[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35332-35381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16686]



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Part III

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, Subpart 
C and Subpart D--1998-1999 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-AE12


Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 
Subpart C and Subpart D--1998-1999 Subsistence Taking of Fish and 
Wildlife Regulations

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest 
limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for 
subsistence uses during the 1998-1999 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--1997-1998 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife 
Regulations'', which expire on June 30, 1998. This rule also amends the 
Customary and Traditional Use Determinations of the Federal Subsistence 
Board (Section ____.24 of Subpart C) and restates and extends Sections 
____.26, Subsistence Taking of Fish and ____.27, Subsistence Taking of 
Shellfish.

DATES: Section ____.24 is effective July 1, 1998. Section ____.25 is 
effective July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999. Sections ____.26 and 
____.27 are effective January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Thomas H. Boyd, Office of 
Subsistence Management, telephone (907) 786-3888. For questions 
specific to National Forest System lands, contact Ken Thompson, 
Regional Subsistence Program Manager, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska 
Region, telephone (907) 271-2540.

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 will 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 100.1 to 
100.23 and 36 CFR 242.1 to 242.23, remain effective and apply to this 
rule for Secs. ____.23-____.25. Therefore, all definitions located at 
50 CFR 100.4 and 36 CFR 242.4 apply to regulations found in this 
subpart.

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 
100.3(b) and 36 CFR 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 
these 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 proceedings in the 
consolidated ``Katie John'' litigation, a petition to the Secretaries 
of the Interior and Agriculture addressing jurisdiction in navigable 
waters, and activities in the State Legislature, 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 242.11 (1992) and 50 CFR 100.11 (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

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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 May 1998.

Summary of Changes

    Section ____.24 (Customary and traditional use determinations) was 
originally 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 effected 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; 60 FR 10317, published 
February 24, 1995; 61 FR 39698, published July 30, 1996; and 62 FR 
29016, published May 29, 1997.) During its May 4-May 6, 1998, 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 1998-1999 seasons and harvest limits, and 
methods and means were published on July 25, 1997, in the Federal 
Register (62 FR 39987-40029). 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 109 proposals for change to Customary and 
Traditional Use Determinations or to Subpart D. Subsequent to the 60-
day review period, the Board prepared a booklet describing 109 
proposals and 5 Requests for Reconsideration that were deferred from 
the 1997-1998 Board cycle and distributed it to the public. The public 
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. Eight of the proposals 
were withdrawn from consideration and three Special Actions were 
included for deliberation at the May Board meeting. These final 
regulations reflect Board review and consideration of Regional Council 
recommendations and public comments submitted to the Board.
    Section ____.26 (Subsistence taking of fish) and Section ____.27 
(Subsistence taking of shellfish) were last published on May 29, 1997, 
(62 FR 29016). 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 are not revised, but rather, are extended through 
December 31, 1999.

Analysis of Proposals Rejected by the Board

    The Board rejected 28 proposals, Requests for Reconsideration, or 
Special Actions based on recommendations from the respective Regional 
Council and additional factors. Seven of the rejected proposals were 
rendered moot by adoption of other proposals.
    Five proposals requested that seasons for deer be shortened or 
eliminated. The Board determined that the biological and harvest data 
did not support a need to close or shorten seasons in order to protect 
the population or the subsistence users' opportunity to harvest 
wildlife.
    The Board also rejected three proposals requesting that customary 
and traditional use determinations be revised for bear or moose in 
certain areas. In each case, the cultural resource data did not 
substantiate the request.
    One proposal requesting same-day airborne hunting of caribou was 
rejected based on testimony that it was not a customary and traditional 
method of harvest and on possible conflicts with the Airborne Hunting 
Act.
    One proposal requesting shooting of caribou from a moving snow-
machine was rejected based on a conservation concern related to 
indiscriminate wounding of animals.
    Four proposals requested expanding seasons for beaver, moose, 
marten, mink, and weasel and establishing a season for muskox. These 
proposals were rejected based on concern for low populations in the 
specific locales.
    The Board rejected one proposal that would have required meat to be 
left on the bone until removed from the field. This proposal was 
rejected as unduly imposing on the subsistence user without good cause.
    The Board also rejected the five Requests for Reconsideration 
because additional data supporting their original decisions were 
presented at the respective Regional Council meetings.
    The Board also deferred action on 16 proposals and part of one 
other 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 64 proposals or Special Actions and parts of 1 
other. 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, except one, were recommended for 
adoption by at least one of the Regional Councils 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. Some additional changes 
are a result of Board actions occurring over the past year. Additional 
technical clarifications and removal of excess materials have been made 
which result in a more readable document.

Southeast Region

    Eighteen proposals and one Request for Reconsideration from April 
1997 affecting residents of the Southeast Region were acted on by the 
Board resulting in the following changes to the regulations found in 
Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25.
     Opened a closed area to moose hunting in Unit 1(B).
     Established a customary and traditional use determination 
for black bear, brown bear, deer, and goat in Unit 1(C).
     Added a requirement for a Federal registration permit for 
a doe hunt in Unit 2.
     Opened a moose season in a previously closed area in Unit 
3.
     Established a customary and traditional use determination 
for goat and wolf in Units 5 and 6(A).

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Southcentral Region

    Eighteen proposals and one Request for Reconsideration from April 
1997 affecting residents in the Southcentral Region were acted on by 
the Board resulting in the following changes to the regulations found 
in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25.
     Revised the lynx trapping season in a number of Units.
     Opened Federal public lands to hunting and trapping of 
otter in Unit 6.
     Closed Federal public lands to hunting caribou in Unit 11.
     Revised the customary and traditional use determination 
for black bear, brown bear, and goat in Unit 11.
     Revised the customary and traditional use determination 
for goat, brown bear, caribou, sheep, and moose in Unit 11.
     Established a goat season in Unit 11.
     Established a special sheep hunt for the elderly in Unit 
11.
     Established a customary and traditional use determination 
for brown bear in Unit 13.
     Revised the customary and traditional use determination 
for caribou in Unit 13 and black bear in Unit 16.
     Extended the season for caribou in Unit 13.
     Continued a moose season in Unit 15.

Kodiak/Aleutians Region

    Four proposals and one Request for Reconsideration from April 1997 
affecting residents of the Kodiak/Aleutians Region were acted on by the 
Board during their May meeting resulting in the following changes to 
the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25.
     Opened an elk hunt in Unit 8.
     Extended the deer season in Unit 8.
     Changed the customary and traditional use determination 
for caribou in part of Unit 10.

Bristol Bay Region

    Seventeen proposals and two Special Actions affecting residents of 
the Bristol Bay Region were acted on by the Board resulting in the 
following changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and 
Sec. ____.25.
     Revised the customary and traditional use determination 
for brown bear in part of Unit 9.
     Revised the seasons for caribou, brown bear, moose, and 
various furbearers in Units 9 and 17.
     Revised the customary and traditional use determination 
for black bear and brown bear in Unit 17.
     Revised the season and harvest restrictions for caribou in 
Units 9, 17, and 19.
     Revised the harvest restrictions for moose in Unit 9, 17, 
and 19.
     Revised the season and harvest limit for various 
furbearers in Unit 17.

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region

    Two proposals affecting residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta 
Region were acted on by the Board resulting in the following changes to 
the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25.
     Closed an area to moose hunting in a portion of Unit 18.

Western Interior Region

    Twenty-one proposals affecting residents of the Western Interior 
Region were acted on by the Board resulting in the following changes to 
the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25.
     Revised the customary and traditional use determinations 
for brown bear and caribou in Unit 19.
     Revised the customary and traditional use determinations 
for moose and caribou in Unit 21.
     Revised the seasons for beaver, moose, wolf, and caribou 
in Units 19, 21, and 24.

Seward Peninsula Region

    Seven proposals, one Request for Reconsideration from April 1997, 
and one Special Action affecting residents of the Seward Peninsula 
Region were acted on by the Board resulting in the following changes to 
the regulations found in Sec. ____.24.
     Established a cooperative hunt program with the State for 
muskox in Unit 22.
     Revised seasons and/or harvest restrictions for brown 
bear, beaver, moose, and wolverine in Unit 22.

Northwest Arctic Region

    Two proposals affecting residents of the Northwest Arctic Region 
was acted on by the Board resulting in the following changes to the 
regulations found in Sec. ____.24.
     Revised customary and traditional use determinations for 
sheep and black bear in Unit 23.

Eastern Interior Region

    Nine proposals affecting residents of the Eastern Interior Region 
were acted on by the Board resulting in the following changes to the 
regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25.
     Revised the seasons and harvest restrictions for moose in 
Units 20 and 25.
     Revised the customary and traditional use determination 
for brown bear, caribou, sheep, and moose for Unit 12.
     Revised the customary and traditional use determination 
for caribou for Units 20 and 25.
     Established a season for brown bear in Units 12 and 20.

North Slope Region

    Two proposals and one Request for Reconsideration from April 1997 
affecting residents of the North Slope Region were acted on by the 
Board resulting in the following changes to the regulations found in 
Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25.
     Revised the harvest limit for sheep in part of Unit 26.
    The Board finds that additional public notice under the 
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) for this final rule are unnecessary, 
and contrary to the public interest. The Board has provided extensive 
opportunity for public input and involvement over and above standard 
APA requirements, including participation in multiple Regional Council 
meetings, additional public review and comment on all proposals for 
regulatory change, and opportunity for additional public comment during 
the Board meeting prior to deliberation. Additionally, an 
administrative mechanism exists (and has been used by the public) to 
request reconsideration of the Board's decision on any particular 
proposal for regulatory change. Over the seven years the Program has 
been operating, there has been no benefit to the public demonstrated by 
the delaying the effective date of the regulations. 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 prior to publication of 
this rule. The Board finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make 
this rule effective July 1, 1998.

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 management as identified through 
public meetings, written comments and staff analysis and examined the 
environmental consequences of the four

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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) implemented the Federal Subsistence Management 
Program and included 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 appeared 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 approved by OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501 and have 
been assigned clearance number 1018-0075, which expires 5/31/2000.
    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, D.C. 20240; and 
the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project 
(Subsistence), Washington, D.C. 20503. Additional information 
collection requirements may be imposed if Local Advisory Committees 
subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act are established under 
Subpart B.

