[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39698-39753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Part II

Department of Agriculture
Forest Service



36 CFR Part 242

Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service



50 CFR Part 100



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Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts 
C and D--1996-97 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations; 
Final Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

36 CFR Part 242

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 100

RIN 1018-AD42


Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 
Subpart C and Subpart D--1996-1997 Subsistence Taking of Fish and 
Wildlife Regulations

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture; and Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, bag 
limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for 
subsistence uses during the 1996-1997 regulatory year. The rulemaking 
is necessary because Subpart D is subject to an annual public review 
cycle. This rulemaking replaces the wildlife regulations included in 
the ``Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 
Subpart D--1995-1996 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife 
Regulations'', which expire on July 31, 1996. This rule also amends the 
Customary and Traditional Use Determinations of the Federal Subsistence 
Board (Section ____.24 of Subpart C). This rule also restates and 
extends Sections ____.26, Subsistence Taking of Fish and ____.27, 
Subsistence Taking of Shellfish.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Section ____.24 is effective August 1, 1996. Section 
____.25 is effective August 1, 1996, through June 30, 1997. Sections 
____.26 and ____.27 are effective January 1, 1997, through December 31, 
1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Thomas H. Boyd, Office of 
Subsistence Management, 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503; 
telephone (907) 786-3864. For questions specific to National Forest 
System lands, contact Ken Thompson, Regional Subsistence Program 
Manager, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21628, Juneau, 
Alaska 99802-1628, telephone (907) 586-7921.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
(ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111-3126) requires that the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretaries) implement a 
joint program to grant a preference for subsistence uses of fish and 
wildlife resources on public lands, unless the State of Alaska enacts 
and implements laws of general applicability which are consistent with 
ANILCA, and which provide for the subsistence definition, preference, 
and participation specified in Sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA. 
The State implemented a program that the Department of the Interior 
previously found to be consistent with ANILCA. However, in December 
1989, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled in McDowell v. State of Alaska 
that the rural preference in the State subsistence statute violated the 
Alaska Constitution. The Court's ruling in McDowell required the State 
to delete the rural preference from the subsistence statute, and 
therefore, negated State compliance with ANILCA. The Court stayed the 
effect of the decision until July 1, 1990.
    As a result of the McDowell decision, the Department of the 
Interior and the Department of Agriculture (Departments) assumed, on 
July 1, 1990, responsibility for implementation of Title VIII of ANILCA 
on public lands. On June 29, 1990, the Temporary Subsistence Management 
Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska were published in the Federal 
Register (55 FR 27114-27170). Consistent with Subparts A, B, and C of 
these regulations, a Federal Subsistence Board was established to 
administer the Federal subsistence management program. The Board's 
composition includes a Chair appointed by the Secretary of the Interior 
with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture; the Alaska Regional 
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the Alaska Regional Director, 
U.S. National Park Service; the Alaska State Director, U.S. Bureau of 
Land Management; the Alaska Area Director, U.S. Bureau of Indian 
Affairs; and the Alaska Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service. Through 
the Board, these agencies have participated in development of 
regulations for Subparts A, B, and C, and the annual Subpart D 
regulations. All Board members have reviewed this rule and agree with 
its substance. Because this rule relates to public lands managed by an 
agency or agencies in both the Departments of Agriculture and the 
Interior, identical text would be incorporated into 36 CFR Part 242 and 
50 CFR Part 100.

Applicability of Subparts A, B, and C

    Subparts A, B, and C (unless otherwise amended) of the Subsistence 
Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 50 CFR Secs. 100.1 
to 100.23 and 36 CFR Secs. 242.1 to 242.23, remain effective and apply 
to this rule for Secs. ____.23-____.25. Therefore, all definitions 
located at 50 CFR Sec. 100.4 and 36 CFR Sec. 242.4 apply to regulations 
found in this subpart. The identified sections include definitions for 
the following terms:
    ``Federal lands means lands and waters and interests therein title 
to which is in the United States''; and
    ``public land or public lands means lands situated in Alaska which 
are Federal lands, except--
    (1) land selections of the State of Alaska which have been 
tentatively approved or validly selected under the Alaska Statehood Act 
and lands which have been confirmed to, validly selected by, or granted 
to the Territory of Alaska or the State under any other provision of 
Federal Law;
    (2) land selections of a Native Corporation made under the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act which have not been conveyed to a Native 
Corporation, unless any such selection is determined to be invalid or 
is relinquished; and
    (3) lands referred to in Section 19(b) of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act.''

Navigable Waters

    At this time, Federal subsistence management program regulations 
apply to all non-navigable waters located on public lands and to 
navigable waters located on the public lands identified at 50 CFR 
Sec. 100.3(b) and 36 CFR Sec. 242.3(b) of the Subsistence Management 
Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 
22940-22964) published May 29, 1992. Nothing in these regulations is 
intended to enlarge or diminish authorities of the Departments to 
manage submerged lands, title to which is held by the United States 
government.
    The Board recognizes Judge Holland's order granting preliminary 
relief to the plaintiffs in the case of the Native Village of Quinhagak 
et al. v. United States of America et al. Therefore, to the extent that 
the proposed regulations would continue any existing restrictions on 
the taking of rainbow trout by the residents of Quinhagak and Goodnews 
Bay in the Kanektok, Arolik, and Goodnews Rivers, those regulations 
will not be enforced pending completion of proceedings in that case. 
However, in light of the continuation of the

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proceedings in the consolidated ``Katie John'' litigation and a 
petition to the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture addressing 
jurisdiction in navigable waters, no attempt is being made to alter the 
fish and shellfish portions of the regulations (Sections ____.26 and 
____.27) until final guidance has been received regarding the 
jurisdictional authority of the Federal government over navigable 
waters in general, and specifically with respect to the waters at issue 
in Native Village of Quinhagak et al. v. United States of America et 
al.

Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils

    Pursuant to the Record of Decision, Subsistence Management 
Regulations for Federal Public Lands in Alaska, April 6, 1992, and the 
Subsistence Management Regulations for Federal Public Lands in Alaska, 
36 CFR Sec. 242.11 (1992) and 50 CFR 100 Sec. 242.11 (1992), and for 
the purposes identified therein, Alaska has been divided into ten 
subsistence resource regions, each of which is represented by a Federal 
Subsistence Regional Advisory Council (Regional Council). The Regional 
Councils provide a forum for rural residents with personal knowledge of 
local conditions and resource requirements to have a meaningful role in 
the subsistence management of fish and wildlife on Alaska pubic lands. 
The Regional Council members represent varied geographical, cultural, 
and user diversity within each region.
    The Regional Councils have had a substantial role in reviewing the 
proposed rule and making recommendations for the final rule. Moreover, 
the Council Chairs, or their designated representatives, presented 
their Council's recommendations at the Board meeting in April 1996.

Summary of Changes

    Section ____.24 (Customary and traditional use determinations) was 
published in the Federal Register (57 FR 22940) on May 29, 1992. Since 
that time, the Board has made a number of Customary and Traditional Use 
Determinations at the request of affected subsistence users. Those 
modifications, along with some administrative corrections, were 
published in the Federal Register (59 FR 27462, published May 27, 1994; 
59 FR 51855, published October 13, 1994; and 60 FR 10317, published 
February 24, 1995.) During its April 29-May 3, 1996, meeting, the Board 
made additional determinations in addition to various annual season and 
harvest limit changes. The public has had extensive opportunity to 
review and comment on all changes. Additional details on the recent 
Board modifications are contained in the section on Analysis of 
Proposals Adopted by the Board.
    Section ____.25 (Subpart D) regulations are subject to an annual 
cycle and require development of an entire new rule each year. Proposed 
Subpart D regulations for the 1996-1997 seasons and bag limits, and 
methods and means were published on August 15, 1995, in the Federal 
Register (60 FR 42085-42118). A 60-day comment period providing for 
public review of the proposed rule and calling for proposals was 
advertised by mail, radio, and newspaper. During that period the 
Regional Councils met and, in addition to other Regional Council 
business, received suggestions for proposals from the public. Overall, 
the Board received a total of 101 proposals for change to Customary and 
Traditional Use Determinations or to Subpart D. Because of the large 
number of proposals submitted or contained in the agency files from 
previous years, the Regional Councils were asked to prioritize for 
Board action, those proposals relating to Customary and Traditional Use 
Determinations. Subsequent to the 60-day review period, the Board 
prepared a booklet describing the 67 proposals for analysis and Board 
action and distributed it to the public. The public then had an 
additional 30 days in which to comment on the proposals for changes to 
the regulations. The ten Regional Councils met again, received public 
comments, and formulated their recommendations to the Board on 
proposals for their respective regions. These final regulations reflect 
Board review and consideration of Regional Council recommendations and 
public comments submitted to the Board. The final comment period, the 
dates of the later Regional Council meetings, the date of the Board 
meeting and the August 1 versus July 1 effective date of these 
regulations reflect the impact of the Federal furloughs that occurred 
in November, December, and January.
    Section ____.26 (Subsistence taking of fish) and Section ____.27 
(Subsistence taking of shellfish) were last published on June 15, 1995 
(60 FR 31542). Fish and shellfish regulations are effective from 
January 1 through December 31 each year. Due to litigation and 
petitions to the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, both 
relating to extended jurisdiction to navigable waters, the fish and 
shellfish regulations were not revised for 1997 but, rather, are 
extended through December 31, 1997.

Analysis of Proposals Rejected by the Board

    The Board rejected twelve proposals and parts of two others based 
on recommendations from the respective Regional Council and additional 
factors. Except in four instances, the Board action to reject the 
proposals reflect Regional Council recommendations. Two of the rejected 
proposals were rendered moot by adoption of other proposals.
    Three proposals requested that public lands be closed to hunting or 
fishing by non-Federally qualified users. The Board determined that the 
biological and harvest data did not support a need to close the areas 
in order to protect the subsistence user's opportunity to harvest 
wildlife. In at least one instance, the proposal area encompassed non-
Federal lands.
    Two proposals requested opening a moose season in an area; one 
proposal asked that a spike/fork-50 inch antler restriction be removed; 
one proposal asked for a cow moose season; and two proposals asked for 
longer goat seasons. In all of those cases, examination of the 
biological data indicated that the target population could not 
withstand the proposed harvest.
    The Board also rejected three proposals requesting that customary 
and traditional use determinations be revised for sheep, moose and 
goats in certain areas. In each case, either the cultural resource data 
did not substantiate the request or the use did not occur on Federal 
lands.
    The Board also deferred action on 13 proposals in order to collect 
additional data, or allow communities or Regional Councils additional 
time to review the issues and provide additional information.

Analysis of Proposals Adopted by the Board

    The Board adopted 36 proposals and parts of 2 others. Some of these 
proposals were adopted as submitted and others were adopted with 
modifications suggested by the respective Regional Council or developed 
during the Board's public deliberations.
    All of the adopted proposals were recommended for adoption by the 
respective Regional Councils except one and were based on meeting 
customary and traditional uses, harvest practices, or protecting 
wildlife populations. Detailed information relating to justification on 
each proposal may be found in the Board meeting transcripts, available 
for review at the Office of Subsistence Management at the address 
listed previously.

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Statewide Proposals

    One proposal affecting the entire State was acted on by the Board 
resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.25. The 
change relaxed regulations relating to use of motorized vehicles and 
brought Federal and State regulations into more agreement.

Southeast Region

    Thirteen proposals affecting the Southeast Region were acted on by 
the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 
and Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the Southeast 
Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
     Revised the customary and traditional use determination 
for brown bear for Unit 1.
     Revised the customary and traditional use determination 
for deer for Unit 4.
     Provided for the taking of wildlife for ceremonial 
purposes in Units 1--5.
     Revised the customary and traditional use determination 
for goat for Unit 4.
     Revised the season for goat in Unit 5.
     Removed the moose hunting closure of Federal public lands 
in a portion of Unit 1(B) and opened a season in Unit 1(C).
     Revised the season for goat in Unit 3.
     Opened a season for moose in a portion of Unit 5(A) and 
changed season dates in another part of Unit 5(A).

Southcentral Region

    Eleven proposals affecting the Southcentral Region were acted on by 
the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 
and Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the Southcentral 
Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
     Provided for a customary and traditional use determination 
for black bear in Unit 15(C).
     Clarified the closure of Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air 
Force Base to subsistence hunting.
     Revised the customary and traditional use determination 
for black bear in Unit 6.
     Provided for a hunt for Mentasta herd caribou in Unit 11.
     Revised the customary and traditional use determination 
for moose and caribou in Units 13 and 20.

Kodiak/Aleutians Region

    Three proposals affecting the Kodiak/Aleutians Region were acted on 
by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in 
Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25. The following Board action affects the 
Kodiak/Aleutians Region and has been incorporated in this final rule:
     Changed the customary and traditional use determination 
for brown bear in Unit 8.

Bristol Bay Region

    Eleven proposals affecting the Bristol Bay Region were acted on by 
the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 
and Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the Bristol Bay 
Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
     Provided for a limited number of permits for brown bears 
in Unit 9(B).
     Opened a season for Mulchatna herd caribou in Unit 17(A).
     Continued and lengthened the season for Nushagak herd 
caribou in Unit 17(A).
     Revised the customary and traditional use determination 
for sheep in Unit 9(B).

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region

    Two proposals affecting the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region were acted 
on by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in 
Sec. ____.24. The following Board action affects the Yukon-Kuskokwim 
Delta Region and has been incorporated in this final rule:
     Revised the customary and traditional use determinations 
for black bear in Unit 18.

Western Interior Region

    Six proposals affecting the Western Interior Region were acted on 
by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in 
Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the Western Interior 
Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
     Extends the boundaries of the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear 
Management Area to include all of Unit 24.
     Closed to non-qualified Federal subsistence users, Federal 
lands within one-half mile along a portion of the Koyukuk River during 
a September moose season.
     Extended the moose season in a portion of Unit 24.

Seward Peninsula Region

    Five proposals affecting the Seward Peninsula Region were acted on 
by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in 
Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the 
Seward Peninsula Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
     Expanded the harvest limits for brown bears in Unit 22.
     Revised a customary and traditional use determination for 
caribou in Unit 22.
     Increased the harvest quota for muskox in Unit 22(D) to 
eight bulls.
     Created a hunting season for various furbearers.

Northwest Arctic Region

    One proposal affecting the Northwest Arctic Region was acted on by 
the Board; it did not result in any changes to the regulations found in 
Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25. The following Board action affects the 
Northwest Arctic:
     Defers for one year any changes to the Noatak Controlled 
Use Area.

Eastern Interior Region

    Nine proposals affecting the Eastern Interior Region were acted on 
by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in 
Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the 
Eastern Interior Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
     Add a winter season for caribou in Units 20(F) and 25(D).
     Add an additional moose season for Unit 12.
     Revised the customary and traditional use determination 
for moose for Unit 25(A).

North Slope Region

    Three proposals affecting the North Slope Region were acted on by 
the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 
and Sec. ____.25. One Request for Reconsideration from the 1995-96 
regulatory cycle was also deliberated by the Board. The following Board 
actions affect the North Slope Region and have been incorporated in 
this final rule:
     Revised the season for brown bear for Subunits A and B and 
eliminated the requirement for a Federal registration permit in Subunit 
26(A).
     Revised and clarified the customary and traditional use 
determination for caribou in Unit 26.
     Revised the moose season and harvest limit in Unit 26.
     Lengthened the season and harvest quota for muskox in Unit 
26.

Conformance With Statutory and Regulatory Authorities

    National Environmental Policy Act Compliance.--A Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that described four alternatives 
for developing a Federal Subsistence Management Program was distributed 
for public comment on October 7, 1991. That document described the 
major issues associated with Federal subsistence

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management as identified through public meetings, written comments and 
staff analysis and examined the environmental consequences of the four 
alternatives. Proposed regulations (Subparts A, B, and C) that would 
implement the preferred alternative were included in the DEIS as an 
appendix. The DEIS and the proposed administrative regulations 
presented a framework for an annual regulatory cycle regarding 
subsistence hunting and fishing regulations (Subpart D). The Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was published on February 28, 
1992.
    Based on the public comment received, the analysis contained in the 
FEIS, and the recommendations of the Federal Subsistence Board and the 
Department of the Interior's Subsistence Policy Group, it was the 
decision of the Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of Agriculture, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture-
Forest Service, to implement Alternative IV as identified in the DEIS 
and FEIS (Record of Decision on Subsistence Management for Federal 
Public Lands in Alaska (ROD), signed April 6, 1992). The DEIS and the 
selected alternative in the FEIS defined the administrative framework 
of an annual regulatory cycle for subsistence hunting and fishing 
regulations. The final rule for Subsistence Management Regulations for 
Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 22940-22964, 
published May 29, 1992) implements the Federal Subsistence Management 
Program and includes a framework for an annual cycle for subsistence 
hunting and fishing regulations.
    Compliance with Section 810 of ANILCA.--The intent of all Federal 
subsistence regulations is to accord subsistence uses of fish and 
wildlife on public lands a priority over the taking of fish and 
wildlife on such lands for other purposes, unless restriction is 
necessary to conserve healthy fish and wildlife populations. A Section 
810 analysis was completed as part of the FEIS process. The final 
Section 810 analysis determination appears in the April 6, 1992, ROD 
which concluded that the Federal Subsistence Management Program, under 
Alternative IV with an annual process for setting hunting and fishing 
regulations, may have some local impacts on subsistence uses, but it 
does not appear that the program may significantly restrict subsistence 
uses.
    Paperwork Reduction Act--These rules contain information collection 
requirements subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. They apply to the use of 
public lands in Alaska. The information collection requirements 
described below have been submitted to OMB for extension approval. This 
collection of information will not be required until it has been 
approved by OMB.
    The collection of information will be achieved through the use of 
the Federal Subsistence Hunt Permit Application. This collection 
information will establish whether the applicant qualifies to 
participate in a Federal subsistence hunt on public land in Alaska and 
will provide a report of harvest and location of harvest.
    The likely respondents to this collection of information are rural 
Alaska residents who wish to participate in specific subsistence hunts 
on Federal land. The collected information is necessary to determine 
harvest success and harvest location in order to make management 
decisions relative to the conservation of healthy wildlife populations. 
The annual burden of reporting and recordkeeping is estimated to 
average 0.25 hours per response, including time for reviewing 
instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and 
reviewing the form. The estimated number of likely respondents under 
this rule is less than 5,000, yielding a total annual reporting and 
recordkeeping burden of 1,250 hours or less.
    Direct comments on the burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
form to: Information Collection Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 1849 C Street, NW, MS 224 ARLSQ, Washington, DC 20240; and the 
Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project 
(Subsistence), Washington, DC 20503. Additional information collection 
requirements may be imposed if Local Advisory Committees subject to the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act are established under Subpart B.
    The Board finds that additional public notice and comment 
requirements under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) for this 
final rule are impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public 
interest. A lapse in regulatory control could seriously affect the 
continued viability of wildlife populations, adversely impact future 
subsistence opportunities for rural Alaskans, and would generally fail 
to serve the overall public interest. Therefore, the Board finds good 
cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C.553(b)(B) to waive the public notice and 
comment procedures prior to publication of this rule. The Board finds 
good cause under 5 U.S.C.553(d)(3) to make this rule effective August 
1, 1996.
    Economic Effects--This rule was not subject to OMB review under 
Executive Order 12866. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.) requires preparation of flexibility analyses for rules 
that will have a significant effect on a substantial number of small 
entities, which include small businesses, organizations or governmental 
jurisdictions. The Departments have determined that this rulemaking 
will not have a significant economic effect on a substantial number of 
small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    This rulemaking will impose no significant costs on small entities; 
the exact number of businesses and the amount of trade that will result 
from this Federal land-related activity is unknown. The aggregate 
effect is an insignificant positive economic effect on a number of 
small entities, such as ammunition, snowmachine, and gasoline dealers. 
The number of small entities affected is unknown; but, the fact that 
the positive effects will be seasonal in nature and will, in most 
cases, merely continue preexisting uses of public lands indicates that 
they will not be significant.
    In general, the resources harvested under this rule will be 
consumed by the local harvester and do not result in a dollar benefit 
to the economy. However, it is estimated that 2 million pounds of meat 
are harvested by the local subsistence users annually and, if given a 
dollar value of $3.00 per pound, would equate to $6 million State wide.
    Title VIII of ANILCA requires the Secretaries to administer a 
subsistence preference on public lands. The scope of this program is 
limited by definition to certain public lands. Likewise, these 
regulations have no potential takings of private property implications 
as defined by Executive Order 12630.
    The Service has determined and certifies pursuant to the Unfunded 
Mandates Act, 2 U.S.C. 1502 et seq., that this rulemaking will not 
impose a cost of $100 million or more in any given year on local or 
state governments or private entities.
    The Service has determined that these final regulations meet the 
applicable standards provided in Sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive 
Order 12988.
    Drafting Information--These regulations were drafted by William 
Knauer under the guidance of Thomas H. Boyd, of the Office of 
Subsistence Management, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Additional guidance was provided by Peggy 
Fox, Alaska

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State Office, Bureau of Land Management; Sandy Rabinowitch, Alaska 
Regional Office, National Park Service; John Borbridge, Alaska Area 
Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs; and Ken Thompson, USDA-Forest 
Service.

List of Subjects

36 CFR Part 242

    Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National 
Forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Wildlife.

50 CFR Part 100

    Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, Public lands, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, Title 36, Part 242, and 
Title 50, Part 100, of the Code of Federal Regulations, are amended as 
set forth below.

PART ____ --SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN 
ALASKA

    1. The authority citation for both 36 CFR Part 242 and 50 CFR Part 
100 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd, 3101-3126; 18 U.S.C. 
3551-3586; 43 U.S.C. 1733.

Subpart C--Board Determinations

    2. In Subpart C of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, 
Sec. ____.24 is revised to read as follows:

Sec. ____.24 Customary and Traditional Use Determinations

    (a) Rural Alaska residents of the listed communities and areas have 
been determined to have customary and traditional subsistence use of 
the specified species on Federal public lands in the specified areas. 
When there is a determination for specific communities or areas of 
residence in a Unit, all other communities not listed for that species 
in that Unit have no Federal subsistence for that species in that Unit. 
If no determination has been made for a species in a Unit, all rural 
Alaska residents are eligible to harvest fish or wildlife under this 
Part.

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                  Area                              Species                          Determination              
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                                           (1) Wildlife Determinations                                          
                                                                                                                
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Unit 1(C)...............................  Black Bear.................  Rural residents of Unit 1(C) and Haines, 
                                                                        Gustavus, Klukwan, and Hoonah.          
1(A)....................................  Brown Bear.................  Rural residents of Unit 1(A) except no   
                                                                        subsistence for residents of Hyder.     
1(B)....................................  Brown Bear.................  Rural residents of Unit 1(A), Petersburg,
                                                                        and Wrangell, except no subsistence for 
                                                                        residents of Hyder.                     
1(C)....................................  Brown Bear.................  Rural residents of Unit 1(C), Haines,    
                                                                        Hoonah, Klukwan, Skagway, and Wrangell, 
                                                                        except no subsistence for residents of  
                                                                        Gustavus.                               
1(D)....................................  Brown Bear.................  Residents of 1(D).                       
1(A)....................................  Deer.......................  Rural residents of 1(A) and 2.           
1(B)....................................  Deer.......................  Rural residents of Unit 1(A), residents  
                                                                        of 1(B), 2 and 3.                       
1(C)....................................  Deer.......................  Rural residents of 1(C) and (D), and     
                                                                        residents of Hoonah and Gustavus.       
1(D)....................................  Deer.......................  No subsistence.                          
1(B)....................................  Goat.......................  No determination, except no subsistence  
                                                                        for residents of Petersburg, Kupreanof  
                                                                        and outlying areas.                     
1(C)....................................  Goat.......................  Residents of Haines, Klukwan, and Hoonah.
1(B) The Stikine River drainages only...  Moose......................  No determination.                        
1(B) North of the LeConte Glacier and     Moose......................  No subsistence.                          
 1(C) Berner's Bay.                                                                                             
1(D)....................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 1(D).                  
Unit 2..................................  Brown Bear.................  No subsistence.                          
2.......................................  Deer.......................  Rural residents of Unit 1(A) and         
                                                                        residents of Units 2 and 3.             
Unit 3..................................  Deer.......................  Residents of Unit 1(B) and 3, and        
                                                                        residents of Port Alexander, Port       
                                                                        Protection, Pt. Baker, and Meyer's      
                                                                        Chuck.                                  
Unit 4..................................  Brown Bear.................  Residents of Unit 4 and Kake.            
4.......................................  Deer.......................  Residents of Unit 4 and residents of     
                                                                        Kake, Gustavus, Haines, Petersburg, Pt. 
                                                                        Baker, Klukwan, Port Protection,        
                                                                        Wrangell, and Yakutat.                  
4.......................................  Goat.......................  Residents of Sitka, Hoonah, Tenakee,     
                                                                        Pelican, Funter Bay, Angoon, Port       
                                                                        Alexander, and Elfin Cove.              
Unit 5..................................  Brown Bear.................  Residents of Yakutat.                    
5.......................................  Deer.......................  Residents of Yakutat.                    
5.......................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 5(A).                  
Unit 6(A)...............................  Black Bear.................  Residents of Yakutat and residents of    
                                                                        6(C) and 6(D), except no subsistence for
                                                                        Whittier.                               
6, Remainder............................  Black Bear.................  Residents of Unit 6(C) and 6(D), except  
                                                                        no subsistence for Whittier.            
6.......................................  Brown Bear.................  No subsistence.                          
6(C) and (D)............................  Goat.......................  Rural residents of Unit 6(C) and (D).    
6.......................................  Moose......................  No subsistence.                          
6.......................................  Wolf.......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon and 16-26.                   
Unit 7..................................  Brown Bear.................  No subsistence.                          
7.......................................  Caribou....................  No subsistence.                          
7, Brown Mountain hunt area.............  Goat.......................  Residents of Port Graham and English Bay.
7.......................................  Moose......................  No subsistence.                          

