Title 11 . Natural Resources

Chapter 9 . Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve

Section 30. Generally allowed uses

11 AAC 09.030. Generally allowed uses

A permit or other written authorization is required for uses and activities not appearing on the list in this section. The following land uses and activities, alone or in combination, are generally allowed uses on land subject to the Susitna Basin Recreation Rivers Management Plan, adopted by reference in 11 AAC 09.005, that do not require an authorization under AS 41 or 11 AAC 96.010(a) , except that a land use or activity for a commercial recreation purpose requires prior registration under 11 AAC 96.018:

(1) travel or travel-related activities, as follows:

(A) hiking, backpacking, skiing, climbing, or other foot travel;

(B) bicycling;

(C) travel by horse or dogsled or with pack animals;

(D) using an off-road motorized vehicle with a gross weight of 1,000 pounds or less, including a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, whether wheeled or tracked, on established trails, except during periods when Table 2.1 of the management plan closes the area to motorized use;

(E) using an off-road motorized vehicle with a gross weight of 1,000 pounds or less, including a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, whether wheeled or tracked, off an established road right-of-way if the department gives public notice that snow cover and ground frost is sufficient to prevent damage to vegetation;

(F) using a highway vehicle on a road or trail built and maintained for use by highway vehicles;

(G) using a boat, canoe, raft, or kayak, subject to restrictions for non-motorized and powerboat-only areas as listed in Table 2.1 of the management plan;

(H) using personal watercraft only on the Susitna, Yentna, and Skwentna Rivers;

(I) landing a fixed-wing aircraft or helicopter, except during periods when Table 2.1 of the management plan closes the area to motorized use;

(J) driving up to 100 head of livestock;

(2) access improvements, as follows:

(A) placing a floating dock for an upland owners or lessee's personal, noncommercial use, if

(i) the total surface area of the dock is not more than 100 square feet; the dock does not extend more than 15 feet from the water body's edge at any water level, and the walkway, ladder, or ramp connecting the dock to the shore is no more than four feet wide;

(ii) no surface-treated, pentachlorophenol-treated, or creosote-treated construction materials are in contact with the water;

(iii) barrels used in the structure are cleaned and sealed sufficiently to prevent the escape of hazardous materials into the water body;

(iv) the dock is designed and boats and aircraft are tied to it so as not to create a safety hazard or impede navigation or the lawful use of aircraft; and

(v) the dock is removed before ice forms on the water body;

(B) placing an anchor buoy on a lake, if marked with the owner's name, or placing a temporary anchor buoy or marker at the mouth of Lake Creek, if the anchor buoy or marker does not interfere with the primary navigation channel, is marked with the owner's name, is not left unattended for more than 30 minutes, is pulled within six hours, and is not reset for an additional hour;

(3) removing or using state resources, as follows:

(A) hunting, fishing, or trapping; nothing in this subparagraph relieves a person from complying with applicable state and federal statutes and regulations on the taking of fish and game;

(B) harvesting wild plants, mushrooms, berries, and other plant material for personal, noncommercial use; however, the cutting of trees is not a generally allowed use under this subparagraph;

(C) using dead and down wood for a cooking or warming fire, unless the department has closed the area to fires during the fire season;

(D) recreational gold panning;

(E) hard-rock mineral prospecting or mining using light portable field equipment, including a hand-operated pick, shovel, pan, earth auger, or a backpack power drill or auger;

(F) suction dredging using a suction dredge with a nozzle intake of six inches or less, powered by an engine of 18 horsepower or less, and pumping no more than 30,000 gallons of water per day;

(4) organized assemblies, as follows:

(A) a private, noncommercial assembly of up to 15 persons if held between May 15 and August 31, or of any number of persons if held during the rest of the year, in an area designated by the management plan as Class I;

(B) a private, noncommercial assembly of up to 50 persons if held between May 15 and August 31, or of any number of persons if held during the rest of the year, outside areas designated by the management plan as Class I;

(C) a race, derby, spectator event, or other promotional or entertainment event organized on a noncommercial basis if held between September 1 and May 15;

(5) other uses, as follows:

(A) setting up and using a primitive tent camp for personal, noncommercial recreational purposes, or for any non-recreational purpose, including as a support camp during mineral exploration, for no more than four days at one site between May 15 and August 31 of each year, and for no more than 14 days at one site during the rest of the year, without

(i) causing lasting damage to vegetation, drainage, or soil stability;

(ii) interfering with public access or other public purposes; or

(iii) harassing or unlawfully disturbing fish or wildlife;

(B) storing or parking vehicles, equipment, and boats, for a maximum of four days in any one location between May 15 and August 31, and for a maximum of 14 days in any one location during the rest of the year, except that vehicles used to drop off or pick up persons using a recreation river for authorized noncommercial recreational activities may remain parked as long as the recreational activity continues;

(C) lawful use of weapons, including firearms, except within one-quarter mile of the Deshka River between its mouth and the camp maintained by the Department of Fish and Game at approximately river mile 2 between May 15 and August 21, or within any other area of high public use where a weapons closure is in effect, because of threats to public safety.

History: Eff. 12/13/95, Register 136; am 12/7/2002, Register 164

Authority: AS 41.23.410

AS 41.23.420

AS 41.23.440

AS 41.23.470