Economic Effects

    This rule was not subject to OMB review under Executive Order 
12866. Executive Order 12866 requires each agency to write regulations 
that are easy to understand. We invite your comments on how to make 
this rule easier to understand, including answers to questions such as 
the following: (1) Are the requirements in the rule clearly stated? (2) 
Does the rule contain technical language or jargon that interferes with 
its clarity? (3) Does the format of the rule (grouping and order of 
sections, use of headings, paragraphing, etc.) aid or reduce its 
clarity? (4) Would the rule be easier to understand if it were divided 
into more (but shorter) sections? (A ``section'' appears in bold type 
and is preceded by the symbol ``Sec. '' and a numbered heading; for 
example, Sec. [____.24 Customary and traditional determinations.]) (5) 
Is the description of the rule in the Supplementary Information section 
of the preamble helpful in understanding the rule? What else could we 
do to make the rule easier to understand. Send a copy of any comments 
that concern how we could make this rule easier to understand to: 
Office of Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Interior, Room 7229, 
1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240. You may also e-mail the 
comments to this address: E[email protected].
    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 implementation of this rule 
is by Federal agencies and

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there is no cost involved to any state or local entities or tribal 
governments.
    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.
    In accordance with Executive Order 12612, the rule does not have 
sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a 
Federalism Assessment. Title VIII of ANILCA precludes the State from 
exercising management authority over wildlife resources on Federal 
lands.
    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 Curt 
Wilson, Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management; Sandy 
Rabinowitch, Alaska Regional Office, National Park Service; Ida 
Hildebrand, 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, National 
forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Wildlife.
    For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Federal Subsistence 
Board amends title 36, part 242, and title 50, part 100, of the Code of 
Federal Regulations, 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.............  Residents of Unit 1(C), 1(D), 3, and residents  
                                                                 of Hoonah, Pelican, Point Baker, Sitka, and    
                                                                 Tenakee Springs.                               
1(A).................................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 1(A) except no subsistence for
                                                                 residents of Hyder.                            
1(B).................................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 1(A), Petersburg, and         
                                                                 Wrangell, except no subsistence for residents  
                                                                 of Hyder.                                      
1(C).................................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 1(C), Haines, Hoonah, Kake,   
                                                                 Klukwan, Skagway, and Wrangell, except no      
                                                                 subsistence for residents of Gustavus.         
1(D).................................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of 1(D).                              
1(A).................................  Deer...................  Residents of 1(A) and 2.                        
1(B).................................  Deer...................  Residents of Unit 1(A), residents of 1(B), 2 and
                                                                 3.                                             
1(C).................................  Deer...................  Residents of 1(C) and (D), and residents of     
                                                                 Hoonah, Kake, and Petersburg.                  
1(D).................................  Deer...................  No Federal subsistence priority.                
1(B).................................  Goat...................  Residents of Units 1(B) and 3.                  
1(C).................................  Goat...................  Residents of Haines, Kake, Klukwan, Petersburg, 
                                                                 and Hoonah.                                    
1(B).................................  Moose..................  Residents of Units 1, 2, 3, and 4.              
1(C) Berner's Bay....................  Moose..................  No Federal subsistence priority.                
1(D).................................  Moose..................  Residents of Unit 1(D).                         
Unit 2...............................  Brown Bear.............  No Federal subsistence priority.                
2....................................  Deer...................  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.                                 
3, Wrangell and Mitkof Islands.......  Moose..................  Residents of Units 1(B), 2, and 3.              
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...............................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Unit 5(A).                         
5....................................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Yakutat.                           
5....................................  Deer...................  Residents of Yakutat.                           
5....................................  Goat...................  Residents of Unit 5(A)                          
5....................................  Moose..................  Residents of Unit 5(A).                         
5....................................  Wolf...................  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 Federal subsistence priority.                
6(A).................................  Goat...................  Residents of Unit 5(A), 6(C), Chenega Bay and   
                                                                 Tatilek.                                       
6(C) and (D).........................  Goat...................  Residents of Unit 6(C) and (D).                 
6(A).................................  Moose..................  Unit 6(A)--Residents of Units 5(A), 6(A), 6(B)  
                                                                 and 6(C).                                      
6(B) and (C).........................  Moose..................  Residents of Units 6(A), 6(B) and 6(C).         
6(D).................................  Moose..................  No Federal subsistence priority.                

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6(A).................................  Wolf...................  Residents of Units 5(A), 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                                 only), 11-13 and the residents of Chicaloon,   
                                                                 and 16-26.                                     
6, remainder.........................  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 Federal subsistence priority.                
7....................................  Caribou................  No Federal subsistence priority.                
7, Brown Mountain hunt area..........  Goat...................  Residents of Port Graham and English Bay.       
7, that portion draining into Kings    Moose..................  Residents of Chenega Bay and Tatitlek.          
 Bay.                                                                                                           
7, Remainder.........................  Moose..................  No Federal subsistence priority.                
7....................................  Sheep..................  No Federal subsistence priority.                
Unit 8...............................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Old Harbor, Akhiok, Larsen Bay,    
                                                                 Karluk, Ouzinkie, and Port Lions.              
8....................................  Deer...................  Residents of Unit 8.                            
8....................................  Elk....................  Residents of Unit 8.                            
8....................................  Goat...................  No Federal subsistence priority.                
Unit 9(D)............................  Bison..................  No Federal subsistence priority.                
9(A) and (B).........................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Units 9(A) and (B), and 17(A), (B),
                                                                 and (C).                                       
9(A).................................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Pedro Bay.                         
9(B).................................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 9(B).                         
9(C) and (D).........................  Brown Bear.............  No Federal subsistence priority.                
9(E).................................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Chignik Lake, Egegik, Ivanof Bay,  
                                                                 Perryville, and Port Heiden/Meshik.            
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 Federal subsistence priority.                
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.                                     
9(A), (B), (C), & (E)................  Beaver.................  Residents of Units 9(A), (B), (C), (E), and 17. 
Unit 10 Unimak Island................  Caribou................  Residents of False Pass, King Cove, and Sand    
                                                                 Point.                                         
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 Federal subsistence priority.                
11, north of the Sanford River.......  Black Bear.............  Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper       
                                                                 Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny     
                                                                 Lake, Mentasta Lake, Tazlina, Tonsina, and     
                                                                 Units 11 and 12.                               
11, remainder........................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper       
                                                                 Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny     
                                                                 Lake, Mentasta Lake, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Unit
                                                                 11.                                            
11, north of the Sanford River.......  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper       
                                                                 Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny     
                                                                 Lake, Mentasta Lake, Tazlina, Tonsina, and     
                                                                 Units 11 and 12.                               
11, remainder........................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper       
                                                                 Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny     
                                                                 Lake, Mentasta Lake, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Unit
                                                                 11.                                            
11, north of the Sanford River.......  Caribou................  Residents of Units 11, 12, and 13 (A)-(D) and   
                                                                 the residents of Chickaloon and Dot Lake.      
11, remainder........................  Caribou................  Residents of Units 11 and 13 (A)-(D) and the    
                                                                 residents of Chickaloon.                       
11...................................  Goat...................  Residents of Unit 11 and the residents of       
                                                                 Chitina, Chistochina, Copper Center, Gakona,   
                                                                 Glennallen, Gulkana, Mentasta Lake, Tazlina,   
                                                                 Tonsina, and Dot Lake.                         
11, north of the Sanford River.......  Moose..................  Residents of Units 11, 12, and 13 (A)-(D) and   
                                                                 the residents of Chickaloon and Dot Lake.      
11, remainder........................  Moose..................  Residents of Unit 11 and Unit 13 (A) -(D) and   
                                                                 the residents of Chickaloon.                   
11, north of the Sanford River.......  Sheep..................  Residents of Unit 12 and the communities and    
                                                                 areas of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center,  
                                                                 Dot Lake, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny   
                                                                 Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, McCarthy/South     
                                                                 Wrangell/South Park, Tazlina and Tonsina;      
                                                                 Residents along the Nabesna Road--Milepost 0-46
                                                                 (Nabesna Road), and residents along the        
                                                                 McCarthy Road--Milepost 0-62 (McCarthy Road).  
11, remainder 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 Cutoff--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).                               
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, 12, 13 and the residents 
                                        Ruffed and Sharp-        of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.       
                                        tailed).                                                                