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7.......................................  Sheep......................  No subsistence.                          
Unit 8..................................  Brown Bear.................  Residents of Old Harbor, Akhiok, Larsen  
                                                                        Bay, Karluk, Ouzinkie, and Port Lions.  
8.......................................  Deer.......................  Residents of Unit 8.                     
8.......................................  Elk........................  No subsistence.                          
8.......................................  Goat.......................  No subsistence.                          
Unit 9(D)...............................  Bison......................  No subsistence.                          
9(A), (C) and (D).......................  Brown Bear.................  No subsistence.                          
9(B)....................................  Brown Bear.................  Residents of Unit 9(B).                  
9(E)....................................  Brown Bear.................  Residents of Chignik Lake, Ivanof Bay and
                                                                        Perryville.                             
9(A) and (B)............................  Caribou....................  Residents of Units 9(B), 9(C) and 17.    
9(C)....................................  Caribou....................  Residents of Unit 9(B), 9(C), 17 and     
                                                                        residents of Egegik.                    
9(D)....................................  Caribou....................  Residents of Unit 9(D), and residents of 
                                                                        False Pass.                             
9(E)....................................  Caribou....................  Residents of Units 9(B), (C), (E), 17,   
                                                                        and residents of Nelson Lagoon and Sand 
                                                                        Point.                                  
9(A), (B), (C) and (E)..................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 9(A), (B), (C) and (E).
9(D)....................................  Moose......................  No subsistence.                          
9(B)....................................  Sheep......................  Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen,          
                                                                        Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth.
9 Remainder.............................  Sheep......................  No determination.                        
9.......................................  Wolf.......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon and 16-26.                   
Unit 10 Unimak Island...................  Caribou....................  Residents of False Pass.                 
10 Remainder............................  Caribou....................  No determination.                        
10......................................  Wolf.......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon and 16-26.                   
Unit 11.................................  Bison......................  No subsistence.                          
11......................................  Brown Bear.................  No subsistence.                          
11......................................  Caribou....................  Mentasta Herd--residents of Units 11, 12 
                                                                        (along Nabesna Road) and 13 (A)-(D) and 
                                                                        the residents of Chickaloon.            
11......................................  Goat.......................  No subsistence.                          
11......................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 11, residents of Unit  
                                                                        12 (along Nabesna Road) and Unit 13 (A)-
                                                                        (D) and the residents of Chickaloon.    
11......................................  Sheep......................  Residents of the communities and areas of
                                                                        Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper   
                                                                        Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana,    
                                                                        Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana,       
                                                                        McCarthy/South Wrangell/South Park,     
                                                                        Tazlina and Tonsina; Residents along the
                                                                        Tok Cuttoff--Milepost 79-110 (Mentasta  
                                                                        Pass), residents along the Nabesna Road--
                                                                        Milepost 0-46 (Nabesna Road), and       
                                                                        residents along the McCarthy Road--     
                                                                        Milepost 0-62 (McCarthy Road). However, 
                                                                        no subsistence for the communities and  
                                                                        areas of Cantwell, Lake Louise, Paxson, 
                                                                        North Slana Homestead, South Slana      
                                                                        Homestead, Sourdough, Tanacross, Tok;   
                                                                        residents along the Lake Louise Road--  
                                                                        Milepost 0-14; residents on the Glenn   
                                                                        Highway--Milepost 78-180 (east Glenn    
                                                                        Highway and west Glenn Highway).        
11......................................  Wolf.......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon and 16-26.                   
11......................................  Grouse (Spruce, Blue,        Residents of Units 11, 13 and the        
                                           Ruffed and Sharp-tailed).    residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 
                                                                        22 and 23.                              
11......................................  Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and  Residents of Units 11, 13 and the        
                                           White-tailed).               residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 
                                                                        22 and 23.                              
Unit 12.................................  Brown Bear.................  No subsistence.                          
12......................................  Caribou-Nelchina Herd......  Residents of Northway and Tetlin.        
12......................................  Caribou-40 Mile Herd.......  Residents of Unit 12, north of Wrangell- 
                                                                        St. Elias National Park and Preserve and
                                                                        rural residents of Unit 20(D) and (E).  
12 South of a line from Noyes Mountain,   Moose......................  Residents of Unit 11 north of 62nd       
 southeast of the confluence of                                         parallel (excluding North Slana         
 Tatschunda Creek to Nabesna River.                                     Homestead and South Slana Homestead);   
                                                                        and residents of Unit 12, 13(A)-(D) and 
                                                                        the residents of Chickaloon and         
                                                                        residents of Dot Lake.                  
12 East of the Nabesna River, south of    Moose......................  Residents of Unit 12.                    
 the Winter Trail from Pickerel Lake to                                                                         
 the Canadian Border.                                                                                           
12 Remainder of Unit 12.................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 12 and residents of Dot
                                                                        Lake and Mentasta Lake.                 
12, Tok Management area.................  Sheep......................  No subsistence.                          
12 Remainder of Unit 12.................  Sheep......................  No determination.                        
12......................................  Wolf.......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon and 16-26.                   
Unit 13.................................  Brown Bear.................  No subsistence.                          
13......................................  Caribou Nelchina Herd......  Residents of Units 11, 13 and the        
                                                                        residents of Chickaloon, and 12 (along  
                                                                        Nabesna Road).                          

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13(E)...................................  Caribou....................  Residents of McKinley Village, and the   
                                                                        area along the Parks Highway between    
                                                                        milepost 216 and 239 (except no         
                                                                        subsistence for residents of Denali     
                                                                        National Park headquarters).            
13(D)...................................  Goat.......................  No subsistence.                          
13......................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon.                             
13(E)...................................  Moose......................  Residents of McKinley Village, and the   
                                                                        area along the Parks Highway between    
                                                                        milepost 216 and 239 (except no         
                                                                        subsistence for residents of Denali     
                                                                        National Park headquarters).            
13 Tok and Delta Management Areas.......  Sheep......................  No subsistence.                          
13(D)...................................  Sheep......................  No subsistence.                          
13......................................  Wolf.......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon, and 16-26.                  
13......................................  Grouse (Spruce, Blue,        Residents of Units 11, 13 and the        
                                           Ruffed & Sharp-tailed).      residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 
                                                                        22 & 23.                                
13......................................  Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and  Residents of Units 11, 13 and the        
                                           White-tailed).               residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 
                                                                        22 & 23.                                
Unit 14(B) and (C)......................  Brown Bear.................  No subsistence.                          
14......................................  Goat.......................  No subsistence.                          
14......................................  Moose......................  No subsistence.                          
14(A) and (C)...........................  Sheep......................  No subsistence.                          
Unit 15(C)..............................  Black Bear.................  Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek    
                                                                        only.                                   
15 Remainder............................  Black Bear.................  No subsistence.                          
15......................................  Brown Bear.................  No subsistence.                          
15(C), Port Graham and English Bay hunt   Goat.......................  Residents of Port Graham and English Bay.
 areas.                                                                                                         
15(C), Seldovia hunt area...............  Goat.......................  Residents Seldovia area.                 
15(A)...................................  Moose......................  No subsistence.                          
15(B) and (C)...........................  Moose......................  Residents of Ninilchik, Nanwalek, Port   
                                                                        Graham, and Seldovia.                   
15......................................  Sheep......................  No subsistence.                          
15......................................  Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and  Residents of Units 11, 13 and the        
                                           White-tailed).               residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 
                                                                        22 and 23.                              
15......................................  Grouse (Spruce, Blue,        Residents of Units 11, 13 and the        
                                           Ruffed and Sharp-tailed).    residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 
                                                                        22 and 23.                              
Unit 16.................................  Brown Bear.................  No subsistence.                          
16(A)...................................  Moose......................  No subsistence.                          
16(B)...................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 16(B).                 
16......................................  Sheep......................  No subsistence.                          
16......................................  Wolf.......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon, and 16-26.                  
16......................................  Grouse (Spruce, Blue,        Residents of Units 11, 13 and the        
                                           Ruffed and Sharp-tailed).    residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 
                                                                        22 and 23.                              
16......................................  Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and  Residents of Units 11, 13 and the        
                                           White-tailed).               residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 
                                                                        22 and 23.                              
Unit 17(A)..............................  Brown Bear.................  Residents of Unit 17, and residents of   
                                                                        Goodnews Bay and Platinum.              
17(A) and (B) Those portions north and    Brown Bear.................  Residents of Kwethluk.                   
 west of a line beginning from the Unit                                                                         
 18 boundary at the northwest end of                                                                            
 Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of                                                                         
 upper Togiak Lake, and northeast to the                                                                        
 northern point of Nuyakuk Lake,                                                                                
 northeast to the point where the Unit                                                                          
 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun                                                                             
 Hills.                                                                                                         
17(B) and (C)...........................  Brown Bear.................  Residents of Unit 17.                    
17......................................  Caribou....................  Residents of Units 9(B), 17 and residents
                                                                        of Lime Village and Stony River.        
17(A) and (B) Those portions north and    Caribou....................  Residents of Kwethluk.                   
 west of a line beginning from the Unit                                                                         
 18 boundary at the northwest end of                                                                            
 Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of                                                                         
 upper Togiak Lake, and northeast to the                                                                        
 northern point of Nuyakuk Lake,                                                                                
 northeast to the point where the Unit                                                                          
 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun                                                                             
 Hills..                                                                                                        
17(A) and (B) Those portions north and    Moose......................  Residents of Kwethluk.                   
 west of a line beginning from the Unit                                                                         
 18 boundary at the northwest end of                                                                            
 Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of                                                                         
 upper Togiak Lake, and northeast to the                                                                        
 northern point of Nuyakuk Lake,.                                                                               
17(A)...................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 17, and residents of   
                                                                        Goodnews Bay and Platinum.              
17(B) and (C)...........................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 17, and residents of   
                                                                        Nondalton, Levelock, Goodnews Bay and   
                                                                        Platinum.                               

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17......................................  Wolf.......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon, and 16-26.                  
Unit 18.................................  Black Bear.................  Residents of Unit 18, residents of Unit  
                                                                        19(A) living downstream of the Holokuk  
                                                                        River, and residents of Chuathbaluk,    
                                                                        Aniak, Lower Kalskag, Holy Cross,       
                                                                        Stebbins, St. Michael, and Togiak.      
18......................................  Brown Bear.................  Residents of Akiachak, Akiak, Eek,       
                                                                        Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, Mt. Village,    
                                                                        Napaskiak, Platinum, Quinhagak, St.     
                                                                        Mary's, and Tuluksak.                   
18......................................  Caribou (Kilbuck caribou     INTERIM DETERMINATION BY FEDERAL         
                                           herd only).                  SUBSISTENCE BOARD (12/18/91): residents 
                                                                        of Tuluksak, Akiak, Akiachak, Kwethluk, 
                                                                        Bethel, Oscarville, Napaskiak, Napakiak,
                                                                        Kasigluk, Atmanthluak, Nunapitchuk,     
                                                                        Tuntutliak, Eek, Quinhagak, Goodnews    
                                                                        Bay, Platinum, Togiak, and Twin Hills.  
18 North of the Yukon River.............  Caribou (except Kilbuck      Residents of Alakanuk, Andreafsky,       
                                           caribou herd).               Chevak, Emmonak, Hooper Bay, Kotlik,    
                                                                        Kwethluk, Marshall, Mountain Village,   
                                                                        Pilot Station, Pitka's Point, Russian   
                                                                        Mission, St. Mary's, St. Michael,       
                                                                        Scammon Bay, Sheldon Point, and         
                                                                        Stebbins.                               
18 Remainder............................  Caribou (except Kilbuck      Residents of Kwethluk.                   
                                           caribou herd).                                                       
18......................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 18 and residents of    
                                                                        Upper Kalskag.                          
18......................................  Muskox.....................  No subsistence.                          
18......................................  Wolf.......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon and 16-26.                   
Unit 19(C),(D)..........................  Bison......................  No subsistence.                          
19(A)...................................  Brown Bear.................  Residents of Unit 19(A), (D), and        
                                                                        Residents of Tuluksak, Lower Kalskag and
                                                                        Kwethluk.                               
19(B)...................................  Brown Bear.................  Residents of Kwethluk.                   
19(C)...................................  Brown Bear.................  No subsistence.                          
19(D)...................................  Brown Bear.................  Residents of Unit 19(A) and (D), and     
                                                                        residents of Tulusak and Lower Kalskag. 
19(A) and (B)...........................  Caribou....................  Residents of Unit 19(A) and (B) and      
                                                                        Kwethluk; and residents of Unit 18 in   
                                                                        Kuskokwim Drainage and Kuskokwim Bay    
                                                                        during the winter season.               
19(C)...................................  Caribou....................  Residents of Unit 19(C), and residents of
                                                                        Lime Village, McGrath, Nikolai, and     
                                                                        Telida.                                 
19(D)...................................  Caribou....................  Residents of Unit 19(D), and residents of
                                                                        Lime Village, Sleetmute and Stony River.
19(A) and (B)...........................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 18 within Kuskokwim    
                                                                        River drainage upstream from and        
                                                                        including the Johnson River, and Unit   
                                                                        19.                                     
19(C)...................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 19.                    
19(D)...................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 19 and residents of    
                                                                        Lake Minchumina.                        
19......................................  Wolf.......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon and 16-26.                   
Unit 20(D)..............................  Bison......................  No subsistence.                          
20(E)...................................  Brown Bear.................  No subsistence.                          
20(A), (C) (Delta, Yanert, and 20(C)      Caribou....................  No determination, except no subsistence  
 herds) and (D).                                                        for residents of households of the      
                                                                        Denali National Park Headquarters.      
20(D) and 20(E).........................  Caribou 40-Mile Herd.......  Residents of Unit 12 north of Wrangell   
                                                                        Park-Preserve, rural residents of 20(D) 
                                                                        and residents of 20(E).                 
20(A)...................................  Moose......................  Residents of Cantwell, Minto, and Nenana,
                                                                        McKinley Village, the area along the    
                                                                        Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 
                                                                        239, except no subsistence for residents
                                                                        of households of the Denali National    
                                                                        Park Headquarters.                      
20(B)...................................  Moose......................  Minto Flats Management Area--residents of
                                                                        Minto and Nenana.                       
20(B)...................................  Moose......................  Remainder--rural residents of Unit 20(B),
                                                                        and residents of Nenana and Tanana.     
20(C)...................................  Moose......................  Rural residents of Unit 20(C) (except    
                                                                        that portion within Denali National Park
                                                                        and Preserve and that portion east of   
                                                                        the Teklanika River), and residents of  
                                                                        Cantwell, Manley, Minto, Nenana, the    
                                                                        Parks Highway from milepost 300-309,    
                                                                        Nikolai, Tanana, Telida, McKinley       
                                                                        Village, and the area along the Parks   
                                                                        Highway between mileposts 216 and 239.  
                                                                        No subsistence for residents of         
                                                                        households of the Denali National Park  
                                                                        Headquarters.                           
20(D)...................................  Moose......................  Rural residents of Unit 20(D) and        
                                                                        residents of Tanacross.                 
20(F)...................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 20(F), Manley, Minto   
                                                                        and Stevens Village.                    
20 Tok and Delta Management Areas.......  Sheep......................  No subsistence.                          
20......................................  Wolf.......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon, and 16-26.                  
20(D)...................................  Grouse, (Spruce, Blue,       Residents of Units 11, 13 and the        
                                           Ruffed and Sharp-tailed).    residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 
                                                                        22 and 23.                              
20(D)...................................  Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and  Residents of Units 11, 13 and the        
                                           White-tailed).               residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 
                                                                        22 and 23.                              

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Unit 21.................................  Brown Bear.................  Rural residents of Unit 21 and 23.       
21......................................  Caribou, Western Arctic      Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the      
                                           Caribou Herd only.           Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents 
                                                                        of 23 and 24.                           
21(A) and (E)...........................  Caribou....................  Residents of Unit 21(A) and Aniak,       
                                                                        Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, Grayling,   
                                                                        Holy Cross, McGrath, Shageluk and       
                                                                        Takotna.                                
21(A)...................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 21(A), (E), Takotna,   
                                                                        McGrath, Aniak and Crooked Creek.       
21(B) and (C)...........................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 21(B) and (C),         
                                                                        residents of Tanana and Galena.         
21(D)...................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 21(D), and residents of
                                                                        Huslia and Ruby.                        
21(E)...................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 21(E) and residents of 
                                                                        Russian Mission.                        
21......................................  Wolf.......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon, and 16-26.                  
Unit 22.................................  Brown Bear.................  Residents of Unit 22                     
22(A)...................................  Caribou,...................  Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the      
                                                                        Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents 
                                                                        of Units 22 (except residents of St.    
                                                                        Lawrence Island), 23, 24, and residents 
                                                                        of Kotlik, Emmonak, Marshall, Mountain  
                                                                        Village, Pilot Station, Pitka's Point,  
                                                                        Russian Mission, St. Mary's, Sheldon    
                                                                        Point, and Alakanuk.                    
22 Remainder............................  Caribou....................  Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the      
                                                                        Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents 
                                                                        of Units 22 (except residents of St.    
                                                                        Lawrence Island), 23, 24.               
22......................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 22.                    
22(B)...................................  Muskox.....................  Residents of Unit 22(B).                 
22(C)...................................  Muskox.....................  Residents of Unit 22(C).                 
22(D)...................................  Muskox.....................  Residents of Unit 22(D) excluding St.    
                                                                        Lawrence Island.                        
22(E)...................................  Muskox.....................  Residents of Unit 22(E) excluding Little 
                                                                        Diomede Island.                         
22......................................  Wolf.......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon and 16-26.                   
22......................................  Grouse (Spruce, Blue,        Residents of Units 11, 13 and the        
                                           Ruffed and Sharp-tailed).    residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 
                                                                        22 and 23.                              
22......................................  Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and  Residents of Units 11, 13 and the        
                                           White-tailed).               residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 
                                                                        22 and 23.                              
Unit 23.................................  Brown Bear.................  Rural residents of Units 21 and 23.      
23......................................  Caribou Western Arctic       Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the      
                                           Caribou Herd only.           Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents 
                                                                        of Unit 23, 24, and 26(A).              
23 South of Kotzebue Sound and west of,   Caribou Western Arctic       Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the      
 and including, the Buckland River         Caribou Herd only.           Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents 
 drainage.                                                              of Unit 22 (except residents of St.     
                                                                        Lawrence Island), 23, 24, and 26(A).    
23 Remainder............................  Caribou other than the       No determination                         
                                           Western Arctic Caribou                                               
                                           Herd.                                                                
23......................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 23.                    
23 South of Kotzebue Sound and west of    Muskox.....................  Residents of Unit 23 South of Kotzebue   
 and including the Buckland River                                       Sound and west of and including the     
 drainage.                                                              Buckland River drainage.                
23 Remainder............................  Muskox.....................  No subsistence.                          
23......................................  Sheep......................  Residents of Unit 23 north of the Arctic 
                                                                        Circle.                                 
23......................................  Wolf.......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon, and 16-26.                  
23......................................  Grouse (Spruce, Blue,        Residents of Units 11, 13 and the        
                                           Ruffed and Sharp-tailed).    residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 
                                                                        22 and 23.                              
23......................................  Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and  Residents of Units 11, 13 and the        
                                           White-tailed).               residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 
                                                                        22 and 23.                              
Unit 24.................................  Brown Bear.................  Residents of Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not
                                                                        including any other residents of the    
                                                                        Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area.
24......................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 24, and residents of   
                                                                        Anaktuvuk Pass, Koyukuk and Galena.     
24......................................  Sheep......................  Residents of Unit 24 residing north of   
                                                                        the Arctic Circle and residents of      
                                                                        Allakaket, Alatna and Anaktuvuk Pass.   
24......................................  Wolf.......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon and 16-26.                   
Unit 25.................................  Brown Bear.................  No subsistence.                          
25(A)...................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 25(A) and 25(D).       
25(D) West..............................  Moose......................  Residents of Beaver, Birch Creek and     
                                                                        Stevens Village.                        
25(D) Remainder.........................  Moose......................  Residents of Remainder of Unit 25.       
25(A)...................................  Sheep......................  Residents of Arctic Village, Chalkytsik, 
                                                                        Fort Yukon, Kaktovik and Venetie.       
25(B) and (C)...........................  Sheep......................  No subsistence.                          
25......................................   Wolf......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon and 16-26.                   
Unit 26.................................  Brown Bear.................  Residents of Unit 26 (except the Prudhoe 
                                                                        Bay-Deadhorse Industrial Complex) and   
                                                                        residents of Anaktuvuk Pass and Point   
                                                                        Hope.                                   

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26(A)...................................  Caribou....................  Residents of Unit 26 and the residents of
                                                                        Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope.          
26(B)...................................  Caribou....................  Residents of Unit 26 and the residents of
                                                                        Anaktuvuk Pass, Point Hope, and Wiseman.
26(C)...................................  Caribou....................  Residents of Unit 26 and the residents of
                                                                        Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope.          
26......................................  Moose......................  Residents of Unit 26, (except the Prudhoe
                                                                        Bay-Deadhorse Industrial Complex), and  
                                                                        residents of Point Hope and Anaktuvuk   
                                                                        Pass.                                   
26(A)...................................  Muskox.....................  Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk,    
                                                                        Barrow, Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Point Lay, 
                                                                        and Wainwright.                         
26(B)...................................  Musk Oxen..................  Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Nuiqsut, and
                                                                        Kaktovik.                               
26(C)...................................  Musk Oxen..................  Residents of Kaktovik.                   
26 (A) and (B)..........................  Sheep......................  Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Kaktovik,   
                                                                        Nuiqsut and Wiseman.                    
26(C)...................................  Sheep......................  Residents of Arctic Village, Chalkytsik, 
                                                                        Fort Yukon, Kaktovik, Nuiqsut and       
                                                                        Venetie.                                
26......................................  Wolf.......................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak      
                                                                        Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
                                                                        Chickaloon and 16-26.                   
                                                                                                                
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KOTZEBUE-NORTHERN AREA-Northern District  All finfish................  Residents of the Northern District,      
                                                                        except for those domiciled in State of  
                                                                        Alaska Unit 26-B.                       
Kotzebue District.......................  Salmon, sheefish, char.....  Residents of the Kotzebue District.      
NORTON SOUND-PORT CLARENCE AREA.........  Salmon.....................  Residents of the Norton Sound-Port       
                                                                        Clarence Area.                          
YUKON AREA..............................  Salmon.....................  Residents of the Yukon Area, including   
                                                                        the communities of Stebbins.            
                                          Yukon River Fall chum        Residents of the Yukon River drainage,   
                                           salmon.                      including the communities of Stebbins,  
                                                                        Scammon Bay, and Chevak.                
                                          Freshwater fish species,     Residents of the Yukon Area.             
                                           including sheefish,                                                  
                                           whitefish, lamprey,                                                  
                                           burbot, sucker, grayling,                                            
                                           pike, char, and blackfish.                                           
KUSKOKWIM AREA..........................  Salmon.....................  Residents of the Kuskokwim Area, except  
                                                                        those persons residing on the United    
                                                                        States military installation located on 
                                                                        Cape Newenham, Sparevohn USAFB, and     
                                                                        Tatalina USAFB.                         
                                          Rainbow trout..............  Residents of the communities of          
                                                                        Quinhagak, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, Eek, 
                                                                        Akiak, and Platinum.                    
                                          Pacific cod................  Residents of the communities of Chevak,  
                                                                        Newtok, Tununak, Toksook Bay, Nightmute,
                                                                        Chefornak, Kipnuk, Mekoryuk,            
                                                                        Kwigillingok, Kongiganak, Eek, and      
                                                                        Tuntutuliak.                            
Waters adjacent to the western-most tip   Herring and herring roe....  Residents within 20 miles of the coast   
 of the Naskonant Peninsula and the                                     between the westernmost tip of the      
 terminus of the Ishowik River and                                      Naskonant Peninsula and the terminus of 
 around Nunivak Island.                                                 the Ishowik River and on Nunivak Island.
BRISTOL BAY AREA--Nushagak District,      Salmon.....................  Residents of the Nushagak District and   
 including drainages flowing into the                                   freshwater drainages flowing into the   
 district.                                                              district.                               
Naknek-Kvichek District--Naknek River     Salmon.....................  Residents of the Naknek and Kvichak River
 drainage.                                                              drainages.                              
Naknek-Kvichek District--Iliamna-Lake     Salmon.....................  Residents of the Iliamna-Lake Clark      
 Clark drainage.                                                        drainage.                               
Togiak District, including drainages      Salmon and other freshwater  Residents of the Togiak District,        
 flowing into the district.                finfish.                     freshwater drainages flowing into the   
                                                                        district, and the community of          
                                                                        Manokotak.                              
KODIAK AREA--except the Mainland          Salmon.....................  Residents of the Kodiak Island Borough,  
 District, all waters along the                                         except those residing on the Kodiak     
 southside of the Alaska Peninsula                                      Coast Guard Base.                       
 bounded by the latitude of Cape Douglas                                                                        
 (58 deg.52' North latitude) mid-stream                                                                         
 Shelikof Strait, and west of the                                                                               
 longitude of the southern entrance of                                                                          
 Kmuya Bay near Kilokak Rocks (57                                                                               
 deg.11'22'' North latitude, 156                                                                                
 deg.20'30'' W longitude).                                                                                      
KODIAK AREA--except the Semidi Island,    King crab..................  Residents of the Kodiak Island Borough   
 the North Mainland, and the South                                      except those residents on the Kodiak    
 Mainland Sections.                                                     Coast Guard base.                       
COOK INLET AREA--Port Graham Subdistrict  Dolly Varden...............  Residents of Port Graham and English Bay.
Port Graham Subdistrict and Koyuktolik    Salmon.....................  Residents of Port Graham and English Bay.
 Subdistrict.                                                                                                   
Tyonek Subdistrict......................  Salmon.....................  Residents of the village of Tyonek.      

