- (a) Unless required by the commissioner under (b) of this section, a vessel fishing for shrimp in Registration Area E is not required to undergo an inspection, as specified in 5 AAC 31.030.
- (b) The commissioner may, by public announcement, require that vessels fishing for shrimp in Registration Area E be inspected as described in 5 AAC 31.030 before fishing. If the commissioner requires a vessel inspection, a vessel operator must make arrangements with a local representative of the department for an inspection at the inspection point for Registration Area E in Cordova, Valdez, Whittier, or Seward.
(In effect before 1981; am 6/28/81, Register 78; am 5/8/98, Register 146; am 8/23/2009, Register 191)
Authority: AS 16.05.251