# Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D-2000-2001 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A00-16039 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Rule - **Published:** June 30, 2000 - **Citation:** 65 FR 40730 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service 36 CFR Part 242 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 100 RIN 1018-AF74; RIN 1018-AG03 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D—2000-2001 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations AGENCIES: Forest Service, Agriculture; Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses during the 2000-2001 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—1999-2000 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations,” which expire on June 30, 2000. This rule also amends the Rural Determinations (Section __.23 of Subpart C) and Customary and Traditional Use Determinations of the Federal Subsistence Board (Section __.24 of Subpart C). DATES: Sections __.23 and .24(a)(1) are effective July 1, 2000. Section __.25 is effective July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Thomas H. Boyd, Office of Subsistence Management; (907) 786-3888. For questions specific to National Forest System lands, contact Ken Thompson, Regional Subsistence Program Manager, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region (907) 786-3888. 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 that are consistent with ANILCA and that 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, as revised January 8, 1999, (64 FR 1276), the Departments established a Federal Subsistence Board 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 Regional Director, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs; and the Alaska Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service. Through the Board, these agencies participated in the development of regulations for Subparts A, B, and C, and the annual Subpart D regulations. All Board members have reviewed this rule and agree with its substance. Because this rule relates to public lands managed by an agency or agencies in both the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior, identical text would be incorporated into 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100. Applicability of Subparts A, B, and C Subparts A, B, and C (unless otherwise amended) of the Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 50 CFR 100.1 to 100.23 and 36 CFR 242.1 to 242.23, remain effective and apply to this rule. Therefore, all definitions located at 50 CFR 100.4 and 36 CFR 242.4 apply to regulations found in this subpart. 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 (1999) and 50 CFR 100.11 (1999), and for the purposes identified therein, we divide Alaska into ten subsistence resource regions, each of which is represented by a Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council (Regional Council). The Regional Councils provide a forum for rural residents, with personal knowledge of local conditions and resource requirements, to have a meaningful role in the subsistence management of fish and wildlife on Alaska public lands. The Regional Council members represent varied geographical, cultural, and user diversity within each region. The Regional Councils 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 of May 2-4, 2000. 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 impacted 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; 62 FR 29016, published May 29, 1997; 63 FR 35332, published June 29, 1998; 63 FR 46148, published August 28, 1998; and 64 FR 35776, published July 1, 1999). During its May 2-4, 2000, 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 below in Analysis of Proposals Adopted by the Board. Subpart D regulations are subject to an annual cycle and require development of an entire new rule each year. Customary and traditional use determinations are also subject to an annual review process providing for modification each year. Proposed Subpart D regulations for the 2000-2001 seasons and harvest limits, and methods and means were published on September 10, 1999, in the Federal Register (64 FR 49278-49320). 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. The Board received a total of 61 proposals for changes to Customary and Traditional Use Determinations or to Subpart D. Subsequent to the 60-day review period, the Board prepared a booklet describing the proposals 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. Two of the proposals were withdrawn from consideration by their originators. A review of the Kenai Peninsula nonrural determinations (see 65 FR 8673, February 22, 2000) was also included for deliberation at the May 2-4, 2000, Board meeting. These final regulations reflect Board review and consideration of Regional Council recommendations and public comments. Analysis of Proposals Rejected by the Board The Board rejected 18 proposals and part of 1 other. All but two of these rejections were based on recommendations from the respective Regional Council and additional factors. In those two cases, adopting the proposals would have adversely impacted the local subsistence users without biological justification. The Board rejected four proposals requesting that customary and traditional use determinations be revised for bear, goat, or moose. In each case, the cultural information did not substantiate the request. Three proposals requested establishing or expanding seasons for moose or closing Federal lands to nonsubsistence users. These proposals were rejected for conservation reasons or because the moose population in the area could support both subsistence and non-subsistence harvest. Two proposals requested establishing or expanding hunt areas for caribou. These proposals were rejected for conservation reasons or because the caribou population in the area could support both subsistence and non-subsistence harvest. Four proposals requested restricting seasons or harvest limits for deer. These proposals were rejected because the deer population in the area could support both subsistence and non-subsistence harvest. Two proposals requested closing Federal lands to the use of motorized vehicles for the taking of deer and black bear. These proposals were rejected because the deer and black bear populations in the area could support both subsistence and non-subsistence harvest and such an access restriction would needlessly restrict subsistence users. Two proposals requested redefining the term “edible meat.” These proposals were rejected for conservation reasons and to retain alignment with the State definition. The Board deferred action on one proposal in order to 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 38 proposals and part 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 but one of the adopted proposals 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 for the action on each proposal may be found in the Board meeting transcripts, available for review at the Office of Subsistence Management, 3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, Alaska or on the Office of Subsistence Management website (http://www.r7.fws.gov/asm/home.html). Additional technical clarifications and removal of excess materials have been made, which result in a more readable document. Multiple Regions The Board adopted one proposal regarding expansion of the furbearer trapping seasons regulations found in § __.25, which affects residents of several Regions. Southeast Region The Board adopted two proposals affecting residents of the Southeast Region resulting in the