# Alaska Stat. § 16.20.010: Legislative recognition; prohibition against ceding state authority

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.010

## Section

- **Citation:** Alaska Stat. § 16.20.010
- **Heading:** Legislative recognition; prohibition against ceding state authority
- **Jurisdiction:** Alaska
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AK Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16.20 / Section 16.20.010

## Text

(a) The legislature recognizes that (1) the state has jurisdiction over all fish and game in the state except in those areas where it has assented to federal control;

(2) the state has not assented to federal control of fish and game in (A) those areas that were set apart as National Bird and Wildlife Refuges while the state was a United States territory; and

(B) Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve or the navigable waters within or adjoining the park and preserve;

(3) special recognition of the value to the state and the nation of areas of unspoiled habitat and the game characteristic to it will be demonstrated by designating as state game refuges those federal lands that were National Bird and Wildlife Refuges or Ranges at the time that Alaska achieved statehood.

(b) [Renumbered as AS 16.05.935 (a)]. (c) [Renumbered as AS 16.05.935 (b)].

## Nearby sections

- [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.010 Legislative recognition; prohibition against ceding state authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.010.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.020 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.020.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.030 National wildlife refuges designated as state game refuges; Goose Bay State Game Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.030.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.031 Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.031.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.032 Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.032.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.033 Yakataga State Game Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.033.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.034 Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.034.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.036 Susitna Flats State Game Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.036.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.037 Minto Flats State Game Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.037.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.038 Trading Bay State Game Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.038.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.039 Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.039.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.041 McNeil River State Game Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.041.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.050 Multiple land use.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.050.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.060 Submission of plans and specifications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.060.md)

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