Federal Subsistence Management Regulations for the HARVESTHARVEST ofof WILDLIFEWILDLIFE on Federal Public Lands in Alaska Genevieve Muldoon, 10, Eagle, 2020-21 Student Art Contest Winner Ilene Fernandez, 9, Sitka 2014 Student Art Contest Winner Effective 1 July 2020 - 30 June 2022 Subsistence management regulations are available online at www.doi.gov/subsistence/wildlife Reporting Violations To report violations of the regulations in this book or other regulations on Federal public lands and waters in Alaska, please contact: National Parks and Preserves National Park Service ............................. (907) 644-3880 or (800) 478-2724 National Wildlife Refuges U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .............. (907) 786-3311 or (800) 858-7621 National Forests U.S. Forest Service ............................... (907) 586-8820 Bureau of Land Management areas Bureau of Land Management ................ (907) 271-6623 For Federal permit information, refer to the Directory of Federal Land Management Offices at the back of this book. About this book This book is published by the Federal Subsistence Management Program as an informative summary and guide to annual Federal subsistence hunting regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (36 CFR Part 242 and 50 CFR Part 100) and the Federal Register. There may be errors or omissions not identified at press time, or changes made to the regulations after the book is printed. To be certain of current regulations, refer to the official Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register publications or contact the Office of Subsistence Management. The regulations may change at any time by special actions of the Federal Subsistence Board. Changes are published in the Federal Register and Board actions or major corrections to this book are posted on the Office of Subsistence Management website, www.doi.gov/subsistence. For additional information, please contact: Office of Subsistence Management 1011 East Tudor Road, MS-121 Anchorage, Alaska 99503-6199 (907) 786-3888 or toll free (800) 478-1456 Fax: (907) 786-3898 Email: [email protected] Web: www.doi.gov/subsistence Facebook: www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska Contents What’s New .......................................................2 Brown Bear Permit and Tag Requirements ..................21 General information ..............................3 Hunting regulations .......................................22(map) Unit 1—Southeast Mainland ..............................................25(23) Introduction .......................................................................... 3 Unit 2—Prince of Wales .....................................................29(28) State and Federal Wildlife Regulations ............................3 Unit 3—Petersburg-Wrangell ...........................................32(31) Federal Subsistence Board .................................................3 Unit 4—Admiralty-Baranof-Chichagof ............................35(34) Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils ..........4 Unit 5—Yakutat .................................................................... 38(37) Council Membership ...........................................................4 Unit 6—Cordova-Valdez ....................................................41(40) Criteria for Council Membership ....................................4 Unit 7—Seward .................................................................... 45(44) Council Member Responsibilities ....................................5 Unit 8—Kodiak-Shelikof .....................................................48(47) Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Unit 9—Alaska Peninsula ...................................................50(49) Coordinators ..................................................................... 5 Unit 10—Aleutian Islands ..................................................55(54) Federal Subsistence Regulations Apply Only to Unit 11—Wrangell Mountains-Chitina River ................57(56) Rural Alaska Residents ....................................................6 Unit 12—Upper Tanana-White River ..............................61(60) Are You a Rural Alaska Resident? ...................................6 Unit 13—Nelchina-Upper Susitna ...................................65(64) Nonrural Communities ......................................................6 Unit 14—Anchorage ...........................................................70(69) Nonrural Area Maps ..........................................................7 Unit 15—Kenai ..................................................................... 73(72) Customary and Traditional Use .......................................12 Unit 16—Lower Susitna .....................................................76(75) Federal Subsistence Regulations Apply Only to Unit 17—Bristol Bay ...........................................................79(78) Federal Public Lands ........................................................12 Unit 18—Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta ..................................85(84) Land and Water Access .......................................................12 Unit 19—McGrath ...............................................................89(88) Licenses, Permits, Harvest Tickets, and Tags ...................12 Unit 20—Fairbanks-Central Tanana .................................94(93) Cultural and Educational Permits .....................................13 Unit 21—Middle Yukon .......................................................100(99) Harvest of Wildlife for Funerary/Mortuary Unit 22—Seward Peninsula ...............................................106(105) Ceremonies ....................................................................... 13 Unit 23—Kotzebue Sound .................................................113(112) Special Requirements for National Park Service Unit 24—Koyukuk ...............................................................118(117) Lands ................................................................................... 13 Unit 25—Fort Yukon ...........................................................124(123) Other Important Information ...........................................14 Unit 26—Arctic Slope.........................................................129(128) Subsistence Harvest of Marine Mammals and Migratory Birds ................................................................. 14 Trapping Regulations .............................134 How to Change Federal Subsistence Regulations ........14 How to Submit a Proposal ...............................................15 Definitions ...............................................140 General provisions ..................................16 Directory of Federal Land Management Methods of Taking Wildlife .................................................16 Offices..................................................... 144 Subsistence restrictions .....................................................16 Possession and Transportation of Wildlife ......................16 Wildlife In-Season Delegations of Harvest Limits ....................................................................... 16 Authority .................................................146 Individual Harvest Limits ....................................................17 Community Harvest Limits ................................................17 Transferring Wildlife ............................................................17 Designated Hunter ..............................................................17 Harvesting Marked, Tagged, or Collared Wildlife ..........17 Evidence of Sex and Identity .............................................18 Sealing of Beaver, Lynx, Marten, Otter, Sheep, Wolf, and Wolverine ................................................................... 18 Use of Wildlife ...................................................................... 18 Bait or Food for Dogs ........................................................18 Salvaged Parts for Human Use ......................................18 Sales and Handicrafts .......................................................18 Defense of Life and Property ............................................19 Information for All Bear Hunters ....................................19 Sealing of Bear Skins and Skulls ...................................19 Subsistence Restrictions for Baiting of Black Bear ......................................................................20 Other Bear Regulations.....................................................20 2020/2022 Federal Subsistence Wildlife Regulations 1 What’s New Please Note New or added regulatory text in this book is highlighted in yellow. ► Units 1–4 – Revises season ► Unit 10 – Unimak Island – ► Unit 18 – Revises the trapping dates for beaver trapping. Establishes a season and season for mink and weasel. harvest limit for caribou. ► Units 1, 2, 3, and 5 – Revises ► Unit 19A – Establishes seasons customary and traditional use ► Units 11 and 13 – Establishes and revises the hunt area for determination for black bear. a community harvest system moose. for moose in Units 11 and ► Units 1, 3, 4, and 5 – Revises 13 and caribou in Unit 13 for ► Unit 20E, 20F, and 25C – Revises customary and traditional use Federally qualified subsistence seasons and harvest limits for determination for brown bear. users living within eight Ahtna caribou. traditional communities. ► Units 1, 4, and 5 – Revises the ► Units 21D and 21D remainder – customary and traditional use ► Unit 12 – Revises hunt area, Revises