{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-16.43.140","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 16.43.140","heading":"Permit required.","body":"(a) A person may not operate gear in the commercial taking of fishery resources without a valid entry permit or a valid interim-use permit issued by the commission.\n(b) A permit is not required of a crewmember or other person assisting in the operation of a unit of gear engaged in the commercial taking of fishery resources as long as the holder of the entry permit or the interim-use permit for that particular unit of gear is at all times present and actively engaged in the operation of the gear.\n(c) A person may hold more than one interim-use or entry permit issued or transferred under this chapter only for the following purposes:\n(1) fishing more than one type of gear;\n(2) fishing in more than one administrative area;\n(3) harvesting particular species for which separate interim-use or entry permits are issued;\n(4) if authorized by regulations of the commission, fishing an entire unit of gear in a fishery in which the commission has issued entry permits for less than a unit of gear under AS 16.43.270(d); under this paragraph, a person may not hold more than two entry permits for a fishery; however, the person may not\n(A) fish more than one unit of gear in the fishery; or\n(B) acquire a second entry permit for the fishery after the person has acquired an entry permit that authorizes the use of an entire unit of gear in the fishery;\n(5) consolidation of the fishing fleet for a salmon fishery; however, a person may hold not more than two entry permits for a salmon fishery under this paragraph, but the person who holds two entry permits for a salmon fishery may not engage in fishing under the second entry permit.","path":["Title 16. Fish and Game.","Chapter 43. Regulation of Entry into Alaska Commercial Fisheries.","Article 2. Entry Permit System."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#16.43.140","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:07Z","sha256":"07e3ca339cbd42c64e853e9875205894eaff8595bad12b69806a1b8669fe5d2f","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-16.43.120","next":"us-ak/as-16.43.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}