following change to the regulations found in § _.25. • Established a brown bear educational permit hunt in Unit 4. Southcentral Region The Board tabled one proposal because most of the components were previously addressed in another proposal and adopted eight proposals affecting residents in the Southcentral Region resulting in the following changes to the regulations found in §  _.24 and § _.25. • Revised the hunt area and harvest limit for goat in Unit 6. • Revised the customary and traditional use determination for goat in Unit 11. • Established a season and provided for the ceremonial take of moose in Unit 6. • Revised the requirement for proof of sex on harvested moose in Units 11 and 13 and added the requirement for permits in Unit 11. • Established a hunting season for beaver in Units 6, 7, 11, 13, and 14 and revised the seasons for beaver in Units 6, 11, 13, and 16 and wolves in Unit 13. Kodiak/Aleutians Region The Board adopted three proposals affecting residents in the Kodiak/Aleutians Region resulting in the following changes to the regulations found in § __.24 and § __.25. • Deleted the access restrictions for elk in Unit 8. • Established a customary and traditional use determination for caribou in parts of Units 9 and 10. • Established a season and harvest limit for caribou in parts of Units 9 and 10 and provided for designated hunter permits. Bristol Bay Region The Board adopted seven proposals affecting residents in the Bristol Bay Region resulting in the following changes to the regulations found in § _.24 and § _.25. • Revised the customary and traditional use determination for caribou and moose in parts of Unit 17. • Established a designated hunter system for caribou in part of Unit 9. • Revised the season for moose in part of Unit 9. • Revised the season for beaver in parts of Units 9 and 17 and in Unit 18. Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region The Board adopted one proposal affecting residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region resulting in the following change to the regulations found in § __.25. • Allowed the taking of caribou from a boat in Unit 18. Western Interior Region The Board adopted nine proposals affecting residents of the Western Interior Region resulting in the following change to the regulations found in § __.24 and § __.25. • Revised the season and harvest limits for brown bear in part of Unit 21. • Revised the customary and traditional use determinations for caribou in Unit 24. • Revised the hunt area description and harvest limits for caribou in Unit 24. • Revised the seasons and harvest limits for moose in Units 21 and 24. • Revised the harvest limits for coyote in Units 19, 21, and 24. Seward Peninsula Region The Board adopted four proposals and part of another affecting residents of the Seward Peninsula Region resulting in the following change to the regulations found in § __.25. • Revised the season for brown bear in part of Unit 22. • Revised the permit structure for a muskox hunt in part of Unit 22. • Revised the harvest limit for moose in part of Unit 22. • Revised the season for ptarmigan in part of Unit 22. The Board, on June 14 acting on a Special Action request, increased the number of muskox permits in part of Unit 22 and increased the overall harvest quota. Eastern Interior Region The Board adopted three proposals affecting residents of the Eastern Interior Region resulting in the following changes to the regulations found in § __.25. • Revised the harvest limit, opening authority, and redefined the closed area for caribou in Unit 12. • Revised the permit quota for moose in part of Unit 25. Kenai Rural/Nonrural Determination Request In addition, the Board considered and adopted a request from the Kenaitze Indian Tribe to determine the Kenai Peninsula rural for the purposes of Title VIII of ANILCA resulting in changes to the regulations found in § __.23. The Board received 15 written comments on the Proposed Rule regarding revised rural/nonrural determinations for the Kenai Peninsula (65 FR 8673, published February 22, 2000.) The Board also received testimony during a public hearing held March 1, 2000, in Kenai, Alaska. Public Comments Many of the commentors expressed support either for or against a rural or nonrural determination. Some indicated that a rural decision should be made to correct an alleged original error in the determination in 1990. Most of the testimony and written comments did not specifically address the adequacy of the rule or the rural/nonrural determination. A number of commentors compared the original rural/nonrural determination for the Kenai Peninsula communities with the determinations made for Kodiak, Sitka, and Saxman. The Board, as they received testimony on May 4, 2000, was swayed by the recommendation of the Southcentral Regional Advisory Council and testimony that pointed out inconsistencies between the determinations for the Kenai Peninsula communities with the determinations made for Kodiak, Sitka, and Saxman. The Board also took into account the designation of the Kenai Peninsula communities as “rural” by other Federal agencies for various assistance programs. Additionally, the Board found the fact that many of the residents of the Kenai Peninsula communities have a subsistence lifestyle, a compelling reason to designate those communities as rural. Two commentors addressed a concern that, if a community is road-connected, it should not be designated rural. Title VIII and the legislative history did not address this issue. The Board, therefore, does not use connection by road as an automatic indicator of the rural or nonrural nature of a community. In fact, many, very tiny outlying areas on the road system in the State definitely demonstrate characteristics of a rural nature. One commentor pointed out that, during the normal 10-year review after the data has been received from the 2000 Census and the determinations are reviewed on a statewide basis, these communities could revert to a nonrural status, but because of the language in the regulations, would have a five-year adoption period. The commentor felt that this six to seven year period of having a rural determination and priority for subsistence use of the resources for about 35,000 additional users would place undue stress on the resource and could severely disrupt the economy of the Kenai Peninsula. The Board must, and will, only make decisions that provide an opportunity for a subsistence priority consistent with the conservation of healthy populations of fish and wildlife resources. Some commentors indicated a serious need for the development of a valid methodology that could be used for aggregating communities and for then making a rural/nonrural determination. The Board has initiated steps to contract for the development of such methodologies. The Board, after hearing a summary of the staff report, including oral and written comments on the Proposed Rule, receiving a recommendation from the Southcentral Regional Advisory Council, and receiving testimony from the State of Alaska, and numerous interested citizens, deliberated in open forum and determined that the entire Kenai Peninsula should be designated rural. Accordingly, we are amending 36 CFR 242.23(a) and 50 CFR 100.23(a) to remove the Kenai Peninsula communities (Kenai, Soldotna, Sterling, Nikiski, Salamatof, Kalifornsky, Kasilof, Clam Gulch, Anchor Point, Homer, Kachemak City, Fritz Creek, Moose Pass, and Seward) from the list of areas determined to be nonrural. Administrative Procedure Act Compliance 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 nine years the Program has been operating, no benefit to the public has been demonstrated by 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 under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make this rule effective July 1, 2000. 