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11...................................  Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow  Residents of Units 11, 12, 13 and the residents 
                                        and White-tailed).       of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.       
Unit 12..............................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 12 and Dot Lake, Chistochina, 
                                                                 Gakona, Mentasta Lake, and Slana.              
12...................................  Caribou................  Residents of Unit 12 and residents of Dot Lake, 
                                                                 Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake.                 
12, South of a line from Noyes         Moose..................  Residents of Unit 11 north of 62nd parallel     
 Mountain, southeast of the                                      (excluding North Slana Homestead and South     
 confluence of Tatschunda Creek to                               Slana Homestead); and residents of Unit 12,    
 Nabesna River.                                                  13(A)-(D) and the residents of Chickaloon, Dot 
                                                                 Lake, and Healy Lake.                          
12, East of the Nabesna River and      Moose..................  Residents of Unit 12 and Healy Lake.            
 Nabesna Glacier, south of the Winter                                                                           
 Trail from Pickerel Lake to the                                                                                
 Canadian Border.                                                                                               
12, Remainder........................  Moose..................  Residents of Unit 12 and residents of Dot Lake, 
                                                                 Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake.                 
12...................................  Sheep..................  Residents of Unit 12 and residents of           
                                                                 Chistochina, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta
                                                                 Lake.                                          
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.............  Residents of Unit 13.                           
13(B)................................  Caribou................  Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna    
                                                                 Road), 13, residents of Unit 20(D) except Fort 
                                                                 Greely, and the residents of Chickaloon.       
13(C)................................  Caribou................  Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna    
                                                                 Road), 13, and the residents of Chickaloon, Dot
                                                                 Lake and Healy Lake.                           
13(A) & (D)..........................  Caribou................  Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna    
                                                                 Road), 13, and the residents of Chickaloon.    
13(E)................................  Caribou................  Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna    
                                                                 Road), 13, and the residents of Chickaloon,    
                                                                 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 Federal subsistence priority.                
13(A), (B), and (D)..................  Moose..................  Residents of Unit 13 and the residents of       
                                                                 Chickaloon.                                    
13(C)................................  Moose..................  Residents of Units 12, 13 and the residents of  
                                                                 Chickaloon and Dot Lake.                       
13(E)................................  Moose..................  Residents of Unit 13 and the residents of       
                                                                 Chickaloon and 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)................................  Sheep..................  No Federal subsistence priority.                
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 residents of  
                                        Ruffed & Sharp-tailed).  Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 & 23.            
13...................................  Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow  Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of  
                                        and White-tailed).       Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 & 23.            
Unit 14(B) and (C)...................  Brown Bear.............  No Federal subsistence priority.                
14...................................  Goat...................  No Federal subsistence priority.                
14...................................  Moose..................  No Federal subsistence priority.                
14(A) and (C)........................  Sheep..................  No Federal subsistence priority.                
Unit 15(C)...........................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek only.     
15, Remainder........................  Black Bear.............  No Federal subsistence priority.                
15...................................  Brown Bear.............  No Federal subsistence priority.                
15(C), Port Graham and English Bay     Goat...................  Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek.          
 hunt areas.                                                                                                    
15(C), Seldovia hunt area............  Goat...................  Residents Seldovia area.                        
15...................................  Moose..................  Residents of Ninilchik, Nanwalek, Port Graham,  
                                                                 and Seldovia.                                  
15...................................  Sheep..................  No Federal subsistence priority.                
15...................................  Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow  Residents of Unit 15.                           
                                        and White-tailed).                                                      
15...................................  Grouse (Spruce)........  Residents of Unit 15.                           
15...................................  Grouse (Ruffed)........  No Federal subsistence priority.                
Unit 16(B)...........................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Unit 16(B).                        
16...................................  Brown Bear.............  No Federal subsistence priority.                
16(A)................................  Moose..................  No Federal subsistence priority.                
16(B)................................  Moose..................  Residents of Unit 16(B).                        
16...................................  Sheep..................  No Federal subsistence priority.                
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 residents of  
                                        Ruffed and Sharp-        Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.          
                                        tailed).                                                                

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16...................................  Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow  Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of  
                                        and White-tailed).       Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.          
Unit 17(A) and that portion of 17(B)   Black Bear.............  Residents of Units 9(A) and (B), 17, and        
 draining into Nuyakuk Lake and                                  residents of Akaik and Akiachak.               
 Tikchik Lake.                                                                                                  
17, remainder........................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Units 9(A) and (B), and 17.        
17(A)................................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 17, and residents of Akiak,   
                                                                 Akiachak, Goodnews Bay and Platinum.           
17(A) and (B) Those portions north     Brown Bear.............  Residents of Kwethluk.                          
 and 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), that portion draining into      Brown Bear.............  Residents of Akaik and Akiachak.                
 Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake.                                                                                 
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     Caribou................  Residents of Kwethluk.                          
 and 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     Moose..................  Residents of Kwethluk.                          
 and 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)................................  Moose..................  Residents of Unit 17 and residents of Goodnews  
                                                                 Bay and Platinum; however, no subsistence for  
                                                                 residents of Akiachak, Akiak and Quinhagak.    
17(B) and (C)........................  Moose..................  Residents of Unit 17, and residents of          
                                                                 Nondalton, Levelock, Goodnews Bay and Platinum.
17...................................  Wolf...................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island      
                                                                 only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,  
                                                                 and 16-26.                                     
17...................................  Beaver.................  Residents of Units 9(A), (B), (C), (E), and 17. 
Unit 18..............................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Unit 18, residents of Unit 19(A)   
                                                                 living downstream of the Holokuk River, and    
                                                                 residents of Holy Cross, Stebbins, St. Michael,
                                                                 Twin Hills, 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         INTERIM DETERMINATION BY FEDERAL SUBSISTENCE    
                                        caribou herd only).      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, Chevak,      
                                        caribou herd).           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, that portion of the Yukon River    Moose..................  Residents of Unit 18 and residents of Upper     
 drainage upstream of Russian Mission                            Kalskag, Lower Kalskag, Aniak, and Chuathbaluk.
 and that portion of the Kuskokwim                                                                              
 River drainage upstream of, but not                                                                            
 including the Tuluksak River                                                                                   
 drainage.                                                                                                      
18, remainder........................  Moose..................  Residents of Unit 18 and residents of Upper     
                                                                 Kalskag and Lower Kalskag.                     
18...................................  Muskox.................  No Federal subsistence priority.                
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 Federal subsistence priority.                

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19(A) and (B)........................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 19 and 18 within the Kuskokwim
                                                                 River drainage upstream from, and including,   
                                                                 the Johnson River.                             
19(C)................................  Brown Bear.............  No Federal subsistence priority.                
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 Units 19(A) and 19(B), residents of
                                                                 Unit 18 within the Kuskokwim River drainage    
                                                                 upstream from, and including, the Johnson      
                                                                 River, and residents of St. Marys, Marshall,   
                                                                 Pilot Station, Russian Mission.                
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 Federal subsistence priority.                
20(F)................................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Unit 20(F)and residents of Stevens 
                                                                 Village and Manley.                            
20(E)................................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 12 and Dot Lake.              
20(F)................................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 20(F)and residents of Stevens 
                                                                 Village and Manley.                            
20(A)................................  Caribou................  Residents of Cantwell, Nenana, and those        
                                                                 domiciled between milepost 216 and 239 of the  
                                                                 Parks Highway. No subsistence priority for     
                                                                 residents of households of the Denali National 
                                                                 Park Headquarters.                             
20(B)................................  Caribou................  Residents of Unit 20(B), Nenana, and Tanana.    
20(C)................................  Caribou................  Residents of Unit 20(C) living east of the      
                                                                 Teklanika River, residents of Cantwell, Lake   
                                                                 Minchumina, Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Nenena, 
                                                                 Nikolai, Tanana, Talida, and those domiciled   
                                                                 between milepost 216 and 239 of the Parks      
                                                                 Highway and between milepost 300 and 309. No   
                                                                 subsistence priority for residents of          
                                                                 households of the Denali National Park         
                                                                 Headquarters.                                  
20(D) and (E)........................  Caribou................  Residents of 20(D), 20(E) and Unit 12 north of  
                                                                 the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and       
                                                                 Preserve.                                      
20(F)................................  Caribou................  Residents of 20(F), 25(D), and Manley.          
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--residents of Unit 20(B), and         
                                                                 residents of Nenana and Tanana.                
20(C)................................  Moose..................  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..................  Residents of Unit 20(D) and residents of        
                                                                 Tanacross.                                     
20(F)................................  Moose..................  Residents of Unit 20(F), Manley, Minto and      
                                                                 Stevens Village.                               
20(F)................................  Wolf...................  Residents of Unit 20(F), and residents of       
                                                                 Stevens Village and Manley.                    
20, remainder........................  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 residents of  
                                        Ruffed and Sharp-        Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.          
                                        tailed).                                                                
20(D)................................  Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow  Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of  
                                        and White-tailed).       Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.          
Unit 21..............................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 21 and 23.                    
21(A)................................  Caribou................  Residents of Unit 21(A), 21(D), 21(E) and Aniak,
                                                                 Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and       
                                                                 Takotna.                                       
21(B) & (C)..........................  Caribou................  Residents of Unit 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), and      
                                                                 Tanana.                                        
21(D)................................  Caribou................  Residents of Unit 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), and      
                                                                 Huslia.                                        
21(E)................................  Caribou................  Residents of Unit 21(A), 21(E) and Aniak,       
                                                                 Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, 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, Ruby, 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(A)...........................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Unit 22(A) and Koyuk.              
22(B)................................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Unit 22(B).                        
22(C), (D), and (E)..................  Black Bear.............  No Federal subsistence priority.                
22...................................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 22.                           

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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, Hooper Bay,      
                                                                 Scammon Bay, Chevak, 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 23, 22, 21(D) north and west 
                                                                 of the Yukon River, and residents of Kotlik.   
22...................................  Grouse (Spruce, Blue,    Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of  
                                        Ruffed and Sharp-        Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.          
                                        tailed).                                                                
22...................................  Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow  Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of  
                                        and White-tailed).       Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.          
Unit 23..............................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Unit 23, Alatna, Allakaket,        
                                                                 Bettles, Evansville, Galena, Hughes, Huslia,   
                                                                 and Koyukuk.                                   
23...................................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Units 21 and 23.                   
23...................................  Caribou................  Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the Koyukuk and 
                                                                 Yukon Rivers, residents of Galena, and         
                                                                 residents of Units 22, 23, 24 including        
                                                                 residents of Wiseman but not including other   
                                                                 residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor       
                                                                 Management Area, and 26(A).                    
23...................................  Moose..................  Residents of Unit 23.                           
23 South of Kotzebue Sound and west    Muskox.................  Residents of Unit 23 South of Kotzebue Sound and
 of and including the Buckland River                             west of and including the Buckland River       
 drainage.                                                       drainage.                                      
23, Remainder........................  Muskox.................  Residents of Unit 23 east and north of the      
                                                                 Buckland River drainage.                       
23...................................  Sheep..................  Residents of Point Lay and 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 residents of  
                                        Ruffed and Sharp-        Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.          
                                        tailed).                                                                
23...................................  Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow  Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of  
                                        and White-tailed).       Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.          
Unit 24, that portion south of         Black Bear.............  Residents of Stevens Village and residents of   
 Caribou Mountain, and within the                                Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not including any     
 public lands composing or                                       other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor 
 immediately adjacent to the Dalton                              Management Area.                               
 Highway Corridor Management Area.                                                                              
24, remainder........................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not       
                                                                 including any other residents of the Dalton    
                                                                 Highway Corridor Management Area.              
24, that portion south of Caribou      Brown Bear.............  Residents of Stevens Village and residents of   
 Mountain, and within the public                                 Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not including any     
 lands composing or immediately                                  other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor 
 adjacent to the Dalton Highway                                  Management Area.                               
 Corridor Management Area.                                                                                      
24, remainder........................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 24 including Wiseman, but not 
                                                                 including any other residents of the Dalton    
                                                                 Highway Corridor Management Area.              
24...................................  Caribou................  Residents of Unit 24 including Wiseman, but not 
                                                                 including any other residents of the Dalton    
                                                                 Highway Corridor Management Area; residents of 
                                                                 Galena, Kobuk, Koyukuk, Stevens Village, and   
                                                                 Tanana.                                        
24...................................  Moose..................  Residents of Unit 24, and residents of Koyukuk  
                                                                 and Galena.                                    
24...................................  Sheep..................  Residents of Unit 24 residing north of the      
                                                                 Arctic Circle and residents of Allakaket,      
                                                                 Alatna, Hughes, and Huslia.                    
24...................................  Wolf...................  Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island      
                                                                 only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon   
                                                                 and 16-26.                                     
Unit 25(D)...........................  Black Bear.............  Residents of Unit 25(D).                        
25(D)................................  Brown Bear.............  Residents of Unit 25(D).                        
25, remainder........................  Brown Bear.............  No Federal subsistence priority.                
25(D)................................  Caribou................  Residents of 29(F), 25(D), and Manley.          
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 Federal subsistence priority.                
25(D)................................  Wolf...................  Residents of Unit 25(D).                        

