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| section_id ▼ | title_number | title_name | chapter | subchapter | part_number | part_name | subpart | subpart_name | section_number | section_heading | agency | authority | source_citation | amendment_citations | full_text |
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| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.1.37.1 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | A | Subpart A—General Provisions | § 92.1 Purpose of regulations. | FWS | The regulations in this part implement the Alaska migratory bird subsistence program as provided for in Article II(4)(b) of the 1916 Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds in Canada and the United States (the “Canada Treaty”), as amended. | ||||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.1.37.2 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | A | Subpart A—General Provisions | § 92.2 Authority. | FWS | The Secretary of the Interior issues the regulations in this part under the authority granted to the Secretary by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), 16 U.S.C. 703-712. | ||||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.1.37.3 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | A | Subpart A—General Provisions | § 92.3 Applicability and scope. | FWS | (a) In general. The regulations in this part apply to all eligible persons harvesting migratory birds and their eggs for subsistence purposes in Alaska between the dates of March 10 and September 1. The provisions in this part do not replace or alter the regulations set forth in part 20 of this chapter, which relate to the hunting of migratory game birds and crows during the regular open season from September 1 through March 10. The provisions set forth in this part implement the exception to the closed season, which authorizes the taking of migratory birds in Alaska for subsistence purposes between March 10 and September 1. (b) Land ownership. This part does not alter the legal authorities of Federal and State land managing agencies or the legal rights of private land owners to close their respective lands to the taking of migratory birds. (c) Federal public lands. The provisions of this part are in addition to, and do not supersede, any other provision of law or regulation pertaining to national wildlife refuges or other federally managed lands. (d) Migratory bird permits. The provisions of this part do not alter the terms of any permit or other authorization issued pursuant to part 21 of this chapter. (e) State laws for the protection of migratory birds. No statute or regulation of the State of Alaska relieves a person from the restrictions, conditions, and requirements contained in this part. Nothing in this part, however, prevents the State of Alaska from making and enforcing laws or regulations that are consistent with the regulations in this part, the conventions between the United States and any foreign country for the protection of migratory birds, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and that give further protection to migratory birds. | ||||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.1.37.4 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | A | Subpart A—General Provisions | § 92.4 Definitions. | FWS | [67 FR 53517, Aug. 16, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 43027, July 21, 2003; 69 FR 17327, Apr. 2, 2004; 78 FR 11993, Feb. 21, 2013; 81 FR 18787, Apr. 1, 2016; 82 FR 34270, July 24, 2017; 90 FR 14422, Apr. 2, 2025] | The following definitions apply to all regulations contained in this part: Alaska Native means the same as “Native,” defined in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1602(b). Authentic Native article of handicraft or clothing means any item created by an Alaska Native to which inedible parts of migratory birds authorized for use in handicrafts or clothing are incorporated and which is fashioned by hand, or with limited use of machines, provided no mass production occurs. Closure means the season is closed to all forms of harvest, including hunting and egg gathering, unless specified otherwise. Co-management Council means the Alaska Migratory Bird Co-management Council, consisting of Alaska Native, Federal, and State of Alaska representatives as equals. Edible meat means the meat from the breast, back, thighs, legs, wings, gizzard, and heart. The head, neck, feet, other internal organs, and skin are considered inedible byproducts, and not edible meat, for all provisions of this part. Eligible person means an individual within the State of Alaska who qualifies to harvest migratory birds and their eggs for subsistence purposes during the spring and summer. Excluded areas are defined in § 92.5. Flyway Council means the Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, or Pacific Flyway Council. Game Management Unit, also referred to simply as Unit, means 1 of the 26 geographical areas listed in the codified State of Alaska