5 Alaska Admin. Code § 75.076

Current through September 25, 2024
Section 5 AAC 75.076 - Sport fishing guide and operator guides reporting requirements
(a) A sport fishing guide shall obtain and complete a
(1) State of Alaska, Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, 2024 Saltwater Charter Logbook and Vessel Registration, adopted by reference, if operating in salt water;

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(2) State of Alaska, Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, 2024 Vessel Registration, adopted by reference, if operating in fresh water.

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(b) A logbook requires information necessary for the management and conservation of fishery resources and regulation of the guided sport fishing industry, including
(1) the division of motor vehicles boat registration number, issued under 2 AAC 70, or United States Coast Guard documentation number, of the vessels that are used to provide sport fishing guide services in salt water;
(2) the locations where the sport fishing guide services were provided;
(3) the effort, catch, and harvest of sport fish by persons who are clients, owners, or employees of a business that conducts sport fishing services or by a person who provides sport fishing guide services; and
(4) any other information the department determines is necessary for the management and conservation of the fishery resource or the regulation of the guided sport fishing industry.
(c) A sport fishing guide operating in salt water shall complete a logbook in the manner and at the location specified in the logbook and present the guide's logbook for inspection as required in 5 AAC 75.075
(d) A person may not make a false entry in the logbook required in (a) of this section.
(e) The holder of a sport fishing operator registration issued under 5 AAC 75.075 for a business that conducts sport fishing services in salt water shall return the completed logbook of each sport fishing guide employed by the business to the department in the manner and time frame specified in the logbook.
(f) In this section, "logbook" includes
(1) a department issued paper copy booklet for recording guided sport fishing trip information; or
(2) a department issued eLogBook software program for electronic recording of guided sport fishing trip information.
(g) a sport fishing guide may comply with subsection (a) of this section by obtaining and completing an eLogbook.

5 AAC 75.076

Eff. 5/19/98, Register 146; am 9/23/98, Register 147; am 5/15/99, Register 150; am 4/16/2000, Register 154; am 5/20/2000, Register 154; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 4/5/2002, Register 162; am 2/28/2003, Register 165; am 3/25/2004, Register 169; am 2/10/2005, Register 173; am 5/19/2005, Register 174; am 5/26/2006, Register 178; am 8/12/2007, Register 183; am 1/1/2008, Register 184; am 4/25/2008, Register 186; am 5/23/2009, Register 190; am 6/20/2010, Register 194; am 4/28/2011, Register 198; am 4/1/2012, Register 201; am 3/7/2013, Register 205; am 4/9/2014, Register 210, July 2014; am 3/4/2015, Register 213, April 2015; am 3/2/2016, Register 217, April 2016; am 3/15/2017, Register 221, April 2017; am 5/19/2017, Register 222, July 2017; am 4/20/2018, Register 226, July 2018; am 4/17/2019, Register 230, July 2019; am 5/26/2019, Register 230, April 2019; am 3/5/2020, Register 233, April 2020; am 12/19/2020, Register 236, January 2021; am 2/20/2022, Register 241, April 2022; am 5/5/2023, Register 246, July 2023; am 10/8/2023, Register 248, January 2024

Authority:AS 16.05.251