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25, remainder........................  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.                 
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)................................  Muskox.................  Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Nuiqsut, and       
                                                                 Kaktovik.                                      
26(C)................................  Muskox.................  Residents of Kaktovik.                          
26(A)................................  Sheep..................  Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point 
                                                                 Hope.                                          
26(B)................................  Sheep..................  Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point     
                                                                 Hope, and Wiseman.                             
26(C)................................  Sheep..................  Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic    
                                                                 Village, Chalkytsik, Fort Yukon, Point Hope,   
                                                                 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       All finfish............  Residents of the Northern District, except for  
 District.                                                       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      
                                                                 community of Stebbins.                         
                                       Yukon River Fall chum    Residents of the Yukon River drainage, including
                                        salmon.                  the communities of Stebbins, Scammon Bay,      
                                                                 Hooper Bay, and Chevak.                        
                                       Freshwater fish          Residents of the Yukon Area.                    
                                        species, 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    Herring and herring roe  Residents within 20 miles of the coast between  
 tip of the Naskonant Peninsula and                              the westernmost tip of the Naskonant Peninsula 
 the terminus of the Ishowik River                               and the terminus of the Ishowik River and on   
 and around Nunivak Island.                                      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 drainage.   
 Clark drainage.                                                                                                
Togiak District, including drainages   Salmon and other         Residents of the Togiak District, freshwater    
 flowing into the district.             freshwater finfish.      drainages flowing into the district, and the   
                                                                 community of Manokotak.                        
KODIAK AREA--except the Mainland       Salmon.................  Residents of the Kodiak Island Borough, except  
 District, which is all waters along                             those residing on the Kodiak Coast Guard Base. 
 the southside of the Alaska                                                                                    
 Peninsula 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 Imuya Bay                                                                             
 near Kilokak Rocks (57 deg.11'22''                                                                             
 North latitude, 156 deg.20'30'' W                                                                              
 longitude).                                                                                                    

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KODIAK AREA--except the Semidi         King crab..............  Residents of the Kodiak Island Borough except   
 Island, the North Mainland, and the                             those residents on the Kodiak Coast Guard base.
 South Mainland Sections                                                                                        
COOK INLET AREA--Port Graham           Dolly Varden...........  Residents of Port Graham and English Bay.       
 Subdistrict.                                                                                                   
Port Graham Subdistrict and            Salmon.................  Residents of Port Graham and English Bay.       
 Koyuktolik Subdistrict.                                                                                        
Tyonek Subdistrict...................  Salmon.................  Residents of the village of Tyonek.             
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA--South-      Salmon.................  Residents of the Southwestern District which is 
 Western District and Green Island.                              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      Salmon.................  Residents of the area east of Yakutat Bay,      
 from the terminus of streams and                                including the islands within Yakutat Bay, west 
 rivers of the Yakutat Area from the                             of the Situk River drainage, and south of and  
 Doame River to the Tsiu River.                                  including Knight Island.                       
Freshwater upstream from the terminus  Dolly Varden char,       Residents of the area east of Yakutat Bay,      
 of streams and rivers of the Yakutat   steelhead trout, and     including the islands within Yakutat Bay, west 
 Area from the Doame River to Point     smelt.                   of the Situk River drainage, and south of and  
 Manby.                                                          including Knight Island.                       
SOUTH-EASTERN ALASKA AREA--District    Salmon and Dolly Varden  Residents of the City of Saxman.                
 1--Section 1-E in waters of the Naha   char.                                                                   
 River 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      char.                                                                   
 and Hugh Smith Lake within 500 yards                                                                           
 of the terminus of Sockeye Creek                                                                               
District 2--North of the latitude of   Salmon and Dolly Varden  Residents of the City of Kasaan and in the      
 the northern-most tip of Chasina       char.                    drainage of the southeastern shore of the      
 Point and west of a line from the                               Kasaan Peninsula west of 132 deg. 20' W. long. 
 northern-most tip of Chasina Point                              and east of 132 deg. 25' W. long.              
 to the eastern-most tip of Grindall                                                                            
 Island to the 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      Salmon, Dolly Varden     Residents of the City of Klawock and on Prince  
 east of a line from Point Ildefonso    char, and steelhead      of Wales Island within the boundaries of the   
 to Tranquil Point.                     trout.                   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     Residents of the City of Klawock and on Prince  
 Sarkar Lakes.                          char, and steelhead      of Wales Island within the boundaries of the   
                                        trout.                   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       Salmon and Dolly Varden  Residents of the City of Kake and in Kupreanof  
 Point Barrie to Boulder Point.         char.                    Island drainages emptying into Keku Strait     
                                                                 south of Point White and north of the Portage  
                                                                 Bay boat harbor.                               
District 9--Section 9-A..............  Salmon and Dolly Varden  Residents of the City of Kake and in Kupreanof  
                                        char.                    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 Kupreanof  
 latitude of Swain Point.               char.                    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       Salmon and Dolly Varden  Residents of the City of Kake and in Kupreanof  
 Pinta Point to False Point Pybus.      char.                    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 the   
 Fishery Point to south Passage Point   char.                    western shore of Admiralty Island north of the 
 and north of the latitude of Point                              latitude of Sand Island, south of the latitude 
 Caution.                                                        of Thayer Creek, and west of 134 deg. 30' W.   
                                                                 long., including Killisnoo Island.             
District 13--Section 13-A south of     Sockeye salmon.........  Residents of the City and Borough of Sitka in   
 the latitude of Cape Edward.                                    drainages which empty into Section 13-B north  
                                                                 of the latitude of Dorothy Narrows.            
District 13--Section 13-B north of     Sockeye salmon.........  Residents of the City and Borough of Sitka in   
 the latitude of Redfish Cape.                                   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 the   
 longitude of Point Elizabeth.          char.                    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 Chichagof
                                        Varden char.             Island drainages on the eastern shore of Port  
                                                                 Frederick from Gartina Creek to Point Sophia.  
District 15--Chilkat and Chilkoot      Salmon and smelt.......  Residents west of the Haines highway between    
 Rivers.                                                         Mile 20 and Mile 24 and east of the Chilkat    
                                                                 River, but not elsewhere in Klukwan; and, those
                                                                 residents of other areas of the city and       
                                                                 borough of Haines, excluding residents in the  
                                                                 drainage of Excursion Inlet. Hai of 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 part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, 
Sec. ____.25 is added effective July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999, 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 
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authorized representative of the ADF&G sealing includes collecting and 
recording information about the conditions under which the animal was 
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 in this paragraph 
(a), or regulated under other Federal law as listed in paragraph (i) of 
this section.
    Ungulate means any species of hoofed mammal, including deer, 
caribou, 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) Only 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) 
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    (i) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that any muskrat pushup 
or feeding house may be disturbed in the course of trapping;
    (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 paragraphs (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 take of that species 
already obtained anywhere in the State under Federal and State 
regulations equals or exceeds the harvest limit in that Unit.
    (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 harvest 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.
    (11) All edible meat from caribou and moose harvested in Units 
9(B), 17 and 19(B) prior to October 1 must remain on the bones of the 
front quarters and hind quarters until the meat is removed from the 
field or is processed for human consumption.
    (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, 11-17, 
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

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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 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 or presented 
for commercial tanning within the Management Area, it must first be 
sealed by an ADF&G representative in Barrow, Fairbanks, Galena, Nome, 
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.
    (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.
    (1) Any wolf taken in Unit 2 must be sealed on or before the 30th 
day after the date of taking.
    (2) The radius and ulna of the left foreleg must remain naturally 
attached to the hide of any wolf taken in Units 1-5 until the hide is 
sealed.
    (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 within one mile of Anan 
Creek downstream from the mouth of Anan Lake, including the area within 
a one mile radius from the mouth of Anan Creek Lagoon, is closed to the 
taking of black bear and brown bear;
    (D) Unit 1(C):

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    (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 
subsistence 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   Sept. 1-June 30.            
 be a blue or glacier bear.                                             
Brown Bear: 1 bear every four regulatory    Sept. 15-Dec. 31.           
 years by State registration permit only.   Mar. 15-May 31.             
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, antlerless  Aug. 1-Dec. 31.             
     deer may be taken only from Sept. 15-                              
     Dec. 31.                                                           
Goat:                                                                   
    Unit 1(A)--Revillagigedo Island only..  No open season.             
    Unit 1(B)--that portion north of        Aug. 1-Dec. 31.             
     LeConte Bay. 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)--Remainder--2   Aug. 1-Dec. 31.             
     goats by State registration permit                                 
     only.                                                              
    Unit 1(C)--that portion draining into   Oct. 1-Nov. 30.             
     Lynn Canal and Stephens Passage                                    
     between Antler River and Eagle                                     
     Glacier and River, and all drainages                               
     of the Chilkat Range south of the                                  
     Endicott River--1 goat by State                                    
     registration permit only.                                          
    Unit 1(C)--that portion draining into   No open season.             
     Stephens Passage and Taku Inlet                                    
     between Eagle Glacier and River and                                
     Taku Glacier.                                                      
    Remainder of Unit 1(C)--1 goat by       Aug. 1-Nov. 30.             
     State registration permit only.                                    
    Unit 1(D)--that portion lying north of  Sept. 15-Nov. 30.           
     the Katzehin River and northeast of                                
     the Haines highway--1 goat by State                                
     registration permit only.                                          
    Unit 1(D)--that portion lying between   No open season.             
     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) 1 antlered bull with spike-   Sept. 15-Oct. 15.           
     fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more                               
     brow tines on either antler, by State                              
     registration permit only.                                          
    Unit 1(C), that portion south of Point  Sept. 15-Oct. 15.           
     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 only.                                          
    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       Nov. 1-Feb. 15.             
 Silver Phases):2 foxes.                                                
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-    Aug. 1-May 15.              
 tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession.                                  
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 1-May 15.              
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
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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       Dec. 1-Feb. 15.             
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
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]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Harvest limits                         Open season        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may   Sept. 1-June 30.            
 be 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 by Federal registration                                
 permit only.                                                           
Coyote: 2 coyotes.........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and       Nov. 1-Feb. 15.             
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes..                                              
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per     Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
 day.                                                                   
Lynx: 2 lynx..............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.             
Wolf: 5 wolves............................  Dec. 1-Mar. 31.             
Wolverine: 1 wolverine....................  Nov. 10-Feb. 15.            
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-    Aug. 1-May 15.              
 tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession.                                  
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 1-May 15.              
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Trapping                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: No limit..........................  Dec. 1-May 15.              
Coyote: No limit..........................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.             
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and       Dec. 1-Feb. 15.             
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
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.             

