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Alaska Administrative Code
Title 20 . Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions
Chapter 5 . Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission

Chapter 5. Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission

Section 10 . (Repealed)
Section 20 . (Repealed)
Section 30 . (Repealed)
Section 40 . (Repealed)
Section 50 . (Repealed)
Section 60 . (Repealed)
Section 100 . Permit required to operate gear
Section 110 . Permit required to possess fish or shellfish
Section 115 . Personal identification required
Section 120 . Permits for retaining incidentally-caught fish
Section 130 . Vessel license required
Section 200 . Fishery identification system
Section 210 . Fishery resource codes
Section 220 . Gear codes
Section 230 . Administrative areas
Section 240 . (Repealed)
Section 245 . Schedule of annual fees
Section 250 . Application fee
Section 290 . Residency
Section 300 . Distressed fisheries
Section 310 . Other designated fisheries
Section 320 . Maximum number of entry permits
Section 330 . Qualification dates of limited fisheries
Section 400 . Interim-use permit required
Section 405 . Interim-use permits before establishment of priority classifications
Section 410 . (Repealed)
Section 415 . Issuance of interim-use permits to applicants assigned to a priority classification
Section 420 . (Repealed)
Section 425 . Application and annual renewal of interim-use permit
Section 430 . Notification of loss or theft
Section 440 . (Repealed)
Section 450 . (Repealed)
Section 460 . (Repealed)
Section 500 . Form of application
Section 510 . Time of application
Section 515 . Final application deadline
Section 520 . Evidence of qualification
Section 525 . Partnership claims
Section 526 . Additional claims for availability of alternative occupations points
Section 530 . Application by decedent
Section 535 . Applications for fish wheel entry permits
Section 540 . Priority classification of applicants
Section 550 . Issuance of entry permits
Section 560 . Annual renewal of entry permit
Section 570 . Notification of damage, loss, or theft
Section 571 . Application for special harvest area entry permits
Section 572 . Special harvest area gear operators
Section 574 . General provisions relating to educational entry permits
Section 575 . Application for educational entry permits
Section 577 . Educational entry permit gear operators
Section 579 . Income from educational entry permits payable to general fund
Section 600 . Priority classification system
Section 610 . Past participation
Section 620 . Economic dependence
Section 630 . Point system for designated fisheries
Section 640 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications
Section 650 . Special rules for use of the point system
Section 653 . Priority classification system for those fisheries designated in 20 AAC 05.310(a)(9) - (a)(13)
Section 656 . Point system for fisheries designated in 20 AAC 05.310(a)(9) - (a)(13)
Section 659 . Designation of significant and minor economic hardship classifications for those fisheries designated in 20 AAC 05.310(a)(9) - (a)(13)
Section 660 . Definitions
Section 662 . Priority classification system for Southeastern and Prince William Sound roe herring purse seine and Cook Inlet combined roe herring and herring purse seine fisheries
Section 664 . Point system for Southeastern and Prince William Sound roe herring purse seine and Cook Inlet combined roe herring and herring purse seine fisheries
Section 666 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications
Section 667 . Priority classification system for Southeastern herring gillnet fishery
Section 668 . Point system for the Southeastern herring gillnet fishery
Section 669 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Southeastern herring gillnet fishery
Section 670 . Definitions
Section 671 . Priority classification system for Prince William Sound roe herring gillnet fishery
Section 672 . Past participation point system for the Prince William Sound roe herring gillnet fishery
Section 673 . Economic dependence point system for the Prince William Sound roe herring gillnet fishery
Section 674 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Prince William Sound roe herring gillnet fishery