hunting and trapping regulations and on maps of the Alaska State Game Management Units. Immediate family means spouse, children, parents, grandchildren, grandparents, and siblings. Included areas are defined in § 92.5. Indigenous inhabitant means a permanent resident of a village within a subsistence harvest area, regardless of race. Migratory bird, for the purposes of this part, means the same as defined in § 10.12 of subchapter B of this chapter. Species eligible to harvest are listed in § 92.32. Migratory birds authorized for use in handicrafts or clothing… | |||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.1.37.5 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | A | Subpart A—General Provisions | § 92.5 Who is eligible to participate? | FWS | [67 FR 53517, Aug. 16, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 43027, July 21, 2003; 69 FR 17327, Apr. 2, 2004; 70 FR 18248, Apr. 8, 2005; 72 FR 18322, Apr. 11, 2007; 79 FR 19458, Apr. 8, 2014; 86 FR 20318, Apr. 19, 2021; 87 FR 38673, June 29, 2022] | If you are a permanent resident of a village within a subsistence harvest area, you will be eligible to harvest migratory birds and their eggs for subsistence purposes during the applicable periods specified in subpart D of this part. (a) Included areas. Village areas located within the Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak Archipelago, the Aleutian Islands, or in areas north and west of the Alaska Range are subsistence harvest areas, except that villages within these areas not meeting the criteria for a subsistence harvest area as identified in paragraph (c) of this section will be excluded from the spring and summer subsistence harvest. (1) Any person may request the Co-management Council to recommend that an otherwise included area be excluded by submitting a petition stating how the area does not meet the criteria identified in paragraph (c) of this section. The Co-management Council will forward petitions to the appropriate regional management body. The Co-management Council will then consider each petition and will submit to the Service any recommendations to exclude areas from the spring and summer subsistence harvest. The Service will publish any approved recommendations for public comment in the Federal Register. (2) Based on petitions for inclusion recommended by the Co-management Council, the Service has added the following communities to the included areas under this part: (i) Upper Copper River Region—Gulkana, Gakona, Tazlina, Copper Center, Mentasta Lake, Chitina, Chistochina. (ii) Gulf of Alaska Region—Chugach Community of Chenega, Chugach Community of Cordova, Chugach Community of Nanwalek, Chugach Community of Port Graham, and Chugach Community of Tatitlek. (iii) Cook Inlet Region—Tyonek. (iv) Southeast Alaska Region—Hoonah, Craig, Hydaburg, and Yakutat. (b) Excluded areas. Excluded areas are not subsistence harvest areas and are closed to harvest, with the exception of any portion of an excluded area that falls within a harvest area that has been designated for a specific community under paragra… | |||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.1.37.6 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | A | Subpart A—General Provisions | § 92.6 Use and possession of migratory birds. | FWS | [82 FR 34270, July 24, 2017, as amended at 90 FR 14422, Apr. 2, 2025] | You may not sell, offer for sale, purchase, or offer to purchase migratory birds, their parts, or their eggs taken under this part, except as provided in this section. (a) Giving and receiving migratory birds. Under this part, you may take migratory birds for human consumption only. Harvest and possession of migratory birds must be conducted using nonwasteful taking. Edible meat of migratory birds may be given to immediate family members by eligible persons. Inedible byproducts of migratory birds taken for food may be used for other purposes, except that taxidermy is prohibited, and these byproducts may only be given to other eligible persons or Alaska Natives. (b) Authentic native articles of handicraft or clothing. (1) Under this section, authentic native articles of handicraft or clothing may be produced for sale only from the following bird species: (i) Tundra swan ( Cygnus columbianus ). (ii) Blue-winged teal ( Anas discors ). (iii) Redhead ( Aythya americana ). (iv) Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris ). (v) Greater scaup ( Aythya marila ). (vi) Lesser scaup ( Aythya affinis ). (vii) King eider ( Somateria spectabilis ). (viii) Common eider ( Somateria mollissima ). (ix) Surf scoter ( Melanitta perspicillata ). (x) White-winged scoter ( Melanitta fusca ). (xi) Barrow's goldeneye ( Bucephala islandica ). (xii) Hooded merganser ( Lophodytes cucullatus ). (xiii) Pacific loon ( Gavia pacifica ). (xiv) Common loon ( Gavia immer ). (xv) Double-crested cormorant ( Nannopterum auritum ). (xvi) Black oystercatcher ( Haematopus bachmani ). (xvii) Lesser yellowlegs ( Tringa flavipes ). (xviii) Semipalmated sandpiper ( Calidris semipalmatus ). (xix) Western sandpiper ( Calidris mauri ). (xx) Wilson's snipe ( Gallinago delicata ). (xxi) Bonaparte's gull ( Larus philadelphia ). (xxii) Short-billed gull ( Larus brachyrhynchus ). (xxiii) Red-legged kittiwake ( Rissa brevirostris ). (xxiv) Arctic tern ( Sterna paradisaea ). (xxv) Black guillemot ( Cepphus grylle ). (xxvi) Cassin's auklet ( Pty… | |||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.1.37.7 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | A | Subpart A—General Provisions | §§ 92.7-92.9 [Reserved] | FWS | |||||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.2.37.1 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | B | Subpart B—Program Structure | § 92.10 Alaska Migratory Bird Co-management Council. | FWS | [67 FR 53517, Aug. 16, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 43027, July 21, 2003] | (a) Establishment. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hereby establishes, as authorized by the Protocol amending the Canada Treaty, a statewide management body to be known as the Alaska Migratory Bird Co-management Council. (b) Membership. The Co-management Council must include Alaska Native, Federal, and State of Alaska representatives, as equals. (1) The Federal and State governments will each seat one representative. The Federal representative will be appointed by the Alaska Regional Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the State representative will be appointed by the Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Regional partner organizations may seat 1 representative from each of the 12 regions identified in § 92.11(a). (2) The Federal and State representatives and the collective Native representatives will each have one vote, for a total of three votes for the entire council. (c) Roles and responsibilities. The Co-management Council is authorized to: (1) Hold public meetings for the purpose of conducting business related to spring and summer subsistence harvest of migratory birds; (2) Develop recommendations for regulations governing the spring and summer subsistence harvest of migratory birds and their eggs; (3) Develop recommendations for, among other things, law enforcement policies, population and harvest monitoring, education programs, research and use of traditional knowledge, and habitat protection; (4) Develop procedures and criteria by which areas and communities can be determined to be eligible or ineligible for a spring/summer subsistence harvest; (5) Provide guidelines to the regional management bodies each year for formulation of annual regulations; (6) Consolidate regional recommendations and resolve interregional differences in order to prepare statewide recommendations; (7) Establish committees to gather or review data, develop plans for Co-management Council actions, and coordinate programs with regional management bodies; (8) Send regional repres… | |||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.2.37.2 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | B | Subpart B—Program Structure | § 92.11 Regional management areas. | FWS | [67 FR 53517, Aug. 16, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 43027, July 21, 2003] | (a) Regions identified. To allow for maximum participation by residents of subsistence eligible areas, the Alaska Regional Director of the Service established 12 geographic regions based on common subsistence resource use patterns and the 12 Alaska Native regional corporation boundaries established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Despite using the Alaska Native regional corporation boundaries, we are not working directly with the regional corporations in this program and are instead working with the Alaska Native nonprofit groups and local governments in those corresponding regions. You may obtain records and maps delineating the boundaries of the 12 regions from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Ave., No. 13, Anchorage, AK 99513. The regions are identified as follows: (1) Aleutian/Pribilof Islands; (2) Kodiak Archipelago; (3) Bristol Bay; (4) Yukon/Kuskokwim Delta; (5) Bering Strait/Norton Sound; (6) Northwest Arctic; (7) North Slope; (8) Interior; (9) Southeast; (10) Gulf of Alaska; (11) Upper Copper River; and (12) Cook Inlet. (b) Regional partnerships. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will establish partner agreements with at least 1 partner organization in each of the 12 regions. The partner organization identified must be willing and able to coordinate the regional program on behalf of all subsistence hunters within that region. A regional partner will: (1) Organize or identify one or more management bodies within the region in which it is located. (2) Determine how the management body for the region should be organized, the manner in which it should function, its size, who serves on it, the length of terms, methods of involving subsistence users, and other related matters. (3) Coordinate regional meetings and the solicitation of proposals. (4) Ensure appointment of a person to represent the region by serving on the Co-management Council. If a region consists of more than one partner organization, each part… | |||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.2.37.3 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | B | Subpart B—Program Structure | § 92.12 Relationship to the process for developing national hunting regulations for migratory game birds. | FWS | (a) Flyway councils. (1) Proposed annual regulations recommended by the Co-management Council will be submitted to all flyway councils for review and comment. The Council's recommendations must be submitted prior to the SRC's last regular meeting of the calendar year in order to be approved for spring/summer harvest beginning March 11 of the following calendar year. (2) Alaska Native representatives may be appointed by the Co-management Council to attend meetings of one or more of the four flyway councils to discuss recommended regulations or other proposed management actions. (b) Service regulations committee. Proposed annual regulations recommended by the Co-management Council will be submitted to the Service Regulations Committee for their review and recommendation to the Service Director. Following the Service Director's review and recommendation, the proposals will be forwarded to the Department of Interior for approval. Proposed annual regulations will then be published in the Federal Register for public review and comment, similar to the annual migratory game bird hunting regulations (found in part 20 of this chapter). Final spring/summer regulations for Alaska will be published in the Federal Register in the preceding Fall. | ||||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.2.37.4 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | B | Subpart B—Program Structure | §§ 92.13-92.19 [Reserved] | FWS | |||||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.3.37.1 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | C | Subpart C—General Regulations Governing Subsistence Harvest | § 92.20 Methods and means. | FWS | [68 FR 43028, July 21, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 17327, Apr. 2, 2004; 70 FR 18248, Apr. 8, 2005; 71 FR 10408, Feb. 28, 2006; 72 FR 18323, Apr. 11, 2007] | You may not use the following devices and methods to harvest migratory birds: (a) Swivel guns, shotguns larger than 10 gauge, punt guns, battery guns, machine guns, fish hooks, poisons, drugs, explosives, or stupefying substances; (b) Shooting from a sinkbox or any other type of low-floating device that affords the hunter a means of concealment beneath the surface of the water; (c) Hunting from any type of aircraft; (d) Taking waterfowl and other species using live birds as decoys, except for auklets on Diomede and St. Lawrence islands (Use of live birds as decoys is a customary and traditional means of harvesting auklets on Diomede and St. Lawrence islands.); (e) Hunting with the aid of recorded bird calls; (f) Using any type of vehicle, aircraft, or boat for the purpose of concentrating, driving, rallying, or stirring up of any migratory bird, except boats may be used to position a hunter; (g) Having in possession or using lead or other toxic shot while hunting (Approved nontoxic shot types are listed in § 20.21(j) of subchapter B.); (h) Shooting while on or across any road or highway; (i) Using an air boat (Interior and Bristol Bay Regions only) or jet ski (Interior Region only) for hunting or transporting hunters; (j) Using private or chartered aircraft for hunting or transporting hunters, except for transportation between community airstrips (Unit 18, Yukon/Kuskokwim Delta Region only); or (k) By the aid of baiting, or on or over any baited area, where a person knows or reasonably should know that the area is or has been baited, as provided at 50 CFR 20.21(i) and 16 U.S.C. 704(b). | |||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.3.37.2 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | C | Subpart C—General Regulations Governing Subsistence Harvest | § 92.21 Emergency closures. | FWS | [68 FR 43028, July 21, 2003] | (a) The Regional Director, after consultation with the Co-management Council, may close or temporarily suspend any regulation established under subparts C or D of this part: (1) Upon finding that a continuation of the regulation would pose an imminent threat to the conservation of any endangered or threatened species or other migratory bird population; and (2) Upon issuance of local public notice by such means as publication in local newspapers of general circulation, posting of the areas affected, notifying the State wildlife conservation agency, and announcement on the internet and local radio and television. (b) The Service will also announce any such closure or temporary suspension by publication of a notice in the Federal Register simultaneously with the local public notice referred to in