5 AAC 40.010 - Modifications of applicable regulations

(a) A hatchery permit holder shall, with respect to salmon or shellfish harvested by the permit holder or the permit holder's agent, contractee, or employee, comply with the applicable provisions of 5 AAC 39.130 as though that person is a purchaser of fish.
(b) A hatchery permit holder that harvests salmon within a special harvest area used as egg sources for broodstock, shall be exempted by the commissioner from the provisions of AS 16.05.831. The commissioner may condition the exemption on terms the commissioner considers necessary to carry out AS 16.05.831.
(c) A hatchery permit holder that harvests within a special harvest area is exempt from the provisions of 5 AAC 39.290.
(d) A person who owns a commercial fishing vessel or that person's agent, when taking salmon or shellfish in a special harvest area under authorization from the hatchery permit holder and operating under a special harvest area entry permit, is exempt from the provisions of 5 AAC 39.120.

Notes

5 AAC 40.010
In effect before 1988; am 6/11/2025, Register 254, July 2025

Authority: AS 16.05.050

AS 16.05.060

AS 16.05.251

AS 16.05.831

AS 16.05.920

AS 16.10.420

AS 16.10.430

AS 16.10.440

AS 16.12.030

AS 16.12.040

AS 16.12.050

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