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 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, the Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service, decided 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 the program is not likely to 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 were approved by OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501 and were assigned clearance number 1018-0075, which expires May 31, 2003. The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to OMB for approval beyond that date. We will not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a collection of information request unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The collection of information will be achieved through the use of the Federal Subsistence Hunt Permit Application. This collection of information will establish whether the applicant qualifies to participate in a Federal subsistence hunt on public lands 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 222 ARLSQ, Washington, DC 20240; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (Subsistence), Washington, DC 20503. Additional information collection requirements may be imposed if Local Advisory Committees subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act are established under Subpart B. Other Requirements This rule was not subject to OMB review under Executive Order 12866. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ) requires preparation of flexibility analyses for rules that will have a significant effect on a substantial number of small entities, which include small businesses, organizations, or governmental jurisdictions. The Departments have determined that this rulemaking will not have a significant economic effect on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. This rulemaking will impose no significant costs on small entities; the exact number of businesses and the amount of trade that will result from this Federal land-related activity is unknown. The aggregate effect is an insignificant positive economic effect on a number of small entities, such as ammunition, snowmachine, and gasoline dealers. The number of small entities affected is unknown; but, the fact that the positive effects will be seasonal in nature and will, in most cases, merely continue preexisting uses of public lands indicates that they will not be significant. In general, the resources harvested under this rule will be consumed by the local harvester and do not result in a dollar benefit to the economy. However, we estimate 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 Statewide. 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 Reform 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 no cost is 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 13132, 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. In accordance with the President's memorandum of April 29, 1994, “Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal Governments” (59 FR 22951) and 512 DM 2, we have evaluated possible effects on Federally recognized Indian tribes and have determined that there are no effects. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is a participating agency in this rulemaking. Drafting Information William Knauer drafted these regulations under the guidance of Thomas H. Boyd, of the Office of Subsistence Management, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Curt Wilson, Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management; Greg Bos, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Sandy Rabinowitch, Alaska Regional Office, National Park Service; Ida Hildebrand, Alaska Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs; and Ken Thompson, USDA-Forest Service, provided additional guidance. 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, § __(a) is revised to read as follows: § __.23 Rural determinations. (a) The Board has determined all communities and areas to be rural in accordance with § __.15 except the following: Adak; Fairbanks North Star Borough; Juneau area—including Juneau, West Juneau and Douglas; Ketchikan area—including Ketchikan City, Clover Pass, North Tongass Highway, Ketchikan East, Mountain Pass, Herring Cove, Saxman East, and parts of Pennock Island; Municipality of Anchorage; Valdez; and Wasilla area—including Palmer, Wasilla, Sutton, Big Lake, Houston, and Bodenberg Butte. (b) You may obtain maps delineating the boundaries of nonrural areas from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Subsistence Management, 3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503. 3. In Subpart C of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, § __.24(a)(1) is revised to read as follows: § __.24 Customary and traditional use determinations. (a) * * * (1) Wildlife determinations. Area Species Determination 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 Tatitlek. 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. 6(A) Wolf Residents of Units 5(A), 6, 9, 10(Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 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 Bay Moose Residents of Chenega Bay and Tatitlek. 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) Brown Bear Residents of Unit 9(C). 9(D) Brown Bear Residents of Units 9(D) and 10 (Unimak Island). 9(E) Brown Bear Residents of Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Egegik, Ivanof Bay, Perryville, Pilot Point, Ugashik, 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 Akutan, 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 Residents of Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point. 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), and (E) Beaver Residents of Units 9(A), (B), (C), (E), and 17. Unit 10 Unimak Island Brown Bear Residents of Units 9(D) and 10 (Unimak Island). Unit 10 Unimak Island Caribou Residents of Akutan, 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, Healy Lake, 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, Healy Lake, and Dot Lake. 11, remainder Moose Residents of Units 11, 13 (A)-(D), and 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, Healy Lake, 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 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, Ruffed and Sharp-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 12, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. 11 Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 12, 13 and the residents 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 Mountain, southeast of the confluence of Tatschunda Creek to Nabesna River Moose Residents of Unit 11 north of 62nd parallel (excluding North Slana Homestead and South Slana Homestead); and residents of Units 12, 13(A)-(D) and the residents of Chickaloon, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake. 12, east of the Nabesna River and Nabesna Glacier, south of the Winter Trail from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian Border Moose Residents of Unit 12 and Healy Lake. 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) and (D) Moose Residents of Unit 13 and the residents of Chickaloon. 13(B) Moose Residents of Units 13, 20(D) except Fort Greely, and the residents of Chickaloon. 13(C) Moose Residents of Units 12, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, Healy Lake, 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, Ruffed & Sharp-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. 