1. (a) A hatchery permit holder may request alteration of an existing hatchery permit. The permit holder shall submit the permit alteration request to the PNP coordinator on a form provided by the department.
2. (b) A hatchery permit holder's submission of a request for permit alteration under this section must be received by the PNP coordinator not later than February 15 of the calendar year that the proposed alteration is requested to occur. The commissioner may extend the submission deadline for a permit alteration request if the commissioner determines that the extension is justified by extraordinary circumstances or an emergency.
3. (c) If a hatchery permit alteration is requested for a salmon hatchery, the appropriate regional planning team will review and make a recommendation to the commissioner on the hatchery permit alteration request.
4. (d) Approval of a hatchery permit alteration by the commissioner modifies the existing hatchery permit.

(Eff. 6/11/2025, Register 254)

Authority: AS 16.05.020, AS 16.05.092, AS 16.10.400, AS 16.12.010