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PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA--South-Western  Salmon.....................  Residents of the Southwestern District   
 District and Green Island.                                             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.            
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA--North of a     Salmon.....................  Residents of the villages of Tatitlek and
 line from Porcupine Point to Granite                                   Ellamar.                                
 Point, and south of a line from Point                                                                          
 Lowe to Tongue Point.                                                                                          
YAKUTAT AREA--Freshwater upstream from    Salmon.....................  Residents of the area east of Yakutat    
 the terminus of streams and rivers of                                  Bay, including the islands within       
 the Yakutat Area from the Doame River                                  Yakutat Bay, west of the Situk River    
 to the Tsiu River.                                                     drainage, and south of and including    
                                                                        Knight Island.                          
Freshwater upstream from the terminus of  Dolly Varden char,           Residents of the area east of Yakutat    
 streams and rivers of the Yakutat Area    steelhead trout, and smelt.  Bay, including the islands within       
 from the Doame River to Point Manby.                                   Yakutat Bay, west of the Situk River    
                                                                        drainage, and south of and including    
                                                                        Knight Island.                          
SOUTH-EASTERN ALASKA AREA--District 1--   Salmon and Dolly Varden      Residents of the City of Saxman.         
 Section 1-E in waters of the Naha River   char.                                                                
 and Roosevelt Lagoon.                                                                                          
District 1--Section 1-F in Boca de        Salmon and Dolly Varden      Residents of the City of Saxman.         
 Quadra in waters of Sockeye Creek and     char.                                                                
 Hugh Smith Lake within 500 yards of the                                                                        
 terminus of Sockeye Creek.                                                                                     
District 2--North of the latitude of the  Salmon and Dolly Varden      Residents of the City of Kasaan and in   
 northern-most tip of Chasina Point and    char.                        the drainage of the southeastern shore  
 west of a line from the northern-most                                  of the Kasaan Peninsula west of 132     
 tip of Chasina Point to the eastern-                                   deg.20' W. long. and east of 132 deg.25'
 most tip of Grindall Island to the                                     W. long.                                
 eastern-most tip of the Kasaan                                                                                 
 Peninsula.                                                                                                     
District 3--Section 3-A.................  Salmon and Dolly Varden      Residents of the townsite of Hydaburg.   
                                           char.                                                                
District 3--Section 3-B in waters east    Salmon, Dolly Varden char,   Residents of the City of Klawock and on  
 of a line from Point Ildefonso to         and steelhead trout.         Prince of Wales Island within the       
 Tranquil Point.                                                        boundaries of the Klawock Heenya        
                                                                        Corporation land holdings as they exist 
                                                                        in January 1989, and those residents of 
                                                                        the City of Craig and on Prince of Wales
                                                                        Island within the boundaries of the Shan
                                                                        Seet Corporation land holdings as they  
                                                                        exist in January 1989.                  
District 3--Section 3-C in waters of      Salmon, Dolly Varden char,   Residents of the City of Klawock and on  
 Sarkar Lakes.                             and steelhead trout.         Prince of Wales Island within the       
                                                                        boundaries of the Klawock Heenya        
                                                                        Corporation land holdings as they exist 
                                                                        in January 1989, and those residents of 
                                                                        the City of Craig and on Prince of Wales
                                                                        Island within the boundaries of the Shan
                                                                        Seet Corporation land holdings as they  
                                                                        exist in January 1989.                  
District 5--North of a line from Point    Salmon and Dolly Varden      Residents of the City of Kake and in     
 Barrie to Boulder Point.                  char.                        Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into
                                                                        Keku Strait south of Point White and    
                                                                        north of Portage Bay boat harbor.       
District 9--Section 9-A.................  Salmon and Dolly Varden      Residents of the City of Kake and in     
                                           char.                        Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into
                                                                        Keku Strait south of Point White and    
                                                                        north of the Portage Bay boat harbor.   
District 9--Section 9-B north of the      Salmon and Dolly Varden      Residents of the City of Kake and in     
 latitude of Swain Point.                  char.                        Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into
                                                                        Keku Strait south of Point White and    
                                                                        north of the Portage Bay boat harbor.   
District 10--West of a line from Pinta    Salmon and Dolly Varden      Residents of the City of Kake and in     
 Point to False Point Pybus.               char.                        Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into
                                                                        Keku Strait south of Point White and    
                                                                        north of the Portage Bay boat harbor.   
District 12--South of a line from         Salmon and Dolly Varden      Residents of the City of Angoon and along
 Fishery Point to south Passage Point      char.                        the western shore of Admiralty Island   
 and north of the latitude of Point                                     north of the latitude of Sand Island,   
 Caution.                                                               south of the latitude of Thayer Creek,  
                                                                        and west of 134 deg.30' W. long.,       
                                                                        including Killisnoo Island.             
District 13--Section 13-A south of the    Sockeye salmon.............  Residents of the City and Borough of     
 latitude of Cape Edward.                                               Sitka in drainages which empty into     
                                                                        Section 13-B north of the latitude of   
                                                                        Dorothy Narrows.                        
District 13--Section 13-B north of the    Sockeye salmon.............  Residents of the City and Borough of     
 latitude of Redfish Cape.                                              Sitka in drainages which empty into     
                                                                        Section 13-B north of the latitude of   
                                                                        Dorothy Narrows.                        
District 13--Section 13-C...............  Sockeye salmon.............  Residents of the City and Borough of     
                                                                        Sitka in drainages which empty into     
                                                                        Section 13-B north of the latitude of   
                                                                        Dorothy Narrows.                        
District 13--Section 13-C east of the     Salmon and Dolly Varden      Residents of the City of Angoon and along
 longitude of Point Elizabeth.             char.                        the western shore of Admiralty Island   
                                                                        north of the latitude of Sand Island,   
                                                                        south of the latitude of Thayer Creek,  
                                                                        and west of 134 deg.30' W. long.,       
                                                                        including Killisnoo Island.             

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District 14--Section 14-B and 14-C......  Salmon, smelt and Dolly      Residents of the City of Hoonah and in   
                                           Varden char.                 Chichagof Island drainages on the       
                                                                        eastern shore of Port Frederick from    
                                                                        Gartina Creek to Point Sophia.          
District 15--Chilkat and Chilkoot Rivers  Salmon and smelt...........  Residents west of the Haines highway     
                                                                        between Mile 20 and Mile 24 and east of 
                                                                        the Chilkat River, Haines, excluding    
                                                                        residents in the drainage of Excursion  
                                                                        Inlet.                                  
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    (b) [Reserved]

Subpart D--Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife

    3. In Subpart D of 36 CFR 36 part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, 
Sec. ____.25 is added effective August 1, 1996, through June 30, 1997, 
to read as follows:
    Sec. ____.25 Subsistence taking of wildlife.
    (a) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to all 
regulations contained in this section.
    ADF&G means the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
    Aircraft means any kind of airplane, glider, or other device used 
to transport people or equipment through the air, excluding 
helicopters.
    Airport means an airport listed in the Federal Aviation 
Administration, Alaska Airman's Guide and chart supplement.
    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, or moose.
    Antlered means any caribou, deer, or moose having at least one 
visible antler.
    Antlerless means any caribou, deer, or moose not having visible 
antlers attached to the skull.
    Bear means black bear, or brown or grizzly bear.
    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 cutting diameter of not less than 
seven-eighths 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, or musk oxen.
    Closed season means the time when wildlife may not be taken.
    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.
    Designated hunter means a Federally qualified, licensed hunter who 
may take all or a portion of another Federally qualified, licensed 
hunter's harvest limit(s) only under situations approved by the Board.
    Edible meat means the breast meat of ptarmigan and grouse, and, 
those parts of black bear, brown and grizzly bear, caribou, deer, 
mountain goat, moose, musk oxen, and Dall sheep that are typically used 
for human consumption which are: the meat of the ribs, neck, brisket, 
front quarters as far as the juncture of the humerus and radius-ulna 
(elbow), 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 above does not 
include: meat of the head, meat that has been damaged 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.
    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 Regulations in this 
part.
    Fifty-inch (50-inch) moose means a bull moose with an antler spread 
of 50 inches or more.
    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 determined 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 squirrel, marmot, wolf or wolverine.
    Grouse collectively refers to all species found in Alaska, 
including spruce grouse, ruffed grouse, blue grouse and sharp-tailed 
grouse.
    Hare or hares collectively refers to all species of hares (commonly 
called rabbits) in Alaska and includes snowshoe hare and tundra hare.
    Harvest limit means the number of any one species permitted to be 
taken by any one person in a Unit or portion of a Unit in which the 
taking occurs.
    Highway means the driveable surface of any constructed road.
    Household means that group of people residing in the same 
residence. Hunting means the taking of wildlife within established 
hunting seasons with archery equipment or firearms, and as authorized 
by a required hunting license.
    Marmot collectively refers to all species of marmot that occur in 
Alaska including the hoary marmot, Alaska marmot, and the woodchuck.
    Motorized vehicle means a motor-driven 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 which is toxic, or poisonous upon 
contact or ingestion.
    Possession means having direct physical control of wildlife at a 
given time or having both the power and intention to exercise dominion 
or control of wildlife either directly or through another person or 
persons.
    Ptarmigan collectively refers to all species found in Alaska, 
including white-tailed ptarmigan, rock ptarmigan, and willow ptarmigan.
    Ram means a male Dall sheep.
    Registration permit means a permit which authorizes hunting and is 
issued to a person who agrees to the specified hunting conditions. 
Hunting permitted by a registration permit begins on an announced date 
and continues throughout the open season, or until the season is closed 
by Board action. Registration permits are issued in the order 
applications are received and/or are based on priorities as determined 
by 50 CFR 100.17 and 36 CFR 242.17.
    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 conditions under which 
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harvested, and measurements of the specimen submitted for sealing, or 
surrendering a specific portion of the animal for biological 
information.
    Seven-eighths curl horn means the horn of a male Dall sheep, the 
tip of which has grown through seven-eights (315 degrees) of a circle, 
described by the outer surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or 
with both horns broken.
    Skin, hide, pelt or fur mean any tanned or untanned external 
covering of an animal's body; excluding bear. The skin, hide, fur or 
pelt of a bear shall mean the entire external covering with claws 
attached.
    Spike-fork moose means a bull moose with only one or two tines on 
either antler; male calves are not spike-fork bulls.
    Take or Taking means to 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 one inch.
    Transportation means to ship, convey, carry or transport by any 
means whatever, 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 license.
    Unclassified wildlife or unclassified species means all species of 
animals not otherwise classified by the definitions herein, or 
regulated under other Federal law as listed in paragraph (i) of this 
section.
    Ungulate means any species of hoofed mammal, including deer, 
caribou, moose, mountain goat, Dall sheep, and musk oxen.
    Unit means one of the 26 geographical areas in the State of Alaska 
known as Game Management Units, or GMU, and collectively listed in this 
section as Units.
    Wildlife means any hare (rabbit), ptarmigan, grouse, ungulate, 
bear, furbearer, or unclassified species and includes any part, 
product, egg, or offspring thereof, or carcass or part thereof.
    (b) Wildlife may be taken for subsistence uses by any method, 
except as prohibited in this section or by other Federal statute. 
Taking wildlife for subsistence uses by a prohibited method is a 
violation of this part. Seasons are closed unless opened by Federal 
regulation. Hunting or trapping during a closed season or in an area 
closed by this part is prohibited.
    (1) Except for special provisions found at paragraphs (k)(1) 
through (26) of this section, the following methods and means of taking 
wildlife for subsistence uses are prohibited:
    (i) Shooting from, on, or across a highway;
    (ii) Using any poison;
    (iii) Using a helicopter in any manner, including transportation of 
individuals, equipment or wildlife; however, this prohibition does not 
apply to transportation of an individual, gear, or wildlife during an 
emergency rescue operation in a life threatening situation;
    (iv) 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 motor's power has not ceased;
    (v) Using a motorized vehicle to drive, herd, or molest wildlife;
    (vi) Using or being aided by use of a machine gun, set gun, or a 
shotgun larger than 10 gauge;
    (vii) Using a firearm other than a shotgun, muzzle-loaded rifle, 
rifle or pistol using center-firing cartridges, for the taking of 
ungulates, bear, wolves or wolverine, except that--
    (A) An individual in possession of a valid trapping license may use 
a firearm that shoots rimfire cartridges to take wolves and wolverine;
    (B) A muzzle-loading rifle of .54-caliber or larger, or a .45-
caliber muzzle-loading rifle with a 250-grain, or larger, elongated 
slug may be used to take brown bear, black bear, moose, musk oxen and 
mountain goat;
    (viii) Using or being aided by use of a pit, fire, artificial 
light, radio communication, artificial salt lick, explosive, barbed 
arrow, bomb, smoke, chemical, conventional steel trap with a jaw spread 
over nine inches, or conibear style trap with a jaw spread over 11 
inches;
    (ix) Using a snare, except that an individual 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;
    (x) Using a trap to take ungulates or bear;
    (xi) Using hooks to physically snag, impale or otherwise take 
wildlife; however, hooks may be used as a trap drag;
    (xii) Using a crossbow in any area restricted to hunting by bow and 
arrow only to take ungulates, bear, wolf or wolverine;
    (xiii) Taking of ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine with a bow, 
unless the bow is capable of casting a 7/8 inch wide broadhead-tipped 
arrow at least 175 yards horizontally, and the arrow and broadhead 
together weigh at least one ounce (437.5 grains);
    (xiv) Using bait for taking ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine; 
except, bait may be used to take wolves and wolverine with a trapping 
license, and, bait may be used to take black bears with a hunting 
license as authorized in Unit-specific regulations at paragraphs (k)(1) 
through (26) of this section. Baiting of black bears is subject to the 
following restrictions:
    (A) No person may establish a black bear bait station unless he or 
she first registers the site with ADF&G
    (B) A person using bait shall clearly mark the site with a sign 
reading ``black bear bait station'' that also displays the person's 
hunting license number and ADF&G assigned number;
    (C) Only biodegradable materials may be used for bait; only the 
head, bones, viscera, or skin of legally harvested fish and wildlife 
may be used for bait;
    (D) No person may use bait within one-quarter mile of a publicly 
maintained road or trail;
    (E) No person may use bait within one mile of a house or other 
permanent dwelling, or within one mile of a developed campground, or 
developed recreational facility;
    (F) A person using bait shall remove litter and equipment from the 
bait station site when hunting is completed;
    (G) No person may give or receive remuneration for the use of a 
bait station, including barter or exchange of goods;
    (H) No person may have more than two bait stations with bait 
present at any one time;
    (xv) Taking swimming ungulates, bear, wolves or wolverine;
    (xvi) Taking or assisting in the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves, 
wolverine, or other furbearers before 3:00 a.m. following the day in 
which airborne travel occurred (except for flights in regularly 
scheduled commercial aircraft); however this restriction does not apply 
to subsistence taking of deer;
    (xvii) Taking a bear cub or a sow accompanied by cub(s).
    (2) Wildlife taken in defense of life or property is not a 
subsistence use; wildlife so taken is subject to State regulations.
    (3) The following methods and means of trapping furbearers, for 
subsistence uses pursuant to the requirements of a trapping license are 
prohibited, in addition to the prohibitions listed at paragraph (b)(1) 
of this section:
    (i) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that any muskrat pushup 
or feeding house may be disturbed in the course of trapping;

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    (ii) Disturbing or destroying any beaver house;
    (iii) Taking beaver by any means other than a steel trap or snare, 
except that firearms may be used in certain Units with established 
seasons as identified in Unit-specific regulations found in this 
subpart;
    (iv) Taking otter with a steel trap having a jaw spread of less 
than five and seven-eighths inches during any closed mink and marten 
season in the same Unit;
    (v) Using a net, or fish trap (except a blackfish or fyke trap);
    (vi) Taking beaver in the Minto Flats Management Area with the use 
of an aircraft for ground transportation, or by landing within one mile 
of a beaver trap or set used by the transported person;
    (vii) 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; however, this does not apply to a trapper using a firearm to 
dispatch furbearers caught in a trap or snare.
    (c) Possession and Transportation of Wildlife.
    (1) Except as specified in paragraph (c)(3)(ii) or (c)(4) of this 
section, or as otherwise provided, no person may take a species of 
wildlife in any Unit, or portion of a Unit, if that person's total 
statewide take of that species has already been obtained under Federal 
and State regulations in other Units, or portions of other Units.
    (2) An animal taken under Federal or State regulations by any 
member of a community with an established community harvest limit for 
that species counts toward the community harvest limit for that 
species. Except for wildlife taken pursuant to Sec. ____.6(f)(3) or as 
otherwise provided for by this Part, an animal taken as part of a 
community harvest limit counts toward every community member's harvest 
limit for that species taken under Federal or State of Alaska 
regulations.
    (3) Harvest limits.
    (i) Harvest limits, including those related to ceremonial uses, 
authorized by this section and bag limits established in State 
regulations may not be accumulated.
    (ii) Wildlife taken by a designated hunter for another person 
pursuant to Sec. ____.6(f)(2), counts toward the individual harvest 
limit of the person for whom the wildlife is taken.
    (4) 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 a person who has taken a harvest 
limit for a particular species under a trapping season may take 
additional animals under the harvest limit specified for a hunting 
season or vice versa.
    (5) A brown/grizzly bear taken in a Unit or portion of a Unit 
having a harvest limit of one brown/grizzly bear per year counts 
against a one brown/grizzly bear every four regulatory years harvest 
limit in other Units; an individual may not take more than one brown/
grizzly bear in a regulatory year.
    (6) A harvest limit applies to the number of animals that can be 
taken during a regulatory year; however, harvest limits for grouse, 
ptarmigan, and caribou (in some Units) are regulated by the number that 
may be taken per day. Harvest limits of grouse and ptarmigan are also 
regulated by the number that can be held in possession.
    (7) Unless otherwise provided, any person who gives or receives 
wildlife shall 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 wildlife, the time and place that the 
wildlife was taken, and identification of species transferred. Where a 
qualified subsistence user has designated another qualified subsistence 
user to take wildlife on his or her behalf in accordance with 
Sec. ____.6, the permit shall be furnished in place of a signed 
statement.
    (8) A rural Alaska resident who has been designated to take 
wildlife on behalf of another rural Alaska resident in accordance with 
Sec. ____.6, shall promptly deliver the wildlife to that rural Alaska 
resident.
    (9) No person may possess, transport, give, receive or barter 
wildlife that was taken in violation of Federal or State statutes or a 
regulation promulgated thereunder.
    (10) Evidence of sex and identity.
    (i) If subsistence take of Dall sheep is restricted to a ram, no 
person may possess or transport a harvested sheep unless both horns 
accompany the animal.
    (ii) If the subsistence taking of an ungulate, except sheep, is 
restricted to one sex in the local area, no person may possess or 
transport the carcass of an animal taken in that area unless sufficient 
portions of the external sex organs remain attached to indicate 
conclusively the sex of the animal; however, this paragraph (c)(10)(ii) 
does not apply to the carcass of an ungulate that has been butchered 
and placed in storage or otherwise prepared for consumption upon 
arrival at the location where it is to be consumed.
    (iii) If a moose harvest limit includes an antler size or 
configuration restriction, no person may possess or transport the moose 
carcass or its parts unless both antlers accompany the carcass or its 
parts. A person possessing a set of antlers with less than the required 
number of brow tines on one antler shall leave the antlers naturally 
attached to the unbroken, uncut skull plate; however, this paragraph 
(c)(10)(iii) does not apply to a moose carcass or its parts that have 
been butchered and placed in storage or otherwise prepared for 
consumption after arrival at the place where it is to be stored or 
consumed.
    (d) A person who takes an animal that has been marked or tagged for 
scientific studies must, within a reasonable time, notify the ADF&G or 
the agency identified on the collar or marker, when and where the 
animal was taken. Any ear tag, collar, radio, tattoo, or other 
identification must be retained with the hide until it is sealed, if 
sealing is required; in all cases, any identification equipment must be 
returned to the ADF&G or to an agency identified on such equipment.
    (e) Sealing of bear skins and skulls.
    (1) Sealing requirements for bear shall apply to brown bears taken 
in all Units, except as specified below, and black bears of all color 
phases taken in Units 1-7, 11-16, and 20.
    (2) No person may possess or transport from Alaska, the untanned 
skin or skull of a bear unless the skin and skull have been sealed by 
an authorized representative 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 the Western Alaska Brown Bear 
Management Area, the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, Unit 
5, or Unit 9(B) need not be sealed unless removed from the area.
    (3) A person who possesses a bear shall keep the skin and skull 
together until a representative of the ADF&G has removed a rudimentary 
premolar tooth from the skull and sealed both the skull and the skin; 
however, this provision shall not apply to brown bears taken within the 
Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, the Northwest Alaska Brown 
Bear Management Area, Unit 5, or Unit 9(B) which are not removed from 
the Management Area or Unit.
    (i) In areas where sealing is required by Federal regulations, no 
person may possess or transport the hide of a bear which 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 the Western Alaska 
Brown Bear

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Management Area is removed from the area, it must first be sealed by an 
ADF&G representative in Bethel, Dillingham, or McGrath; at the time of 
sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove and retain the skin of 
the skull and front claws of the bear.
    (iii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in the Northwestern 
Alaska Brown Bear Management Area is removed from the area, it must 
first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in Barrow, Fairbanks, 
Galena, or Kotzebue; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative 
shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the 
bear.
    (iv) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 5 is removed from 
the area, it must first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in 
Yakutat; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove 
and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
    (v) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 9(B) is removed 
from the area, it must first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in 
Port Alsworth or King Salmon; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G 
representative shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front 
claws of the bear.
    (4) No person may falsify any information required on the sealing 
certificate or temporary sealing form provided by the ADF&G in 
accordance with State regulations.
    (f) Sealing of beaver, lynx, marten, otter, wolf, and wolverine. No 
person may possess or transport from Alaska the untanned skin of a 
marten taken in Units 1-5, 7, 13(E), and 14-16 or the untanned skin of 
a beaver, lynx, otter, wolf, or wolverine, whether taken inside or 
outside the state, unless the skin has been sealed by an authorized 
representative of ADF&G in accordance with State regulations.
    (g) A person who takes a species listed in paragraph (f) of this 
section but who is unable to present the skin in person, must complete 
and sign a temporary sealing form and ensure that the completed 
temporary sealing form and skin are presented to an authorized 
representative of ADF&G for sealing consistent with requirements listed 
in paragraph (f) of this section.
    (h) Utilization of Wildlife.
    (1) No person may use wildlife as food for a dog or furbearer, or 
as bait, 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 and ptarmigan; however, 
the breast meat of grouse and ptarmigan may not be used as animal food 
or bait;
    (iv) Unclassified wildlife.
    (2) A person taking wildlife for subsistence shall salvage the 
following parts for human use:
    (i) The hide of a wolf, wolverine, coyote, 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 the Western and Northwestern Alaska Brown Bear 
Management Areas and Units 5 and 9(B) need not be salvaged;
    (iii) The hide and edible meat of a black bear;
    (iv) The hide or meat of squirrels, hares (rabbits), marmots, 
beaver, muskrats, or unclassified wildlife.
    (3) Failure to salvage edible meat of ungulates, bear, or grouse 
and ptarmigan is prohibited.
    (4) 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 the harvested wildlife, unanticipated weather 
conditions, or unavoidable loss to another animal.
    (i) The regulations found in this section do not apply to the 
subsistence taking and use of wildlife regulated pursuant to the Fur 
Seal Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 927, 16 U.S.C. 1187), the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543), the Marine 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 any 
amendments to these Acts. The taking and use of wildlife, covered by 
these Acts, will conform to the specific provisions contained in these 
Acts, as amended, and any implementing regulations.
    (j) Rural residents, non-rural residents, and nonresidents not 
specifically prohibited by Federal regulations from hunting or trapping 
on public lands in an area, may hunt or trap on public lands in 
accordance with the appropriate State regulations.
    (k) Unit Regulations. Subsistence taking of unclassified wildlife, 
all squirrel species, and marmots is allowed in all Units, without 
harvest limits, for the period of July 1-June 30. Subsistence taking of 
wildlife outside established Unit seasons, or in excess of the 
established Unit harvest limits, is prohibited unless otherwise 
modified by subsequent regulation. Taking of wildlife under State 
regulations on public lands is permitted, except as otherwise 
restricted at paragraphs (k)(1) through (26) of this section. 
Additional Unit-specific restrictions or allowances for subsistence 
taking of wildlife are identified at paragraphs (k)(1) through (26) of 
this section.
    (1) Unit 1. Unit 1 consists of all mainland 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 Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Taku Inlet:
    (i) Unit 1(A) 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 1(B) consists of all drainages between the latitude of 
Lemesurier Point and the latitude of Cape Fanshaw including all 
drainages of Ernest Sound and Farragut Bay, and including the islands 
east of the center lines of Frederick Sound, Dry Strait (between 
Sergief and Kadin Islands), Eastern Passage, Blake Channel (excluding 
Blake Island), Ernest Sound and Seward Passage;
    (iii) Unit 1(C) consists of that portion of Unit 1 draining into 
Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Cape Fanshaw and south of the 
latitude of Eldred Rock including Berners Bay, Sullivan Island, and all 
mainland portions north of Chichagof Island and south of the latitude 
of Eldred Rock, excluding drainages into Farragut Bay;
    (iv) Unit 1(D) 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 prohibited 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 1(A)--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 1(B)--the Anan Creek drainage is closed to the taking of 
black bear;
    (D) Unit 1(C):
    (1) The area within one-fourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the U.S. 
Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor's Center, and the Center's 
parking area, is closed to hunting;
    (2) 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, is 
closed to the taking of mountain goat;
    (vi) In Unit 1(C), Juneau area, the trapping of furbearers for 
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uses is prohibited 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 Valley bounded on the south by the 
Glacier 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 Forest Service Visitor Center;
    (C) That area within the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier 
Recreation Area;
    (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 Meadows 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) Bait may be used to hunt black bear in Units 1(A), 1(B), and 
1(D) between April 15 and June 15;
    (B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or 
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled;
    (C) The taking of wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits 
provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies 
which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial 
potlatches, is authorized in Units 1-5 provided that:
    (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, 
contact the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking 
or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land 
managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony, 
the species and number to be taken, the Unit(s) in which the taking 
will occur;
    (2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and 
wildlife conservation;
    (3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon 
as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a 
written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency, 
specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and 
species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and 
the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held;
    (4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this 
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with 
customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will 
occur;
    (D) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on 
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community 
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must 
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest 
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but 
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any 
one time.