13 Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 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 hunt areas Goat Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek. 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 and White-tailed) Residents of Unit 15. 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, Ruffed and Sharp-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. 16 Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. Unit 17(A) and that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake Black Bear Residents of Units 9(A) and (B), 17, and residents of Akiak and Akiachak. 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 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 Brown Bear Residents of Kwethluk. 17(B), that portion draining into Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake Brown Bear Residents of Akiak and Akiachak. 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. Unit 17(A, that portion west of the Izavieknik River, Upper Togiak Lake, Togiak Lake, and the main course of the Togiak River Caribou Residents of Goodnews Bay, Platinum, Quinhagak, Eek, Tuntutuliak, and Napakiak. Unit 17(A)—That portion north of Togiak Lake that includes Izavieknik River drainages Caribou Residents of Akiak, Akiachak, and Tuluksak. 17(A) and (B), those portions north 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 Caribou Residents of Kwethluk. Unit 17(B), that portion of Togiak National Wildlife Refuge within Unit 17(B) Caribou Residents of Goodnews Bay, Platinum, Quinhagak, Eek, Akiak, Akiachak and Tuluksak, Tuntutuliak, and Napakiak. 17(A) and (B), those portions north 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 Moose Residents of Kwethluk. 17(A) Moose Residents of Unit 17 and residents of Goodnews Bay and Platinum; however, no subsistence for residents of Akiachak, Akiak and Quinhagak. Unit 17(A)—That portion north of Togiak Lake that includes Izavieknik River drainages Moose Residents of Akiak, Akiachak. Unit 17(B)—That portion within the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Moose Residents of Akiak, Akiachak. 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 caribou herd only) INTERIM DETERMINATION BY FEDERAL SUBSISTENCE BOARD (12/18/91): residents of Tuluksak, Akiak, Akiachak, Kwethluk, Bethel, Oscarville, Napaskiak, Napakiak, Kasigluk, Atmanthluak, Nunapitchuk, Tuntutuliak, Eek, Quinhagak, Goodnews Bay, Platinum, Togiak, and Twin Hills. 18, north of the Yukon River Caribou (except Kilbuck caribou herd) Residents of Alakanuk, Andreafsky, Chevak, Emmonak, Hooper Bay, Kotlik, Kwethluk, Marshall, Mountain Village, Pilot Station, Pitka's Point, Russian Mission, St. Marys, St. Michael, Scammon Bay, Sheldon Point, and Stebbins. 18, remainder Caribou (except Kilbuck caribou herd) Residents of Kwethluk. 18, that portion of the Yukon River drainage upstream of Russian Mission and that portion of the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream of, but not including the Tuluksak River drainage Moose Residents of Unit 18 and residents of Upper Kalskag, Lower Kalskag, Aniak, and Chuathbaluk. 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. 19(A) and (B) Brown Bear Residents of Units 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 Units 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. Unit 19(B), west of the Kogrukluk River Moose Residents of Eek and Quinhagak. 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, Ruffed and Sharp-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23. 20(D) Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23. Unit 21 Brown Bear Residents of Units 21 and 23. 21(A) Caribou Residents of Units 21(A), 21(D), 21(E), Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and Takotna. 21(B) and (C) Caribou Residents of Units 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), and Tanana. 21(D) Caribou Residents of Units 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), and Huslia. 21(E) Caribou Residents of Units 21(A), 21(E) and Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and Takotna. 21(A) Moose Residents of Units 21(A), (E), Takotna, McGrath, Aniak, and Crooked Creek. 21(B) and (C) Moose Residents of Units 21(B) and (C), Tanana, Ruby, and Galena. 21(D) Moose Residents of Units 21(D), 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. 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. Marys, 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, Ruffed and Sharp-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23. 22 Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of 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 Black 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 of and including the Buckland River drainage Muskox Residents of Unit 23 South of Kotzebue Sound and west of and including the Buckland River 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, Ruffed and Sharp-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23. 23 Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23. Unit 24, that portion south of Caribou Mountain, and within the public lands composing or immediately adjacent to the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area Black Bear Residents of Stevens Village and residents of Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not including any other residents of the Dalton 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 Mountain, and within the public lands composing or immediately adjacent to the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area Brown Bear Residents of Stevens Village and residents of Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not including any other residents of the Dalton Highway 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, Galena, Kobuk, Koyukuk, Stevens Village, and Tanana. 24 Moose Residents of Unit 24, 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 20(F), 25(D), and Manley. 25(A) Moose Residents of Units 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). 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, Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope. 26(B) Caribou Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope, and Wiseman. 26(C) Caribou Residents of Unit 26, 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 and Point Hope, and Wiseman. 26(C) Sheep Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Anaktuvik Pass, Arctic Village, Chalkytsik, Fort Yukon, Point Hope, and Venetie. 26 Wolf Residents of Unit 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16-26. Subpart D—Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife 4. In Subpart D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, § __.25 is added effective July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2001, to read as follows: § __.