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Otter: No limit...........................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.             
Wolf: No limit............................  Dec. 1-Mar. 31.             
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;
    (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.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Harvest limits                         Open season        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may   Sept. 1-June 30.            
 be 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 deer..  Aug. 1-Nov. 30.             
Moose: Unit 3--1 antlered bull with spike-  Sept. 15-Oct. 15.           
 fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow                              
 tines on either antler by State                                        
 registration permit only.                                              
Coyote: 2 coyotes.........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and       Nov. 1-Feb. 15.             
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.                                               
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per     Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
 day.                                                                   
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-    Aug. 1-May 15.              
 tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession.                                  
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 1-May 15.              
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Trapping                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    Unit 3--Mitkof Island No limit........  Dec. 1-Apr. 15.             
    Unit 3--except Mitkof Island No limit.  Dec. 1-May 15.              
Coyote: No limit..........................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.             
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and       Dec. 1-Feb. 15.             
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
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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    (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 Windfall Islands, is closed to the taking 
of bears;
    (B) The Salt Lake 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 Closed Area (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 and      Sept. 15-Dec. 31.           
     west of a line that follows the crest  Mar. 15-May 31.             
     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 Northeast   Mar. 15-May 20.             
     Chichagof Controlled Use Area--1 bear  Sept. 15-Dec. 31.           
     every four regulatory years by State                               
     registration permit only                                           
    Remainder of Unit 4--1 bear every four  Mar. 15-May 20.             
     regulatory years by State                                          
     registration permit only                                           
Deer: 6 deer; however, antlerless deer may  Aug. 1-Jan. 31.             
 be taken only from Sept. 15-Jan. 31                                    
Goat: 1 goat by State registration permit   Aug. 1-Dec. 31.             
 only.                                                                  
Coyote: 2 coyotes.........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and       Nov. 1-Feb. 15.             
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes..                                              
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per     Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
 day.                                                                   
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-    Aug. 1-May 15.              
 tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession                                   
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 1.-May 15.             
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession                                  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Trapping                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    Unit 4--that portion east of Chatham    Dec. 1-May 15.              
     Strait--No limit.                                                  
    Remainder of Unit 4...................  No open season.             
Coyote: No limit..........................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.             
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and       Dec. 1-Feb. 15.             
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
Lynx: No limit............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.             
Marten:                                                                 
    Unit 4--Chichagof Island--No limit....  Dec. 1-Dec. 31.             
    Remainder of Unit 4--No limit.........  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.             
Mink and Weasel:                                                        
    Unit 4--Chichagof Island--No limit....  Dec. 1-Dec. 31.             
    Remainder of Unit 4--No limit.........  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.             

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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   Sept. 1-June 30.            
 be 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 by    Nov. 15-Feb. 15.            
     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--1       Oct. 8-Nov. 15.            
     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).                                            
    Unit 5(B)--1 antlered bull by State     Sept. 1-Dec. 15.            
     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        Nov. 1-Feb. 15.             
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.                                               
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per     Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
 day.                                                                   
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-    Aug. 1-May 15.              
 tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession.                                  
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 1-May 15.              
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Trapping                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: No limit..........................  Nov. 10-May 15.             
Coyote: No limit..........................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.             
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Dec. 1-Feb. 15.             
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
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.             

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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 may  Aug. 1-Dec. 31.             
 be taken only from Oct. 1-Dec. 31.                                     
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 RG245)--  No open season.             
     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 River    July 1-June 30.             
     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-    Aug. 1-May 15.              
 tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession.                                  
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 1-May 15.              
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Trapping                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: 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 River    Nov. 10-Apr. 30.            
     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        Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
Lynx: No limit............................  Jan. 1-Feb. 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: 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

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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]

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              Harvest limits                         Open season        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear: Unit 7--3 bears...............  July 1-June 30.             
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 7, that portion draining into      August 10-Sept. 20.         
     Kings Bay--1 bull with spike-fork or                               
     50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow                                  
     tines on either antler may be taken                                
     by the community of Chenega Bay and                                
     also by the community of Tatitlek.                                 
     Public lands are closed to the taking                              
     of moose except by eligible rural                                  
     residents.                                                         
    Unit 7, Remainder.....................  No open season.             
Coyote: No limit..........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Nov. 1-Feb. 15.             
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.                                               
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit......  July 1-June 30.             
Wolf:                                                                   
    Unit 7--that portion within the Kenai   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
     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-    Aug. 10-Mar. 31.            
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.                                 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 10-Mar. 31.            
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
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                                Trapping                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: 20 Beaver per season..............  Dec. 1-Mar. 31.             
Coyote: No limit..........................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
Lynx: No limit............................  Jan. 1-Feb. 15.             
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.

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              Harvest limits                         Open season        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal registration  Dec. 1-Dec. 15.             
 permit only. Up to 1 permit may be issued  Apr. 1-May 15.              
 in Akiok; up to 1 permit may be issued in                              
 Karluk; up to 3 permits may be issued in                               
 Larsen Bay; up to 2 permits may be issued                              
 in Old Harbor; up to 2 permits may be                                  
 issued in Ouzinkie; and up to 2 permits                                
 may be issued in Port Lions.                                           
Deer:                                                                   
    Unit 8--that portion of Kodiak Island   Aug. 1-Oct. 31.             
     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 Island   Aug. 1-Jan. 31.             
     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-Jan. 31.                                                
    Remainder of Unit 8--5 deer; however,   Aug. 1-Jan. 31.             
     antlerless deer may be taken only                                  
     from Oct. 1-Jan. 31; no more than 1                                
     antlerless deer may be taken from Oct                              
     1-Nov. 30.                                                         
Elk: Afognak Island above mean high tide--  Sept. 1-Sept. 25            
 1 elk per household by Federal                                         
 registration permit only; only 1 elk in                                
 possession for each two hunters in a                                   
 party. Entry for elk hunting shall be                                  
 from marine waters only.                                               
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Sept. 1-Feb. 15.            
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.                                               

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Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit......  July 1-June 30.             
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
                                           -----------------------------
                                Trapping                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: 30 beaver per season..............  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.            
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Nov. 10-Mar. 31.            
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
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, residents 
of Nondalton, Iliamna, Newhalen, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth, may hunt 
brown bear by Federal registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; 
ten permits will be available with at least one permit issued in each 
community but no more than five permits will be issued in a single 
community; the season will be closed when four females or ten bears 
have been taken, whichever occurs first;
    (E) Residents of Newhalen, Nondalton, Iliamna, Pedro Bay, and Port 
Alsworth may take up to a total of 10 bull moose in Unit 9(B) for 
ceremonial purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit 
from July 1 through June 30. Permits will be issued to individuals only 
at the request of a local organization. This 10 moose limit is not 
cumulative with that permitted for potlatches by the State.

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              Harvest limits                         Open season        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear: 3 bears.......................  July 1-June 30.             
Brown Bear:                                                             
    Unit 9(B)--Lake Clark National Park     July 1-June 30.             
     and Preserve--Rural residents of                                   
     Nondalton, Iliamna, Newhalen, Pedro                                
     Bay, and Port Alsworth only--1 bear                                
     by Federal registration permit only.                               
    Unit 9(B), remainder--1 bear by State   Sept. 1-May 31.             
     registration permit only.                                          
    Unit 9(E)--1 bear by Federal            Oct. 1-Dec. 31.             
     registration permit.                   May 10-May 25.              
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 9(A)--4 caribou; however, no more  Aug. 10-Mar. 31.            
     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 more  Aug. 10-Mar. 31.            
     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 more  Aug. 1-Apr. 15.             
     than 2 bulls may be taken from Oct. 1-                             
     Nov. 30.                                                           
    Unit 9(D)--closed to all hunting of     No open season.             
     caribou.                                                           
    Unit 9(E)--that portion southwest of    No open season.             
     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.                                                       
    Remainder of Unit 9--1 ram with 7/8     Aug. 10-Sept. 20            
     curl horn.                                                         
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 9(A)--1 bull.....................  Sept. 1-Sept. 15.           

