Alaska’s Board of Game and Board of Fisheries annual call for proposalsThe Board of Game and the Board of Fisheries have both put out their . Please note that the Board of Game is now issuing an annual Call for Proposals rather than a separate a Call for each meeting. The proposal deadline for the Board of Game 2011/2012 meeting cycle will be April 29, 2011. The proposal Deadline for the Board of Fisheries 2011/2012 meeting cycle will be Friday, April 8, 2011. The calls for proposals for each board are contained below:
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
ALASKA BOARD OF GAME
2011/2012 Meeting Cycle
Arctic, Western, and Interior Regions and
Statewide Regulations (Cycle B Schedule)
The Alaska Board of Game calls for proposed changes in the regulations pertaining to hunting, trapping, and the use of game for the following regions and statewide provisions:
1) Arctic and Western Regions (Game Management Units 18, 22, 23, and 26A);
2) Interior Region (Game Management Units 12, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26B, and 26C); and
3) Statewide Regulations (Cycle B Schedule).
Please Note: The Board of Game is now issuing an annual Call for Proposals rather than a separate Call for each meeting. This Call for Proposals is for all regional and statewide
regulations scheduled for the 2011/2012 meeting cycle as specified below.
PROPOSAL DEADLINE: 5:00 p.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011
Arctic, Western, and Interior Regions: The Alaska Board of Game is accepting proposed changes to the following topics for the Game Management Units 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26:
Hunting seasons and bag limits including subsistence and general hunts for all species; trapping seasons and bag limits; methods and means; harvest tickets, reports, tags, and permits; salvage of game meat, fur and hides; possession, transportation, and the use of game; big game prey populations and objectives for intensive management; predation control areas implementation plans; restricted areas including controlled use areas, management areas, closed areas, and closures in state game refuges; special permit areas and hunts including provisions for special ceremonies and taking stranded muskoxen. (Note: The Board of Game has placed a temporary moratorium on the Denali Wolf Buffer Zone and will not be accepting proposals on this topic.)
Statewide Regulations: The Board of Game is accepting proposed changes to the following regulations under 5 AAC Chapter 92, Cycle B schedule, that have statewide applicability.
Methods & Means: 92.075 Lawful Methods of Taking Game
92.080 Unlawful Methods of Taking Game; Exceptions
92.085 Unlawful Methods of Taking Big Game; Exceptions
92.090 Unlawful Methods of Taking Fur Animals
92.095 Unlawful Methods of Taking Furbearers; Exceptions
92.100 Unlawful Methods of Hunting Waterfowl, Snipe, Crane
Possession and 92.130 Restrictions to Bag Limit
Transportation: 92.135 Transfer of Possession
92.140 Unlawful Possession or Transportation of Game
92.150 Evidence of Sex and Identity
92.160 Marked or Tagged Game
92.200 Purchase and Sale of Game
92.260 Taking Cub Bears & Female Bears with Cubs Prohibited
92.400 Emergency Taking of Game
92.410 Taking Game in Defense of Life or Property
92.420 Taking Nuisance Wildlife
Permits: 92.035 Permit for Temporary Commercial Use of Live Game
92.036 Permit for Taking a Child Hunting
92.037 Permit for Falconry
92.040 Permit for Taking of Furbearers with Game Meat
92.041 Permit to Take Beavers to Control Damage to Property
92.043 Permit for Capturing Wild Furbearers for Fur Farming
92.044 Permit for Hunting Black Bear w/the Use of Bait or Scent Lures
92.049 Permits, Permit Procedures, and Permit Conditions
92.050 Required Permit Hunt Conditions and Procedures
92.051 Discretionary Trapping Permit Conditions & Procedures
92.052 Discretionary Permit Hunt Conditions and Procedures
92.057 Special Provisions for Dall Sheep Drawing Permit Hunts
92.062 Priority for Subsistence Hunting; Tier II Permits
92.068 Permit Conditions for Hunting Black Bear with Dogs
92.069 Special Provisions for Moose Drawing Permit Hunts
92.070 Tier II Subsistence Hunting Permit Point System
General
Provisions: 92.009 Obstruction or Hindrance of Lawful Hunting or Trapping
The following topics will be considered for all Game Management Units:
Brown Bear Tag Fee Exemptions
Reauthorization of Antlerless Moose Hunts (State statute requires all antlerless moose hunts be reauthorized annually.)
Proposals may be submitted by mail, fax, or online:
Mail: ADF&G, Boards Support Section
P.O. Box 115526
Juneau, AK 99811-5526
Fax: (907) 465-6094
Online:
http://boardofgame.adfg.alaska.gov/ Proposals must be received by April 29, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. (A postmark is NOT sufficient for timely receipt). You are encouraged to submit proposals at the earliest possible date.
Please submit proposals online at:
http://boardofgame.adfg.alaska.gov/; or on Board of Game proposal forms available from the Boards Support Section regional offices and on the website. All proposals must contain an individual’s name or an organizational name if appropriate, contact telephone number, and address. A fax is acceptable and considered an original.
All proposals are reviewed by the board’s proposal review committee prior to publication. The proposal review committee reserves the right to edit proposals containing offensive language. Emotionally charged language will be eliminated as it detracts from the substance of the proposal, may draw opposition not germane to the element(s) of the proposal, and may elicit nonresponsive charges from the public/board members. Proposals published in the proposal book will be referenced with the appropriate Alaska Administrative Code citation and include a brief description of the action requested. Proposals not meeting this call will not be published. Following publication, proposal booklets will be available to advisory committees and the public for review and comment.