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            Harvest limits                        Open season           
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                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
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Black Bear:                                                             
    2 bears, no more than one may be   Sept. 1-June 30.                 
     a blue or glacier bear.                                            
Brown Bear:                                                             
    1 bear every four regulatory       Sept. 15-Dec. 31.                
     years by State registration       Mar. 15-May 31.                  
     permit only.                                                       
Deer:                                                                   
    Unit 1(A)--4 antlered deer.......  Aug. 1--Dec. 31.                 
    Unit 1(B)--2 antlered deer.......  Aug. 1-Dec. 31.                  
    Unit 1(C)--4 deer; however,        Aug. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     antlerless deer may be taken                                       
     only from Sept. 15-Dec. 31.                                        
Goat:                                                                   
    Unit 1(A)--Revillagigedo Island    No open season.                  
     only.                                                              
    Unit 1(B)--that portion north of   Aug. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     the Bradfield Canal and the                                        
     North Fork of the Bradfield                                        
     River, excluding that portion                                      
     between LeConte Bay and the                                        
     North Fork of Bradfield River/                                     
     Canal. 1 goat by State                                             
     registration permit only; the                                      
     taking of kids or nannies                                          
     accompanied by kids is                                             
     prohibited.                                                        
    Unit 1(B)--that portion between    Aug. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     LeConte Bay and the North Fork                                     
     of Bradfield River/Canal. 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.                                                        
    Unit 1(A) and Unit 1(B)--          Aug. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     Remainder--2 goats by State                                        
     registration permit only.                                          
    Unit 1(C)--that portion draining                                    
     into Lynn Canal and Stephens                                       
     Passage between Antler River and                                   
     Eagle Glacier and River--1 goat                                    
     by State registration permit                                       
     only.                                                              
    Unit 1(C)--that portion draining   No open season.                  
     into Stephens Passage and Taku                                     
     Inlet between Eagle Glacier and                                    
     River and Taku Glacier, and all                                    
     drainages of the Chilkat Range                                     
     south of the Endicott River.                                       
    Remainder of Unit 1(C)--1 goat by  Aug. 1-Nov. 30.                  
     State registration permit only.                                    
    Unit 1(D)--that portion lying      Sept. 15-Nov. 30.                
     north of the Katzehin River and                                    
     northeast of the Haines highway--                                  
     1 goat by State registration                                       
     permit only.                                                       
    Unit 1(D)--that portion lying      No open season.                  
     between Taiya Inlet and River                                      
     and the White Pass and Yukon                                       
     Railroad.                                                          
    Remainder of Unit 1(D)--1 goat by  Aug. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     State registration permit only.                                    
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 1(A)--1 antlered bull.......  Sept. 15-Oct. 15.                
    Unit 1(B)--south and east of       Sept. 15-Oct. 15.                
     LeConte Bay and Glacier--1                                         
     antlered bull with spike-fork or                                   
     50-inch antlers or 3 or more                                       
     brow tines on either antler, by                                    
     State registration permit.                                         
    Remainder of Unit 1(B)...........  No open season.                  
    Unit 1(C), that portion south of   Sept. 15-Oct. 15.                
     Point Hobart including all Port                                    
     Houghton drainages--1 antlered                                     
     bull with spike-fork or 50-inch                                    
     antlers or 3 or more brow tines                                    
     on either antler, by State                                         
     registration permit.                                               
    Remainder of Unit 1(C)--excluding  Sept. 15-Oct. 15.                
     drainages of Berners Bay--1                                        
     antlered bull by State                                             
     registration permit only.                                          
    Unit 1(D)........................  No open season.                  

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Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and                                   
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    2 foxes..........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 15.                  
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    5 hares per day..................  Sept. 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 Ruffed, and                                        
 Sharp-tailed):                                                         
    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.                   
                                                                        
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                                Trapping                                
                                                                        
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Beaver:                                                                 
    Unit 1(A), (B), and (C)--No limit  Dec. 1-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-Apr. 30.                 
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    (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) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or 
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled;
    (C) The taking of wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits 
provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies 
which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial 
potlatches, is authorized in Units 1-5 provided that:
    (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, 
contact the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking 
or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land 
managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony, 
the species and number to be taken, the Unit(s) in which the taking 
will occur;
    (2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and 
wildlife conservation;
    (3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon 
as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a 
written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency, 
specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and 
species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and 
the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held;
    (4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this 
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with 
customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will 
occur;
    (D) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on 
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community 
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must 
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest 
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but 
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any 
one time.
    (ii) [Reserved]

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    2 bears, no more than one may be   Sept. 1-June 30.                 
     a blue or glacier bear.                                            
Deer:                                                                   
    4 deer; however, no more than one  Aug. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     may be an antlerless deer.                                         
     Antlerless deer may be taken                                       
     only during the period Oct. 15-                                    
     Dec. 31.                                                           
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and                                   
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    2 foxes..........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 15.                  
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    5 hares per day..................  Sept. 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, Ruffed, and                                       
 Sharp-tailed):                                                         
    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.                   
                                                                        
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                                Trapping                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    No limit.........................  Dec. 1-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-Apr. 30.                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (3) Unit 3. (i) Unit 3 consists of all islands west of Unit 1(B), 
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, Kashevarof, Woronkofski, Etolin, Wrangell, 
and Deer Islands.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) In the Petersburg vicinity, a strip one-fourth mile wide on 
each side of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake 
campground is closed to the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves and 
wolverine;
    (B) The Petersburg Creek drainage on Kupreanof Island is closed to 
the taking of black bears;
    (C) 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 southernmost portion of Blind Island to the hunting 
closure markers one mile south of the Blind Slough bridge, are closed 
to all hunting.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or 
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled;
    (C) The taking of wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits 
provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies 
which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial 
potlatches, is authorized in Units 1-5 provided that:
    (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, 
contact the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking 
or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land 
managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony, 
the species and number to be taken, the Unit(s) in which the taking 
will occur;
    (2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and 
wildlife conservation;
    (3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon 
as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a 
written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency, 
specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and 
species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and 
the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held;

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    (4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this 
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with 
customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will 
occur;
    (D) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on 
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community 
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must 
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest 
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but 
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any 
one time.

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            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        
Black Bear:                                                             
    2 bears, no more than one may be   Sept. 1-June 30.                 
     a blue or glacier bear.                                            
Deer:                                                                   
    Unit 3--Mitkof Island, Woewodski   Oct. 15-Oct. 31.                 
     Island, Butterworth Islands, and                                   
     that portion of Kupreanof Island                                   
     which includes Lindenburg                                          
     Peninsula east of the Portage                                      
     Bay/Duncan Canal Portage--1                                        
     antlered deer by State                                             
     registration permit only;                                          
     however, the city limits of                                        
     Petersburg and Kupreanof are                                       
     closed to hunting.                                                 
    Remainder of Unit 3--2 antlered    Aug. 1-Nov. 30.                  
     deer.                                                              
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 3--Mitkof and Wrangell        Sept. 15-Oct. 15.                
     Islands--1 antlered bull with                                      
     spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or                                   
     3 or more brow tines on either                                     
     antler by State registration                                       
     permit only.                                                       
    Remainder of Unit 3..............  No open season.                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and                                   
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    2 foxes..........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 15.                  
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    5 hares per day..................  Sept. 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, Ruffed, and                                       
 Sharp-tailed):                                                         
    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.                   
                                                                        
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                                Trapping                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    Unit 3--Mitkof Island............  Dec. 1-Apr. 15.                  
    No limit.........................                                   
    Unit 3--except Mitkof Island.....                                   
    No limit.........................  Dec. 1-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.-Apr. 30.                
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (4) Unit 4. (i) Unit 4 consists of all islands south and west of 
Unit 1(C) 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 prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) The Seymour Canal Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including all 
drainages into northwestern Seymour Canal between Staunch Point and the 
southernmost tip of the unnamed peninsula separating Swan Cove and King 
Salmon Bay including Swan and

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Windfall Islands, is closed to the taking of bears;
    (B) The Salt Lake Bay Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including all 
lands within one-fourth mile of Salt Lake above Klutchman Rock at the 
head of Mitchell Bay, is closed to the taking of bears;
    (C) Port Althorp (Chichagof Island), that area within the Port 
Althorp watershed south of a line from Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point 
(Trap Rock), is closed to the taking of brown bears;
    (D) 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 northwest point of Gull Cove to 
Port Frederick Portage, including all drainages into Port Frederick and 
Mud Bay, is closed to the use of any motorized land vehicle for brown 
bear hunting, or for the taking of marten, mink, or weasel.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Boats may not be used to take bear, wolves, or wolverine, 
except for persons certified as disabled;
    (B) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on 
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community 
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must 
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest 
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but 
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any 
one time;
    (C) The taking of wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits 
provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies 
which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial 
potlatches, is authorized in Units 1--5 provided that:
    (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, 
contact the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking 
or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land 
managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony, 
the species and number to be taken, the Unit(s) in which the taking 
will occur;
    (2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and 
wildlife conservation;
    (3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon 
as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a 
written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency, 
specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and 
species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and 
the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held;
    (4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this 
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with 
customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will 
occur;
    (D) Chichagof Island is closed to the use of any motorized land 
vehicle for the taking of marten, mink, and weasel.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        
Brown Bear:                                                             
    Unit 4--Chichagof Island south     Sept. 15-Dec. 31.                
     and west of a line that follows   Mar. 15-May 31.                  
     the crest of the island from                                       
     Rock Point (58 deg. N. lat., 136                                   
     deg.21' W. long.), to Rodgers                                      
     Point (57 deg.35' N. lat., 135                                     
     deg.33' W. long.) including                                        
     Yakobi and other adjacent                                          
     islands; Baranof Island south                                      
     and west of a line which follows                                   
     the crest of the island from                                       
     Nismeni Point (57 deg.34' N.                                       
     lat., 135 deg.25' W. long.), to                                    
     the entrance of Gut Bay (56                                        
     deg.44' N. lat. 134 deg.38' W.                                     
     long.) including the drainages                                     
     into Gut Bay and including                                         
     Kruzof and other adjacent                                          
     islands--1 bear every four                                         
     regulatory years by State                                          
     registration permit only.                                          
    Unit 4--that portion in the        Mar. 15-May 20.                  
     Northeast Chichagof Controlled                                     
     Use Area--1 bear every four                                        
     regulatory years by State                                          
     registration permit only.                                          
    Remainder of Unit 4--1 bear every  Sept. 15-Dec. 31.                
     four regulatory years by State    Mar. 15-May 20.                  
     registration permit only.                                          
Deer:                                                                   
    6 deer; however, antlerless deer   Aug. 1-Jan. 31.                  
     may be taken only from Sept. 15-                                   
     Jan. 31.                                                           
Goat:                                                                   
    1 goat by State registration       Aug. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     permit only.                                                       
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and                                   
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    2 foxes..........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 15.                  
    Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra).......                                   
    5 hares per day..................  Sept. 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, Ruffed, and                                       
 Sharp-tailed):                                                         
     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 4--that portion east of       Dec. 1-May 15.                   
     Chatham Strait--No limit.                                          
    Remainder of Unit 4..............  No open season.                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    No limit.........................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.                  

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Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and                                   
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    No limit.........................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.                  
Lynx:                                                                   
     No limit........................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.                  
Marten:                                                                 
    Unit 4--Chichagof Island--No       Dec. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     limit.                                                             
    Remainder of Unit 4--No limit....  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.                  
Mink and Weasel:                                                        
    Unit 4--Chichagof Island--No       Dec. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     limit.                                                             
    Remainder of Unit 4--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-Apr. 30.                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------



    (5) Unit 5. (i) Unit 5 consists of all Gulf of Alaska drainages and 
islands between Cape Fairweather and the center line of Icy Bay, 
including the Guyot Hills:
    (A) Unit 5(A) 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;
    (B) Unit 5(B) consists of the remainder of Unit 5.
    (ii) Public lands within Glacier Bay National Park are closed to 
all taking of wildlife for subsistence uses.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or 
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled;
    (C) Unit 5 is open to brown bear hunting by Federal registration 
permit in lieu of a State metal locking tag; no State metal locking tag 
is required for taking a brown bear in Unit 5, provided that the hunter 
has obtained a Federal registration permit prior to hunting;
    (D) The taking of wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits 
provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies 
which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial 
potlatches, is authorized in Units 1-5 provided that:
    (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, 
contact the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking 
or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land 
managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony, 
the species and number to be taken, the Unit(s) in which the taking 
will occur;
    (2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and 
wildlife conservation;
    (3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon 
as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a 
written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency, 
specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and 
species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and 
the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held;
    (4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this 
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with 
customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will 
occur;
    (E) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer or 
moose on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a 
community operating under a community harvest system. The designated 
hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a 
completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number 
of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her 
possession at any one time.


------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    2 bears, no more than one may be   Sept. 1-June 30.                 
     a blue or glacier bear.                                            
Brown Bear:                                                             
    1 bear by Federal registration     Sept. 1-May 31.                  
     permit only.                                                       
Deer:                                                                   
    Unit 5(A)--1 buck................  Nov.1-Nov. 30.                   
    Unit 5(B)........................  No open season.                  
Goat:                                                                   
    1 goat by Federal registration     Aug. 1-Jan. 31.                  
     permit only.                                                       
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 5(A), Nunatak Bench--1 moose  Nov. 15-Feb. 15.                 
     by State registration permit                                       
     only. The season will be closed                                    
     when 5 moose have been taken                                       
     from the Nunatak Bench.                                            
    Unit 5(A), except Nunatak Bench--  Oct. 8-Nov. 15.                  
     1 antlered bull by Federal                                         
     registration permit only. The                                      
     season will be closed when 60                                      
     antlered bulls have been taken                                     
     from the Unit. The season will                                     
     be closed in that portion west                                     
     of the Dangerous River when 30                                     
     antlered bulls have been taken                                     
     in that area. From Oct. 15-Oct.                                    
     21, public lands will be closed                                    
     to taking of moose, except by                                      
     rural Alaska residents of Unit                                     
     5(A).                                                              

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    Unit 5(B)--1 antlered bull by      Sept. 1-Dec. 15.                 
     State registration permit only.                                    
     The season will be closed when                                     
     25 antlered bulls have been                                        
     taken from the entirety of Unit                                    
     5(B).                                                              
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    2 foxes..........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 15.                  
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    5 hares per day..................  Sept. 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, Ruffed, and                                       
 Sharp-tailed):                                                         
    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.........................  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-Apr. 30.                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------



    (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 excluding the Copper 
River drainage upstream from Miles Glacier, and excluding the Nellie 
Juan and Kings River drainages:
    (A) Unit 6(A) consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages east of Palm 
Point near Katalla including Kanak, Wingham, and Kayak Islands;
    (B) Unit 6(B) 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 Cottonwood Point;
    (C) Unit 6(C) 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 Nelson Bay and Orca Inlet;
    (D) Unit 6(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 6.
    (ii) For the following areas, the taking of wildlife for 
subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) The Goat Mountain goat observation area, which consists of that 
portion of Unit 6(B) bounded on the north by Miles Lake and Miles 
Glacier, on the south and east by Pleasant Valley River and Pleasant 
Glacier, and on the west by the Copper River, is closed to the taking 
of mountain goat;
    (B) The Heney Range goat observation area, which consists of that 
portion of Unit 6(C) south of the Copper River Highway and west of the 
Eyak River, is closed to the taking of mountain goat.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) Coyotes may be taken in Units 6(B) and 6(C) with the aid of 
artificial lights.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Hunting                                 
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    1 bear...........................  Sept. 1-June 30.                 
Deer:                                                                   
    4 deer; however, antlerless deer   Aug. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     may be taken only from Oct. 1-                                     
     Dec. 31.                                                           

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Goats:                                                                  
    Unit 6(A), (B)-1 goat by State     Aug. 20-Jan. 31.                 
     registration permit only.                                          
    Unit 6(C)........................  No open season.                  
    Unit 6(D) (subareas RG242,RG244,   Aug. 20-Jan. 31.                 
     RG249, RG266 and RG252 only)--1                                    
     goat by Federal registration                                       
     permit only.                                                       
    In each of the Unit 6(D)           .................................
     subareas, goat seasons will be                                     
     closed when harvest limits for                                     
     that subarea are reached.                                          
     Harvest quotas are as follows:                                     
     RG242--2 goats, RG244--2 goats,                                    
     RG249--2 goats, RG266--4 goats,                                    
     RG252--1 goat.                                                     
    Unit 6(D) (subareas RG243 and      No open season.                  
     RG245)--The taking of goats is                                     
     prohibited on all public lands.                                    
Coyote:                                                                 
    Unit 6(A) and (D)--2 coyotes.....  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
    Unit 6(B)--No limit..............  July 1-June 30.                  
    Unit 6(C)--South of the Copper     July 1-June 30.                  
     River Highway and east of the                                      
     Heney Range--No limit.                                             
    Remainder of Unit 6(C)--No limit.  July 1-June 30.                  
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and   No open season.                  
 Silver Phases).                                                        
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    No limit.........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Lynx                                   No open season.                  
Wolf:                                                                   
    5 wolves.........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    1 wolverine......................  Sept. 1--Mar. 31.                
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and                                       
 Sharp-tailed):                                                         
    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:                                                                 
    Trapping--20 beaver per season...  Dec. 1-Mar. 31.                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    Unit 6(A), (B) and (D)--No limit.  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.                 
    Unit 6(C)--South of the Copper     Nov. 10-Apr. 30.                 
     River Highway and east of the                                      
     Heney Range--No limit.                                             
    Remainder of Unit 6(C)--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-Jan. 31.                 
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 upstream 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 deg. W. 
long., and all Kenai Peninsula drainages east of 150 deg. W. long., 
from Turnagain Arm to the Kenai River.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) Kenai Fjords National Park is closed to all subsistence uses;
    (B) The Portage Glacier Closed Area in Unit 7, which consists of 
Portage Creek drainages between the Anchorage-Seward Railroad and 
Placer Creek in Bear Valley, Portage Lake, the mouth of Byron Creek, 
Glacier Creek and Byron Glacier, is closed to hunting; however, grouse, 
ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels may be hunted with shotguns after 
September 1.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15; except Resurrection Creek and its tributaries.
    (B) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Hunting                                 
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    Unit 7--3 bears..................  July 1-June 30.                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    No limit.........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    2 foxes..........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 15.                  

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Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    No limit.........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Wolf:                                                                   
    Unit 7--that portion within the    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
     Kenai National Wildlife Refuge--                                   
     2 wolves.                                                          
    Unit 7--Remainder--5 wolves......  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    1 wolverine......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.                 
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, 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:                                                                 
    20 Beaver per season.............  Dec. 1-Mar. 31.                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.                 
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-Feb. 28.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------



    (8) Unit 8. Unit 8 consists of all islands southeast of the 
centerline of Shelikof Strait including Kodiak, Afognak, Whale, 
Raspberry, Shuyak, Spruce, Marmot, Sitkalidak, Amook, Uganik, and 
Chirikof Islands, the Trinity Islands, the Semidi Islands, and other 
adjacent islands.
    (i) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in 
Unit 8 from Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
    (ii) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on 
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community 
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must 
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest 
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but 
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any 
one time.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deer:                                                                   
    Unit 8--that portion of Kodiak     Aug. 1-Oct. 31.                  
     Island north of a line from the                                    
     head of Settlers Cove to                                           
     Crescent Lake (57 deg.52' N.                                       
     lat., 152 deg.58' W. long.), and                                   
     east of a line from the outlet                                     
     of Crescent Lake to Mount                                          
     Ellison Peak and from Mount                                        
     Ellison Peak to Pokati Point at                                    
     Whale Passage, and that portion                                    
     of Kodiak Island east of a line                                    
     from the mouth of Saltery Creek                                    
     to the mouth at Elbow Creek, and                                   
     adjacent small islands in                                          
     Chiniak Bay--1 deer; however,                                      
     antlerless deer may be taken                                       
     only from Oct. 25-Oct. 31.                                         
    Unit 8--that portion of Kodiak     Aug. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     Island and adjacent islands                                        
     south and west of a line from                                      
     the head of Terror Bay to the                                      
     head of the south-western most                                     
     arm of Ugak Bay--5 deer;                                           
     however, antlerless deer may be                                    
     taken only from Oct. 1-Dec. 31.                                    
    Remainder of Unit 8--5 deer;       Aug. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     however, antlerless deer may be                                    
     taken only from Oct. 1-Dec. 31;                                    
     no more than 1 antlerless deer                                     
     may be taken from Oct. 1-Nov. 30.                                  
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    2 foxes..........................  Sept. 1-Feb. 15.                 
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    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.                 

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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 excluding 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 
Islands:
    (A) Unit 9(A) 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 9(B) consists of the Kvichak River drainage;
    (C) Unit 9(C) consists of the Alagnak (Branch) River drainage, the 
Naknek River drainage, and all land and water within Katmai National 
Park and Preserve;
    (D) Unit 9(D) consists of all Alaska Peninsula 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 9(E) consists of the remainder of Unit 9.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) Katmai National Park is closed to all subsistence uses;
    (B) The use of motorized vehicles, excluding aircraft, boats, or 
snowmobiles used for hunting and transporting a hunter or harvested 
animal parts, is prohibited from Aug. 1-Nov. 30 in the Naknek 
Controlled Use Area, which includes all of Unit 9(C) within the Naknek 
River drainage upstream from and including the King Salmon Creek 
drainage; however, this restriction does not apply to 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;
    (C) A firearm may be used under a trapping license to take beaver 
in Unit 9(B) from April 1-May 31 and in the remainder of Unit 9 from 
April 1-April 30;
    (D) In Unit 9(B), Lake Clark National Park and Preserve only, 
residents of Nondalton, Iliamna, Newhalen, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth 
only, may hunt brown bear by Federal registration permit in lieu of a 
resident tag; the season will be closed when four females or ten bears 
have been taken, whichever occurs first;
    (E) The taking in Unit 9(B) by residents of Newhalen, Nondalton, 
Iliamna, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth of up to a total per regulatory 
year of 10 bull moose among the communities is allowed for ceremonial 
purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Bull moose 
may be taken from July 1 through June 30. Permits, available to all 5 
communities, will be issued until all 10 permits are used 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.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    3 bears..........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Brown Bear:                                                             
    Unit 9(B)--Rural residents of      Oct. 1-Oct. 21.                  
     Nondalton, Iliamna, Newhalen,     May 10-May 25.                   
     Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth                                       
     only--1 bear by Federal                                            
     registration permit only.                                          
    Unit 9(B)--1 bear every four       Oct. 1-Oct. 21. (odd years only);
     regulatory years.                  May 10-May 25 (even years only).
    Unit 9(E)--1 bear by Federal       Oct. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     registration permit or State      May 10-May 25.                   
     harvest tag.                                                       
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 9(A)--4 caribou; however, no  Aug. 10-Mar. 31.                 
     more than 2 caribou may be taken                                   
     Aug. 10-Sept. 30 and no more                                       
     than 1 caribou may be taken Oct.                                   
     1-Nov. 30.                                                         
    Unit 9(C)--4 caribou; however, no  Aug. 10-Mar. 31.                 
     more than 1 may be a cow, no                                       
     more than 2 caribou may be taken                                   
     Aug. 10-Nov. 30, and no more                                       
     than 1 caribou may be taken per                                    
     calendar month between Dec. 1-                                     
     Mar. 31.                                                           
    Unit 9(B)--5 caribou; however no   Aug. 1-Apr. 15.                  
     more than 2 may be bulls.                                          
    Unit 9(D)--closed to all hunting   No open season.                  
     of caribou.                                                        
    Unit 9(E)--that portion southwest  No open season.                  
     of the headwaters of Fireweed                                      
     and Blueberry Creeks (north of                                     
     Mt. Veniaminof) to and including                                   
     the Sandy River drainage on the                                    
     Bristol Bay side of the Alaska                                     
     Peninsula; and that portion                                        
     south of Seal Cape to Ramsey Bay                                   
     on the Pacific side of the                                         
     Alaska Peninsula divide is                                         
     closed to all hunting of caribou.                                  
    Remainder of Unit 9(E)--4 caribou  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
Sheep:                                                                  
    Unit 9(B)--Residents of Iliamna,   Aug. 10-Oct. 10.                 
     Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay,                                    
     and Port Alsworth only--1 ram                                      
     with \7/8\ curl horn by Federal                                    
     registration permit only.                                          

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    Remainder of Unit 9--1 ram with    Aug. 10-Sept. 20.                
     \7/8\ curl horn.                                                   
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 9(A)--1 antlered bull.......  Sept. 1-Sept. 15.                
    Unit 9(B)--1 antlered bull.......  Aug. 20-Sept. 15.                
                                       Dec. 1-Dec. 31.                  
    Unit 9(C)--that portion draining   Sept. 1-Sept. 15.                
     into the Naknek River from the    Dec. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     north-1 antlered bull.                                             
    Unit 9(C)--that portion draining   Aug. 20-Sept. 15.                
     into the Naknek River from the    Dec. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     south--1 antlered bull. However,                                   
     during the period Aug. 20-Aug.                                     
     31, bull moose may be taken by                                     
     Federal registration permit                                        
     only. During the December hunt,                                    
     antlerless moose may be taken by                                   
     Federal registration permit                                        
     only. The antlerless season will                                   
     be closed when 5 antlerless                                        
     moose have been taken. Public                                      
     lands are closed during December                                   
     for the hunting of moose, except                                   
     by eligible rural Alaska                                           
     residents during seasons                                           
     identified above.                                                  
    Remainder of Unit 9(C)--1 moose;   Sept. 1-Sept. 15.                
     however, antlerless moose may be  Dec. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     taken only from Dec. 1-Dec. 31.                                    
    Unit 9(E)--1 antlered bull.......  Sept. 1-Sept. 20.                
                                       Dec. 1-Dec. 31.                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White):                                           
    No limit.........................  Dec. 1-Mar. 15.                  
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    2 foxes..........................  Sept. 1-Feb. 15.                 
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    No limit.........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Lynx:                                                                   
    2 lynx...........................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.                 
Wolf:                                                                   
    5 wolves.........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    1 wolverine......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.                 
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, 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:                                                                 
    Unit 9(B)--40 beaver per season;   Jan. 1-May 31.                   
     however, no more than 20 may be                                    
     taken between Apr. 1-May 31.                                       
    Remainder of Unit 9--40 beaver     Jan. 1-Apr. 30.                  
     per season; however, no more                                       
     than 20 may be taken between                                       
     Apr. 1-Apr. 30.                                                    
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) On Otter Island in the Pribilof Islands the taking of any 
wildlife species for subsistence uses is prohibited.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 10--Unimak Island only......  No open season.                  
    Remainder of Unit 10--No limit...  July 1-June 30.                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 

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Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):                                     
    No limit.........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    2 foxes..........................  Sept. 1-Feb. 15.                 
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    No limit.........................  July 1-June 30                   
Wolf:                                                                   
    5 wolves.........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30                  
Wolverine:                                                              
    1 wolverine......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.                 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-                                     
 tailed):                                                               
    20 per day, 40 in possession.....  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Trapping                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 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..........................  Sept. 1-Feb. 15.                 
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 tributaries into the east bank of the Copper River 
between the confluence of Suslota Creek with the Slana River and Miles 
Glacier.
    (i) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take caribou 
on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a designated 
hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The 
designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no 
more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time.
    (ii) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    3 bears..........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 11--Mentasta herd, 1 bull by  Aug. 1-Mar. 31.                  
     Federal registration permit                                        
     only. Federal public lands are                                     
     closed to the taking of caribou                                    
     except to the residents of                                         
     Chitina, Chistochina, Copper                                       
     Center, Gakona, Gulkana,                                           
     Mentasta, and Tazlina. Up to 15                                    
     permits may be issued.                                             
    Unit 11--Remainder...............  No open season.                  
Sheep:                                                                  
    1 sheep..........................  Aug. 10-Sept. 20.                
Moose:                                                                  
    1 antlered bull..................  Aug. 25-Sept. 20.                
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    2 foxes..........................  Sept. 1-Feb. 15.                 
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    No limit.........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Lynx:                                                                   
    2 lynx...........................  Dec. 15-Jan. 15.                 
Wolf:                                                                   
    5 wolves.........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    1 wolverine......................                                   