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, elk, or moose. Antlered means any caribou, deer, elk, or moose having at least one visible antler. Antlerless means any caribou, deer, elk, 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, elk, 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 caribou, deer, elk, 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 distal (bottom) joint of the radius-ulna (knee), hindquarters as far as the distal joint (bottom) of the tibia-fibula (hock) and that portion of the animal between the front and hindquarters; however, edible meat of species listed 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. For black bear, brown and grizzly bear, “edible meat” means the meat of the front quarter and hindquarters and meat along the backbone (backstrap). Federally-qualified subsistence user means a rural Alaska resident qualified to harvest fish or wildlife on Federal public lands in accordance with the Federal Subsistence Management 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 that 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 that authorizes hunting and is issued to a person who agrees to the specified hunting conditions. Hunting permitted by a registration permit begins on an announced date and continues throughout the open season, or until the season is closed by Board action. Registration permits are issued in the order applications are received and/or are based on priorities as determined by 50 CFR 100.17 and 36 CFR 242.17. Sealing means placing a mark or tag on a portion of a harvested animal by an authorized representative of the ADF&G; sealing includes collecting and recording information about the conditions under which 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 means 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, elk, 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) Hunters may take wildlife 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, elk, 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 to take ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine in any area restricted to hunting by bow and arrow only; (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, you may use bait to take wolves and wolverine with a trapping license, and, you may use bait 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) Before establishing a black bear bait station, you must register the site with ADF&G; (B) When using bait you must clearly mark the site with a sign reading “black bear bait station” that also displays your hunting license number and ADF&G assigned number; (C) You may use only biodegradable materials for bait; you may use only the head, bones, viscera, or skin of legally harvested fish and wildlife for bait; (D) You may not use bait within one-quarter mile of a publicly maintained road or trail; (E) You may not 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) When using bait, you must remove litter and equipment from the bait station site when done hunting; (G) You may not give or receive payment for the use of a bait station, including barter or exchange of goods; (H) You may not have more than two bait stations with bait present at any one time; (xv) Taking swimming ungulates, bears, wolves or wolverine; (xvi) Taking or assisting in the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves, wolverine, or other furbearers before 3 a.m. following the day in which airborne travel occurred (except for flights in regularly scheduled commercial aircraft); however, this restriction does not apply to subsistence taking of deer; (xvii) Taking a bear cub or a sow accompanied by cub(s). (2) Wildlife taken in defense of life or property is not a subsistence use; wildlife so taken is subject to State regulations. (3) The following methods and means of trapping furbearers, for subsistence uses pursuant to the requirements of a trapping license are prohibited, in addition to the prohibitions listed at paragraph (b)(1) of this section: (i) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that you may disturb a muskrat pushup or feeding house 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 you may use firearms 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, you may not take a species of wildlife in any Unit, or portion of a Unit, if your 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 § __.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 § __.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 if you have taken a harvest limit for a particular species under a trapping season, you 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 § __.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 § __.6, shall promptly deliver the wildlife to that rural Alaska resident. (9) You may not 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, you may not 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, you may not 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, except in Units 11 and 13 where you may possess either sufficient portions of the external sex organs (still attached to a portion of the carcass) or the head (with or without antlers attached; however, the antler stumps must remain attached), to indicate the sex of the harvested moose; 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, you may not possess or transport the moose carcass or its parts unless both antlers accompany the carcass or its parts. If you possess a set of antlers with less than the required number of brow tines on one antler, you must leave the antlers naturally attached to the unbroken, uncut skull plate; however, this 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) You must leave all edible meat from caribou and moose harvested in Units 9(B), 17, and 19(B) prior to October 1 on the bones of the front quarters and hind quarters until you remove the meat from the field or process it for human consumption. (d) If you take an animal that has been marked or tagged for scientific studies, you must, within a reasonable time, notify the ADF&G or the agency identified on the collar or marker, when and where the animal was taken. You also must retain any ear tag, collar, radio, tattoo, or other identification with the hide until it is sealed, if sealing is required; in all cases, you must return any identification equipment 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 in this paragraph, and black bears of all color phases taken in Units 1-7, 11-17, and 20. (2) You may not possess or transport from Alaska, the untanned skin or skull of a bear unless the skin and skull have been sealed by an authorized 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) You must keep a bear skin and skull together until a representative of the ADF&G has removed a rudimentary premolar tooth from the skull and sealed both the skull and the skin; however, this provision shall not apply to brown bears taken within the Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, Unit 5, or Unit 9(B) which are not removed from the Management Area or Unit. (i) In areas where sealing is required by Federal regulations, you may not 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, you must first have it sealed by an ADF&G representative in Bethel, Dillingham, or McGrath; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear. (iii) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in the Northwestern Alaska Brown Bear Management Area from the area or present it for commercial tanning within the Management Area, you must first have it 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 you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 5 from the area, you must first have it sealed by an ADF&G representative in Yakutat; 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) You may not 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. You may not 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. In Unit 18, you must obtain an ADF&G seal for beaver skins only if they are to be sold or commercially sold. (1) You must seal any wolf taken in Unit 2 on or before the 30th day after the date of taking. (2) You must leave the radius and ulna of the left foreleg 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) You may not 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, you may not use the breast meat of grouse and ptarmigan as animal food or bait; (iv) Unclassified wildlife. (2) If you take wildlife for subsistence, you must 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) You must salvage the edible meat of ungulates, bear, grouse and ptarmigan. (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. 