Section 675 . Definitions
Section 676 . Priority classification system for the statewide salmon hand troll fishery
Section 677 . Point system for the salmon hand troll fishery
Section 678 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the statewide salmon hand troll fishery
Section 679 . Special rules for the salmon hand troll point system
Section 680 . Priority classification systems for Kodiak roe herring purse seine and gillnet fisheries
Section 681 . Point system for the Kodiak roe herring purse seine fishery
Section 682 . Point system for the Kodiak roe herring gillnet fishery
Section 683 . Special rules
Section 684 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Kodiak roe herring purse seine and gillnet fisheries
Section 685 . Permits issued to an applicant for both purse seine and gillnet fisheries
Section 686 . Definitions
Section 687 . (Repealed)
Section 690 . Integrated fishery resource permit
Section 691 . Priority classification system for Southeastern Alaska red and blue king crab pot fishery, brown king crab pot fishery and Tanner crab pot fishery
Section 692 . General provisions relating to the Southeastern Alaska red and blue king crab, brown king crab and Tanner crab pot fisheries point systems
Section 693 . Point system for the Southeastern Alaska red and blue king crab pot fishery
Section 694 . Point system for the Southeastern Alaska brown king crab pot fishery
Section 695 . Point system for the Southeastern Tanner crab pot fishery
Section 696 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Southeastern Alaska red and blue king crab pot fishery, brown king crab pot fishery, and Tanner crab pot fishery
Section 697 . Definitions for 20 AAC 05.691 - 20 AAC 05.697
Section 701 . Priority classification system for Northern Southeast Inside sablefish longline fishery, Southern Southeast Inside sablefish longline fishery, and Southern Southeast Inside sablefish pot fishery
Section 703 . General provisions relating to the Northern Southeast Inside sablefish longline, Southern Southeast Inside sablefish longline, and Southern Southeast Inside sablefish pot fisheries point systems
Section 705 . Point system for the Northern Southeast Inside sablefish longline fishery
Section 707 . Point system for the Southern Southeast Inside sablefish longline fishery
Section 709 . Point system for the Southern Southeast Inside sablefish pot fishery
Section 711 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Northern Southeast Inside sablefish longline fishery, Southern Southeast Inside sablefish longline fishery, and Southern Southeast Inside sablefish pot fishery
Section 713 . Definitions for 20 AAC 05.701 - 20 AAC 05.713
Section 715 . Priority classification system for Prince William Sound herring spawn on kelp pound fishery
Section 717 . Point system for the Prince William Sound herring spawn on kelp pound fishery
Section 719 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Prince William Sound herring spawn on kelp pound fishery
Section 722 . Priority classification systems for Norton Sound herring gillnet fishery, Norton Sound herring beach seine fishery, Cape Romanzof herring gillnet fishery, Nelson Island herring gillnet fishery, and Nunivak Island herring gillnet fishery
Section 724 . General provisions relating to point systems for the Norton Sound herring gillnet fishery, the Norton Sound herring beach seine fishery, the Cape Romanzof herring gillnet fishery, the Nelson Island herring gillnet fishery, and the Nunivak Island herring gillnet fishery
Section 726 . Point system for the Cape Romanzof herring gillnet fishery
Section 728 . Point system for the Norton Sound herring gillnet fishery
Section 732 . Point system for the Norton Sound herring beach seine fishery
Section 734 . Point system for the Nelson Island herring gillnet fishery
Section 736 . Point system for the Nunivak Island herring gillnet fishery
Section 738 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Norton Sound herring gillnet fishery, Norton Sound herring beach seine fishery, Cape Romanzof herring gillnet fishery, Nelson Island herring gillnet fishery, and Nunivak Island herring gillnet fishery
Section 742 . Definitions for 20 AAC 05.722 - 20 AAC 05.742