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    Public lands are closed to the     Sept. 1-Jan. 31.                 
     taking of wolverine except by                                      
     eligible rural Alaska residents                                    
     during seasons identified above.                                   
    Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and  Aug. 10-Mar. 31.                 
     Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in                                   
     possession.                                                        
    Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and       Aug. 10-Mar. 31.                 
     White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in                                   
     possession.                                                        
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Trapping                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    30 beaver per season.............  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.                 
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. 15.                 
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-Mar. 31.                 
Wolf:                                                                   
    No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    2 wolverine......................                                   
    Public lands are closed to the     Nov. 10-Jan. 31.                 
     taking of wolverine except by                                      
     eligible rural Alaska residents                                    
     during seasons identified above.                                   
------------------------------------------------------------------------



    (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) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30;
     (B) Trapping of wolves in Unit 12 during April and October with a 
steel trap, or with a snare using cable smaller than 3/32 inch 
diameter, is prohibited.
     (ii) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
     3 bears.........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 12--that portion west of the  No open Season.                  
     Nabesna River within the                                           
     drainages of Jack Creek,                                           
     Platinum Creek, and Totschunda                                     
     Creek--The taking of caribou is                                    
     prohibited on public lands.                                        
    Unit 12--that portion lying east   No open Season.                  
     of the Nabesna River and south                                     
     of the Winter Trail running                                        
     southeast from Pickerel Lake to                                    
     the Canadian border--The taking                                    
     of caribou is prohibited on                                        
     public lands.                                                      
    Remainder of Unit 12--1 bull.....  Sept. 1-Sept. 20.                
    1 bull caribou may be taken by a   Winter season to be announced by 
     Federal registration permit        the Board.                      
     during a winter season to be                                       
     announced for the rural Alaska                                     
     residents of Tetlin and Northway                                   
     only.                                                              
Sheep:                                                                  
    1 ram with full curl horn or       Aug. 10--Sept. 20.               
     larger.                                                            
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 12--that portion drained by   Aug. 20-Aug. 28.                 
     the Tanana, Nabesna, and Chisana  Sept. 1-Sept. 15.                
     Rivers within the Tetlin          Nov. 20-Nov. 30.                 
     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 the southern boundary of the                                    
     Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge--                                  
     1 antlered bull; however during                                    
     the Aug. 20-Aug. 28 season only                                    
     bulls with spike/fork antlers                                      
     may be taken. The November                                         
     season is open by Federal                                          
     registration permit only.                                          
     Unit 12--that portion lying east  Aug. 20-Aug. 28.                 
     of the Nabesna River, east of     Sept. 1-Sept. 30.                
     the Nabesna Glacier, and south                                     
     of the Winter Trail running                                        
     southeast from Pickerel Lake to                                    
     the Canadian border--1 antlered                                    
     bull; however during the Aug. 20-                                  
     Aug. 28 season only bulls with                                     
     spike/fork antlers may be taken.                                   
    Unit 12--Remainder--1 antlered     Aug. 20-Aug. 28.                 
     bull; however during the Aug. 20- Sept. 1-Sept. 15.                
     Aug. 28 season only bulls with                                     
     spike/fork antlers may be taken.                                   
Coyote:                                                                 
     2 coyotes.......................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    10 foxes; however, no more that 2  Sept. 1-Mar. 15.                 
     foxes may be taken prior to Oct.                                   
     1.                                                                 
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    No limit.........................  July 1-June 30                   

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Lynx:                                                                   
    2 lynx...........................  Nov. 1-Jan. 31.                  
Wolf:                                                                   
    5 wolves.........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30                  
Wolverine:                                                              
    1 wolverine......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31                  
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, 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:                                                                 
    15 beaver per season.............  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.                  
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
     No limit........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.                  
Lynx:                                                                   
    No limit.........................  Dec. 15-Jan. 15.                 
Marten:                                                                 
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.                  
Mink and Weasel:                                                        
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.                  
Muskrat:                                                                
    No limit.........................  Sept. 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 southeast corner of 
Denali National Park at Windy; the drainage into the Susitna River 
upstream from its junction with the Chulitna River; the drainage into 
the east bank of the Chulitna River upstream to its confluence with 
Tokositna River; the drainages of the Chulitna River (south of Denali 
National Park) upstream from its confluence 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 drainages into the east bank of the Susitna River between 
its confluences with the Talkeetna and Chulitna Rivers; the drainages 
into the north bank of the Talkeetna River; the drainages into the east 
bank of the Chickaloon River; the drainages of the Matanuska River 
above its confluence with the Chickaloon River:
    (A) Unit 13(A) 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 
junction 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 drainage, down an unnamed stream into the Tyone 
River, then down the Tyone River to the Susitna River, then down the 
southern 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 13 to the Chickaloon River bridge, the point of beginning;
    (B) Unit 13(B) 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 13(C) consists of that portion of Unit 13 east of the 
Gakona River and Gakona Glacier;
    (D) Unit 13(D) consists of that portion of Unit 13 south of Unit 
13(A);
    (E) Unit 13(E) consists of the remainder of Unit 13.
    (ii) Within the following areas, the taking of wildlife for 
subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior 
to December 2, 1980 are closed to subsistence. Subsistence uses as 
authorized by this paragraph (k)(13) are permitted in Denali National 
Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980;
    (B) use of motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting is 
prohibited from Aug. 5-Aug. 25 in the Delta Controlled

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Use Area, the boundary of which is defined as: a line beginning at the 
confluence of Miller Creek and the Delta River, then west to vertical 
angle bench mark Miller, 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 Highway, then north along the Richardson 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 
Cantwell Glacier, then west along the north bank of the Canwell Glacier 
and Miller Creek to the Delta River;
    (C) except for access and transportation of harvested wildlife on 
Sourdough and Haggard Creeks, Meiers Lake trails, or other trails 
designated by the Board, the use of motorized vehicles for subsistence 
hunting, is prohibited in the Sourdough Controlled Use Area. The 
Sourdough Controlled Use Area consists of that portion of Unit 13(B) 
bounded by a line beginning at the confluence 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 Meiers Creek 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 beginning.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15.
    (B) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    3 bears..........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Caribou:                                                                
    2 caribou by Federal registration  Aug. 10-Sept. 30.                
     permit only. Hunting within the   Jan. 5-Mar. 31.                  
     Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline right-                                   
     of-way is prohibited. The right-                                   
     of-way is identified as the area                                   
     occupied by the pipeline (buried                                   
     or above ground) and the cleared                                   
     area 25 feet on either side of                                     
     the pipeline.                                                      
Sheep:                                                                  
    Unit 13--excluding Unit 13(D) and  Aug. 10-Sept. 20.                
     the Tok and Delta Management                                       
     Areas--1 ram with \7/8\ curl                                       
     horn.                                                              
Moose:                                                                  
    1 antlered bull moose by Federal   Aug. 1-Sept. 20.                 
     registration permit only; only 1                                   
     permit will be issued per                                          
     household.                                                         
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    2 foxes..........................  Sept. 1-Feb. 15.                 
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    No limit.........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Lynx:                                                                   
    2 lynx...........................  Dec. 15-Jan. 15.                 
Wolf:                                                                   
    5 wolves.........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    1 wolverine......................  Sept. 1-Jan. 31.                 
    Public lands are closed to the                                      
     taking of wolverine, except by                                     
     eligible rural Alaska residents                                    
     during seasons identified above.                                   
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, 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:                                                                 
    30 beaver per season.............  Oct. 10-Apr. 30.                 
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. 15.                 
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-Mar. 31.                 
Wolf:                                                                   
    No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
     2 wolverines....................  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.                 
    Public lands are closed to the                                      
     taking of wolverine, except by                                     
     eligible rural Alaska residents                                    
     during seasons identified above.                                   
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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    (14) Unit 14. (i) Unit 14 consists of drainages into the north 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 north 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 bank of the Talkeetna River:
    (A) Unit 14(A) consists of drainages in Unit 14 bounded on the west 
by the Susitna River, on the north by Willow Creek, Peters Creek, and 
by a line from the head of Peters Creek to the head of the Chickaloon 
River, on the east by the eastern boundary 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 north side of Knik Glacier to the Unit 6 
boundary;
    (B) Unit 14(B) consists of that portion of Unit 14 north of Unit 
14(A);
    (C) Unit 14(C) consists of that portion of Unit 14 south of Unit 
14(A).
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) the Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base Management 
Areas, consisting of the Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Military 
Reservation, are closed to the subsistence taking of wildlife;
    (B) the Anchorage Management Area, consisting of all drainages 
south of Elmendorf and Fort Richardson military reservations and north 
of and including Rainbow Creek is closed to subsistence taking of 
wildlife for subsistence uses.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) In Unit 14(A), bait may be used to hunt black bear between 
April 15 and May 25;
    (B) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    Unit 14(A) and (C)--1 bear.......  July 1-June 30.                  
Brown Bear:                                                             
    Unit 14(A)--1 bear every four      Sept. 15-Oct. 10.                
     regulatory years.                 May 1-May 25.                    
Coyote:                                                                 
    Unit 14(A) and (C)--2 coyotes....  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    Unit 14--2 foxes.................  Nov. 1-Feb. 15.                  
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    Unit 14(A)--5 hares per day......                                   
    Unit 14(C)--5 hares per day......  July 1-June 30.                  
Lynx:                                                                   
    2 lynx...........................                                   
    Dec. 15-Jan. 15..................                                   
Wolf:                                                                   
    5 wolves.........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    1 wolverine......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.                 
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and                                       
 Sharp-tailed):                                                         
    Unit 14(A)--15 per day, 30 in                                       
     possession.                                                        
    Unit 14(C)--5 per day, 10 in       Aug. 10-Mar. 31.                 
     possession.                                                        
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-                                     
 tailed):                                                               
    Unit 14(A)--10 per day, 20 in                                       
     possession.                                                        
Unit 14(C)--10 per day, 20 in                                           
 possession                                                             
    Remainder of Unit 14--20 per day,  Aug. 10-Mar. 31.                 
     40 in possession.                                                  
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Trapping                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    Unit 14(A)--30 beaver per season.                                   
    Unit 14(C)--that portion within    Nov. 10-Apr. 30.                 
     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.                                                        
Coyote:                                                                 
    Unit 14(A)--No limit.............                                   
    Unit 14(C)--No limit.............  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    Unit 14(A)--No limit.............                                   
    Unit 14(C)--1 fox................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.                 
Marten:                                                                 
    No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.                 
Mink and Weasel:                                                        
    No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.                 
Muskrat:                                                                
    No limit.........................  Nov. 10-May 15.                  
Otter:                                                                  
    Unit 14(A)--No limit.............                                   
    Unit 14(C)--No limit.............  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.                 
Wolf:                                                                   
    Unit 14(A)--No limit.............                                   

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    Unit 14(C)--No limit.............  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------



    (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 deg. 00' W. crosses the coastline of Chickaloon Bay in 
Turnagain Arm, including that area lying west of longitude line 
150 deg. 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 15(A) consists of that portion of Unit 15 north of the 
Kenai River and Skilak Lake;
    (B) Unit 15(B) consists of that portion of Unit 15 south of the 
Kenai River and Skilak Lake, and north of the Kasilof River, Tustumena 
Lake, Glacier Creek, and Tustumena Glacier;
    (C) Unit 15(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 15.
    (ii) The Skilak Loop Management Area, which consists of that 
portion of Unit 15(A) bounded by a line beginning at the eastern most 
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 north 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 western most junction 
with the Sterling Highway, then easterly along the Sterling Highway to 
the point of beginning, is closed to the taking of wildlife, except 
that grouse and ptarmigan may be taken only from October 1 - March 1 by 
bow and arrow only.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) The Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area is closed to 
subsistence trapping of furbearers;
    (C) That portion of Unit 15(B) east of the Kenai River, Skilak 
Lake, Skilak River, and Skilak Glacier is closed to the trapping of 
marten;
    (D) Taking a red fox in Unit 15 by any means other than a steel 
trap or snare is prohibited.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    Unit 15(C)--3 bears..............  July 1-June 30.                  
    Unit 15 Remainder................  No open season.                  
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 15(B) and (C)--1 antlered     Aug. 10-Sept. 20.                
     bull with spike-fork or 50-inch                                    
     antlers or with 3 or more brow                                     
     tines on either antler, by                                         
     Federal registration permit only                                   
    Unit 15(A).......................  No open season.                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    No limit.........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    No limit.........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Wolf:                                                                   
    Unit 15--that portion within the   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
     Kenai National Wildlife Refuge--                                   
     2 Wolves.                                                          
    Unit 15--Remainder--5 Wolves.....  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    1 Wolverine......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.                 
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and                                       
 Sharp-tailed):                                                         
    15 per day, 30 in possession.....  Aug. 10-Mar. 31.                 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-                                     
 tailed):                                                               
    Unit 15 (A) and (B)--20 per day,   Aug. 10-Mar. 31.                 
     40 in possession.                                                  
    Unit 15(C)--20 per day, 40 in      Aug. 10-Dec. 31.                 
     possession.                                                        
    Unit 15(C)--5 per day, 10 in       Jan. 1-Mar. 31.                  
     possession.                                                        
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Trapping                               
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    20 Beaver per season.............  Dec. 1-Mar. 31.                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    1 Fox............................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.                 
Marten:                                                                 
    Unit 15(B)--that portion east of   No open season.                  
     the Kenai River, Skilak Lake,                                      
     Skilak River and Skilak Glacier.                                   
    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.                  

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Otter:                                                                  
    Unit 15 (A), (B)--No limit.......  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.                 
    Unit 15(C)--No limit.............  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.                 
Wolf:                                                                   
    No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    Unit 15 (B) and (C)--No limit....  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------



    (16) Unit 16. (i) Unit 16 consists of the drainages into Cook Inlet 
between Redoubt Creek and the Susitna River, including Redoubt Creek 
drainage, Kalgin Island, and the drainages on the west side of the 
Susitna River (including the Susitna River) upstream to its confluence 
with the Chulitna River; the drainages into the west side of the 
Chulitna River (including the Chulitna River) upstream to the Tokositna 
River, and drainages into the south side of the Tokositna River 
upstream to the base of the Tokositna Glacier, including the drainage 
of the Kahiltna Glacier:
    (A) Unit 16(A) 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;
    (B) Unit 16(B) consists of the remainder of Unit 16.
    (ii) The Mount McKinley National Park, as it existed prior to 
December 2, 1980, is closed to subsistence uses. Subsistence uses as 
authorized by this paragraph are permitted in Denali National Preserve 
and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15.
    (B) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    3 bears..........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Caribou:                                                                
    1 caribou........................  Aug. 10-Oct. 31.                 
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 16(B)--Redoubt Bay Drainages  Sept. 1-Sept. 15.                
     south and west of, and including                                   
     the Kustatan River drainage--1                                     
     antlered bull.                                                     
    Remainder of Unit 16(B)--1 moose;  Sept. 1-Sept. 30.                
     however, antlerless moose may be  Dec. 1-Feb. 28.                  
     taken only from Sept. 25-Sept.                                     
     30 and from Dec. 1-Feb. 28 by                                      
     Federal registration permit only.                                  
Coyote:                                                                 
     2 coyotes.......................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    2 foxes..........................  Sept. 1-Feb. 15.                 
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    No limit.........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Lynx:                                                                   
    2 lynx...........................  Dec. 15-Jan. 15.                 
Wolf:                                                                   
    5 wolves.........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    1 wolverine......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.                 
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, 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:                                                                 
    30 beaver per season.............  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.                 
Coyote:                                                                 
    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-Jan. 31.                 
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.                 

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Wolverine:                                                              
    No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------



    (17) Unit 17. (i) Unit 17 consists of drainages into Bristol Bay 
and the Bering Sea between Etolin Point and Cape Newenham, and all 
islands between these points including Hagemeister Island and the 
Walrus Islands:
    (A) Unit 17(A) consists of the drainages between Cape Newenham and 
Cape Constantine, and Hagemeister Island and the Walrus Islands;
    (B) Unit 17(B) consists of the Nushagak River drainage upstream 
from, and including the Mulchatna River drainage, and the Wood River 
drainage upstream from the outlet of Lake Beverley;
    (C) Unit 17(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 17.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) Except for aircraft and boats and in legally permitted hunting 
camps, the Upper Mulchatna Controlled Use Area consisting of Unit 
17(B), is closed from Aug. 1-Nov. 1 to the use of any motorized vehicle 
for hunting ungulates, bear, wolves and wolverine, including 
transportation of hunters and parts of ungulates, bear, wolves or 
wolverine;
    (B) The Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area which consists of 
Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk Lake and 
Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19(A) and (B) 
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, is open to brown 
bear hunting by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no 
resident tag is required for taking brown bears in the Western Alaska 
Brown Bear Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a 
State registration permit prior to hunting.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15.
    (B) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    3 bears..........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Brown Bear:                                                             
    Unit 17(A) and that portion of     Sept. 1-May 31.                  
     Unit 17(B) draining into the                                       
     Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake--1                                   
     bear.                                                              
    Remainder of Unit 17(B)--1 bear    Sept. 20-Oct. 10.                
     every four regulatory years.      May 10-May 25.                   
    Unit 17(C)--1 bear every four      Sept. 10-Oct. 10.                
     regulatory years.                 Apr. 10-May 25.                  
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 17(A)--that portion west of   Aug. 1-Mar. 31.                  
     the Togiak River, Togiak Lake,                                     
     Izavieknik River, Upper Togiak                                     
     Lake, and south to Cape                                            
     Newenham--2 caribou. Season to                                     
     be opened by announcement when                                     
     3,000 caribou have moved into                                      
     the area.                                                          
    Unit 17 (A) and (C)--that portion  Aug. 1--Aug. 31.                 
     of 17(A) and (C) consisting of    Dec. 1-Mar. 31.                  
     the Nushagak Peninsula south of                                    
     the Igushik River, Tuklung River                                   
     and Tuklung Hills, west to                                         
     Tvativak Bay--1 caribou by                                         
     Federal registration permit.                                       
     Public lands are closed to the                                     
     taking of caribou except by the                                    
     residents of Togiak, Twin Hills,                                   
     Manokotak, Aleknagik,                                              
     Dillingham, Clark's Point, and                                     
     Ekuk during seasons identified                                     
     above.                                                             
    Unit 17 (B) and (C)--that portion  Aug. 1-Apr. 15.                  
     of 17(C) east of the Nushagak                                      
     River--5 caribou; however, no                                      
     more than 2 caribou may be bulls.                                  
Sheep:                                                                  
    1 ram with full curl horn or       Aug. 10-Sept. 20.                
     larger.                                                            
Moose:                                                                  
     Unit 17(B)--that portion that     Aug. 20-Sept. 15.                
     includes all the Mulchatna River                                   
     drainage upstream from and                                         
     including the Chilchitna River                                     
     drainage--1 bull by State                                          
     registration permit only;                                          
     however, during the period Sept.                                   
     1-Sept. 15 a spike/fork bull or                                    
     a bull with 50-inch antlers or                                     
     with 3 or more brow tines on one                                   
     side may be taken with a State                                     
     harvest ticket.                                                    
    Remainder of Unit 17(B)--1 bull    Aug. 20-Sept. 15.                
     by State registration permit      Dec. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     only; however, during the period                                   
     Sept. 1-Sept. 15 a spike/fork                                      
     bull or a bull with 50-inch                                        
     antlers or with 3 or more brow                                     
     tines on one side may be taken                                     
     with a State harvest ticket.                                       
    Unit 17(C)--that portion that      Aug. 20-Sept. 15.                
     includes the Iowithla drainage                                     
     and Sunshine Valley and all                                        
     lands west of Wood River and                                       
     south of Aleknagik Lake--1 bull                                    
     by State registration permit                                       
     only; however, during the period                                   
     Sept. 1-Sept. 15 a spike/fork                                      
     bull or a bull with 50-inch                                        
     antlers or with 3 or more brow                                     
     tines on one side may be taken                                     
     with a State harvest ticket.                                       
    Remainder of Unit 17(C)--1 bull    Aug. 20-Sept. 15.                
     by State registration permit      Dec. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     only; however, during the period                                   
     Sept. 1-Sept. 15 a spike/fork                                      
     bull or a bull with 50-inch                                        
     antlers or with 3 or more brow                                     
     tines on one side may be taken                                     
     with a State harvest ticket.                                       
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 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..........................  Sept. 1-Feb. 15.                 
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    No limit.........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Lynx:                                                                   
    2 lynx...........................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.                 

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Wolf:                                                                   
    5 wolves.........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    1 wolverine......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.                 
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, 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:                                                                 
    Unit 17(A)--20 beaver per season.  Jan. 1-Feb. 28.                  
     Unit 17 (B) and (C)--20 beaver    Jan. 1-Feb. 28.                  
     per season.                                                        
Coyote:                                                                 
    No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.                 
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):                                     
    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.                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------



    (18) Unit 18. (i) Unit 18 consists of that area draining into the 
Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers downstream from a straight line drawn 
between Lower Kalskag and Paimiut 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. Matthew, and 
adjacent islands between Cape Newenham and the Pastolik River.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
     (A) 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 is closed to the use of 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 transportation of a hunter or ungulate, bear, wolf, or 
wolverine part by aircraft between publicly owned airports in the 
Controlled Use Area or between a publicly owned airport within the Area 
and points outside the Area;
     (B) The Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area which 
consists of Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk 
Lake and Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19 (A) and 
(B) downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, is open to 
brown bear hunting by State registration permit in lieu of a 
resident tag; no resident tag is required for taking brown bears in 
the Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, provided that the 
hunter has obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting.
     (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
     (A) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license 
in Unit 18 from Apr. 1-Jun. 10.
     (B) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    3 bears..........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Brown Bear:                                                             
     1 bear..........................  Sept. 1-May 31.                  
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 18--that portion south of     Dec. 15-Jan. 9.                  
     the Yukon River--Kilbuck caribou  Feb. 23-Mar. 15.                 
     herd; rural Alaska residents                                       
     domiciled in Tuluksak, Akiak,                                      
     Akiachak, Kwethluk, Bethel,                                        
     Oscarville, Napaskiak, Napakiak,                                   
     Kasigluk, Atmauthluak,                                             
     Nunapitchuk, Tuntutuliak, Eek,                                     
     Quinhagak, Goodnews Bay,                                           
     Platinum, Togiak, and Twin                                         
     Hills, only. A Federal                                             
     registration permit is required.                                   
     The number of permits available                                    
     for these hunts will be                                            
     determined at a later date. The                                    
     season will be closed when the                                     
     total harvest reaches guidelines                                   
     as described in the approved                                       
     ``Oavilnguut (Kilbuck) Caribou                                     
     Herd Cooperative Management                                        
     Plan.''.                                                           

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    Unit 18--that portion north of     Aug. 1-Mar. 31.                  
     the Yukon River--5 caribou per                                     
     day.                                                               
    Remainder of Unit 18.............  No open season.                  
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 18--that portion north and    Sept. 5-Sept. 25.                
     west of a line from Cape                                           
     Romanzof to Kuzilvak Mountain,                                     
     and then to Mountain Village,                                      
     and west of, but not including,                                    
     the Andreafsky River drainage--1                                   
     antlered bull.                                                     
    Unit 18--Goodnews River and        No open season.                  
     Kanektok River drainages.                                          
    Unit 18--Kuskokwim River           Aug. 25-Sept. 25. Winter season  
     drainage--1 antlered bull. A 10-   to be announced.                
     day hunt (1 bull, evidence of                                      
     sex required) will be opened by                                    
     announcement sometime between                                      
     Dec. 1 and Feb. 28.                                                
    Remainder of Unit 18--1 antlered   Sept. 1-Sept. 30. Winter season  
     bull. A 10-day hunt (1 bull,       to be announced.                
     evidence of sex required) will                                     
     be opened by announcement                                          
     sometime between Dec. 1 and Feb.                                   
     28.                                                                
    Public lands in Unit 18 are                                         
     closed to the hunting of moose,                                    
     except by rural Alaska residents                                   
     of Unit 18 and Upper Kalskag                                       
     during seasons identified above.                                   
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):                                     
    2 foxes..........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    10 foxes; however, no more than 2  Sept. 1-Mar. 15.                 
     foxes may be taken prior to Oct.                                   
     1.                                                                 
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    No limit.........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Lynx:                                                                   
    2 lynx...........................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.                 
Wolf:                                                                   
    5 wolves.........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    1 wolverine......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.                 
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, 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-May 30.                  
                                                                        
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                                Trapping                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-June 10.                  
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-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-Mar. 31.                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------



    (19) Unit 19. (i) Unit 19 consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage 
upstream from Lower Kalskag:
    (A) Unit 19(A) consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage downstream 
from and including the Moose Creek drainage on the north bank and 
downstream from and including the Stony River drainage on the south 
bank, excluding Unit 19(B);
    (B) Unit 19(B) consists of the Aniak River drainage upstream from 
and including the Salmon River drainage, the Holitna River drainage 
upstream from and including the Bakbuk Creek drainage, that area south 
of a line from the mouth of Bakbuk Creek to the radar dome at 
Sparrevohn Air Force Base, including the Hoholitna River drainage 
upstream from that line, and the Stony River drainage upstream from and 
including the Can Creek drainage;
    (C) Unit 19(C) 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 
northwest 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 upstream from that line, and including the Swift 
River drainage upstream from and including the North Fork drainage;
    (D) Unit 19(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 19.

