(a) A person engaged in commercial fishing shall obtain a commercial fishing license and shall retain the license in possession and readily available for inspection during fishing operations. An entry permit or interim-use permit entitles the holder to participate as a gear operator in the fishery for which the permit is issued and to participate as a crewmember in any fishery. A crewmember fishing license is not transferable and entitles the holder to participate as a crewmember in any fishery.
(b) A person applying for a commercial fishing license under this section shall provide the person's social security number. A person applying for a resident commercial fishing license under this section shall also provide proof of residence that the department requires by regulation.
(c) [Repealed, Sec. 12 ch 123 SLA 1978].
(d) Upon request, the department or the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission shall provide a social security number provided by an applicant for a license under this section to the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010
, or the child support agency of another state, for child support purposes authorized under law.
(e) Except as provided under AS 16.05.470
and AS 23.35.060
, fees collected from the sale of crewmember fishing licenses under this section may be appropriated into the fish and game fund.
(f) [Repealed, Sec. 7 ch 27 SLA 2001].
(g) A resident engaged in commercial fishing who is 11 years of age or older and who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit shall pay a fee of $60 for an annual crewmember fishing license. A resident engaged in commercial fishing who is less than 11 years of age and who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit shall pay an annual fee of $5.
(h) A nonresident engaged in commercial fishing who is 11 years of age or older and who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit shall pay a base fee of $60 for an annual crewmember fishing license, plus an amount, established by the department by regulation, that is as close as is practicable to the maximum allowed by law. A nonresident engaged in commercial fishing who is less than 11 years of age and who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit shall pay an annual base fee of $5 plus an amount, established by the department by regulation, that is as close as is practicable to the maximum allowed by law.
(i) Notwithstanding (g) and (h) of this section, a resident or nonresident engaged in commercial fishing who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit may obtain a seven-day crewmember fishing license under this subsection. During the period for which the license is valid, a person who holds a seven-day crewmember fishing license may not engage in fishing with a rod and reel while present on a commercial fishing vessel. The fee for a seven-day crewmember fishing license is $30.
(j) In this section, "commercial fishing license" includes an entry permit and an interim-use permit issued under AS 16.43 and a crewmember fishing license.
(a) A person engaged in commercial fishing shall obtain a commercial fishing license and shall retain the license in possession and readily available for inspection during fishing operations. An entry permit or interim-use permit entitles the holder to participate as a gear operator in the fishery for which the permit is issued and to participate as a crewmember in any fishery. A crewmember fishing license is not transferable and entitles the holder to participate as a crewmember in any fishery.
(b) A person applying for a commercial fishing license under this section shall provide the person's social security number. A person applying for a resident commercial fishing license under this section shall also provide proof of residence that the department requires by regulation.
(c) [Repealed, Sec. 12 ch 123 SLA 1978].
(d) Upon request, the department or the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission shall provide a social security number provided by an applicant for a license under this section to the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010
, or the child support agency of another state, for child support purposes authorized under law.
(e) Except as provided under AS 16.05.470
and AS 23.35.060
, fees collected from the sale of crewmember fishing licenses under this section may be appropriated into the fish and game fund.
(f) [Repealed, Sec. 7 ch 27 SLA 2001].
(g) A resident engaged in commercial fishing who is 11 years of age or older and who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit shall pay a fee of $60 for an annual crewmember fishing license. A resident engaged in commercial fishing who is less than 11 years of age and who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit shall pay an annual fee of $5.
(h) A nonresident engaged in commercial fishing who is 11 years of age or older and who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit shall pay a base fee of $60 for an annual crewmember fishing license, plus an amount, established by the department by regulation, that is as close as is practicable to the maximum allowed by law. A nonresident engaged in commercial fishing who is less than 11 years of age and who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit shall pay an annual base fee of $5 plus an amount, established by the department by regulation, that is as close as is practicable to the maximum allowed by law.
(i) Notwithstanding (g) and (h) of this section, a resident or nonresident engaged in commercial fishing who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit may obtain a seven-day crewmember fishing license under this subsection. During the period for which the license is valid, a person who holds a seven-day crewmember fishing license may not engage in fishing with a rod and reel while present on a commercial fishing vessel. The fee for a seven-day crewmember fishing license is $30.
(j) In this section, "commercial fishing license" includes an entry permit and an interim-use permit issued under AS 16.43 and a crewmember fishing license.
(a) A person engaged in commercial fishing shall obtain a commercial fishing license and shall retain the license in possession and readily available for inspection during fishing operations. An entry permit or interim-use permit entitles the holder to participate as a gear operator in the fishery for which the permit is issued and to participate as a crewmember in any fishery. A crewmember fishing license is not transferable and entitles the holder to participate as a crewmember in any fishery.
(b) A person applying for a commercial fishing license under this section shall provide the person's social security number. A person applying for a resident commercial fishing license under this section shall also provide proof of residence that the department requires by regulation.
(c) [Repealed, Sec. 12 ch 123 SLA 1978].
(d) Upon request, the department or the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission shall provide a social security number provided by an applicant for a license under this section to the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010
, or the child support agency of another state, for child support purposes authorized under law.
(e) Except as provided under AS 16.05.470
and AS 23.35.060
, fees collected from the sale of crewmember fishing licenses under this section may be appropriated into the fish and game fund.
(f) [Repealed, Sec. 7 ch 27 SLA 2001].
(g) A resident engaged in commercial fishing who is 11 years of age or older and who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit shall pay a fee of $60 for an annual crewmember fishing license. A resident engaged in commercial fishing who is less than 11 years of age and who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit shall pay an annual fee of $5.
(h) A nonresident engaged in commercial fishing who is 11 years of age or older and who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit shall pay a base fee of $60 for an annual crewmember fishing license, plus an amount, established by the department by regulation, that is as close as is practicable to the maximum allowed by law. A nonresident engaged in commercial fishing who is less than 11 years of age and who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit shall pay an annual base fee of $5 plus an amount, established by the department by regulation, that is as close as is practicable to the maximum allowed by law.
(i) Notwithstanding (g) and (h) of this section, a resident or nonresident engaged in commercial fishing who does not hold an entry permit or an interim-use permit may obtain a seven-day crewmember fishing license under this subsection. During the period for which the license is valid, a person who holds a seven-day crewmember fishing license may not engage in fishing with a rod and reel while present on a commercial fishing vessel. The fee for a seven-day crewmember fishing license is $30.
(j) In this section, "commercial fishing license" includes an entry permit and an interim-use permit issued under AS 16.43 and a crewmember fishing license.
