (a) The Federal Subsistence Board has determined that rural Alaska resi dents of the listed communities, areas, and individuals have customary and traditional use of the specified species on Federal public land in the specified areas. Persons granted individual cus tomary and traditional use determina tions will be notified in writing by the Board. The Fish & Wildlife Service and the local NPS Superintendent will maintain the list of individuals having customary and traditional use on Na tional Parks and Monuments. A copy of the list is available upon request. When there is a determination for spe cific communities or areas of residence in a Unit, all other communities not listed for that species in that Unit have no Federal subsistence priority for that species in that Unit. If no determina tion has been made for a species in a Unit, all rural Alaska residents are eli gible to harvest fish or wildlife under this part. (1) Wildlife determinations. The rural Alaska residents of the listed commu nities and areas have a customary and traditional use of the specified species on Federal public lands within the list ed areas: TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1) Area Species Determination Unit 1 ...................................................................... Black Bear ..................... Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 1 ...................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 1 ...................................................................... Deer .............................. Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 1 ...................................................................... Goat .............................. Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 1 ...................................................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 2 ...................................................................... Black Bear ..................... Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 2 ...................................................................... Deer .............................. Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 3 ...................................................................... Black Bear ..................... Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 3 ...................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 3 ...................................................................... Deer .............................. Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 3 ...................................................................... Elk ................................. Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 3 ...................................................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 4 ...................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 4 ...................................................................... Deer .............................. Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 4 ...................................................................... Goat .............................. Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 5 ...................................................................... Black Bear ..................... Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 5 ...................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 5 ...................................................................... Deer .............................. Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 5 ...................................................................... Goat .............................. Residents of Units 1–5. Unit 5 ...................................................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 5A. Unit 5 ...................................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Unit 5A. Unit 6A .................................................................... Black Bear ..................... Residents of Yakutat and Units 6C and 6D, ex cluding residents of Whittier. Unit 6, remainder .................................................... Black Bear ..................... Residents of Units 6C and 6D, excluding resi dents of Whittier. Unit 6 ...................................................................... Brown Bear ................... No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 6A .................................................................... Goat .............................. Residents of Units 5A, 6C, Chenega Bay, and Tatitlek. Unit 6C and Unit 6D ............................................... Goat .............................. Residents of Units 6C and 6D. Unit 6A .................................................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Units 5A, 6A, 6B, and 6C. Unit 6B and Unit 6C ............................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Units 6A, 6B, and 6C. Unit 6D .................................................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 6D. Unit 6A .................................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 5A, 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26. Unit 6, remainder .................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26. Unit 7 ...................................................................... Brown Bear ................... No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 7 ...................................................................... Caribou .......................... Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, and Moose Pass. Unit 7, Brown Mountain hunt area ......................... Goat .............................. Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek. Unit 7, remainder .................................................... Goat .............................. Residents of Chenega Bay, Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, Seldovia, and Tatilek. Unit 7 ...................................................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Chenega Bay, Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass, and Tatitlek. Unit 7 ...................................................................... Sheep ............................ Residents of Cooper Landing and Moose Pass. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00749 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 740 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.24 TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1)—Continued Area Species Determination Unit 7 ...................................................................... Ruffed Grouse ............... No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 8 ...................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Old Harbor, Akhiok, Larsen Bay, Karluk, Ouzinkie, and Port Lions. Unit 8 ...................................................................... Deer .............................. Residents of Unit 8. Unit 8 ...................................................................... Elk ................................. Residents of Unit 8. Unit 8 ...................................................................... Goat .............................. No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 9D .................................................................... Bison ............................. No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 9A and Unit 9B ............................................... Black Bear ..................... Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 17A, 17B, and 17C. Unit 9A .................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Pedro Bay. Unit 9B .................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Unit 9B. Unit 9C .................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Unit 9C, Igiugig, Kakhonak, and Levelock. Unit 9D .................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Units 9D and 10 (Unimak Island). Unit 9E .................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Egegik, Ivanof Bay, Perryville, Pilot Point, Ugashik, and Port Heiden/Meshik. Unit 9A and Unit 9B ............................................... Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 9B, 9C, and 17. Unit 9C .................................................................... Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 9B, 9C, 17, and Egegik. Unit 9D .................................................................... Caribou .......................... Residents of Unit 9D, Akutan, and False Pass. Unit 9E .................................................................... Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 9B, 9C, 9E, 17, Nelson La goon, and Sand Point. Unit 9A, Unit 9B, Unit 9C, and Unit 9E .................. Moose ........................... Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 9C, and 9E. Unit 9D .................................................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point. Unit 9D .................................................................... Ptarmigan ...................... Residents of Unit 9D. Unit 9B .................................................................... Sheep ............................ Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, and Lake Clark Na tional Park and Preserve within Unit 9B. Unit 9 ...................................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26. Unit 9A, Unit 9B, Unit 9C, and Unit 9E .................. Beaver ........................... Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 9C, 9E, and 17. Unit 10 Unimak Island ............................................ Brown Bear ................... Residents of Units 9D and 10 (Unimak Island). Unit 10 Unimak Island ............................................ Caribou .......................... Residents of Akutan, Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point. Unit 10, remainder .................................................. Caribou .......................... No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 10 .................................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26. Unit 11 .................................................................... Bison ............................. No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 11, north of the Sanford River ........................ Black Bear ..................... Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Cen ter, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Units 11 and 12. Unit 11, remainder .................................................. Black Bear ..................... Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Cen ter, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna Road (mile posts 25–46), Slana, Tazlina, Tok Cutoff Road (mileposts 79–110), Tonsina, and Unit 11. Unit 11, north of the Sanford River ........................ Brown Bear ................... Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Cen ter, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Units 11 and 12. Unit 11, remainder .................................................. Brown Bear ................... Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Cen ter, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna Road (mile posts 25–46), Slana, Tazlina, Tok Cutoff Road (mileposts 79–110), Tonsina, and Unit 11. Unit 11, north of the Sanford River ........................ Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 11, 12, 13A–D, Chickaloon, Healy Lake, and Dot Lake. Unit 11, remainder .................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 11, 13A–D, and Chickaloon. Unit 11 .................................................................... Goat .............................. Residents of Unit 11, Chitina, Chistochina, Cop per Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Dot Lake, Tok Cutoff Road (mile posts 79–110 Mentasta Pass), and Nabesna Road (mileposts 25–46). Unit 11, north of the Sanford River ........................ Moose ........................... Residents of Units 11, 12, 13A–D, Chickaloon, Healy Lake, and Dot Lake. Unit 11, remainder .................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Units 11, 13A–D, and Chickaloon. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00750 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 741 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.24 TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1)—Continued Area Species Determination Unit 11, north of the Sanford River ........................ Sheep ............................ Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Chitina, Cop per Center, Dot Lake, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Healy Lake, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, McCarthy/South Wrangell/South Park, Tazlina, Tonsina, residents along the Nabesna Road—Mileposts 0–46 (Nabesna Road), and residents along the McCarthy Road—Mileposts 0–62 (McCarthy Road). Unit 11, remainder .................................................. Sheep ............................ Residents of Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Cop per Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, McCarthy/ South Wrangell/South Park, Tazlina, Tonsina, residents along the Tok Cutoff—Milepost 79– 110 (Mentasta Pass), residents along the Nabesna Road—Mileposts 0–46 (Nabesna Road), and residents along the McCarthy Road—Mileposts 0–62 (McCarthy Road). Unit 11 .................................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26. Unit 11 .................................................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed and Sharp tailed). Residents of Units 11, 12, 13, and Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 11 .................................................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed). Residents of Units 11, 12, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 12 .................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Unit 12, Dot Lake, Chistochina, Gakona, Mentasta Lake, and Slana. Unit 12 .................................................................... Caribou .......................... Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake. Unit 12, that portion within the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and those lands within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve north and east of a line formed by the Pickerel Lake Win ter Trail from the Canadian border to Pickerel Lake. Moose ........................... Residents of Units 12 and 13C, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake. Unit 12, that portion east of the Nabesna River and Nabesna Glacier, and south of the Winter Trail running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border. Moose ........................... Residents of Units 12 and 13C and Healy Lake. Unit 12, remainder .................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 11 north of 62nd parallel, Units 12 and 13A–D, Chickaloon, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake. Unit 12 .................................................................... Sheep ............................ Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, Mentasta Lake, and Slana. Unit 12 .................................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26. Unit 13 .................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Unit 13 and Slana. Unit 13B .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road and Tok Cutoff Road, mileposts 79– 110), 13, 20D (excluding residents of Fort Greely), and Chickaloon. Unit 13C .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road and Tok Cutoff Road, mileposts 79– 110), 13, Chickaloon, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake. Unit 13A and Unit 13D ........................................... Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road), 13, and Chickaloon. Unit 13E .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road), 13, Chickaloon, McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239 (excluding residents of Denali National Park headquarters). Unit 13D .................................................................. Goat .............................. No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 13A and Unit 13D ........................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 13, Chickaloon, and Slana. Unit 13B .................................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Units 13 and 20D (excluding resi dents of Fort Greely) and Chickaloon and Slana. Unit 13C .................................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Units 12 and 13, Chickaloon, Healy Lake, Dot Lake, and Slana. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00751 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 742 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.24 TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1)—Continued Area Species Determination Unit 13E .................................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 13, Chickaloon, McKinley Vil lage, Slana, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239 (ex cluding residents of Denali National Park headquarters). Unit 13D .................................................................. Sheep ............................ No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 13 .................................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26. Unit 13 .................................................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed Sharp-tailed). Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 and 23. Unit 13 .................................................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed). Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 and 23. Unit 14C .................................................................. Brown Bear ................... No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 14 .................................................................... Goat .............................. No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 14 .................................................................... Moose ........................... No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 14A and Unit 14C ........................................... Sheep ............................ No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 15A and Unit 15B ........................................... Black Bear ..................... Residents of Ninilchik. Unit 15C .................................................................. Black Bear ..................... Residents of Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Nanwalek. Unit 15 .................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Ninilchik. Unit 15B .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Moose Pass, Port Graham, and Seldovia. Unit 15C .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Seldovia. Unit 15A and Unit 15B ........................................... Goat .............................. Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Seldovia. Unit 15C .................................................................. Goat .............................. Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Seldovia. Unit 15A and Unit 15B ........................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Cooper Landing, Ninilchik, Moose Pass, Nanwalek, Port Graham, and Seldovia. Unit 15C .................................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Ninilchik, Nanwalek, Port Graham, and Seldovia. Unit 15A and Unit 15B ........................................... Sheep ............................ Residents of Cooper Landing and Ninilchik. Unit 15C .................................................................. Sheep ............................ Residents of Ninilchik. Unit 15 .................................................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Wil low, and White-tailed). Residents of Unit 15. Unit 15 .................................................................... Grouse (Spruce) ........... Residents of Unit 15. Unit 15 .................................................................... Grouse (Ruffed) ............ No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 16B .................................................................. Black Bear ..................... Residents of Unit 16B. Unit 16 .................................................................... Brown Bear ................... No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 16A .................................................................. Moose ........................... No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 16B .................................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 16B. Unit 16 .................................................................... Sheep ............................ No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 16 .................................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26. Unit 16 .................................................................... Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed). Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 and 23. Unit 16 .................................................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed). Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 and 23. Unit 17 .................................................................... Beaver ........................... Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 9C, 9E, and 17. Unit 17A and that portion of 17B draining into Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake. Black Bear ..................... Residents of Units 9A and B, 17, Akiak, and Akiachak. Unit 17, remainder .................................................. Black Bear ..................... Residents of Units 9A and B, and 17. Unit 17A, those portions north and west of a line beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwestern end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and north east towards the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake to the Unit 17A boundary. Brown Bear ................... Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, and Platinum. Unit 17B, beginning at the Unit 17B boundary, those portions north and west of a line running from the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake, and northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills. Brown Bear ................... Residents of Unit 17 and Kwethluk. Unit 17A, remainder ............................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Bay, and Platinum. Unit 17B, that portion draining into Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake. Brown Bear ................... Residents of Unit 17, Akiak and Akiachak. Unit 17B, remainder, and Unit 17C ........................ Brown Bear ................... Residents of Unit 17. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00752 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 743 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.24 TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1)—Continued Area Species Determination Unit 17A, that portion west of the Izavieknik River, Upper Togiak Lake, Togiak Lake, and the main course of the Togiak River. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 9B, 17, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Lime Village, Napakiak, Platinum, Quinhagak, Stony River, and Tuntutuliak. Unit 17A, that portion north of Togiak Lake that in cludes Izavieknik River drainages. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 9B, 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Lime Village, Stony River, and Tuluksak. Units 17A and 17B, those portions north and west of a line beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwestern end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and north east to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to the point where the Unit 17 bound ary intersects the Shotgun Hills. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 9B, 17, Kwethluk, Lime Vil lage, and Stony River. Unit 17B, that portion of Togiak National Wildlife Refuge within Unit 17B. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 9B, 17, Akiachak, Akiak, Bethel, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Lime Village, Napakiak, Platinum, Quinhagak, Stony River, Tuluksak, and Tuntutuliak. Unit 17, remainder .................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 9B, 9C, 9E, 17, Lime Village, and Stony River. Unit 17A, those portions north and west of a line beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwestern end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and to the Unit 17A boundary to the northeast towards the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake and northeast towards the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake to the Unit 17A boundary. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 17, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, and Platinum. Unit 17A, that portion north of Togiak Lake that in cludes Izavieknik River drainages. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Bay, and Platinum. Unit 17A, remainder ............................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 17, Goodnews Bay and Plat inum. Units 17B, beginning at the Unit 17B boundary, those portions north and west of a line running from the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake, and northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Bay, Levelock, Nondalton, and Platinum. Unit 17B, that portion within the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Baym, Levelock, Nondalton, and Platinum. Unit 17B, remainder and Unit 17C ......................... Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 17, Nondalton, Levelock, Goodnews Bay, and Platinum. Unit 17 .................................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26. Unit 18 .................................................................... Black Bear ..................... Residents of Unit 18, Unit 19A living downstream of the Holokuk River, Holy Cross, Stebbins, St. Michael, Twin Hills, and Togiak. Unit 18 .................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Akiachak, Akiak, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, Mountain Village, Napaskiak, Platinum, Quinhagak, St. Marys, and Tuluksak. Unit 18 .................................................................... Caribou .......................... Residents of Unit 18, Lower Kalskag, Manokotak, Stebbins, St. Michael, Togiak, Twin Hills, and Upper Kalskag. Unit 18, that portion of the Yukon River drainage upstream of Russian Mission and that portion of the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream of, but not including, the Tuluksak River drainage. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 18, Upper Kalskag, Lower Kalskag, Aniak, and Chuathbaluk. Unit 18, that portion north of a line from Cape Romanzof to Kusilvak Mountain to Mountain Vil lage, and all drainages north of the Yukon River downstream from Marshall. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 18, Lower Kalskag, St. Mi chael, Stebbins, and Upper Kalskag. Unit 18, remainder .................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 18, Lower Kalskag, and Upper Kalskag. Unit 18 .................................................................... Musk Ox ........................ No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 18 .................................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26. Unit 19C and Unit 19D ........................................... Bison ............................. No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 19A and Unit 19B ........................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Units 18 and 19 within the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from, and including, the Johnson River. Unit 19C .................................................................. Brown Bear ................... No Federal subsistence priority. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00753 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 744 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.24 TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1)—Continued Area Species Determination Unit 19D .................................................................. Brown Bear ................... Residents of Units 19A and D, Tuluksak, and Lower Kalskag. Unit 19A and Unit 19B ........................................... Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 19A and 19B, Unit 18 within the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from, and including, the Johnson River, and resi dents of St. Marys, Marshall, Pilot Station, and Russian Mission. Unit 19C .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Unit 19C, Lime Village, McGrath, Nikolai, and Telida. Unit 19D .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Unit 19D, Lime Village, Sleetmute, and Stony River. Unit 19A and Unit 9B ............................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 18 within Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from and including the Johnson River, and residents of Unit 19. Unit 19B, west of the Kogrukluk River ................... Moose ........................... Residents of Eek and Quinhagak. Unit 19C .................................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 19. Unit 19D .................................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 19 and Lake Minchumina. Unit 19 .................................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26. Unit 20D .................................................................. Bison ............................. No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 20F .................................................................. Black Bear ..................... Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and Manley Hot Springs. Unit 20E .................................................................. Brown Bear ................... Residents of Unit 12 and Dot Lake. Unit 20F .................................................................. Brown Bear ................... Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and Manley Hot Springs. Unit 20A .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Cantwell, Nenana, and those domi ciled between mileposts 216 and 239 of the Parks Highway, excluding residents of house holds of the Denali National Park Head quarters. Unit 20B .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Unit 20B, Nenana, and Tanana. Unit 20C .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Unit 20C living east of the Teklanika River, residents of Cantwell, Lake Minchumina, Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Nenana, Nikolai, Tanana, Telida, and those domiciled between mileposts 216 and 239 of the Parks Highway and between mileposts 300 and 309, excluding residents of house holds of the Denali National Park Head quarters. Unit 20D and Unit 20E ........................................... Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 20D, 20E, 20F, 25, 12 (north of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve), Eureka, Livengood, Manley, and Minto. Unit 20F .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 20F and 25D and Manley Hot Springs. Unit 20A .................................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Cantwell, Minto, Nenana, McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239, excluding residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters. Unit 20B, Minto Flats Management Area ............... Moose ........................... Residents of Minto and Nenana. Unit 20B, remainder ............................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 20B, Nenana, and Tanana. Unit 20C .................................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 20C (except that portion within Denali National Park and Preserve and that portion east of the Teklanika River), Cantwell, Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Nenana, those domiciled between mileposts 300 and 309 of the Parks Highway, Nikolai, Tanana, Telida, McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239, excluding residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters. Unit 20D .................................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 20D and Tanacross. Unit 20E .................................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 20E, Unit 12 north of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve, Circle, Central, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake. Unit 20F .................................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 20F, Manley Hot Springs, Minto, and Stevens Village. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00754 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 745 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.24 TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1)—Continued Area Species Determination Unit 20E .................................................................. Sheep ............................ Residents of Units 20E, 25B, 25C, 25D, and Dot Lake, Healy Lake, Northway, Tanacross, Tetlin, and Tok. Unit 20F .................................................................. Wolf ............................... Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and Manley Hot Springs. Unit 20, remainder .................................................. Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26. Unit 20D .................................................................. Grouse, (Spruce, Ruffed and Sharp-tailed). Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 20D .................................................................. Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow). Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 21 .................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Units 21 and 23. Unit 21A .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 21A, 21D, 21E, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and Takotna. Unit 21B and Unit 21C ........................................... Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 21B, 21C, 21D, and Tanana. Unit 21D .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 21B, 21C, 21D, and Huslia. Unit 21E .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 21A, 21E, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and Takotna. Unit 21A .................................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Units 21A, 21E, Takotna, McGrath, Aniak, and Crooked Creek. Unit 21B and Unit 21C ........................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Units 21B, 21C, Tanana, Ruby, and Galena. Unit 21D .................................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Units 21D, Huslia, and Ruby. Unit 21E, south of a line beginning at the western boundary of Unit 21E near the mouth of Paimiut Slough, extending easterly along the south bank of Paimiut Slough to Upper High Bank, and southeasterly in the direction of Molybdenum Mountain to the juncture of Units 19A, 21A, and 21E. Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 21E, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Kalskag, Lower Kalskag, and Russian Mission. Unit 21E remainder ................................................ Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 21E and Russian Mission. Unit 21 .................................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26. Unit 22A .................................................................. Black Bear ..................... Residents of Unit 22A and Koyuk. Unit 22B .................................................................. Black Bear ..................... Residents of Unit 22B. Unit 22C, Unit 22D, and Unit 22E .......................... Black Bear ..................... No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 22 .................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Unit 22. Unit 22A .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 21D west of the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, 22 (except residents of St. Law rence Island), 23, 24, Kotlik, Emmonak, Hoo per Bay, Scammon Bay, Chevak, Marshall, Mountain Village, Pilot Station, Pitka’s Point, Russian Mission, St. Marys, Nunam Iqua, and Alakanuk. Unit 22, remainder .................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 21D west of the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, 22 (excluding residents of St. Lawrence Island), 23, and 24. Unit 22 .................................................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 22. Unit 22A .................................................................. Musk Ox ........................ All rural residents. Unit 22B, west of the Darby Mountains ................. Musk Ox ........................ Residents of Units 22B and 22C. Unit 22B, remainder ............................................... Musk Ox ........................ Residents of Unit 22B. Unit 22C .................................................................. Musk Ox ........................ Residents of Unit 22C. Unit 22D .................................................................. Musk Ox ........................ Residents of Units 22B, 22C, 22D, and 22E (ex cluding St. Lawrence Island). Unit 22E .................................................................. Musk Ox ........................ Residents of Unit 22E (excluding Little Diomede Island). Unit 22 .................................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 23, 22, 21D north and west of the Yukon River, and Kotlik. Unit 22 .................................................................... Grouse (Spruce) ........... Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 22 .................................................................... Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow). Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 23 .................................................................... Black Bear ..................... Residents of Unit 23, Alatna, Allakaket, Bettles, Evansville, Galena, Hughes, Huslia, and Koyukuk. Unit 23 .................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Units 21 and 23. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00755 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 746 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.24 TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1)—Continued Area Species Determination Unit 23 .................................................................... Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 21D west of the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, Galena, 22, 23, 24 including residents of Wiseman but not including other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor Man agement Area, and 26A. Unit 23 .................................................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 23. Unit 23, south of Kotzebue Sound and west of and including the Buckland River drainage. Musk Ox ........................ Residents of Unit 23 south of Kotzebue Sound and west of and including the Buckland River drainage. Unit 23, remainder .................................................. Musk Ox ........................ Residents of Unit 23 east and north of the Buckland River drainage. Unit 23 .................................................................... Sheep ............................ Residents of Point Lay and Unit 23 north of the Arctic Circle. Unit 23 .................................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26. Unit 23 .................................................................... Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed). Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 23 .................................................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed). Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 24, that portion south of Caribou Mountain, and within the public lands composing or imme diately adjacent to the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. Black Bear ..................... Residents of Stevens Village, Unit 24, and Wiseman, but not including any other resi dents of the Dalton Highway Corridor Manage ment Area. Unit 24, remainder .................................................. Black Bear ..................... Residents of Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not in cluding any other residents of the Dalton High way Corridor Management Area. Unit 24, that portion south of Caribou Mountain, and within the public lands composing or imme diately adjacent to the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. Brown Bear ................... Residents of Stevens Village and Unit 24. Unit 24, remainder .................................................. Brown Bear ................... Residents of Unit 24. Unit 24 .................................................................... Caribou .......................... Residents of Unit 24, Galena, Kobuk, Koyukuk, Stevens Village, and Tanana. Unit 24 .................................................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 24, Koyukuk, and Galena. Unit 24 .................................................................... Sheep ............................ Residents of Unit 24 residing north of the Arctic Circle, Allakaket, Alatna, Hughes, and Huslia. Unit 24 .................................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 1626. Unit 25D .................................................................. Black Bear ..................... Residents of Unit 25D. Unit 25D .................................................................. Brown Bear ................... Residents of Unit 25D. Unit 25, remainder .................................................. Brown Bear ................... Residents of Unit 25 and Eagle. Unit 25A .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 24A and 25. Unit 25B and Unit 25C ........................................... Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 12 (north of Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve), 20D, 20E, 20F, and 25, and Eureka, Livengood, Manley, and Minto. Unit 25D .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Units 20F and 25D and Manley Hot Springs. Unit 25A .................................................................. Moose ........................... Residents of Units 25A and 25D. Unit 25B and Unit 25C ........................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Units 20D, 20E, 25B, 25C, 25D, Tok and Livengood. Unit 25D, west ........................................................ Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 25D West. Unit 25D, remainder ............................................... Moose ........................... Residents of remainder of Unit 25. Unit 25A .................................................................. Sheep ............................ Residents of Arctic Village, Chalkyitsik, Fort Yukon, Kaktovik, and Venetie. Unit 25B and Unit 25C ........................................... Sheep ............................ Residents of Units 20E, 25B, 25C, and 25D. Unit 25D .................................................................. Wolf ............................... Residents of Unit 25D. Unit 25, remainder .................................................. Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26. Unit 26 .................................................................... Brown Bear ................... Residents of Unit 26 (excluding the Prudhoe Bay-Deadhorse Industrial Complex), Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point Hope. Unit 26A and C ....................................................... Caribou .......................... Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point Hope. Unit 26B .................................................................. Caribou .......................... Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point Hope, and Unit 24 within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. Unit 26 .................................................................... Moose ........................... Residents of Unit 26 (excluding the Prudhoe Bay-Deadhorse Industrial Complex), Point Hope, and Anaktuvuk Pass. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00756 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 747 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.24 TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1)—Continued Area Species Determination Unit 26A .................................................................. Musk Ox ........................ Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Barrow, Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Point Lay, and Wain wright. Unit 26B .................................................................. Musk Ox ........................ Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Nuiqsut, and Kaktovik. Unit 26C .................................................................. Musk Ox ........................ Residents of Kaktovik. Unit 26A .................................................................. Sheep ............................ Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point Hope. Unit 26B .................................................................. Sheep ............................ Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point Hope, and Wiseman. Unit 26C .................................................................. Sheep ............................ Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Vil lage, Chalkyitsik, Fort Yukon, Point Hope, and Venetie. Unit 26 .................................................................... Wolf ............................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26. (2) Fish determinations. The following communities and areas have been found to have a positive customary and traditional use determination in the listed area for the indicated species: TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(2) Area Species Determination KOTZEBUE AREA ................................................. All fish ........................... Residents of the Kotzebue Area. NORTON SOUND—PORT CLARENCE AREA: Norton Sound—Port Clarence Area, waters draining into Norton Sound be tween Point Romanof and Canal Point. All fish ........................... Residents of Kotlik, St. Michael and Stebbins. Norton Sound—Port Clarence Area, re mainder. All fish ........................... Residents of the Norton Sound—Port Clarence Area. YUKON-NORTHERN AREA: Yukon River drainage ............................... Salmon, other than fall chum salmon. Residents of the Yukon River drainage and the community of Stebbins. Yukon River drainage ............................... Fall chum salmon .......... Residents of the Yukon River drainage and the communities of Chevak, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, and Stebbins. Yukon River drainage ............................... Freshwater fish (other than salmon). Residents of the Yukon-Northern Area. Remainder of the Yukon-Northern Area .. All fish ........................... Residents of the Yukon-Northern Area, excluding the residents of the Yukon River drainage and excluding those domiciled in Unit 26B. Tanana River drainage contained within the Tetlin NWR and the Wrangell-St. Elias NPP. Freshwater fish (other than salmon). Residents of the Yukon-Northern Area and resi dents of Chistochina, Mentasta Lake, Slana, and all residents living between Mentasta Lake and Chistochina. KUSKOKWIM AREA: Salmon .......................... Residents of the Kuskokwim Area, except those persons residing on the United States military installations located on Cape Newenham, Sparrevohn USAFB, and Tatalina USAFB. Rainbow trout ................ Residents of the communities of Akiachak, Akiak, Aniak, Atmautluak, Bethel, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Kasigluk, Kwethluk, Lower Kalskag, Napakiak, Napaskiak, Nunapitchuk, Oscarville, Platinum, Quinhagak, Tuluksak, Tuntutuliak, and Upper Kalskag. Pacific cod ..................... Residents of the communities of Chefornak, Chevak, Eek, Kipnuk, Kongiganak, Kwigillingok, Mekoryuk, Newtok, Nightmute, Tununak, Toksook Bay, and Tuntutuliak. All other fish other than herring. Residents of the Kuskokwim Area, except those persons residing on the United States military installation located on Cape Newenham, Sparrevohn USAFB, and Tatalina USAFB. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00757 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 748 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.24 TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(2)—Continued Area Species Determination Waters around Nunivak Island ................. Herring and herring roe Residents within 20 miles of the coast between the westernmost tip of the Naskonat Peninsula and the terminus of the Ishowik River and on Nunivak Island. BRISTOL BAY AREA: Nushagak District, including drainages flowing into the district. Salmon and freshwater fish. Residents of the Nushagak District and fresh water drainages flowing into the district. Naknek-Kvichak District—Naknek River drainage. Salmon and freshwater fish. Residents of the Naknek and Kvichak River drainages. Naknek-Kvichak District—Kvichak/ Iliamna—Lake Clark drainage. Salmon and freshwater fish. Residents of the Kvichak/Iliamna-Lake Clark drainage. Togiak District, including drainages flow ing into the district. Salmon and freshwater fish. Residents of the Togiak District, freshwater drainages flowing into the district, and the community of Manokotak. Egegik District, including drainages flow ing into the district. Salmon and freshwater fish. Residents of South Naknek, the Egegik District and freshwater drainages flowing into the dis trict. Ugashik District, including drainages flowing into the district. Salmon and freshwater fish. Residents of the Ugashik District and freshwater drainages flowing into the district. Togiak District ........................................... Herring spawn on kelp .. Residents of the Togiak District and freshwater drainages flowing into the district. Remainder of the Bristol Bay Area .......... All fish ........................... Residents of the Bristol Bay Area. ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREA ................................... All fish ........................... Residents of the Aleutian Islands Area and the Pribilof Islands. ALASKA PENINSULA AREA ................................. All fish ........................... Residents of the Alaska Peninsula Area. CHIGNIK AREA ...................................................... Salmon and fish other than rainbow/ steelhead trout. Residents of the Chignik Area. KODIAK AREA: Except the Mainland District, all waters along the south side of the Alaska Pe ninsula bounded by the latitude of Cape Douglas (58°51.10′ North lati tude) mid-stream Shelikof Strait, north and east of the longitude of the south ern entrance of Imuya Bay near Kilokak Rocks (57°10.34′ North lati tude, 156°20.22′ West longitude). Salmon .......................... Residents of the Kodiak Island Borough, except those residing on the Kodiak Coast Guard Base. Kodiak Area .............................................. Fish other than rainbow/ steelhead trout and salmon. Residents of the Kodiak Area. COOK INLET AREA: Kenai Peninsula District—Waters north of and including the Kenai River drainage within the Kenai National Wildlife Ref uge and the Chugach National Forest. All fish ........................... Residents of the communities of Cooper Land ing, Hope and Ninilchik. Waters within the Kasilof River drainage within the Kenai NWR. All fish ........................... Residents of the community of Ninilchik. Waters within Lake Clark National Park draining into and including that portion of Tuxedni Bay within the park. Salmon .......................... Residents of the Tuxedni Bay Area. Cook Inlet Area ........................................ Fish other than salmon, Dolly Varden, trout, char, grayling, and burbot. Residents of the Cook Inlet Area. Remainder of the Cook Inlet Area ........... Salmon, Dolly Varden, trout, char, grayling, and burbot. All rural residents. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA: Southwestern District and Green Island .. Salmon .......................... Residents of the Southwestern District, which is mainland waters from the outer point on the north shore of Granite Bay to Cape Fairfield, and Knight Island, Chenega Island, Bainbridge Island, Evans Island, Elrington Island, Latouche Island and adjacent islands. North of a line from Porcupine Point to Granite Point, and south of a line from Point Lowe to Tongue Point. Salmon .......................... Residents of the villages of Tatitlek and Ellamar. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00758 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 749 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.24 TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(2)—Continued Area Species Determination Copper River drainage upstream from Haley Creek. Freshwater fish ............. Residents of Cantwell, Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Dot Lake, Gakona, Gakona Junction, Glennallen, Gulkana, Healy Lake, Kenny Lake, Lower Tonsina, McCarthy, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna, Northway, Slana, Tanacross, Tazlina, Tetlin, Tok, Tonsina, and those individuals that live along the Tok Cutoff from Tok to Mentasta Pass, and along the Nabesna Road. Gulkana National Wild and Scenic River Freshwater fish ............. Residents of Cantwell, Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Dot Lake, Gakona, Gakona Junction, Glennallen, Gulkana, Healy Lake, Kenny Lake, Lower Tonsina, McCarthy, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna, Northway, Paxson Sourdough, Slana, Tanacross, Tazlina, Tetlin, Tok, Tonsina, and those individuals that live along the Tok Cutoff from Tok to Mentasta Pass, and along the Nabesna Road. Waters of the Prince William Sound Area, except for the Copper River drainage upstream of Haley Creek. Freshwater fish (trout, char, whitefish, suck ers, grayling, and burbot). Residents of the Prince William Sound Area, ex cept those living in the Copper River drainage upstream of Haley Creek. Chitina Subdistrict of the Upper Copper River District. Salmon .......................... Residents of Cantwell, Chickaloon, Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Dot Lake, Gakona, Gakona Junction, Glennallen, Gulkana, Healy Lake, Kenny Lake, Lower Tonsina, McCarthy, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna, Northway, Paxson-Sourdough, Slana, Tanacross, Tazlina, Tetlin, Tok, Tonsina, and those individuals that live along the Tok Cutoff from Tok to Mentasta Pass, and along the Nabesna Road. Glennallen Subdistrict of the Upper Cop per River District. Salmon .......................... Residents of the Prince William Sound Area and residents of Cantwell, Chickaloon, Chisana, Dot Lake, Dry Creek, Healy Lake, Northway, Tanacross, Tetlin, Tok, and those individuals living along the Alaska Highway from the Alas kan/Canadian border to Dot Lake, along the Tok Cutoff from Tok to Mentasta Pass, and along the Nabesna Road. Waters of the Copper River between Na tional Park Service regulatory markers located near the mouth of Tanada Creek, and in Tanada Creek between National Park Service regulatory mark ers identifying the open waters of the creek. Salmon .......................... Residents of Mentasta Lake and Dot Lake. Remainder of the Prince William Sound Area. Salmon .......................... Residents of the Prince William Sound Area. Waters of the Bering River area from Point Martin to Cape Suckling. Eulachon ....................... Residents of Cordova. Waters of the Copper River Delta from the Eyak River to Point Martin. Eulachon ....................... Residents of Cordova, Chenega Bay, and Tatitlek. YAKUTAT AREA .................................................... All fish ........................... Residents of Yakutat and Southeastern Alaska Fishery Management Areas. SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA AREA ........................ All fish ........................... Residents of Yakutat and Southeastern Alaska Fishery Management Areas. (3) Shellfish determinations. The fol lowing communities and areas have been found to have a positive cus tomary and traditional use determina tion in the listed area for the indicated species: TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(3) Area Species Determination Bering Sea Area .............................................. All shellfish .................................. Residents of the Bering Sea Area. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00759 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 750 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.25 TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(3)—Continued Area Species Determination Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area ......... Shrimp Dungeness, and Tanner crab. Residents of the Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area. Kodiak Area ..................................................... Shrimp, Dungeness, and Tanner crab. Residents of the Kodiak Area. Kodiak Area, except for the Semidi Island, the North Mainland, and the South Mainland Sections. King crab ..................................... Residents of the Kodiak Island Borough, ex cept those residents on the Kodiak Coast Guard base. Cook Inlet Area: Federal waters in the Tuxedni Bay Area within the boundaries of Lake Clark National Park. Shellfish ....................................... Residents of Tuxedni Bay, Chisik Island, and Tyonek. Prince William Sound Area ............................. Shrimp, clams, Dungeness, king, and Tanner crab. Residents of the Prince William Sound Area. Southeastern Alaska—Yakutat Area: Section 1E south of the latitude of Grant Island light. Shellfish, except shrimp, king crab, and Tanner crab.. Residents of the Southeast Area. Section 1F north of the latitude of the northernmost tip of Mary Is land, except waters of Boca de Quadra. Shellfish, except shrimp, king crab, and Tanner crab. Residents of the Southeast Area. Section 3A and 3B ............................ Shellfish, except shrimp, king crab, and Tanner crab. Residents of the Southeast Area. District 13 .......................................... Dungeness crab, shrimp, aba lone, sea cucumbers, gum boots, cockles, and clams, ex cept geoducks. Residents of the Southeast Area. [64 FR 1293, Jan. 8, 1999; 64 FR 35823, July 1, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 40734, June 30, 2000; 66 FR 10145, Feb. 13, 2001; 66 FR 31544, June 12, 2001; 66 FR 33748, June 25, 2001; 67 FR 5893, Feb. 7, 2002; 67 FR 30570, May 7, 2002; 67 FR 43714, June 28, 2002; 68 FR 7279, Feb. 12, 2003; 69 FR 5023, Feb. 3, 2004; 70 FR 13381, Mar. 21, 2005; 70 FR 36272, June 22, 2005; 71 FR 15573, Mar. 29, 2006; 71 FR 37647, June 30, 2006; 72 FR 73430, Dec. 27, 2007; 73 FR 35731, June 24, 2008; 74 FR 14054, Mar. 30, 2009; 75 FR 37923, June 30, 2010; 75 FR 60340, Sept. 30, 2010; 76 FR 12569, Mar. 8, 2011; 77 FR 35487, June 13, 2012; 79 FR 35237, June 19, 2014; 81 FR 52532, Aug. 8, 2016; 83 FR 3083, Jan. 23, 2018; 83 FR 50763, Oct. 9, 2018; 84 FR 39748, Aug. 12, 2019; 85 FR 74801, Nov. 23, 2020; 87 FR 44852, July 26, 2022] Subpart D—Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife § 100.25 Subsistence taking of fish, wildlife, and shellfish: general regu lations. (a) Definitions. The following defini tions apply to all regulations contained in this part: Abalone iron means a flat device which is used for taking abalone and which is more than 1 inch (24 mm) in width and less than 24 inches (610 mm) in length, with all prying edges round ed and smooth. ADF&G means the Alaska Depart ment of Fish and Game. Airborne means transported by air craft. Aircraft means any kind of airplane, glider, or other device used to trans port people or equipment through the air, excluding helicopters. Airport means an airport listed in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Alaska Airman’s Guide and chart sup plement. Anchor means a device used to hold a fishing vessel or net in a fixed position relative to the beach; this includes using part of the seine or lead, a ship’s anchor, or being secured to another vessel or net that is anchored. Animal means those species with a vertebral column (backbone). Antler means one or more solid, horn like appendages protruding from the head of a caribou, deer, elk, or moose. Antlered means any caribou, deer, elk, or moose having at least one visi ble antler. Antlerless means any caribou, deer, elk, or moose not having visible antlers attached to the skull. Bait means any material excluding a scent lure that is placed to attract an animal by its sense of smell or taste; VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00760 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 751 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.25 however, those parts of legally taken animals that are not required to be salvaged and which are left at the kill site are not considered bait. Beach seine means a floating net which is designed to surround fish and is set from and hauled to the beach. Bear means black bear, or brown or grizzly bear. Big game means black bear, brown bear, bison, caribou, Sitka black-tailed deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, musk ox, Dall sheep, wolf, and wolverine. Bow means a longbow, recurve bow, or compound bow, excluding a crossbow or any bow equipped with a mechanical device that holds arrows at full draw. Broadhead means an arrowhead that is not barbed and has two or more steel cutting edges having a minimum cut ting diameter of not less than seven eighths of an inch. Brow tine means a tine on the front portion of a moose antler, typically projecting forward from the base of the antler toward the nose. Buck means any male deer. Bull means any male moose, caribou, elk, or musk oxen. Calf means a moose, caribou, elk, musk ox, or bison less than 12 months old. Cast net means a circular net with a mesh size of no more than 1.5 inches and weights attached to the perimeter, which, when thrown, surrounds the fish and closes at the bottom when re trieved. Char means the following species: Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinis), lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma). Closed season means the time when fish, wildlife, or shellfish may not be taken. Crab means the following species: Red king crab (Paralithodes camshatica), blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus), brown king crab (Lithodes aequispina), scarlet king crab (Lithodes couesi), all species of tanner or snow crab (Chionoecetes spp.), and Dungeness crab (Cancer magister). Cub bear means a brown or grizzly bear in its first or second year of life, or a black bear (including cinnamon and blue phases) in its first year of life. Depth of net means the perpendicular distance between cork line and lead line expressed as either linear units of measure or as a number of meshes, in cluding all of the web of which the net is composed. Designated hunter or fisherman means a Federally qualified hunter or fisher man who may take all or a portion of another Federally qualified hunter’s or fisherman’s harvest limit(s) only under situations approved by the Board. Dip net means a bag-shaped net sup ported on all sides by a rigid frame; the maximum straight-line distance be tween any two points on the net frame, as measured through the net opening, may not exceed 5 feet; the depth of the bag must be at least one-half of the greatest straight-line distance, as measured through the net opening; no portion of the bag may be constructed of webbing that exceeds a stretched measurement of 4.5 inches; the frame must be attached to a single rigid han dle and be operated by hand. Diving gear means any type of hard hat or skin diving equipment, includ ing SCUBA equipment; a tethered, um bilical, surface-supplied unit; or snor kel. Drainage means all of the lands and waters comprising a watershed, includ ing tributary rivers, streams, sloughs, ponds, and lakes, which contribute to the water supply of the watershed. Drawing permit means a permit issued to a limited number of Federally quali fied subsistence users selected by means of a random drawing. Drift gillnet means a drifting gillnet that has not been intentionally staked, anchored, or otherwise fixed in one place. Edible meat means the breast meat of ptarmigan and grouse and those parts of caribou, deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, musk oxen, and Dall sheep that are typically used for human consump tion, which are: The meat of the ribs, neck, brisket, front quarters as far as the distal (bottom) joint of the radius ulna (knee), hindquarters as far as the distal joint (bottom) of the tibia-fibula (hock) and that portion of the animal between the front and hindquarters; however, edible meat of species listed in this definition does not include: Meat VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00761 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 752 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.25 of the head, meat that has been dam aged and made inedible by the method of taking, bones, sinew, and incidental meat reasonably lost as a result of boning or close trimming of the bones, or viscera. For black bear, brown and grizzly bear, ‘‘edible meat’’ means the meat of the front quarter and hindquarters and meat along the back bone (backstrap). Federally qualified subsistence user means a rural Alaska resident qualified to harvest fish or wildlife on Federal public lands in accordance with the Federal Subsistence Management Reg ulations in this part. Field means an area outside of estab lished year-round dwellings, busi nesses, or other developments usually associated with a city, town, or village; field does not include permanent hotels or roadhouses on the State road system or at State or Federally maintained airports. Fifty-inch (50-inch) moose means a bull moose with an antler spread of 50 inches or more. Fish wheel means a fixed, rotating de vice, with no more than four baskets on a single axle, for catching fish, which is driven by river current or other means. Fresh water of streams and rivers means the line at which fresh water is separated from salt water at the mouth of streams and rivers by a line drawn headland to headland across the mouth as the waters flow into the sea. Full curl horn means the horn of a Dall sheep ram; the tip of which has grown through 360 degrees of a circle described by the outer surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or that both horns are broken, or that the sheep is at least 8 years of age as deter mined by horn growth annuli. Furbearer means a beaver, coyote, arctic fox, red fox, lynx, marten, mink, weasel, muskrat, river (land) otter, red squirrel, flying squirrel, ground squir rel, marmot, wolf, or wolverine. Fyke net means a fixed, funneling (fyke) device used to entrap fish. Gear means any type of fishing appa ratus. Gillnet means a net primarily de signed to catch fish by entanglement in a mesh that consists of a single sheet of webbing which hangs between cork line and lead line, and which is fished from the surface of the water. Grappling hook means a hooked de vice with flukes or claws, which is at tached to a line and operated by hand. Groundfish or bottomfish means any marine fish except halibut, osmerids, herring, and salmonids. Grouse collectively refers to all spe cies found in Alaska, including spruce grouse, ruffed grouse, sooty grouse (formerly blue), and sharp-tailed grouse. Hand purse seine means a floating net that is designed to surround fish and which can be closed at the bottom by pursing the lead line; pursing may only be done by hand power, and a free-run ning line through one or more rings at tached to the lead line is not allowed. Handicraft means a finished product made by a rural Alaskan resident from the nonedible byproducts of fish or wildlife and is composed wholly or in some significant respect of natural ma terials. The shape and appearance of the natural material must be substan tially changed by the skillful use of hands, such as sewing, weaving, drill ing, lacing, beading, carving, etching, scrimshawing, painting, or other means, and incorporated into a work of art, regalia, clothing, or other creative expression, and can be either tradi tional or contemporary in design. The handicraft must have substantially greater monetary and aesthetic value than the unaltered natural material alone. Handline means a hand-held and oper ated line, with one or more hooks at tached. Hare or hares collectively refers to all species of hares (commonly called rab bits) in Alaska and includes snowshoe hare and tundra or Alaska hare. Harvest limit means the number of any one species permitted to be taken by any one person or designated group, per specified time period, in a Unit or portion of a Unit in which the taking occurs even if part or all of the harvest is preserved. A fish, when landed and killed by means of rod and reel, be comes part of the harvest limit of the person originally hooking it. Herring pound means an enclosure used primarily to contain live herring over extended periods of time. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00762 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 753 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.25 Highway means the drivable surface of any constructed road. Hook means a single shanked fish hook with a single eye constructed with one or more points with or with out barbs. A hook without a ‘‘barb’’ means the hook is manufactured with out a barb or the barb has been com pletely removed or compressed so that barb is in complete contact with the shaft of the hook. Household means that group of people residing in the same residence. Hung measure means the maximum length of the cork line when measured wet or dry with traction applied at one end only. Hunting means the taking of wildlife within established hunting seasons with archery equipment or firearms, and as authorized by a required hunt ing license. Hydraulic clam digger means a device using water or a combination of air and water used to harvest clams. Jigging gear means a line or lines with lures or baited hooks, drawn through the water by hand, and which are oper ated during periods of ice cover from holes cut in the ice, or from shore ice and which are drawn through the water by hand. Lead means either a length of net employed for guiding fish into a seine, set gillnet, or other length of net, or a length of fencing employed for guiding fish into a fish wheel, fyke net, or dip net. Legal limit of fishing gear means the maximum aggregate of a single type of fishing gear permitted to be used by one individual or boat, or combination of boats in any particular regulatory area, district, or section. Long line means either a stationary, buoyed, or anchored line, or a floating, free-drifting line with lures or baited hooks attached. Marmot collectively refers to all spe cies of marmot that occur in Alaska, including the hoary marmot, Alaska marmot, and the woodchuck. Mechanical clam digger means a me chanical device used or capable of being used for the taking of clams. Mechanical jigging machine means a mechanical device with line and hooks used to jig for halibut and bottomfish, but does not include hand gurdies or rods with reels. Mile means a nautical mile when used in reference to marine waters or a stat ute mile when used in reference to fresh water. Motorized vehicle means a motor-driv en land, air, or water conveyance. Open season means the time when wildlife may be taken by hunting or trapping; an open season includes the first and last days of the prescribed season period. Otter means river or land otter only, excluding sea otter. Permit hunt means a hunt for which State or Federal permits are issued by registration or other means. Poison means any substance that is toxic or poisonous upon contact or in gestion. Possession means having direct phys ical control of wildlife at a given time or having both the power and intention to exercise dominion or control of wild life either directly or through another person or persons. Possession limit means the maximum number of fish, grouse, or ptarmigan a person or designated group may have in possession if they have not been canned, salted, frozen, smoked, dried, or otherwise preserved so as to be fit for human consumption after a 15-day period. Pot means a portable structure de signed and constructed to capture and retain live fish and shellfish in the water. Ptarmigan collectively refers to all species found in Alaska, including white-tailed ptarmigan, rock ptar migan, and willow ptarmigan. Purse seine means a floating net which is designed to surround fish and which can be closed at the bottom by means of a free-running line through one or more rings attached to the lead line. Ram means a male Dall sheep. Registration permit means a permit that authorizes hunting and is issued to a person who agrees to the specified hunting conditions. Hunting permitted by a registration permit begins on an VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00763 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 754 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.25 announced date and continues through out the open season, or until the sea son is closed by Board action. Registra tion permits are issued in the order re quests are received and/or are based on priorities as determined by 50 CFR 100.17 and 36 CFR 242.17. Regulatory year means July 1–June 30, except for fish and shellfish, for which it means April 1–March 31. Ring net means a bag-shaped net sus pended between no more than two frames; the bottom frame may not be larger in perimeter than the top frame; the gear must be nonrigid and collaps ible so that free movement of fish or shellfish across the top of the net is not prohibited when the net is em ployed. Rockfish means all species of the genus Sebastes. Rod and reel means either a device upon which a line is stored on a fixed or revolving spool and is deployed through guides mounted on a flexible pole, or a line that is attached to a pole. In either case, bait or an artificial fly or lure is used as terminal tackle. This definition does not include the use of rod and reel gear for snagging. Salmon means the following species: pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha); sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka); Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch); and chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta). Salmon stream means any stream used by salmon for spawning, rearing, or for traveling to a spawning or rearing area. Salvage means to transport the edible meat, skull, or hide, as required by reg ulation, of a regulated fish, wildlife, or shellfish to the location where the edi ble meat will be consumed by humans or processed for human consumption in a manner that saves or prevents the ed ible meat from waste, and preserves the skull or hide for human use. Scallop dredge means a dredge-like de vice designed specifically for and capa ble of taking scallops by being towed along the ocean floor. Scent lure (in reference to bear bait ing) means any biodegradable material to which biodegradable scent is applied or infused. Sea urchin rake means a hand-held implement, no longer than 4 feet, equipped with projecting prongs used to gather sea urchins. Sealing means placing a mark or tag on a portion of a harvested animal by an authorized representative of the ADF&G; sealing includes collecting and recording information about the condi tions under which the animal was har vested, and measurements of the speci men submitted for sealing, or surren dering a specific portion of the animal for biological information. Set gillnet means a gillnet that has been intentionally set, staked, an chored, or otherwise fixed. Seven-eighths curl horn means the horn of a male Dall sheep, the tip of which has grown through seven-eighths (315 degrees) of a circle, described by the outer surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or with both horns bro ken. Shovel means a hand-operated imple ment for digging clams. Skin, hide, pelt, or fur means any tanned or untanned external covering of an animal’s body. However, for bear, the skin, hide, pelt, or fur means the external covering with claws attached. Snagging means hooking or attempt ing to hook a fish elsewhere than in the mouth. Spear means a shaft with a sharp point or fork-like implement attached to one end, which is used to thrust through the water to impale or retrieve fish, and which is operated by hand. Spike-fork moose means a bull moose with only one or two tines on either antler; male calves are not spike-fork bulls. Stretched measure means the average length of any series of 10 consecutive meshes measured from inside the first knot and including the last knot when wet; the 10 meshes, when being meas ured, must be an integral part of the net, as hung, and measured perpen dicular to the selvages; measurements will be made by means of a metal tape measure while the 10 meshes being measured are suspended vertically from a single peg or nail, under 5-pound weight. Subsistence fishing permit means a sub sistence harvest permit issued by the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00764 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 755 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.25 Alaska Department of Fish and Game or the Federal Subsistence Board. Take or Taking means to fish, pursue, hunt, shoot, trap, net, capture, collect, kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any such conduct. Tine or antler point refers to any point on an antler, the length of which is greater than its width and is at least 1 inch. To operate fishing gear means any of the following: To deploy gear in the water; to remove gear from the water; to remove fish or shellfish from the gear during an open season or period; or to possess a gillnet containing fish during an open fishing period, except that a gillnet that is completely clear of the water is not considered to be op erating for the purposes of minimum distance requirement. Transportation means to ship, convey, carry, or transport by any means what ever and deliver or receive for such shipment, conveyance, carriage, or transportation. Trapping means the taking of furbearers within established trapping seasons and with a required trapping li cense. Trawl means a bag-shaped net towed through the water to capture fish or shellfish, and includes beam, otter, or pelagic trawl. Troll gear means a power gurdy troll gear consisting of a line or lines with lures or baited hooks that are drawn through the water by a power gurdy; hand troll gear consisting of a line or lines with lures or baited hooks that are drawn through the water from a vessel by hand trolling, strip fishing, or other types of trolling, and which are retrieved by hand power or hand-pow ered crank and not by any type of elec trical, hydraulic, mechanical, or other assisting device or attachment; or dinglebar troll gear consisting of one or more lines, retrieved and set with a troll gurdy or hand troll gurdy, with a terminally attached weight from which one or more leaders with one or more lures or baited hooks are pulled through the water while a vessel is making way. Trophy means a mount of a big game animal, including the skin of the head (cape) or the entire skin, in a lifelike representation of the animal, including a lifelike representation made from any part of a big game animal; ‘‘tro phy’’ also includes a ‘‘European mount’’ in which the horns or antlers and the skull or a portion of the skull are mounted for display. Trout means the following species: Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) and rainbow/steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Unclassified wildlife or unclassified spe cies means all species of animals not otherwise classified by the definitions in this paragraph (a), or regulated under other Federal law as listed in paragraph (i) of this section. Ungulate means any species of hoofed mammal, including deer, caribou, elk, moose, mountain goat, Dall sheep, and musk ox. Unit and Subunit means one of the geographical areas in the State of Alas ka known as Game Management Units, or GMUs, as defined in the codified Alaska Department of Fish and Game regulations found in Title 5 of the Alas ka Administrative Code and collec tively listed in this part as Units or Subunits. Wildlife means any hare, ptarmigan, grouse, ungulate, bear, furbearer, or unclassified species and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof, or carcass or part thereof. (b) Taking fish, wildlife, or shellfish for subsistence uses by a prohibited method is a violation of this part. Sea sons are closed unless opened by Fed eral regulation. Hunting, trapping, or fishing during a closed season or in an area closed by this part is prohibited. You may not take for subsistence fish, wildlife, or shellfish outside estab lished Unit or Area seasons, or in ex cess of the established Unit or Area harvest limits, unless otherwise pro vided for by the Board. You may take fish, wildlife, or shellfish under State regulations on public lands, except as otherwise restricted at §§ 100.26 through 100.28. Unit/Area-specific restrictions or allowances for subsistence taking of fish, wildlife, or shellfish are identified at §§ 100.26 through 100.28. (c) Harvest limits. (1) Harvest limits authorized by this section and harvest limits established in State regulations VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00765 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 756 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.25 may not be accumulated unless speci fied otherwise in §§ 100.26, 100.27. or 100.28. (2) Fish, wildlife, or shellfish taken by a designated individual for another person pursuant to § 100.10(d)(5)(ii) counts toward the individual harvest limit of the person for whom the fish, wildlife, or shellfish is taken. (3) A harvest limit may apply to the number of fish, wildlife, or shellfish that can be taken daily, seasonally and/or during a regulatory year or held in possession. (4) Unless otherwise provided, any person who gives or receives fish, wild life, or shellfish must furnish, upon a request made by a Federal or State agent, a signed statement describing the following: Names and addresses of persons who gave and received fish, wildlife, or shellfish; the time and place that the fish, wildlife, or shellfish was taken; and identification of species transferred. Where a qualified subsist ence user has designated another quali fied subsistence user to take fish, wild life, or shellfish on his or her behalf in accordance with § 100.10(d)(5)(ii), the permit must be furnished in place of a signed statement. (5) Fish, wildlife, or shellfish taken by a participant in a community har vest system counts toward both the community harvest limit or quota for that species as well as individual har vest limits, Federal or State, for each participant in that community harvest system; however, the take does not count toward individual harvest limits, Federal or State, of any non-partici pant. (i) Fish, wildlife, or shellfish taken by someone who is not a participant in a community harvest system does not count toward any community harvest limit or quota. (ii) For the purposes of this provi sion, all residents of the community are deemed participants in the commu nity harvest unless the Board-approved framework requires registration as a prerequisite to harvesting or receiving any fish, wildlife, or shellfish pursuant to that community harvest, in which case only those who register are deemed participants in that commu nity harvest. (d) Fishing by designated harvest per mit. (1) Any species of fish that may be taken by subsistence fishing under this part may be taken under a designated harvest permit. (2) If you are a Federally qualified subsistence user, you (beneficiary) may designate another Federally qualified subsistence user to take fish on your behalf. The designated fisherman must obtain a designated harvest permit prior to attempting to harvest fish and must return a completed harvest re port. The designated fisherman may fish for any number of beneficiaries but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time. (3) The designated fisherman must have in possession a valid designated fishing permit when taking, attempt ing to take, or transporting fish taken under this section, on behalf of a bene ficiary. (4) The designated fisherman may not fish with more than one legal limit of gear. (5) You may not designate more than one person to take or attempt to take fish on your behalf at one time. You may not personally take or attempt to take fish at the same time that a des ignated fisherman is taking or at tempting to take fish on your behalf. (e) Hunting by designated harvest per mit. If you are a federally qualified sub sistence user (recipient), you may des ignate another federally qualified sub sistence user to take deer, moose, and caribou, and in Units 1–5, goats, on your behalf unless unit-specific regula tions in § 100.26 preclude or modify the use of the designated hunter system or allow the harvest of additional species by a designated hunter. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hun ter permit and must return a com pleted harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of re cipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time except for goats, where designated hunters may have no more than one harvest limit in possession at any one time, and unless otherwise specified in unit-specific regulations in § 100.26. (f) A rural Alaska resident who has been designated to take fish, wildlife, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00766 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 757 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.25 or shellfish on behalf of another rural Alaska resident in accordance with § 100.10(d)(5)(ii) must promptly deliver the fish, wildlife, or shellfish to that rural Alaska resident and may not charge the recipient for his/her services in taking the fish, wildlife, or shellfish or claim for themselves the meat or any part of the harvested fish, wildlife, or shellfish. (g) Cultural/educational program per mits. (1) A qualifying program must have instructors, enrolled students, minimum attendance requirements, and standards for successful comple tion of the course. Applications must be submitted to the Federal Subsist ence Board through the Office of Sub sistence Management and should be submitted 60 days prior to the earliest desired date of harvest. Harvest must be reported, and any animals harvested will count against any established Fed eral harvest quota for the area in which it is harvested. (2) Requests for followup permits must be submitted to the in-season or local manager and should be submitted 60 days prior to the earliest desired date of harvest. (h) Permits. If a subsistence fishing or hunting permit is required by this part, the following permit conditions apply unless otherwise specified in this sec tion: (1) You may not take more fish, wild life, or shellfish for subsistence use than the limits set out in the permit; (2) You must obtain the permit prior to fishing or hunting; (3) You must have the permit in your possession and readily available for in spection while fishing, hunting, or transporting subsistence-taken fish, wildlife, or shellfish; (4) If specified on the permit, you must keep accurate daily records of the harvest, showing the number of fish, wildlife, or shellfish taken, by species, location, and date of harvest, and other such information as may be required for management or conservation pur poses; and (5) If the return of harvest informa tion necessary for management and conservation purposes is required by a permit and you fail to comply with such reporting requirements, you are ineligible to receive a subsistence per mit for that activity during the fol lowing regulatory year, unless you demonstrate that failure to report was due to loss in the mail, accident, sick ness, or other unavoidable cir cumstances. (i) You may not possess, transport, give, receive, or barter fish, wildlife, or shellfish that was taken in violation of Federal or State statutes or a regula tion promulgated hereunder. (j) Utilization of fish, wildlife, or shell fish. (1) You may not use wildlife as food for a dog or furbearer, or as bait, except as allowed for in § 100.26, § 100.27, or § 100.28, or except for the following: (i) The hide, skin, viscera, head, or bones of wildlife; (ii) The skinned carcass of a furbearer; (iii) Squirrels, hares (rabbits), grouse, or ptarmigan; however, you may not use the breast meat of grouse and ptar migan as animal food or bait; (iv) Unclassified wildlife. (2) If you take wildlife for subsist ence, you must salvage the following parts for human use: (i) The hide of a wolf, wolverine, coy ote, fox, lynx, marten, mink, weasel, or otter; (ii) The hide and edible meat of a brown bear, except that the hide of brown bears taken in Units 5, 9B, 17, 18, portions of 19A and 19B, 21D, 22, 23, 24, and 26A need not be salvaged; (iii) The hide and edible meat of a black bear; (iv) The hide or meat of squirrels, hares, marmots, beaver, muskrats, or unclassified wildlife. (3) You must salvage the edible meat of ungulates, bear, grouse, and ptar migan. (4) You may not intentionally waste or destroy any subsistence-caught fish or shellfish; however, you may use for bait or other purposes whitefish, her ring, and species for which bag limits, seasons, or other regulatory methods and means are not provided in this sec tion, as well as the head, tail, fins, and viscera of legally taken subsistence fish. (5) Failure to salvage the edible meat may not be a violation if such failure is caused by circumstances beyond the control of a person, including theft of VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00767 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 758 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 the harvested fish, wildlife, or shell fish, unanticipated weather conditions, or unavoidable loss to another animal. (6) If you are a Federally qualified subsistence user, you may sell handi craft articles made from the skin, hide, pelt, or fur, including claws, of a black bear. (i) In Units 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, you may sell handicraft articles made from the skin, hide, pelt, fur, claws, bones, teeth, sinew, or skulls of a black bear taken from Units 1, 2, 3, or 5. (ii) [Reserved] (7) If you are a Federally qualified subsistence user, you may sell handi craft articles made from the skin, hide, pelt, or fur, including claws, of a brown bear taken from Units 1–5, 9A–C, 9E, 12, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24B (only that portion within Gates of the Arctic National Park), 25, or 26. (i) In Units 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, you may sell handicraft articles made from the skin, hide, pelt, fur, claws, bones, teeth, sinew, or skulls of a brown bear taken from Units 1, 4, or 5. (ii) Prior to selling a handicraft in corporating a brown bear claw(s), the hide or claw(s) not attached to a hide must be sealed by an authorized Alaska Department of Fish and Game rep resentative. Old claws may be sealed if an affidavit is signed indicating that the claws came from a brown bear har vested on Federal public lands by a Federally qualified user. A copy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game sealing certificate must accompany the handicraft when sold. (8) If you are a Federally qualified subsistence user, you may sell the raw fur or tanned pelt with or without claws attached from legally harvested furbearers. (9) If you are a Federally qualified subsistence user, you may sell handi craft articles made from the nonedible byproducts (including, but not limited to, skin, shell, fins, and bones) of sub sistence-harvested fish or shellfish. (10) If you are a Federally qualified subsistence user, you may sell handi craft articles made from nonedible by products of wildlife harvested for sub sistence uses (excluding bear), to in clude: Skin, hide, pelt, fur, claws, bones (except skulls of moose, caribou, elk, deer, sheep, goat, and musk ox), teeth, sinew, antlers and/or horns (if not attached to any part of the skull or made to represent a big game trophy) and hooves. (11) The sale of handicrafts made from the nonedible byproducts of wild life, when authorized in this part, may not constitute a significant commer cial enterprise. (12) You may sell the horns and ant lers not attached to any part of the skull from legally harvested caribou (except caribou harvested in Unit 23), deer, elk, goat, moose, musk ox, and sheep. (13) You may sell the raw/untanned and tanned hide or cape from a legally harvested caribou, deer, elk, goat, moose, musk ox, and sheep. (k) The regulations found in this part do not apply to the subsistence taking and use of fish, wildlife, or shellfish regulated pursuant to the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1091, 16 U.S.C. 1187); the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531–1543); the Ma rine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (86 Stat. 1027; 16 U.S.C. 1361–1407); and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (40 Stat. 755; 16 U.S.C. 703–711), or to any amend ments to these Acts. The taking and use of fish, wildlife, or shellfish, cov ered by these Acts will conform to the specific provisions contained in these Acts, as amended, and any imple menting regulations. (l) Rural residents, nonrural resi dents, and nonresidents not specifically prohibited by Federal regulations from fishing, hunting, or trapping on public lands in an area may fish, hunt, or trap on public lands in accordance with the appropriate State regulations. [77 FR 35494, June 13, 2012, as amended at 80 FR 28192, May 18, 2015; 83 FR 50764, Oct. 9, 2018; 87 FR 44858, July 26, 2022] § 100.26 Subsistence taking of wildlife. (a) General taking prohibitions. You may take wildlife for subsistence uses by any method, except as prohibited in this section or by other Federal stat ute. Taking wildlife for subsistence uses by a prohibited method is a viola tion of this part. Seasons are closed un less opened by Federal regulation. Hunting or trapping during a closed season or in an area closed by this part is prohibited. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00768 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 759 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 (b) Prohibited methods and means. Ex cept for special provisions found at paragraphs (n)(1) through (26) of this section, the following methods and means of taking wildlife for subsist ence uses are prohibited: (1) Shooting from, on, or across a highway. (2) Using any poison. (3) Using a helicopter in any manner, including transportation of individuals, equipment, or wildlife; however, this prohibition does not apply to transpor tation of an individual, gear, or wild life during an emergency rescue oper ation in a life-threatening situation. (4) Taking wildlife from a motorized land or air vehicle when that vehicle is in motion, or from a motor-driven boat when the boat’s progress from the mo tor’s power has not ceased. (5) Using a motorized vehicle to drive, herd, or molest wildlife. (6) Using or being aided by use of a machine gun, set gun, or a shotgun larger than 10 gauge. (7) Using a firearm other than a shot gun, muzzle-loaded rifle, rifle, or pistol using center-firing cartridges for the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine, except that— (i) An individual in possession of a valid trapping license may use a fire arm that shoots rimfire cartridges to take wolves and wolverine; and (ii) Only a muzzle-loading rifle of .54 caliber or larger, or a .45-caliber muz zle-loading rifle with a 250-grain, or larger, elongated slug may be used to take brown bear, black bear, elk, moose, musk ox, and mountain goat. (8) Using or being aided by use of a pit, fire, artificial light, radio commu nication, artificial salt lick, explosive, barbed arrow, bomb, smoke, chemical, conventional steel trap with a jaw spread over 9 inches, or conibear style trap with a jaw spread over 11 inches. (9) Using a snare, except that an indi vidual in possession of a valid hunting license may use nets and snares to take unclassified wildlife, ptarmigan, grouse, or hares; and individuals in possession of a valid trapping license may use snares to take furbearers. (10) Using a trap to take ungulates or bear. (11) Using hooks to physically snag, impale, or otherwise take wildlife; however, hooks may be used as a trap drag. (12) Using a crossbow to take ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine in any area restricted to hunting by bow and arrow only. (13) Taking of ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine with a bow, unless the bow is capable of casting an inch-wide broadhead-tipped arrow at least 175 yards horizontally, and the arrow and broadhead together weigh at least 1 ounce (437.5 grains). (14) Using bait for taking ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine; except you may use bait to take wolves and wol verine with a trapping license, and you may use bait to take black bears and brown bears with a hunting license as authorized in Unit-specific regulations at paragraphs (n)(1) through (26) of this section. Baiting of black bears and brown bears is subject to the following restrictions: (i) Before establishing a bear bait station, you must register the site with ADF&G. (ii) When using bait, you must clear ly mark the site with a sign reading ‘‘black bear bait station’’ that also dis plays your hunting license number and ADF&G-assigned number. (iii) You may use only biodegradable materials for bait; if fish or wildlife is used as bait, only the head, bones, viscera, or skin of legally harvested fish and wildlife, the skinned carcasses of furbearers, and unclassified wildlife may be used, except that in Units 7 and 15, fish or fish parts may not be used as bait. Scent lures may be used at reg istered bait stations. (iv) You may not use bait within 1⁄4 mile of a publicly maintained road or trail. (v) You may not use bait within 1 mile of a house or other permanent dwelling, or within 1 mile of a devel oped campground or developed rec reational facility. (vi) When using bait, you must re move litter and equipment from the bait station site when done hunting. (vii) You may not give or receive payment for the use of a bait station, including barter or exchange of goods. (viii) You may not have more than two bait stations with bait present at any one time. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00769 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 760 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 (15) Taking swimming ungulates, bears, wolves, or wolverine. (16) Taking or assisting in the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves, wolverine, or other furbearers before 3 a.m. fol lowing the day in which airborne travel occurred (except for flights in regu larly scheduled commercial aircraft). This restriction does not apply to sub sistence taking of deer (except on NPS lands) and of caribou on the Nushagak Peninsula (a portion of Units 17A and 17C) during Jan. 1–Mar. 31, provided the hunter is 300 feet from the airplane; moreover, this restriction does not apply to subsistence setting of snares or traps, or the removal of furbearers from traps or snares. (17) Taking a bear cub or a sow ac companied by cub(s). (c) Defense of life and property. Wild life taken in defense of life or property is not a subsistence use; wildlife so taken is subject to State regulations. (d) Trapping furbearing animals. The following methods and means of trap ping furbearers for subsistence uses pursuant to the requirements of a trap ping license are prohibited, in addition to the prohibitions listed at paragraph (b) of this section: (1) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that you may disturb a muskrat pushup or feeding house in the course of trapping; (2) Disturbing or destroying any bea ver house; (3) Taking beaver by any means other than a steel trap or snare, except that you may use firearms in certain Units with established seasons as identified in Unit-specific regulations found in this subpart; (4) Taking otter with a steel trap having a jaw spread of less than 57⁄8 inches during any closed mink and marten season in the same Unit; (5) Using a net or fish trap (except a blackfish or fyke trap); and (6) Taking or assisting in the taking of furbearers by firearm before 3:00 a.m. on the day following the day on which airborne travel occurred; how ever, this does not apply to a trapper using a firearm to dispatch furbearers caught in a trap or snare. (e) Possession and transportation of wildlife. Except as specified in para graph (f)(1) of this section, or as other wise provided, you may not take a spe cies of wildlife in any Unit, or portion of a Unit, if your total take of that spe cies already obtained anywhere in the State under Federal and State regula tions equals or exceeds the harvest limit in that Unit. (f) Harvest limits. (1) The harvest limit specified for a trapping season for a species and the harvest limit set for a hunting season for the same species are separate and distinct. This means that if you have taken a harvest limit for a particular species under a trapping sea son, you may take additional animals under the harvest limit specified for a hunting season or vice versa. (2) A brown/grizzly bear taken in a Unit or portion of a Unit having a har vest limit of ‘‘one brown/grizzly bear per year’’ counts against a ‘‘one brown/ grizzly bear every four regulatory years’’ harvest limit in other Units. You may not take more than one brown/grizzly bear in a regulatory year. (g) Evidence of sex and identity. (1) If subsistence take of Dall sheep is re stricted to a ram, you may not possess or transport a harvested sheep unless both horns accompany the animal. (2) If the subsistence taking of an ungulate, except sheep, is restricted to one sex in the local area, you may not possess or transport the carcass of an animal taken in that area unless suffi cient portions of the external sex or gans remain attached to indicate con clusively the sex of the animal, except that in Units 1–5 antlers are also con sidered proof of sex for deer if the ant lers are naturally attached to an entire carcass, with or without the viscera; and except in Units 11, 13, 19, 21, and 24, where you may possess either suffi cient portions of the external sex or gans (still attached to a portion of the carcass) or the head (with or without antlers attached; however, the antler stumps must remain attached) to indi cate the sex of the harvested moose. However, this paragraph (g)(2) does not apply to the carcass of an ungulate that has been butchered and placed in storage or otherwise prepared for con sumption upon arrival at the location where it is to be consumed. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00770 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 761 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 (3) If a moose harvest limit requires an antlered bull, an antler size, or con figuration restriction, you may not possess or transport the moose carcass or its parts unless both antlers accom pany the carcass or its parts. If you possess a set of antlers with less than the required number of brow tines on one antler, you must leave the antlers naturally attached to the unbroken, uncut skull plate; however, this para graph (g)(3) does not apply to a moose carcass or its parts that have been butchered and placed in storage or oth erwise prepared for consumption after arrival at the place where it is to be stored or consumed. (h) Removing harvest from the field. (1) You must leave all edible meat on the bones of the front quarters and hind quarters of caribou and moose har vested in Units 9, 17, 18, and 19B prior to October 1 until you remove the meat from the field or process it for human consumption. (2) You must leave all edible meat on the bones of the front quarters, hind quarters, and ribs of moose harvested in Unit 21 prior to October 1 until you remove the meat from the field or process it for human consumption. (3) You must leave all edible meat on the bones of the front quarters, hind quarters, and ribs of caribou and moose harvested in Unit 24 prior to October 1 until you remove the meat from the field or process it for human consump tion. Meat of the front quarters, hind quarters, or ribs from a harvested moose or caribou may be processed for human consumption and consumed in the field; however, meat may not be re moved from the bones for purposes of transport out of the field. (4) You must leave all edible meat on the bones of the front quarters, hind quarters, and ribs of caribou and moose harvested in Unit 25 until you remove the meat from the field or process it for human consumption. (i) Returning of tags, marks, or collars. If you take an animal that has been marked or tagged for scientific studies, you must, within a reasonable time, notify the ADF&G or the agency iden tified on the collar or marker when and where the animal was taken. You also must retain any ear tag, collar, radio, tattoo, or other identification with the hide until it is sealed, if sealing is re quired; in all cases, you must return any identification equipment to the ADF&G or to an agency identified on such equipment. (j) Sealing of bear skins and skulls. (1) Sealing requirements for brown bear taken apply in all Units, except as specified in this paragraph (j). Sealing requirements for black bears of all color phases taken apply in Units 1–7, 13–17, and 20. (2) You may not possess or transport from Alaska the untanned skin or skull of a bear unless the skin and skull have been sealed by an authorized represent ative of ADF&G in accordance with State or Federal regulations, except that the skin and skull of a brown bear taken under a registration permit in Units 5, 9B, 9E, 17, 18, 19A, and 19B downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, and Units 21D, 22, 23, 24, and 26A need not be sealed unless removed from the area. (3) You must keep a bear skin and skull together until a representative of the ADF&G has removed a rudi mentary premolar tooth from the skull and sealed both the skull and the skin; however, this provision does not apply to brown bears taken within Units 5, 9B, 9E, 17, 18, 19A, and 19B downstream of and including the Aniak River drain age, and Units 21D, 22, 23, 24, and 26A and which are not removed from the Unit. (i) In areas where sealing is required by Federal regulations, you may not possess or transport the hide of a bear that does not have the penis sheath or vaginal orifice naturally attached to indicate conclusively the sex of the bear. (ii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in Units 9B, 17, 18, and 19A and 19B downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage is removed from the area, you must first have it sealed by an ADF&G representative in Bethel, Dillingham, or McGrath; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative must remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear. (iii) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Units 21D, 22, 23, 24, and 26A from the area or present it for commercial tanning within the area, you must first have it sealed by an VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00771 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 762 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 ADF&G representative in Barrow, Ga lena, Nome, or Kotzebue; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative must remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear. (iv) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 5 from the area, you must first have it sealed by an ADF&G representative in Yakutat. (v) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 9E from Unit 9, you must first have it sealed by an au thorized sealing representative. At the time of sealing, the representative must remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear. (4) You may not falsify any informa tion required on the sealing certificate or temporary sealing form provided by the ADF&G in accordance with State regulations. (k) Sealing of beaver, lynx, marten, otter, wolf, and wolverine. You may not possess or transport from Alaska the untanned skin of a marten taken in Unit 1–5, 7, 13E, or 14–16 or the untanned skin of a beaver, lynx, otter, wolf, or wolverine, whether taken in side or outside the State, unless the skin has been sealed by an authorized representative in accordance with State or Federal regulations. (1) In Unit 18, you must obtain an ADF&G seal for beaver skins only if they are to be sold or commercially tanned. (2) In Unit 2, you must seal any wolf taken on or before the 14th day after the date of taking. (l) Sealing form. If you take a species listed in paragraph (k) of this section but are unable to present the skin in person, you must complete and sign a temporary sealing form and ensure that the completed temporary sealing form and skin are presented to an au thorized representative of ADF&G for sealing consistent with requirements listed in paragraph (k) of this section. (m) Traditional religious ceremonies. You may take wildlife, outside of es tablished season or harvest limits, for food in traditional religious cere monies, which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial potlatches, under the following provi sions: (1) The harvest does not violate rec ognized principles of wildlife conserva tion and uses the methods and means allowable for the particular species published in the applicable Federal reg ulations. The appropriate Federal land manager will establish the number, species, sex, or location of harvest, if necessary, for conservation purposes. Other regulations relating to ceremo nial harvest may be found in the Unit specific regulations in paragraph (n) of this section. (2) No permit or harvest ticket is re quired for harvesting under this sec tion; however, the harvester must be a federally qualified subsistence user with customary and traditional use in the area where the harvesting will occur. (3) In Units 1–26 (except for Koyukon/ Gwich’in potlatch ceremonies in Unit 20F, 21, 24, or 25): (i) A tribal chief, village or tribal council president, or the chief’s or president’s designee for the village in which the religious/cultural ceremony will be held, or a federally qualified subsistence user outside of a village or tribal-organized ceremony, must notify the nearest Federal land manager that a wildlife harvest will take place. The notification must include the species, harvest location, and number of ani mals expected to be taken. (ii) Immediately after the wildlife is taken, the tribal chief, village or tribal council president or designee, or other federally qualified subsistence user must create a list of the successful hunters and maintain these records, in cluding the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony will be held. If re quested, this information must be available to an authorized representa tive of the Federal land manager. (iii) The tribal chief, village or tribal council president or designee, or other federally qualified subsistence user outside of the village in which the reli gious/cultural ceremony will be held must report to the Federal land man ager the harvest location, species, sex, and number of animals taken as soon as practicable, but not more than 15 days after the wildlife is taken. (4) In Units 20F, 21, 24, and 25 (for Koyukon/Gwich’in potlatch ceremonies only): VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00772 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 763 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 (i) Taking wildlife outside of estab lished season and harvest limits is au thorized if it is for food for the tradi tional Koyukon/Gwich’in Potlatch Fu nerary or Mortuary ceremony and if it is consistent with conservation of healthy populations. (ii) Immediately after the wildlife is taken, the tribal chief, village or tribal council president, or the chief’s or president’s designee for the village in which the religious ceremony will be held must create a list of the successful hunters and maintain these records. The list must be made available, after the harvest is completed, to a Federal land manager upon request. (iii) As soon as practical, but not more than 15 days after the harvest, the tribal chief, village council presi dent, or designee must notify the Fed eral land manager about the harvest location, species, sex, and number of animals taken. (n) Unit regulations. You may take for subsistence unclassified wildlife, all squirrel species and marmots in all Units, without harvest limits, for the period of July 1 June 30. Unit-specific restrictions or allowances for subsist ence taking of wildlife are identified at paragraphs (n)(1) through (26) of this section. (1) Unit 1. Unit 1 consists of all main land drainages from Dixon Entrance to Cape Fairweather, and those islands east of the center line of Clarence Strait from Dixon Entrance to Caamano Point, and all islands in Ste phens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Taku Inlet: (i) Unit 1A consists of all drainages south of the latitude of Lemesurier Point including all drainages into Behm Canal, excluding all drainages of Ernest Sound. (ii) Unit 1B consists of all drainages between the latitude of Lemesurier Point and the latitude of Cape Fanshaw including all drainages of Er nest Sound and Farragut Bay, and in cluding the islands east of the center lines of Frederick Sound, Dry Strait (between Sergief and Kadin Islands), Eastern Passage, Blake Channel (ex cluding Blake Island), Ernest Sound, and Seward Passage. (iii) Unit 1C consists of that portion of Unit 1 draining into Stephens Pas sage and Lynn Canal north of Cape Fanshaw and south of the latitude of Eldred Rock including Berners Bay, Sullivan Island, and all mainland por tions north of Chichagof Island and south of the latitude of Eldred Rock, excluding drainages into Farragut Bay. (iv) Unit 1D consists of that portion of Unit 1 north of the latitude of Eldred Rock, excluding Sullivan Island and the drainages of Berners Bay. (v) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is pro hibited or restricted on public lands: (A) Public lands within Glacier Bay National Park are closed to all taking of wildlife for subsistence uses; (B) Unit 1A—in the Hyder area, the Salmon River drainage downstream from the Riverside Mine, excluding the Thumb Creek drainage, is closed to the taking of bear; (C) Unit 1B—the Anan Creek drain age within 1 mile of Anan Creek down stream from the mouth of Anan Lake, including the area within a 1-mile ra dius from the mouth of Anan Creek La goon, is closed to the taking of bear; and (D) Unit 1C: (1) You may not hunt within one fourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor’s Center, and the Center’s park ing area; and (2) You may not take mountain goat in the area of Mt. Bullard bounded by the Mendenhall Glacier, Nugget Creek from its mouth to its confluence with Goat Creek, and a line from the mouth of Goat Creek north to the Mendenhall Glacier. (vi) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence uses in Unit 1C, Juneau area, on the following public lands: (A) A strip within one-quarter mile of the mainland coast between the end of Thane Road and the end of Glacier Highway at Echo Cove; (B) That area of the Mendenhall Val ley bounded on the south by the Gla cier Highway, on the west by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana Creek Road and Spur Road to Mendenhall Lake, on the north by Mendenhall Lake, and on the east by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest Service Glacier Spur Road to the For est Service Visitor Center; VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00773 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 764 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 (C) That area within the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area; and (D) A strip within one-quarter mile of the following trails as designated on U.S. Geological Survey maps: Herbert Glacier Trail, Windfall Lake Trail, Peterson Lake Trail, Spaulding Mead ows Trail (including the loop trail), Nugget Creek Trail, Outer Point Trail, Dan Moller Trail, Perseverance Trail, Granite Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts Trail and Nelson Water Supply Trail, Sheep Creek Trail, and Point Bishop Trail. (vii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may hunt black bear with bait in Units 1A, 1B, and 1D between April 15 and June 15. (B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled. (C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained. (D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license during an open beaver season, except on Na tional Park Service lands. TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(1) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear .................................................. Sep. 1–June 30. Brown Bear: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by State registration permit only ..................................... Sep. 15–Dec. 31. Mar. 15–May 31. Deer: Unit 1A—4 antlered deer ........................................................................................................... Aug. 1–Dec. 31. Unit 1B—2 antlered deer ........................................................................................................... Aug. 1–Dec. 31. Unit 1C—4 deer; however, female deer may be taken only Sep. 15–Dec. 31 ......................... Aug. 1–Dec. 31. Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit .................................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Successful hunters must send a photo of their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of the lower jaw with front teeth Goat: Unit 1A, Revillagigedo Island only ............................................................................................. No open season. Unit 1B, that portion north of LeConte Bay—1 goat by State registration permit only; the tak ing of kids or nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited. Aug. 1–Dec. 31. Unit 1A and Unit 1B, that portion on the Cleveland Peninsula south of the divide between Yes Bay and Santa Anna Inlet. No open season. Unit 1A and Unit 1B, remainder—2 goats; a State registration permit will be required for the taking of the first goat and a Federal registration permit for the taking of a second goat. The taking of kids or nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited. Aug. 1–Dec. 31. Unit 1C, that portion draining into Lynn Canal and Stephens Passage between Antler River and Eagle Glacier and River, and all drainages of the Chilkat Range south of the Endicott River—1 goat by State registration permit only. Oct. 1–Nov. 30. Unit 1C, that portion draining into Stephens Passage and Taku Inlet between Eagle Glacier and River and Taku Glacier. No open season. Unit 1C, remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only ................................................... Aug. 1–Nov. 30. Unit 1D, that portion lying north of the Katzehin River and northeast of the Haines high way—1 goat by State registration permit only. Sep. 15–Nov. 30. Unit 1D, that portion lying between Taiya Inlet and River and the White Pass and Yukon Railroad. No open season. Unit 1D, remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only ................................................... Aug. 1–Dec. 31. Moose: Unit 1A—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit ............................................................ Sep. 5–Oct. 15. Unit 1B—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on one side, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both sides, by State registration permit only. Sep. 15–Oct. 15. Unit 1C, that portion south of Point Hobart including all Port Houghton drainages—1 ant lered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on one side, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both sides, by State registration permit only. Sep. 15–Oct. 15. Unit 1C, remainder, excluding drainages of Berners Bay—1 bull by State registration permit only. Sep. 15–Oct. 15. Unit 1C, Berners Bay—1 bull by drawing permit ....................................................................... Sep.15–Oct. 15 (will be announced). Only one moose permit may be issued per household. A household receiving a State permit for Berners Bay drainages moose may not receive a Federal permit. The annual harvest quota will be announced by the USDA Forest Service, Juneau office, in consultation with ADF&G. The Federal harvest allocation will be 25% (rounded up to the next whole num ber) of bull moose permits Unit 1D ....................................................................................................................................... No open season. Coyote: 2 coyotes ..................................................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes .............................................................. Nov. 1–Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day .......................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00774 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 765 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(1)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Wolf: Units 1A and 1B, south of Bradfield Canal and the east fork of the Bradfield River—5 wolves. Aug. 1–May 31. Units 1B, remainder, 1C, and 1D—5 wolves ............................................................................. Aug. 1–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 15. Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ........................................................... Aug. 1–May 15. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ............................................ Aug. 1–May 15. Trapping Beaver: Unit 1—No limit ........................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–May 15. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit .............................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 1. (2) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of Wales Island and all islands west of the center lines of Clarence Strait and Kashevarof Passage, south and east of the center lines of Sumner Strait, and east of the longitude of the western most point on Warren Island. (i) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15. (B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled. (C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained. (D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license during an open beaver season, except on Na tional Park Service lands. (ii) [Reserved] TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(2) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear .................................................. Sep. 1–June 30. Deer: 5 deer; however, no more than one may be a female deer. Female deer may be taken only during the period Oct. 15–Jan. 31. Harvest ticket number five must be used when record ing the harvest of a female deer, but may be used for recording the harvest of a male deer. Harvest tickets must be used in order except when recording a female deer on tag number five. July 24–Jan. 31. The Federal public lands on Prince of Wales Island, excluding the southeastern portion (lands south of the West Arm of Cholmondeley Sound draining into Cholmondeley Sound or draining eastward into Clarence Strait), are closed to hunting of deer Aug. 1–15, ex cept by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations. Non-federally qualified users may only harvest up to 2 male deer on Federal public lands in Unit 2. Coyote: 2 coyotes ..................................................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit .................................................................................................. Jul 1–Jun 30. Successful hunters must send a photo of their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of the lower jaw with front teeth. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes .............................................................. Nov. 1–Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day .......................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit. All wolves taken will be sequentially numbered, marked with the date and location re corded by the hunter for each wolf, and all hides must be sealed within 15 days of take. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 15. Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ..................................................................... Aug. 1–May 15. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00775 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 766 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(2)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ............................................ Aug. 1–May 15. Trapping Beaver: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–May 15. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit .............................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit. All wolves taken will be sequentially numbered, marked with the date and location re corded by the trapper for each wolf, and all hides must be sealed within 15 days of take. Nov. 15–Mar. 31. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 1. (3) Unit 3. (i) Unit 3 consists of all is lands west of Unit 1B, north of Unit 2, south of the center line of Frederick Sound, and east of the center line of Chatham Strait including Coronation, Kuiu, Kupreanof, Mitkof, Zarembo, Kashevaroff, Woronkofski, Etolin, Wrangell, and Deer Islands. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is pro hibited or restricted on public lands: (A) In the Petersburg vicinity, you may not take ungulates, bear, wolves, and wolverine along a strip one-fourth mile wide on each side of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake campground; (B) You may not take black bears in the Petersburg Creek drainage on Kupreanof Island; and (C) You may not hunt in the Blind Slough draining into Wrangell Narrows and a strip one-fourth-mile wide on each side of Blind Slough, from the hunting closure markers at the south ernmost portion of Blind Island to the hunting closure markers 1 mile south of the Blind Slough bridge. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15. (B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled. (C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained. (D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license during an open beaver season, except on Na tional Park Service lands. TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(3) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear .................................................. Sep. 1–June 30. Deer: Unit 3, Mitkof, Woewodski, and Butterworth Islands and that portion of Kupreanof Island on the Lindenberg Peninsula east of the Portage Bay-Duncan Canal Portage—1 buck. Oct. 1–Nov. 7. Unit 3, remainder—2 bucks ....................................................................................................... Aug. 1–Nov. 30. Dec. 1–31, season to be announced. Elk: Unit 3, Etolin, Zarembo, Bushy, Shrubby, and Kashevarof Islands .......................................... No open season. Unit 3 remainder—1 elk by Federal registration permit ............................................................. July 1–June 30. Successful hunters must send a photo of their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of the lower jaw with front teeth. Moose: 1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both sides by State registration permit only. Sep. 1–Oct. 15. Coyote: 2 coyotes ..................................................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes .............................................................. Nov. 1–Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day .......................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves .......................................................................................................................................... Aug. 1–May 31. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00776 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 767 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(3)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 15. Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ........................................................... Aug. 1–May 15. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ............................................ Aug. 1–May 15. Trapping Beaver: Unit 3, Mitkof Island—No limit .................................................................................................... Nov. 10–May 15. Unit 3, except Mitkof Island—No limit ........................................................................................ Nov. 10–May 15. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit .............................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Marten: No limit (except on Kuiu Island) ................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Kuiu Island portion of Unit 3. No limit ........................................................................................ Dec. 1–31. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 1. (4) Unit 4. (i) Unit 4 consists of all is lands south and west of Unit 1C and north of Unit 3 including Admiralty, Baranof, Chichagof, Yakobi, Inian, Lemesurier, and Pleasant Islands. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is pro hibited or restricted on public lands: (A) You may not take brown bears in the Seymour Canal Closed Area (Admi ralty Island) including all drainages into northwestern Seymour Canal be tween Staunch Point and the southern most tip of the unnamed peninsula sep arating Swan Cove and King Salmon Bay including Swan and Windfall Is lands; (B) You may not take brown bears in the Salt Lake Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including all lands within one fourth mile of Salt Lake above Klutchman Rock at the head of Mitch ell Bay; (C) You may not take brown bears in the Port Althorp Closed Area (Chichagof Island), that area within the Port Althorp watershed south of a line from Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point (Trap Rock); and (D) You may not use any motorized land vehicle for brown bear hunting in the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area (NECCUA) consisting of all portions of Unit 4 on Chichagof Island north of Tenakee Inlet and east of the drainage divide from the northwestern point of Gull Cove to Port Frederick Portage, including all drainages into Port Frederick and Mud Bay. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may shoot ungulates from a boat. You may not shoot bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled. (B) Five Federal registration permits will be issued by the Sitka or Hoonah District Ranger for the taking of brown bear for educational purposes associ ated with teaching customary and tra ditional subsistence harvest and use practices. Any bear taken under an educational permit does not count in an individual’s one bear every 4 regu latory years limit. (C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained. (D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license during an open beaver season, except on Na tional Park Service lands. TABLE 4 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(4) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Brown Bear: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00777 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 768 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 TABLE 4 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(4)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Unit 4, Chichagof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Rock Point (58° N lat., 136°21′ W long.) to Rodgers Point (57°35′ N lat., 135°33′ W long.) including Yakobi and other adjacent islands; Baranof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Nismeni Point (57°34′ N lat., 135°25′ W long.) to the entrance of Gut Bay (56°44′ N lat. 134°38′ W long.) including the drainages into Gut Bay and including Kruzof and other adjacent islands—1 bear every 4 regulatory years by State registration permit only. Sep. 15–Dec. 31. Mar. 15–May 31. Unit 4, remainder—1 bear every 4 regulatory years by State registration permit only ............. Sep. 15–Dec. 31. Mar. 15–May 20. Deer: 6 deer; however, female deer may be taken only Sep. 15–Jan. 31 ............................................. Aug. 1–Jan. 31. Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit .................................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Successful hunters must send a photo of their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of the lower jaw with front teeth. Goat: 1 goat by State registration permit only ......................................................................................... Aug. 1–Dec. 31. Coyote: 2 coyotes ..................................................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes .............................................................. Nov. 1–Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day .......................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves .......................................................................................................................................... Aug. 1–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 15. Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ........................................................... Aug. 1–May 15. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ............................................ Aug. 1–May 15. Trapping Beaver: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–May 15. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit .............................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 1. (5) Unit 5. (i) Unit 5 consists of all Gulf of Alaska drainages and islands between Cape Fairweather and the cen ter line of Icy Bay, including the Guyot Hills: (A) Unit 5A consists of all drainages east of Yakutat Bay, Disenchantment Bay, and the eastern edge of Hubbard Glacier, and includes the islands of Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays; In Unit 5A, Nunatak Bench is defined as that area east of the Hubbard Glacier, north of Nunatak fiord, and north and east of the East Nunatak Glacier to the Canadian border. (B) Unit 5B consists of the remainder of Unit 5. (ii) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on public lands within Glacier Bay National Park. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15. (B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled. (C) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 5 with a Federal registration permit in lieu of a State metal locking tag if you have obtained a Federal registration permit prior to hunting. (D) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained. (E) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license during an open beaver season, except on Na tional Park Service lands. TABLE 5 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(5) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear .................................................. Sep. 1–June 30. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00778 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 769 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 TABLE 5 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(5)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal registration permit only .......................................................................... Sep. 1–May 31. Deer: Unit 5A—1 buck ......................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–30. Unit 5B ........................................................................................................................................ No open season. Goat: Unit 5A—that area between the Hubbard Glacier and the West Nunatak Glacier on the north and east sides of Nunatak Fjord. No open season. Unit 5A, remainder—1 goat by Federal registration permit only ............................................... Aug. 1–Jan. 31. Unit 5B—1 goat by Federal registration permit only ................................................................. Aug. 1–Jan. 31. Moose: Unit 5A, Nunatak Bench—1 moose by State registration permit only. The season will be closed when 5 moose have been taken from the Nunatak Bench. Nov. 15–Feb. 15. Unit 5A, except Nunatak Bench, west of the Dangerous River—1 bull by joint State/Federal registration permit only. From Oct. 8–21, public lands will be closed to taking of moose, except by residents of Unit 5A hunting under these regulations. Oct. 8–Nov. 15. Unit 5A, except Nunatak Bench, east of the Dangerous River—1 bull by joint State/Federal registration permit only. From Sep. 16–30, public lands will be closed to taking of moose, except by residents of Unit 5A hunting under these regulations. Sep. 16–Nov. 15. Unit 5B—1 bull by State registration permit only. The season will be closed when 25 bulls have been taken from the entirety of Unit 5B. Sep. 1–Dec. 15. Coyote: 2 coyotes ..................................................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ............................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day .......................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves .......................................................................................................................................... Aug. 1–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 15. Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ..................................................................... Aug. 1–May 15. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ............................................ Aug. 1–May 15. Trapping Beaver: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–May 15. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 1. (6) Unit 6. (i) Unit 6 consists of all Gulf of Alaska and Prince William Sound drainages from the center line of Icy Bay (excluding the Guyot Hills) to Cape Fairfield including Kayak, Hinchinbrook, Montague, and adjacent islands, and Middleton Island, but ex cluding the Copper River drainage up stream from Miles Glacier, and exclud ing the Nellie Juan and Kings River drainages: (A) Unit 6A consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages east of Palm Point near Katalla including Kanak, Wingham, and Kayak Islands; (B) Unit 6B consists of Gulf of Alaska and Copper River Basin drainages west of Palm Point near Katalla, east of the west bank of the Copper River, and east of a line from Flag Point to Cot tonwood Point; (C) Unit 6C consists of drainages west of the west bank of the Copper River, and west of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point, and drainages east of the east bank of Rude River and drainages into the eastern shore of Nel son Bay and Orca Inlet; and (D) Unit 6D consists of the remainder of Unit 6. (ii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15. In addition, you may use bait in Unit 6D between June 16 and June 30. The har vest quota in Unit 6D is 20 bears taken with bait between June 16 and June 30. (B) You may take coyotes in Units 6B and 6C with the aid of artificial lights. (C) One permit will be issued by the Cordova District Ranger to the Native Village of Eyak to take one moose VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00779 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 770 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 from Federal lands in Unit 6B or 6C for their annual Memorial/Sobriety Day potlatch. (D) A federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) who is either blind, 65 years of age or older, at least 70 per cent disabled, or temporarily disabled may designate another federally quali fied subsistence user to take any moose, deer, black bear, and beaver on his or her behalf in Unit 6 and goat in Unit 6D. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest re port. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than one harvest limit in his or her possession at any one time. (E) A hunter younger than 10 years old at the start of the hunt may not be issued a Federal subsistence permit to harvest black bear, deer, goat, moose, wolf, and wolverine. (F) A hunter younger than 10 years old may harvest black bear, deer, goat, moose, wolf, and wolverine under the direct, immediate supervision of a li censed adult, at least 18 years old. The animal taken is counted against the adult’s harvest limit. The adult is re sponsible for ensuring that all legal re quirements are met. (G) Up to five permits will be issued by the Cordova District Ranger to the Native Village of Chenega annually to harvest up to five deer total from Fed eral public lands in Unit 6D for their annual Old Chenega Memorial and other traditional memorial potlatch ceremonies. Permits will have effective dates of July 1–June 30. (H) Up to five permits will be issued by the Cordova District Ranger to the Tatitlek IRA Council annually to har vest up to five deer total from Federal public lands in Unit 6D for their annual Cultural Heritage Week. Permits will have effective dates of July 1–June 30. TABLE 6 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(6) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 1 bear. In Unit 6D, a State registration permit is required ................................................... Sep. 1–June 30. Deer: 5 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct. 1–Jan. 31. Only 1 of the 5 deer harvest limit may be taken between Jan. 1–31. Aug. 1–Jan. 31. Goats: Unit 6A and B—1 goat by State registration permit only .......................................................... Aug. 20–Jan. 31. Unit 6C ....................................................................................................................................... No open season. Unit 6D (subareas RG242, RG243, RG244, RG245, RG249, RG266, and RG252 only)—1 goat by Federal registration permit only. In each of the Unit 6D subareas, goat seasons will be closed by the Cordova District Ranger when harvest limits for that subarea are reached. Harvest quotas are as follows: RG242—2 goats, RG243—4 goats, RG244 and RG245 combined—2 goats, RG249—4 goats, RG266—4 goats, RG252—1 goat. Aug. 20–Feb. 28. Moose: Unit 6C—1 antlerless moose by Federal drawing permit only .................................................. Sep. 1–Oct. 31. Permits for the portion of the antlerless moose quota not harvested in the Sep. 1–Oct. 31 hunt may be available for redistribution for a Nov. 1–Dec. 31 hunt. Unit 6C—1 bull by Federal drawing permit only ........................................................................ Sep. 1–Dec. 31. In Unit 6C, only one moose permit may be issued per household. A household receiving a State permit for Unit 6C moose may not receive a Federal permit. The annual harvest quota will be announced by the U.S. Forest Service, Cordova Office, in consultation with ADF&G. The Federal harvest allocation will be 100% of the antlerless moose permits and 75% of the bull permits. Federal public lands are closed to the harvest of moose except by federally qualified users with a Federal permit for Unit 6C moose, Nov. 1–Dec. 31. Unit 6, remainder ........................................................................................................................ No open season. Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession ............................................................................................. May 1–Oct. 31. Coyote: Unit 6A and D—2 coyotes ......................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Unit 6B and 6C—No limit ........................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): ............................................................................ No open season. Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ....................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Jan. 31. Wolf: 5 wolves .......................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Grouse (Spruce): 5 per day, 10 in possession ........................................................................................ Aug. 1–May 15. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ............................................ Aug. 1–May 15. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00780 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 771 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 TABLE 6 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(6)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Trapping Beaver: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Apr. 30. Coyote: Unit 6C, south of the Copper River Highway and east of the Heney Range—No limit ............ Nov. 10–Apr. 30. Units 6A, 6B, 6C, remainder, and 6D—No limit ........................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Jan. 31. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31 Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. (7) Unit 7. (i) Unit 7 consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages between Gore Point and Cape Fairfield including the Nellie Juan and Kings River drainages, and including the Kenai River drainage up stream from the Russian River, the drainages into the south side of Turnagain Arm west of and including the Portage Creek drainage, and east of 150° W long., and all Kenai Peninsula drainages east of 150° W long., from Turnagain Arm to the Kenai River. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is pro hibited or restricted on public lands: (A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Kenai Fjords National Park. (B) You may not hunt in the Portage Glacier Closed Area in Unit 7, which consists of Portage Creek drainages be tween the Anchorage-Seward Railroad and Placer Creek in Bear Valley, Por tage Lake, the mouth of Byron Creek, Glacier Creek, and Byron Glacier; how ever, you may hunt grouse, ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels with shotguns after September 1. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15, ex cept in the drainages of Resurrection Creek and its tributaries. (B) [Reserved] TABLE 7 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(7) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 3 bears .................................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Caribou: Unit 7, north of the Sterling Highway and west of the Seward Highway—1 caribou by Fed eral registration permit only. The Seward District Ranger will close the Federal season when 5 caribou are harvested by Federal registration permit. Aug. 10–Dec. 31. Unit 7, remainder ........................................................................................................................ No open season. Goat: 1 goat by Federal Drawing permit. Nannies accompanied by kids may not be taken .................. Aug. 10–Nov 14. Moose: Unit 7, that portion draining into Kings Bay—Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by residents of Chenega Bay and Tatitlek. No open season. Unit 7, remainder—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by Federal registration permit only. Aug. 20–Sep. 25. Sheep: 1 ram with full curl horn or larger by Federal drawing permit ..................................................... Aug. 10–Sep. 20. Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession ............................................................................................. May 1–Oct. 10. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): ............................................................................ No open season. Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ....................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Jan. 31. Wolf: Unit 7, that portion within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge—2 wolves ................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Unit 7, remainder—5 wolves ...................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Grouse (Spruce): 10 per day, 20 in possession ...................................................................................... Aug. 10–Mar. 31. Grouse (Ruffed): ....................................................................................................................................... No open season. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ............................................ Aug. 10–Mar. 31. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00781 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 772 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 TABLE 7 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(7)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Trapping Beaver: 20 beaver per season ................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Jan. 1–31. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Jan. 31. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Jan. 31. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–May 15. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. (8) Unit 8. Unit 8 consists of all is lands southeast of the centerline of Shelikof Strait including Kodiak, Afognak, Whale, Raspberry, Shuyak, Spruce, Marmot, Sitkalidak, Amook, Uganik, and Chirikof Islands, the Trin ity Islands, the Semidi Islands, and other adjacent islands. (i) Unit-specific regulations: If you have a trapping license, you may take beaver with a firearm in Unit 8 from Nov. 10 through Apr. 30. (ii) [Reserved] TABLE 8 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(8) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal registration permit only. Up to 2 permits may be issued in Akhiok; up to 1 permit may be issued in Karluk; up to 3 permits may be issued in Larsen Bay; up to 3 permits may be issued in Old Harbor; up to 2 permits may be issued in Ouzinkie; and up to 2 permits may be issued in Port Lions. Permits will be issued by the Kodiak Refuge Manager. Dec. 1–Dec. 15. Apr. 1– May 15. Deer: Unit 8, all lands within the Kodiak Archipelago within the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, in cluding lands on Kodiak, Ban, Uganik, and Afognak Islands—3 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only Oct. 1–Jan. 31. Aug. 1–Jan. 31. Elk: Kodiak, Ban, Uganik, and Afognak Islands—1 elk per household by Federal registration permit only. The season will be closed by announcement of the Refuge Manager, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, when the combined Federal/State harvest reaches 15% of the herd. Sep. 15–Nov. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ............................................................... Sep. 1–Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ....................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ............................................ Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Trapping Beaver: 30 beaver per season ................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Jan. 31. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Jan. 31. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Jan. 31. (9) Unit 9. (i) Unit 9 consists of the Alaska Peninsula and adjacent islands, including drainages east of False Pass, Pacific Ocean drainages west of and ex cluding the Redoubt Creek drainage; drainages into the south side of Bristol Bay, drainages into the north side of Bristol Bay east of Etolin Point, and including the Sanak and Shumagin Is lands: (A) Unit 9A consists of that portion of Unit 9 draining into Shelikof Strait and Cook Inlet between the southern boundary of Unit 16 (Redoubt Creek) and the northern boundary of Katmai National Park and Preserve. (B) Unit 9B consists of the Kvichak River drainage except those lands drained by the Kvichak River/Bay be tween the Alagnak River drainage and the Naknek River drainage. (C) Unit 9C consists of the Alagnak (Branch) River drainage, the Naknek River drainage, lands drained by the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00782 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 773 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior ยง 100.26 Kvichak River/Bay between the Alagnak River drainage and the Naknek River drainage, and all land and water within Katmai National Park and Preserve. (D) Unit 9D consists of all Alaska Pe ninsula drainages west of a line from the southernmost head of Port Moller to the head of American Bay, including the Shumagin Islands and other islands of Unit 9 west of the Shumagin Islands. (E) Unit 9E consists of the remainder of Unit 9. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is pro hibited or restricted on public lands: (A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in Katmai National Park; and (B) You may not use motorized vehi cles, except aircraft, boats, or snowmo biles used for hunting and transporting a hunter or harvested animal parts from Aug. 1 through Nov. 30 in the Naknek Controlled Use Area, which in cludes all of Unit 9C within the Naknek River drainage upstream from and in cluding the King Salmon Creek drain age; however, you may use a motorized vehicle on the Naknek-King Salmon, Lake Camp, and Rapids Camp roads and on the King Salmon Creek trail, and on frozen surfaces of the Naknek River and Big Creek. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit 9B from April 1 through May 31 and in the remainder of Unit 9 from April 1 through 30. (B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag in Unit 9B, except that portion within the Lake Clark Na tional Park and Preserve, if you have obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting. (C) In Unit 9B, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, and that portion of the park resident zone in Unit 9B and 13.440 permit holders may hunt brown bear by Federal registration per mit in lieu of a resident tag. The sea son will be closed when 4 females or 10 bears have been taken, whichever oc curs first. The permits will be issued and closure announcements made by the Superintendent Lake Clark Na tional Park and Preserve. (D) Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth may take up to a total of 10 bull moose in Unit 9B for ceremonial purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit from July 1 through June 30. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of a local organization. This 10-moose limit is not cumulative with that permitted for potlatches by the State. (E) For Units 9C and 9E only, a feder ally qualified subsistence user (recipi ent) of Units 9C and 9E may designate another federally qualified subsistence user of Units 9C and 9E to take bull caribou on his or her behalf. The des ignated hunter must obtain a des ignated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report and turn over all meat to the recipient. There is no restriction on the number of posses sion limits the designated hunter may have in his/her possession at any one time. (F) For Unit 9D, a federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may des ignate another federally qualified sub sistence user to take caribou on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest re port. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than four harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time. (G) The communities of False Pass, King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand Point, and Nelson Lagoon annually may each take, from October 1 through December 31 or May 10 through 25, one brown bear for ceremonial purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. A permit will be issued to an individual only at the request of a local organiza tion. The brown bear may be taken from either Unit 9D or Unit 10 (Unimak Island) only. (H) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 9E with a Federal registration permit in lieu of a State locking tag if you have obtained a Federal registration permit prior to hunting. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00783 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 774 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 TABLE 9 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(9) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 3 bears .................................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Brown Bear: Unit 9B, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve—Rural residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, residents of that portion of the park resident zone in Unit 9B; and 13.440 permit holders—1 bear by Federal registration permit only. July 1–June 30. The season will be closed by the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Superintendent when 4 females or 10 bear have been taken, whichever occurs first. Unit 9B, remainder—1 bear by State registration permit only ................................................... Sep. 1–May 31. Unit 9C—1 bear by Federal registration permit only ................................................................. Oct. 1–May 31. The season will be closed by the Katmai National Park and Preserve Superintendent in con sultation with BLM and FWS land managers and ADF&G, when 6 females or 10 bear have been taken, whichever occurs first. Unit 9E—1 bear by Federal registration permit ......................................................................... Sep. 25–Dec. 31. Apr. 15–May 25. Caribou: Unit 9A—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit ............................................................... Season may be an nounced between Aug. 1–Mar. 15. Unit 9B—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit ............................................................... Season may be an nounced between Aug. 1–Mar. 31. Unit 9C, that portion within the Alagnak River drainage—up to 2 caribou by State registra tion permit. Season may be an nounced between Aug. 1–Mar. 15. Unit 9C, that portion draining into the Naknek River from the north, and Graveyard Creek and Coffee Creek—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit. Season may be an nounced between Aug. 1–Mar. 15. Unit 9C, remainder—1 bull by Federal registration permit or State permit. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of caribou except by residents of Unit 9C and Egegik.. May be announced. Unit 9D—1–4 caribou by Federal registration permit only ........................................................ Aug. 1–Sep. 30. Nov. 15–Mar. 31. Unit 9E—1 bull by Federal registration permit or State permit. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of caribou except by residents of Unit 9E, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point.. May be announced. Sheep: Unit 9B, that portion within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve—1 ram with 3⁄4 curl or larger horn by Federal registration permit only. By announcement of the Lake Clark Na tional Park and Preserve Superintendent, the summer/fall season will be closed when up to 5 sheep are taken and the winter season will be closed when up to 2 sheep are taken.. July 15–Oct. 15. Jan. 1–Apr. 1. Unit 9B, remainder—1 ram with 7⁄8 curl or larger horn by Federal registration permit only ..... Aug. 10–Oct. 10. Unit 9, remainder—1 ram with 7⁄8 curl or larger horn ................................................................ Aug. 10–Sep. 20. Moose: Unit 9A—1 bull by State registration permit .............................................................................. Sep. 1–15. Unit 9B—1 bull by State registration permit .............................................................................. Sep. 1–20. Dec. 1–Jan. 15. Unit 9C, that portion draining into the Naknek River from the north—1 bull by State registra tion permit. Sep. 1–20. Dec. 1–31. Unit 9C, that portion draining into the Naknek River from the south—1 bull by State registra tion permit. Public lands are closed during December for the hunting of moose, except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations.. Aug. 20–Sep. 20. Dec. 1–31. Unit 9C, remainder—1 bull by State registration permit ............................................................ Sep. 1–20. Dec. 15–Jan. 15. Unit 9D—1 bull by Federal registration permit. Federal public lands will be closed by an nouncement of the Izembek Refuge Manager to the harvest of moose when a total of 10 bulls have been harvested between State and Federal hunts.. Dec. 15–Jan. 20. Unit 9E—1 bull by State registration permit; however, only antlered bulls may be taken Dec. 1–Jan. 31. Sep. 1–25. Dec. 1–Jan. 31. Beaver: Unit 9B and 9E—2 beaver per day ............................................................................................ Apr. 15–May 31. Coyote: 2 coyotes ..................................................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Arctic (Blue and White): No limit ...................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Mar. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ............................................................... Sep. 1–Feb. 15. Hare:. Snowshoe hare: No limit ............................................................................................................ July 1–June 30. Alaska hare: 1 per day, 4 per season ....................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 31. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Wolf: 10 wolves ........................................................................................................................................ Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Grouse (Spruce): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 10 per day, 20 in possession ............................................ Aug. 10–last day of Feb. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00784 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 775 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 TABLE 9 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(9)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Trapping Beaver: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Oct. 10–Mar. 31. 2 beaver per day; only firearms may be used ........................................................................... Apr. 15–May 31. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Fox, Arctic (Blue and White): No limit ...................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. (10) Unit 10. (i) Unit 10 consists of the Aleutian Islands, Unimak Island, and the Pribilof Islands. (ii) You may not take any wildlife species for subsistence uses on Otter Is land in the Pribilof Islands. (iii) In Unit 10—Unimak Island only, a federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another fed erally qualified subsistence user to take caribou on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a des ignated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The des ignated hunter may hunt for any num ber of recipients but may have no more than four harvest limits in his/her pos session at any one time. (iv) The communities of False Pass, King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand Point, and Nelson Lagoon annually may each take, from October 1 through December 31 or May 10 through 25, one brown bear for ceremonial purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. A permit will be issued to an individual only at the request of a local organiza tion. The brown bear may be taken from either Unit 9D or Unit 10 (Unimak Island) only. TABLE 10 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(10) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Caribou: Unit 10, Unimak Island only—1 bull by Federal registration permit .......................................... Aug. 1–Sep. 30. Unit 10, remainder—No limit ...................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Coyote: 2 coyotes ..................................................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ........................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ............................................................... Sep. 1–Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves .......................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day, 40 in possession .................................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Trapping Coyote: 2 coyotes ..................................................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ........................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ............................................................... Sep. 1–Feb. 28. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. (11) Unit 11. Unit 11 consists of that area draining into the headwaters of the Copper River south of Suslota Creek and the area drained by all trib utaries into the east bank of the Cop per River between the confluence of VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00785 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 776 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 Suslota Creek with the Slana River and Miles Glacier. (i) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black and brown bear between April 15 and June 15. (B) One moose without calf may be taken from June 20 through July 31 in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Unit 11 or Unit 12 for the Batzulnetas Culture Camp. Two hunters from either Chistochina or Mentasta Village may be designated by the Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium to receive the Federal subsistence harvest permit. The permit may be obtained from a Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve office. (C) For federally qualified subsist ence users living within the Ahtna tra ditional communities of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Gulkana, Mentasta Lake, and Tazlina, a community harvest system for moose is authorized on Federal public lands within Unit 11, subject to the frame work established by the Federal Sub sistence Board. (1) The boundaries of the commu nities are the most recent Census Des ignated Places as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. (2) Participants in the community harvest system may not designate an other individual to harvest on their be half any species for which they register within the community harvest system but may serve as a designated hunter, pursuant to 50 CFR 100.25(e). (3) Community harvest limit for the species authorized in the community harvest system is the sum of individual harvest limits of the participants in the system. (4) Harvest reporting will take the form of reports collected from hunters by the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission and submitted directly to land managers and the Office of Sub sistence Management, rather than through Federal registration permits, joint State/Federal registration per mits, or State harvest tickets. (ii) A joint permit may be issued to a pair of a minor and an elder to hunt sheep during the Aug. 1–Oct. 20 hunt. The following conditions apply: (A) The permittees must be a minor aged 8 to 15 years old and an accom panying adult 60 years of age or older. (B) Both the elder and the minor must be federally qualified subsistence users with a positive customary and traditional use determination for the area they want to hunt. (C) The minor must hunt under the direct immediate supervision of the ac companying adult, who is responsible for ensuring that all legal require ments are met. (D) Only one animal may be har vested with this permit. The sheep har vested will count against the harvest limits of both the minor and accom panying adult. TABLE 11 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(11) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 3 bears .................................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Brown Bear: 1 bear .................................................................................................................................. Aug. 10–June 15. Caribou: 1 bull by Federal registration permit .......................................................................................... May be announced. Sheep: 1 ram .......................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Sep. 20. 1 sheep by Federal registration permit only by persons 60 years of age or older. Ewes ac companied by lambs or lambs may not be taken. Aug. 1–Oct. 20. Goat: Unit 11, that portion within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve that is bound ed by the Chitina and Nizina rivers on the south, the Kennicott River and glacier on the southeast, and the Root Glacier on the east—1 goat by Federal registration permit only. Aug. 25–Dec. 31. Unit 11, the remainder of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve—1 goat by Federal registration permit only. Aug. 10–Dec. 31. Unit 11, that portion outside of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve ................. No open season. Federal public lands will be closed by announcement of the Superintendent, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, to the harvest of goats when a total of 45 goats has been harvested between Federal and State hunts. Moose: Unit 11, that portion draining into the east bank of the Copper River upstream from and in cluding the Slana River drainage—1 antlered bull by joint Federal/State registration permit. Aug. 20–Sep. 20. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00786 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 777 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 TABLE 11 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(11)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Unit 11, that portion south and east of a line running along the north bank of the Chitina River, the north and west banks of the Nazina River, and the west bank of West Fork of the Nazina River, continuing along the western edge of the West Fork Glacier to the sum mit of Regal Mountain—1 bull by Federal registration permit. However, during the period Aug. 20–Sep. 20, only an antlered bull may be taken. Aug. 20–Sep. 20. Nov. 20–Jan. 20. Unit 11, remainder—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit only ................................... Aug. 20–Sep. 20. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Sep. 20–June 10. Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession ............................................................................................. June 1–Oct. 10. Coyote: 10 coyotes ................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1. Sep. 1–Mar. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ....................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Wolf: 10 wolves ........................................................................................................................................ Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Feb. 28. Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ............................................ Aug. 10–Mar. 31. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ............................................ Aug. 10–Mar. 31. Trapping Beaver: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Sep. 25–May 31. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. (12) Unit 12. Unit 12 consists of the Tanana River drainage upstream from the Robertson River, including all drainages into the east bank of the Robertson River, and the White River drainage in Alaska, but excluding the Ladue River drainage. (i) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black and brown bear between April 15 and June 30; you may use bait to hunt wolves on FWS and BLM lands. (B) You may not use a steel trap, or a snare using cable smaller than 3⁄32 inch diameter to trap coyotes or wolves in Unit 12 during April and Oc tober. (C) One moose without calf may be taken from June 20 through July 31 in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Unit 11 or 12 for the Batzulnetas Culture Camp. Two hunt ers from either Chistochina or Mentasta Village may be designated by the Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium to receive the Federal subsistence harvest permit. The permit may be obtained from a Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve office. (D) A community harvest system for caribou and moose is authorized on Federal public lands in Unit 12 within the Tok and Little Tok River drainages south of the Tok River bridge and east of the Tok Cutoff Road, and within the Nabesna River drainage west of the east bank of the Nabesna River up stream from the southern boundary of Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and that portion of Unit 12 that is east of the Nabesna River and south of the Pickerel Lake Winter Trail running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border. This community har vest system is for federally qualified subsistence users living within the Ahtna traditional communities of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Gulkana, Mentasta Lake, and Tazlina and is subject to the frame work established by the Federal Sub sistence Board. (1) The boundaries of the commu nities are the most recent Census Des ignated Places as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00787 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 778 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 (2) Participants in the community harvest system may not designate an other individual to harvest on their be half any species for which they register within the community harvest system but may serve as a designated hunter, pursuant to 50 CFR 100.25(e). (3) The community harvest limit for the species authorized in the commu nity harvest system is the sum of indi vidual harvest limits of the partici pants in the system. (4) Harvest reporting will take the form of reports collected from hunters by the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission and submitted directly to the land managers and the Office of Subsistence Management, rather than through Federal registration permits, joint State/Federal registration per mits, or State harvest tickets. (5) Participants must abide by cus tomary and traditional use determina tions. (ii) A joint permit may be issued to a pair of a minor and an elder to hunt sheep during the Aug. 1–Oct. 20 hunt. The following conditions apply: (A) The permittees must be a minor aged 8 to 15 years old and an accom panying adult 60 years of age or older. (B) Both the elder and the minor must be federally qualified subsistence users with a positive customary and traditional use determination for the area they want to hunt. (C) The minor must hunt under the direct immediate supervision of the ac companying adult, who is responsible for ensuring that all legal require ments are met. (D) Only one animal may be har vested with this permit. The sheep har vested will count against the harvest limits of both the minor and accom panying adult. TABLE 12 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(12) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 3 bears .................................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Brown Bear: 1 bear .................................................................................................................................. Aug. 10–June 30. Caribou: Unit 12, that portion within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park that lies west of the Nabesna River and the Nabesna Glacier. All hunting of caribou is prohibited on Federal public lands.. No open season. Unit 12, that portion east of the Nabesna River and the Nabesna Glacier and south of the Winter Trail running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border—1 bull by Fed eral registration permit only. Aug. 10–Sep. 30. Federal public lands are closed to the harvest of caribou except by federally qualified sub sistence users hunting under these regulations. Unit 12, remainder—1 bull ......................................................................................................... Sep. 1–20. Unit 12, remainder—1 caribou may be taken by a Federal registration permit during a winter season to be announced. Dates for a winter season to occur between Oct. 1 and Apr. 30, and sex of the animals to be taken will be announced by the Tetlin National Wildlife Ref uge Manager in consultation with the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Su perintendent, Alaska Department of Fish and Game area biologists, and Chairs of the Eastern Interior Regional Advisory Council and Upper Tanana/Fortymile Fish and Game Advisory Committee. Winter season to be an nounced. Sheep: Unit 12—1 ram with full curl or larger horn ............................................................................... Aug. 10–Sep. 20. Unit 12, that portion within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve—1 ram with full curl horn or larger by Federal registration permit only by persons 60 years of age or older. Aug. 1–Oct. 20. Moose: Unit 12, that portion within the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and those lands within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve north and east of a line formed by the Pickerel Lake Winter Trail from the Canadian border to Pickerel Lake—1 antlered bull by Federal reg istration permit. Aug. 24–Sep. 20. Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Unit 12, that portion east of the Nabesna River and Nabesna Glacier, and south of the Win ter Trail running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border—1 antlered bull. Aug. 24–Sep. 30. Unit 12, that portion within the Nabesna River drainage west of the east bank of the Nabesna River upstream from the southern boundary of Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge— 1 antlered bull by joint Federal/State registration permit only. Aug. 20–Sep. 20. Unit 12, remainder—1 bull ......................................................................................................... Aug. 24–28. Sep. 8–20. Beaver: Unit 12, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve—6 beaver per season. Meat from harvested beaver must be salvaged for human consumption. Sep. 20–May 15. Coyote: 10 coyotes ................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00788 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 779 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 TABLE 12 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(12)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1. Sep. 1–Mar. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ....................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Mar. 15. Wolf: 10 wolves ........................................................................................................................................ Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31 Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ............................................ Aug. 10–Mar. 31. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ............................................ Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Trapping Beaver: No limit. Hide or meat must be salvaged. Traps, snares, bow and arrow, or firearms may be used. Sep. 15–Jun 10. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Oct. 15–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Mar. 15. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Sep. 20–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Oct. 1–Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28. (13) Unit 13. (i) Unit 13 consists of that area westerly of the east bank of the Copper River and drained by all tributaries into the west bank of the Copper River from Miles Glacier and including the Slana River drainages north of Suslota Creek; the drainages into the Delta River upstream from Falls Creek and Black Rapids Glacier; the drainages into the Nenana River upstream from the southeastern corner of Denali National Park at Windy; the drainage into the Susitna River up stream from its junction with the Chulitna River; the drainage into the east bank of the Chulitna River up stream to its confluence with Tokositna River; the drainages of the Chulitna River (south of Denali Na tional Park) upstream from its con fluence with the Tokositna River; the drainages into the north bank of the Tokositna River upstream to the base of the Tokositna Glacier; the drainages into the Tokositna Glacier; the drain ages into the east bank of the Susitna River between its confluences with the Talkeetna and Chulitna Rivers; the drainages into the north and east bank of the Talkeetna River including the Talkeetna River to its confluence with Clear Creek, the eastside drainages of a line going up the south bank of Clear Creek to the first unnamed creek on the south, then up that creek to lake 4408, along the northeastern shore of lake 4408, then southeast in a straight line to the northernmost fork of the Chickaloon River; the drainages into the east bank of the Chickaloon River below the line from lake 4408; the drainages of the Matanuska River above its confluence with the Chickaloon River: (A) Unit 13A consists of that portion of Unit 13 bounded by a line beginning at the Chickaloon River bridge at Mile 77.7 on the Glenn Highway, then along the Glenn Highway to its junction with the Richardson Highway, then south along the Richardson Highway to the foot of Simpson Hill at Mile 111.5, then east to the east bank of the Copper River, then northerly along the east bank of the Copper River to its junc tion with the Gulkana River, then northerly along the west bank of the Gulkana River to its junction with the West Fork of the Gulkana River, then westerly along the west bank of the West Fork of the Gulkana River to its source, an unnamed lake, then across the divide into the Tyone River drain age, down an unnamed stream into the Tyone River, then down the Tyone River to the Susitna River, then down the south bank of the Susitna River to the mouth of Kosina Creek, then up Kosina Creek to its headwaters, then across the divide and down Aspen Creek to the Talkeetna River, then southerly along the boundary of Unit VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00789 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 780 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 13 to the Chickaloon River bridge, the point of beginning. (B) Unit 13B consists of that portion of Unit 13 bounded by a line beginning at the confluence of the Copper River and the Gulkana River, then up the east bank of the Copper River to the Gakona River, then up the Gakona River and Gakona Glacier to the boundary of Unit 13, then westerly along the boundary of Unit 13 to the Susitna Glacier, then southerly along the west bank of the Susitna Glacier and the Susitna River to the Tyone River, then up the Tyone River and across the divide to the headwaters of the West Fork of the Gulkana River, then down the West Fork of the Gulkana River to the confluence of the Gulkana River and the Copper River, the point of beginning. (C) Unit 13C consists of that portion of Unit 13 east of the Gakona River and Gakona Glacier. (D) Unit 13D consists of that portion of Unit 13 south of Unit 13A. (E) Unit 13E consists of the remain der of Unit 13. (ii) Within the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands: (A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (n)(13) are permitted in Denali Na tional Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980. (B) You may not use motorized vehi cles or pack animals for hunting Aug. 5–25 in the Delta Controlled Use Area, the boundary of which is defined as: a line beginning at the confluence of Mil ler Creek and the Delta River, then west to vertical angle benchmark Mil ler, then west to include all drainages of Augustana Creek and Black Rapids Glacier, then north and east to include all drainages of McGinnis Creek to its confluence with the Delta River, then east in a straight line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 Richardson High way, then north along the Richardson Highway to its junction with the Alas ka Highway, then east along the Alas ka Highway to the west bank of the Johnson River, then south along the west bank of the Johnson River and Johnson Glacier to the head of the Cantwell Glacier, then west along the north bank of the Cantwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the Delta River. (C) Except for access and transpor tation of harvested wildlife on Sourdough and Haggard Creeks, Middle Fork trails, or other trails designated by the Board, you may not use motor ized vehicles for subsistence hunting in the Sourdough Controlled Use Area. The Sourdough Controlled Use Area consists of that portion of Unit 13B bounded by a line beginning at the con fluence of Sourdough Creek and the Gulkana River, then northerly along Sourdough Creek to the Richardson Highway at approximately Mile 148, then northerly along the Richardson Highway to the Middle Fork Trail at approximately Mile 170, then westerly along the trail to the Gulkana River, then southerly along the east bank of the Gulkana River to its confluence with Sourdough Creek, the point of be ginning. (D) You may not use any motorized vehicle or pack animal for hunting, in cluding the transportation of hunters, their hunting gear, and/or parts of game from July 26 through September 30 in the Tonsina Controlled Use Area. The Tonsina Controlled Use Area con sists of that portion of Unit 13D bound ed on the west by the Richardson High way from the Tiekel River to the Tonsina River at Tonsina, on the north along the south bank of the Tonsina River to where the Edgerton Highway crosses the Tonsina River, then along the Edgerton Highway to Chitina, on the east by the Copper River from Chitina to the Tiekel River, and on the south by the north bank of the Tiekel River. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15. (B) Upon written request by the Camp Director to the Glennallen Field Office, 2 caribou, sex to be determined by the Glennallen Field Office Manager of the BLM, may be taken from Aug. 10 through Sep. 30 or Oct. 21 through Mar. 31 by Federal registration permit for the Hudson Lake Residential Treat ment Camp. Additionally, 1 bull moose VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00790 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 781 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 may be taken Aug. 1 through Sep. 20. The animals may be taken by any fed erally qualified hunter designated by the Camp Director. The hunter must have in his/her possession the permit and a designated hunter permit during all periods that are being hunted. (C) A community harvest system for caribou and moose is authorized on Federal public lands within Unit 13, subject to the framework established by the Federal Subsistence Board, for federally qualified subsistence users living within the Ahtna traditional communities of Cantwell, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Gulkana, Mentasta Lake, and Tazlina. (1) The boundaries of the commu nities are the most recent Census Des ignated Places as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. (2) Participants in the community harvest system may not designate an other individual to harvest on their be half any species for which they register within the community harvest system but may serve as a designated hunter, pursuant to 50 CFR 100.25(e). (3) The community harvest limit for the species authorized in the commu nity harvest system is the sum of indi vidual harvest limits of the partici pants in the system. (4) Harvest reporting will take the form of reports collected from hunters by the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission and submitted directly to the land managers and the Office of Subsistence Management, rather than through Federal registration permits, joint State/Federal registration per mits, or State harvest tickets. TABLE 13 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(13) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 3 bears .................................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Brown Bear: 1 bear. Bears taken within Denali National Park must be sealed within 5 days of har vest. That portion within Denali National Park will be closed by announcement of the Super intendent after 4 bears have been harvested. Aug. 10–May 31. Caribou: Units 13A and 13B—2 caribou by Federal registration permit only. The sex of animals that may be taken will be announced by the Glennallen Field Office Manager of the Bureau of Land Management in consultation with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game area bi ologist and Chairs of the Eastern Interior Regional Advisory Council and the Southcentral Regional Advisory Council. Aug. 1–Sep. 30. Oct. 21–Mar. 31. Unit 13, remainder—2 bulls by Federal registration permit only ............................................... Aug. 1–Sep. 30. Oct. 21–Mar. 31. Sheep: Unit 13, excluding Unit 13D and the Tok Management Area and Delta Controlled Use Area— 1 ram with 7⁄8 curl or larger horn. Aug. 10–Sep. 20. Moose: Unit 13E—1 antlered bull moose by Federal registration permit only; only 1 permit will be issued per household. Aug. 1–Sep. 20. Unit 13, remainder—1 antlered bull moose by Federal registration permit only ....................... Aug. 1–Sep. 20. Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession ............................................................................................. June 15–Sep. 10. Coyote: 10 coyotes ................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1. Sep. 1–Mar. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ....................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Wolf: 10 wolves ........................................................................................................................................ Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Feb. 28. Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ............................................ Aug. 10–Mar. 31. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ............................................ Aug. 10–Mar. 31. Trapping Beaver: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Sep. 25–May 31. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Marten: Unit 13—No limit ......................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Sep. 25–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Oct. 15–Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00791 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 782 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 (14) Unit 14. (i) Unit 14 consists of drainages into the northern side of Turnagain Arm west of and excluding the Portage Creek drainage, drainages into Knik Arm excluding drainages of the Chickaloon and Matanuska Rivers in Unit 13, drainages into the northern side of Cook Inlet east of the Susitna River, drainages into the east bank of the Susitna River downstream from the Talkeetna River, and drainages into the south and west bank of the Talkeetna River to its confluence with Clear Creek, the western side drainages of a line going up the south bank of Clear Creek to the first unnamed creek on the south, then up that creek to lake 4408, along the northeastern shore of lake 4408, then southeast in a straight line to the northernmost fork of the Chickaloon River: (A) Unit 14A consists of drainages in Unit 14 bounded on the west by the east bank of the Susitna River, on the north by the north bank of Willow Creek and Peters Creek to its headwaters, then east along the hydrologic divide sepa rating the Susitna River and Knik Arm drainages to the outlet creek at lake 4408, on the east by the eastern bound ary of Unit 14, and on the south by Cook Inlet, Knik Arm, the south bank of the Knik River from its mouth to its junction with Knik Glacier, across the face of Knik Glacier and along the northern side of Knik Glacier to the Unit 6 boundary; (B) Unit 14B consists of that portion of Unit 14 north of Unit 14A; and (C) Unit 14C consists of that portion of Unit 14 south of Unit 14A. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is pro hibited or restricted on public lands: (A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Fort Richard son and Elmendorf Air Force Base Management Areas, consisting of the Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Mili tary Reservations; and (B) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Anchorage Management Area, consisting of all drainages south of Elmendorf and Fort Richardson military reservations and north of and including Rainbow Creek. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: TABLE 14 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(14) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: Unit 14C—1 bear .................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Beaver: Unit 14C—1 beaver per day, 1 in possession ............................................................................ May 15–Oct. 31. Coyote: Unit 14C—2 coyotes ................................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): Unit 14C—2 foxes ............................................. Nov. 1–Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): Unit 14C—5 hares per day ........................................................................................ Sep. 8–Apr. 30. Lynx: Unit 14C—2 lynx ............................................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Jan. 31. Wolf: Unit 14C—5 wolves ......................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: Unit 14C—1 wolverine ............................................................................................................ Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): Unit 14C—5 per day, 10 in possession ................................................... Sep. 8–Mar. 31. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): Unit 14C—10 per day, 20 in possession .......................... Sep. 8–Mar. 31. Trapping Beaver: Unit 14C, that portion within the drainages of Glacier Creek, Kern Creek, Peterson Creek, the Twentymile River and the drainages of Knik River outside Chugach State Park—20 beaver per season. Dec. 1–Apr. 15. Coyote: Unit 14C—No limit ...................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): Unit 14C—1 fox ................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Lynx: Unit 14C—No limit .......................................................................................................................... Dec. 15–Jan. 31. Marten: Unit 14C—No limit ....................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Jan. 31. Mink and Weasel: Unit 14C—No limit ...................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Jan. 31. Muskrat: Unit 14C—No limit ..................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–May 15. Otter: Unit 14C—No limit .......................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Wolf: Unit 14C—No limit ........................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Wolverine: Unit 14C—2 wolverines .......................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Jan. 31. (15) Unit 15. (i) Unit 15 consists of that portion of the Kenai Peninsula and adjacent islands draining into the Gulf of Alaska, Cook Inlet, and Turnagain Arm from Gore Point to the point where longitude line 150°00′ W VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00792 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 783 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 crosses the coastline of Chickaloon Bay in Turnagain Arm, including that area lying west of longitude line 150°00′ W to the mouth of the Russian River, then southerly along the Chugach National Forest boundary to the upper end of Upper Russian Lake; and including the drainages into Upper Russian Lake west of the Chugach National Forest boundary: (A) Unit 15A consists of that portion of Unit 15 north of the north bank of the Kenai River and the northern shore of Skilak Lake; (B) Unit 15B consists of that portion of Unit 15 south of the north bank of the Kenai River and the northern shore of Skilak Lake, and north of the north bank of the Kasilof River, the northern shore of Tustumena Lake, Glacier Creek, and Tustumena Glacier; and (C) Unit 15C consists of the remain der of Unit 15. (ii) You may not take wildlife, except for grouse, ptarmigan, and hares that may be taken only from October 1 through March 1 by bow and arrow only, in the Skilak Loop Management Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 15A bounded by a line beginning at the easternmost junction of the Sterling Highway and the Skilak Loop (milepost 76.3), then due south to the south bank of the Kenai River, then southerly along the south bank of the Kenai River to its confluence with Skilak Lake, then westerly along the northern shore of Skilak Lake to Lower Skilak Lake Campground, then northerly along the Lower Skilak Lake Campground Road and the Skilak Loop Road to its westernmost junction with the Sterling Highway, then easterly along the Sterling Highway to the point of beginning. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15; (B) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence in the Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area; (C) You may not trap marten in that portion of Unit 15B east of the Kenai River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River, and Skilak Glacier; and (D) You may not take red fox in Unit 15 by any means other than a steel trap or snare. TABLE 15 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(15) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: Units 15A and 15B—2 bears by Federal registration permit ..................................................... July 1–June 30. Unit 15C—3 bears ...................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Brown Bear: Unit 15—1 bear every 4 regulatory years by Federal registration permit. The season may be opened or closed by announcement from the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Manager after consultation with ADF&G and the Chair of the Southcentral Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council. Sep. 1–Nov. 30, to be announced and Apr. 1–June 15, to be an nounced. Caribou: Unit 15B, within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area—1 caribou by Federal drawing permit. Aug. 10–Sep. 20. Unit 15C, north of the Fox River and east of Windy Lake—1 caribou by Federal drawing permit. Aug. 10–Sep. 20. Unit 15, remainder ...................................................................................................................... No open season. Goat: 1 goat by Federal drawing permit. Kids or nannies accompanied by kids may not be taken ...... Aug. 10–Nov. 14. Moose: Unit 15A—Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area ................................................................... No open season. Units 15A remainder, 15B, and 15C—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by Federal registration permit only. Aug. 20–Sep. 25. Units 15B and 15C—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by Federal registration permit only. The Kenai NWR Refuge Man ager is authorized to close the October–November season based on conservation con cerns, in consultation with ADF&G and the Chair of the Southcentral Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council. Oct. 20–Nov. 10. Unit 15C—1 cow by Federal registration permit only ................................................................ Aug. 20–Sep. 25. Sheep: 1 ram with 3⁄4 curl horn or larger by Federal drawing permit ...................................................... Aug 10–Sep. 20. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ....................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Jan. 31. Wolf: Unit 15, that portion within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge—2 wolves ............................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Unit 15, remainder—5 wolves .................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00793 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 784 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 TABLE 15 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(15)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Grouse (Spruce): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...................................................................................... Aug. 10–Mar. 31. Grouse (Ruffed) ........................................................................................................................................ No open season. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): Unit 15A and 15B—20 per day, 40 in possession .................................................................... Aug. 10–Mar. 31. Unit 15C—20 per day, 40 in possession ................................................................................... Aug. 10–Dec. 31. Unit 15C—5 per day, 10 in possession ..................................................................................... Jan. 1–Mar. 31. Trapping Beaver: 20 beaver per season ................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 1 Fox .................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Jan. 1–31. Marten: Unit 15B, that portion east of the Kenai River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River, and Skilak Glacier No open season. Remainder of Unit 15—No limit ................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Jan. 31. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Jan. 31. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–May 15. Otter: Unit 15—No limit ............................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Wolverine: Unit 15B and C—No limit ....................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. (16) Unit 16. (i) Unit 16 consists of the drainages into Cook Inlet between Re doubt Creek and the Susitna River, in cluding Redoubt Creek drainage, Kalgin Island, and the drainages on the western side of the Susitna River (in cluding the Susitna River) upstream to its confluence with the Chulitna River; the drainages into the western side of the Chulitna River (including the Chulitna River) upstream to the Tokositna River, and drainages into the southern side of the Tokositna River upstream to the base of the Tokositna Glacier, including the drain age of the Kahiltna Glacier: (A) Unit 16A consists of that portion of Unit 16 east of the east bank of the Yentna River from its mouth upstream to the Kahiltna River, east of the east bank of the Kahiltna River, and east of the Kahiltna Glacier; and (B) Unit 16B consists of the remain der of Unit 16. (ii) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Mount McKin ley National Park, as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (n)(16) are permitted in Denali National Pre serve and lands added to Denali Na tional Park on December 2, 1980. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15. (B) [Reserved] TABLE 16 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(16) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 3 bears .................................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Caribou: 1 caribou .................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Oct. 31. Moose: Unit 16B, Redoubt Bay Drainages south and west of, and including the Kustatan River drainage—1 bull. Sep. 1–15. Unit 16B, Denali National Preserve only—1 bull by Federal registration permit. One Federal registration permit for moose issued per household. Sep. 1–30. Dec. 1–Feb. 28. Unit 16B, remainder—1 bull ....................................................................................................... Sep. 1–30. Dec. 1–Feb. 28. Coyote: 2 coyotes ..................................................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ............................................................... Sep. 1–Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ....................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Jan. 31. Wolf: 5 wolves .......................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ................................................................... Aug. 10–Mar. 31. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ............................................ Aug. 10–Mar. 31. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00794 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 785 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 TABLE 16 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(16)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Trapping Beaver: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Oct. 10–May 15. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Dec. 15–Jan. 31. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Jan. 31. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. (17) Unit 17. (i) Unit 17 consists of drainages into Bristol Bay and the Ber ing Sea between Etolin Point and Cape Newenham, and all islands between these points including Hagemeister Is land and the Walrus Islands: (A) Unit 17A consists of the drainages between Cape Newenham and Cape Constantine, and Hagemeister Island and the Walrus Islands; (B) Unit 17B consists of the Nushagak River drainage upstream from, and in cluding the Mulchatna River drainage and the Wood River drainage upstream from the outlet of Lake Beverley; and (C) Unit 17C consists of the remain der of Unit 17. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is pro hibited or restricted on public lands: (A) Except for aircraft and boats and in legal hunting camps, you may not use any motorized vehicle for hunting ungulates, bear, wolves, and wolverine, including transportation of hunters and parts of ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine in the Upper Mulchatna Con trolled Use Area consisting of Unit 17B, from Aug. 1 through Nov. 1. (B) [Reserved] (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15. (B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag if you have obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting. (C) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit 17 from April 15 through May 31. You may not take beaver with a firearm under a trapping license on Na tional Park Service lands. (D) In Unit 17, a snowmachine may be used to assist in the taking of a car ibou, and caribou may be shot from a stationary snowmachine. ‘‘Assist in the taking of a caribou’’ means a snowmachine may be used to approach within 300 yards of a caribou at speeds under 15 miles per hour, in a manner that does not involve repeated ap proaches or that causes a caribou to run. A snowmachine may not be used to contact an animal or to pursue a fleeing caribou. TABLE 17 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(17) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 2 bears .................................................................................................................................. Aug. 1–May 31. Brown Bear: Unit 17—1 bear by State registration permit only ............................................................... Sep. 1–May 31. Caribou: Unit 17A, all drainages west of Right Hand Point—up to 2 caribou by State registration per mit. Season may be an nounced between Aug. 1–Mar. 31. Units 17A and 17C, that portion of 17A and 17C consisting of the Nushagak Peninsula south of the Igushik River, Tuklung River and Tuklung Hills, west to Tvativak Bay—up to 5 caribou by Federal registration permit. Aug. 1–Mar. 31. Public lands are closed to the taking of caribou except by federally qualified users unless the population estimate exceeds 900 caribou. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00795 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 786 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 TABLE 17 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(17)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Units 17A, remainder and 17C, remainder—selected drainages; a harvest limit of up to 2 caribou by State registration permit will be determined at the time the season is an nounced. Season may be an nounced between Aug. 1 and Mar. 31. Units 17B and 17C, that portion of 17C east of the Wood River and Wood River Lakes—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit. Season may be an nounced between Aug. 1–Mar. 31. Sheep: 1 ram with full curl or larger horn ................................................................................................ Aug. 10–Sep. 20. Moose: Unit 17A—1 bull by State registration permit; or ........................................................................ Aug. 25–Sep. 25. 1 antlerless moose by State registration permit; or ................................................................... Aug. 25–Sep. 25. Unit 17A—up to 2 moose; one antlered bull by State registration permit, one antlerless moose by State registration permit. Up to a 31-day season may be announced be tween Dec. 1 and the last day of Feb. Units 17B and 17C—one bull .................................................................................................... Aug. 20–Sep. 15. Dec. 1–31. During the period Aug. 20–Sep. 15—one bull by State registration permit; or During the period Sep. 1–15—one bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or antlers with three or more brow tines on at least one side with a State harvest ticket; or During the period Dec. 1–31—one antlered bull by State registration permit. Coyote: 2 coyotes ..................................................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ........................................................................................... Dec. 1–Mar. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ............................................................... Sep. 1–Feb. 15. Hare: Snowshoe hare: No limit ............................................................................................................ July 1–June 30. Alaska hare: 1 per day, 4 per season ....................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 31. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Wolf: 10 wolves ........................................................................................................................................ Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day, 40 in possession .................................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Trapping Beaver: Unit 17—No limit ......................................................................................................................... Oct. 10–Mar. 31. Unit 17—2 beaver per day. Only firearms may be used ........................................................... Apr. 15–May 31. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ........................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Muskrat: 2 muskrats ................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28. (18) Unit 18. (i) Unit 18 consists of that area draining into the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers westerly and down stream from a line starting at the downriver boundary of Paimiut on the north bank of the Yukon River then south across the Yukon River to the northern terminus of the Paimiut Por tage, then south along the Paimiut Portage to its intersection with Arhymot Lake, then south along the northern and western bank of Arhymot Lake to the outlet at Crooked Creek (locally known as Johnson River), then along the south bank of Crooked Creek downstream to the northern terminus of Crooked Creek to the Yukon Kuskokwim Portage (locally known as the Mud Creek Tramway), then along the west side of the tramway to Mud Creek, then along the westerly bank of Mud Creek downstream to an unnamed slough of the Kuskokwim River (lo cally known as First Slough or Kalskag Slough), then along the west bank of this unnamed slough down stream to its confluence with the Kuskokwim River, then southeast across the Kuskokwim River to its southerly bank, then along the south bank of the Kuskokwim River upriver to the confluence of a Kuskokwim River slough locally known as Old River, then across Old River to the downriver terminus of the island formed by Old River and the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00796 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 787 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 Kuskokwim River, then along the north bank of the main channel of Old River to Igyalleq Creek (Whitefish Creek), then along the south and west bank of Igyalleq Creek to Whitefish Lake, then directly across Whitefish Lake to Ophir Creek, then along the west bank of Ophir Creek to its head waters at 61°10.22′ N lat., 159° 46.05″ W long., and the drainages flowing into the Bering Sea from Cape Newenham on the south to and including the Pastolik River drainage on the north; Nunivak, St. Matthews, and adjacent islands between Cape Newenham and the Pastolik River, and all seaward waters and lands within 3 miles of these coastlines. (ii) In the Kalskag Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 18 bounded by a line from Lower Kalskag on the Kuskokwim River, northwesterly to Russian Mission on the Yukon River, then east along the north bank of the Yukon River to the old site of Paimiut, then back to Lower Kalskag, you are not allowed to use aircraft for hunting any ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine, including the transportation of any hunter and ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine part; however, this does not apply to trans portation of a hunter or ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine part by aircraft be tween publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area or between a pub licly owned airport within the Area and points outside the Area. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit 18 from April 1 through June 10. (B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag if you have obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting. (C) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 18. (D) You may take moose from a boat moving under power in that portion of Unit 18 west of a line running from the mouth of the Ishkowik River to the closest point of Dall Lake, then to the east bank of the Johnson River at its entrance into Nunavakanukakslak Lake (N 60°59.41′ Latitude; W 162°22.14′ Longitude), continuing upriver along a line 1⁄2 mile south and east of, and par alleling a line along the southerly bank of the Johnson River to the confluence of the east bank of Crooked Creek, then continuing upriver to the outlet at Arhymot Lake, then following the south bank west to the Unit 18 border. (E) Taking of wildlife in Unit 18 while in possession of lead shot size T, .20 caliber or less in diameter, is prohib ited. (F) You may not pursue with a mo torized vehicle an ungulate that is at or near a full gallop. (G) You may use artificial light when taking a bear at a den site. TABLE 18 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(18) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 3 bears .................................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Brown Bear: 1 bear by State registration permit only .............................................................................. Sep. 1–May 31. Caribou: Unit 18, that portion to the east and south of the Kuskokwim River—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit. Season may be an nounced between Aug. 1–Mar. 15. Unit 18, remainder—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit ............................................. Season may be an nounced between Aug. 1–Mar. 15. Moose: Unit 18, that portion east of a line running from the mouth of the Ishkowik River to the clos est point of Dall Lake, then to the east bank of the Johnson River at its entrance into Nunavakanukakslak Lake (N 60°59.41′ Latitude; W162°22.14″ Longitude), continuing upriver along a line 1⁄2 mile south and east of, and paralleling a line along the southerly bank of the Johnson River to the confluence of the east bank of Crooked Creek, then continuing upriver to the outlet at Arhymot Lake, then following the south bank east of the Unit 18 border and then north of and in cluding the Eek River drainage—1 antlered bull by State registration permit during the fall season. Sep. 1–Oct. 15. Or 1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit during a may-be-announced winter season ...... May be announced be tween Dec. 1–Jan. 31. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00797 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 788 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 TABLE 18 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(18)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by residents of Tuntutuliak, Eek, Napakiak, Napaskiak, Kasigluk, Nunapitchuk, Atmautlauk, Oscarville, Bethel, Kwethluk, Akiachak, Akiak, Tuluksak, Lower Kalskag, and Kalskag. Unit 18, south of the Eek River drainage and north of the Goodnews River drainage—1 ant lered bull by State registration permit. Sep. 1–30. Unit 18, Goodnews River drainage and south to the Unit 18 boundary—1 antlered bull by State registration permit. Sep. 1–30. or 1 moose by State registration permit ......................................................................................... A season may be an nounced between Dec. 1 and the last day of Feb. Unit 18, remainder—3 moose, only one of which may be antlered. Antlered bulls may not be harvested from Oct. 1 through Nov. 30. Aug. 1–Apr. 30. Beaver: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30. Coyote: 2 coyotes ..................................................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2 foxes ........................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1. Sep. 1–Mar. 15. Hare: Snowshoe hare: No limit .......................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Alaska hare: 2 per day, 6 per season ...................................................................................................... Aug. 1–May 31. Lynx: 5 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolf: 10 wolves ........................................................................................................................................ Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 2 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 15 per day, 30 in possession .................................................................. Aug. 10–May 30. Trapping Beaver: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ........................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31. (19) Unit 19. (i) Unit 19 consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream, excluding the drainages of Arhymot Lake, from a line starting at the outlet of Arhymot Lake at Crooked Creek (lo cally known as Johnson River), then along the south bank of Crooked Creek downstream to the northern terminus of Crooked Creek to the Yukon Kuskokwim Portage (locally known as the Mud Creek Tramway), then along the west side of the tramway to Mud Creek, then along the westerly bank of Mud Creek downstream to an unnamed slough of the Kuskokwim River (lo cally known as First Slough or Kalskag Slough), then along the west bank of this unnamed slough down stream to its confluence with the Kuskokwim River, then southeast across the Kuskokwim River to its southerly bank, then along the south bank of the Kuskokwim River upriver to the confluence of a Kuskokwim River slough locally known as Old River, then across Old River to the downriver terminus of the island formed by Old River and the Kuskokwim River, then along the north bank of the main channel of Old River to Igyalleq Creek (Whitefish Creek), then along the south and west bank of Igyalleq Creek to Whitefish Lake, then directly across Whitefish Lake to Ophir Creek then along the west bank of Ophir Creek to its head waters at 61°10.22′ N lat., 159°46.05″ W long.: (A) Unit 19A consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage down stream from and including the Moose Creek drainage on the north bank and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00798 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 789 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 downstream from and including the Stony River drainage on the south bank, excluding Unit 19B; (B) Unit 19B consists of the Aniak River drainage upstream from and in cluding the Salmon River drainage, the Holitna River drainage upstream from and including the Bakbuk Creek drain age, that area south of a line from the mouth of Bakbuk Creek to the radar dome at Sparrevohn Air Force Base, in cluding the Hoholitna River drainage upstream from that line, and the Stony River drainage upstream from and in cluding the Can Creek drainage; (C) Unit 19C consists of that portion of Unit 19 south and east of a line from Benchmark M#1.26 (approximately 1.26 miles south of the northwestern corner of the original Mt. McKinley National Park boundary) to the peak of Lone Mountain, then due west to Big River, including the Big River drainage up stream from that line, and including the Swift River drainage upstream from and including the North Fork drainage; and (D) Unit 19D consists of the remain der of Unit 19. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is pro hibited or restricted on public land: (A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (n)(19) are permitted in Denali Na tional Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980. (B) In the Upper Kuskokwim Con trolled Use Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 19D upstream from the mouth of the Selatna River, but ex cluding the Selatna and Black River drainages, to a line extending from Dyckman Mountain on the northern Unit 19D boundary southeast to the 1,610-foot crest of Munsatli Ridge, then south along Munsatli Ridge to the 2,981-foot peak of Telida Mountain, then northeast to the intersection of the western boundary of Denali Na tional Preserve with the Minchumina Telida winter trail, then south along the western boundary of Denali Na tional Preserve to the southern bound ary of Unit 19D, you may not use air craft for hunting moose, including transportation of any moose hunter or moose part; however, this does not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft be tween publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area, or between a pub licly owned airport within the area and points outside the area. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 30. (B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag in those portions of Units 19A and 19B downstream of and includ ing the Aniak River drainage if you have obtained a State registration per mit prior to hunting. (C) In Unit 19C, individual residents of Nikolai may harvest sheep during the Aug. 10 to Sep. 20 season and not have that animal count against the community harvest limit (during the Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 season). Individual residents of Nikolai that harvest a sheep under State regulations may not participate in the Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 community harvest. TABLE 19 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(19) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 3 bears .................................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Brown Bear: Units 19A and 19B, those portions which are downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage—1 bear by State registration permit. Aug. 10–June 30. Units 19A, remainder, 19B, remainder, and Unit 19D—1 bear ................................................. Aug. 10–June 30. Caribou: Units 19A and 19B (excluding rural Alaska residents of Lime Village)—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit. Season may be an nounced between Aug. 1–Mar. 15. Unit 19C—1 caribou ................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Oct. 10. Unit 19D, south and east of the Kuskokwim River and North Fork of the Kuskokwim River— 1 caribou. Aug. 10–Sep. 30. Nov. 1–Jan. 31. Unit 19D, remainder—1 caribou ................................................................................................ Aug. 10–Sep. 30. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00799 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 790 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 TABLE 19 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(19)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Unit 19, residents domiciled in Lime Village only—no individual harvest limit but a village harvest quota of 200 caribou; cows and calves may not be taken from Apr. 1 through Aug. 9. Reporting will be by a community reporting system.. July 1–June 30. Sheep: 1 ram with 7 8 curl horn or larger ................................................................................................. Aug. 10–Sep. 20. Unit 19C, that portion within the Denali National Park and Preserve-residents of Nikolai only—no individual harvest limit, but a community harvest quota will be set annually by the Denali National Park and Preserve Superintendent; rams or ewes without lambs only. Reporting will be by a community reporting system.. Oct. 1–Mar. 30. Moose: Unit 19, residents of Lime Village only—no individual harvest limit, but a village harvest quota of 28 bulls (including those taken under the State permits). Reporting will be by a community reporting system.. July 1–June 30. Unit 19A, Lime Village Management Area—2 bulls by State or Federal registration permit .... Aug. 10–Sep. 25. Nov. 20–Mar 31. Unit 19A, north of the Kuskokwim River, upstream from but excluding the George River drainage, and south of the Kuskokwim River upstream from and including the Downey Creek drainage, not including the Lime Village Management Area—1 antlered bull by State registration permit available in Sleetmute and Stoney River on July 24. Permits issued on a first come, first served basis (number of permits to be announced annually).. Sep. 1–5. Unit 19A, remainder—1 antlered bull by Federal drawing permit or a State permit. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by residents of Tuluksak, Lower Kalskag, Upper Kalskag, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, and Crooked Creek hunting under these regulations. Sep. 1–20. Unit 19B—1 bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side. Sep. 1–20. Unit 19C—1 antlered bull ........................................................................................................... Sep. 1–20. Unit 19C—1 bull by State registration permit ............................................................................ Jan. 15–Feb. 15. Unit 19D, that portion of the Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area within the North Fork drainage upstream from the confluence of the South Fork to the mouth of the Swift Fork—1 antlered bull. Sep. 1–30. Unit 19D, remainder of the Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area—1 bull ............................ Sep. 1–30. Dec. 1–Feb. 28. Unit 19D, remainder—1 antlered bull ........................................................................................ Sep. 1–30. Dec. 1–15. Coyote: 10 coyotes ................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1. Sep. 1–Mar. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ....................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Wolf: Unit 19D—10 wolves per day ......................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Unit 19, remainder—5 wolves .................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ............................................ Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ............................................ Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Trapping Beaver: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–June 10. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Mar. 31. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 31. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 31. (20) Unit 20. (i) Unit 20 consists of the Yukon River drainage upstream from and including the Tozitna River drain age to and including the Hamlin Creek drainage, drainages into the south bank of the Yukon River upstream from and including the Charley River drainage, the Ladue River and Fortymile River drainages, and the Tanana River drainage north of Unit 13 and downstream from the east bank of the Robertson River: (A) Unit 20A consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the south by the Unit 13 boundary, bounded on the east by the west bank of the Delta River, bounded on the north by the north bank of the Tanana River from its con fluence with the Delta River down stream to its confluence with the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00800 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 791 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 Nenana River, and bounded on the west by the east bank of the Nenana River. (B) Unit 20B consists of drainages into the northern bank of the Tanana River from and including Hot Springs Slough upstream to and including the Banner Creek drainage. (C) Unit 20C consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the east by the east bank of the Nenana River and on the north by the north bank of the Tanana River downstream from the Nenana River. (D) Unit 20D consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the east by the east bank of the Robertson River and on the west by the west bank of the Delta River, and drainages into the north bank of the Tanana River from its confluence with the Robertson River downstream to, but excluding, the Banner Creek drainage. (E) Unit 20E consists of drainages into the south bank of the Yukon River upstream from and including the Char ley River drainage, and the Ladue River drainage. (F) Unit 20F consists of the remain der of Unit 20. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is pro hibited or restricted on public land: (A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (n)(20) are permitted in Denali Na tional Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980. (B) You may not use motorized vehi cles or pack animals for hunting Aug. 5–25 in the Delta Controlled Use Area, the boundary of which is defined as: a line beginning at the confluence of Mil ler Creek and the Delta River, then west to vertical angle benchmark Mil ler, then west to include all drainages of Augustana Creek and Black Rapids Glacier, then north and east to include all drainages of McGinnis Creek to its confluence with the Delta River, then east in a straight line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 of the Richardson Highway, then north along the Rich ardson Highway to its junction with the Alaska Highway, then east along the Alaska Highway to the west bank of the Johnson River, then south along the west bank of the Johnson River and Johnson Glacier to the head of the Canwell Glacier, then west along the north bank of the Canwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the Delta River. (C) You may not use firearms, snow mobiles, licensed highway vehicles or motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats, in the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area may use snowmo biles only for the subsistence taking of wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on designated roads with in the Dalton Highway Corridor Man agement Area. The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and resi dents living within the Corridor may use firearms within the Corridor only for subsistence taking of wildlife. (D) You may not use any motorized vehicle for hunting August 5–Sep tember 20 in the Glacier Mountain Con trolled Use Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 20E bounded by a line beginning at Mile 140 of the Taylor Highway, then north along the high way to Eagle, then west along the cat trail from Eagle to Crooked Creek, then from Crooked Creek southwest along the west bank of Mogul Creek to its headwaters on North Peak, then west across North Peak to the head waters of Independence Creek, then southwest along the west bank of Inde pendence Creek to its confluence with the North Fork of the Fortymile River, then easterly along the south bank of the North Fork of the Fortymile River to its confluence with Champion Creek, then across the North Fork of the Fortymile River to the south bank of Champion Creek and easterly along the south bank of Champion Creek to its confluence with Little Champion Creek, then northeast along the east bank of Little Champion Creek to its headwaters, then northeasterly in a di rect line to Mile 140 on the Taylor VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00801 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 792 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 Highway; however, this does not pro hibit motorized access via, or transpor tation of harvested wildlife on, the Taylor Highway or any airport. (E) You may by permit hunt moose on the Minto Flats Management Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded by the Elliot Highway be ginning at Mile 118, then northeasterly to Mile 96, then east to the Tolovana Hotsprings Dome, then east to the Win ter Cat Trail, then along the Cat Trail south to the Old Telegraph Trail at Dunbar, then westerly along the trail to a point where it joins the Tanana River 3 miles above Old Minto, then along the north bank of the Tanana River (including all channels and sloughs except Swan Neck Slough), to the confluence of the Tanana and Tolovana Rivers and then northerly to the point of beginning. (F) You may hunt moose only by bow and arrow in the Fairbanks Manage ment Area. The Area consists of that portion of Unit 20B bounded by a line from the confluence of Rosie Creek and the Tanana River, northerly along Rosie Creek to Isberg Road, then northeasterly on Isberg Road to Crip ple Creek Road, then northeasterly on Cripple Creek Road to the Parks High way, then north on the Parks Highway to Alder Creek, then westerly to the middle fork of Rosie Creek through section 26 to the Parks Highway, then east along the Parks Highway to Alder Creek, then upstream along Alder Creek to its confluence with Emma Creek, then upstream along Emma Creek to its headwaters, then north erly along the hydrographic divide be tween Goldstream Creek drainages and Cripple Creek drainages to the summit of Ester Dome, then down Sheep Creek to its confluence with Goldstream Creek, then easterly along Goldstream Creek to Sheep Creek Road, then north on Sheep Creek Road to Murphy Dome Road, then west on Murphy Dome Road to Old Murphy Dome Road, then east on Old Murphy Dome Road to the El liot Highway, then south on the Elliot Highway to Goldstream Creek, then easterly along Goldstream Creek to its confluence with First Chance Creek, Davidson Ditch, then southeasterly along the Davidson Ditch to its con fluence with the tributary to Goldstream Creek in Section 29, then downstream along the tributary to its confluence with Goldstream Creek, then in a straight line to First Chance Creek, then up First Chance Creek to Tungsten Hill, then southerly along Steele Creek to its confluence with Ruby Creek, then upstream along Ruby Creek to Esro Road, then south on Esro Road to Chena Hot Springs Road, then east on Chena Hot Springs Road to Nordale Road, then south on Nordale Road to the Chena River, to its inter section with the Trans-Alaska Pipeline right of way, then southeasterly along the easterly edge of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline right of way to the Chena River, then along the north bank of the Chena River to the Moose Creek dike, then southerly along the Moose Creek dike to its intersection with the Tanana River, and then westerly along the north bank of the Tanana River to the point of beginning. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear April 15–June 30; you may use bait to hunt wolves on FWS and BLM lands. (B) You may not use a steel trap or a snare using cable smaller than 3/32-inch diameter to trap coyotes or wolves in Unit 20E during April and October. (C) Residents of Units 20 and 21 may take up to three moose per regulatory year for the celebration known as the Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Permits will be issued to individuals at the request of the Native Village of Tanana only. This three-moose limit is not cumulative with that permitted by the State. TABLE 20 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(20) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 3 bears .................................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Brown Bear: Unit 20A—1 bear ................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–May 31. Unit 20E—1 bear ........................................................................................................................ Aug. 10–June 30. Unit 20, remainder—1 bear ........................................................................................................ Sep. 1–May 31. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00802 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 793 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 TABLE 20 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(20)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Caribou: Unit 20E—up to 3 caribou, to be announced, by a joint State/Federal registration permit ...... Fall season between Aug. 1 and Sep. 30, to be announced. Winter season between Oct. 21 and Mar. 31, to be announced. Unit 20F, north of the Yukon River—1 caribou ......................................................................... Aug. 10–Mar. 31. Unit 20F, east of the Dalton Highway and south of the Yukon River—up to 3 caribou, to be announced, by a joint State/Federal registration permit. Fall season between Aug. 1 and Sep. 30, to be announced. Winter season between Oct. 21 and Mar. 31, to be announced. Moose: Unit 20A—1 antlered bull ............................................................................................................ Sep. 1–20. Unit 20B—1 antlered bull ........................................................................................................... Sep. 1–20. Unit 20C, that portion within Denali National Park and Preserve west of the Toklat River, ex cluding lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980—1 antlered bull; however, white-phased or partial albino (more than 50 percent white) moose may not be taken. Sep. 1–30. Nov. 15–Dec. 15. Unit 20C, remainder—1 antlered bull; however, white-phased or partial albino (more than 50 percent white) moose may not be taken. Sep. 1–30. Unit 20E, that portion within Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve—1 bull ........................ Aug. 20–Sep. 30. Unit 20E, that portion drained by the Middle Fork of the Fortymile River upstream from and including the Joseph Creek drainage—1 bull. Aug. 20–Sep. 30. Unit 20E, remainder—1 bull by joint Federal/State registration permit ..................................... Aug. 20–Sep. 30. Unit 20F, that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit only. Sep. 1–25. Unit 20F, remainder—1 antlered bull ......................................................................................... Sep. 1–30. Dec. 1–10. Sheep: Unit 20E—1 ram with full-curl horn or larger ............................................................................... Aug. 10–Sep. 20. Unit 20, remainder ...................................................................................................................... No open season. Beaver: Unit 20E—Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve—6 beaver per season. Meat from har vested beaver must be salvaged for human consumption. Sep. 20–May 15. Coyote: 10 coyotes ................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1. Sep. 1–Mar. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ....................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Lynx: Units 20A, 20B, and that portion of 20C east of the Teklanika River—2 lynx .............................. Dec. 1–Jan. 31. Unit 20E—2 lynx ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Jan. 31. Unit 20, remainder—2 lynx ........................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Jan. 31. Muskrat: Unit 20E, that portion within Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve—No limit .................... Sep. 20–June 10. Unit 20C, that portion within Denali National Park and Preserve—25 muskrat ........................ Nov. 1–June 10. Unit 20, remainder ...................................................................................................................... No open season. Wolf: Unit 20—10 wolves ......................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Unit 20C, that portion within Denali National Park and Preserve—1 wolf during the Aug. 10– Oct. 31 period; 5 wolves during the Nov. 1–Apr. 30 period, for a total of 6 wolves for the season. Aug. 10–Oct. 31. Nov. 1–Apr. 30. Unit 20C, remainder—10 wolves ............................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): Units 20A, 20B, 20C, 20E, and 20F—15 per day, 30 in possession. Aug. 10–Mar. 31. Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): Unit 20, those portions within 5 miles of Alaska Route 5 (Taylor High way, both to Eagle and the Alaska-Canada boundary) and that portion of Alaska Route 4 (Richard son Highway) south of Delta Junction—20 per day, 40 in possession. Aug. 10–Mar. 31. Unit 20, remainder—20 per day, 40 in possession ................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Trapping Beaver: Units 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20F—No limit .................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Unit 20E—No limit. Hide or meat must be salvaged. Traps, snares, bow and arrow, or fire arms may be used. Sep. 15–June 10. Coyote: Unit 20E—No limit ....................................................................................................................... Oct. 15–Apr. 30. Unit 20, remainder—No limit ...................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 31. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Lynx: Unit 20A, 20B, and 20C east of the Teklanika River—No limit ..................................................... Dec. 15–Feb. 15. Unit 20E—No limit ...................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 15. Unit 20F and 20C, remainder—No limit ..................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Muskrat: Unit 20E—No limit ..................................................................................................................... Sep. 20–June 10. Unit 20, remainder—No limit ...................................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Wolf: Units 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20F—No limit ........................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 30. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00803 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 794 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 TABLE 20 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(20)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Unit 20E—No limit ...................................................................................................................... Oct. 1–Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28. (21) Unit 21. (i) Unit 21 consists of drainages into the Yukon River and Arhymot Lake upstream from a line starting at the downriver boundary of Paimiut on the north bank of the Yukon River then south across the Yukon River to the northern terminus of the Paimiut Portage, then south along the Portage to its intersection with Arhymot Lake, then south along the northern and western bank of Arhymot Lake to the outlet at Crook ed Creek (locally known as Johnson River) drainage then to, but not includ ing, the Tozitna River drainage on the north bank, and to but not including the Tanana River drainage on the south bank, and excluding the Koyukuk River drainage upstream from the Dulbi River drainage: (A) Unit 21A consists of the Innoko River drainage upstream from and in cluding the Iditarod River drainage. (B) Unit 21B consists of the Yukon River drainage upstream from Ruby and east of the Ruby-Poorman Road, downstream from and excluding the Tozitna River and Tanana River drain ages, and excluding the Melozitna River drainage upstream from Grayling Creek. (C) Unit 21C consists of the Melozitna River drainage upstream from Grayling Creek, and the Dulbi River drainage upstream from and including the Cot tonwood Creek drainage. (D) Unit 21D consists of the Yukon River drainage from and including the Blackburn Creek drainage upstream to Ruby, including the area west of the Ruby-Poorman Road, excluding the Koyukuk River drainage upstream from the Dulbi River drainage, and ex cluding the Dulbi River drainage up stream from Cottonwood Creek. (E) Unit 21E consists of that portion of Unit 21 in the Yukon River and Arhymot Lake drainages upstream from a line starting at the downriver boundary of Paimiut on the north bank of the Yukon River, then south across the Yukon River to the northern ter minus of the Paimiut Portage, then south along the Portage to its intersec tion with Arhymot Lake, then along the northern and western bank of Arhymot Lake to the outlet at Crook ed Creek (locally known as Johnson River) drainage, then to, but not in cluding, the Blackburn Creek drainage, and the Innoko River drainage down stream from the Iditarod River drain age. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is pro hibited or restricted on public land: (A) The Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, which consists of those portions of Units 21 and 24 bounded by a line from the north bank of the Yukon River at Koyukuk at 64°52.58′ N lat., 157°43.10″ W long., then northerly to the confluences of the Honhosa and Kateel Rivers at 65°28.42′ N lat., 157°44.89″ W long., then northeasterly to the confluences of Billy Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65°57′ N lat., 156°41″ W long.) at 65°56.66′ N lat., 156°40.81″ W long., then easterly to the confluence of the forks of the Dakli River at 66°02.56′ N lat., 156° 12.71″ W long., then easterly to the confluence of McLanes Creek and the Hogatza River at 66°00.31′ N lat., 155°18.57″ W long., then south westerly to the crest of Hochandochtla Mountain at 65°31.87′ N lat., 154°52.18″ W long., then southwest to the mouth of Cottonwood Creek at 65°3.00′ N lat., 156°06.43″ W long., then southwest to Bishop Rock (Yistletaw) at 64°49.35′ N lat., 157°21.73″ W long., then westerly along the north bank of the Yukon River (including Koyukuk Island) to the point of beginning, is closed during moose hunting seasons to the use of aircraft for hunting moose, including transportation of any moose hunter or moose part; however, this does not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft be tween publicly owned airports in the controlled use area or between a pub licly owned airport within the area and points outside the area; all hunters on VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00804 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 795 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 the Koyukuk River passing the ADF&G-operated check station at Ella’s Cabin (15 miles upstream from the Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are required to stop and report to ADF&G personnel at the check station. (B) The Paradise Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 21 bounded by a line beginning at the old village of Paimiut, then north along the west bank of the Yukon River to Paradise, then northwest to the mouth of Stanstrom Creek on the Bonasila River, then northeast to the mouth of the Anvik River, then along the west bank of the Yukon River to the lower end of Eagle Island (approxi mately 45 miles north of Grayling), then to the mouth of the Iditarod River, then extending 2 miles easterly down the east bank of the Innoko River to its confluence with Paimiut Slough, then south along the east bank of Paimiut Slough to its mouth, and then to the old village of Paimiut, is closed during moose hunting seasons to the use of aircraft for hunting moose, in cluding transportation of any moose hunter or part of moose; however, this does not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or part of moose by air craft between publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area or between a publicly owned airport within the area and points outside the area. (iii) In Unit 21D, you may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag if you have ob tained a State registration permit prior to hunting. Aircraft may not be used in any manner for brown bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration permit, includ ing transportation of hunters, bears, or parts of bears; however, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that normally provide sched uled service to this area, nor does it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned airports. (iv) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 30; and in the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, you may also use bait to hunt black bear between September 1 and Sep tember 25. (B) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit 21(E) from Nov. 1 through June 10. (C) The residents of Units 20 and 21 may take up to three moose per regu latory year for the celebration known as the Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the terms of a Federal registration per mit. Permits will be issued to individ uals only at the request of the Native Village of Tanana. This three-moose limit is not cumulative with that per mitted by the State. (D) The residents of Unit 21 may take up to three moose per regulatory year for the celebration known as the Kaltag/Nulato Stickdance, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of the Native Vil lage of Kaltag or Nulato. This three moose limit is not cumulative with that permitted by the State. TABLE 21 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(21) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 3 bears .................................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Brown Bear: Unit 21D—1 bear by State registration permit only ................................................................... Aug. 10–June 30. Unit 21, remainder—1 bear ........................................................................................................ Aug. 10–June 30. Caribou: Unit 21A—1 caribou ................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Sep. 30. Dec. 10–20. Unit 21B, that portion north of the Yukon River and downstream from Ukawutni Creek ......... No open season. Unit 21C, the Dulbi and Melozitna River drainages downstream from Big Creek .................... No open season. Unit 21B, remainder, Unit 21C, remainder, and Unit 21E—1 caribou ...................................... Aug. 10–Sep. 30. Unit 21D, north of the Yukon River and east of the Koyukuk River—caribou may be taken during a winter season to be announced. Winter season to be an nounced. Unit 21D, remainder—5 caribou per day, as follows: Calves may not be taken. Bulls may be harvested .............................................................................................................. July 1–Oct. 14. Feb. 1– June 30. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00805 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 796 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 TABLE 21 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(21)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Cows may be harvested ............................................................................................................ Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Moose: Unit 21B, that portion within the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge downstream from and in cluding the Little Mud River drainage—1 bull. A State registration permit is required Sep. 5–25. A Federal registration permit is required Sep. 26–Oct. 1. Sep. 5–Oct. 1. Unit 21B, that portion within the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge downstream from and in cluding the Little Mud River drainage—1 antlered bull. A Federal registration permit is re quired during the 5-day season and will be limited to one per household. Five-day season to be announced between Dec. 1 and Mar. 31. Units 21A and 21B, remainder—1 bull ...................................................................................... Aug. 20–Sep. 25. Nov. 1–30. Unit 21C—1 antlered bull ........................................................................................................... Sep. 5–25. Unit 21D, Koyukuk Controlled Use Area—1 bull by State registration permit; 1 antlerless moose by Federal permit if authorized by announcement by the Koyukuk/Nowitna/Innoko NWR manager. Harvest of cow moose accompanied by calves is prohibited. A harvest able surplus of cows will be determined for a quota. Sep. 1–25. Mar. 1–5 season to be an nounced. or 1 antlered bull by Federal permit, if there is no Mar. 1–5 season and if authorized by an nouncement by the Koyukuk/Nowitna/Innoko NWR manager and BLM Central Yukon field office manager. Apr. 10–15 season to be announced. Unit 21D, that portion south of the south bank of the Yukon River, downstream of the up river entrance of Kala Slough and west of Kala Creek—1 moose by State registration per mit. Aug. 22–31. Sep. 5–25. Antlerless moose may be taken only during Sep. 21–25 season if authorized jointly by the Koyukuk/Nowitna/Innoko NWR Manager and the BLM Central Yukon Field Office Man ager. Antlerless moose may be harvested during any of the winter seasons. Harvest of cow moose accompanied by calves is prohibited. Mar. 1–31 season may be announced. Unit 21D, remainder—1 moose by State registration permit. Antlerless moose may be taken only during Sep. 21–25 and the Mar. 1–5 season if authorized jointly by the Koyukuk/ Nowitna/Innoko NWR Manager and the BLM Central Yukon Field Office Manager. Har vest of cow moose accompanied by calves is prohibited. During the Aug. 22–31 and Sep. 5–25 seasons, a State registration permit is required. During the Mar. 1–5 season, a Fed eral registration permit is required. Aug. 22–31. Sep. 5–25. Mar. 1–5 season to be announced. Unit 21E—1 moose; however, only bulls may be taken Aug. 25–Sep. 30 ............................... Aug. 25–Sep. 30. During the Feb. 15–Mar. 15 season, a Federal registration permit is required. The permit conditions and any needed closures for the winter season will be announced by the Innoko NWR manager after consultation with the ADF&G area biologist and the Chairs of the Western Interior Regional Advisory Council and the Middle Yukon Fish and Game Ad visory Committee as stipulated in a letter of delegation. Moose may not be taken within one-half mile of the Innoko or Yukon Rivers during the winter season. Feb. 15–Mar. 15. Beaver: Unit 21E—No limit ...................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10. Unit 21, remainder ...................................................................................................................... No open season. Coyote: 10 coyotes ................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1. Sep. 1–Mar. 15. Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Wolf: 5 wolves .......................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ............................................ Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ............................................ Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Trapping Beaver: No Limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Mar. 31. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 31. (22) Unit 22. (i) Unit 22 consists of Bering Sea, Norton Sound, Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound drainages from, but excluding, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00806 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 797 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 the Pastolik River drainage in south ern Norton Sound to, but not includ ing, the Goodhope River drainage in Southern Kotzebue Sound, and all adja cent islands in the Bering Sea between the mouths of the Goodhope and Pastolik Rivers: (A) Unit 22A consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but excluding, the Pastolik River drainage to, and in cluding, the Ungalik River drainage, and Stuart and Besboro Islands. (B) Unit 22B consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but excluding, the Ungalik River drainage to, and includ ing, the Topkok Creek drainage. (C) Unit 22C consists of Norton Sound and Bering Sea drainages from, but ex cluding, the Topkok Creek drainage to, and including, the Tisuk River drain age, and King and Sledge Islands. (D) Unit 22D consists of that portion of Unit 22 draining into the Bering Sea north of, but not including, the Tisuk River to and including Cape York and St. Lawrence Island. (E) Unit 22E consists of Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound drainages from Cape York to, but excluding, the Goodhope River drainage, and including Little Diomede Island and Fairway Rock. (ii) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag if you have obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting. Aircraft may not be used in any manner for brown bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration permit, including transportation of hunters, bears, or parts of bears; however, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that normally provide sched uled service to this area, nor does it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned airports. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit 22 during the established sea sons. (B) Coyote, incidentally taken with a trap or snare, may be used for subsist ence purposes. (C) A snowmachine may be used to position a hunter to select individual caribou for harvest provided that the animals are not shot from a moving snowmachine. (D) The taking of one bull moose and up to three musk oxen by the commu nity of Wales is allowed for the cele bration of the Kingikmuit Dance Fes tival under the terms of a Federal reg istration permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of the Native Village of Wales. The har vest may occur only within regularly established seasons in Unit 22E. The harvest will count against any estab lished quota for the area. (E) A federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another federally qualified subsistence user to take musk oxen on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must get a des ignated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The des ignated hunter may hunt for any num ber of recipients in the course of a sea son, but have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time, except in Unit 22E where a resi dent of Wales or Shishmaref acting as a designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients, but have no more than four harvest limits in his/her pos session at any one time. TABLE 22 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(22) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: Units 22A and 22B—3 bears ..................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Unit 22, remainder ...................................................................................................................... No open season. Brown Bear: Units 22A, 22D remainder, and 22E—1 bear by State registration permit only ....................... Aug. 1–May 31. Unit 22B—2 bears by State registration permit ......................................................................... Aug. 1–May 31. Unit 22C—1 bear by State registration permit only ................................................................... Aug. 1–Oct. 31. Apr. 1–May 31. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00807 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 798 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 TABLE 22 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(22)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Unit 22D, that portion west of the Tisuk River drainage, west of the west bank of the unnamed creek originating at the Unit boundary opposite the headwaters of McAdam’s Creek and west of the west bank of Canyon Creek to its confluence with Tuksuk Chan nel—2 bears by Federal registration permit. July 1–June 30. Caribou: Unit 22B, that portion west of Golovnin Bay and west of a line along the west bank of the Fish and Niukluk Rivers to the mouth of the Libby River, and excluding all portions of the Niukluk River drainage upstream from and including the Libby River drainage—5 caribou per day by State registration permit. Calves may not be taken. Oct. 1–Apr. 30. May 1– Sep. 30, a season may be announced. Units 22A, that portion north of the Golsovia River drainage, 22B remainder, that portion of Unit 22D in the Kuzitrin River drainage (excluding the Pilgrim River drainage), and the Agiapuk River drainages, including the tributaries, and Unit 22E, that portion east of and including the Tin Creek drainage—5 caribou per day by State registration permit. Calves may not be taken. July 1–June 30. Unit 22A, remainder—5 caribou per day by State registration permit. Calves may not be taken. July 1–June 30, season may be announced. Unit 22D, that portion in the Pilgrim River drainage—5 caribou per day by State registration permit. Calves may not be taken. Oct. 1–Apr. 30. May 1–Sep. 30, season may be announced. Units 22C, 22D remainder, 22E remainder—5 caribou per day by State registration permit. Calves may not be taken. July 1–June 30, season may be announced. Moose: Unit 22A, that portion north of the Egavik Creek drainage—1 bull. Federal public lands are closed to hunting Sep. 21–Aug. 31 except by federally qualified users hunting under these regulations. Aug. 1–Sep. 30. Unit 22A, that portion in the Unalakleet drainage and all drainages flowing into Norton Sound north of the Golsovia River drainage and south of and including the Egavik Creek drainage—1 bull by Federal registration permit. Federal public lands are closed to the tak ing of moose except by federally qualified users hunting under these regulations. The BLM Anchorage Field Office is delegated authority to close the season in consultation with ADF&G. Aug. 15–Sep. 14. Unit 22A, remainder—1 bull. However, during the period Jan.1–Feb. 15, only an antlered bull may be taken. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose, Oct. 1–Aug. 31, except by federally qualified subsistence users. Aug. 1–Sep. 30. Jan. 1– Feb. 15. Unit 22B, west of the Darby Mountains—1 bull by State registration permit. Quotas and any needed closures will be announced by the Anchorage Field Office Manager of the BLM, in consultation with NPS and ADF&G.. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by federally qualified subsist ence users hunting under these regulations. Sep. 1–14. Unit 22B, west of the Darby Mountains—1 bull by either Federal or State registration permit. Quotas and any needed season closures will be announced by the Anchorage Field Of fice Manager of the BLM, in consultation with NPS and ADF&G. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by residents of White Mountain and Golovin hunting under these regulations. Jan. 1–31. Unit 22B, remainder—1 bull ....................................................................................................... Aug. 1–Jan. 31. Unit 22C—1 antlered bull ........................................................................................................... Sep. 1–14. Unit 22D, that portion within the Kougarok, Kuzitrin, and Pilgrim River drainages—1 bull by State registration permit. Quotas and any needed closures will be announced by the An chorage Field Office Manager of the BLM, in consultation with NPS and ADF&G. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by residents of Units 22D and 22C hunting under these regulations. Sep. 1–14. Unit 22D, that portion west of the Tisuk River drainage and Canyon Creek—1 bull by State registration permit. Quotas and any needed closures will be announced by the Anchorage Field Office Manager of the BLM, in consultation with NPS and ADF&G.. Sep. 1–14. Unit 22D, that portion west of the Tisuk River drainage and Canyon Creek—1 bull by Fed eral registration permit. Quotas and any needed closures will be announced by the An chorage Field Office Manager of the BLM, in consultation with NPS and ADF&G. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by residents of Units 22D and 22C hunting under these regulations. Dec. 1–31. Unit 22D, remainder—1 bull by State registration permit. Federal public lands are closed to the harvest of moose except by federally qualified subsistence users. Aug. 10–Sep. 14. Unit 22D, remainder—1 antlered bull by State registration permit. Federal public lands are closed to the harvest of moose except by federally qualified subsistence users. Season may be an nounced, Dec. 1–Jan. 31. Unit 22E—1 antlered bull. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations. Aug. 1–Mar. 15. Musk ox: Unit 22B—1 bull by Federal permit or State permit. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of musk ox except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations. Aug. 1–Mar. 15. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00808 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 799 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 TABLE 22 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(22)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Unit 22D, that portion west of the Tisuk River drainage and Canyon Creek—1 bull by Fed eral permit or State permit. Federal public lands are closed to the harvest of musk ox ex cept by residents of Nome and Teller hunting under these regulations. Sep. 1–Mar. 15. Unit 22D, that portion within the Kuzitrin River drainages—1 bull by Federal permit or State permit. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of musk ox except for residents of Council, Golovin, White Mountain, Nome, Teller, and Brevig Mission hunting under these regulations. Aug. 1–Mar. 15. Unit 22D, remainder—1 bull by Federal permit or State permit. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of musk ox except by residents of Elim, White Mountain, Nome, Tell er, and Brevig Mission hunting under these regulations. Aug. 1–Mar. 15. Unit 22E—1 bull by Federal permit or State permit. Federal public lands are closed to the harvest of musk ox except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations. Aug. 1–Mar. 15. Unit 22, remainder ...................................................................................................................... No open season. Beaver: Units 22A, 22B, 22D, and 22E—50 beaver ............................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10. Unit 22, remainder ...................................................................................................................... No open season. Coyote ...................................................................................................................................................... No open season. Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2 foxes ........................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes ............................................................. Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Hare: Snowshoe hare: No limit ............................................................................................................ Sep. 1–Apr. 15. Alaska hare: 2 per day, 6 per season ....................................................................................... Aug. 1–May 31. Lynx: 2 lynx ................