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    Unit 9(B)--1 bull.....................  Aug. 20-Sept. 15.           
                                            Dec. 1-Dec. 31.             
    Unit 9(C)--that portion draining into   Sept. 1-Sept. 15.           
     the Naknek River from the north--1     Dec. 1-Dec. 31.             
     bull.                                                              
    Unit 9(C)--that portion draining into   Aug. 20-Sept. 15.           
     the Naknek River from the south--1     Dec. 1-Dec. 31.             
     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.                                                         
Remainder of Unit 9(C)--1 moose; however,   Sept. 1-Sept. 15.           
 antlerless moose may be taken only from    Dec. 1-Dec. 31.             
 Dec. 1-Dec. 31                                                         
    Unit 9(E)--1 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        Sept. 1-Feb. 15             
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.                                               
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-    Aug. 10-Apr. 30             
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.                                 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 10-Apr. 30             
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                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 per      Jan. 1-Apr. 30.             
     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        Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
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.            
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No      July 1-June 30.             
 limit.                                                                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Sept. 1-Feb. 15.            
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.                                               
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-         Aug. 10--Apr. 30.           
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Trapping                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coyote: 2 coyotes.........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No      July 1-June 30.             
 limit.                                                                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Sept. 1-Feb. 15.            
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.                                               
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 
and moose on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a 
designated hunter permit and

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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..........................  No open season.             
Sheep:                                                                  
    1 sheep...............................  Aug. 10-Sept. 20.           
    1 sheep by Federal registration permit  Sept. 21-Oct. 20.           
     only by persons 60 years of age or                                 
     older. No designated hunter permits                                
     will be issued for this hunt.                                      
Goat: Unit 11--that portion within the      Aug. 25-Dec. 31.            
 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and                                   
 Preserve--1 goat by Federal registration                               
 permit only. Federal public lands will be                              
 closed to the harvest of goats when a                                  
 total of 45 goats have been harvested                                  
 between Federal and State hunts.                                       
Moose: 1 antlered bull....................  Aug. 25-Sept. 20.           
Coyote: 2 coyotes.........................  Sept. 1--Apr. 30.           
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Sept. 1-Feb. 15.            
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.                                               
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.            
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-    Aug. 10-Mar. 31.            
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.                                 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 10-Mar. 31.            
 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        Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
Lynx: No limit............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 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: No limit.......................  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.            
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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;
    (C) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take caribou 
and moose 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]

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              Harvest limits                         Open season        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear: 3 bears.......................  July 1-June 30.             
Brown Bear: 1 bear........................  Aug. 10-June 30.            
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 12--that portion 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 of     No open season.             
     the Nabesna River and Nabesna                                      
     Glacier, 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         
     Federal registration permit during a    announced by the Board.    
     winter season to be announced                                      
Sheep: 1 ram with full curl horn or larger  Aug. 10-Sept. 20.           
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 12--that portion within the        Aug. 20-Aug. 28.            
     Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and    Sept. 1-Sept. 15.           
     those lands within the Wrangell-St.    Nov. 20-Nov. 30.            
     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                                   

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    Unit 12--that portion lying east of     Aug. 20-Aug. 28.            
     the Nabesna River and Nabesna Glacier  Sept. 1-Sept. 30.           
     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 bull;    Aug. 20-Aug. 28.            
     however during the Aug. 20-Aug. 28     Sept. 1-Sept. 15.           
     season only bulls with spike/fork                                  
     antlers may be taken                                               
Coyote: 2 coyotes.........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Sept. 1-Mar. 15.            
 Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no                                  
 more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to                                
 Oct. 1                                                                 
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit......  July 1-June 30.             
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-    Aug. 10-Mar. 31.            
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession                                  
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession                                  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Trapping                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: 15 beaver per season..............  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.             
Coyote: No limit..........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.             
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Nov. 1-Feb. 28.             
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
Lynx: No limit............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 28.             
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 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 
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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) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take caribou 
and moose 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.

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              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 Trans-     Oct. 21-Mar. 31             
 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:                                                                  
    Unit 13(E)--1 antlered bull moose by    Aug. 1-Sept. 20.            
     Federal registration permit only;                                  
     only 1 permit will be issued per                                   
     household.                                                         
    Unit 13--Remainder--1 antlered bull     Aug. 1-Sept. 20.            
     moose by Federal registration permit                               
     only.                                                              
Coyote: 2 coyotes.........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Sept. 1-Feb. 15.            
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.                                               
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.            
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-    Aug. 10-Mar. 31.            
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.                                 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 10-Mar. 31.            
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Trapping                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: 30 beaver per season..............  Oct. 10-Apr. 30.            
Coyote: No limit..........................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.            
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
Lynx: No limit............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 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: No limit.......................  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.            
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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.
    (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(C)--1 bear............  July 1-June 30.             

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Coyote: Unit 14(C)--2 coyotes.............  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Nov. 1-Feb. 15.             
 Silver Phases): Unit 14(C)--2 foxes.                                   
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): Unit 14(C)--5   Sept. 8-Apr. 30.            
 hares per day.                                                         
Lynx: Unit 14(C)--2 lynx..................  Dec. 15-Jan. 15.            
Wolf: Unit 14(C)--5 wolves................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
Wolverine: Unit 14(C)--1 wolverine........  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.            
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-    Sept. 8-Mar. 31.            
 tailed): Unit 14(C)--5 per day, 10 in                                  
 possession.                                                            
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Sept. 8-Mar. 31.            
 tailed): Unit 14(C)--10 per day, 20 in                                 
 possession.                                                            
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                                Trapping                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: Unit 14(C)--that portion within     Dec. 1-Apr. 15.             
 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(C)--No limit..............  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
 Silver Phases): Unit 14(C)--1 fox.                                     
Lynx: Unit 14(C)--No limit................  Dec. 15-Jan. 15.            
Marten: Unit 14(C)--No limit..............  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.            
Mink and Weasel: Unit 14(C)--No limit.....  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.            
Muskrat: Unit 14(C)--No limit.............  Nov. 10-May 15.             
Otter: Unit 14(C)--No limit...............  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
Wolf: Unit 14(C)--No limit................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
Wolverine: Unit 14(C)--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, ptarmigan, and hares 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;
    (E) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take moose 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.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              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(A)--excluding the Skilak Loop   Aug. 18-Sept. 20.           
     Wildlife Management Area.--1 antlered                              
     bull with spike-fork or 50-inch                                    
     antlers or with 3 or more brow tines                               
     on either antler, by Federal                                       
     registration permit only.                                          
    Unit 15(A)--Skilak Loop Wildlife        No open season.             
     Management Area.                                                   
    Unit 15(B) and (C)--1 antlered bull     Aug. 10-Sept. 20.           
     with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or                              
     with 3 or more brow tines on either                                
     antler, by Federal registration                                    
     permit only..                                                      
Coyote: No limit..........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30             
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit......  July 1-June 30.             
Wolf:                                                                   
    Unit 15--that portion within the Kenai  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
     National Wildlife Refuge--2 Wolves.                                
    Unit 15--Remainder--5 Wolves..........  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
Wolverine: 1 Wolverine....................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.            
Grouse (Spruce): 15 per day, 30 in          Aug. 10-Mar. 31.            
 possession.                                                            
Grouse (Ruffed)...........................  No open season.             

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Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-                                     
 tailed):                                                               
    Unit 15(A) and (B)--20 per day, 40 in   Aug. 10-Mar. 31             
     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        Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
 Silver Phases): 1 Fox.                                                 
Lynx: No limit............................  Jan. 1-Feb. 15.             
Marten:                                                                 
    Unit 15(B)--that portion east of the    No open season.             
     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.             
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 (k)(16) 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........................  4Aug. 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        Sept. 1-Feb. 15.            
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.                                               
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-    Aug. 10-Mar. 31.            
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.                                 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 10-Mar. 31.            
 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        Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
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: 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

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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 legal 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: 2 bears.......................  Aug. 1-May 31.              
Brown Bear: Unit 17--1 bear by State        Sept. 1-May 31.             
 registration permit only.                                              
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 17(A) and (C)--that portion of     Aug. 1-Sept. 30.            
     17(A) and (C) consisting of the        Dec. 1-Mar. 31.             
     Nushagak Peninsula south of the                                    
     Igushik River, Tuklung River and                                   
     Tuklung Hills, west to Tvativak Bay--                              
     2 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 of     Aug. 1-Apr. 15.             
     17(C) east of the Wood River and                                   
     Woood River Lakes--5 caribou;                                      
     however, no more than 2 bulls may be                               
     taken from Oct. 1-Nov. 30.                                         
    Unit 17(A), remainder and 17(C),        Season, harvest limit, and  
     remainder--selected drainages; a        hunt area to be announced  
     harvest limit of up to 5 caribou will   by the Togiak National     
     be determined at the time the season    Wildife Refuge Manager     
     is announced.                           between Aug. 1-Mar. 31.    
Sheep: 1 ram with full curl horn or larger  Aug. 10-Sept. 20.           
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 17(A)............................  No open season.             
    Unit 17(B)--that portion that includes  Aug. 20-Sept. 15.           
     all the Mulchatna River drainage                                   
     upstream from and including the                                    
     Chilchitna River drainage--1 bull by                               
     State registration permit only during                              
     the period Aug. 20-Aug. 31. During                                 
     the period Sept. 1-Sept. 15 only 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 includes  Aug. 20-Sept. 15.           
     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 during the period Aug. 20-Aug.                                
     31. During the period Sept. 1-Sept.                                
     15 only 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) and (C)--1      Aug. 20-Sept. 15.           
     bull by State registration permit      Dec. 1-Dec. 31.             
     only during the periods Aug. 20-Aug.                               
     31 and Dec. 1-Dec. 31. During the                                  
     period Sept. 1-Sept. 15 only 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      Dec. 1-Mar. 15.             
 limit.                                                                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Sept. 1-Feb. 15.            
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.                                               
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-    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.                                 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Trapping                               
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: Unit 17--40 beaver per season.....  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
Coyote: No limit..........................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.            
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No      Nov. 10-Mar. 31.            
 limit.                                                                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Nov. 10-Mar. 31.            
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
Lynx: No limit............................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.            
Marten: No limit..........................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
Mink and Weasel: No limit.................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
Muskrat: 2 muskrats.......................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
Otter: No limit...........................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
Wolf: No limit............................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.            