Section 744 . General provisions relating to Bristol Bay (Togiak) herring spawn-on-kelp fishery point system
Section 745 . Priority classification system for the Bristol Bay (Togiak) herring spawn on kelp fishery
Section 748 . Point system for the Bristol Bay (Togiak) herring spawn on kelp fishery
Section 751 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Bristol Bay (Togiak) herring spawn on kelp fishery
Section 753 . General provisions relating to Cook Inlet Dungeness crab pot and ring net fisheries
Section 755 . Priority classification system for the Cook Inlet Dungeness crab pot and ring net fisheries
Section 757 . Point system for the Cook Inlet Dungeness crab pot fishery
Section 758 . Point system for the Cook Inlet Dungeness crab ring net fishery
Section 760 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Cook Inlet Dungeness crab pot and ring net fisheries
Section 762 . General provisions relating to Southeastern Alaska Dungeness crab pot, ring net, and diving gear fisheries
Section 764 . Fishing capacity restrictions for Southeast Alaska Dungeness crab pot permits
Section 765 . Provisions relating to a joint operation in the Southeast Dungeness crab pot fishery for the purpose of calculating tier levels
Section 766 . Definitions
Section 767 . Priority classification system for Southeastern Alaska Dungeness crab pot, ring net, and diving gear fisheries
Section 768 . Point system for the Southeastern Alaska Dungeness crab pot fishery
Section 769 . Point system for the Southeastern Alaska Dungeness crab ring net fishery
Section 770 . Point system for the Southeastern Alaska Dungeness crab diving gear fishery
Section 771 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the southeastern Alaska Dungeness crab pot, ring net, and diving gear fisheries
Section 772 . General provisions relating to Southeastern Alaska shrimp pot fishery
Section 773 . Priority classification system for the Southeastern Alaska shrimp pot fishery
Section 774 . Point system for the Southeastern Alaska shrimp pot fishery
Section 775 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Southeastern Alaska shrimp pot fishery
Section 776 . Definitions
Section 778 . General provisions relating to Prince William Sound sablefish fixed gear, pot gear, and net gear fisheries
Section 779 . Fishing capacity restrictions for Prince William Sound sablefish permits
Section 780 . (Repealed)
Section 781 . Priority classification systems for Prince William Sound sablefish fixed gear, pot gear, and net gear fisheries
Section 782 . Point system for the Prince William Sound sablefish fixed gear fishery
Section 783 . Point system for the Prince William Sound sablefish pot gear fishery
Section 784 . Point system for the Prince William Sound sablefish net gear fishery
Section 785 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Prince William Sound sablefish fixed gear, pot gear, and net gear fisheries
Section 786 . Definitions
Section 787 . General provisions relating to the Southeastern Alaska shrimp beam trawl and shrimp otter trawl fisheries
Section 788 . Priority classification systems for the Southeastern Alaska shrimp beam trawl and shrimp otter trawl fisheries
Section 789 . Point system for the Southeastern Alaska shrimp beam trawl fishery
Section 790 . Point system for the Southeastern Alaska shrimp otter trawl fishery
Section 791 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Southeastern Alaska shrimp beam trawl and shrimp otter trawl fisheries
Section 792 . Definitions
Section 794 . Priority classification systems for the Northern Southeast and Southern Southeast herring spawn-on-kelp pound fisheries
Section 795 . General provisions relating to the Northern Southeast and Southern Southeast herring spawn-on-kelp pound fisheries
Section 796 . Point system for the Northern Southeast herring spawn-on-kelp pound fishery
Section 797 . Point system for the Southern Southeast herring spawn-on-kelp pound fishery
Section 798 . Designation or significant and minor hardship classifications for the Northern Southeast and Southern Southeast herring spawn-on-kelp pound fisheries
Section 799 . Definitions
Section 800 . General provisions relating to the Goodnews Bay herring gillnet fishery
