Alaska Statutes

Alaska Stat. § 16.10.070 (2026)

Operation of fish traps

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Sec. 16.10.070. Operation of fish traps.
Fish traps, including but not limited to floating, pile-driven, or hand-driven fish traps, may not be operated in the state on or over state land, tideland, submerged land, or water. This section does not prevent the operation of small hand-driven fish traps of the type ordinarily used on rivers of the state that are otherwise legally operated in or above the mouth of a stream or river.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2006–2006 · leading case: State, Alaska Bd. of Fisheries v. Grunert, 139 P.3d 1226 (Alaska 2006).
State, Alaska Bd. of Fisheries v. Grunert, 139 P.3d 1226 (Alaska 2006). · cites it 2× “260, a vessel attached to a fixed lead or to a seine attached to a fixed lead may be allowed to go dry or be anchored without the vessel engine running in the waters of the Chignik Bay District from Mensis Point to Pillar Rock, as long as the lead and seine are not configured to…”
State v. Grunert, 139 P.2d 1226 (Alaska 2006). “260, a vessel attached to a fixed lead or to a seine attached to a fixed lead may be allowed to go dry or be anchored without the vessel engine running in the waters of the Chignik Bay District from Mensis Point to Pillar Rock, as long as the lead and seine are not configured to…”
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