Recreational gold panning is allowed in Independence Mine State Historical Park with the following stipulations:
- (1) no motorized equipment is used;
- (2) a person uses no more equipment than a gold pan and a shovel;
- (3) no chemicals are used;
- (4) no person may stake or file a mining claim or leasehold location in a state park; and
- (5) no person may extract or disturb natural materials for the purpose of recreational gold panning above the ordinary high water line or where vegetative material exists.
(Eff. 2/3/88, Register 105)
Authority: AS 41.21.020, AS 41.21.040