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    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
    (A) Lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior 
to December 2, 1980, are closed to subsistence uses. Subsistence uses 
as authorized by this paragraph (k)(19) are permitted in Denali 
National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 
2, 1980;
    (B) The Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area, which consists of that 
portion of Unit 19(D) upstream from the mouth of Big River including 
the drainages of the Big River, Middle Fork, South Fork, East Fork, and 
Tonzona River, and bounded by a line following the west bank of the 
Swift Fork (McKinley Fork) of the Kuskokwim River to 152 deg. 50' W. 
long., then north to the boundary of Denali National Preserve, then 
following the western boundary of Denali National Preserve north to its 
intersection with the Minchumina-Telida winter trail, then west to the 
crest of Telida Mountain, then north along the crest of Munsatli Ridge 
to elevation 1,610, then northwest to Dyckman Mountain and following 
the crest of the divide between the Kuskokwim River and the Nowitna 
drainage, and the divide between the Kuskokwim River and the Nixon Fork 
River to Loaf bench mark on Halfway Mountain, then south to the west 
side of Big River drainage, 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 between publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area, 
or between a publicly owned airport within the area and points outside 
the area;
    (C) The Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists 
of Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk Lake and 
Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19(A) and (B) 
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, is open to brown 
bear hunting by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no 
resident tag is required for taking brown bears in the Western Alaska 
Brown Bear Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a 
State registration permit prior to hunting.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30.
    (B) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    3 bears..........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Brown Bear:                                                             
    Unit 19(A) and (B) that portion    Sept. 1-May 31.                  
     which is downstream of and                                         
     including the Aniak River                                          
     drainage--1 bear.                                                  
    Remainder of Unit 19(A), (B), and  Sept. 10-May 25.                 
     (D)--1 bear every four                                             
     regulatory years.                                                  
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 19(A) north of Kuskokwim      Aug. 10-Sept. 30.                
     River--1 caribou.                 Nov. 1-Feb. 28.                  
    Unit 19(A) south of the Kuskokwim  Aug. 1-Apr. 15.                  
     River, and Unit 19(B) (excluding                                   
     rural Alaska residents of Lime                                     
     Village)--5 caribou.                                               
    Unit 19(C)--1 caribou............  Aug. 10-Oct. 10.                 
    Unit 19(D) south and east of the   Aug. 10-Sept. 30.                
     Kuskokwim River and North Fork    Nov. 1-Jan. 31.                  
     of the Kuskokwim River--1                                          
     caribou.                                                           
    Remainder of Unit 19(D)--1         Aug. 10-Sept. 30.                
     caribou.                                                           
    Unit 19--Rural Alaska residents    July 1-June 30.                  
     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-Aug. 9.                                       
     Reporting will be by a community                                   
     reporting system.                                                  
Sheep:                                                                  
    1 ram with 7/8 curl..............  Aug. 10-Sept. 20.                
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 19--Rural Alaska residents    July 1-June 30.                  
     of Lime Village only--No                                           
     individual harvest limit, but a                                    
     village harvest quota of 40                                        
     moose (including those taken                                       
     under the State Tier II system);                                   
     either sex. Reporting will be by                                   
     a community reporting system.                                      
    Unit 19(A)--that portion north of  Sept. 1-Sept. 20.                
     the Kuskokwim River upstream      Nov. 20-Nov. 30.                 
     from, but not including the       Jan. 1-Jan. 10.                  
     Kolmakof River drainage and       Feb. 1-Feb. 10.                  
     south of the Kuskokwim River                                       
     upstream from, but not including                                   
     the Holokuk River drainage--1                                      
     moose; however, antlerless moose                                   
     may be taken only during the                                       
     Feb. 1--Feb. 10 season.                                            
    Remainder of Unit 19(A)--1 bull..  Sept. 1-Sept. 20.                
                                       Nov. 20-Nov. 30.                 
                                       Jan. 1-Jan. 10.                  
                                       Feb. 1-Feb. 10.                  
    Unit 19(B)--1 antlered bull......  Sept. 1-Sept. 30.                
    Unit 19(C)--1 antlered bull......  Sept. 1-Oct. 10.                 
    Unit 19(D)--that portion of the    Sept. 1-Sept. 30.                
     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.                                                     
    Unit 19(D)--remainder of the       Sept. 1-Sept. 30.                
     Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use    Dec. 1-Feb. 28.                  
     Area--1 bull.                                                      
    Remainder of Unit 19(D)--1         Sept. 1-Sept. 30.                
     antlered bull.                    Dec. 1-Dec. 15.                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    10 foxes; however, no more than 2  Sept. 1-Mar. 15                  
     foxes may be taken prior to Oct.                                   
     1.                                                                 
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    No limit.........................  July 1-June 30.                  

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Lynx:                                                                   
    2 lynx...........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.                  
Wolf:                                                                   
    5 wolves.........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    1 wolverine......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.                 
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, 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.                 
                                                                        
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                                Trapping                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.                  
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-Mar. 31.                  
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 drainage 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 20(A) 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 confluence with the Delta River downstream to its 
confluence with the Nenana River, and bounded on the west by the east 
bank of the Nenana River;
    (B) Unit 20(B) consists of drainages into the north bank of the 
Tanana River from and including Hot Springs Slough upstream to and 
including the Banner Creek drainage;
    (C) Unit 20(C) 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 20(D) 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 20(E) consists of drainages into the south bank of the 
Yukon River upstream from and including the Charley River drainage, and 
the Ladue River drainage;
    (F) Unit 20(F) consists of the remainder of Unit 20.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
    (A) Lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior 
to December 2, 1980, are closed to subsistence uses. Subsistence uses 
as authorized by this paragraph (k)(20) are permitted in Denali 
National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 
2, 1980;
    (B) Use of motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting is 
prohibited from Aug. 5-Aug. 25 in the Delta Controlled Use Area, the 
boundary of which is defined as: a line beginning at the confluence of 
Miller Creek and the Delta River, then west to vertical angle bench 
mark Miller, 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 Highway, 
then north along the Richardson 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) The Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of 
those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from 
each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of 
the Dalton Highway, is closed to the use of motorized vehicles, except 
aircraft and boats, and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and 
firearms except as provided below. The use of snowmobiles is authorized 
only for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents living within 
the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of licensed 
highway vehicles is limited only to designated roads within

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the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of firearms within 
the Corridor is authorized only for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket, 
Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents 
living within the Corridor;
    (D) The Glacier Mountain Controlled Use Area, which consists of 
that portion of Unit 20(E) bounded by a line beginning at Mile 140 of 
the Taylor Highway, then north along the highway 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 headwaters of 
Independence Creek, then southwest along the west bank of Independence 
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 direct line to Mile 
140 on the Taylor Highway, is closed to the use of any motorized 
vehicle for hunting from August 5-September 20; however, this does not 
prohibit motorized access via, or transportation of harvested wildlife 
on, the Taylor Highway or any airport;
    (E) The Minto Flats Management Area, which consists of that portion 
of Unit 20 bounded by the Elliot Highway beginning at Mile 118, then 
northeasterly to Mile 96, then east to the Tolovana Hotsprings Dome, 
then east to the Winter 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 three 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, is open 
to moose hunting by permit only;
    (F) The Fairbanks Management Area, which consists of the Goldstream 
subdivision 0SE \1/4\ SE \1/4\, Section 28 and Section 33, Township 2 
North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks Meridian and that portion of Unit 20(B) 
bounded by a line from the confluence of Rosie Creek and the Tanana 
River, northerly along Rosie Creek to the divide between Rosie Creek 
and Cripple Creek, then down Cripple Creek to its confluence with Ester 
Creek, then up Ester Creek to its confluence with Ready Bullion Creek, 
then up Ready Bullion Creek to the summit of Ester Dome, then down 
Sheep Creek to its confluence with Goldstream Creek, then easterly 
along Goldstream Creek to its confluence with First Chance Creek, then 
up First Chance Creek to Tungsten Hill, then southerly along Steele 
Creek to its intersection with the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, then 
southerly along the 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 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, is open to moose hunting by bow and arrow only.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30;
    (B) Trapping of wolves in Unit 20(E) during April and October with 
a steel trap, or with a snare using cable smaller than 3/32 inch 
diameter, is prohibited;
    (C) The taking of up to three moose per regulatory year by the 
residents of Unit 20 and 21 is allowed for the celebration known as the 
Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the terms of a Federal registration 
permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of 
the Native Village of Tanana. This three moose limit is not cumulative 
with that permitted by the State.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    3 bears..........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Brown Bear:                                                             
    Unit 20--except Unit 20(E)--1      Sept. 1-May 31.                  
     bear every four regulatory years.                                  
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 20(E)--1 bull by Federal      Aug. 10-Sept. 30.                
     registration permit only; the     Nov. 15-Feb. 28.                 
     season will close when a                                           
     combined State/Federal harvest                                     
     quota of 150 for the Fortymile                                     
     herd has been reached.                                             
    Unit 20(F)--Tozitna River          Aug. 10-Sept. 30.                
     drainage--1 caribou; however,     Nov. 26-Dec. 10.                 
     only bull caribou may be taken    Mar. 1-Mar. 15.                  
     Aug. 10-Sept. 30.                                                  
    Unit 20(F)--south of the Yukon     Dec. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     River--1 caribou.                                                  
    Remainder of Unit 20(F)--1 bull..  Aug. 10-Sept. 30.                
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 20(A)--1 antlered bull......  Sept. 1-Sept. 20.                
    Unit 20(B)--that portion within    Sept. 1-Sept. 20.                
     the Minto Flats Management Area-- Jan. 10-Feb. 28.                 
     1 bull by Federal registration                                     
     permit only.                                                       
    Unit 20(B)--the drainage of the    Sept. 1-Sept. 20.                
     Middle Fork of the Chena River                                     
     and that portion of the Salcha                                     
     River Drainage upstream from and                                   
     including Goose Creek--1                                           
     antlered bull.                                                     
    Remainder of Unit 20(B)--1         Sept. 1-Sept. 20.                
     antlered bull.                                                     
    Unit 20(C)--that portion within    Sept. 1-Sept. 30.                
     Denali National Park and          Nov. 15-Dec. 15.                 
     Preserve west of the Toklat                                        
     River, excluding 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.                                            
    Remainder of Unit 20(C)--1         Sept. 1-Sept. 30.                
     antlered bull; however, white-                                     
     phased or partial albino (more                                     
     than 50 percent white) moose may                                   
     not be taken.                                                      
    Unit 20(E)--that portion drained   Sept. 1-Sept. 15.                
     by the Ladue, Sixty-mile, and                                      
     Forty-mile Rivers (all forks)                                      
     from Mile 9 1/2 to Mile 145                                        
     Taylor Highway, including the                                      
     Boundary Cutoff Road--1 antlered                                   
     bull.                                                              
    Remainder of Unit 20(E)--that      Sept. 5-Sept. 30.                
     portion draining into the Yukon                                    
     River upstream from and                                            
     including the Charley River                                        
     drainage to and including the                                      
     Boundary Creek drainages and the                                   
     Taylor Highway from mile 145 to                                    
     Eagle--1 antlered bull.                                            
    Unit 20(F)--that portion within    Sept. 1-Sept. 25.                
     the Dalton Highway Corridor                                        
     Management Area--1 antlered bull                                   
     by Federal registration permit                                     
     only.                                                              

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    Remainder of Unit 20(F)--1         Sept. 1-Sept. 25.                
     antlered bull.                                                     
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    10 foxes; however, no more than 2  Sept. 1-Mar. 15.                 
     foxes may be taken prior to Oct.                                   
     1.                                                                 
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    No limit.........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Lynx:                                                                   
    Unit 20(E)--2 lynx...............  Nov. 1-Jan. 31.                  
    Remainder of Unit 20--2 lynx.....  Dec. 1-Jan. 31.                  
Wolf:                                                                   
    10 wolves........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    1 wolverine......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.                 
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and                                       
 Sharp-tailed):                                                         
    Unit 20(D)--that portion south of  Aug. 25-Mar. 31.                 
     the Tanana River and west of the                                   
     Johnson River--15 per day, 30 in                                   
     possession, provided that not                                      
     more than 5 per day and 10 in                                      
     possession are sharp-tailed                                        
     grouse.                                                            
    Unit 20--Remainder--15 per day,    Aug. 10-Mar. 31.                 
     30 in possession.                                                  
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-                                     
 tailed):                                                               
    Unit 20--those portions within     Aug. 10-Mar. 31.                 
     five miles of Alaska Route 5                                       
     (Taylor Highway, both to Eagle                                     
     and the Alaska-Canada boundary)                                    
     and that portion of Alaska Route                                   
     4 (Richardson Highway) south of                                    
     Delta Junction--20 per day, 40                                     
     in possession.                                                     
    Unit 20--Remainder--20 per day,    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
     40 in possession.                                                  
                                                                        
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                                Trapping                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    Unit 20(A), 20(B), Unit 20(C),     Nov. 1-Apr. 15.                  
     Unit 20(E), and 20(D)--that                                        
     portion draining into the north                                    
     bank of the Tanana River,                                          
     including the islands in the                                       
     Tanana River--25 beaver.                                           
    Remainder of Unit 20(D)--15        Feb. 1-Apr. 15.                  
     beaver.                                                            
    Unit 20(F)--50 beaver............  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    Unit 20(E)--No limit.............  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.                  
    Remainder Unit 20--No limit......  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.                  
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.                  
Lynx:                                                                   
    Unit 20(A), (B), (D), (E), and     Dec. 15-Jan. 15.                 
     (C) east of the Teklanika River--                                  
     No limit.                                                          
    Unit 20(F) and the remainder of    Dec. 1--Jan. 31.                 
     20(C)--No limit.                                                   
Marten:                                                                 
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.                  
Mink and Weasel:                                                        
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.                  
Muskrat:                                                                
    Unit 20(E)--No limit.............  Sept. 20-June 10.                
    Remainder of Unit 20--No limit...  Nov. 1-June 10.                  
Otter:                                                                  
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.                  
Wolf:                                                                   
    Unit 20(E)--No limit.............  Oct. 1-Apr. 30                   
    Remainder of Unit 20--No limit...  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.                  
Wolverine:                                                              
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.                  
------------------------------------------------------------------------



    (21) Unit 21. (i) Unit 21 consists of drainages into the Yukon 
River upstream from Paimiut to, but not including 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 upstream 
and including from the Dulbi River drainage:
    (A) Unit 21(A) consists of the Innoko River drainage upstream from 
and including the Iditarod River drainage, and the Nowitna River 
drainage upstream from the Little Mud River;
    (B) Unit 21(B) 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 drainages, and excluding the Nowitna 
River drainage upstream from the Little Mud River, and excluding the 
Melozitna River drainage upstream from Grayling Creek;
    (C) Unit 21(C) consists of the Melozitna River drainage upstream 
from Grayling Creek, and the Dulbi River drainage upstream from and 
including the Cottonwood Creek drainage;
    (D) Unit 21(D) 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 excluding the 
Dulbi River drainage upstream from Cottonwood Creek;
    (E) Unit 21(E) consists of the Yukon River drainage from Paimiut 
upstream to, but not including the Blackburn Creek drainage, and the 
Innoko River drainage downstream from the Iditarod River drainage.

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    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited 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, then northerly to the confluences of the 
Honhosa and Kateel Rivers, then northeasterly to the confluences of 
Billy Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65 deg. 57' N. lat., 156 deg. 
41' W. long.), then easterly to the south end of Solsmunket Lake, then 
east to Hughes, then south to Little Indian River, then southwesterly 
to the crest of Hochandochtla Mountain, then southwest to the mouth of 
Cottonwood Creek then southwest to Bishop Rock, 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 between publicly owned 
airports in the controlled use area or between a publicly 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;
    (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 (approximately 
45 miles north of Grayling), then to the mouth of the Iditarod River, 
then 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, including 
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 
aircraft between publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area or 
between a publicly owned airport within the area and points outside the 
area.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30;
    (B) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in 
Unit 21(E) from Apr. 1-June 1;
    (C) The taking of up to three moose per regulatory year by the 
residents of Unit 20 and 21 is allowed for the celebration known as the 
Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the terms of a Federal registration 
permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of 
the Native Village of Tanana. This three moose limit is not cumulative 
with that permitted by the State;
    (D) The taking of up to three moose per regulatory year by the 
residents of Unit 21 is allowed 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 Village of Kaltag or Nulato. This three moose limit is not 
cumulative with that permitted by the State.

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            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    3 bears..........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Brown Bear:                                                             
    1 bear every four regulatory       Sept. 1-May 31.                  
     years.                                                             
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 21 (A), (B), (C), and (E)--1  Aug. 10-Sept. 30.                
     caribou.                                                           
    Unit 21(D)--North of the Yukon     Aug. 10-Sept. 30. Winter season  
     River and east of the Koyukuk      to be announced.                
     River 1 caribou; however, 2                                        
     additional caribou may be taken                                    
     during a winter season to be                                       
     announced.                                                         
    Unit 21(D)--Remainder (Western     July 1-June 30.                  
     Arctic Caribou herd)--5 caribou                                    
     per day; however, cow caribou                                      
     may not be taken May 16-June 30.                                   
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 21(A)--1 bull...............  Aug. 20-Sept. 25. Nov. 1-Nov. 30.
    Unit 21 (B) and (C)--1 antlered    Sept. 5-Sept. 25.                
     bull.                                                              
    Unit 21(D)--1 moose; however,      Sept. 1-Sept. 25. Feb. 1-Feb. 10.
     antlerless moose may be taken                                      
     only from Sept. 21-Sept. 25 and                                    
     Feb. 1-Feb. 10; moose may not be                                   
     taken within one-half mile of                                      
     the Yukon River during the                                         
     February season. During the                                        
     Sept. 1-Sept. 25 season, Federal                                   
     lands within one-half mile of                                      
     the Koyukuk River from 40 miles                                    
     above its mouth to the lower end                                   
     of the Three-Day Slough are                                        
     closed to the taking of moose                                      
     except by residents of Unit                                        
     21(D) and residents of Huslia                                      
     and Ruby.                                                          
    Unit 21(E)--1 moose; however,      Aug. 20-Sept. 25. Feb. 1-Feb. 10.
     only bulls may be taken from                                       
     Aug. 20-Sept. 25; moose may not                                    
     be taken within one-half mile of                                   
     the Innoko or Yukon River during                                   
     the February season.                                               
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    10 foxes; however, no more than 2  Sept. 1-Mar. 15.                 
     foxes may be taken prior to Oct.                                   
     1.                                                                 
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......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.                 
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and                                       
 Sharp-tailed):                                                         
    15 per day, 30 in possession.....  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 

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Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-                                     
 tailed):                                                               
    20 per day, 40 in possession.....  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
                                                                        
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                                Trapping                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    Unit 21(E)--No Limit.............  Nov. 1-June 1.                   
    Remainder of Unit 21--No Limit...  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.                  
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-Mar. 31.                  
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, the Pastolik River drainage in southern Norton Sound to, but 
not including, the Goodhope River drainage in Southern Kotzebue Sound, 
and all adjacent islands in the Bering Sea between the mouths of the 
Goodhope and Pastolik Rivers:
    (A) Unit 22(A) consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but 
excluding, the Pastolik River drainage to, and including, the Ungalik 
River drainage, and Stuart and Besboro Islands;
    (B) Unit 22(B) consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but 
excluding, the Ungalik River drainage to, and including, the Topkok 
Creek drainage;
    (C) Unit 22(C) consists of Norton Sound and Bering Sea drainages 
from, but excluding, the Topkok Creek drainage to, and including, the 
Tisuk River drainage, and King and Sledge Islands;
    (D) Unit 22(D) 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 22(E) 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) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in 
Unit 22 during the established seasons;
    (B) Coyote, incidentally taken with a trap or snare intended for 
red fox or wolf, may be used for subsistence purposes.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    3 bears..........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Brown Bear:                                                             
    Unit 22(A)--1 bear by residents    Sept. 1-Oct. 31.                 
     of Unit 22(A) only.               Apr. 15-May 25.                  
     Unit 22(B)--1 bear by residents   Sept. 1-Oct. 31.                 
     of Unit 22(B) only.               Apr. 15-May 25.                  
    Unit 22(C).......................  No open season.                  
    Remainder of Unit 22--1 bear       Sept. 1-Oct. 31.                 
     every four regulatory years.      Apr. 15-May 25.                  
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 22(A) and (B)--5 caribou per  July 1-June 30.                  
     day; however, cow caribou may                                      
     not be taken May 16-June 30.                                       
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 22(A)--1 antlered bull;       Aug. 1-Sept. 30.                 
     however, the period of Dec. 1-    Dec. 1-Jan. 31.                  
     Jan. 31 is restricted to                                           
     residents of Unit 22(A) only.                                      
    Unit 22(B)--1 moose; however,      Aug. 1.-Jan. 31.                 
     antlerless moose may be taken                                      
     only from Dec. 1-Dec. 31; no                                       
     person may take a cow                                              
     accompanied by a calf.                                             
    Unit 22(C)--1 antlered bull......  Sept. 1-Sept. 14.                
    Unit 22(D)--1 moose; however,      Aug. 1-Jan. 31.                  
     antlerless moose may be taken                                      
     only from Dec. 1-Dec. 31; no                                       
     person may take a cow                                              
     accompanied by a calf.                                             
    Unit 22(E)--1 moose; no person     Aug. 1-Mar. 31.                  
     may take a cow accompanied by a                                    
     calf.                                                              

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Muskox:                                                                 
    Unit 22(D) and (E)--1 bull by      Sept. 1-Jan. 31.                 
     Federal registration permit                                        
     only. Federal public lands are                                     
     closed to the taking of muskox                                     
     except by Federally-qualified                                      
     subsistence users. The season in                                   
     each subunit will be closed when                                   
     8 bulls and 7 bulls are taken in                                   
     Units 22(D) and (E)                                                
     respectively.                                                      
    Remainder of Unit 22.............  No open season.                  
Beaver:                                                                 
    Unit 22(A) and (B)--50 beaver....  Nov. 1-June 10.                  
    Unit 22(D)--50 beaver............  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.                  
    Unit 22 Remainder................  No open season.                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    Federal public lands are closed    No open season.                  
     to the taking of coyotes.                                          
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):                                     
    2 foxes.                           Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    10 foxes.........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.                  
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    No limit.........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 15.                 
Lynx:                                                                   
    2 lynx...........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.                  
Marten:                                                                 
    Unit 22(A) 22(B)--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:                                                              
    1 wolverine......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.                 
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and                                       
 Sharp-tailed):                                                         
    15 per day, 30 in possession.....  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-                                     
 tailed):                                                               
    Unit 22(A) and 22(B) east of and   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
     including the Niukluk River                                        
     drainage--40 per day, 80 in                                        
     possession.                                                        
    Unit 22 Remainder--20 per day, 40  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
     in possession.                                                     
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Trapping                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    Unit 22(A) and (B)--50 beaver....  Nov. 1-June 10.                  
    Unit 22(C), (D), and (E)--50       Nov. 1-Apr. 15.                  
     beaver.                                                            
Coyote:                                                                 
    Federal public lands are closed    No open season.                  
     to the taking of coyotes.                                          
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. 15.                  
Wolverine:                                                              
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.                  
------------------------------------------------------------------------



    (23) Unit 23. (i) Unit 23 consists of Kotzebue Sound, Chukchi Sea, 
and Arctic 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 prohibited or restricted on public land:
    (A) The Noatak Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion 
of Unit 23 in a corridor extending five 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, is closed for the period August 
25-September 15 to the use of aircraft in any manner either for hunting 
of ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine, or for transportation of 
hunters or harvested species. This does not apply to the transportation 
of hunters or parts of ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine by 
regularly scheduled flights to communities by

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carriers that normally provide scheduled air service;
    (B) The Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists 
of those portions of Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the 
Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and Unit 26(A) is open to brown bear hunting by 
State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no resident tag is 
required for taking brown bears in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear 
Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a State 
registration permit prior to hunting; aircraft may not be used in the 
Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area 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 scheduled service to this area, nor does 
it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned 
airports.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Caribou may be taken from a boat under power in Unit 23;
    (B) Swimming caribou may be taken with a firearm using rimfire 
cartridges;
    (C) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in 
all of Unit 23 from Nov. 1-Jun. 10.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    3 bears..........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Brown Bear:                                                             
    Unit 23--except the Baldwin        Sept. 1-May 31.                  
     Peninsula north of the Arctic                                      
     Circle--1 bear.                                                    
    Remainder of Unit 23--1 bear       Sept. 1-Oct. 10.                 
     every four regulatory years.      Apr. 15-May 25.                  
Caribou:                                                                
    15 caribou per day; however, cow   July 1-June 30.                  
     caribou may not be taken May 16-                                   
     June 30.                                                           
Sheep:                                                                  
    Unit 23-that portion west of       No open season.                  
     Howard Pass and the Aniuk,                                         
     Cutler and Redstone Rivers.                                        
    Remainder of Unit 23--1 ram with   Aug. 10-Sept. 20.                
     7/8 curl horn or larger.                                           
    Remainder of Unit 23--1 sheep....  Oct. 1-Apr. 30.                  
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 23--that portion north and    July 1-Mar. 31.                  
     west of and including the                                          
     Singoalik River drainage, and                                      
     all lands draining into the                                        
     Kukpuk and Ipewik Rivers--1                                        
     moose; no person may take a cow                                    
     accompanied by a calf.                                             
    Unit 23--that portion lying        Aug. 1-Sept. 15.                 
     within the Noatak River           Oct. 1-Mar. 31.                  
     drainage--1 moose; however,                                        
     antlerless moose may be taken                                      
     only from Nov. 1-Mar. 31; no                                       
     person may take a cow                                              
     accompanied by a calf.                                             
    Remainder of Unit 23--1 moose; no  Aug. 1-Mar. 31.                  
     person may take a cow                                              
     accompanied by a calf.                                             
Muskox:                                                                 
    Unit 23 South of Kotzebue Sound    Sept. 1-Jan. 31.                 
     and west of and including the                                      
     Buckland River drainage--1 bull                                    
     by Federal registration permit                                     
     only. Federal public lands are                                     
     closed to the taking of muskox                                     
     except by Federally-qualified                                      
     subsistence users. The season                                      
     will be closed when 9 bulls have                                   
     been taken.                                                        
    Remainder of Unit 23.............  No open season.                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):                                     
    2 foxes..........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    10 foxes; however, no more than 2  Sept. 1-Mar. 15.                 
     foxes may be taken prior to Oct.                                   
     1.                                                                 
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    No limit.........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Lynx:                                                                   
    2 lynx...........................  Dec. 1-Jan. 15.                  
Wolf:                                                                   
    5 wolves.........................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    1 wolverine......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.                 
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, 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.                 
                                                                        
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                                Trapping                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    Unit 23--the Kobuk and Selawik     Nov. 1-June 10.                  
     River drainages--50 beaver.                                        
    Remainder of Unit 23--30 beaver..  Nov. 1-June 10.                  
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:                                                                   
    3 lynx...........................  Dec. 1-Jan. 15.                  

