Section 5 AAC 31.126 - Shrimp pot marking requirements for Registration Area A(a) If required by the department, in addition to the requirements of 5 AAC 31.051, each shrimp pot must have one identification tag issued by the department attached to the pot. If required by the department under this section, identification tags will be issued before the fishing season, uniquely numbered for that registration year, and issued at the time of vessel registration for that vessel only. The vessel owner, or the owner's agent, shall apply for identification tags at a department office designated to issue tags. Replacement of tags lost during the season is permitted if the vessel operator submits a sworn statement or affidavit describing how the tags were lost and listing the numbers of the lost tags.(b) All shrimp pots on board a registered shrimp vessel must be marked as specified in (a) of this section.(c) Shrimp pots deployed on a longline, consisting of more than five pots, must have at least one buoy attached to each end of the longline. The buoys must be properly marked as specified in 5 AAC 31.051 and the pots must be marked as required under (a) of this section.Eff. 9/28/97, Register 143; am 5/8/98, Register 146; am 7/18/2003, Register 167; am 5/26/2006, Register 178; am 11/5/2006, Register 180