1. (a) In this section, the phrase "General hunt only" means that there is a general hunt for residents, but no subsistence hunt, during the relevant open season. Hunting seasons and bag limits for musk oxen are as follows: Units and Bag Limits Resident Open Season (Subsistence and General Hunts) Nonresident Open Season (1) Unit 18, Nunivak Island 1 bull by drawing permit only; up to 110 permits may be issued; or 1 musk ox by registration permit only Aug. 1 - Sept. 30 (General hunt only) Jan. 15 - Mar. 31 (General hunt only)Aug. 1 - Sept. 30 Jan. 15 - Mar. 31Unit 18, Nelson IslandFeb. 1 - Mar. 31 (General hunt only) Feb. 1 - Mar. 31 1 musk ox by registration per- mit only Remainder of Unit 18 No open season.No open season. (2) Unit 23, that portion south and west of the Kobuk River drainage and north and east of the Buckland River drain- age No open season.No open season.Units 22(A), 22(B), 22(C), and 22(D), and Unit 23, Southwest, that portion on the Seward Peninsula west of and including the Buckland River drainage, as follows: If the harvestable portion is 99 musk oxen or less: 1 musk ox by Tier II subsistence hunting permit only Aug. 1 - Mar. 15 (Subsistence hunt only)No open season.If the harvestable portion is greater than 99 musk oxen, but less than 151 musk oxen: 1 musk ox by registration permit only Aug. 1 - Mar. 15 (Subsistence hunt only)No open season.If the harvestable portion is greater than 150 musk oxen: 1 musk ox by registration permit only; or Aug. 1 - Mar. 15 (Subsistence hunt only)No open season.1 bull 4-year-old or older by drawing permit only; up to 60 permits may be issued; 10 percent of the permits will be issued to nonresident hunters, in combination with Unit 22(E) Aug. 1 - Mar. 15 Aug. 1 - Mar. 15 Unit 22(E) If the harvestable portion is 9 musk oxen or less: 1 musk ox by Tier II subsistence hunting permit only Aug. 1 - Mar. 15 (Subsistence hunt only)No open season.If the harvestable portion is greater than 9 musk oxen, but less than 26 musk oxen: 1 musk ox by registration permit only Aug. 1 - Mar. 15 (Subsistence hunt only)No open season.1 bull 4-year-old or older by drawing permit only; up to 60 permits may be issued; 10 per- cent of the permits will be issued to nonresident hunters, in combination with Units 22(B), (C), and (D), and Unit 23, that portion on the Sew- ard Peninsula west of and including the Buck- land River drainage Aug. 1 - Mar. 15 Aug. 1 - Mar. 15 Unit 23, that portion north and west of the Kobuk River drainage, excluding the Sheshalik Spit Aug. 1 - Mar. 15 (Subsistence hunt only)No open season.1 bull by Tier II subsistence hunting permit only; up to 15 bulls may be taken Unit 23, that portion on the Sheshalik Spit 1 bull by Tier II subsistence permit only; up to 4 permits may be issued July 1 - Oct. 31 (Subsistence hunt only) June 1 - June 30 (Subsistence hunt only) No open season.Remainder of Unit 23 No open season.No open season. (3) Unit 26(A), that portion west of the eastern shore of Admiralty Bay where the Alaktak River enters, following the Alaktak River to 155° 00' W. Long. south to the Unit 26(A) border 1 musk ox by Tier II subsistence permit only; up to 15 permits may be issued Aug. 1 - Mar. 15 (Subsistence hunt only)No open season.Remainder of Unit 26(A), and Unit 26(B), Dalton Highway 1 musk ox by Tier II subsistence permit only; up to 20 musk oxen may be taken Aug. 1 - Mar. 31 (Subsistence hunt only)No open season.Unit 26(B), that portion east of the Dalton Highway 1 musk ox by Tier I permit onlySeason to be announced (Subsistence hunt only) No open season.or 1 bull by drawing permit only if the harvestable surplus is greater than 4 musk oxen; up to 5 musk oxen may be taken. Sept. 20 - Oct. 10 Mar. 10 - Mar. 30No open season.Unit 26(C)Fall season to be announced. (Subsistence hunt only) Mar. 1 - Mar. 31 (Subsistence hunt only) No open season.1 bull by Tier II subsis- tence hunting permit only; up to 15 bulls may be taken (4) Unit 21(D) and 24(D) 1 bull by drawing permit only, up to 5 permits my be issued Feb. 1 - Mar. 15No open season.
2. (b) Repealed 6/16/91.

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