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Marten: Units 22A and 22B—No limit ..................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Unit 22, remainder ...................................................................................................................... No open season. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Jan. 31. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Wolverine: 3 wolverines ............................................................................................................................ Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Grouse (Spruce): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): Units 22A and 22B east of and including the Niukluk River drainage—40 per day, 80 in pos session. Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Unit 22E—20 per day, 40 in possession ................................................................................... July 15–May 15. Unit 22, remainder—20 per day, 40 in possession ................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Trapping Beaver: Units 22A, 22B, 22D, and 22E—50 beaver ............................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10. Unit 22C ..................................................................................................................................... No open season. Coyote ...................................................................................................................................................... No open season. Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ........................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Jan. 31. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15. (23) Unit 23. (i) Unit 23 consists of Kotzebue Sound, Chukchi Sea, and Arc tic Ocean drainages from and including the Goodhope River drainage to Cape Lisburne. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is pro hibited or restricted on public land: (A) You may not use aircraft in any manner either for hunting of ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine, or for transportation of hunters or har vested species in the Noatak Controlled Use Area for the period August 15–Sep tember 30. The Area consists of that portion of Unit 23 in a corridor extend ing 5 miles on either side of the Noatak River beginning at the mouth of the Noatak River, and extending upstream to the mouth of Sapun Creek. This clo sure does not apply to the transpor tation of hunters or parts of ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine by regularly scheduled flights to communities by VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00809 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 800 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 carriers that normally provide sched uled air service. (B) [Reserved] (iii) You may not use aircraft in any manner for brown bear hunting, includ ing transportation of hunters, bears, or parts of bears; however, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that normally provide sched uled service to this area, nor does it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned airports. (iv) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may take caribou while hunting from a boat moving under power in Unit 23. (B) In addition to other restrictions on method of take found in this sec tion, you may also take swimming car ibou with a firearm using rimfire car tridges. (C) If you have a trapping license, you may take beaver with a firearm in all of Unit 23 from Nov. 1 through June 10. (D) For the Baird and DeLong Moun tain sheep hunts—a federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may des ignate another federally qualified sub sistence user to take sheep on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest re port. The designated hunter may hunt for only one recipient in the course of a season and may have both his and the recipients’ harvest limits in his/her possession at the same time. (E) A snowmachine may be used to position a hunter to select individual caribou for harvest provided that the animals are not shot from a moving snowmachine. On BLM-managed lands only, a snowmachine may be used to position a caribou, wolf, or wolverine for harvest provided that the animals are not shot from a moving snowmachine. (F) A federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another federally qualified subsistence user to take musk oxen on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must get a des ignated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The des ignated hunter may hunt for any num ber of recipients but have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time. TABLE 23 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(23) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 3 bears .................................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Brown Bear: Unit 23—2 bears by State subsistence registration permit ................................................ July 1–June 30. Caribou: Unit 23, that portion which includes all drainages north and west of, and including, the Singoalik River drainage—5 caribou per day by State registration permit as follows:. Bulls may be harvested ............................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Cows may be harvested. However, cows accompanied by calves may not be taken July 15–Oct. 14. July 15–Apr. 30. Unit 23, remainder—5 caribou per day by State registration permit, as follows:. Bulls may be harvested ............................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Cows may be harvested. However, cows accompanied by calves may not be taken July 31–Oct. 14. July 31–Mar. 31. Federal public lands within a 10-mile-wide corridor (5 miles either side) along the Noatak River from the western boundary of Noatak National Preserve upstream to the confluence with the Cutler River; within the northern and southern bound aries of the Eli and Agashashok River drainages, respectively; and within the Squirrel River drainage are closed to caribou hunting except by federally quali fied subsistence users hunting under these regulations.. Sheep: Unit 23, south of Rabbit Creek, Kiyak Creek, and the Noatak River, and west of the Cutler and Redstone Rivers (Baird Mountains)—1 sheep by Federal registration permit. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of sheep except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations. May be announced. Unit 23, north of Rabbit Creek, Kiyak Creek, and the Noatak River, and west of the Aniuk River (DeLong Mountains)—1 sheep by Federal registration permit. May be announced. Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Mountains) except for that portion within Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve—1 sheep by Federal registration permit. May be announced. Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Mountains), that portion within Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve—1 ram with 7⁄8 curl or larger horn. Aug. 10–Sep. 20. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00810 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 801 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 TABLE 23 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(23)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Mountains), that portion within Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve—1 sheep. Oct. 1–Apr. 30. Moose: Unit 23, that portion north and west of and including the Singoalik River drainage, and all lands draining into the Kukpuk and Ipewik Rivers—1 antlered bull. July 1–Dec. 31. No person may take a calf. Unit 23, remainder—1 antlered bull ........................................................................................... Aug. 1–Dec. 31. No person may take a calf. Musk ox: Unit 23, south of Kotzebue Sound and west of and including the Buckland River drainage— 1 bull by Federal permit or State permit. Aug. 1–Mar. 15. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of musk oxen except by federally qualified sub sistence users hunting under these regulations. Unit 23, Cape Krusenstern National Monument—1 bull by Federal permit .............................. Aug. 1–Mar. 15. Unit 23, that portion north and west of the Kobuk River drainage—1 bull by State or Federal registration permit. Aug. 1–Mar. 15 Unit 23, remainder ...................................................................................................................... No open season. Beaver: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30. Coyote: 2 coyotes ..................................................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ........................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Sep. 1–Mar. 15. Hare: Snowshoe hare: No limit ............................................................................................................ July 1–June 30. Alaska hare: 2 per day, 6 per season ....................................................................................... Aug. 1–May 31. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Wolf: 15 wolves ........................................................................................................................................ Oct. 1–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ............................................ Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Trapping Beaver: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ........................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Jan. 31. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15. (24) Unit 24. (i) Unit 24 consists of the Koyukuk River drainage upstream from but not including the Dulbi River drainage: (A) Unit 24A consists of the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River drainage upstream from but not including the Harriet Creek and North Fork Koyukuk River drainages, to the South Fork of the Koyukuk River drainage upstream from Squaw Creek, the Jim River Drainage, the Fish Creek drain age upstream from and including the Bonanza Creek drainage, to the 1,410 ft. peak of the hydrologic divide with the northern fork of the Kanuti Chalatna River at N lat. 66°33.303′ W long. 151°03.637′ and following the unnamed northern fork of the Kanuti Chalatna Creek to the confluence of the southern fork of the Kanuti Chalatna River at N lat. 66°27.090′ W long. 151°23.841′, 4.2 miles SSW (194 degrees true) of Clawanmenka Lake and following the unnamed southern fork of the Kanuti Chalatna Creek to the hydrologic di vide with the Kanuti River drainage at N lat. 66°19.789′ W long. 151°10.102′, 3.0 miles ENE (79 degrees true) from the 2,055 ft. peak on that divide, and the Kanuti River drainage upstream from the confluence of an unnamed creek at N lat. 66°13.050′ W long. 151°05.864′, 0.9 miles SSE (155 degrees true) of a 1,980 ft. peak on that divide, and following that unnamed creek to the Unit 24 boundary on the hydrologic divide to the Ray River drainage at N lat. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00811 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 802 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 66°03.827′ W long. 150°49.988′ at the 2,920 ft. peak of that divide. (B) Unit 24B consists of the Koyukuk River Drainage upstream from Dog Is land to the Subunit 24A boundary. (C) Unit 24C consists of the Hogatza River Drainage, the Koyukuk River Drainage upstream from Batza River on the north side of the Koyukuk River and upstream from and including the Indian River Drainage on the south side of the Koyukuk River to the Subunit 24B boundary. (D) Unit 24D consists of the remain der of Unit 24. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is pro hibited or restricted on public land: (A) You may not use firearms, snow mobiles, licensed highway vehicles, or motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats, in the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area may use snowmo biles only for the subsistence taking of wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on designated roads with in the Dalton Highway Corridor Man agement Area. The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, and Stevens Village, and residents living within the Corridor may use firearms within the Corridor only for subsistence taking of wildlife. (B) You may not use aircraft for hunting moose, including transpor tation of any moose hunter or moose part in the Kanuti Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 24 bounded by a line from the Bettles Field VOR to the east side of Fish Creek Lake, to Old Dummy Lake, to the south end of Lake Todatonten (including all waters of these lakes), to the northernmost headwaters of Siruk Creek, to the highest peak of Double Point Mountain, then back to the Bettles Field VOR; however, this does not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft be tween publicly owned airports in the controlled use area or between a pub licly owned airport within the area and points outside the area. (C) You may not use aircraft for hunting moose, including transpor tation of any moose hunter or moose part in the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, which consists of those portions of Units 21 and 24 bounded by a line from the north bank of the Yukon River at Koyukuk at 64°52.58′ N lat., 157°43.10′ W long., then northerly to the confluences of the Honhosa and Kateel Rivers at 65°28.42′ N lat., 157°44.89′ W long., then northeasterly to the confluences of Billy Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65°57 N lat., 156°41 W long.) at 65°56.66′ N lat., 156°40.81′ W long., then easterly to the confluence of the forks of the Dakli River at 66°02.56′ N lat., 156°12.71′ W long., then easterly to the confluence of McLanes Creek and the Hogatza River at 66°00.31′ N lat., 155°18.57′ W long., then south westerly to the crest of Hochandochtla Mountain at 65°31.87′ N lat., 154°52.18′ W long., then southwest to the mouth of Cottonwood Creek at 65°13.00′ N lat., 156° 06.43′ W long., then southwest to Bishop Rock (Yistletaw) at 64° 49.35′ N. lat., 157°21.73′ W long., then westerly along the north bank of the Yukon River (including Koyukuk Island) to the point of beginning. However, this does not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft between publicly owned airports in the controlled use area or between a pub licly owned airport within the area and points outside the area. All hunters on the Koyukuk River passing the ADF&G-operated check station at Ella’s Cabin (15 miles upstream from the Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are required to stop and report to ADF&G personnel at the check station. (iii) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag if you have obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting. You may not use aircraft in any manner for brown bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration permit, including transportation of hunters, bears, or parts of bears. However, this prohibi tion does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear parts by regu larly scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that normally VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00812 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 803 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 provide scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned airports. (iv) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 30; and in the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, you may also use bait to hunt black bear Sep. 1–25. (B) Arctic fox, incidentally taken with a trap or snare intended for red fox, may be used for subsistence pur poses. (C) If you are a resident of Units 24A, 24B, or 24C, during the dates of Oct. 15– Apr. 30, you may use an artificial light when taking a black bear, including a sow accompanied by cub(s), at a den site within the portions of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve that are within Units 24A, 24B, or 24C. TABLE 24 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(24) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 3 bears .................................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Brown Bear: Unit 24B, that portion within Gates of the Arctic National Park—2 bears by State registration permit. Aug. 10–June 30 Unit 24 remainder—1 bear by State registration permit ............................................................ Aug. 10–June 30 Caribou: Unit 24A, that portion south of the south bank of the Kanuti River—1 caribou ........................ Aug. 10–Mar. 31. Unit 24B, that portion south of the south bank of the Kanuti River, upstream from and in cluding that portion of the Kanuti-Kilolitna River drainage, bounded by the southeast bank of the Kodosin-Nolitna Creek, then downstream along the east bank of the Kanuti-Kilolitna River to its confluence with the Kanuti River—1 caribou. Aug. 10–Mar. 31. Units 24A remainder, 24B remainder—5 caribou per day as follows: Calves may not be taken. Bulls may be harvested ............................................................................................... July 1–Oct. 14. Feb. 1– June 30. Cows may be harvested .............................................................................................. July 15–Apr. 30. Units 24C, 24D—5 caribou per day as follows: Calves may not be taken. Bulls may be harvested ............................................................................................... July 1–Oct. 14. Feb. 1– June 30. Cows may be harvested .............................................................................................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Sheep: Units 24A and 24B (Anaktuvuk Pass residents only), that portion within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—community harvest quota of 60 sheep, no more than 10 of which may be ewes, and a daily possession limit of 3 sheep per person, no more than 1 of which may be a ewe. July 15–Dec. 31. Units 24A and 24B (excluding Anaktuvuk Pass residents), that portion within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—3 sheep, no more than one of which may be a ewe, by Federal registration permit only, with exception for residents of Alatna and Allakaket who will re port by a National Park Service community harvest system. Aug. 1–Apr. 30. Unit 24A, except that portion within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—1 ram by Federal registration permit only. Aug. 20–Sep. 30. Unit 24, remainder—1 ram with 7⁄8 curl or larger horn .............................................................. Aug. 10–Sep. 20. Moose: Unit 24A—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit .......................................................... Aug. 25–Oct. 1. Unit 24B, that portion within the John River Drainage—1 moose by State harvest ticket ....... Aug. 1–Dec. 14. or 1 antlered bull by State registration permit ................................................................................ Dec. 15–Apr. 15. Unit 24B, remainder—1 antlered bull by State harvest ticket ................................................... Aug. 25–Oct. 1. or or 1 antlered bull by State registration permit ................................................................................ Dec. 15–Apr. 15. Federal public lands in the Kanuti Controlled Use Area, as described in Federal regulations, are closed to taking of moose, except by federally qualified subsistence users of Unit 24, Koyukuk, and Galena. Units 24C and 24D, that portion within the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area and Koyukuk Na tional Wildlife Refuge—1 bull. Sep. 1–25. 1 antlerless moose by Federal permit if authorized by announcement by the Koyukuk/ Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Manager and BLM Field Office Manager Central Yukon Field Office. Harvest of cow moose accompanied by calves is prohibited. A harvestable surplus of cows will be determined for a quota.. Mar. 1–5 to be an nounced. or or VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00813 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 804 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 TABLE 24 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(24)—Continued Harvest limits Open season 1 antlered bull by Federal permit, if there is no Mar. 1–5 season and if authorized by an nouncement by the Koyukuk/Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Manager and BLM Field Office Manager Central Yukon Field Office. Harvest of cow moose accompanied by calves is prohibited. Announcement for the March and April seasons and harvest quotas will be made after consultation with the ADF&G Area Biologist and the Chairs of the Western Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council, and the Middle Yukon and Koyukuk River Fish and Game Advisory Committees.. Apr. 10–15 to be an nounced. Unit 24C, remainder and Unit 24D, remainder—1 antlered bull. During the Sep. 5–25 sea son, a State registration permit is required.. Aug. 25–Oct. 1. Coyote: 10 coyotes ................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1. Sep. 1–Mar. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ....................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Wolf: 15 wolves; however, no more than 5 wolves may be taken prior to Nov. 1 .................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 5 wolverine; however, no more than 1 wolverine may be taken prior to Nov. 1 .................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ............................................ Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day, 40 in possession .................................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Trapping Beaver: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–June 10. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Mar. 31. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Lynx: Unit 24A—no limit ...................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar 31. Units 24B, 24C, and 24D—no limit ............................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 31. (25) Unit 25. (i) Unit 25 consists of the Yukon River drainage upstream from but not including the Hamlin Creek drainage, and excluding drainages into the south bank of the Yukon River up stream from the Charley River: (A) Unit 25A consists of the Hodzana River drainage upstream from the Nar rows, the Chandalar River drainage up stream from and including the East Fork drainage, the Christian River drainage upstream from Christian, the Sheenjek River drainage upstream from and including the Thluichohnjik Creek, the Coleen River drainage, and the Old Crow River drainage. (B) Unit 25B consists of the Little Black River drainage upstream from but not including the Big Creek drain age, the Black River drainage up stream from and including the Salmon Fork drainage, the Porcupine River drainage upstream from the confluence of the Coleen and Porcupine Rivers, and drainages into the north bank of the Yukon River upstream from Circle, including the islands in the Yukon River. (C) Unit 25C consists of drainages into the south bank of the Yukon River upstream from Circle to the Subunit 20E boundary, the Birch Creek drain age upstream from the Steese Highway bridge (milepost 147), the Preacher Creek drainage upstream from and in cluding the Rock Creek drainage, and the Beaver Creek drainage upstream from and including the Moose Creek drainage. (D) Unit 25D consists of the remain der of Unit 25. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is pro hibited or restricted on public land: (A) You may not use firearms, snow mobiles, licensed highway vehicles or motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats in the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton Highway Corridor VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00814 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 805 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 Management Area may use snowmo biles only for the subsistence taking of wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on designated roads with in the Dalton Highway Corridor Man agement Area. The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, and Stevens Village, and residents living within the Corridor may use firearms within the Corridor only for subsistence taking of wildlife. (B) The Arctic Village Sheep Man agement Area consists of that portion of Unit 25A north and west of Arctic Village, which is bounded on the east by the East Fork Chandalar River be ginning at the confluence of Red Sheep Creek and proceeding southwesterly downstream past Arctic Village to the confluence with Crow Nest Creek, con tinuing up Crow Nest Creek, through Portage Lake, to its confluence with the Junjik River; then down the Junjik River past Timber Lake and a larger tributary, to a major, unnamed tribu tary, northwesterly, for approximately 6 miles where the stream forks into two roughly equal drainages; the boundary follows the easternmost fork, proceeding almost due north to the headwaters and intersects the Conti nental Divide; the boundary then fol lows the Continental Divide easterly, through Carter Pass, then easterly and northeasterly approximately 62 miles along the divide to the headwaters of the most northerly tributary of Red Sheep Creek then follows southerly along the divide designating the east ern extreme of the Red Sheep Creek drainage then to the confluence of Red Sheep Creek and the East Fork Chandalar River. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 30 and between August 1 and September 25; in Unit 25D you may use bait to hunt brown bear between April 15 and June 30 and between August 1 and Sep tember 25; you may use bait to hunt wolves on FWS and BLM lands. (B) You may take caribou and moose from a boat moving under power in Unit 25. (C) The taking of bull moose outside the seasons provided in this part for food in memorial potlatches and tradi tional cultural events is authorized in Unit 25D west provided that: (1) The person organizing the reli gious ceremony or cultural event con tacts the Refuge Manager, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, prior to tak ing or attempting to take bull moose and provides to the Refuge Manager the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony or cultural event, num ber to be taken, and the general area in which the taking will occur. (2) Each person who takes a bull moose under this section must submit a written report to the Refuge Man ager, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, not more than 15 days after the harvest specifying the harvester’s name and address, and the date(s) and location(s) of the taking(s). (3) No permit or harvest ticket is re quired for taking under this section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with customary and traditional use in Unit 25D west. (4) Any moose taken under this pro vision counts against the annual quota of 60 bulls. TABLE 25 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(25) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: Units 25A, 25B, and 25C—3 bears or 3 bears by State community harvest permit ................ July 1–June 30. July 1– June 30. Unit 25D—5 bears ...................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Brown Bear: Units 25A and 25B—1 bear ....................................................................................................... Aug. 10–June 30. Unit 25C—1 bear ....................................................................................................................... Sep. 1–May 31. Unit 25D—2 bears every regulatory year .................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Caribou: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00815 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 806 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 TABLE 25 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(25)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Unit 25A—in those portions west of the east bank of the East Fork of the Chandalar River extending from its confluence with the Chandalar River upstream to Guilbeau Pass and north of the south bank of the mainstem of the Chandalar River at its confluence with the East Fork Chandalar River west (and north of the south bank) along the West Fork Chandalar River—10 caribou. However, only bulls may be taken May 16–June 30. July 1–June 30. Unit 25C—up to 3 caribou, to be announced, by a joint Federal/State registration permit ...... Fall season between Aug. 1 and Sep. 30, to be announced. Winter season between Oct. 21 and Mar. 31, to be announced Unit 25D, that portion of Unit 25D drained by the west fork of the Dall River west of 150 °W long.–1 bull. Aug. 10–Sep. 30. Dec. 1–31. Units 25A remainder, 25B, and Unit 25D, remainder—10 caribou ........................................... July 1–Apr. 30. Sheep: Unit 25A, that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area ......................... No open season. Units 25A, Arctic Village Sheep Management Area—2 rams by Federal registration permit only. Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of sheep except by rural Alaska residents of Arctic Village, Venetie, Fort Yukon, Kaktovik, and Chalkyitsik hunting under these regula tions. Unit 25A remainder—3 sheep by Federal registration permit only ........................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Units 25B, 25C, and 25D—1 ram with full-curl horn or larger .................................................. Aug. 10–Sep. 20. Moose: Unit 25A, that portion within the Coleen, Firth, and Old Crow River drainages—1 antlered bull. Aug. 25–Sep. 25. Dec. 1–20. Unit 25A remainder–1 antlered bull ........................................................................................... Aug. 25–Sep. 25. Dec. 1–10. Unit 25B, that portion within Yukon-Charley National Preserve—1 bull ................................... Aug. 20–Oct. 7. Unit 25B, that portion within the Porcupine River drainage upstream from, but excluding the Coleen River drainage—1 antlered bull. Aug. 25–Oct. 7. Dec. 1– 10. Unit 25B, that portion, other than Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, draining into the north bank of the Yukon River upstream from and including the Kandik River drainage, in cluding the islands in the Yukon River—1 antlered bull. Sep. 5–Oct. 7. Dec. 1– 15. Unit 25B remainder—1 antlered bull .......................................................................................... Aug. 25–Oct. 7. Dec. 1– 15. Unit 25C—1 antlered bull ........................................................................................................... Aug. 20–Sep. 30. Unit 25D (west), that portion lying west of a line extending from the Unit 25D boundary on Preacher Creek, then downstream along Preacher Creek, Birch Creek, and Lower Mouth of Birch Creek to the Yukon River, then downstream along the north bank of the Yukon River (including islands) to the confluence of the Hadweenzic River, then upstream along the west bank of the Hadweenzic River to the confluence of Forty and One-Half Mile Creek, then upstream along Forty and One-Half Mile Creek to Nelson Mountain on the Unit 25D boundary—1 bull by a Federal registration permit. Permits will be available in the following villages: Beaver (25 permits), Birch Creek (10 permits), and Stevens Village (25 permits). Permits for residents of 25D (west) who do not live in one of the three vil lages will be available by contacting the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge Office in Fairbanks or a local Refuge Information Technician. Moose hunting on public land in Unit 25D (west) is closed at all times except for residents of Unit 25D (west) hunting under these regulations. The moose season will be closed by announcement of the Refuge Manager Yukon Flats NWR when 60 moose have been harvested in the entirety (from Federal and non-Federal lands) of Unit 25D (west). Aug. 25–Feb. 28. Unit 25D, remainder—1 antlered moose ................................................................................... Aug. 25–Oct. 1. Dec. 1– 20. Beaver: Unit 25A, 25B, and 25D—1 beaver per day; 1 in possession .................................................. June 11–Aug. 31. Unit 25A, 25B, and 25D—no limit .............................................................................................. Sep. 1–June 10. Unit 25C ..................................................................................................................................... No open season. Coyote: 10 coyotes Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1. Sep. 1–Mar. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ....................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Lynx: Unit 25C—2 lynx ........................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Jan. 31. Unit 25, remainder—2 lynx ........................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Muskrat: Units 25B and 25C, that portion within Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve—No limit .... Nov. 1–June 10. Unit 25, remainder ...................................................................................................................... No open season. Wolf: Unit 25A—No limit ...................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Unit 25, remainder—10 wolves .................................................................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00816 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 807 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.26 TABLE 25 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(25)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): Unit 25C—15 per day, 30 in possession ................................................................................... Aug. 10–Mar. 31. Unit 25, remainder—15 per day, 30 in possession ................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): Unit 25C, those portions within 5 miles of Route 6 (Steese Highway)—20 per day, 40 in possession. Aug. 10–Mar. 31. Unit 25, remainder—20 per day, 40 in possession ................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Trapping Beaver: Unit 25C—No limit ...................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Unit 25, remainder—50 beaver .................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Oct. 1–Apr. 30. Fox: Red fox (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Arctic fox: No limit ...................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–last day of Feb. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Mar. 31. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Oct. 1–Apr. 30. Wolverine: Unit 25C—No limit ...................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 31. Unit 25, remainder—No limit ...................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 31. (26) Unit 26. (i) Unit 26 consists of Arctic Ocean drainages between Cape Lisburne and the Alaska—Canada bor der, including the Firth River drainage within Alaska: (A) Unit 26A consists of that portion of Unit 26 lying west of the Itkillik River drainage and west of the east bank of the Colville River between the mouth of the Itkillik River and the Arctic Ocean; (B) Unit 26B consists of that portion of Unit 26 east of Unit 26A, west of the west bank of the Canning River and west of the west bank of the Marsh Fork of the Canning River; and (C) Unit 26C consists of the remain der of Unit 26. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is pro hibited or restricted on public land: (A) You may not use aircraft in any manner for moose hunting, including transportation of moose hunters or parts of moose during the periods July. 1–Sep. 14 and Jan. 1–Mar. 31 in Unit 26A; however, this does not apply to transportation of moose hunters, their gear, or moose parts by aircraft be tween publicly owned airports. (B) You may not use firearms, snow mobiles, licensed highway vehicles or motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats, in the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area may use snowmo biles only for the subsistence taking of wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on designated roads with in the Dalton Highway Corridor Man agement Area. The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and resi dents living within the Corridor may use firearms within the Corridor only for subsistence taking of wildlife. (iii) You may not use aircraft in any manner for brown bear hunting, includ ing transportation of hunters, bears or parts of bears. However, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that normally provide sched uled service to this area, nor does it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned airports. (iv) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 26. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00817 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 808 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.26 (B) In addition to other restrictions on method of take found in this sec tion, you may also take swimming car ibou with a firearm using rimfire car tridges. (C) In Kaktovik, a federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may des ignate another federally qualified sub sistence user to take sheep or musk ox on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hun ter permit and must return a com pleted harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of re cipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time. (D) For the DeLong Mountain sheep hunts, a federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another federally qualified subsistence user to take sheep on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a des ignated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The des ignated hunter may hunt for only one recipient in the course of a season and may have both his and the recipient’s harvest limits in his/her possession at the same time. TABLE 26 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(26) Harvest limits Open season Hunting Black Bear: 3 bears .................................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30. Brown Bear: Unit 26A, that portion within Gates of the Arctic National Park—2 bear by State subsistence registration permit. July 1–June 30. Unit 26A remainder—1 bear by State subsistence registration permit ..................................... July 1–June 30. Unit 26B—1 bear ........................................................................................................................ Jan. 1–Dec. 31. Unit 26C—1 bear ....................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–June 30. Caribou: Unit 26A—that portion of the Colville River drainage upstream from the Anaktuvuk River, and drainages of the Chukchi Sea south and west of, and including the Utukok River drainage—5 caribou per day by State registration permit as follows: Calves may not be taken. Bulls may be harvested ............................................................................................... July 1–Oct. 14. Dec. 6– June 30. Cows may be harvested; however, cows accompanied by calves may not be taken July 16–Oct. 15. July 16–Mar. 15. Unit 26A remainder—5 caribou per day by State registration permit as follows: Calves may not be taken. Bulls may be harvested ............................................................................................... July 1–Oct. 15. Dec. 6– June 30. Up to 3 cows per day may be harvested; however, cows accompanied by calves may not be taken July 16–Oct. 15. July 16–Mar. 15 Unit 26B, that portion south of 69°30′ N lat. and west of the Dalton Highway—5 caribou per day as follows: Bulls may be harvested ............................................................................................... July 1–Oct. 14. Dec. 10– June 30. Cows may be harvested .............................................................................................. July 1–Apr. 30. Unit 26B remainder—5 caribou per day as follows: Bulls may be harvested ............................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Cows may be harvested .............................................................................................. July 1–May 15. Unit 26C—10 caribou per day ................................................................................................... July 1–Apr. 30. You may not transport more than 5 caribou per regulatory year from Unit 26 except to the community of Anaktuvuk Pass. Sheep: Units 26A and 26B (Anaktuvuk Pass residents only), that portion within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—community harvest quota of 60 sheep, no more than 10 of which may be ewes and a daily possession limit of 3 sheep per person, no more than 1 of which may be a ewe. July 15–Dec. 31. Unit 26A (excluding Anaktuvuk Pass residents), those portions within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—3 sheep. Aug. 1–Apr. 30. Unit 26A, that portion west of Howard Pass and the Etivluk River (DeLong Mountains)—1 sheep by Federal registration permit. Season may be an nounced. Unit 26B, that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area—1 ram with 7⁄8 curl or larger horn by Federal registration permit only. Aug. 10–Sep. 20. Unit 26A, remainder and 26B, remainder, including the Gates of the Arctic National Pre serve—1 ram with 7⁄8 curl or larger horn. Aug. 10–Sep. 20. Unit 26C—3 sheep per regulatory year; the Aug. 10–Sep. 20 season is restricted to 1 ram with 7⁄8 curl or larger horn. A Federal registration permit is required for the Oct. 1–Apr. 30 season. Aug. 10–Sep. 20. Oct. 1–Apr. 30. Moose: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00818 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 809 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.27 TABLE 26 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(26)—Continued Harvest limits Open season Unit 26A, that portion of the Colville River drainage upstream from and including the Anaktuvuk River drainage—1 bull. Aug. 1–Sep. 14. Unit 26A, that portion of the Colville River drainage upstream from and including the Anaktuvuk River drainage—1 moose; however, you may not take a calf or a cow accom panied by a calf. Feb. 15–Apr. 15. Unit 26A, that portion west of the eastern shore of Admiralty Bay where the Alaktak River enters, following the Alaktak River to 155°00′ W longitude excluding the Colville River drainage—1 moose; however, you may not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf. July 1–Sep. 14. Unit 26A, remainder—1 bull ....................................................................................................... Aug. 1–Sep. 14. Unit 26B, excluding the Canning River drainage—1 bull .......................................................... Sep. 1–14. Units 26B, remainder and 26C—1 moose by Federal registration permit by residents of Kaktovik only. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by a Kaktovik resident holding a Federal registration permit and hunting under these regula tions. May be announced. Musk ox: Unit 26A, that portion west of the eastern shore of Admiralty Bay where the Alaktak River enters, following the Alaktak River to 155°00′ W longitude south to the Unit 26A border— 1 musk ox by Federal drawing permit. Aug.1–Mar. 15. Units 26A remainder and 26B .................................................................................................... No open Federal season. Unit 26C—1 bull by Federal registration permit only. The number of permits that may be issued only to the residents of the village of Kaktovik will not exceed three percent (3%) of the number of musk oxen counted in Unit 26C during a pre-calving census. Public lands are closed to the taking of musk ox, except by rural Alaska residents of the village of Kaktovik hunting under these regulations. July 15–Mar. 31. Coyote: 2 coyotes ..................................................................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2 foxes ........................................................................................... Sep. 1–Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): Units 26A and 26B—10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1 Sep. 1–Mar. 15. Unit 26C—10 foxes .................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .................................................................................................... July 1–June 30. Lynx: 2 lynx .............................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Wolf: 15 wolves ........................................................................................................................................ Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Wolverine: 5 wolverine ............................................................................................................................. Sep. 1–Mar. 31. Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day, 40 in possession .................................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30. Trapping Coyote: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ........................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ............................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Lynx: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Marten: No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit ........................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Jan. 31. Muskrat: No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10. Otter: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15. Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15. [85 FR 74808, Nov. 23, 2020, as amended at 87 FR 44858, July 26, 2022] § 100.27 Subsistence taking of fish. (a) Applicability. (1) Regulations in this section apply to the taking of fish or their parts for subsistence uses. (2) You may take fish for subsistence uses at any time by any method unless you are restricted by the subsistence fishing regulations found in this sec tion. The harvest limit specified in this section for a subsistence season for a species and the State harvest limit set for a State season for the same species are not cumulative, except as modified by regulations in paragraph (e) of this section. This means that if you have taken the harvest limit for a particular species under a subsistence season specified in this section, you may not, after that, take any additional fish of that species under any other harvest limit specified for a State season. (3) You may not possess, transport, give, receive, or barter subsistence taken fish or their parts that have been taken contrary to Federal law or regu lation or State law or regulation (un less superseded by regulations in this part). (b) Methods, means, and general restric tions. (1) Unless otherwise specified in VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00819 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 810 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.27 this section or under terms of a re quired subsistence fishing permit (as may be modified by regulations in this section), you may use the following legal types of gear for subsistence fish ing: (i) A set gillnet; (ii) A drift gillnet; (iii) A purse seine; (iv) A hand purse seine; (v) A beach seine; (vi) Troll gear; (vii) A fish wheel; (viii) A trawl; (ix) A pot; (x) A longline; (xi) A fyke net; (xii) A lead; (xiii) A herring pound; (xiv) A dip net; (xv) Jigging gear; (xvi) A mechanical jigging machine; (xvii) A handline; (xviii) A cast net; (xix) A rod and reel; and (xx) A spear. (2) You must include an escape mech anism on all pots used to take fish or shellfish. The escape mechanisms are as follows: (i) A sidewall, which may include the tunnel, of all shellfish and bottomfish pots must contain an opening equal to or exceeding 18 inches in length, except that in shrimp pots the opening must be a minimum of 6 inches in length. The opening must be laced, sewn, or se cured together by a single length of un treated, 100 percent cotton twine, no larger than 30 thread. The cotton twine may be knotted at each end only. The opening must be within 6 inches of the bottom of the pot and must be parallel with it. The cotton twine may not be tied or looped around the web bars. Dungeness crab pots may have the pot lid tie-down straps secured to the pot at one end by a single loop of un treated, 100 percent cotton twine no larger than 60 thread, or the pot lid must be secured so that, when the twine degrades, the lid will no longer be securely closed. (ii) All king crab, Tanner crab, shrimp, miscellaneous shellfish and bottomfish pots may, instead of com plying with paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this section, satisfy the following: a side wall, which may include the tunnel, must contain an opening at least 18 inches in length, except that shrimp pots must contain an opening at least 6 inches in length. The opening must be laced, sewn, or secured together by a single length of treated or untreated twine, no larger than 36 thread. A gal vanic timed-release device, designed to release in no more than 30 days in salt water, must be integral to the length of twine so that, when the device re leases, the twine will no longer secure or obstruct the opening of the pot. The twine may be knotted only at each end and at the attachment points on the galvanic timed-release device. The opening must be within 6 inches of the bottom of the pot and must be parallel with it. The twine may not be tied or looped around the web bars. (3) For subsistence fishing for salm on, you may not use a gillnet exceeding 50 fathoms in length, unless otherwise specified in this section. The gillnet web must contain at least 30 filaments of equal diameter or at least 6 fila ments, each of which must be at least 0.20 millimeter in diameter. (4) Except as otherwise provided for in this section, you may not obstruct more than one-half the width of any stream with any gear used to take fish for subsistence uses. (5) You may not use live nonindige nous fish as bait. (6) You must have your first initial, last name, and address plainly and leg ibly inscribed on the side of your fish wheel facing midstream of the river. (7) You may use kegs or buoys of any color but red on any permitted gear, except in the following areas where kegs or buoys of any color, including red, may be used: (i) Yukon–Northern Area; and (ii) Kuskokwim Area. (8) You must have your first initial, last name, and address plainly and leg ibly inscribed on each keg, buoy, stakes attached to gillnets, stakes identifying gear fished under the ice, and any other unattended fishing gear which you use to take fish for subsist ence uses. (9) You may not use explosives or chemicals to take fish for subsistence uses. (10) You may not take fish for sub sistence uses within 300 feet of any VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00820 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 811 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.27 dam, fish ladder, weir, culvert or other artificial obstruction, unless otherwise indicated. (11) Transactions between rural resi dents. Rural residents may exchange in customary trade subsistence-harvested fish, their parts, or their eggs, legally taken under the regulations in this part, for cash from other rural resi dents. The Board may recognize re gional differences and regulates cus tomary trade differently for separate regions of the State. (i) Bristol Bay Fishery Management Area—The total cash value per house hold of salmon taken within Federal jurisdiction in the Bristol Bay Fishery Management Area and exchanged in customary trade to rural residents may not exceed $500.00 annually. (ii) Upper Copper River District—The total number of salmon per household taken within the Upper Copper River District and exchanged in customary trade to rural residents may not exceed 50 percent of the annual harvest of salmon by the household. No more than 50 percent of the annual house hold limit may be sold under para graphs (b)(11) and (12) of this section when taken together. These customary trade sales must be immediately re corded on a customary trade record keeping form. The recording require ment and the responsibility to ensure the household limit is not exceeded rests with the seller. (iii) Customary trade of Yukon River Chinook salmon may only occur be tween Federally qualified rural resi dents with a current customary and traditional use determination for Yukon River Chinook salmon. (12) Transactions between a rural resi dent and others. In customary trade, a rural resident may exchange fish, their parts, or their eggs, legally taken under the regulations in this part, for cash from individuals other than rural residents if the individual who pur chases the fish, their parts, or their eggs uses them for personal or family consumption. If you are not a rural resident, you may not sell fish, their parts, or their eggs taken under the regulations in this part. The Board may recognize regional differences and regulates customary trade differently for separate regions of the State. (i) Bristol Bay Fishery Management Area—The total cash value per house hold of salmon taken within Federal jurisdiction in the Bristol Bay Fishery Management Area and exchanged in customary trade between rural resi dents and individuals other than rural residents may not exceed $400.00 annu ally. These customary trade sales must be immediately recorded on a cus tomary trade recordkeeping form. The recording requirement and the respon sibility to ensure the household limit is not exceeded rest with the seller. (ii) Upper Copper River District—The total cash value of salmon per house hold taken within the Upper Copper River District and exchanged in cus tomary trade between rural residents and individuals other than rural resi dents may not exceed $500.00 annually. No more than 50 percent of the annual household limit may be sold under paragraphs (b)(11) and (12) of this sec tion when taken together. These cus tomary trade sales must be imme diately recorded on a customary trade recordkeeping form. The recording re quirement and the responsibility to en sure the household limit is not exceed ed rest with the seller. (iii) Customary trade of Yukon River Chinook salmon may only occur be tween Federally qualified rural resi dents with a current customary and traditional use determination for Yukon River Chinook salmon. (13) No sale to, nor purchase by, fish eries businesses. (i) You may not sell fish, their parts, or their eggs taken under the regulations in this part to any individual, business, or organiza tion required to be licensed as a fish eries business under Alaska Statute AS 43.75.011 (commercial limited-entry permit or crew license holders ex cluded) or to any other business as de fined under Alaska Statute 43.70.110(1) as part of its business transactions. (ii) If you are required to be licensed as a fisheries business under Alaska Statute AS 43.75.011 (commercial lim ited-entry permit or crew license hold ers excluded) or are a business as de fined under Alaska Statute 43.70.110(1), you may not purchase, receive, or sell fish, their parts, or their eggs taken under the regulations in this part as part of your business transactions. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00821 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 812 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.27 (14) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, you may not take rain bow/steelhead trout. (15) You may not use fish taken for subsistence use or under subsistence regulations in this part as bait for commercial or sport fishing purposes. (16) Unless specified otherwise in this section, you may use a rod and reel to take fish without a subsistence fishing permit. Harvest limits applicable to the use of a rod and reel to take fish for subsistence uses shall be as follows: (i) If you are required to obtain a subsistence fishing permit for an area, that permit is required to take fish for subsistence uses with rod and reel in that area. The harvest and possession limits for taking fish with a rod and reel in those areas are the same as in dicated on the permit issued for sub sistence fishing with other gear types. (ii) Except as otherwise provided for in this section, if you are not required to obtain a subsistence fishing permit for an area, the harvest and possession limits for taking fish for subsistence uses with a rod and reel are the same as for taking fish under State of Alas ka subsistence fishing regulations in those same areas. If the State does not have a specific subsistence season and/ or harvest limit for that particular spe cies, the limit shall be the same as for taking fish under State of Alaska sport fishing regulations. (17) Unless restricted in this section, or unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, you may take fish for subsistence uses at any time. (18) Provisions on ADF&G subsist ence fishing permits that are more re strictive or in conflict with the provi sions contained in this section do not apply to Federal subsistence users. (19) You may not intentionally waste or destroy any subsistence-caught fish or shellfish; however, you may use for bait or other purposes, whitefish, her ring, and species for which harvest lim its, seasons, or other regulatory meth ods and means are not provided in this section, as well as the head, tail, fins, and viscera of legally taken subsist ence fish. (20) The taking of fish from waters within Federal jurisdiction is author ized outside of published open seasons or harvest limits if the harvested fish will be used for food in traditional or religious ceremonies that are part of funerary or mortuary cycles, including memorial potlatches, provided that: (i) Prior to attempting to take fish, the person (or designee) or Tribal Gov ernment organizing the ceremony con tacts the appropriate Federal fisheries manager to provide the nature of the ceremony, the parties and/or clans in volved, the species and the number of fish to be taken, and the Federal waters from which the harvest will occur; (ii) The taking does not violate rec ognized principles of fisheries con servation, and uses the methods and means allowable for the particular spe cies published in the applicable Federal regulations (the Federal fisheries man ager will establish the number, species, or place of taking if necessary for con servation purposes); (iii) Each person who takes fish under this section must, as soon as practical, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a written re port to the appropriate Federal fish eries manager, specifying the har vester’s name and address, the number and species of fish taken, and the date and locations of the taking; and (iv) No permit is required for taking under this section; however, the har vester must be eligible to harvest the resource under Federal regulations. (c) Fishing permits and reports. (1) You may take salmon only under the au thority of a subsistence fishing permit, unless a permit is specifically not re quired in a particular area by the sub sistence regulations in this part, or un less you are retaining salmon from your commercial catch consistent with paragraph (d) of this section. (2) If a subsistence fishing permit is required by this section, the following permit conditions apply unless other wise specified in this section: (i) You may not take more fish for subsistence use than the limits set out in the permit; (ii) You must obtain the permit prior to fishing; (iii) You must have the permit in your possession and readily available for inspection while fishing or trans porting subsistence-taken fish; VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00822 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 813 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.27 (iv) If specified on the permit, you must record, prior to leaving the fish ing site, daily records of the catch, showing the number of fish taken by species, location and date of catch, and other such information as may be re quired for management or conservation purposes; and (v) If the return of catch information necessary for management and con servation purposes is required by a fishing permit and you fail to comply with such reporting requirements, you are ineligible to receive a subsistence permit for that activity during the fol lowing calendar year, unless you dem onstrate that failure to report was due to loss in the mail, accident, sickness, or other unavoidable circumstances. You must also return any tags or transmitters that have been attached to fish for management and conserva tion purposes. (d) Relation to commercial fishing ac tivities. (1) If you are a Federally quali fied subsistence user who also commer cial fishes, you may retain fish for sub sistence purposes from your lawfully taken commercial catch. (2) When participating in a commer cial and subsistence fishery at the same time, you may not use an amount of combined fishing gear in excess of that allowed under the appropriate commercial fishing regulations. (e) Fishery management area restric tions. (1) Kotzebue Area. The Kotzebue Area includes all waters of Alaska be tween the latitude of the westernmost tip of Point Hope and the latitude of the westernmost tip of Cape Prince of Wales, including those waters draining into the Chukchi Sea. (i) You may take fish for subsistence purposes without a permit. (ii) You may take salmon only by gillnets, beach seines, or a rod and reel. (iii) In the Kotzebue District, you may take sheefish with gillnets that are not more than 50 fathoms in length, nor more than 12 meshes in depth, nor have a stretched-mesh size larger than 7 inches. (iv) You may not obstruct more than one-half the width of a stream, creek, or slough with any gear used to take fish for subsistence uses, except from May 15 to July 15 and August 15 to Oc tober 31 when taking whitefish or pike in streams, creeks, or sloughs within the Kobuk River drainage and from May 15 to October 31 in the Selawik River drainage. Only one gillnet 100 feet or less in length with a stretched mesh size from 21⁄2 to 41⁄2 inches may be used per site. You must check your net at least once in every 24-hour period. (2) Norton Sound–Port Clarence Area. The Norton Sound–Port Clarence Area includes all waters of Alaska between the latitude of the westernmost tip of Cape Prince of Wales and the latitude of Point Romanof, including those waters of Alaska surrounding St. Law rence Island and those waters draining into the Bering Sea. (i) Unless otherwise restricted in this section, you may take fish at any time in the Port Clarence District. (ii) In the Norton Sound District, you may take fish at any time except as follows: (A) In Subdistricts 2 through 6, if you are a commercial fishermen, you may not fish for subsistence purposes during the weekly closures of the State com mercial salmon fishing season, except that from July 15 through August 1, you may take salmon for subsistence purposes 7 days per week in the Una lakleet and Shaktoolik River drainages with gillnets which have a stretched mesh size that does not exceed 41⁄2 inches, and with beach seines; (B) In the Unalakleet River from June 1 through July 15, you may take salmon only from 8:00 a.m. Monday until 8:00 p.m. Saturday. (C) Federal public waters of the Una lakleet River, upstream from the mouth of the Chirosky River, are closed to the taking of Chinook salmon from July 1 to July 31, by all users. The BLM field manager is authorized to open the closed area to Federally qualified subsistence users or to all users when run strength warrants. (iii) You may take salmon only by gillnets, beach seines, fish wheel, or a rod and reel. (iv) You may take fish other than salmon by set gillnet, drift gillnet, beach seine, fish wheel, pot, long line, fyke net, jigging gear, spear, lead, or a rod and reel. (v) In the Unalakleet River from June 1 through July 15, you may not operate more than 25 fathoms of gillnet VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00823 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 814 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.27 in the aggregate nor may you operate an unanchored gillnet. (3) Yukon-Northern Area. The Yukon Northern Area includes all waters of Alaska between the latitude of Point Romanof and the latitude of the west ernmost point of the Naskonat Penin sula, including those waters draining into the Bering Sea, and all waters of Alaska north of the latitude of the westernmost tip of Point Hope and west of 141° West longitude, including those waters draining into the Arctic Ocean and the Chukchi Sea. (i) Unless otherwise restricted in this section, you may take fish in the Yukon-Northern Area at any time. In those locations where subsistence fish ing permits are required, only one sub sistence fishing permit will be issued to each household per year. You may sub sistence fish for salmon with rod and reel in the Yukon River drainage 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, unless rod and reel are specifically otherwise restricted in this paragraph (e)(3). (ii) For the Yukon River drainage, Federal subsistence fishing schedules, openings, closings, and fishing methods are the same as those issued for the subsistence taking of fish under Alaska Statutes (AS 16.05.060), unless super seded by a Federal special action. (iii) In the following locations, you may take salmon during the open weekly fishing periods of the State commercial salmon fishing season and may not take them for 24 hours before the opening of the State commercial salmon fishing season: (A) In District 4, excluding the Koyukuk River drainage; (B) In Subdistricts 4B and 4C from June 15 through September 30, salmon may be taken from 6 p.m. Sunday until 6 p.m. Tuesday and from 6 p.m. Wednesday until 6 p.m. Friday; (C) In District 6, excluding the Kantishna River drainage, salmon may be taken from 6 p.m. Friday until 6 p.m. Wednesday. (iv) During any State commercial salmon fishing season closure of great er than 5 days in duration, you may not take salmon during the following periods in the following districts: (A) In District 4, excluding the Koyukuk River drainage, salmon may not be taken from 6 p.m. Friday until 6 p.m. Sunday; (B) In District 5, excluding the Tozitna River drainage and Subdistrict 5D, salmon may not be taken from 6 p.m. Sunday until 6 p.m. Tuesday. (v) Except as provided in this section, and except as may be provided by the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, you may take fish other than salmon at any time. (vi) In Districts 1, 2, 3, and Subdis trict 4A, excluding the Koyukuk and Innoko River drainages, you may not take salmon for subsistence purposes during the 24 hours immediately before the opening of the State commercial salmon fishing season. (vii) In Districts 1, 2, and 3: (A) After the opening of the State commercial salmon fishing season through July 15, you may not take salmon for subsistence for 18 hours im mediately before, during, and for 12 hours after each State commercial salmon fishing period; (B) After July 15, you may not take salmon for subsistence for 12 hours im mediately before, during, and for 12 hours after each State commercial salmon fishing period. (viii) In Subdistrict 4A after the opening of the State commercial salm on fishing season, you may not take salmon for subsistence for 12 hours im mediately before, during, and for 12 hours after each State commercial salmon fishing period; however, you may take Chinook salmon during the State commercial fishing season, with drift gillnet gear only, from 6 p.m. Sun day until 6 p.m. Tuesday and from 6 p.m. Wednesday until 6 p.m. Friday. (ix) You may not subsistence fish in the following drainages located north of the main Yukon River: (A) Kanuti River upstream from a point 5 miles downstream of the State highway crossing; (B) Bonanza Creek; (C) Jim River including Prospect and Douglas Creeks. (x) You may not subsistence fish in the Delta River. (xi) In Beaver Creek downstream from the confluence of Moose Creek, a gillnet with mesh size not to exceed 3 inches stretch-measure may be used from June 15 through September 15. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00824 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 815 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.27 You may subsistence fish for all non salmon species but may not target salmon during this time period (reten tion of salmon taken incidentally to non-salmon directed fisheries is al lowed). From the mouth of Nome Creek downstream to the confluence of Moose Creek, only rod and reel may be used. From the mouth of Nome Creek down stream to the confluence of O’Brien Creek, the daily harvest and possession limit is 5 grayling; from the mouth of O’Brien Creek downstream to the con fluence of Moose Creek, the daily har vest and possession limit is 10 grayling. The Nome Creek drainage of Beaver Creek is closed to subsistence fishing for grayling. (xii) You may take salmon only by gillnet, beach seine, dip net, fish wheel, or rod and reel, subject to the restric tions set forth in this section. (A) In the Yukon River drainage, you may not take salmon for subsistence fishing using gillnets with stretched mesh larger than 7.5 inches. (B) In Subdistrict 5D you may take salmon once the mid-range of the Ca nadian interim management escapement goal and the total allow able catch goal are projected to be achieved. (C) Salmon may be harvested by dip net at any time, except during times of conservation when the Federal in-sea son manager may announce restric tions on time, areas, and species. (xiii) In District 4, if you are a com mercial fisherman, you may not take salmon for subsistence purposes during the State commercial salmon fishing season using gillnets with stretched mesh larger than 6 inches after a date specified by ADF&G emergency order issued between July 10 and July 31. (xiv) In Districts 5 and 6, you may not take salmon for subsistence pur poses by drift gillnets. (xv) In District 4 salmon may be taken by drift gillnet not more than 150 feet in length unless restricted by special action or as modified by regula tions in this section. (xvi) Unless otherwise specified in this section, you may take fish other than salmon by set gillnet, drift gillnet, beach seine, fish wheel, long line, fyke net, dip net, jigging gear, spear, lead, or rod and reel, subject to the following restrictions, which also apply to subsistence salmon fishing: (A) During the open weekly fishing periods of the State commercial salm on fishing season, if you are a commer cial fisherman, you may not operate more than one type of gear at a time, for commercial, personal use, and sub sistence purposes. (B) You may not use an aggregate length of set gillnet in excess of 150 fathoms, and each drift gillnet may not exceed 50 fathoms in length. (C) In Districts 4, 5, and 6, you may not set subsistence fishing gear within 200 feet of other fishing gear operating for commercial, personal, or subsist ence use except that, at the site ap proximately 1 mile upstream from Ruby on the south bank of the Yukon River between ADF&G regulatory markers containing the area known lo cally as the ‘‘Slide,’’ you may set sub sistence fishing gear within 200 feet of other operating commercial or subsist ence fishing gear, and in District 4, from Old Paradise Village upstream to a point 4 miles upstream from Anvik, there is no minimum distance require ment between fish wheels. (D) During the State commercial salmon fishing season, within the Yukon River and the Tanana River below the confluence of the Wood River, you may use drift gillnets and fish wheels only during open subsist ence salmon fishing periods. (E) In Birch Creek, gillnet mesh size may not exceed 3-inches stretch-meas ure from June 15 through September 15. (F) In Racetrack Slough on the Koyukuk River and in the sloughs of the Huslia River drainage, from when each river is free of ice through June 15, the offshore end of the set gillnet may not be closer than 20 feet from the opposite bank except that sloughs 40 feet or less in width may have 3 4 width coverage with set gillnet, unless closed by Federal special action. (xvii) In District 4, from September 21 through May 15, you may use jigging gear from shore ice. (xviii) You must possess a subsist ence fishing permit for the following locations: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00825 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 816 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.27 (A) For the Yukon River drainage from the mouth of Hess Creek to the mouth of the Dall River; (B) For the Yukon River drainage from the upstream mouth of 22 Mile Slough to the U.S.-Canada border; (C) Only for salmon in the Tanana River drainage above the mouth of the Wood River. (xix) Only one subsistence fishing permit will be issued to each household per year. (xx) In Districts 1, 2, and 3, from June 1 through July 15. If ADF&G has an nounced that Chinook salmon can be sold in the commercial fisheries, you may not possess Chinook salmon taken for subsistence purposes unless both tips (lobes) of the tail fin have been re moved before the person conceals the salmon from plain view or transfers the salmon from the fishing site. (xxi) In the Yukon River drainage, Chinook salmon must be used pri marily for human consumption and may not be targeted for dog food. Dried Chinook salmon may not be used for dog food anywhere in the Yukon River drainage. Whole fish unfit for human consumption (due to disease, deteriora tion, and deformities), scraps, and small fish (16 inches or less) may be fed to dogs. Also, whole Chinook salmon caught incidentally during a subsist ence chum salmon fishery in the fol lowing time periods and locations may be fed to dogs: (A) After July 10 in the Koyukuk River drainage; (B) After August 10, in Subdistrict 5D, upstream of Circle City. (4) Kuskokwim Area. The Kuskokwim Area consists of all waters of Alaska between the latitude of the western most point of Naskonat Peninsula and the latitude of the southernmost tip of Cape Newenham, including the waters of Alaska surrounding Nunivak and St. Matthew Islands and those waters draining into the Bering Sea. (i) Unless otherwise restricted in this section, you may take fish in the Kuskokwim Area at any time without a subsistence fishing permit. (ii) For the Kuskokwim area, Federal subsistence fishing schedules, openings, closings, and fishing methods are the same as those issued for the subsist ence taking of fish under Alaska Stat utes (AS 16.05.060), except the use of gillnets with 6-inch or less mesh size is allowed before June 1 in the Kuskokwim River drainage, unless su perseded by a Federal special action. (iii) In Districts 4 and 5, from June 1 through September 8, you may not take salmon for 16 hours before or dur ing and for 6 hours after each State open commercial salmon fishing period in each district. (iv) In District 2, and anywhere in tributaries that flow into the Kuskokwim River within that district, you may subsistence fish for salmon with rod and reel 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, unless rod and reel are specifically restricted by this para graph (e)(4). (v) You may not take subsistence fish by nets in the Goodnews River east of a line between ADF&G regulatory markers placed near the mouth of the Ufigag River and an ADF&G regulatory marker placed near the mouth of the Tunulik River 16 hours before or during and for 6 hours after each State open commercial salmon fishing period. (vi) You may not take subsistence fish by nets in the Kanektok River up stream of ADF&G regulatory markers placed near the mouth 16 hours before or during and for 6 hours after each State open commercial salmon fishing period. (vii) You may not take subsistence fish by nets in the Arolik River up stream of ADF&G regulatory markers placed near the mouth 16 hours before or during and for 6 hours after each State open commercial salmon fishing period. (viii) You may only take salmon by gillnet, beach seine, fish wheel, dip net, or rod and reel subject to the restric tions set out in this section, except that you may also take salmon by spear in the Kanektok, and Arolik River drainages, and in the drainage of Goodnews Bay. (ix) You may not use an aggregate length of set gillnets or drift gillnets in excess of 50 fathoms for taking salmon. (x) You may take fish other than salmon by set gillnet, drift gillnet, beach seine, fish wheel, pot, long line, fyke net, dip net, jigging gear, spear, lead, handline, or rod and reel. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00826 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 817 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior ยง 100.27 (xi) You must attach to the bank each subsistence set gillnet operated in tributaries of the Kuskokwim River and fish it substantially perpendicular to the bank and in a substantially straight line. (xii) Within a tributary to the Kuskokwim River in that portion of the Kuskokwim River drainage from the north end of Eek Island upstream to the mouth of the Kolmakoff River, you may not set or operate any part of a set gillnet within 150 feet of any part of another set gillnet. (xiii) The maximum depth of gillnets is as follows: (A) Gillnets with 6-inch or smaller stretched-mesh may not be more than 45 meshes in depth; (B) Gillnets with greater than 6-inch stretched-mesh may not be more than 35 meshes in depth. (xiv) You may not use subsistence set and drift gillnets exceeding 15 fathoms in length in Whitefish Lake in the Ophir Creek drainage. You may not op erate more than one subsistence set or drift gillnet at a time in Whitefish Lake in the Ophir Creek drainage. You must check the net at least once every 24 hours. (xv) You may take rainbow trout only in accordance with the following restrictions: (A) You may take rainbow trout only by the use of gillnets, dip nets, fyke nets, handline, spear, rod and reel, or jigging through the ice; (B) You may not use gillnets, dip nets, or fyke nets for targeting rainbow trout from March 15 through June 15; (C) If you take rainbow trout inciden tally in other subsistence net fisheries and through the ice, you may retain them for subsistence purposes; (D) There are no harvest limits with handline, spear, rod and reel, or jig ging. (xvi) All tributaries not expressly closed by Federal special action, or as modified by regulations in this section, remain open to the use of gillnets more than 100 yards upstream from their confluence with the Kuskokwim River. (5) Bristol Bay Area. The Bristol Bay Area includes all waters of Bristol Bay, including drainages enclosed by a line from Cape Newenham to Cape Menshikof. (i) Unless restricted in this section, or unless under the terms of a subsist ence fishing permit, you may take fish at any time in the Bristol Bay area. (ii) You may not take fish from waters within 300 feet of a stream mouth used by salmon. (iii) You may not subsistence fish with nets in the Tazimina River and within one-fourth mile of the terminus of those waters during the period from September 1 through June 14. (iv) Unless otherwise specified, you may take salmon by set gillnet only. (A) You may also take salmon by spear in the Togiak River, excluding its tributaries. (B) You may also use drift gillnets not greater than 10 fathoms in length to take salmon in the Togiak River in the first 2 river miles upstream from the mouth of the Togiak River to the ADF&G regulatory markers. (C) You may also take salmon with out a permit in Sixmile Lake and its tributaries within and adjacent to the exterior boundaries of Lake Clark Na tional Park and Preserve unless other wise prohibited, and Lake Clark and its tributaries, by snagging (by handline or rod and reel), using a spear, bow and arrow, rod and reel, or capturing by bare hand. (D) You may also take salmon by beach seines not exceeding 25 fathoms in length in Lake Clark, excluding its tributaries. (E) You may also take fish (except rainbow trout) with a fyke net and lead in tributaries of Lake Clark and the tributaries of Sixmile Lake within and adjacent to the exterior boundaries of Lake Clark National Park and Pre serve unless otherwise prohibited. (1) You may use a fyke net and lead only with a permit issued by the Fed eral in-season manager. (2) All fyke nets and leads must be attended at all times while in use. (3) All materials used to construct the fyke net and lead must be made of wood and be removed from the water when the fyke net and lead is no longer in use. (v) The maximum lengths for set gillnets used to take salmon are as fol lows: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00827 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 818 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.27 (A) You may not use set gillnets ex ceeding 10 fathoms in length in the Egegik River; (B) In the remaining waters of the area, you may not use set gillnets ex ceeding 25 fathoms in length. (vi) You may not operate any part of a set gillnet within 300 feet of any part of another set gillnet. (vii) You must stake and buoy each set gillnet. Instead of having the iden tifying information on a keg or buoy attached to the gillnet, you may plain ly and legibly inscribe your first ini tial, last name, and subsistence permit number on a sign at or near the set gillnet. (viii) You may not operate or assist in operating subsistence salmon net gear while simultaneously operating or assisting in operating commercial salmon net gear. (ix) You may take fish other than salmon, herring, and capelin by gear listed in this part unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fish ing permit. (x) You may take salmon only under authority of a State subsistence salm on permit (permits are issued by ADF&G) except when using a Federal permit for fyke net and lead. (xi) Only one State subsistence fish ing permit for salmon and one Federal permit for use of a fyke net and lead for all fish (except rainbow trout) may be issued to each household per year. (xii) In the Togiak River drainage: (A) You may not possess coho salmon taken under the authority of a subsist ence fishing permit unless both lobes of the caudal fin (tail) or the dorsal fin have been removed. (B) You may not possess salmon taken with a drift gillnet under the au thority of a subsistence fishing permit unless both lobes of the caudal fin (tail) or the dorsal fin have been re moved. (xiii) You may take rainbow trout only by rod and reel or jigging gear. Rainbow trout daily harvest and pos session limits are two per day/two in possession with no size limit from April 10 through October 31 and five per day/five in possession with no size limit from November 1 through April 9. (xiv) If you take rainbow trout inci dentally in other subsistence net fish eries, or through the ice, you may re tain them for subsistence purposes. (6) Aleutian Islands Area. The Aleu tian Islands Area includes all waters of Alaska west of the longitude of the tip of Cape Sarichef, east of 172° East lon gitude, and south of 54°36′ North lati tude. (i) You may take fish other than salmon, rainbow/steelhead trout, or char at any time unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fish ing permit. If you take rainbow/ steelhead trout incidentally in other subsistence net fisheries, you may re tain them for subsistence purposes. (ii) In the Unalaska District, you may take salmon for subsistence pur poses from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. from January 1 through December 31, except as may be specified on a subsist ence fishing permit. (iii) In the Adak, Akutan, Atka– Amlia, and Umnak Districts, you may take salmon at any time. (iv) You may not subsistence fish for salmon in the following waters: (A) The waters of Unalaska Lake, its tributaries and outlet stream; (B) The waters of Summers and Mor ris Lakes and their tributaries and out let streams; (C) All streams supporting anad romous fish runs that flow into Un alaska Bay south of a line from the northern tip of Cape Cheerful to the northern tip of Kalekta Point; (D) Waters of McLees Lake and its tributaries and outlet stream; (E) All fresh water on Adak Island and Kagalaska Island in the Adak Dis trict. (v) You may take salmon by seine and gillnet, or with gear specified on a subsistence fishing permit. (vi) In the Unalaska District, if you fish with a net, you must be physically present at the net at all times when the net is being used. (vii) You may take fish other than salmon by gear listed in this part un less restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit. (viii) You may take salmon, trout, and char only under the terms of a sub sistence fishing permit, except that you do not need a permit in the Akutan, Umnak, and Atka–Amlia Is lands Districts. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00828 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 819 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.27 (ix) You may take no more than 250 salmon for subsistence purposes unless otherwise specified on the subsistence fishing permit, except that in the Un alaska and Adak Districts, you may take no more than 25 salmon plus an additional 25 salmon for each member of your household listed on the permit. You may obtain an additional permit. (x) You must keep a record on the re verse side of the permit of subsistence caught fish. You must complete the record immediately upon taking sub sistence-caught fish and must return it no later than October 31. (7) Alaska Peninsula Area. The Alaska Peninsula Area includes all waters of Alaska on the north side of the Alaska peninsula southwest of a line from Cape Menshikof (57°28.34′ North lati tude, 157°55.84′ West longitude) to Cape Newenham (58°39.00’ North latitude, 162° West longitude) and east of the longitude of Cape Sarichef Light (164°55.70′ West longitude) and on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula from a line extending from Scotch Cape through the easternmost tip of Ugamak Island to a line extending 135° southeast from Kupreanof Point (55°33.98′ North latitude, 159°35.88′ West longitude). (i) You may take fish, other than salmon, rainbow/steelhead trout, or char, at any time unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fish ing permit. If you take rainbow/ steelhead trout incidentally in other subsistence net fisheries or through the ice, you may retain them for subsist ence purposes. (ii) You may take salmon, trout, and char only under the authority of a sub sistence fishing permit. (iii) You must keep a record on the reverse side of the permit of subsist ence-caught fish. You must complete the record immediately upon taking subsistence-caught fish and must re turn it no later than October 31. (iv) You may take salmon at any time, except in those districts and sec tions open to commercial salmon fish ing where salmon may not be taken during the 24 hours before and 12 hours following each State open weekly com mercial salmon fishing period, or as may be specified on a subsistence fish ing permit. (v) You may not subsistence fish for salmon in the following waters: (A) Russell Creek and Nurse Lagoon and within 500 yards outside the mouth of Nurse Lagoon; (B) Trout Creek and within 500 yards outside its mouth. (vi) You may take salmon by seine, gillnet, rod and reel, or with gear speci fied on a subsistence fishing permit. You may also take salmon without a permit by snagging (by handline or rod and reel), using a spear, bow and arrow, or capturing by bare hand. (vii) You may take fish other than salmon by gear listed in this part un less restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit. (viii) You may not use a set gillnet exceeding 100 fathoms in length. (ix) You may take no more than 250 salmon for subsistence purposes unless otherwise specified on your subsistence fishing permit. (8) Chignik Area. The Chignik Area includes all waters of Alaska on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula bounded by a line extending 135° south east for 3 miles from a point near Kilokak Rocks at 57°10.34′ North lati tude, 156°20.22′ West longitude (the lon gitude of the southern entrance to Imuya Bay) then due south, and a line extending 135° southeast from Kupreanof Point at 55°33.98′ North lati tude, 159°35.88′ West longitude. (i) You may take fish other than salmon, rainbow/steelhead trout, or char at any time, except as may be specified by a subsistence fishing per mit. For salmon, Federal subsistence fishing openings, closings and fishing methods are the same as those issued for the subsistence taking of fish under Alaska Statutes (AS 16.05.060), unless superseded by a Federal Special Ac tion. Within the Chignik Area, depend ing upon the area that you may fish, in addition to a State subsistence fishing permit, you may be required to also have a Federal subsistence permit. If you take rainbow/steelhead trout incidentally in other subsistence net fisheries, you may retain them for sub sistence purposes. (ii) You may take salmon in the Chignik River, with rod and reel, from a point 300 feet upstream of the ADF&G weir to Chignik Lake from VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00829 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 820 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.27 January 1 through August 9, with no daily harvest or possession limit under the authority of a Federal subsistence fishing permit. You may take salmon by gillnet in Black Lake or any tribu tary to Black or Chignik Lakes with a Federal subsistence fishing permit. You may take salmon in the waters of Clark River and Home Creek from their confluence with Chignik Lake up stream 1 mile. In the open waters of Clark River and Home Creek you may take salmon by snagging (handline or rod and reel), spear, bow and arrow, or capture by hand without a permit. The daily harvest and possession limits using these methods are five per day and five in possession. (iii) You may take salmon, trout, and char only under the authority of a sub sistence fishing permit unless other wise indicated in this section or as noted in the permit conditions. (iv) You must keep a record on your permit of subsistence-caught fish. You must complete the record immediately upon taking subsistence-caught fish and must return it no later than the due date listed on the permit. (v) If you hold a commercial fishing license, you may only subsistence fish for salmon as specified on a subsistence fishing permit. (vi) You may take salmon by seines, gillnets, rod and reel, or with gear specified on a subsistence fishing per mit, except that in Chignik Lake, you may not use purse seines. You may also take salmon without a permit by snagging (by handline or rod and reel), using a spear, bow and arrow, or cap turing by bare hand. (vii) You may take fish other than salmon by gear listed in this part un less restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit. (viii) You may take no more than 250 salmon for subsistence purposes unless otherwise specified on the subsistence fishing permit. (9) Kodiak Area. The Kodiak Area in cludes all waters of Alaska south of a line extending east from Cape Douglas (58°51.10′ North latitude), west of 150° West longitude, north of 55°30.00′ North latitude, and north and east of a line extending 135° southeast for three miles from a point near Kilokak Rocks at 57°10.34′ North latitude, 156°20.22′ West longitude (the longitude of the southern entrance of Imuya Bay), then due south. (i) You may take fish other than salmon, rainbow/steelhead trout, char, bottomfish, or herring at any time un less restricted by the terms of a sub sistence fishing permit. If you take rainbow/steelhead trout incidentally in other subsistence net fisheries, you may retain them for subsistence pur poses. (ii) You may take salmon for subsist ence purposes 24 hours a day from Jan uary 1 through December 31, with the following exceptions: (A) From June 1 through September 15, you may not use salmon seine ves sels to take subsistence salmon for 24 hours before or during, and for 24 hours after any State open commercial salm on fishing period. The use of skiffs from any type of vessel is allowed. (B) From June 1 through September 15, you may use purse seine vessels to take salmon only with gillnets, and you may have no other type of salmon gear on board the vessel. (iii) You may not subsistence fish for salmon in the following locations: (A) Womens Bay closed waters—All waters inside a line from the tip of the Nyman Peninsula (57°43.23′ North lati tude, 152°31.51′ West longitude), to the northeastern tip of Mary’s Island (57°42.40′ North latitude, 152°32.00′ West longitude), to the southeastern shore of Womens Bay at 57°41.95′ North latitude, 152°31.50′ West longitude. (B) Buskin River closed waters—All waters inside of a line running from a marker on the bluff north of the mouth of the Buskin River at approximately 57°45.80′ North latitude, 152°28.38′ West longitude, to a point offshore at 57°45.35′ North latitude, 152°28.15′ West longitude, to a marker located onshore south of the river mouth at approxi mately 57°45.15′ North latitude, 152°28.65′ West longitude. (C) All waters closed to commercial salmon fishing within 100 yards of the terminus of Selief Bay Creek. (D) In Afognak Bay north and west of a line from the tip of Last Point to the tip of River Mouth Point. (E) From August 15 through Sep tember 30, all waters 500 yards seaward of the terminus of Little Kitoi Creek. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00830 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 821 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.27 (F) All fresh water systems of Afog nak Island. (iv) You must have a subsistence fishing permit for taking salmon, trout, and char for subsistence pur poses. You must have a subsistence fishing permit for taking herring and bottomfish for subsistence purposes during the State commercial herring sac roe season from April 15 through June 30. (v) The annual limit for a subsistence salmon fishing permit holder is as fol lows: (A) In the Federal public waters of Kodiak Island, east of the line from Crag Point south to the westernmost point of Saltery Cove, including the waters of Woody and Long Islands, and the salt waters bordering this area within 1 mile of Kodiak Island, exclud ing the waters bordering Spruce Island, 25 salmon for the permit holder plus an additional 25 salmon for each member of the same household whose names are listed on the permit: an additional per mit may be obtained upon request. (B) In the remainder of the Kodiak Area not described in paragraph (e)(9)(v)(A) of this section, there is no annual harvest limit for a subsistence salmon fishing permit holder. (vi) You must record on your subsist ence permit the number of subsistence fish taken. You must record all har vested fish prior to leaving the fishing site, and must return the permit by the due date marked on permit. (vii) You may take fish other than salmon by gear listed in this part un less restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit. (viii) You may take salmon only by gillnet, rod and reel, or seine. (ix) You must be physically present at the net when the net is being fished. (10) Cook Inlet Area. The Cook Inlet Area includes all waters of Alaska en closed by a line extending east from Cape Douglas (58°51.10′ N Lat.) and a line extending south from Cape Fair field (148°50.25′ W Long.). (i) General area regulations. (A) Unless restricted by regulations in this sec tion, or unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, you may take fish at any time in the Cook Inlet Area. (B) If you take rainbow or steelhead trout incidentally in subsistence net fisheries, you may retain them for sub sistence purposes, unless otherwise prohibited or provided for in this sec tion. With jigging gear through the ice or rod-and-reel gear in open waters, there is an annual limit of two rainbow or steelhead trout 20 inches or longer, taken from Kenai Peninsula fresh waters. (C) Under the authority of a Federal subsistence fishing permit, you may take only salmon, trout, Dolly Varden, and other char. Permits will be issued by the in-season manager or designated representative and will be valid for that regulatory year, except as other wise provided for in this section, or as stated under the permit conditions, un less the season is closed or restricted by a special action. (D) All fish taken under the author ity of a Federal subsistence fishing per mit must be marked and recorded prior to leaving the fishing site. (1) The fishing site includes the par ticular Federal public waters and/or ad jacent shoreline from which the fish were harvested. (2) Marking means removing the dor sal fin. (E) You may not take grayling or burbot for subsistence purposes. (F) You may take smelt with dip nets in fresh water only from April 1 through June 15. There are no harvest or possession limits for smelt. (G) You may take whitefish in the Tyone River drainage using gillnets. (H) You may take fish by gear listed in this section unless restricted by other regulations in this section or under the terms of a Federal subsist ence fishing permit (as may be modi fied by regulations in this section). (I) Seasons, harvest and possession limits, and methods and means for take are the same as for the taking of those species under Alaska sport fish ing regulations (5 AAC 56 and 5 AAC 57) unless modified herein or by issuance of a Federal special action. (J) Applicable harvest provisions are as follows: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00831 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 822 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.27 TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (e)(10) Location Methods and means Permit type Kasilof River Drainage .... Kasilof River dip net or rod and reel for salmon; Kasilof River fish wheel for salmon; Kasilof River gillnet for salmon. Household Annual Permit. Kenai River Drainage ...... Kenai River dip net or rod and reel for salmon; Kenai River gillnet for salmon. Household Annual Permit. Kasilof River Drainage .... Tustumena Lake rod and reel for salmon; Kasilof River drainage rod and reel for resident spe cies. General Subsistence Fishing Permit (Daily/Pos session Limits). Kenai River Drainage ...... Kenai River rod and reel only for salmon; Kenai River and tributaries under ice jigging and rod and reel for resident species. General Subsistence Fishing Permit (Daily/Pos session Limits). Tustumena Lake ............. Tustumena Lake under ice fishery ....................... Tustumena Lake Winter Permit. (1) Harvest limits may not be accu mulated. (2) Each household may harvest its annual salmon limits in one or more days. (3) All salmon harvested as part of a household annual limit must be re ported to the Federal in-season man ager within 72 hours of leaving the fish ing site. (4) For Ninilchik residents, the household annual limits for Chinook salmon in the Kasilof River and for late-run Chinook salmon in the Kenai River are combined. (ii) Seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means for Kasilof River fisheries. Household annual limits for salmon in Kasilof River fisheries are as follows: TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (e)(10) Species Number of fish allowed for each permit holder Additional fish allowed for each household member Sockeye ............................. 25 5 Chinook ............................. 10 2 Coho .................................. 10 2 Pink .................................... 10 2 (A) Kasilof River dip net or rod and reel; salmon. (1) Residents of Ninilchik may take sockeye, Chinook, coho, and pink salmon through a dip net or rod and reel fishery on the upper mainstem of the Kasilof River from a Federal reg ulatory marker on the river below the outlet of Tustumena Lake downstream to a marker on the river approximately 2.8 miles below the Tustumena Lake boat ramp. (2) Residents using rod-and-reel gear may fish with up to two baited single or treble hooks. (3) Other species incidentally caught during the dip net and rod and reel fishery may be retained for subsistence uses, including up to 200 rainbow/ steelhead trout taken through August 15. After 200 rainbow/steelhead trout have been taken in this fishery or after August 15, all rainbow/steelhead trout must be released unless otherwise pro vided for in this section. (4) Harvest seasons are as follows: TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (e)(10) Species Season Sockeye salmon .................... June 16–August 15. Chinook salmon ..................... June 16–August 15. Coho salmon ......................... June 16–October 31. Pink salmon ........................... June 16–October 31. (B) Kasilof River fish wheel; salmon. (1) Residents of Ninilchik may harvest sockeye, Chinook, coho, and pink salm on through a fish wheel fishery in the Federal public waters of the upper mainstem of the Kasilof River. (2) Residents of Ninilchik may retain other species incidentally caught in the Kasilof River fish wheel except for rainbow or steelhead trout, which must be released and returned unharmed to the water. (3) Only one fish wheel may be oper ated on the Kasilof River. The fish wheel must: Have a live box, be mon itored when fishing, be stopped from fishing when it is not being monitored or used, and be installed and operated in compliance with any regulations and restrictions for its use within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (4) One registration permit will be available and will be awarded by the Federal in-season fishery manager, in consultation with the Kenai National VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00832 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 823 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.27 Wildlife Refuge manager, based on the merits of the operational plan. The reg istration permit will be issued to an or ganization that, as the fish wheel owner, will be responsible for its con struction, installation, operation, use, and removal in consultation with the Federal fishery manager. The owner may not rent or lease the fish wheel for personal gain. As part of the permit, the organization must: (i) Prior to the season. Provide a writ ten operational plan to the Federal fishery manager including a descrip tion of how fishing time and fish will be offered and distributed among households and residents of Ninilchik. (ii) During the season. Mark the fish wheel with a wood, metal, or plastic plate that is at least 12 inches high by 12 inches wide, permanently affixed, and plainly visible and that contains the following information in letters and numerals at least 1 inch high: Reg istration permit number; organiza tion’s name and address; and primary contact person name and telephone number. (iii) After the season. Provide written documentation of required evaluation information to the Federal fishery manager including, but not limited to, persons or households operating the gear, hours of operation, and number of each species caught and retained or re leased. (5) People operating the fish wheel must: (i) Have in possession a valid Federal subsistence fishing permit and remain onsite to monitor the fish wheel and remove all fish at least every hour. (ii) In addition, any person operating the fish wheel who is not the owner must attach to the fish wheel an addi tional wood, metal, or plastic plate that is at least 12 inches high by 12 inches wide, is plainly visible, and con tains the person’s fishing permit num ber, name, and address in letters and numerals at least 1 inch high. (6) The organization owning the fish wheel may operate the fish wheel for subsistence purposes on behalf of resi dents of Ninilchik by requesting a sub sistence fishing permit that: (i) Identifies a person who will be re sponsible for operating the fish wheel; and (ii) Includes provisions for recording daily catches, the household to whom the catch was given, and other infor mation determined to be necessary for effective resource management by the Federal fishery manager. (7) Fishing is allowed from June 16 through October 31 on the Kasilof River unless closed or otherwise re stricted by Federal special action. (C) Kasilof River gillnet; salmon. (1) Residents of Ninilchik may harvest sockeye, Chinook, coho, and pink salm on in the Federal public waters of the upper mainstem of the Kasilof River from a Federal regulatory marker on the river below the outlet of Tustumena Lake downstream to the Tustumena Lake boat launch with a single gillnet from June 16 through Au gust 15. (2) Only one community gillnet may be operated on the Kasilof River. (i) The gillnet may not: Be over 10 fathoms in length, be larger than 5.25 inch mesh, and obstruct more than half of the river width with stationary fish ing gear. (ii) Subsistence stationary gillnet gear may not be set within 200 feet of other subsistence stationary gear. (iii) The gillnet may be operated as a set gillnet in a fixed location, as a pole-net system drifted through an area while wading, or as a drift net from a boat. (3) One registration permit will be available and will be issued by the Fed eral in-season fishery manager, in con sultation with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge manager, to the Ninilchik Traditional Council. As the community gillnet owner, the Ninilchik Traditional Council will be responsible for its use and removal in consultation with the Federal in-sea son manager. As part of the permit, after the season, the Ninilchik Tradi tional Council must provide written documentation of required evaluation information to the Federal fishery manager including, but not limited to: (i) Persons or households operating the gear; (ii) Hours of operation; and (iii) Number of each species caught and retained or released. (4) The community gillnet is subject to compliance with applicable Kenai VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00833 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 824 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.27 National Wildlife Refuge regulations and restrictions. (5) The Ninilchik Traditional Council may operate the net for subsistence purposes on behalf of residents of Ninilchik by requesting a subsistence fishing permit that: (i) Identifies a person who will be re sponsible for fishing the gillnet; and (ii) Includes provisions for recording daily catches within 72 hours, the household to whom the catch was given, and other information deter mined to be necessary for effective re source management by the Federal in season manager. (6) Residents of Ninilchik may retain other species incidentally caught in the Kasilof River community gillnet fishery. The gillnet fishery will be closed when the retention of rainbow or steelhead trout has been restricted under Federal subsistence regulations. (D) Tustumena Lake rod and reel; salm on. (1) In addition to the dip net and rod and reel fishery on the upper mainstem of the Kasilof River de scribed under paragraph (e)(10)(ii)(A)(1) of this section, residents of Ninilchik may also take coho and pink salmon through a rod and reel fishery in Tustumena Lake. Fishing is allowed with up to two baited single or treble hooks. (2) Seasons, areas, harvest and pos session limits, and methods and means for take are the same as for the taking of these species under Alaska sport fishing regulations (5 AAC 56), except for the following harvest and posses sion limits: TABLE 4 TO PARAGRAPH (e)(10) Species Size Limits Coho salmon ............................ 16 inches and longer .............. 4 per day and 4 in possession. Pink salmon .............................. 16 inches and longer .............. 6 per day and 6 in possession. (E) Kasilof drainage rod and reel; resi dent species. Resident fish species in cluding lake trout, rainbow or steelhead trout, and Dolly Varden or Arctic char may be harvested by rod and reel in federally managed waters of the Kasilof River drainage the entire year as follows: TABLE 5 TO PARAGRAPH (e)(10) Species Specifications Limits Lake trout .................................................. Fish 20 inches and longer ....................... 