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SENATE BILL NO. 44
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BY SENATOR KAWASAKI
Introduced: 1/25/21
Referred: Resources, Finance
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
1 "An Act requiring the Board of Fisheries to prioritize personal use fisheries when
2 implementing fishing restrictions to achieve a management goal."
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
4 * Section 1. AS 16.05.251 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
5 (j) Except as provided in AS 16.05.258, when the harvest of a stock or species
6 is limited to achieve a management goal, the Board of Fisheries shall place restrictions
7 on all other fisheries before restricting personal use fisheries. In this subsection,
8 "management goal" means the escapement or estimated population size of the
9 exploited stock that provides the greatest potential for sustained yield as established by
10 the board.
SB0044A -1- SB 44
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Statutes affected:
SB0044A, AM SB 44, introduced 01/25/2021: 16.05.251