5 Alaska Admin. Code § 92.033

Current through September 25, 2024

Section 5 AAC 92.033 - Permit for scientific, educational, propagative, or public safety purposes

(a) Notwithstanding restrictions in 5 AAC 84, 5 AAC 85, and this chapter, the department may issue a permit for the taking, possessing, importing, or exporting of game for scientific, educational, propagative, or public safety purposes.

(b) The department may issue a permit for taking specified big game animals for public safety purposes to an individual, including a state, municipal, or federal government official responsible for public safety, only as follows:

(1) the department shall evaluate all reported public safety problems involving big game brought to the department's attention, determine whether an actual threat to public safety is caused by a big game animal, and develop a list of all reasonable and practical solutions;

(2) if the department determines a threat to public safety can be resolved only by taking a big game animal under this section and no government official responsible for public safety is available, the department may issue a permit to a private individual;

(3) a permit that authorizes lethal taking of a big game animal issued to an individual other than a government official must be restricted to taking a specific, identified problem animal;

(4) repealed 7/1/2012.

(c) The department may issue a general permit to an individual, including a state, municipal, or federal government official, to take big game for public safety purposes. General permits issued to other state, municipal, or federal government officials may be issued as part of cooperative agreements, detailing roles and responsibilities between or among the department and these agencies.

(d) A permit issued under (b) or (c) of this section must specify the

(1) name of the permittee and authorized subpermittees;

(2) species of the big game animal that may be taken;

(3) type of taking that is authorized, such as hazing, aversive conditioning, live trapping, or lethal taking;

(4) methods and means that may be employed;

(5) duration of the permit;

(6) location of permitted activities;

(7) disposition of game taken; and

(8) reporting requirements.

5 AAC 92.033

Eff. 7/5/85, Register 95; am 12/31/96, Register 141; am 7/26/97, Register 143; am 7/1/2012, Register 202

Authority:AS 16.05.255

AS 16.05.340

AS 16.05.930