1091, 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, nonrural 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. You may take for subsistence unclassified wildlife, all squirrel species, and marmots in all Units, without harvest limits, for the period of July 1-June 30. You may not take for subsistence wildlife outside established Unit seasons, or in excess of the established Unit harvest limits, unless otherwise provided for by the Board. You may take wildlife under State regulations on public lands, 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): ( 1 ) You may not hunt within one-fourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor's Center, and the Center's parking area; ( 2 ) You may not take mountain goat in the area of Mt. Bullard bounded by the Mendenhall Glacier, Nugget Creek from its mouth to its confluence with Goat Creek, and a line from the mouth of Goat Creek north to the Mendenhall Glacier; (vi) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence uses in Unit 1(C), Juneau area, on the following public lands: (A) A strip within one-quarter mile of the mainland coast between the end of Thane Road and the end of Glacier Highway at Echo Cove; (B) That area of the Mendenhall 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) You may hunt black bear with bait in Units 1(A), 1(B), and 1(D) between April 15 and June 15; (B) You may not use boats to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine, unless you are certified as disabled; (C) You may take 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, if: ( 1 ) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, contacts 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, and 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 be a blue or glacier bear Sept. 1-June 30. Brown Bear: 1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only Sept. 15-Dec. 31. 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 deer may be taken only from Sept. 15-Dec. 31 Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Goat: Unit 1(A)—Revillagigedo Island only No open season. Unit 1(B)—that portion north of LeConte Bay. 1 goat by State registration permit only; the taking of kids or nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Unit 1(B)—that portion between 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 Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Unit 1(A) and Unit 1(B)—remainder—2 goats by State registration permit only Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Unit 1(C)—that portion draining into Lynn Canal and Stephens Passage between Antler River and Eagle Glacier and River, and all drainages of the Chilkat Range south of the Endicott River—1 goat by State registration permit only Oct. 1-Nov. 30. Unit 1(C)—that portion draining into Stephens Passage and Taku Inlet between Eagle Glacier and River and Taku Glacier No open season. Unit 1(C)—remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only. Aug. 1-Nov. 30. Unit 1(D)—that portion lying north of the Katzehin River and northeast of the Haines highway—1 goat by State registration permit only Sept. 15-Nov. 30. Unit 1(D)—that portion lying between Taiya Inlet and River and the White Pass and Yukon Railroad No open season. Unit 1(D)—remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only. Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Moose: Unit 1(A)—1 antlered bull Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Unit 1(B)—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by State registration permit only Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Unit 1(C), that portion south of Point Hobart including all Port Houghton drainages—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by State registration permit only Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Unit 1(C)—remainder, excluding drainages of Berners Bay—1 antlered bull by State registration permit only Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Unit 1(D) No open season. Coyote: 2 coyotes Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes Nov. 1-Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per day Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves Aug. 1-Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. TRAPPING Beaver: Unit 1(A), (B), and (C)—No limit Dec. 1-May 15. Coyote: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Marten: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Otter: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. ( 2 ) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of Wales Island and all islands west of the center lines of Clarence Strait and Kashevarof Passage, south and east of the center lines of Sumner Strait, and east of the longitude of the western most point on Warren Island. (i) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15; (B) You may not use boats to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine, unless you are certified as disabled; (C) You may take 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, if: ( 1 ) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, contacts 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, and 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 be a blue or glacier bear Sept. 1-June 30. Deer: 4 deer; however, no more than one may be an antlerless deer. Antlerless deer may be taken only during the period Oct. 15-Dec. 31 by Federal registration permit only Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Coyote: 2 coyotes Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes Nov. 1-Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per day Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves Dec. 1-Mar. 31. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. TRAPPING Beaver: No limit Dec. 1-May 15. Coyote: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Marten: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Otter: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit 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, you may not take ungulates, bear, wolves, and wolverine along a strip one-fourth mile wide on each side of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake campground; (B) You may not take black bears in the Petersburg Creek drainage on Kupreanof Island; (C) You may not hunt in the Blind Slough draining into Wrangell Narrows and a strip one-fourth mile wide on each side of Blind Slough, from the hunting closure markers at the southernmost portion of Blind Island to the hunting closure markers one mile south of the Blind Slough bridge. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15; (B) You may not use boats to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine, unless you are certified as disabled; (C) You may take 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, if: ( 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, and 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 be a blue or glacier bear Sept. 1-June 30. Deer: Unit 3—Mitkof Island, Woewodski 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 Oct. 15-Oct. 31. Unit 3—remainder—2 antlered deer Aug. 1-Nov. 30 Moose: 1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler by State registration permit only Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Coyote: 2 coyotes Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes Nov. 1-Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per day Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves Aug. 1-Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. TRAPPING Beaver: Unit 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 Silver Phases): No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Marten: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Otter: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. (4) Unit 4 . (i) Unit 4 consists of all islands south and west of Unit 1(C) and north of Unit 3 including Admiralty, Baranof, Chichagof, Yakobi, Inian, Lemesurier, and Pleasant Islands. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands: (A) You may not take bears in 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; (B) You may not take bears in the Salt Lake Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including all lands within one-fourth mile of Salt Lake above Klutchman Rock at the head of Mitchell Bay; (C) You may not take brown bears in the Port Althorp Closed Area (Chichagof Island), that area within the Port Althorp watershed south of a line from Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point (Trap Rock); (D) You may not use any motorized land vehicle for brown bear hunting in the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area (NECCUA) consisting of all portions of Unit 4 on Chichagof Island north of Tenakee Inlet and east of the drainage divide from the northwest point of Gull Cove to Port Frederick Portage, including all drainages into Port Frederick and Mud Bay; (E) You may not use any motorized land vehicle for the taking of marten, mink, and weasel on Chichagof Island. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may take ungulates from a boat. You may not use a boat to take bear, wolves, or wolverine, unless you are 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) You may take 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, if: ( 1 ) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, contacts 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, and 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) Five Federal registration permits will be issued for the taking of brown bear for educational purposes associated with teaching customary and traditional subsistence harvest and use practices. Any bear taken under an educational permit would count in an individual's one bear every four regulatory years limit. Harvest limits Open season HUNTING Brown Bear: Unit 4—Chichagof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Rock Point (58° N. lat., 136° 21′ W. long.) to Rodgers Point (57° 35′ N. lat., 135° 33′ W. long.) including Yakobi and other adjacent islands; Baranof Island south and west of a line which follows the crest of the island from Nismeni Point (57° 34′ N. lat., 135° 25′ W. long.) to the entrance of Gut Bay (56° 44′ N. lat. 134° 38′ W. long.) including the drainages into Gut Bay and including Kruzof and other adjacent islands—1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only Sept. 15-Dec. 31. Mar. 15-May 31. Unit 4—that portion in the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area—1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only Mar. 15-May 20. Unit 4—remainder—1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only Sept. 15-Dec. 31. Mar. 15-May 20. Deer: 6 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Sept. 15-Jan. 31 Aug. 1-Jan. 31. Goat: 1 goat by State registration permit only Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Coyote: 2 coyotes Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes Nov. 1-Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per day Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves Aug. 1-Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1.-May 15. TRAPPING Beaver: Unit 4—that portion east of Chatham Strait—No limit Dec. 1-May 15. Remainder of Unit 4 No open season. Coyote: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Marten: Unit 4—Chichagof Island east of Idaho Inlet and north of Trail River and Tenakee Inlet and north of a line from the headwaters of Trail River to the head of Tenakee Inlet.—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. 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) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on public lands within Glacier Bay National Park. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15; (B) You may not use boats to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled; (C) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 5 with a Federal registration permit in lieu of a State metal locking tag; if you have obtained a Federal registration permit prior to hunting; (D) You may take 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, if: ( 1 ) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, contacts 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, and the Unit(s) in which the taking will occur; ( 2 ) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and wildlife conservation; ( 3 ) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency, specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held; ( 4 ) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will occur; (E) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer or moose on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time. Harvest limits Open season HUNTING Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear Sept. 1-June 30. Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal registration permit only Sept. 1-May 31. Deer: Unit 5(A)—1 buck Nov. 1-Nov. 30. Unit 5(B) No open season. Goat: 1 goat by Federal registration permit only Aug. 1-Jan. 31. Moose: Unit 5(A), Nunatak Bench—1 moose by State registration permit only. The season will be closed when 5 moose have been taken from the Nunatak Bench Nov. 15-Feb. 15. Unit 5(A), except Nunatak Bench—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit only. The season will be closed when 60 antlered bulls have been taken from the Unit. The season will be closed in that portion west of the Dangerous River when 30 antlered bulls have been taken in that area. From Oct. 8—Oct. 21, public lands will be closed to taking of moose, except by residents of Unit 5(A) Oct. 8-Nov. 15. Unit 5(B)—1 antlered bull by State registration permit only. The season will be closed when 25 antlered bulls have been taken from the entirety of Unit 5(B) Sept. 1-Dec. 15. Coyote: 2 coyotes Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes Nov. 1-Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per day Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves Aug. 1-Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. TRAPPING Beaver: No limit Nov. 10-May 15. Coyote: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Marten: No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Otter: No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. (6) Unit 6. (i) Unit 6 consists of all Gulf of Alaska and Prince William Sound drainages from the center line of Icy Bay (excluding the Guyot Hills) to Cape Fairfield including Kayak, Hinchinbrook, Montague, and adjacent islands, and Middleton Island, but excluding the Copper River drainage upstream from Miles Glacier, and excluding the Nellie Juan and Kings River drainages: (A) Unit 6(A) consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages east of Palm Point near Katalla including Kanak, Wingham, and Kayak Islands; (B) Unit 6(B) consists of Gulf of Alaska and Copper River Basin drainages west of Palm Point near Katalla, east of the west bank of the Copper River, and east of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point; (C) Unit 6(C) consists of drainages west of the west bank of the Copper River, and west of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point, and drainages east of the east bank of Rude River and drainages into the eastern shore of Nelson Bay and Orca Inlet; (D) Unit 6(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 6. (ii) For the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands: (A) You may not take mountain goat in 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; (B) You may not take mountain goat in 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. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15; (B) You may take coyotes in Units 6(B) and 6(C) with the aid of artificial lights; (C) One permit will be issued to the Native Village of Eyak to take one bull moose from Federal lands in Units 6(B) or (C) for their annual Memorial/Sobriety Day potlatch. Harvest limits Open season HUNTING Black Bear: 1 bear Sept. 1-June 30. Deer: 4 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct. 1-Dec. 31 Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Goats: Unit 6(A), (B)—1 goat by State registration permit only Aug. 20-Jan. 31. Unit 6(C) No open season. Unit 6(D) (subareas RG242, RG243, RG244, RG249, RG266 and RG252 only)—1 goat by Federal registration permit only Aug. 20-Jan. 31. 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, RG243—4 goats, RG244—2 goats, RG249—4 goats, RG266—4 goats, RG252—1 goat. Unit 6(D) (subarea RG245)—The taking of goats is prohibited on all public lands No open season. Moose: Unit 6(C)—1 cow by Federal registration permit only. (Five permits will be issued.) Aug. 15-Dec. 31. Unit 6—remainder—No Federal open season Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession May 1-Oct. 31. 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 Highway and east of the Heney Range—No limit July 1-June 30. Unit 6(C)—remainder—No limit July 1-June 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases) No open season. Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit July 1-June 30. Lynx No open season. Wolf: 5 wolves Aug. 10-Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine. Sept. 1-Mar. 31. Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. TRAPPING Beaver: No limit Dec. 1-Apr. 30. Coyote: Unit 6(A), (B), and (D)—No limit Nov. 10-Mar. 31. Unit 6(C)—south of the Copper River Highway and east of the Heney Range—No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. Unit 6(C)—remainder—No limit Nov. 10-Mar. 31. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 28. Lynx: No limit Jan. 1-Feb. 15. Marten: No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 28. Mink and Weasel: No limit Nov. 10-Jan. 31. Muskrat: No limit Nov. 10-June 10. Otter: No limit Nov. 10-Mar. 31. Wolf: No limit Nov. 10-Mar. 31. Wolverine: No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 28. (7) Unit 7. (i) Unit 7 consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages between Gore Point and Cape Fairfield including the Nellie Juan and Kings River drainages, and including the Kenai River drainage upstream from the Russian River, the drainages into the south side of Turnagain Arm west of and including the Portage Creek drainage, and east of 150° W. long., and all Kenai Peninsula drainages east of 150° W. long., from Turnagain Arm to the Kenai River. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands: (A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Kenai Fjords National Park; (B) You may not hunt in the Portage Glacier Closed Area in Unit 7, which consists of Portage Creek drainages between the Anchorage-Seward Railroad and Placer Creek in Bear Valley, Portage Lake, the mouth of Byron Creek, Glacier Creek, and Byron Glacier; however, you may hunt grouse, ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels with shotguns after September 1. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15; except in the drainages of Resurrection Creek and its tributaries. (B) [Reserved]. Harvest limits Open season HUNTING Black Bear: Unit 7—3 bears July 1-June 30. Moose: Unit 7—that portion draining into 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 Aug. 10-Sept. 20. Unit 7—remainder No open season. Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession May 1-Oct. 10. Coyote: No limit Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes Nov. 1-Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit July 1-June 30. Wolf: Unit 7—that portion within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge—2 wolves Aug. 10-Apr. 30. Unit 7—Remainder—5 wolves Aug. 10-Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Sept. 1-Mar. 31. Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession Aug. 10-Mar. 31. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 10-Mar. 31. TRAPPING Beaver: 20 beaver per season Nov. 10-Mar.31. Coyote: No limit Nov. 10-Mar. 31. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 28. Lynx: No limit Jan. 1-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-Mar. 31. 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) If you have a trapping license, you may take beaver with a firearm in Unit 8 from Nov. 10-Apr. 30. (ii) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time. Harvest limits Open season HUNTING Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal registration permit only. Up to 1 permit may be issued 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 Dec. 1-Dec. 15. Apr. 1-May 15. Deer: Unit 8—that portion of Kodiak Island north of a line from the head of Settlers Cove to Crescent Lake (57° 52′ N. lat., 152° 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 Aug. 1-Oct. 31. Unit 8—that portion of Kodiak Island and adjacent islands south and west of a line from the head of Terror Bay to the head of the south-western most arm of Ugak Bay-5 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct. 1-Jan. 31 Aug. 1-Jan. 31. Unit 8—remainder—5 deer; however, 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 Aug. 1-Jan. 31. Elk: Afognak Island above mean high tide—1 elk per household by Federal registration permit only; only 1 elk in possession for each two hunters in a party. The season will be closed by announcement of the Refuge Manager, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge when the combined Federal/State harvest reaches 15% of the herd Sept. 1-Nov. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes Sept. 1-Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit July 1-June 30. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 10-Apr. 30. TRAPPING Beaver: 30 beaver per season Nov. 10-Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit Nov. 10-Mar. 31. Marten: No limit Nov. 10-Jan. 31. Mink and Weasel: No limit Nov. 10-Jan. 31. Muskrat: No limit Nov. 10-June 10. Otter: No limit Nov. 10-Jan. 31. (9) Unit 9. (i) Unit 9 consists of the Alaska Peninsula and adjacent islands including drainages east of False Pass, Pacific Ocean drainages west of and excluding the Redoubt Creek drainage; drainages into the south side of Bristol Bay, drainages into the north side of Bristol Bay east of Etolin Point, and including the Sanak and Shumagin Islands: (A) Unit 9(A) consists of that portion of Unit 9 draining into Shelikof Strait and Cook Inle [Text truncated at 120,000 characters. The full text is on the page linked above.] --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A00-16039. Public record. Not legal advice.