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Wolverine: No limit.......................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.            
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    (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) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may 
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take caribou 
south of the Yukon River 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.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Harvest limits                         Open season        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear: 3 bears.......................  July 1-June 30.             
Brown Bear: 1 bear by State registration    Sept. 1-May 31.             
 permit only.                                                           
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 18--that portion south of the      Season to be announced by   
     Yukon River--A harvest limit of up to   the Yukon Delta National   
     5 caribou will be determined at the     Wildlife Refuge Manager    
     time the season is announced and will   between Aug. 25 and Mar.   
     be based on the management objectives   31.                        
     in the ``Qavilnguut (Kilbuck) Caribou                              
     Herd Cooperative Management Plan.''                                
     The season will be closed when the                                 
     total harvest reaches guidelines as                                
     described in the approved                                          
     ``Qavilnguut (Kilbuck) Caribou Herd                                
     Cooperative Management Plan''.                                     
    Unit 18--that portion north of the      Aug. 1-Mar. 31.             
     Yukon River--5 caribou per day..                                   
    Remainder of Unit 18..................  No open season.             
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 18--that portion north and west    Sept. 5-Sept. 25.           
     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--South of and including the     No open season.             
     Kanektok River drainages.                                          
    Unit 18--Kuskokwim River drainage--1    Aug. 25-Sept. 25.           
     antlered bull. A 10-day hunt (1 bull,  Winter season to be         
     evidence of sex required) will be       announced.                 
     opened by announcement sometime                                    
     between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28.                                        
    Remainder of Unit 18--1 antlered bull.  Sept. 1-Sept. 30.           
     A 10-day hunt (1 bull, evidence of     Winter season to be         
     sex required) will be opened by         announced.                 
     announcement sometime between Dec. 1                               
     and Feb. 28.                                                       
    Public lands in Unit 18 are closed to                               
     the hunting of moose, except by                                    
     Federally-qualified rural Alaska                                   
     residents during seasons identified                                
     above.                                                             
Coyote: 2 coyotes.........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2       Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
 foxes.                                                                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Sept. 1-Mar. 15.            
 Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no                                  
 more than 2 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-    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.                                 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 10-May 30.             
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
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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      Nov. 10-Mar. 31.            
 limit.                                                                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Nov. 10-Mar. 31.            
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
Lynx: No limit............................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.            

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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 a straight line drawn between Lower Kalskag and Piamiut:
    (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 M1.26 (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.
    (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]

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              Harvest limits                         Open season        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear: 3 bears.......................  July 1-June 30.             
Brown Bear:                                                             
    Unit 19(A) and (B) that portion which   Sept. 1-May 31.             
     is downstream of and including the                                 
     Aniak River drainage--1 bear.                                      
    Remainder of Unit 19(A), (B), and (D)-- Sept. 10-May 25.            
     1 bear every four regulatory years.                                
Caribou:                                                                
    Unit 19(A) north of Kuskokwim River--1  Aug. 10-Sept. 30.           
     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 of the  Nov. 1-Jan. 31.             
     Kuskokwim River--1 caribou.                                        
    Remainder of Unit 19(D)--1 caribou....  Aug. 10-Sept. 30.           
    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 of      July 1-June 30.             
     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.                                

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    Unit 19(A)--that portion north of the   Sept. 1-Sept. 20.           
     Kuskokwim River upstream from, but     Nov. 20-Nov. 30.            
     not including the Kolmakof River       Jan. 1-Jan. 10.             
     drainage and south of the Kuskokwim    Feb. 1-Feb. 10.             
     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(C)--1 bull by State             Jan. 15-Feb. 15.            
     registration permit.                                               
    Unit 19(D)--that portion of the Upper   Sept. 1-Sept. 30.           
     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 Upper      Sept. 1-Sept. 30.           
     Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area--1 bull. Dec. 1-Feb. 28.             
    Remainder of Unit 19(D)--1 antlered     Sept. 1-Sept. 30.           
     bull.                                  Dec. 1-Dec. 15.             
Coyote: 2 coyotes.........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Sept. 1-Mar. 15.            
 Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no                                  
 more than 2 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-    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.                                 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Trapping                               
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: No limit..........................  Nov. 1-Jun. 10.             
Coyote: No limit..........................  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.             
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Nov. 1-Mar. 31.             
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
Lynx: No limit............................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.             
Marten: No limit..........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.             
Mink and Weasel: No limit.................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.             
Muskrat: No limit.........................  Nov. 1-June 10.             
Otter: No limit...........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.             
Wolf: No limit............................  Nov. 1-Apr. 30.             
Wolverine: No limit.......................  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.             
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (20) Unit 20. (i) Unit 20 consists of the Yukon River drainage 
upstream from and including the Tozitna River 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

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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 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 (SE\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.

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

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    Unit 20(F)--that portion within the     Sept. 1-Sept. 25.           
     Dalton Highway Corridor Management                                 
     Area--1 antlered bull by Federal                                   
     registration permit only                                           
    Remainder of Unit 20(F)--1 antlered     Sept. 1-Sept. 25.           
     bull.                                                              
Coyote: 2 coyotes.........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Sept. 1-Mar. 15.            
 Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no                                  
 more than 2 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 the   Aug. 25-Mar. 31.            
     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, 30 in   Aug. 10-Mar. 31.            
     possession.                                                        
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-                                     
 tailed):                                                               
    Unit 20--those portions within five     Aug. 10-Mar. 31.            
     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, 40 in   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
     possession.                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Trapping                               
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    Unit 20(A), 20(B), Unit 20(C), Unit     Nov. 1-Apr. 15.             
     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 beaver....  Feb. 1-Apr. 15.             
    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        Nov. 1-Feb. 28.             
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
Lynx:                                                                   
    Unit 20(A), (B), (D), (E), and (C)      Dec. 1-Feb. 28.             
     east of the Teklanika River--No limit                              
    Unit 20(F) and the remainder of 20(C)-- Nov. 1-Feb. 28.             
     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 drainage 
upstream 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.
    (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

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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)--1 caribou.................  Aug. 10-Sept. 30.           
                                            Dec. 10-Dec. 20.            
    Unit 21(B), (C), and (E)--1 caribou...  Aug. 10-Sept. 30.           
    Unit 21(D)--North of the Yukon River    Aug. 10-Sept. 30.           
     and east of the Koyukuk River 1        Winter season to be         
     caribou; however, 2 additional          announced.                 
     caribou may be taken during a winter                               
     season to be announced.                                            
    Unit 21(D)--Remainder (Western Arctic   July 1-June 30.             
     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 bull...  Sept. 5-Sept. 25.           
    Unit 21(D)--1 moose; moose may not be   Sept. 1-Sept. 25.           
     taken within one-half mile of the      Feg. 1-Feb. 10.             
     Yukon River during the February                                    
     season. During the Sept. 1-Sept. 25                                
     season a State registration permit is                              
     required within the Koyukuk                                        
     Controlled Use Area.                                               
    Unit 21(E)--1 moose; however, only      Aug. 20-Sept. 25.           
     bulls may be taken from Aug. 20-Sept.  Feb. 1-Feb. 10.             
     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        Sept. 1-Mar. 15.            
 Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no                                  
 more than 2 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-    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.                                 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
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                                Trapping                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: Unit 21--No Limit.................  Nov. 1-June 10.             
Coyote: No limit..........................  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.             
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Nov. 1-Feb. 28.             
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
Lynx: No limit............................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.             
Marten: No limit..........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.             
Mink and Weasel: No limit.................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.             
Muskrat: No limit.........................  Nov. 1-June 10.             
Otter: No limit...........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.             
Wolf: No limit............................  Nov. 1-Apr. 30.             
Wolverine: No limit.......................  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.             
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    (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) The Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which 
consists of Unit 22, except 22(C), 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) 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 State             Sept. 1-May 31.             
     registration permit by residents of                                
     Unit 22(A) only.                                                   
    Unit 22(B)--1 bear by State             Sept. 1-May 31.             
     registration permit by residents of                                
     Unit 22(B) only.                                                   
    Unit 22(C)............................  No open session.            
    Remainder of Unit 22--1 bear by State   Sept. 1-May 31.             
     registration permit.                                               
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 bull; however, the        Aug. 1-Sept. 30.            
     period of Dec. 1-Jan. 31 is            Dec. 1-Jan. 31.             
     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)--that portion within the     Aug. 1-Jan. 31.             
     Kuzitrin River drainage--1 antlered                                
     bull.                                                              
    Unit 22(D), remainder--1 moose;         Aug. 1-Jan. 31.             
     however, 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 may      Aug. 1-Mar. 31.             
     take a cow accompanied by a calf.                                  
Muskox:                                                                 
    Unit 22(D)--1 bull by Federal           Aug. 1-Mar. 15.             
     registration permit or State Tier II                               
     permit. Federal public lands are                                   
     closed to the taking of muskox except                              
     by Federally-qualified subsistence                                 
     users. Twelve Federal permits may be                               
     issued in conjunction with the State                               
     Tier II hunt; the combined total of                                
     Federal and State permits will not                                 
     exceed 36 permits. Six Federal                                     
     permits will be issued for National                                
     Park Service lands and six for Bureau                              
     of Land Management lands.                                          
    Unit 22(E)--1 bull by Federal           Aug. 1-Mar. 15.             
     registration permit or State Tier II                               
     permit. Federal public lands are                                   
     closed to the taking of muskox except                              
     by Federally-qualified subsistence                                 
     users. Nine Federal permits may be                                 
     issued in conjunction with the State                               
     Tier II hunt; the combined total of                                
     Federal and State permits will not                                 
     exceed 18 permits.                                                 
    Remainder of Unit 22..................  No open season.             
Beaver:                                                                 
    Unit 22(A), (B), (D), and (E)--50       Nov. 1-June 10.             
     beaver.                                                            
    Unit 22 Remainder.....................  No open season.             
Coyote: Federal public lands are closed to  No open season.             
 the taking of coyotes.                                                 
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2       Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
 foxes.                                                                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Nov. 1-Apr. 15.             
 Silver Phases): 10 foxes.                                              
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: 3 wolverine....................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.            
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.                                 
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.                                      

