5 AAC 31.031. Landing requirements

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a shrimp vessel may not land shrimp at a location that is not within the registration area, district, or section for which it is then validly registered.

(b) The owner, or the owner's agent, of a vessel validly registered to fish for shrimp in a registration area, district, or section leaving that area, district, or section with the intention of landing shrimp in another registration area, district, or section shall contact by radio or telephone a local representative of the department. The contact must be made to the local representative of the department located in the registration area, district, or section from which the vessel will move. Unless the local representative of the department does not require inspection of the vessel, the owner or agent shall submit to a vessel inspection at a location specified by the representative. When the vessel lands shrimp in the new registration area, district, or section, the vessel may not have more shrimp on board than when the vessel was inspected. When the vessel owner or the owner's agent contacts the local representative of the department, if the local representative of the department does not require an inspection under this subsection, the vessel owner, or the owner's agent, making radio or telephone contact shall state to the representative the amount by weight of shrimp then on board. Thereafter, the vessel may not land in the new registration area, district, or section an amount of shrimp that, by weight, exceeds by 10 percent, whether more or less, the amount stated at the time of the contact with the department's local representative.

(c) When, under (b) of this section, a vessel lands shrimp in another registration area, district, or section, the vessel's former registration expires. To again become validly registered to fish for shrimp in the new registration area, district, or section, the vessel owner or the owner's agent shall comply with 5 AAC 31.030 or with the inspection requirements for that registration area, district, or section that are specified in this chapter.

(d) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, after 72 hours following the closure of shrimp fishing in a registration area or portion of a registration area, a vessel registered to fish for shrimp in that area may not have shrimp on board unless the vessel is validly registered to fish for shrimp in another registration area or portion of a registration area and the shrimp fishing season is open in the area or portion of the area.

History: Eff. 5/8/98, Register 146

Authority: AS 16.05.251

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