paragraph (a)(2) of this section. However, in the event that publishing a Federal Register notice simultaneously with the local public notice is impractical, we will publish in the Federal Register as soon as possible after the steps outlined in paragraph (a) of this section are taken. (c) Any closure or temporary suspension under this section will be effective on the date of publication of the Federal Register notice; or if such notice is not published simultaneously with the notification methods described in paragraph (a) of this section, then on the date and at the time specified in the local notification to the public given under paragraph (a)(2) of this section. Every notice of closure or temporary suspension will include the date and time of the closing, the area or areas affected, and the species affected. In the case of a temporary suspension, the date and time when the harvest may be resumed will also be provided by local notification to the public and by publication in the Federal Register as provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section. | |||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.3.37.3 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | C | Subpart C—General Regulations Governing Subsistence Harvest | § 92.22 Subsistence migratory bird species. | FWS | [73 FR 13791, Mar. 14, 2008, as amended at 81 FR 18787, Apr. 1, 2016; 82 FR 16304, Apr. 4, 2017; 83 FR 13688, Mar. 30, 2018; 86 FR 20318, Apr. 19, 2021; 90 FR 14422, Apr. 2, 2025] | You may harvest birds or gather eggs from the following species, listed in taxonomic order, within all included areas except where region-specific harvest restrictions apply as set forth in § 92.31. When birds are listed at the species level, all subspecies existing in Alaska are also open to harvest. All bird species not listed are closed to harvesting and egg gathering. (a) Family Anatidae. (1) Snow Goose ( Anser caerulescens ). (2) Greater White-fronted Goose ( Anser albifrons ). (3) Brant ( Branta bernicla )—except no egg gathering is permitted in the Yukon/Kuskokwim Delta and the North Slope regions. (4) Cackling Goose ( Branta hutchinsii )—except in the Semidi Islands. (5) Canada Goose ( Branta canadensis ). (6) Tundra Swan ( Cygnus columbianus )—except in Units 9(D) and 10. (7) Blue-winged Teal ( Spatula discors ). (8) Northern Shoveler ( Spatula clypeata ). (9) Gadwall ( Mareca strepera ). (10) Eurasian Wigeon ( Mareca penelope ). (11) American Wigeon ( Mareca americana ). (12) Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos ). (13) Northern Pintail ( Anas acuta ). (14) Green-winged Teal ( Anas crecca ). (15) Canvasback ( Aythya valisineria ). (16) Redhead ( Aythya americana ). (17) Ring-necked Duck ( Aythya collaris ). (18) Greater Scaup ( Aythya marila ). (19) Lesser Scaup ( Aythya affinis ). (20) King Eider ( Somateria spectabilis ). (21) Common Eider ( Somateria mollissima ). (22) Harlequin Duck ( Histrionicus histrionicus ). (23) Surf Scoter ( Melanitta perspicillata ). (24) White-winged Scoter ( Melanitta deglandi ). (25) Black Scoter ( Melanitta americana ). (26) Long-tailed Duck ( Clangula hyemalis ). (27) Bufflehead ( Bucephala albeola ). (28) Common Goldeneye ( Bucephala clangula ). (29) Barrow's Goldeneye ( Bucephala islandica ). (30) Hooded Merganser ( Lophodytes cucullatus ). (31) Common Merganser ( Mergus merganser ). (32) Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus serrator ). (b) Family Podicipedidae. (1) Horned Grebe ( Podiceps auritus ). (2) Red-necked Grebe ( Podiceps grisegena )… | |||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.3.37.4 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | C | Subpart C—General Regulations Governing Subsistence Harvest | §§ 92.23-92.29 [Reserved] | FWS | |||||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.4.37.1 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | D | Subpart D—Annual Regulations Governing Subsistence Harvest | § 92.30 General overview of regulations. | FWS | [67 FR 53517, Aug. 16, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 43028, July 21, 2003] | These regulations establish a spring/summer migratory bird subsistence harvest in Alaska. The regulations list migratory bird species that are authorized for harvest, species that are not authorized for harvest, season dates, and dates for a 30-day closure to protect nesting birds. The Co-management Council will review and, if necessary, recommend modifications to these harvest regulations on an annual basis, working within the schedule of the Federal late-season regulations for migratory game bird hunting. (a) The taking, possession, transportation, and other uses of migratory birds are generally prohibited unless specifically authorized by regulation developed in accordance with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Therefore, harvesting migratory birds is prohibited unless regulations are established ensuring the protection of the various populations of migratory