Section 801 . Priority classification system for the Goodnews Bay herring gillnet fishery
Section 802 . Point system for the Goodnews Bay herring gillnet fishery
Section 803 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Goodnews Bay herring gillnet fishery
Section 804 . Definitions
Section 806 . General provisions relating to the Southeastern Alaska geoduck clam dive fishery
Section 807 . Priority classification system for Southeastern Alaska geoduck clam dive fishery
Section 808 . Point system for the Southeastern Alaska geoduck clam dive fishery
Section 809 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Southeastern Alaska geoduck clam dive fishery
Section 812 . General provisions relating to the Southeastern Alaska sea cucumber dive fishery
Section 813 . Priority classification system for Southeastern Alaska sea cucumber dive fishery
Section 814 . Point system for the Southeastern Alaska sea cucumber dive fishery
Section 815 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Southeastern Alaska sea cucumber dive fishery
Section 818 . General provisions relating to the Southeastern Alaska sea urchin dive fishery
Section 819 . Priority classification system for Southeast Alaska Sea Urchin Dive Fishery
Section 820 . Point system for the Southeast Alaska Sea Urchin Dive Fishery
Section 821 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Southeast Alaska sea urchin dive fishery
Section 822 . General provisions relating to Kodiak food and bait herring fisheries
Section 823 . Fishing capacity restrictions for Kodiak food and bait herring permits
Section 824 . Priority classification systems for the Kodiak food and bait herring fisheries
Section 825 . Point system for the Kodiak food and bait herring gillnet and seine combined fishery
Section 826 . Point system for the Kodiak food and bait herring trawl fishery
Section 827 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Kodiak food and bait herring fisheries
Section 830 . General provisions relating to Kodiak bairdi Tanner crab pot fishery
Section 831 . Fishing capacity restrictions for Kodiak bairdi Tanner crab pot permits
Section 833 . Priority classification system for the Kodiak bairdi Tanner crab pot fishery
Section 834 . Point system for the Kodiak bairdi Tanner crab pot fishery
Section 835 . Designation of significant and minor hardship classifications for the Kodiak bairdi Tanner crab pot fishery
Section 836 . Definitions
Section 1010 . Moratoria on new entrants into the Southeastern Alaska Dungeness crab pot, ring net, and diving fisheries
Section 1012 . Eligibility requirements for an interim-use permit for the Southeastern Alaska Dungeness crab pot fishery during the moratorium in the fishery
Section 1014 . Eligibility requirements for an interim-use permit for the Southeastern Alaska Dungeness crab ring net fishery during the moratorium in the fishery
Section 1016 . Eligibility requirements for an interim-use permit for the Southeastern Alaska Dungeness crab diving gear fishery during the moratorium in the fishery
Section 1018 . Definitions for 20 AAC 05.1010 - 20 AAC 05.1018
Section 1020 . Applicable dates for the Southeastern Alaska Dungeness crab fisheries moratoria
Section 1022 . Provisions relating to vessel permits for the Bering Sea Korean hair crab moratorium
Section 1140 . Optimum number of entry permits for the Southeastern Alaska roe herring purse seine fishery
Section 1145 . Optimum number of entry permits for the Northern Southeast Inside sablefish longline fishery
Section 1147 . Optimum number of entry permits for the Bristol Bay drift gillnet fishery
Section 1205 . (Repealed)
Section 1210 . (Repealed)
Section 1400 . Establishment of vessel permit system
Section 1405 . Limitation of Bering Sea hair crab fishery
Section 1407 . Application process for Bering Sea hair crab fishery vessel entry permit
Section 1408 . Initial issuance of Bering Sea hair crab fishery vessel entry permit
Section 1409 . General provisions for the Bering Sea hair crab vessel permit system
Section 1410 . Substitution of Bering Sea hair crab fishery vessel
Section 1414 . Transfer of Bering Sea hair crab vessel entry permit
Section 1416 . Annual renewal of Bering Sea hair crab vessel entry permit
Section 1417 . Annual renewal fees for Bering Sea hair crab vessel entry permit
