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Title 5 . Fish and Game
Chapter 58 . Personal Use Fishery
Section 30. Methods, means, and general provisions - Finfish

5 AAC 58.030. Methods, means, and general provisions - Finfish

(a) Unless otherwise specified in 5 AAC 58.022 or by an emergency order issued under AS 16.05.060 , the provisions of this section apply to finfish sport fishing in the Cook Inlet - Resurrection Bay Saltwater Area.

(b) Unless otherwise specified in this section or in 5 AAC 75, fish may be taken only by hook-and-line gear.

(c) A person may not intentionally snag or attempt to snag any species of fish in the waters of Cook Inlet north of a line from Anchor Point and may not intentionally snag or attempt to snag any species of fish in the waters east of a line from Anchor Point to Point Pogibshi from January 1 through June 23. A person who snags a fish in these locations shall release it immediately. Except as specified in (d) of this section, a person may snag or attempt to snag any species of fish in the waters east of a line from Anchor Point to Point Pogibshi from June 24 through December 31.

(d) From June 24 through December 31, except during periods established by emergency order, a person may not intentionally snag or attempt to snag any species of fish from the Homer city dock near the entrance of the Homer Boat Harbor, including the entire Homer Boat Harbor, northwest along the east side of the Homer Spit to an ADF&G regulatory marker located approximately 200 yards northwest of the entrance to the fishery enhancement lagoon on Homer Spit, to a distance 300 feet from the shore.

(e) For the purposes of this section, "snag" means to hook a fish elsewhere than in the mouth.

History: Eff. 2/25/98, Register 145; am 3/8/2002, Register 161

Authority: AS 16.05.060

AS 16.05.251


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