Effective Oct 1, 1998Alaska Register 147(Eff. 10/1/98, Register 147)
(a) The owner or operator of a vessel that is to be used to take salmon with hand or power troll gear shall register that vessel before engaging in salmon trolling during a calendar year. The registration is valid for the entire calendar year in which a vessel is registered.
(b) A person may not register a salmon troll fishing vessel simultaneously as a salmon hand troll vessel and power troll vessel. A person may change a salmon troll vessel's registration from one troll gear type to the other troll gear type during the open season if a written request is submitted to, and validated, by the department.