(a) In addition to any other program for the stocking or propagation of game birds that the department has as of July 23, 1974, the department shall establish a special program for the raising, maintenance, and release of upland game birds in the state. Birds raised under this program may be released in an appropriate area of the state at any time, but may be harvested only during regular hunting seasons, as specified by the board under AS 16.05.255(a)(2). The board shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this section.
(b) The department shall establish an appropriate facility for the raising and maintenance of upland game birds to be located at an appropriate place, as determined by the commissioner, in interior Alaska.
(c) The department shall employ a method of tagging game birds released under this section and compile harvest statistics.
(d) In this section, “upland game bird” means a game bird for which a season is established under AS 16.05.255(a)(2) as of July 23, 1974, excluding waterfowl.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions
Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.
Sec. 16.05.780. Taking of antlerless moose prohibited.
Sec. 16.05.782. Taking of brown or grizzly bear near solid waste disposal facility prohibited.
Sec. 16.05.783. Same day airborne hunting.
Sec. 16.05.785. Effect of failure to remove old markers.
Sec. 16.05.789. Prohibition on hunting adjacent to highway between Yukon River and Arctic Ocean.
Sec. 16.05.791. Civil remedies for violation of AS 16.05.790.
Sec. 16.05.797. Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited.
Sec. 16.05.800. Public nuisances.
Sec. 16.05.810. Burden of proof.
Sec. 16.05.815. Confidential nature of certain reports and records.
Sec. 16.05.820. Research by the federal government.
Sec. 16.05.822. Transplanting of musk oxen.
Sec. 16.05.825. State upland game bird release program.
Sec. 16.05.826. Waterfowl conservation stamp program.
Sec. 16.05.831. Waste of salmon.
Sec. 16.05.835. Maximum length of salmon seine and certain hair crab vessels.