5 Alaska Admin. Code § 31.426

Current through September 25, 2024
Section 5 AAC 31.426 - Lawful gear for Registration Area G

A shrimp pot must have at least two adjacent vertical sides, or near-vertical sides, excluding tunnels, completely composed of uncovered, rigid mesh. A shrimp pot that does not have a definable side, including round pots, must have rigid mesh panels covering a minimum of 50 percent of the vertical or near-vertical surface area of the pot. The rigid mesh on a shrimp pot must be large enough to allow the unaided passage of a maximum 12 inch long, seven-eighths inch diameter round, wooden peg without deforming the opening, except for the selvage.

5 AAC 31.426

Eff 7/23/94, Register 131; am 7/1/2015, Register 214, July 2015

Authority:AS 16.05.251