Section 5 AAC 34.040 - Partial closure of registration areas(a) Pursuant to the procedures set out in 5 AAC 34.035, the commissioner may close a registration area for certain species of king crab.(b) Unless otherwise specified in 5 AAC 34, after 24 hours following the closure of any registration area for specified species of king crab, no vessel registered for that area may have that species of king crab on board in waters subject to jurisdiction of the state unless the (1) vessel is validly registered for another registration area and the area is open for that species of king crab;(2) vessel is otherwise in compliance with 5 AAC 34.020 and 5 AAC 34.030;(3) vessel operator has contacted, in person or by radio, a local representative of the department at a landing port or inspection point specified in 5 AAC 34 or by the department, and the representative has authorized the extended possession of crab; contact must be made within the 24-hour period following the season closure for that species of king crab in the registration area, or any district in Area Q.(c) The provisions of 5 AAC 34.035 shall apply to partial closures.(d) Unless otherwise stated, all references in this chapter to closures of registration areas shall not be deemed applicable to partial closures.In effect before 1984; am 6/30/84, Register 90; am 7/14/85, Register 95; am 11/6/96, Register 140