Section 5 AAC 35.126 - Tanner crab gear marking requirements for Registration Area A(a) In addition to the requirements of 5 AAC 35.051, in Registration Area A, in locations where a Tanner crab pot limit is in effect, each Tanner crab pot must have one identification tag issued by the department placed on the main buoy or on the trailer buoy if more than one buoy is attached to the pot.(b) Identification tags are issued before each fishing season, are uniquely numbered for each registration year, and will be issued to the CFEC permit holder at the time of vessel registration. The permit holder, or the permit holder's agent, shall apply for identification tags at a department office designated to issue the tags. Replacement of tags lost during the season is pennitted if the permit holder and at least one crewmember submit sworn statements or affidavits, in person1 at a department office in Regi tration Area A, describing how the tags were lost and listing the numbers of the lost tags.(c) Each Tanner crab ring net must have an identification tag, as specified in (a) of this section.(d) If multiple CFEC permit holders are registered to fish from a vessel simultaneously for the Tanner crab and golden king crab fisheries, the tags are issued to the vessel for the duration of the fishing seasons.Eff. 9/29/96, Register 139; am 6/17/2018,Register 226, July 2018Authority:AS 16.05.251
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