(a) The commissioner shall extend the time and dates during which application may be made for fish or game registration if the commissioner finds that
(1) the conservation and management of the fish or game resource will not be affected adversely; and
(2) the failure to timely apply is the result of excusable neglect.
(b) The fee for an extension granted under this section is $45.
(c) As used in this section, “excusable neglect” does not include unfamiliarity with or ignorance of applicable laws and regulations. In order to show excusable neglect, a person must have demonstrated, before the registration deadline, an intent to harvest fish or game.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions
Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game.
Sec. 16.05.010. Commissioner of fish and game.
Sec. 16.05.020. Functions of commissioner.
Sec. 16.05.040. Compensation of commissioner.
Sec. 16.05.050. Powers and duties of commissioner.
Sec. 16.05.052. Nuisance moose.
Sec. 16.05.055. On-board observer program.
Sec. 16.05.060. Emergency orders.
Sec. 16.05.065. Application extension.
Sec. 16.05.070. Regulations as evidence.
Sec. 16.05.080. Limitation of power.
Sec. 16.05.090. Organization of the department.
Sec. 16.05.092. Fisheries rehabilitation, enhancement, and development.
Sec. 16.05.094. Duties of section of subsistence hunting and fishing.
Sec. 16.05.100. Fish and game fund established.
Sec. 16.05.110. Composition of fund.
Sec. 16.05.120. Disbursement of funds.
Sec. 16.05.130. Diversion of funds prohibited; separate accounts.
Sec. 16.05.140. Assent to provisions of federal aid acts.
Sec. 16.05.150. Enforcement authority.
Sec. 16.05.160. Duty to arrest.
Sec. 16.05.165. Form and issuance of citation.
Sec. 16.05.170. Power to execute warrant.
Sec. 16.05.180. Power to search without warrant.
Sec. 16.05.190. Seizure and disposition of equipment.
Sec. 16.05.195. Forfeiture of equipment.