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    Unit 22 Remainder--20 per day, 40 in    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
     possession.                                                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Trapping                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    Unit 22(A), (B), (D), and (E)--50       Nov. 1-June 10.             
     beaver.                                                            
    Unit 22(C)............................  No open season.             
Coyote: Federal public lands are closed to  No open season.             
 the taking of coyotes.                                                 
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No      Nov. 1-Apr. 15.             
 limit.                                                                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Nov. 1-Apr. 15.             
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
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 carriers that normally 
provide scheduled air service;
    (B) The Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists 
of Unit 22, except 22(C), 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 Peninsula   Sept. 1-May 31.             
     north of the Arctic Circle--1 bear by                              
     State registration permit.                                         
    Remainder of Unit 23--1 bear every      Sept. 1-Oct. 10.            
     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 Howard    No open season.             
     Pass and the Aniuk, Cutler and                                     
     Redstone Rivers.                                                   
    Remainder of Unit 23--1 ram with 7/8    Aug. 10-Sept. 20.           
     curl horn or larger.                                               
    Remainder of Unit 23--1 sheep.........  Oct. 1-Apr. 30.             
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 23--that portion north and west    July 1-Mar. 31.             
     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 within the  Aug. 1-Sept. 15.            
     Noatak River drainage--1 moose;        Oct. 1-Mar. 31.             
     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 and     Aug. 1-Mar. 15.             
     west of and including the Buckland                                 
     River drainage--1 bull by Federal                                  
     registration permit or State Tier II                               
     permit. Federal public lands are                                   
     closed to the taking of muskox except                              
     by Federally-qualified subsistence                                 
     users. Eight Federal permits may be                                
     issued in conjunction with the State                               
     Tier II hunt; the combined total of                                
     Federal and State permits will not                                 
     exceed 10 permits.                                                 
    Remainder of Unit 23..................  No open season.             
Coyote: 2 coyotes.........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2       Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
 foxes.                                                                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Sept. 1-Mar. 15.            
 Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no                                  
 more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to                                
 Oct. 1.                                                                

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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-    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.                                 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Trapping                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:                                                                 
    Unit 23--the Kobuk and Selawik River    Nov. 1-June 10.             
     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      Nov. 1-Apr. 15.             
 limit..                                                                
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Nov. 1-Apr. 15.             
 Silver Phases): No limit..                                             
Lynx: 3 lynx..............................  Dec. 1-Jan. 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. 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 Unit 22, except 22(C), 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.

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              Harvest limits                         Open season        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hunting                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear: 3 bears.......................  July 1-June 30.             
Brown Bear: Unit 24--1 bear by State        Sept. 1-May 31.             
 registration permit.                                                   
Caribou:..................................                              
    Unit 24--the Kanuti River drainage      Aug. 10-Sept. 30.           
     upstream from Kanuti, Chalatna Creek,                              
     the Fish Creek drainage (including                                 
     Bonanza Creek)--1 bull.                                            
    Remainder of Unit 24--5 caribou per     July 1-June 30.             
     day; however, cow caribou may not be                               
     taken May 16-June 30.                                              
Sheep:                                                                  
    Unit 24--(Anaktuvuk Pass residents      July 15-Dec. 31.            
     only)--that portion within the Gates                               
     of the Arctic National Park--                                      
     community harvest quota of 60 sheep,                               
     no more than 10 of which may be ewes                               
     and a daily possession limit of 3                                  
     sheep per person no more than 1 of                                 
     which may be a ewe.                                                
    Unit 24--(excluding Anaktuvuk Pass      Aug. 1-Apr. 30.             
     residents)--that portion within the                                
     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 7/8    Aug. 10-Sept. 20.           
     curl horn or larger.                                               
Moose:                                                                  
    Unit 24--that portion within the        Sept. 1-Sept. 25.           
     Koyukuk Controlled Use Area--1 moose;  Dec. 1-Dec. 10.             
     however, upstream from Huslia          Mar. 1-Mar. 10.             
     antlerless moose may only be taken                                 
     during the periods of Sept. 21-Sept.                               
     25, Dec. 1-Dec. 10, and Mar. 1-Mar.                                
     10.                                                                
    Unit 24--that portion that includes     Aug. 1-Dec. 31.             
     the John River drainage within the                                 
     Gates of the Arctic National Park--1                               
     moose.                                                             
    Unit 24--the Alatna River drainage      Aug. 25-Dec. 31.            
     within the Gates of the Arctic         Mar. 1-Mar. 10.             
     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 north of  Aug. 25-Sept. 25.           
     the Koyukuk River upstream from and    Mar. 1-Mar. 10.             
     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 bull.  Aug. 25-Sept. 25.           
     Public lands in the Kanuti Controlled                              
     Use Area are closed to taking of                                   
     moose, except by eligible rural                                    
     Alaska residents.                                                  
Coyote: 2 coyotes.........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Sept. 1-Mar. 15.            
 Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no                                  
 more than 2 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-    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.                                 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
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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        Nov. 1-Feb. 28.             
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
Lynx: No limit............................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.             
Marten: No limit..........................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.             
Mink and Weasel: No limit.................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.             
Muskrat: No limit.........................  Nov. 1-June 10.             
Otter: No limit...........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.             
Wolf: No limit............................  Nov. 1-Apr. 30.             
Wolverine: No limit.......................  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.             
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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 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

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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.
    (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 remainder of  July 1-Apr. 30.              
     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 and     Aug. 10-Sept. 30.            
     east of the Steese Highway--1 bull    Nov. 15-Feb. 28.             
     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 west of  Aug. 10-Sept. 20.            
     the Steese Highway--1 caribou;        Feb. 15-Mar. 28.             
     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 of     Dec. 1-Dec. 31.              
     the Dall River west of 150 deg. W.                                 
     long.--1 bull.                                                     
Sheep:                                                                  
    Unit 25(A)--that portion within the    No open season.              
     Dalton Highway Corridor Management                                 
     Area..                                                             
    Units 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 by    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.             
     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 Yukon  Aug. 20-Sept. 30.            
     Charley National Preserve--1 bull.                                 
    Unit 25(B)--that portion within the    Aug. 25-Sept. 30.            
     Porcupine River drainage upstream     Dec. 1-Dec. 10.              
     from, but excluding the Coleen River                               
     drainage--1 antlered bull.                                         
    Unit 25(B)--that portion, other than   Sept. 5-Sept. 30.            
     Yukon Charley National Preserve,      Dec. 1-Dec. 15.              
     draining into the north bank of the                                
     Yukon 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 antlered    Aug. 25-Sept. 25.            
     bull.                                 Dec. 1-Dec. 15.              
    Unit 25(C)--1 antlered bull..........  Sept. 1-Sept. 15.            
    Unit 25(D)(West)--that portion lying   Aug. 25-Feb. 28.             
     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 moose have                                  
     been harvested in the entirety of                                  
     Unit 25(D)(West).                                                  
    Remainder of Unit 25(D)--1 antlered    Aug. 25-Sept. 25.            
     moose.                                Dec. 1-Dec. 20.              
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       Sept. 1-Mar. 15.             
 Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no                                  
 more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to                                
 Oct. 1.                                                                
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit.....  July 1-June 30.              
Lynx:                                                                   

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    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, 30   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.             
     in possession.                                                     
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-                                     
 tailed):                                                               
    Unit 25(C)--those portions within 5    Aug. 10-Mar. 31.             
     miles of Route 6 (Steese Highway)--                                
     20 per day, 40 in possession.                                      
    Remainder of Unit 25--20 per day, 40   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.             
     in possession.                                                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                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       Nov. 1-Feb. 28.              
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
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:                                                              
    Unit 25(C)--No limit.................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.              
    Remainder of Unit 25--No limit.......  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.              
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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, 
Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the 
Corridor;
    (C) The Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists 
of Unit 22, except 22(C), 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;
    (C) In Kaktovik, a Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) 
may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take 
sheep 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: 3 bears.......................  July 1-June 30.             
Brown Bear:                                                             
    Unit 26(A)--1 bear by State             Sept. 1-May 31.             
     registration permit.                                               
    Unit 26 (B) and (C)--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) and (B)--(Anaktuvuk Pass     July 15-Dec. 31.            
     residents only)--that portion within                               
     the Gates of the Arctic National                                   
     Park--community harvest quota of 60                                
     sheep, no more than 10 of which may                                
     be ewes and a daily possession limit                               
     of 3 sheep per person no more than 1                               
     of which may be a ewe.                                             
    Unit 26(A)--(excluding Anaktuvuk Pass   Aug. 1-Apr. 30.             
     residents)--those portions within 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 the     Aug. 10-Sept. 20.           
     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 season is   Oct. 1-Apr. 30.             
     restricted to 1 ram with \7/8\ curl                                
     horn or larger. A Federal                                          
     registration permit is required for                                
     the Oct. 1-Apr. 30 season.                                         
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 muskox by Federal     Sept. 15-Mar. 31.           
 registration permit only; 12 permits for                               
 bulls and 3 permits for cows 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 open seasons.                               
Coyote: 2 coyotes.........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2       Sept. 1-Apr. 30.            
 foxes.                                                                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and                                    
 Silver Phases):                                                        
    Unit 26(A) and (B)--10 foxes; however,  Sept. 1-Mar. 15.            
     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-    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.                                 
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-         Aug. 10-Apr. 30.            
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Trapping                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coyote: No limit..........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.             
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No      Nov. 1-Apr. 15.             
 limit.                                                                 
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and        Nov. 1-Apr. 15.             
 Silver Phases): No limit.                                              
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.             
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    4. In Subpart D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, 
Secs. ____.26 and ____.27 are added effective January 1, 1999, through 
December 31, 1999, 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

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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--
    (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 
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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) Harvest 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. 
Harvest 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 harvest 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 harvest 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 
subsistence fishing permit.
    (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 
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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 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 
close; a later season will open after August 15 to allow the taking of 
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 
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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 in this paragraph 
(d)(9)(i):
    (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 
opposite 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 for subsistence purposes (hourly 
restrictions and rod/reel restrictions identified in this permit do not 
apply on waters under Federal jurisdiction in the Kodiak Area); 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;
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    (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 harvest 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 harvest 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, 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 harvest 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 harvest 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, 
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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 harvest and possession limit is 12 male dungeness 
crab per person.
    (iv) In the subsistence taking of king crab:
    (A) The daily harvest 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 harvest 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 harvest and possession limit is 12 male dungeness 
crab per person.
    (iv) In the subsistence taking of king crab:
    (A) The daily harvest 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) Crab may be taken only from June 1-January 31.
    (v) The daily harvest 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 harvest 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 harvest 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 harvest and 
possession limit is 12 male tanner crab.

    Dated: May 21, 1998.
Thomas H. Boyd,
Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence Board.

    Dated: May 22, 1998.
James A. Caplan,

Acting Regional Forester, USDA--Forest Service.
[FR Doc. 98-16686 Filed 6-26-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-11-P and 4310-55-P