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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. 10-Mar. 31.                 
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.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
    (A) The Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of 
those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from 
each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of 
the Dalton Highway, is closed to the use of motorized vehicles, except 
aircraft and boats, and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and 
firearms except as follows: The use of snowmobiles is authorized only 
for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents living within the 
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of licensed highway 
vehicles is limited only to designated roads within the Dalton Highway 
Corridor Management Area. The use of firearms within the Corridor is 
authorized only for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, 
Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the 
Corridor;
    (B) 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, 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 
between publicly owned airports in the controlled use area or between a 
publicly owned airport within the area and points outside the area;
    (C) 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, then northerly to the confluences of the 
Honhosa and Kateel Rivers, then northeasterly to the confluences of 
Billy Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65 deg. 57' N. lat., 156 deg. 
41' W. long.), then easterly to the south end of Solsmunket Lake, then 
east to Hughes, then south to Little Indian River, then southwesterly 
to the crest of Hochandochtla Mountain, then southwest to the mouth of 
Cottonwood Creek, then southwest to Bishop Rock, 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 between publicly owned 
airports in the controlled use area or between a publicly 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;
    (D) The Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists 
of those portions of Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the 
Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and Unit 26(A), is open to brown bear hunting 
by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag. No resident tag 
is required for taking brown bears in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear 
Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a State 
registration permit prior to hunting. Aircraft may not be used in the 
Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area 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 scheduled service to this area, nor does 
it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned 
airports.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30;
    (B) Arctic fox, incidentally taken with a trap or snare intended 
for red fox, may be used for subsistence purposes.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
     3 bears.........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Brown Bear:                                                             
    Unit 24--1 bear..................  Sept. 1-May 31.                  
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 24--the Kanuti River          Aug. 10-Sept. 30.                
     drainage upstream from Kanuti,                                     
     Chalatna Creek, the Fish Creek                                     
     drainage (including Bonanza                                        
     Creek)--1 bull.                                                    
    Remainder of Unit 24--5 caribou    July 1-June 30.                  
     per day; however, cow caribou                                      
     may not be taken May 16-June 30.                                   

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Sheep:                                                                  
    Unit 24--that portion within the   Aug. 1-Apr. 30.                  
     Gates of the Arctic National                                       
     Park--3 sheep.                                                     
    Unit 24--that portion within the   Aug. 10-Sept. 20.                
     Dalton Highway Corridor                                            
     Management Area; except, Gates                                     
     of the Arctic National Park--1                                     
     ram with 7/8 curl horn or larger                                   
     by Federal registration permit                                     
     only.                                                              
    Remainder of Unit 24--1 ram with   Aug. 10-Sept. 20.                
     7/8 curl horn or larger.                                           
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 24--that portion within the   Sept. 5-Sept. 25.                
     Koyukuk Controlled Use Area--1    Dec. 1-Dec. 10.                  
     moose; however, antlerless moose  Mar. 1-Mar. 10.                  
     may be taken only during the                                       
     periods of Sept. 21-Sept. 25,                                      
     Dec. 1-Dec. 10, and Mar. 1-Mar.                                    
     10.                                                                
    Unit 24--that portion that         Aug. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     includes the John River drainage                                   
     within the Gates of the Arctic                                     
     National Park--1 moose.                                            
    Unit 24--the Alatna River          Aug. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     drainage within the Gates of the  Mar. 1-Mar. 10.                  
     Arctic National Park--1 moose;                                     
     however, antlerless moose may be                                   
     taken only from Sept. 21-Sept.                                     
     25 and Mar. 1-Mar. 10.                                             
    Unit 24--all drainages to the      Aug. 25-Sept. 25.                
     north of the Koyukuk River        Mar. 1-Mar. 10.                  
     upstream from and including the                                    
     Alatna River to and including                                      
     the North Fork of the Koyukuk                                      
     River, except those portions of                                    
     the John River and the Alatna                                      
     River drainages within the Gates                                   
     of the Arctic National Park--1                                     
     moose; however, antlerless moose                                   
     may be taken only from Sept. 21-                                   
     Sept. 25 and Mar. 1-Mar. 10.                                       
    Unit 24--that portion within the   Aug. 25-Sept. 25.                
     Dalton Highway Corridor                                            
     Management Area; except, Gates                                     
     of the Arctic National Park--1                                     
     antlered bull by Federal                                           
     registration permit only.                                          
    Remainder of Unit 24--1 antlered   Aug. 25-Sept. 25.                
     bull. Public lands in the Kanuti                                   
     Controlled Use Area are closed                                     
     to taking of moose, except by                                      
     eligible rural Alaska residents                                    
     during seasons identified above.                                   
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    10 foxes; however, no more than 2  Sept. 1-Mar. 15.                 
     foxes may be taken prior to Oct.                                   
     1.                                                                 
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......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.                 
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, 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.                 
                                                                        
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                                Trapping                                
                                                                        
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Beaver:                                                                 
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.                  
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-Mar. 31.                  
Wolverine:                                                              
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.                  
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    (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 upstream 
from the Charley River:
    (A) Unit 25(A) consists of the Hodzana River drainage upstream from 
the Narrows, the Chandalar River drainage upstream 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 25(B) consists of the Little Black River drainage upstream 
from but not including the Big Creek drainage, the Black River drainage 
upstream 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 25(C) consists of drainages into the south bank of the 
Yukon River

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upstream from Circle to the Subunit 20(E) boundary, the Birch Creek 
drainage upstream from the Steese Highway bridge (milepost 147), the 
Preacher Creek drainage upstream from and including the Rock Creek 
drainage, and the Beaver Creek drainage upstream from and including the 
Moose Creek drainage;
    (D) Unit 25(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 25.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
    (A) The Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of 
those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from 
each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of 
the Dalton Highway, is closed to the use of motorized vehicles, except 
aircraft and boats, and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and 
firearms except as follows: The use of snowmobiles is authorized only 
for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents living within the 
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of licensed highway 
vehicles is limited only to designated roads within the Dalton Highway 
Corridor Management Area. The use of firearms within the Corridor is 
authorized only for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, 
Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the 
Corridor;
    (B) The Arctic Village Sheep Management Area; that portion of Unit 
25(A) north and west of Arctic Village, which is bounded on the east by 
the East Fork Chandalar River beginning at the confluence of Red Sheep 
Creek and proceeding southwesterly downstream past Arctic Village to 
the confluence with Crow Nest Creek, continuing 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 tributary, 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 Continental Divide; the boundary then 
follows the Continental Divide easterly, through Carter Pass, then 
easterly and northeasterly approximately 62 miles along the divide to 
the head waters of the most northerly tributary of Red Sheep Creek then 
follows southerly along the divide designating the eastern extreme of 
the Red Sheep Creek drainage then to the confluence of Red Sheep Creek 
and the East Fork Chandalar River. Sheep hunting in this area is 
restricted to residents of Arctic Village, Venetie, Fort Yukon, 
Kaktovik and Chalkytsik.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30;
    (B) Caribou and moose may be taken from a boat under power in Unit 
25.

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            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    3 bears..........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 25(A), (B), and the           July 1-Apr. 30.                  
     remainder of Unit 25(D)--10                                        
     caribou; however, no more than 5                                   
     caribou may be transported from                                    
     these units per regulatory year.                                   
    Unit 25(C)--that portion south     Aug. 10-Sept. 30.                
     and east of the Steese Highway--  Dec. 1-Feb. 28.                  
     1 bull by Federal registration                                     
     permit only; the season will                                       
     close when a harvest quota for                                     
     the Fortymile herd has been                                        
     reached. The harvest quota will                                    
     be determined by the Board after                                   
     consultation with ADF&G and                                        
     announced before the season                                        
     opening.                                                           
    25(C)--that portion north and      Aug. 10-Sept. 20.                
     west of the Steese Highway--1     Feb. 15-Mar. 15.                 
     caribou; however, only bull                                        
     caribou may be taken during the                                    
     Aug. 10--Sept. 20 season. During                                   
     the winter season, caribou may                                     
     be taken only with a Federal                                       
     registration permit.                                               
    Unit 25 (D)--that portion of Unit  Aug. 10-Sept. 30.                
     25(D) drained by the west fork    Dec. 1-Dec. 31.                  
     of the Dall River west of 150                                      
     deg. W. long.--1 bull.                                             
Sheep:                                                                  
    Unit 25(A)--that portion within    No open season.                  
     the Dalton Highway Corridor                                        
     Management Area.                                                   
    Unit 25(A)--Arctic Village Sheep   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
     Management Area--2 rams by                                         
     Federal registration permit                                        
     only. Public lands are closed to                                   
     the taking of sheep except by                                      
     rural Alaska residents of Arctic                                   
     Village, Venetie, Fort Yukon,                                      
     Kaktovik and Chalkytsik during                                     
     seasons identified above.                                          
    Remainder of Unit 25(A)--3 sheep   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
     by Federal registration permit                                     
     only.                                                              
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 25(A)--1 antlered bull......  Aug. 25-Sept. 25.                
                                       Dec. 1-Dec. 10.                  
     Unit 25(B)--that portion within   Aug. 25-Sept. 30.                
     the Porcupine River drainage      Dec. 1-Dec. 10.                  
     upstream from, but excluding the                                   
     Coleen River drainage--1                                           
     antlered bull.                                                     
    Unit 25(B)--that portion draining  Sept. 5-Sept. 30.                
     into the north bank of the Yukon  Dec. 1-Dec. 15.                  
     River upstream from and                                            
     including the Kandik River                                         
     drainage, including the islands                                    
     in the Yukon River--1 antlered                                     
     bull.                                                              
    Remainder of Unit 25(B)--1         Aug. 25-Sept. 25.                
     antlered bull.                    Dec. 1-Dec. 15.                  
    Unit 25(C)--1 antlered bull......  Sept. 1-Sept. 15.                
    Unit 25(D) (West)--that portion    Aug. 25-Feb. 28.                 
     lying west of a line extending                                     
     from the Unit 25(D) boundary on                                    
     Preacher Creek, then downstream                                    
     along Preacher Creek, Birch                                        
     Creek and Lower Mouth Birch                                        
     Creek to the Yukon River, then                                     
     downstream along the north bank                                    
     of the Yukon River (including                                      
     islands) to the confluence of                                      
     the Hadweenzik River, then                                         
     upstream along the west bank of                                    
     the Hadweenzik 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                                        
     25(D) boundary--1 bull by a                                        
     Federal registration permit.                                       
     Alternate permits allowing for                                     
     designated hunters are available                                   
     to qualified applicants who                                        
     reside in Beaver, Birch Creek,                                     
     or Stevens Village. Moose                                          
     hunting on public land in this                                     
     portion of Unit 25(D) (West) is                                    
     closed at all times except for                                     
     residents of Beaver, Birch Creek                                   
     and Stevens Village during                                         
     seasons identified above. The                                      
     moose season will be closed when                                   
     30 antlered moose have been                                        
     harvested in the entirety of                                       
     Unit 25(D) (West).                                                 
    Remainder of Unit 25(D)--1         Aug. 25-Sept. 25.                
     antlered moose.                   Dec. 1-Dec. 20.                  

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Beaver:                                                                 
    Unit 25, excluding Unit 25(C)--1   Apr. 16-Oct. 31.                 
     beaver per day; 1 in possession.                                   
    Unit 25(C).......................  No open season.                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    10 foxes; however, no more than 2  Sept. 1-Mar. 15.                 
     foxes may be taken prior to Oct.                                   
     1.                                                                 
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):                                             
    No limit.........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Lynx:                                                                   
    Unit 25(C)--2 lynx...............  Dec. 1-Jan. 31.                  
    Remainder of Unit 25--2 lynx.....  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.                  
Wolf:                                                                   
    Unit 25(A)--No limit.............  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
    Remainder of Unit 25--10 wolves..  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
Wolverine:                                                              
    1 wolverine......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.                 
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and                                       
 Sharp-tailed):                                                         
    Unit 25(C)--15 per day, 30 in      Aug. 10-Mar. 31.                 
     possession.                                                        
    Remainder of Unit 25--15 per day,  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
     30 in possession.                                                  
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-                                     
 tailed):                                                               
    Unit 25(C)--those portions within  Aug. 10-Mar. 31.                 
     5 miles of Route 6 (Steese                                         
     Highway)--20 per day, 40 in                                        
     possession.                                                        
    Remainder of Unit 25--20 per day,  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.                 
     40 in possession.                                                  
                                                                        
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                                Trapping                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    Unit 25(C)--25 beaver............  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.                  
    Remainder of Unit 25--50 beaver..  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.                  
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.                  
Lynx:                                                                   
    Unit 25(C)--No limit.............  Dec. 1-Jan. 31.                  
    Remainder of Unit 25--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-Mar. 31.                  
Wolverine:                                                              
    Unit 25(C)--No limit.............  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.                  
    Remainder of Unit 25--No limit...  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.                  
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    (26) Unit 26. (i) Unit 26 consists of Arctic Ocean drainages 
between Cape Lisburne and the Alaska-Canada border including the Firth 
River drainage within Alaska:
    (A) Unit 26(A) 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 26(B) consists of that portion of Unit 26 east of Unit 
26(A), west of the west bank of the Canning River and west of the west 
bank of the Marsh Fork of the Canning River;
    (C) Unit 26(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 26.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
    (A) The Unit 26(A) Controlled Use Area, which consists of Unit 
26(A), is closed to the use of aircraft in any manner for moose 
hunting, including transportation of moose hunters or parts of moose 
from Aug. 1-Aug. 31 and from Jan. 1-Mar. 31. No hunter may take or 
transport a moose, or part of a moose in Unit 26(A) after having been 
transported by aircraft into the unit. However, this does not apply to 
transportation of moose hunters or moose parts by regularly scheduled 
flights to and between villages by carriers that normally provide 
scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to transportation by 
aircraft to or between publicly owned airports;
    (B) The Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of 
those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from 
each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of 
the Dalton Highway, is closed to the use of motorized vehicles, except 
aircraft and boats, and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and 
firearms except as follows: The use of snowmobiles is authorized only 
for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents living within the 
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of licensed highway 
vehicles is limited only to designated roads within the Dalton Highway 
Corridor Management Area. The use of firearms within the Corridor is 
authorized only for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass,

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Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the 
Corridor;
    (C) The Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists 
of those portions of Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the 
Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and Unit 26(A), is open to brown bear hunting 
by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag. No resident tag 
is required for taking brown bears in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear 
Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a State 
registration permit prior to hunting. Aircraft may not be used in the 
Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area 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 scheduled service to this area, nor does 
it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned 
airports.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) Caribou may be taken from a boat under power in Unit 26;
    (B) Swimming caribou may be taken with a firearm using rimfire 
cartridges.

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            Harvest limits                        Open season           
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Hunting:                                
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:                                                             
    3 bears..........................  July 1-June 30.                  
Brown Bear:                                                             
    Unit 26-1 bear...................  Sept. 1-May 31.                  
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 26(A)-10 caribou per day;     July 1-June 30.                  
     however, cow caribou may not be                                    
     taken May 16-June 30. Federal                                      
     lands south of the Colville                                        
     River and east of the the Killik                                   
     River are closed to the the                                        
     taking of caribou by non-                                          
     Federally qualified subsistence                                    
     users from Aug. 1-Sept. 30.                                        
    Unit 26(B)-10 caribou per day;     July 1-June 30.                  
     however, cow caribou may be                                        
     taken only from Oct. 1-Apr. 30.                                    
    Unit 26(C)-10 caribou per day....  July 1-Apr. 30.                  
    Not more than 5 caribou per                                         
     regulatory year may be                                             
     transported from Unit 26 except                                    
     to the community of Anaktuvuk                                      
     Pass.                                                              
Sheep:                                                                  
    Unit 26(A)-those portions within   Aug. 1-Apr. 30.                  
     the Gates of the Arctic National                                   
     Park-3 sheep.                                                      
    Unit 26(A)-that portion west of    No open season.                  
     Howard Pass and the Etivluk                                        
     River.                                                             
    Unit 26(B)-that portion within     Aug. 10-Sept. 20.                
     the Dalton Highway Corridor                                        
     Management Area-1 ram with 7/8                                     
     curl horn or larger by Federal                                     
     registration permit only.                                          
    Remainder of Unit 26(A) and (B)--  Aug. 10-Sept. 20.                
     including the Gates of the                                         
     Arctic National Preserve-1 ram                                     
     with 7/8 curl horn or larger.                                      
    Unit 26(C)-3 sheep per regulatory  Aug. 10-Sept. 20.                
     year; the Aug. 10-Sept. 20        Oct. 1-Apr. 30.                  
     season is restricted to 1 ram                                      
     with 7/8 curl horn or larger. A                                    
     Federal registration permit is                                     
     required for the Oct. 1-Apr. 30                                    
     season. Kaktovik residents may                                     
     harvest sheep in accordance with                                   
     a Federal community harvest                                        
     strategy for Unit 26(C) which                                      
     provides for take of up to two                                     
     harvest limits of 3 sheep by                                       
     designated hunter.                                                 
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 26(A)-that portion of the     Aug. 1-31.                       
     Colville River drainage                                            
     downstream from the mouth of the                                   
     Anaktuvuk River-1 bull. Federal                                    
     public lands are closed to the                                     
     taking of moose by non-Federally                                   
     qualified subsistence users.                                       
    Remainder of Unit 26.............  No open season.                  
Muskox:                                                                 
    Unit 26(C)-1 bull by Federal       Sept. 15-Mar. 31.                
     registration permit only; up to                                    
     15 permits may be issued to                                        
     rural Alaska residents of the                                      
     village of Kaktovik only. Public                                   
     lands are closed to the taking                                     
     of muskox, except by rural                                         
     Alaska residents of the village                                    
     of Kaktovik during seasons                                         
     identified above.                                                  
Coyote:                                                                 
    2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):                                     
    2 foxes..........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    Unit 26(A) and (B)-10 foxes;       Sept. 1-Mar. 15.                 
     however, no more than 2 foxes                                      
     may be taken prior to Oct. 1.                                      
    Unit 26(C)-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......................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.                 
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, 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.                 
                                                                        
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                                 Trapping                               
                                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coyote:                                                                 
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.                  
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):                                     
    No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.                  

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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.                  
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    4. In Subpart D of 36 CFR 36 part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, 
Secs. ____.26 and ____.27 are added effective January 1, 1997, through 
December 31, 1997, to read as follows:
    Sec. ____.26 Subsistence taking of fish.
    (a) Applicability. (1) Regulations in this section apply to the 
taking of finfish, excluding halibut, or their parts for subsistence 
uses.
    (2) Finfish, excluding halibut, may be taken for subsistence uses 
at any time by any method unless restricted by the subsistence fishing 
regulations found in this section.
    (b) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to all 
regulations contained in this section and Sec. ______.27:
    Abalone Iron means a flat device which is used for taking abalone 
and which is more than one inch (24 mm) in width and less than 24 
inches (610 mm) in length, with all prying edges rounded and smooth.
    ADF&G means the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
    Anchor means a device used to hold a salmon 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.
    Bag Limit means the maximum legal take per person or designated 
group, per specified time period, even if part or all of the fish are 
preserved.
    Beach seine means a floating net which is designed to surround fish 
and is set from and hauled to the beach.
    Char means the following species: Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinis); 
lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush); and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma).
    Crab means the following species: red king crab (Paralithodes 
camshatica); blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus); brown king crab 
(Lithodes aequispina); Lithodes couesi; all species of tanner or snow 
crab (Chionoecetes spp.); and Dungeness crab (Cancer magister).
    Dip net means a bag-shaped net supported on all sides by a rigid 
frame; the maximum straight-line distance between any two points on the 
net frame, as measured through the net opening, may not exceed five 
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 
handle and be operated by hand.
    Diving Gear means any type of hard hat or skin diving equipment, 
including SCUBA equipment.
    Drainage means all of the waters comprising a watershed including 
tributary rivers, streams, sloughs, ponds and lakes which contribute to 
the supply of the watershed.
    Drift gill net means a drifting gill net that has not been 
intentionally staked, anchored or otherwise fixed.
    Federal lands means lands and waters and interests therein the 
title to which is in the United States.
    Fishwheel means a fixed, rotating device for catching fish which is 
driven by river current or other means of power.
    Freshwater of streams and rivers means the line at which freshwater 
is separated from saltwater at the mouth of streams and rivers by a 
line drawn between the seaward extremities of the exposed tideland 
banks at the present stage of the tide.
    Fyke net means a fixed, funneling (fyke) device used to entrap 
fish.
    Gear means any type of fishing apparatus.
    Gill net means a net primarily designed 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 device with flukes or claws, which is 
attached to a line and operated by hand.
    Groundfish--bottomfish means any marine finfish except halibut, 
osmerids, herring and salmonids.
    Hand purse seine means a floating net which 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-running line through 
one or more rings attached to the lead line is not allowed.
    Herring pound means an enclosure used primarily to contain live 
herring over extended periods of time.
    Hung measure means the maximum length of the cork line when 
measured wet or dry with traction applied at one end only.
    Jigging gear means a line or lines with lures or baited hooks, 
drawn through the water by hand, and which are operated during periods 
of ice cover from holes cut in the ice.
    Lead means either a length of net employed for guiding fish into a 
seine, set gill net, or other length of net, or a length of fencing 
employed for guiding fish into a fishwheel, fyke net or dip net.
    Long line means either a stationary, buoyed, or anchored line, or a 
floating, free-drifting line with lures or baited hooks attached.
    Possession limit means the maximum number of fish a person or 
designated group may have in possession if the fish 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 designed and constructed to capture 
and retain live fish and shellfish in the water.
    Public lands or public land means lands situated in the State of 
Alaska which are Federal lands, except--