4 per day and 4 in possession. Fish less than 20 inches in length .......... 15 per day and 15 in possession. Dolly Varden and Arctic char .................... In flowing waters ..................................... 4 per day and 4 in possession. In lakes and ponds .................................. 10 per day and 10 in possession. Rainbow or steelhead trout ....................... In flowing waters ..................................... 2 per day and 2 in possession. In lakes and ponds .................................. 5 per day and 5 in possession. (F) Tustumena Lake under ice fishery; resident species. (1) You may fish in Tustumena Lake with a gillnet under the ice, or with jigging gear used through the ice. The gillnet may not be longer than 10 fathoms. (2) Harvest limits are as follows: TABLE 6 TO PARAGRAPH (e)(10) Methods Limits Additional provisions Jigging gear through the ice. Household annual limit of 30 fish in any com bination of lake trout, rainbow trout, and Dolly Varden or Arctic char. Household limits are included in the overall total annual harvest quota. Gillnet under the ice ........ Total annual harvest quota of 200 lake trout, 200 rainbow trout, and 500 Dolly Varden or Arctic char. The Federal in-season manager will issue a clo sure for this fishery once any of these quotas has been met. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00834 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 825 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.27 (3) You may harvest fish under the ice only in Tustumena Lake. Gillnets are not allowed within a 1⁄4 mile radius of the mouth of any tributary to Tustumena Lake, or the outlet of Tustumena Lake. (4) A permit is required. The permit will be issued by the Federal in-season manager or designated representative and will be valid for the winter season unless the season is closed by special action. (i) The permittee must report the fol lowing information: The number of each species caught; the number of each species retained; the length, depth (number of meshes deep), and mesh size of gillnet fished; the fishing site; and the total hours fished. (ii) The gillnet must be checked at least once in every 48-hour period. (iii) For unattended gear, the permit tee’s name and address must be plainly and legibly inscribed on a stake at one end of the gillnet. (5) Incidentally caught fish may be retained and must be recorded on the permit before transporting fish from the fishing site. (6) Failure to return the completed harvest permit by May 31 may result in issuance of a violation notice and/or denial of a future subsistence permit. (iii) Seasons, harvest limits, and meth ods and means for Kenai River fisheries. Household annual limits for salmon in Kenai River fisheries are as follows: TABLE 7 TO PARAGRAPH (e)(10) Species Number of fish allowed for each permit holder Additional fish allowed for each household member Additional provisions Sockeye salmon ...................... 25 5 Chum salmon that are retained are to be included within the annual limit for sockeye salmon. Chinook salmon— (July 1 through July 15). 2 1 For the Kenai River community gillnet fishery described under paragraph (e)(10)(iii)(B) of this section. Chinook salmon— (July 16 through August 31). 10 2 Coho salmon ........................... 20 5 Pink salmon ............................ 15 5 (A) Kenai River dip net or rod and reel; salmon. (1) You may take only sockeye salmon through a dip net or rod and reel fishery at one specified site on the Russian River. (i) For the Russian River fishing site, incidentally caught fish may be re tained for subsistence uses, except for Chinook salmon, coho salmon, rainbow trout, and Dolly Varden, which must be released. (ii) At the Russian River Falls site, dip netting is allowed from a Federal regulatory marker near the upstream end of the fish ladder at Russian River Falls downstream to a Federal regu latory marker approximately 600 yards below Russian River Falls. Residents using rod and reel gear at this fishery site may not fish with bait at any time. (2) You may take sockeye, Chinook, coho, and pink salmon through a dip net or rod and reel fishery at two speci fied sites on the Kenai River below Skilak Lake and as provided in this section. (i) For both Kenai River fishing sites below Skilak Lake, incidentally caught fish may be retained for sub sistence uses, except for Chinook salm on prior to July 16 (unless otherwise provided for in this section), rainbow trout 18 inches or longer, and Dolly Varden 18 inches or longer, which must be released. (ii) At the Kenai River Moose Range Meadows site, dip netting is allowed only from a boat from a Federal regu latory marker on the Kenai River at about river mile 29 downstream ap proximately 2.5 miles to another mark er on the Kenai River at about river mile 26.5. Residents using rod and reel gear at this fishery site may fish from boats or from shore with up to two baited single or treble hooks June 15 through August 31. (iii) At the Kenai River mile 48 site, dip netting is allowed while either VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00835 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 826 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.27 standing in the river or from a boat, from Federal regulatory markers on both sides of the Kenai River at about river mile 48 (approximately 2 miles below the outlet of Skilak Lake) down stream approximately 2.5 miles to a marker on the Kenai River at about river mile 45.5. Residents using rod and reel gear at this fishery site may fish from boats or from shore with up to two baited single or treble hooks June 15 through August 31. (3) Fishing seasons are as follows: TABLE 8 TO PARAGRAPH (e)(10) Species Season Location Sockeye salmon ........................................ June 15–August 15 ................................. All three sites. Chinook salmon ......................................... July 16–September 30 ............................ Kenai River sites only. Pink salmon ............................................... July 16–September 30 ............................ Kenai River sites only. Coho salmon ............................................. July 16–September 30 ............................ Kenai River sites only. (B) Kenai River gillnet; salmon. (1) Residents of Ninilchik may harvest sockeye, Chinook, coho, and pink salm on in the Moose Range Meadows area of the Federal public waters of the Kenai River with a single gillnet to be managed and operated by the Ninilchik Traditional Council. (2) Fishing will be allowed July 1 through August 15 and September 10–30 on the Kenai River unless closed or otherwise restricted by Federal special action. The following conditions apply to harvest in the Kenai River commu nity gillnet fishery: (i) Salmon taken in this fishery will be included as household annual limits of participating households. (ii) The Ninilchik Traditional Council will report all harvested fish within 72 hours of leaving the gillnet location. (iii) Additional harvest restrictions for this fishery are as follows: TABLE 9 TO PARAGRAPH (e)(10) Species Period Harvest Fishery limits Sockeye salmon ...... July 1–August 15 and September 10–30. Chinook salmon less than 46 inches in length or greater than 55 inches in length. July 1–15 ............... Fish may be retained if the most current preseason forecast from the State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game projects the in-river run to be within or above the optimal escapement goal range for early-run Chinook salmon; otherwise, live fish must be released. Fishery will close until July 16 once 50 Chinook salmon have been retained or released. Chinook salmon ....... July 16–August 15 ................................................................. Fishery will close prior to August 15 if 200 Chinook salmon have been re tained or released between July 16 and that date. Fishery will reopen September 10–30 for species avail able at that time. Pink salmon ............. July 16–August 15 and September 10–30. Coho salmon ........... July 16–August 15 and September 10–30. Incidentally caught rainbow trout and Dolly Varden. ................................ All live fish must be released. Fish that die in net may be retained. Fishery will close for the season once 100 rainbow trout or 150 Dolly Varden have been released or re tained. (iv) Chinook salmon less than 20 inches in length may be retained and do not count towards retained or re leased totals. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00836 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 827 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.27 (v) Other incidentally caught species may be retained; however, all inci dental fish mortalities, except for Chi nook salmon less than 20 inches in length, count towards released or re tained totals specified in this section. (3) Only one community gillnet may be operated on the Kenai River. (i) The gillnet may not: Be over 10 fathoms in length to take salmon; be larger than 5.25-inch mesh; and ob struct more than half of the river width with stationary fishing gear. (ii) Subsistence stationary gillnet gear may not be set within 200 feet of other subsistence stationary gear. (4) One registration permit will be available and will be issued by the Fed eral in-season manager, in consultation with the Kenai National Wildlife Ref uge manager, to the Ninilchik Tradi tional Council. As the community gillnet owner, the Ninilchik Tradi tional Council will be responsible for its use and removal in consultation with the Federal in-season manager. As part of the permit, the Ninilchik Tradi tional Council must provide post-sea son written documentation of required evaluation information to the Federal in-season manager including, but not limited to: (i) Persons or households operating the gear; (ii) Hours of operation; and (iii) Number of each species caught and retained or released. (5) The Ninilchik Traditional Council may operate the net for subsistence purposes on behalf of residents of Ninilchik by requesting a subsistence fishing permit that: (i) Identifies a person who will be re sponsible for fishing the gillnet; and (ii) Includes provisions for recording daily catches, the household to whom the catch was given, and other infor mation determined to be necessary for effective resource management by the Federal in-season manager. (C) Kenai River rod and reel only; salm on. (1) For federally managed waters of the Kenai River and its tributaries, you may take sockeye, Chinook, coho, pink, and chum salmon through a sepa rate rod and reel fishery in the Kenai River drainage. (2) Seasons, areas, harvest and pos session limits, and methods and means for take are the same as for the taking of these salmon species under State of Alaska fishing regulations (5 AAC 56, 5 AAC 57 and 5 AAC 77.540), except for the following harvest and possession limits: TABLE 10 TO PARAGRAPH (e)(10) Species Size Limits Chinook salmon— (January 1 through July 15). Less than 46 inches or 55 inches and longer. 2 per day and 2 in possession. Chinook salmon— (July 16 through August 31). 20 inches and longer .............. 2 per day and 2 in possession. All other salmon ....................... 16 inches and longer .............. 6 per day and 6 in possession, of which no more than 4 per day and 4 in possession may be Coho salmon, except for the Sanctuary Area and Russian River where no more than 2 per day and 2 in possession may be Coho salmon. (i) In the Kenai River below Skilak Lake, fishing is allowed with up to two baited single or treble hooks June 15 through August 31. (ii) Annual harvest limits for any combination of Chinook salmon are four for each permit holder. (iii) Incidentally caught fish, other than salmon, are subject to regulations found in paragraph (e)(10)(iii)(D) of this section. (D) Kenai River and tributaries under ice jigging and rod and reel; resident spe cies. (1) For federally managed waters of the Kenai River and its tributaries below Skilak Lake outlet at river mile 50, you may take resident fish species including lake trout, rainbow trout, and Dolly Varden or Arctic char with jigging gear through the ice or rod and reel gear in open waters. Seasons, areas, harvest and possession limits, and methods and means for take are the same as for the taking of these resident species under State of Alaska fishing regulations (5 AAC 56, 5 AAC 57, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00837 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 828 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.27 and 5 AAC 77.540), except for the fol lowing harvest and possession limits: TABLE 11 TO PARAGRAPH (e)(10) Species Specifications Limits Lake trout ................................. 20 inches or longer ................. 4 per day and 4 in possession. Less than 20 inches ................ 15 per day and 15 in possession. Dolly Varden or Arctic char ...... In flowing waters ..................... For fish less than 18 inches, 1 per day and 1 in possession. In lakes and ponds .................. 2 per day and 2 in possession, of which only one may be 20 inches or longer, may be harvested daily. Rainbow or steelhead trout ...... In flowing waters ..................... For fish less than 18 inches in length, 1 per day and 1 in possession. In lakes and ponds .................. 2 per day and 2 in possession, of which only one fish 20 inches or longer may be harvested daily. (2) For federally managed waters of the upper Kenai River and its tribu taries above Skilak Lake outlet at river mile 50, you may take resident fish species including lake trout, rain bow trout, and Dolly Varden or Arctic char with jigging gear through the ice or rod and reel gear in open waters. Seasons, areas, harvest and possession limits, and methods and means for take are the same as for the taking of these resident species under Alaska fishing regulations (5 AAC 56, 5 AAC 57, 5 AAC 77.540), except for the following harvest and possession limits: TABLE 12 TO PARAGRAPH (e)(10) Species Specifications Limits Lake trout ................................. 20 inches or longer ................. 4 per day and 4 in possession. Less than 20 inches ................ 15 per day and 15 in possession. From Hidden Lake .................. 2 per day and 2 in possession regardless of length. Dolly Varden or Arctic char ...... In flowing waters ..................... For fish less than 16 inches in length, 1 per day and 1 in possession. In lakes and ponds .................. 2 per day and 2 in possession, of which only one fish 20 inches or longer may be harvested daily. Rainbow or steelhead trout ...... In flowing waters ..................... For fish less than 16 inches in length, 1 per day and 1 in possession. In lakes and ponds .................. 2 per day and 2 in possession, of which only one fish 20 inches or longer may be harvested daily. (11) Prince William Sound Area. The Prince William Sound Area includes all waters and drainages of Alaska be tween the longitude of Cape Fairfield and the longitude of Cape Suckling. The Lower Copper River Area includes that portion of the Copper River, from a boundary one-half mile upstream of the Copper River Highway to a bound ary extending one-half mile down stream of the Copper River Highway, from the west bank of the river near highway mile 27 to the east bank of the river near highway mile 38. (i) You may take fish, other than rainbow/steelhead trout, in the Prince William Sound Area only under author ity of a subsistence fishing permit, ex cept that a permit is not required to take eulachon. You make not take rainbow/steelhead trout, except as oth erwise provided for in this paragraph (e)(11). (A) In the Prince William Sound Area within Chugach National Forest and in the Copper River drainage downstream of Haley Creek, you may accumulate Federal subsistence fishing harvest limits with harvest limits under State of Alaska sport fishing regulations pro vided that accumulation of fishing har vest limits does not occur during the same day. (B) You may accumulate harvest lim its of salmon authorized for the Copper River drainage upstream from Haley Creek with harvest limits for salmon authorized under State of Alaska sport fishing regulations. (ii) You may take fish by gear listed in paragraph (b)(1) of this section un less restricted in this section or under VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00838 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 829 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.27 the terms of a subsistence fishing per mit. (iii) If you catch rainbow/steelhead trout incidentally in other subsistence net fisheries, you may retain them for subsistence purposes, unless restricted in this section. (iv) In the Copper River drainage, you may take salmon only in the waters of the Upper Copper River Dis trict or in the vicinity of the Native Village of Batzulnetas and in the Lower Copper River Area. (v) In the Upper Copper River Dis trict, you may take salmon only by fish wheels, rod and reel, or dip nets. In the Lower Copper River Area, you may take salmon only by dip nets and rod and reel. All salmon retained from the Lower Copper River Area must be re ported to area managers within 48 hours of harvest. (A) In the Lower Copper River Area, you may not dip net from a boat. (B) In the Lower Copper River Area, the salmon fishery opens on June 1 and closes on September 30. (vi) Rainbow/steelhead trout and other freshwater fish caught inciden tally to salmon by fish wheel in the Upper Copper River District may be re tained. (vii) Freshwater fish other than rain bow/steelhead trout caught inciden tally to salmon by dip net in the Upper Copper River District may be retained. Rainbow/steelhead trout caught inci dentally to salmon by dip net in the Upper Copper River District must be released unharmed to the water. (viii) You may not possess salmon taken under the authority of an Upper Copper River District subsistence fish ing permit, or rainbow/steelhead trout caught incidentally to salmon by fish wheel, unless the anal fin has been im mediately removed from the fish. You must immediately record all retained fish on the subsistence permit. Imme diately means prior to concealing the fish from plain view or transporting the fish more than 50 feet from where the fish was removed from the water. (ix) You may take salmon in the Upper Copper River District from May 15 through September 30 only. (x) The total annual harvest limit for subsistence salmon fishing permits in combination for the Glennallen Subdis trict and the Chitina Subdistrict is as follows: (A) For a household with 1 person, 30 salmon, of which no more than 5 may be Chinook salmon taken by dip net and no more than 5 Chinook taken by rod and reel. (B) For a household with 2 persons, 60 salmon, of which no more than 5 may be Chinook salmon taken by dip net and no more than 5 Chinook taken by rod and reel, plus 10 salmon for each additional person in a household over 2 persons, except that the household’s limit for Chinook salmon taken by dip net or rod and reel does not increase. (C) Upon request, permits for addi tional salmon will be issued for no more than a total of 200 salmon for a permit issued to a household with 1 person, of which no more than 5 may be Chinook salmon taken by dip net and no more than 5 Chinook taken by rod and reel, or no more than a total of 500 salmon for a permit issued to a house hold with 2 or more persons, of which no more than 5 may be Chinook salmon taken by dip net and no more than 5 Chinook taken by rod and reel. (xi) The following apply to Upper Copper River District subsistence salm on fishing permits: (A) Only one subsistence fishing per mit per subdistrict will be issued to each household per year. If a household has been issued permits for both sub districts in the same year, both per mits must be in your possession and readily available for inspection while fishing or transporting subsistence taken fish in either subdistrict. A qualified household may also be issued a Batzulnetas salmon fishery permit in the same year. (B) Multiple types of gear may be specified on a permit, although only one unit of gear per person may be op erated at any one time. (C) You must return your permit no later than October 31 of the year in which the permit is issued, or you may be denied a permit for the following year. (D) A fish wheel may be operated only by one permit holder at one time; that permit holder must have the fish wheel marked as required by paragraph (e)(11)(xii)(B) or (e)(11)(xiii)(E) of this section and during fishing operations. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00839 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 830 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.27 (E) Only the permit holder and the authorized member(s) of the household listed on the subsistence permit may take salmon. (F) You must personally operate your fish wheel or dip net. (G) You may not loan or transfer a subsistence fish wheel or dip net per mit except as permitted. (H) While you are fishing from a boat or other watercraft, you may not use any device that indicates bathymetry and/or fish locations, e.g., fish finders. These devices do not have to be re moved or uninstalled from a boat or watercraft. (xii) If you are a fish wheel owner: (A) You must register your fish wheel with ADF&G or the Federal Subsist ence Board. (B) Your registration number and a wood, metal, or plastic plate at least 12 inches high by 12 inches wide bearing either your name and address, or your Alaska driver’s license number, or your Alaska State identification card num ber in letters and numerals at least 1 inch high, must be permanently affixed and plainly visible on the fish wheel when the fish wheel is in the water. (C) Only the current year’s registra tion number may be affixed to the fish wheel; you must remove any other reg istration number from the fish wheel. (D) You are responsible for the fish wheel; you must remove the fish wheel from the water at the end of the permit period. (E) You may not rent, lease, or other wise use your fish wheel used for sub sistence fishing for personal gain. (xiii) If you are operating a fish wheel: (A) You may operate only one fish wheel at any one time. (B) You may not set or operate a fish wheel within 75 feet of another fish wheel. (C) You must check your fish wheel at least once every 10 hours and re move all fish. (D) No fish wheel may have more than two baskets. (E) If you are a permittee other than the owner, you must attach an addi tional wood, metal, or plastic plate at least 12 inches high by 12 inches wide, bearing your name and address in let ters and numerals at least 1 inch high, to the fish wheel so that the name and address are plainly visible. (xiv) A subsistence fishing permit may be issued to a village council, or other similarly qualified organization whose members operate fish wheels for subsistence purposes in the Upper Cop per River District, to operate fish wheels on behalf of members of its vil lage or organization. The following ad ditional provisions apply to subsistence fishing permits issued under this para graph (e)(11)(xiv): (A) The permit will list all house holds and household members for whom the fish wheel is being operated. The permit will identify a person who will be responsible for the fish wheel and will be the same person as is listed on the fish wheel described in para graph (e)(11)(xiii)(E) of this section. (B) The allowable harvest may not exceed the combined seasonal limits for the households listed on the permit; the permittee will notify the ADF&G or Federal Subsistence Board when households are added to the list, and the seasonal limit may be adjusted ac cordingly. (C) Members of households listed on a permit issued to a village council or other similarly qualified organization are not eligible for a separate house hold subsistence fishing permit for the Upper Copper River District. (D) The permit will include provi sions for recording daily catches for each fish wheel; location and number of fish wheels; full legal name of the indi vidual responsible for the lawful oper ation of each fish wheel as described in paragraph (e)(11)(xiii)(E) of this sec tion; and other information determined to be necessary for effective resource management. (xv) You may take salmon in the vi cinity of the former Native village of Batzulnetas only under the authority of a Batzulnetas subsistence salmon fishing permit available from the Na tional Park Service under the fol lowing conditions: (A) You may take salmon only in those waters of the Copper River be tween National Park Service regu latory markers located near the mouth of Tanada Creek and approximately one-half mile downstream from that mouth and in Tanada Creek between VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00840 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 831 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior ยง 100.27 National Park Service regulatory markers identifying the open waters of the creek. (B) You may use only fish wheels, dip nets, and rod and reel on the Copper River and only dip nets, spears, fyke nets, and rod and reel in Tanada Creek. One fyke net and associated lead may be used in Tanada Creek upstream of the National Park Service weir. (C) You may take salmon only from May 15 through September 30 or until the season is closed by special action. (D) You may retain Chinook salmon taken in a fish wheel in the Copper River. You must return to the water unharmed any Chinook salmon caught in Tanada Creek. (E) You must return the permit to the National Park Service no later than October 15 of the year the permit was issued. (F) You may only use a fyke net after consultation with the in-season man ager. You must be present when the fyke net is actively fishing. You may take no more than 1,000 sockeye salm on in Tanada Creek with a fyke net. (xvi) You may take pink salmon for subsistence purposes from fresh water with a dip net from May 15 through September 30, 7 days per week, with no harvest or possession limits in the fol lowing areas: (A) Green Island, Knight Island, Chenega Island, Bainbridge Island, Evans Island, Elrington Island, Latouche Island, and adjacent islands, and the mainland waters from the outer point of Granite Bay located in Knight Island Passage to Cape Fair field; (B) Waters north of a line from Por cupine Point to Granite Point, and south of a line from Point Lowe to Tongue Point. (xvii) In the Chugach National Forest portion of the Prince William Sound Area, and the Lower Copper River Area, you must possess a Federal sub sistence fishing permit to take salmon, trout, whitefish, grayling, Dolly Varden, or char. Permits are available from the Cordova Ranger District. (A) Salmon harvest is not allowed in Eyak Lake and its tributaries, the re mainder of the Copper River and its tributaries outside of the Lower Copper River Area, and Eyak River upstream from the Copper River Highway Bridge. (B) You must record on your subsist ence permit the number of subsistence fish taken. You must record all har vested fish prior to leaving the fishing site and return the permit by the due date marked on the permit. (C) You must remove both lobes of the caudal (tail) fin from subsistence caught salmon before leaving the fish ing site. (D) Excluding the areas described in paragraph (e)(11)(xvii)(A) of this sec tion, you may take salmon by rod and reel, dip net, spear, and gaff year round. (E) For a household with 1 person, 15 salmon (other than pink) may be taken, and 5 cutthroat trout, with only 2 over 20 inches, may be taken; no more than 5 Chinook salmon per household; for pink salmon, see the conditions of the permit. (F) For a household with 2 persons, 30 salmon (other than pink) may be taken, plus an additional 10 salmon for each additional person in a household over 2 persons, and 5 cutthroat trout, with only 2 over 20 inches per each household member with a maximum household limit of 30 cutthroat trout may be taken; no more than 5 Chinook salmon per household; for pink salmon, see the conditions of the permit. (G) You may take Dolly Varden, Arc tic char, whitefish, and grayling with rod and reel and spear year-round and with a gillnet from January 1 to April 1. The maximum incidental gillnet har vest of trout is 10. (H) You may take cutthroat trout with rod and reel and spear from June 15 to April 14 and with a gillnet from January 1 to April 1. (I) You may not retain rainbow/ steelhead trout for subsistence unless taken incidentally in a subsistence gillnet fishery. Rainbow/steelhead trout must be immediately released from a dip net without harm. (12) Yakutat Area. The Yakutat Area includes all waters and drainages of Alaska between the longitude of Cape Suckling and the longitude of Cape Fairweather. (i) Unless restricted in this section or unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, you may VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00841 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 832 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.27 take fish at any time in the Yakutat Area. (ii) You may take salmon, trout (other than steelhead), and char only under authority of a subsistence fish ing permit. You may take steelhead trout only in the Situk and Ahrnklin Rivers and only under authority of a Federal subsistence fishing permit. (iii) If you take salmon, trout, or char incidentally by gear operated under the terms of a subsistence per mit for salmon, you may retain them for subsistence purposes. You must re port any salmon, trout, or char taken in this manner on your permit cal endar. (iv) You may take fish by gear listed in this part unless restricted in this section or under the terms of a subsist ence fishing permit. In areas where use of rod and reel is allowed, you may use artificial fly, lure, or bait when fishing with rod and reel, unless restricted by Federal permit. If you use bait, you must retain all Federally regulated fish species caught, and they apply to your applicable daily and annual har vest limits for that species. For streams with steelhead, once your daily or annual limit of steelhead is harvested, you may no longer fish with bait for any species. (v) In the Situk River, each subsist ence salmon fishing permit holder shall attend his or her gillnet at all times when it is being used to take salmon. (vi) You may block up to two-thirds of a stream with a gillnet or seine used for subsistence fishing. (vii) You must immediately remove both lobes of the caudal (tail) fin from subsistence-caught salmon when taken. (viii) You may not possess subsist ence-taken and sport-taken salmon on the same day. (ix) You must possess a subsistence fishing permit to take Dolly Varden. The daily harvest and possession limit is 10 Dolly Varden of any size. (13) Southeastern Alaska Area. The Southeastern Alaska Area includes all waters between a line projecting south west from the westernmost tip of Cape Fairweather and Dixon Entrance. (i) Unless restricted in this section or under the terms of a subsistence fish ing permit, you may take fish other than salmon, trout, grayling, and char in the Southeastern Alaska Area at any time. (ii) You must possess a subsistence fishing permit to take salmon, trout, grayling, or char. You must possess a subsistence fishing permit to take eulachon from any freshwater stream flowing into fishing District 1. (iii) In the Southeastern Alaska Area, a rainbow trout is defined as a fish of the species Oncorhyncus mykiss less than 22 inches in overall length. A steelhead is defined as a rainbow trout with an overall length of 22 inches or larger. (iv) In areas where use of rod and reel is allowed, you may use artificial fly, lure, or bait when fishing with rod and reel, unless restricted by Federal per mit. If you use bait, you must retain all federally regulated fish species caught, and they apply to your applica ble daily, seasonal, and annual harvest limits for that species. (A) For streams with steelhead, once your daily, seasonal, or annual limit of steelhead is harvested, you may no longer fish with bait for any species. (B) Unless otherwise specified in this paragraph (e)(13), allowable gear for salmon or steelhead is restricted to gaffs, spears, gillnets, seines, dip nets, cast nets, handlines, or rod and reel. (v) Unless otherwise specified in this paragraph (e)(13), you may use a handline for snagging salmon or steelhead. (vi) You may fish with a rod and reel within 300 feet of a fish ladder unless the site is otherwise posted by the USDA Forest Service. You may not fish from, on, or in a fish ladder. (vii) You may not accumulate Fed eral subsistence harvest limits author ized for the Southeastern Alaska Area with any harvest limits authorized under any State of Alaska fishery with the following exception: Annual or sea sonal Federal subsistence harvest lim its may be accumulated with State sport fishing harvest limits provided that accumulation of harvest limits does not occur during the same day. (viii) If you take salmon, trout, or char incidentally with gear operated under terms of a subsistence permit for other salmon, they may be kept for subsistence purposes. You must report any salmon, trout, or char taken in VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00842 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 833 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.27 this manner on your subsistence fish ing permit. (ix) Nets are prohibited in streams flowing across or adjacent to the roads on Wrangell and Mitkof islands, and in streams flowing across or adjacent to the road systems connected to the community of Sitka. (x) You may not possess subsistence taken and sport-taken fish of a given species on the same day. (xi) If a harvest limit is not other wise listed for sockeye in this para graph (e)(13), the harvest limit for sockeye salmon is the same as provided for in adjacent State subsistence or personal use fisheries. If a harvest limit is not established for the State subsistence or personal use fisheries, the possession limit is 10 sockeye and the annual harvest limit is 20 sockeye per household for that stream. (xii) The Sarkar River system above the bridge is closed to the use of all nets by both federally qualified and non-federally qualified users. (xiii) You may take Chinook, sock eye, and coho salmon in the mainstem of the Stikine River only under the au thority of a Federal subsistence fishing permit. Each Stikine River permit will be issued to a household. Only dip nets, spears, gaffs, rod and reel, beach seine, or gillnets not exceeding 15 fathoms in length may be used. The maximum gillnet stretched mesh size is 8 inches during the Chinook salmon season and 5 1⁄2 inches during the sockeye salmon season. There is no maximum mesh size during the coho salmon season. (A) You may take Chinook salmon from May 15 through June 20. The an nual limit is five Chinook salmon per household. (B) You may take sockeye salmon from June 21 through July 31. The an nual limit is 40 sockeye salmon per household. (C) You may take coho salmon from August 1 through October 1. The an nual limit is 20 coho salmon per house hold. (D) You may retain other salmon taken incidentally by gear operated under terms of this permit. The inci dentally taken salmon must be re ported on your permit calendar. (E) Fishing nets must be checked at least twice each day. (xiv) You may take coho salmon with a Federal salmon fishing permit. There is no closed season. The daily harvest limit is 20 coho salmon per household. Only dip nets, spears, gaffs, handlines, and rod and reel may be used. There are specific rules to harvest any salm on on the Stikine River, and you must have a separate Stikine River subsist ence salmon fishing permit to take salmon on the Stikine River. (xv) Unless noted on a Federal sub sistence harvest permit, there are no harvest limits for pink or chum salm on. (xvi) Unless otherwise specified in this paragraph (e)(13), you may take steelhead under the terms of a subsist ence fishing permit. The open season is January 1 through May 31. The daily household harvest and possession limit is one with an annual household limit of two. You may only use a dip net, gaff, handline, spear, or rod and reel. The permit conditions and systems to receive special protection will be deter mined by the local Federal fisheries manager in consultation with ADF&G. (xvii) You may take steelhead trout on Prince of Wales and Kosciusko Is lands under the terms of Federal sub sistence fishing permits. You must ob tain a separate permit for the winter and spring seasons. (A) The winter season is December 1 through the last day of February, with a harvest limit of two fish per house hold; however, only one steelhead may be harvested by a household from a particular drainage. You may use only a dip net, handline, spear, or rod and reel. You must return your winter sea son permit within 15 days of the close of the season and before receiving an other permit for a Prince of Wales/Kos ciusko steelhead subsistence fishery. The permit conditions and systems to receive special protection will be deter mined by the local Federal fisheries manager in consultation with ADF&G. (B) The spring season is March 1 through May 31, with a harvest limit of five fish per household; however, only two steelhead may be harvested by a household from a particular drainage. You may use only a dip net, handline, spear, or rod and reel. You must return your spring season permit within 15 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00843 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 834 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.28 days of the close of the season and be fore receiving another permit for a Prince of Wales/Kosciusko steelhead subsistence fishery. The permit condi tions and systems to receive special protection will be determined by the local Federal fisheries manager in con sultation with ADF&G. (xviii) In addition to the requirement for a Federal subsistence fishing per mit, the following restrictions for the harvest of Dolly Varden, brook trout, grayling, cutthroat trout, and rainbow trout apply: (A) The daily household harvest and possession limit is 20 Dolly Varden; there is no closed season or size limit. (B) The daily household harvest and possession limit is 20 brook trout; there is no closed season or size limit. (C) The daily household harvest and possession limit is 20 grayling; there is no closed season or size limit. (D) The daily household harvest limit is 6 and the household possession limit is 12 cutthroat or rainbow trout in combination; there is no closed season or size limit. (E) You may only use a rod and reel. (F) The permit conditions and sys tems to receive special protection will be determined by the local Federal fisheries manager in consultation with ADF&G. (xix) There is no subsistence fishery for any salmon on the Taku River. (xx) The Klawock River drainage is closed to the use of seines and gillnets during July and August. (xxi) The Federal public waters in the Makhnati Island area, as defined in § 100.3(b)(5) are closed to the harvest of herring and herring spawn, except by federally qualified users. (xxii) Only federally qualified sub sistence users may harvest sockeye salmon in Neva Lake, Neva Creek, and South Creek. [78 FR 19112, Mar. 29, 2013, as amended at 80 FR 28192, May 18, 2015; 83 FR 3084, Jan. 23, 2018; 84 FR 39191, Aug. 9, 2019; 84 FR 39748, Aug. 12, 2019; 86 FR 17717, Apr. 6, 2021; 87 FR 44894, July 26, 2022] § 100.28 Subsistence taking of shell fish. (a) Covered species—(1) Regulations in this section apply to subsistence tak ing of Dungeness crab, king crab, Tan ner crab, shrimp, clams, abalone, and other shellfish or their parts. (2) You may take shellfish for sub sistence uses at any time in any area of the public lands by any method unless restricted by this section. (b) Methods, means, and general restric tions. (1) The harvest limit specified in this section for a subsistence season for a species and the State harvest limit set for a State season for the same spe cies are not cumulative. This means that if you have taken the harvest limit for a particular species under a subsistence season specified in this sec tion, you may not, after that, take any additional shellfish of that species under any other harvest limit specified for a State season. (2) Unless otherwise provided in this section or under terms of a required subsistence fishing permit (as may be modified by this section), you may use the following legal types of gear to take shellfish: (i) Abalone iron; (ii) Diving gear; (iii) A grappling hook; (iv) A handline; (v) A hydraulic clam digger; (vi) A mechanical clam digger; (vii) A pot; (viii) A ring net; (ix) A scallop dredge; (x) A sea urchin rake; (xi) A shovel; and (xii) A trawl. (3) You are prohibited from buying or selling subsistence-taken shellfish, their parts, or their eggs, unless other wise specified. (4) You may not use explosives and chemicals, except that you may use chemical baits or lures to attract shell fish. (5) Marking requirements for subsist ence shellfish gear are as follows: (i) You must plainly and legibly in scribe your first initial, last name, and address on a keg or buoy attached to unattended subsistence fishing gear, except when fishing through the ice, when you may substitute for the keg or buoy a stake inscribed with your first initial, last name, and address inserted in the ice near the hole; subsistence fishing gear may not display a perma nent ADF&G vessel license number; VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00844 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 835 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior ยง 100.28 (ii) Kegs or buoys attached to sub sistence crab pots also must be in scribed with the name or United States Coast Guard number of the vessel used to operate the pots. (6) Pots used for subsistence fishing must comply with the escape mecha nism requirements found in ยง 100.27(b)(2). (7) You may not mutilate or other wise disfigure a crab in any manner which would prevent determination of the minimum size restrictions until the crab has been processed or prepared for consumption. (c) Taking shellfish by designated har vest permit. (1) Any species of shellfish that may be taken by subsistence fish ing under this part may be taken under a designated harvest permit. (2) If you are a Federally-qualified subsistence user (beneficiary), you may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take shellfish on your behalf. The designated fisherman must obtain a designated harvest per mit prior to attempting to harvest shellfish and must return a completed harvest report. The designated fisher man may harvest for any number of beneficiaries but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her pos session at any one time. (3) The designated fisherman must have in possession a valid designated harvest permit when taking, attempt ing to take, or transporting shellfish taken under this section, on behalf of a beneficiary. (4) You may not fish with more than one legal limit of gear as established by this section. (5) You may not designate more than one person to take or attempt to take shellfish on your behalf at one time. You may not personally take or at tempt to take shellfish at the same time that a designated fisherman is taking or attempting to take shellfish on your behalf. (d) Permit requirements. If a subsist ence shellfish permit is required by this section, the following conditions apply unless otherwise specified by the subsistence regulations in this section: (1) You may not take shellfish for subsistence in excess of the limits set out in the permit unless a different limit is specified in this section. (2) You must obtain a permit prior to subsistence fishing. (3) You must have the permit in your possession and readily available for in spection while taking or transporting the species for which the permit is issued. (4) The permit may designate the spe cies and numbers of shellfish to be har vested, time and area of fishing, the type and amount of fishing gear and other conditions necessary for manage ment or conservation purposes. (5) If specified on the permit, you must keep accurate daily records of the catch involved, showing the number of shellfish taken by species, location and date of the catch, and such other infor mation as may be required for manage ment or conservation purposes. (6) You must complete and submit subsistence fishing reports at the time specified for each particular area and fishery. (7) If the return of catch information necessary for management and con servation purposes is required by a sub sistence fishing permit and you fail to comply with such reporting require ments, you are ineligible to receive a subsistence permit for that activity during the following calendar year, un less you demonstrate that failure to re port was due to loss in the mail, acci dent, sickness, or other unavoidable circumstances. (e) Subsistence take by commercial ves sels. No fishing vessel which is commer cially licensed and registered for shrimp pot, shrimp trawl, king crab, Tanner crab, or Dungeness crab fishing may be used for subsistence take dur ing the period starting 14 days before an opening and ending 14 days after the closure of a respective open season in the area or areas for which the vessel is registered. However, if you are a com mercial fisherman, you may retain shellfish for your own use from your lawfully taken commercial catch. (f) Size restrictions. You may not take or possess shellfish smaller than the minimum legal size limits. (g) Unlawful possession of subsistence shellfish. You may not possess, trans port, give, receive, or barter shellfish or their parts taken in violation of Federal or State regulations. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00845 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 836 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–22 Edition) § 100.28 (h) Charter and related operations. (1) An owner, operator, or employee of a lodge, charter vessel, or other enter prise that furnishes food, lodging, or guide services may not furnish to a cli ent or guest of that enterprise, shell fish that has been taken under this sec tion, unless: (i) The shellfish has been taken with gear deployed and retrieved by the cli ent or guest who is a Federally quali fied subsistence user; (ii) The gear has been marked with the client’s or guest’s name and ad dress; and (iii) The shellfish is to be consumed by the client or guest or is consumed in the presence of the client or guest. (2) The captain and crewmembers of a charter vessel may not deploy, set, or retrieve their own gear in a subsistence shellfish fishery when that vessel is being chartered. (i) Subsistence shellfish areas and perti nent restrictions—(1) Southeastern Alas ka—Yakutat Area. No marine waters are currently identified under Federal subsistence management jurisdiction, except the marine waters occurring in the vicinity of Makhnati Island as de scribed in § .3(b)(5) of these regula tions. (2) Prince William Sound Area. No ma rine waters are currently identified under Federal subsistence management jurisdiction. (3) Cook Inlet Area. (i) You may take shellfish for subsistence purposes only as allowed in paragraph (i)(3) of this section. (ii) You may not take king crab, Dungeness crab, or shrimp for subsist ence purposes. (iii) In the subsistence taking of Tan ner crab: (A) Male Tanner crab may be taken only from July 15 through March 15; (B) The daily harvest and possession limit is 5 male Tanner crabs; (C) Only male Tanner crabs 51⁄2; inches or greater in width of shell may be taken or possessed; (D) No more than two pots per per son, regardless of type, with a max imum of two pots per vessel, regardless of type, may be used to take Tanner crab. (iv) In the subsistence taking of clams: (A) The daily harvest and possession limit for littleneck clams is 1,000 and the minimum size is 1.5 inches in length; (B) The daily harvest and possession limit for butter clams is 700 and the minimum size is 2.5 inches in length. (v) Other than as specified in this section, there are no harvest, posses sion, or size limits for other shellfish, and the season is open all year. (4) Kodiak Area. (i) You may take crab for subsistence purposes only under the authority of a subsistence crab fishing permit issued by the ADF&G. (ii) The operator of a commercially licensed and registered shrimp fishing vessel must obtain a subsistence fish ing permit from the ADF&G before subsistence shrimp fishing during a State closed commercial shrimp fish ing season or within a closed commer cial shrimp fishing district, section, or subsection. The permit must specify the area and the date the vessel oper ator intends to fish. No more than 500 pounds (227 kg) of shrimp may be in possession aboard the vessel. (iii) The daily harvest and possession limit is 12 male Dungeness crabs per person; only male Dungeness crabs with a shell width of 61⁄2 inches or greater may be taken or possessed. Taking of Dungeness crab is prohibited in water 25 fathoms or more in depth during the 14 days immediately before the State opening of a commercial king or Tanner crab fishing season in the location. (iv) In the subsistence taking of king crab: (A) The annual limit is three crabs per household; only male king crab with shell width of 7 inches or greater may be taken or possessed. (B) All crab pots used for subsistence fishing and left in saltwater unat tended longer than a 2-week period must have all bait and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open. (C) You may only use one crab pot, which may be of any size, to take king crab. (D) You may take king crab only from June 1 through January 31, except that the subsistence taking of king crab is prohibited in waters 25 fathoms VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00846 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R 837 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 100.28 or greater in depth during the period 14 days before and 14 days after State open commercial fishing seasons for red king crab, blue king crab, or Tan ner crab in the location. (E) The waters of the Pacific Ocean enclosed by the boundaries of Womens Bay, Gibson Cove, and an area defined by a line 1⁄2 mile on either side of the mouth of the Karluk River, and extend ing seaward 3,000 feet, and all waters within 1,500 feet seaward of the shore line of Afognak Island are closed to the harvest of king crab except by Feder ally qualified subsistence users. (v) In the subsistence taking of Tan ner crab: (A) You may not use more than five crab pots to take Tanner crab. (B) You may not take Tanner crab in waters 25 fathoms or greater in depth during the 14 days immediately before the opening of a State commercial king or Tanner crab fishing season in the location. (C) The daily harvest and possession limit per person is 12 male crabs with a shell width 51⁄2 inches or greater. (5) Alaska Peninsula—Aleutian Islands Area. (i) The operator of a commer cially licensed and registered shrimp fishing vessel must obtain a subsist ence fishing permit from the ADF&G prior to subsistence shrimp fishing dur ing a closed State commercial shrimp fishing season or within a closed com mercial shrimp fishing district, sec tion, or subsection; the permit must specify the area and the date the vessel operator intends to fish; no more than 500 pounds (227 kg) of shrimp may be in possession aboard the vessel. (ii) The daily harvest and possession limit is 12 male Dungeness crabs per person; only crabs with a shell width of 51⁄2 inches or greater may be taken or possessed. (iii) In the subsistence taking of king crab: (A) The daily harvest and possession limit is six male crabs per person; only crabs with a shell width of 61⁄2 inches or greater may be taken or possessed; (B) All crab pots used for subsistence fishing and left in saltwater unat tended longer than a 2-week period must have all bait and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open; (C) You may take crabs only from June 1 through January 31. (iv) The daily harvest and possession limit is 12 male Tanner crabs per per son; only crabs with a shell width of 51⁄2 inches or greater may be taken or pos sessed. (6) Bering Sea Area. (i) In that portion of the area north of the latitude of Cape Newenham, shellfish may only be taken by shovel, jigging gear, pots, and ring net. (ii) The operator of a commercially licensed and registered shrimp fishing vessel must obtain a subsistence fish ing permit from the ADF&G prior to subsistence shrimp fishing during a closed commercial shrimp fishing sea son or within a closed commercial shrimp fishing district, section, or sub section; the permit must specify the area and the date the vessel operator intends to fish; no more than 500 pounds (227 kg) of shrimp may be in possession aboard the vessel. (iii) In waters south of 60° North lati tude, the daily harvest and possession limit is 12 male Dungeness crabs per person. (iv) In the subsistence taking of king crab: (A) In waters south of 60° North lati tude, the daily harvest and possession limit is six male crabs per person. (B) All crab pots used for subsistence fishing and left in saltwater unat tended longer than a 2-week period must have all bait and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open. (C) In waters south of 60° North lati tude, you may take crab only from June 1 through January 31. (D) In the Norton Sound Section of the Northern District, you must have a subsistence permit. (v) In waters south of 60° North lati tude, the daily harvest and possession limit is 12 male Tanner crabs. [76 FR 12585, Mar. 8, 2011] PARTS 101–199 [RESERVED] VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 256244 PO 00000 Frm 00847 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8006 Y:\SGML\256244.XXX 256244pp ar ke r on D S K 6V X H R 33 P R O D w ith C F R