(40) Township 3 South, Range 12 West, Fairbanks Meridian
Sections 1 - 2
Sections 11 - 14
Sections 23 - 26
Sections 35 - 36.
(b) The Minto Flats State Game Refuge is established to
(1) ensure the protection and enhancement of habitat;
(2) ensure the conservation of fish and wildlife; and
(3) guarantee the continuation of hunting, fishing, trapping, and other uses by the public compatible with the protection and enhancement of habitat and the conservation of fish and wildlife.
(c) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within the Minto Flats State Game Refuge, but may acquire privately owned land by purchase, exchange, or otherwise for inclusion in the Minto Flats State Game Refuge.
(d) Management decisions under this section made by the commissioner of natural resources and the commissioner of fish and game are applicable only to land and water described in (a) of this section.
(e) Public access to the Minto Flats State Game Refuge by means of horse, boat, aircraft, dog team, snowmachine, ATV, or other means consistent with (b) of this section may not be prohibited.
(f) Access to and from private property within the Minto Flats State Game Refuge shall be guaranteed through access corridors established through agreement between the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Fish and Game, and the private property owners involved.
(g) The Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Natural Resources shall exercise their respective authorities over the Minto Flats State Game Refuge consistent with a management plan prepared by the Department of Fish and Game in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources.
(h) Entry upon the Minto Flats State Game Refuge for purposes of exploration and development of oil and gas resources shall be permitted unless a person demonstrates, on the basis of sound science or local traditional knowledge, that exploration and development is incompatible with the purposes specified in (b) of this section.
(40) Township 3 South, Range 12 West, Fairbanks Meridian
Sections 1 - 2
Sections 11 - 14
Sections 23 - 26
Sections 35 - 36.
(b) The Minto Flats State Game Refuge is established to
(1) ensure the protection and enhancement of habitat;
(2) ensure the conservation of fish and wildlife; and
(3) guarantee the continuation of hunting, fishing, trapping, and other uses by the public compatible with the protection and enhancement of habitat and the conservation of fish and wildlife.
(c) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within the Minto Flats State Game Refuge, but may acquire privately owned land by purchase, exchange, or otherwise for inclusion in the Minto Flats State Game Refuge.
(d) Management decisions under this section made by the commissioner of natural resources and the commissioner of fish and game are applicable only to land and water described in (a) of this section.
(e) Public access to the Minto Flats State Game Refuge by means of horse, boat, aircraft, dog team, snowmachine, ATV, or other means consistent with (b) of this section may not be prohibited.
(f) Access to and from private property within the Minto Flats State Game Refuge shall be guaranteed through access corridors established through agreement between the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Fish and Game, and the private property owners involved.
(g) The Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Natural Resources shall exercise their respective authorities over the Minto Flats State Game Refuge consistent with a management plan prepared by the Department of Fish and Game in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources.
(h) Entry upon the Minto Flats State Game Refuge for purposes of exploration and development of oil and gas resources shall be permitted unless a person demonstrates, on the basis of sound science or local traditional knowledge, that exploration and development is incompatible with the purposes specified in (b) of this section.
(40) Township 3 South, Range 12 West, Fairbanks Meridian
Sections 1 - 2
Sections 11 - 14
Sections 23 - 26
Sections 35 - 36.
(b) The Minto Flats State Game Refuge is established to
(1) ensure the protection and enhancement of habitat;
(2) ensure the conservation of fish and wildlife; and
(3) guarantee the continuation of hunting, fishing, trapping, and other uses by the public compatible with the protection and enhancement of habitat and the conservation of fish and wildlife.
(c) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within the Minto Flats State Game Refuge, but may acquire privately owned land by purchase, exchange, or otherwise for inclusion in the Minto Flats State Game Refuge.
(d) Management decisions under this section made by the commissioner of natural resources and the commissioner of fish and game are applicable only to land and water described in (a) of this section.
(e) Public access to the Minto Flats State Game Refuge by means of horse, boat, aircraft, dog team, snowmachine, ATV, or other means consistent with (b) of this section may not be prohibited.
(f) Access to and from private property within the Minto Flats State Game Refuge shall be guaranteed through access corridors established through agreement between the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Fish and Game, and the private property owners involved.
(g) The Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Natural Resources shall exercise their respective authorities over the Minto Flats State Game Refuge consistent with a management plan prepared by the Department of Fish and Game in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources.
(h) Entry upon the Minto Flats State Game Refuge for purposes of exploration and development of oil and gas resources shall be permitted unless a person demonstrates, on the basis of sound science or local traditional knowledge, that exploration and development is incompatible with the purposes specified in (b) of this section.