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    (1) Land selections of the State of Alaska which have been 
tentatively approved or validly selected under the Alaska Statehood Act 
and lands which have been confirmed to, validly selected by, or granted 
to the Territory of Alaska or the State under any other provision of 
Federal law;
    (2) Land selections of a Native Corporation made under the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act which have not been conveyed to a Native 
Corporation, unless any such selection is determined to be invalid or 
is relinquished; and
    (3) Lands referred to in Section 19(b) of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act.
    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.
    Ring net means a bag-shaped net suspended 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 collapsible so that free movement 
of fish or shellfish across the top of the net is not prohibited when 
the net is employed.
    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.
    Salmon means the following species: pink salmon (Oncorhynchus 
gorbusha); 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 or for 
travelling to a spawning area.
    Salmon stream terminus means a line drawn between the seaward 
extremities of the exposed tideland banks of any salmon stream at mean 
lower low water.
    Set gill net means a gill net that has been intentionally set, 
staked, anchored, or otherwise fixed.
    Shovel means a hand-operated implement for digging clams or 
cockles.
    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.
    Take or Taking means to pursue, hunt, shoot, trap, net capture, 
collect, kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any such conduct.
    To operate fishing gear means any of the following: the deployment 
of gear in the waters of Alaska; the removal of gear from the waters of 
Alaska; the removal of fish or shellfish from the gear during an open 
season or period; or the possession of a gill net containing fish 
during an open fishing period, except that a gill net which is 
completely clear of the water is not considered to be operating for the 
purposes of minimum distance requirement.
    Trawl means a bag-shaped net towed through the water to capture 
fish or shellfish.
    Trout means the following species: cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus 
clarki) and rainbow trout or steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
    (c) Methods, means, and general restrictions. (1) No person may buy 
or sell fish, their parts, or their eggs which have been taken for 
subsistence uses, unless, prior to the sale, the prospective buyer or 
seller obtains a determination from the Federal Subsistence Board that 
the sale constitutes customary trade.
    (2) No person may take fish for subsistence uses within 300 feet of 
any dam, fish ladder, weir, culvert or other artificial obstruction.
    (3) No person may use explosives or chemicals to take fish for 
subsistence uses.
    (4) Each person shall plainly and legibly inscribe his or her first 
initial, last name, and address on any fish wheel, keg, buoy, stakes 
attached to gill nets, and on any other unattended fishing gear which 
the person has employed to take fish for subsistence uses.
    (5) All pots used to take fish must contain an opening on the 
webbing of a sidewall of the pot which has been laced, sewn, or secured 
together by untreated cotton twine or other natural fiber no larger 
than 120 thread which upon deterioration or parting of the twine 
produces an opening in the web with a perimeter equal to or exceeding 
one-half of the tunnel eye opening perimeter.
    (6) Persons licensed by the State of Alaska to engage in a 
fisheries business may not receive for commercial purposes or barter or 
solicit to barter for subsistence taken salmon or their parts.
    (7) Except as provided elsewhere in this subpart, the taking of 
rainbow trout and steelhead trout is prohibited.
    (8) Fish taken for subsistence use or under subsistence regulations 
may not be subsequently used as bait for commercial or sport fishing 
purposes.
    (9) The use of live non-indigenous fish as bait is prohibited.
    (10) Any fishing gear used to take fish for subsistence uses may 
not obstruct more than one-half the width of any stream. A stationary 
fishing device may obstruct not more than one-half the width of any 
stream.
    (11) Kegs or buoys attached to any permitted gear may be any color 
but red.
    (12) Bag limits authorized in this section or Sec. ______.27 may 
not be accumulated with bag limits authorized in State seasons.
    (13) Unless specified otherwise in this section, use of a rod and 
reel to take fish is permitted without a subsistence fishing permit. 
Bag limits applicable to the use of a rod and reel to take fish for 
subsistence uses shall be as follows:
    (i) Where a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G is 
required by this section, that permit is not required to take fish for 
subsistence uses with rod and reel. The bag and possessions limits for 
taking fish for subsistence uses with a rod and reel in those areas are 
the same as indicated on the ADF&G permit issued for subsistence 
fishing with other gear types;
    (ii) Where a subsistence fishing permit is not required by this 
section, the bag and possession limits for taking fish for subsistence 
uses with a rod and reel is the same as for taking fish under State of 
Alaska sport fishing regulations in those same areas.
    (14) Unless restricted in this section, or unless restricted under 
the terms of a required subsistence fishing permit, gear specified in 
definitions in paragraph (b) of this section are legal types of gear 
for subsistence fishing.
     (15) Unless restricted in this section, or unless restricted under 
the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, fish may be taken at any 
time.
    (16) Gill nets used for subsistence fishing for salmon may not 
exceed 50 fathoms in length, unless otherwise specified by regulations 
for particular areas set forth in this section.
    (17) Each fishwheel must have the first initial, last name, and 
address of the operator plainly and legibly inscribed on the side of 
the fishwheel facing midstream of the river.
    (18) Unlawful Possession of Subsistence Finfish. Fish or their 
parts taken in violation of Federal or State regulations may not be 
possessed, transported, given, received or bartered.
    (d) Fishery management area restrictions. For detailed descriptions 
of Fishery Management Areas, see State of Alaska Fishing Regulations.
    (1) Kotzebue-Northern Area. (i) Salmon may be taken only by gill 
nets, beach seines, or a rod and reel;
    (ii) Fish may be taken for subsistence purposes without a 
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    (2) Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area. (i) Salmon may be taken only 
by gill nets, beach seines, fishwheel, or a rod and reel;
    (ii) Except as provided in this paragraph (d)(2), fish may be taken 
for subsistence purposes without a subsistence fishing permit. A 
subsistence fishing permit issued by ADF&G is required, except for use 
of rod and reel, as follows:
    (A) Pilgrim River drainage including Salmon Lake;
    (B) For net fishing in all waters from Cape Douglas to Rocky Point;
    (iii) Only one subsistence fishing permit will be issued to each 
household per year.
    (3) Yukon Area. (i) Salmon may be taken only by set gill nets, 
beach seines, fishwheels, or rod and reel;
    (ii) Except as provided in this paragraph (d)(3), fish may be taken 
for subsistence purposes without a subsistence fishing permit;
    (iii) A subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G is required, 
except for the use of rod and reel, as follows:
    (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 ADF&G regulatory markers 
placed near the upstream mouth of 22 Mile Slough upstream to the United 
States-Canada border;
    (C) For the Tanana River drainage above the mouth of the Wood 
River;
    (D) For whitefish and suckers in the waters listed;
    (E) For the taking of pike in waters of the Tolovana River drainage 
upstream of its confluence with the Tanana River;
    (F) For the taking of salmon in Subdistricts 6-A and 6-B;
    (iv) Except as otherwise provided, and except as may be provided by 
the terms of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G, there is 
no closed season on fish other than salmon;
    (v) Only one subsistence fishing permit will be issued to each 
household per year;
    (vi) Birch Creek of the upper Yukon drainage, and waters within 500 
feet of its mouth, is closed to subsistence fishing June 10 through 
September 10, except that whitefish and suckers may be taken by rod and 
reel or under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by 
the ADF&G
    (vii) The following drainages located north of the main Yukon River 
are closed to subsistence fishing:
    (A) Kanuti River, upstream from a point five miles downstream of 
the State highway crossing;
    (B) Fish Creek, upstream from the mouth of Bonanza Creek;
    (C) Bonanza Creek;
    (D) Jim River, including Prospect Creek and Douglas Creek;
    (E) South Fork of the Koyukuk River system upstream from the mouth 
of Jim River;
    (F) Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River system upstream from the mouth 
of the North Fork;
    (G) North Fork of the Chandalar River system upstream from the 
mouth of Quartz Creek;
    (viii) The main Tanana River and its adjoining sloughs are closed 
to subsistence fishing between the mouth of the Salcha River and the 
mouth of the Gerstle River, except that salmon may be taken in the area 
upstream of the Richardson Highway bridge to the mouth of Clearwater 
Creek after November 20;
    (ix) Waters of the Tanana River drainage are closed to the 
subsistence taking of pike between the mouth of the Kantishna River and 
Delta River at Black Rapids on the Richardson Highway and Cathedral 
Rapids on the Alaska Highway, except that pike may be taken for 
subsistence purposes in the Tolovana River drainage upstream from its 
confluence with the Tanana River;
    (x) The Delta River is closed to subsistence fishing, except that 
salmon may be taken after November 20;
    (xi) The following locations are closed to subsistence fishing:
    (A) The following rivers and creeks and within 500 feet of their 
mouths: Delta Clearwater River (Clearwater Creek at 64 deg. 06' N. 
lat., 145 deg. 34' W. long), Richardson Clearwater Creek (Clear Creek 
at 64 deg. 14' N. lat., 146 deg. 16' W. long), Goodpaster River, Chena 
River, Little Chena River, Little Salcha River, Blue Creek, Big Salt 
River, Shaw Creek, Bear Creek, McDonald Creek, Moose Creek, Hess Creek, 
and Beaver Creek;
    (B) Ray River and Salcha River upstream of a line between the ADF&G 
regulatory markers located at the mouth of the rivers;
    (C) Deadman, Jan, Boleo, Birch, Lost, Harding, Craig, Fielding, 
Two-Mile, Quartz, and Little Harding lakes;
    (D) Piledriver and Badger (Chena) sloughs;
    (xii) The following waters are closed to the taking of chum salmon 
from August 15-December 31:
    (A) Toklat River;
    (B) Kantishna River from the mouth of the Toklat River to its 
confluence with the Tanana River;
    (xiii) Salmon may be taken only by set gill nets in those locations 
described in below after July 19:
    (A) Waters of the Black River including waters within one nautical 
mile of its terminus;
    (B) Waters of Kwikluak Pass downstream of Agmulegut and the waters 
of Kwemeluk Pass;
    (C) Waters of Alakanuk Pass downstream from the mouth of Kuiukpak 
Slough;
    (D) Waters of Kwiguk Pass downstream to the mouth of Kawokhawik 
Slough;
    (E) Waters of Kawanak Pass downstream from Sea Gull Point;
    (F) Waters of Apoon Pass downstream from the mouth of the Kotlik 
River and waters of Okwega Pass downstream from its confluence with 
Apoon Pass;
    (G) Waters within one nautical mile seaward from any grassland bank 
in District 1;
    (xiv) Pike may not be taken with gill nets in the waters of the 
Tolovana River drainage from October 15-April 14;
    (xv) A commercial salmon fisherman who is registered for Districts 
1, 2, or 3 may not take salmon for subsistence purposes in any other 
district located downstream from Old Paradise Village;
    (xvi) In District 4, commercial fishermen may not take salmon for 
subsistence purposes during the commercial salmon fishing season by 
gill nets larger than 6-inch mesh after a date specified by emergency 
order issued between July 10-July 31;
    (xvii) In Subdistricts 5-A, 5-B, 5-C, and that portion of 
Subdistrict 5-D downstream from Long Point, no person may possess 
salmon taken for subsistence purposes during a commercial fishing 
period, unless the dorsal fin has been immediately removed from the 
salmon; a person may not sell or purchase salmon from which the dorsal 
fin has been removed;
    (xviii) Subsistence fishermen taking salmon in Subdistrict 6-C 
shall report their salmon catches at designated the ADF&G check 
stations by the end of each weekly fishing period; immediately after 
salmon have been taken, catches must be recorded on a harvest form 
provided by the ADF&G
    (xix) The annual possession limit for the holder of a Subdistrict 
6-C subsistence salmon fishing permit is 10 king salmon and 75 chum 
salmon for periods through August 15, and 75 chum and coho salmon for 
periods after August 15;
    (xx) Subsistence salmon harvest limits in Subdistrict 6-C are 750 
king salmon and 5,000 chum salmon taken through August 15 and 5,200 
chum and coho salmon combined taken after August 15; when either the 
king or chum salmon harvest limit for periods before August 16 has been 
taken, the subsistence salmon fishing season in Subdistrict 6-C will 
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the harvest limit for periods after August 15; if the chum salmon 
harvest limit has not been obtained through August 15, the remaining 
harvest will not be added to the chum salmon harvest level for periods 
after August 15;
    (xxi) The annual harvest limit for the holder of a Subdistrict 6-A 
or 6-B subsistence salmon fishing permit is 60 chinook salmon and 500 
chum salmon for the period through August 15 of a year, and 2,000 chum 
and coho salmon combined for the period after August 15; upon request, 
permits for additional salmon may be issued by the ADF&G
    (xxii) In the Kantishna River drainage, the open subsistence salmon 
fishing periods are seven days per week.
    (4) Kuskokwim Area. (i) Salmon may only be taken by gill net, beach 
seine, fishwheel, or by a rod and reel, subject to the restrictions set 
forth in this paragraph (d)(4), except that salmon may also be taken by 
spear in the Holitna River drainage;
    (ii) Fish may be taken for subsistence purposes without a 
subsistence fishing permit;
    (iii) Each subsistence gill net operated in tributaries of the 
Kuskokwim River must be attached to the bank, fished substantially 
perpendicular to the bank and in a substantially straight line;
    (iv) The aggregate length of set gill nets or drift gill nets in 
use by any individual for taking salmon may not exceed 50 fathoms;
    (v) Rainbow trout may be taken by residents of Goodnews Bay, 
Platinum. Quinhagak, Eek, Kwethluk, Akiachak, and Akiak from those non-
navigable drainages tributary to the Kuskokwim River downstream from 
the confluence of the Kuskokwim and Holitna Rivers and from those non-
navigable drainages to Kuskokwim Bay north of the community of 
Platinum, subject to the following restrictions:
    (A) Rainbow trout may be taken only by the use of gill nets, rod 
and reel, or jigging through the ice;
    (B) The use of gill nets for taking rainbow trout is prohibited 
from March 15-June 15.
    (5) Bristol Bay Area. (i) Salmon and char may only be taken by rod 
and reel or under authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by 
the ADF&G
    (ii) Only one subsistence fishing permit may be issued to each 
household per year;
    (iii) Each gill net must be staked and buoyed;
    (iv) No person may operate or assist in operating subsistence 
salmon net gear while simultaneously operating or assisting in 
operating commercial salmon net gear;
    (v) Salmon, herring, and capelin may only be taken by set gill nets 
and by a rod and reel, except that salmon may also be taken by spear in 
the Togiak River including its tributaries;
    (vi) Subsistence fishing is not permitted within the boundaries of 
Katmai National Park;
    (vii) Except for the western shore of the Newhalen River, waters 
used by salmon are closed to the subsistence taking of fish within 300 
feet of a stream mouth;
    (viii) Subsistence salmon fishing permits for the Naknek River 
drainage will be issued only through the ADF&G King Salmon office;
    (ix) Subsistence fishing with nets is prohibited in the following 
waters and within one-fourth mile of the terminus of those waters 
during the period from September 1 through June 14: Lower Talarik 
Creek, Roadhouse Creek, Nick G. Creek, Middle Talarik Creek, Alexi 
Creek, Copper River, Upper Talarik Creek, Tazimina River, Kakhonak 
River, Pete Andrew Creek, Young's Creek, Gibralter River, Zacker Creek, 
Chekok Creek, Dennis Creek, Newhalen River, Tomokok Creek, Belinda 
Creek;
    (x) Gill nets are prohibited in that portion of the Naknek River 
upstream from Sovonaski;
    (xi) After August 20, no person may possess coho salmon for 
subsistence purposes in the Togiak River Section and the Togiak River 
drainage unless the head has been immediately removed from the salmon. 
It is unlawful to purchase or sell coho salmon from which the head has 
been removed.
    (6) Aleutian Islands Area. (i) Salmon may be taken by seine and 
gill net, with gear specified on a subsistence fishing permit issued by 
the ADF&G, or by a rod and reel;
    (ii) The Adak District is closed to the taking of salmon;
    (iii) Salmon and char may be taken only by rod and reel or under 
the terms of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G, except 
that a permit is not required in the Akutan, Umnak and Adak Districts; 
not more than 250 salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes unless 
otherwise specified on the subsistence fishing permit; a record of 
subsistence-caught fish must be kept on the reverse side of the permit; 
the record must be completed immediately upon taking subsistence-caught 
fish and must be returned to the local representative of the ADF&G no 
later than October 31.
    (7) Alaska Peninsula Area. (i) Salmon may be taken by seine, gill 
net, gear specified on a permit issued by the ADF&G, or rod and reel;
    (ii) The following waters are closed to subsistence fishing for 
salmon:
    (A) Russell Creek and Nurse Lagoon;
    (B) Trout Creek;
    (C) Humbolt Creek;
    (iii) Salmon and char may only be taken by rod and reel or under 
the authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G a 
record of subsistence-caught fish must be kept on the reverse side of 
the permit; the record must be completed immediately upon taking 
subsistence-caught fish and must be returned to the local 
representative of the ADF&G no later than October 31.
    (8) Chignik Area. (i) Salmon may be taken by seines and gill nets, 
or with gear specified on a subsistence fishing permit issued by the 
ADF&G, or by a rod and reel, except that in Chignik Lake, salmon may 
not be taken with purse seines;
    (ii) Salmon may not be taken in the Chignik River, upstream from 
the ADF&G weir site or counting tower, in Black Lake, or any tributary 
to Black and Chignik Lakes;
    (iii) Salmon and char may only be taken by rod and reel or under 
the authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G. A 
record of subsistence-caught fish must be kept on the reverse side of 
the permit. The record must be completed immediately upon taking 
subsistence caught fish and must be returned to the local 
representative of the ADF&G no later than October 31;
    (iv) From June 10-September 30, commercial fishing license holders 
may not subsistence fish for salmon.
    (9) Kodiak Area. (i) Salmon may be taken 24 hours a day from 
January 1 through December 31 except as provided:
    (A) From June 1--September 15, salmon seine vessels may not be used 
to take subsistence salmon for 24 hours before, during, and for 24 
hours after any open commercial salmon fishing period;
    (B) From June 1--September 15, purse seine vessels may be used to 
take salmon only with gill nets and no other type of salmon gear may be 
on board the vessel;
    (C) Salmon may be taken only by gill net, seine, or by a rod and 
reel;
    (D) Subsistence fishermen must be physically present at the net at 
all times the net is being fished;
    (ii) The following locations are closed to the subsistence taking 
of salmon:
    (A) All waters of Mill Bay and all those waters bounded by a line 
from Spruce Cape to the northernmost point of Woody Island, then to the 
northernmost point of Holiday Island, then to a point on Near Island 
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the Kodiak small boat harbor entrance and then to the small boat harbor 
entrance;
    (B) All freshwater systems of Little Afognak River and Portage 
Creek drainage in Discoverer Bay;
    (C) All water closed to commercial salmon fishing in the Barbara 
Cove, Chiniak Bay, Saltery Cove, Pasagshak Bay, Monashka Bay and Anton 
Larsen Bay, and all waters closed to commercial salmon fishing within 
100 yards of the terminus of Selief Bay Creek and north and west of a 
line from the tip of Las Point to the tip of River Mouth Point of 
Afognak Bay;
    (D) All waters 300 yards seaward of the terminus of Monks Creek;
    (E) From August 15 through September 30, all waters 500 yards 
seaward of the terminus of Little Kitoi Creek;
    (F) All freshwater systems of Afognak Island;
    (G) All waters of Ouzinkie Harbor north of a line from 
57 deg.55'10'' N. lat., 152 deg.36' W. long. to 57 deg.55'03'' N. lat., 
152 deg.29'20'' W. long.;
    (iii) A subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G is required 
for taking salmon, trout and char, except by rod and reel, for 
subsistence purposes; a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G 
is required for taking herring and bottomfish for subsistence purposes 
during the commercial herring sac roe season from May 1-June 30; all 
subsistence fishermen shall keep a record of the number of subsistence 
fish taken each year; the number of subsistence fish shall be recorded 
on the reverse side of the permit. The record must be completed 
immediately upon landing subsistence caught fish and must be returned 
to the local representative of the ADF&G by February 1 of the year 
following the year the permit was issued.
    (10) Cook Inlet Area. (i) Salmon may be taken only by rod and reel, 
or under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the 
ADF&G only one permit may be issued to a household each year; a 
subsistence fishing permit holder shall record daily salmon catches on 
forms provided by the ADF&G
    (ii) Trout, grayling, char, and burbot may not be taken in fresh 
water;
    (iii) All public waters on the Kenai Peninsula are closed to 
subsistence fishing;
    (iv) Smelt may be taken only with gill nets and dip nets. Gill nets 
used to take smelt may not exceed 50 feet in length and two inches in 
mesh size;
    (v) Gill nets may not be used.
    (11) Prince William Sound Area. (i) Salmon and freshwater fish 
species may be taken only by rod and reel or under the authority of a 
subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G
    (ii) Only one subsistence fishing permit will be issued to each 
household per year;
    (iii) Use of fishwheels:
    (A) Fishwheels used for subsistence fishing may not be rented, 
leased, or otherwise used for personal gain; (B) Subsistence fishwheels 
must be removed from the water at the end of the permit period;
    (C) Each permittee may operate only one fishwheel at any one time;
    (D) No person may set or operate a fishwheel within 75 feet of 
another fishwheel;
    (E) No fishwheel may have more than two baskets;
    (F) The permit holder must personally operate the fishwheel or dip 
net. A subsistence fishwheel or dip net permit may not be loaned or 
transferred except as permitted by this part;
    (G) A wood or metal plate at least 12 inches high by 12 inches 
wide, bearing the permit holder's name and address in letters and 
numerals at least one inch high, must be attached to each fishwheel so 
that the name and address are plainly visible;
    (iv) Salmon may not be taken in any area closed to commercial 
salmon fishing unless otherwise permitted;
    (v) In locations open to commercial salmon fishing and in 
conformance with commercial salmon fishing regulations, the annual 
subsistence salmon limit is as follows:
    (A) 15 salmon for a household of one person;
    (B) 30 salmon for a household of two persons;
    (C) 10 salmon for each additional person in a household over two;
    (D) No more than five king salmon may be taken per permit;
    (vi) All tributaries of the Copper River and waters of the Copper 
River are closed to the taking of salmon;
    (vii) Crosswind Lake is closed to all subsistence fishing;
    (viii) Salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes in the waters 
of the Southwestern District only as follows:
    (A) Only pink salmon may be taken;
    (B) Pink salmon may be taken by dipnets or by a rod and reel;
    (C) Pink salmon may be taken only from May 15-September 30;
    (D) Fishing periods are from May 15 until two days before the 
commercial opening of the Southwestern District, seven days per week; 
during the commercial salmon fishing season, only during open 
commercial salmon fishing periods; and from two days following the 
closure of the commercial salmon season until September 30, seven days 
per week;
    (E) There are no bag and possession limits for this fishery;
    (F) ADF&G permits may be issued only at Chenega Bay village;
    (ix) Salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes in the waters 
north of a line from Porcupine Point to Granite Point, and south of a 
line from Point Lowe to Tongue Point, only as follows:
    (A) Only pink salmon may be taken;
    (B) Pink salmon may be taken by dipnets or by a rod and reel;
    (C) Pink salmon may be taken only from May 15-September 30;
    (D) Fishing periods are from May 15 until two days before the 
commercial opening of the Southwestern District, seven days per week; 
during the commercial salmon fishing season, only during open 
commercial salmon fishing periods; and from two days following the 
closure of the commercial salmon season until September 30, seven days 
per week;
    (E) There are no bag and possession limits for this fishery;
    (F) ADF&G permits may be issued only at Tatitlek village;
    (12) Yakutat Area. (i) Salmon, trout, and char may be taken only by 
rod and reel or under authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued 
by the ADF&G
    (ii) Salmon, trout, or char taken incidentally by gear operated 
under the terms of a subsistence permit for salmon are legally taken 
and possessed for subsistence purposes; the holder of a subsistence 
salmon permit must report any salmon, trout, or char taken in this 
manner on his or her permit calendar;
    (iii) Subsistence fishermen must remove the dorsal fin from 
subsistence-caught salmon when taken.
    (13) Southeastern Alaska Area. (i) Salmon, trout, char and herring 
spawn on kelp may be taken only by rod and reel or under authority of a 
subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G
    (ii) No person may possess subsistence-taken and sport-taken salmon 
on the same day;
    (iii) Salmon, trout or char taken incidentally by gear operated 
under the terms of an ADF&G subsistence permit for salmon are legally 
taken and possessed for subsistence purposes; the holder of a 
subsistence salmon permit must report any salmon, trout, or char taken 
in this manner on his or her permit calendar;
    (iv) Subsistence fishermen shall immediately remove the dorsal fin 
of all salmon when taken.


Sec. ____.27  Subsistence taking of shellfish.

    (a) Regulations in this section apply to subsistence taking of 
dungeness crab,

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king crab, tanner crab, shrimp, clams, abalone, and other shellfish or 
their parts.
    (b) Shellfish may be taken for subsistence uses at any time in any 
area of the public lands by any method unless restricted by the 
subsistence fishing regulations of Sec. ____.26 or this section.
    (c) Methods, means, and general restrictions. (1) The bag limit 
specified herein for a subsistence season for a species and the State 
bag limit set for a State season for the same species are not 
cumulative. This means that a person or designated group who has taken 
the bag limit for a particular species under a subsistence season 
specified herein may not after that, take any additional shellfish of 
that species under any other bag limit specified for a State season.
    (2) Unless otherwise provided in this section, gear as specified in 
the definitions of Sec. ____.26 is legal for subsistence taking of 
shellfish.
    (3) It is prohibited to buy or sell subsistence-taken shellfish, 
their parts, or their eggs, unless otherwise specified.
    (4) The use of explosives and chemicals is prohibited, except that 
chemical baits or lures may be used to attract shellfish.
    (5) Each subsistence fisherman shall plainly and legibly inscribe 
their first initial, last name and address on a keg or buoy attached to 
unattended subsistence fishing gear. Subsistence fishing gear may not 
display a permanent ADF&G vessel license number. The keg or buoy may be 
any color except red.
    (6) A side wall of all subsistence shellfish pots must contain an 
opening with a perimeter equal to or exceeding one-half of the tunnel 
eye opening perimeter. The opening must be laced, sewn, or secured 
together by untreated cotton twine or other natural fiber no larger 
than 120 thread. Dungeness crab and shrimp pots may have the pot lid 
tiedown straps secured to the pot at one end by untreated cotton twine 
no larger than 120 thread, as a substitute for the above requirement.
    (7) No person may mutilate or otherwise 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.
    (8) In addition to the marking requirements in paragraph (c)(5) of 
this section, kegs or buoys attached to subsistence crab pots must also 
be inscribed with the name or U.S. Coast Guard number of the vessel 
used to operate the pots.
    (9) No more than five pots per person and 10 pots per vessel may be 
used to take crab, except as specified in paragraph (f) of this 
section.
    (10) In the subsistence taking of shrimp in the Glacier Bay 
National Preserve, no person may use more than 10 pots, and no more 
than 20 pots may be operated from a vessel. In the subsistence taking 
of shellfish other than shrimp in the Glacier Bay National Preserve, no 
person may operate more than five pots of any type, and no more than 10 
pots of any type may be operated from a vessel.
    (d) Subsistence take by commercial vessels. No fishing vessel which 
is commercially licensed and registered for shrimp pot, shrimp trawl, 
king crab, tanner crab, or dungeness crab fishing may be used for 
subsistence take during the period starting 14 days before an opening 
until 14 days after the closure of a respective open season in the area 
or areas for which the vessel is registered.
    (e) Unlawful possession of subsistence shellfish. Shellfish or 
their parts taken in violation of Federal or State regulations may not 
be possessed, transported, given, received or bartered.
    (f) Subsistence shellfish areas and pertinent restrictions. (1) 
Southeastern Alaska-Yakutat Area. Shellfish may be taken for 
subsistence purposes in the Glacier Bay National Preserve only under 
the authority of a subsistence shellfish fishing permit.
    (2) Cook Inlet Area. All waters within the boundaries of the Kenai 
National Wildlife Refuge are closed to the taking of shellfish for 
subsistence purposes.
    (3) Kodiak Area. (i) Shellfish may be taken for subsistence 
purposes only under the authority of a subsistence shellfish fishing 
permit issued by the ADF&G
    (ii) The operator of a commercially licensed and registered shrimp 
fishing vessel must obtain a subsistence fishing permit from the ADF&G 
before subsistence shrimp fishing during a closed commercial shrimp 
fishing season or within a closed commercial shrimp fishing district, 
section or subsection. The permit shall 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) The daily bag and possession limit is 12 male dungeness crab 
per person;
    (iv) In the subsistence taking of king crab:
     (A) The daily bag and possession limit is six male crab per 
person;
    (B) All crab pots used for subsistence fishing and left in 
saltwater unattended longer than a two-week period shall have all bait 
and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open;
    (C) No more than five crab pots may be used to take king crab; each 
pot can be no more than 75 cubic feet in capacity;
    (D) King crab may be taken only from June 1-January 31, except that 
the subsistence taking of king crab is prohibited in waters 25 fathoms 
or greater in depth during the period 14 days before and 14 days after 
open commercial fishing seasons for red king crab, blue king crab, or 
tanner crab in the location;
    (E) The waters of the Pacific Ocean enclosed by the boundaries of 
Womans Bay, Gibson Cove, and an area defined by a line \1/2\ mile on 
either side of the mouth of the Karluk River, and extending seaward 
3,000 feet, and all waters within 1,500 feet seaward of the shoreline 
of Afognak Island are closed to the harvest of king crab except by 
Federally-qualified subsistence users;
    (v) In the subsistence taking of tanner crab:
    (A) No more than five crab pots may be used to take tanner crab;
    (B) From July 15-February 10, the subsistence taking of tanner crab 
is prohibited in waters 25 fathoms or greater in depth, unless the 
commercial tanner crab fishing season is open in the location;
    (C) The daily bag and possession limit is 12 male crab per person.
    (4) Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area. (i) Shellfish may be 
taken for subsistence purposes only under the authority of a 
subsistence shellfish fishing permit issued by the ADF&G
    (ii) The operator of a commercially licensed and registered shrimp 
fishing vessel must obtain a subsistence fishing permit from the ADF&G 
prior to subsistence shrimp fishing during a closed commercial shrimp 
fishing season or within a closed commercial shrimp fishing district, 
section, or subsection; the permit shall 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) The daily bag and possession limit is 12 male dungeness crab 
per person;
    (iv) In the subsistence taking of king crab:
    (A) The daily bag and possession limit is six male crab per person;
    (B) All crab pots used for subsistence fishing and left in 
saltwater unattended longer than a two-week period shall have all bait 
and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open;

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    (C) Crab may be taken only from June 1-January 31;
    (v) The daily bag and possession limit is 12 male tanner crab per 
person.
    (5) Bering Sea Area. (i) In waters South of 60 deg. North latitude, 
shellfish may be taken for subsistence purposes only under the 
authority of a subsistence shellfish fishing permit issued by the 
ADF&G
    (ii) 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;
    (iii) The operator of a commercially licensed and registered shrimp 
fishing vessel must obtain a subsistence fishing permit from the ADF&G 
prior to subsistence shrimp fishing during a closed commercial shrimp 
fishing season or within a closed commercial shrimp fishing district, 
section or subsection; the permit shall 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;
    (iv) In waters south of 60 deg. N. lat., the daily bag and 
possession limit is 12 male dungeness crab per person;
    (v) In the subsistence taking of king crab:
    (A) In waters south of 60 deg. N. lat., the daily bag and 
possession limit is six male crab per person;
    (B) All crab pots used for subsistence fishing and left in 
saltwater unattended longer than a two-week period shall have all bait 
and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open;
    (C) In waters south of 60 deg. N. lat., crab may be taken only from 
June 1-January 31;
    (vi) In waters south of 60 deg. N. lat., the daily bag and 
possession limit is 12 male tanner crab.

    Dated: June 12, 1996.
Mitch Demientieff,
Chair, Federal Subsistence Board.
    Dated: June 12, 1996.
John C. Capp,
Acting Regional Forester, USDA--Forest Service.
[FR Doc. 96-18097 Filed 7-29-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-11-P; 4310-55-P