birds. Migratory bird population levels, production, and habitat conditions vary annually. These conditions differ within Alaska and throughout North America. Therefore, the regulations governing migratory bird hunting may include annual adjustments to keep harvests within acceptable levels. (b) The development of the regulations in this part, like the development of the annual migratory game bird hunting regulations in part 20 of this chapter, involves annual data gathering programs to determine migratory bird population status and trends, evaluate habitat conditions, determine harvests, and consider other factors having an impact on the anticipated size of annual populations. (c) The Service proposes annual migratory game bird hunting regulations in the Federal Register in the spring for seasons beginning September 1 of that year. Following consideration of additional biological information and public comment, the Service publishes supplemental proposals throughout the summer. These are also open to public comment. (d) Sections 92.31 through 92.39 provide for the annual harvest of migratory birds and their eggs during spring and summer for subsistenc… | |||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.4.37.2 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | D | Subpart D—Annual Regulations Governing Subsistence Harvest | § 92.31 Region-specific regulations. | FWS | [84 FR 12951, Apr. 3, 2019, as amended at 85 FR 18459, Apr. 2, 2020; 85 FR 73233, Nov. 17, 2020; 86 FR 20319, Apr. 19, 2021; 86 FR 22361, Apr. 28, 2021; 87 FR 38673, June 29, 2022; 90 FR 14422, Apr. 2, 2025] | The season dates for the eligible subsistence-harvest areas are as follows: (a) Aleutian/Pribilof Islands region. (1) Northern Unit (Pribilof Islands): (i) Season: April 2-June 30. (ii) Closure: July 1-August 31. (2) Central Unit (Aleutian Region's eastern boundary on the Alaska Peninsula westward to and including Unalaska Island): (i) Season: April 2-June 15 and July 16-August 31. (ii) Closure: June 16-July 15. (iii) Special Black Brant Season Closure: August 16-August 31, only in Izembek and Moffet lagoons. (iv) Special Tundra Swan Closure: All hunting and egg gathering closed in Game Management Units 9(D) and 10. (3) Western Unit (Umnak Island west to and including Attu Island): (i) Season: April 2-July 15 and August 16-August 31. (ii) Closure: July 16-August 15. (b) Yukon/Kuskokwim Delta region. (1) Season: April 2-August 31. (2) Closure: 30-day closure dates to be announced by the Service's Alaska Regional Director or his designee, after consultation with field biologists and the Association of Village Council President's Waterfowl Conservation Committee. This 30-day period will occur between May 15 and August 15 of each year. A press release announcing the actual closure dates will be forwarded to regional newspapers and radio and television stations. (3) Special Black Brant Season Hunting Closure: From the period when egg laying begins until young birds are fledged. Closure dates to be announced by the Service's Alaska Regional Director or his designee, after consultation with field biologists and the Association of Village Council President's Waterfowl Conservation Committee. A press release announcing the actual closure dates will be forwarded to regional newspapers and radio and television stations. (c) Bristol Bay region. (1) Season: April 2-June 14 and July 16-August 31 (general season); April 2-July 15 for seabird egg gathering only. (2) Closure: June 15-July 15 (general season); July 16-August 31 (seabird egg gathering). (d) Bering Strait/Norton Sound region. (1) Stebbins/St… | |||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.4.37.3 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | D | Subpart D—Annual Regulations Governing Subsistence Harvest | § 92.32 Emergency regulations to protect Steller's eiders. | FWS | [84 FR 12952, Apr. 3, 2019] | Upon finding that continuation of these subsistence regulations would pose an imminent threat to the conservation of threatened Steller's eiders (Polysticta stelleri), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Regional Director, in consultation with the Co-management Council, will immediately under § 92.21 take action as is necessary to prevent further take. Regulation changes implemented could range from a temporary closure of duck hunting in a small geographic area to large-scale regional or statewide long-term closures of all subsistence migratory bird hunting. These closures or temporary suspensions will remain in effect until the Regional Director, in consultation with the Co-management Council, determines that the potential for additional Steller's eiders to be taken no longer exists. | |||
| 50:50:9.0.1.6.32.4.37.4 | 50 | Wildlife and Fisheries | I | G | 92 | PART 92—MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA | D | Subpart D—Annual Regulations Governing Subsistence Harvest | §§ 92.33-92.39 [Reserved] | FWS |
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