You are encouraged to contact the Boards Support Section staff if you have questions or need assistance with completing the proposal form. Providing clarity on the proposal form helps the board, advisory committees, and the public more fully understand the proposed regulatory changes. Proposals that are incomplete or unclear may be omitted from the proposal book. Please submit proposals at the earliest possible date.
Proposals received per the above “Call for Proposals” deadline will be considered by the Board of Game during the November 2011 through March 2012 meeting schedule.
For more information, please contact the Alaska Board of Game Executive Director at (907) 465-4110, or any of the following regional offices.
ADF&G Boards Support Section
Regional Offices:
Southeast Region
Scott Crass/Shannon Stone
P.O. Box 115526
Juneau, AK 99802-5526
(907) 465-4110
Southwest Region
Andrew deValpine
P.O. Box 1030
Dillingham, AK 99576
(907) 842-5142
Arctic Region
Hazel Smith
P.O. Box 689
Kotzebue, AK 99752
(907) 442-1717
Interior Region
Nissa Pilcher
1300 College Road
Fairbanks, AK 99701-1599
(907) 459-7263
Southcentral Region
Sherry Wright
333 Raspberry Road
Anchorage, AK 99518-1599
(907) 267-2354
www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Alaska Board of Fisheries
THE ALASKA BOARD OF FISHERIES CALLS FOR PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE SUBSISTENCE, COMMERCIAL, PERSONAL USE, SPORT, GUIDED SPORT, AND GUIDED SPORT ECOTOURISM REGULATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING FISHERIES:
1) Finfish regulations for the Prince William Sound, Southeast Alaska, and Yakutat management areas;
2) King and Tanner crab regulations for the Southeast Alaska and Yakutat management areas;
3) Dungeness crab, shrimp, and miscellaneous shellfish fisheries statewide (including regional and statewide regulations); and
4) Pacific cod regulations for the Prince William Sound Area (Registration Area E), Cook Inlet Area (Registration Area H), Kodiak Area (Registration Area K), Chignik Area (Registration Area L), and South Alaska Peninsula Area (Registration Area M) for parallel and state-waters Pacific cod seasons to address coordination of the state-waters Pacific cod fisheries with Gulf of Alaska federal sector splits scheduled for implementation in January 2012. Fishing seasons including season opening, season closure, late season harvest opportunities and coordinating state-waters seasons with federal A and B seasons may be addressed, as well other issues necessary for coordination of the fisheries.
PROPOSAL DEADLINE: 5:00 p.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2011
The Alaska Board of Fisheries is accepting proposed changes to the subsistence, commercial, personal use, sport, guided sport, and guided sport ecotourism regulations for the 1) finfish regulations for the Prince William Sound, Southeast Alaska, and Yakutat management areas; 2) King and Tanner crab regulations for the Southeast Alaska and Yakutat management areas; 3) Dungeness crab, shrimp, and miscellaneous shellfish fisheries statewide (including regional and statewide regulations); and 4) Pacific cod regulations for the Prince William Sound Area (Registration Area E), Cook Inlet Area (Registration Area H), Kodiak Area (Registration Area K), Chignik Area (Registration Area L), and South Alaska Peninsula Area (Registration Area M).
To insure that the proposed booklets are distributed well in advance of the board meetings and the fishing season, the board has set 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 8, 2011 as the proposal deadline.
Proposals may be submitted by mail, fax, or online:
Mail: ADF&G, Boards Support Section
P.O. Box 115526
Juneau, AK 99811-5526
Fax: (907) 465-6094
Online:
http://boardoffisheries.adfg.alaska.gov/ Proposals must be received by the 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 8, 2011 deadline at the Board Support Section office in Juneau. A postmark is NOT sufficient for timely receipt. You are encouraged to submit proposals at the earliest possible date.
Please use the Board of Fisheries proposal form, available from any office of the Boards Support Section or on our website at
http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/fishinfo/index.php.
Proposals must contain a contact telephone number and address. Please print or type the individual's name or organization’s name as appropriate. A fax is acceptable and considered an original.
All proposals are reviewed by the board's proposal review committee prior to publication. Language that is emotionally charged detracts from the substance of the proposal. It may draw opposition that may not be germane to the element(s) of the proposal and may elicit nonresponsive charges from the public/board members. The proposal review committee reserves the right to edit proposals containing offensive language. Proposals published in the proposal book will be referenced with the appropriate Alaska Administrative Code citation and include a brief description of the action requested. Following publication, proposal booklets will be available to advisory committees and the public for review and comment.
Proposals received per the above “Call for Proposals” deadline will be considered by the Board of Fisheries during the October 2011 through March 2012 meeting schedule.
Proposals that are likely to have a substantial economic, social, or biological impact or require significant changes to the management of a salmon fishery may be determined by the board to be a "restructuring proposal". Restructuring proposals may strive to improve the value of a fishery by providing new and increased opportunities to: (1) raise the revenue generated from harvested fish (e.g. through improved quality); or (2) lower the cost of fishing operations; or (3) improve conservation. Such proposals may include (but are not limited to): consolidation of fishing effort or a shift in who harvests the fish, changes in harvest methods used, or allocations of quotas. Because the board will seek additional information on restructuring proposals, authors of proposals that are likely to be determined restructuring proposals are asked to submit a completed Restructuring Proposal Form along with the standard proposal form. The Restructuring Proposal Form is also available from any office of the Boards Support Section or on the website as listed above.
For more information, please contact the Alaska Board of Fisheries Executive Director at (907) 465-4110.
Thank you for your participation in Alaska’s public process for Fisheries and Game regulations,
Scott Crass
Publications Spec. II
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Boards Support Section
(907) 465-4046
scott.crass@alaska.gov