Section 1418 . Transfer and vessel substitution fees for the Bering Sea hair crab fishery
Section 1419 . Applicability of 20 AAC 05.1400 - 20 AAC 05.1420
Section 1420 . Definitions for 20 AAC 05.1400 - 20 AAC 05.1420
Section 1425 . Establishment of vessel permit system for statewide weathervane scallop fishery
Section 1427 . Limitation of statewide weathervane scallop fishery
Section 1428 . Application process for statewide weathervane scallop fishery vessel entry permit
Section 1430 . Initial issuance of statewide weathervane scallop fishery vessel entry permit
Section 1432 . General provisions for the statewide weathervane scallop fisheries vessel permit system
Section 1434 . Substitution of statewide weathervane scallop vessel
Section 1436 . Transfer of statewide weathervane scallop vessel entry permit
Section 1438 . Annual renewal of statewide weathervane scallop vessel entry permit
Section 1440 . Annual fees for statewide weathervane scallop vessel entry permit
Section 1441 . Transfer and vessel substitution fees for the statewide weathervane scallop fishery
Section 1443 . Applicability of 20 AAC 05.1425 - 20 AAC 05.1444
Section 1444 . Definitions for 20 AAC 05.1425 - 20 AAC 05.1444
Section 1700 . Requirements for transfer
Section 1705 . Lease, encumbrance, attachment, distraint, or retained right of repossession prohibited
Section 1707 . General requirements regarding a request for permanent transfer of an entry permit
Section 1710 . Voluntary transfer: permit holder
Section 1712 . Voluntary transfer: permit holder
Section 1714 . Involuntary transfer: proposed transferee
Section 1716 . Voluntary transfer: denial of permit holder
Section 1718 . Involuntary transfer: denial of proposed transferee
Section 1720 . (Repealed)
Section 1721 . Determination of need regarding permit holder
Section 1723 . Commission
Section 1725 . Permanent transfer of an entry permit under AS 16.43.14
Section 1730 . (Repealed)
Section 1731 . (Repealed)
Section 1735 . Designation of agents by commission
Section 1740 . Emergency transfers
Section 1742 . Transfer and reissuance of entry permits
Section 1745 . (Repealed)
Section 1746 . (Repealed)
Section 1750 . Transfer upon death of the holder
Section 1760 . Administrative hearings
Section 1765 . (Repealed)
Section 1770 . Definitions for 20 AAC 05.1700 - 20 AAC 05.1770
Section 1800 . Matters covered
Section 1804 . Parties
Section 1805 . Request for an administrative hearing
Section 1810 . Notice of hearing
Section 1815 . Scope of hearing
Section 1817 . Disqualification of a hearing officer
Section 1820 . Rules of evidence
Section 1825 . Prehearing conferences, orders, subpoenas, depositions, and documents
Section 1830 . Continuances and waivers
Section 1835 . Default
Section 1840 . Hearing officer decisions
Section 1845 . Administrative review
Section 1850 . Reconsideration
Section 1855 . (Repealed)
Section 1860 . Representation
Section 1865 . Investigations
Section 1870 . Show cause proceedings
Section 1900 . Communications
Section 1910 . Remittances and charges
Section 1920 . Permit files
Section 1930 . Confidential records and information
Section 1935 . Requirements for releasing confidential information on fishery landings
Section 1940 . Designation of salmon net gear permits by area
Section 1942 . Redesignation of salmon net gear permits by area
Section 1944 . Issuance of permit cards for designated salmon net area
Section 1946 . Issuance of permit cards for salmon fisheries under AS 16.43.14
Section 1950 . Area registration of salmon net fishing vessel
Section 1952 . Area reregistration of salmon net fishing vessel
Section 1954 . (Repealed)
Section 1958 . Vessel license
Section 1959 . Notification of damage, loss, or theft
Section 1960 . Power of authorized agent
Section 1965 . Notice regarding false statements
Section 1972 . Appeal of conviction
Section 1980 . (Repealed)
Section 1985 . Time of permit renewal and vessel license application
Section 1990 . Appraised value

Editor's note: Effective 11/2/84, Register 92, as required by AS 16.10.339 , the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission adopted regulations relating to commercial fishing loans. The regulations appear as 3 AAC 80.


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