1. (a) In the Southern District,

   1. (1) no more than an aggregate of 150 Dungeness crab pots may be operated from a vessel registered to take Dungeness crab;
   2. (2) no more than 50 of the 150 pots described in (1) of this subsection may be operated in Subdistrict 1 from a vessel registered to take Dungeness crab; only a pot with a buoy tag number of 1 - 50 may be operated in Subdistrict 1;

   3. (3) the buoy for each Dungeness crab pot must have an identification tag issued by the department, as follows:

      1. (A) the identification tag must be placed on a buoy that is marked with the ADF&G number of the vessel operating the gear, as required by 5 AAC 32.051;
      2. (B) new identification tags must be obtained annually, before each fishing season;
      3. (C) the department shall issue identification tags before each fishing season; the tags must be uniquely numbered for each registration year;
      4. (D) except as provided in (E) of this paragraph, the department may issue identification tags only to a person who is registering a vessel under 5 AAC 32.020 and only at the time of vessel registration; a person registering a vessel shall apply for identification tags at the department office designated to issue tags; a person who wishes to apply for identification tags may register only one vessel;
      5. (E) the department may issue replacement tags for identification tags lost during the season if the vessel operator submits a sworn statement or affidavit describing how the tags were lost and listing the number of the lost tags;
   4. (4) all crab pot buoys operated under a single ADF&G number must be identically marked and the color and design must be registered with the department before fishing.
2. (b) Repealed 7/14/85.
3. (c) No portion of the line attaching a pot or ring net buoy or buoys to the trap or ring may float on the surface of the water at any time, except for that portion of the line connecting the main buoy to any auxiliary buoy or buoys.

(In effect before 1981; am 6/28/81, Register 78; am 7/14/85, Register 95; am 7/23/94, Register 131; am 5/8/98, Register 146)