1. (a) A resident tag is not required for taking a brown bear in the following units:

   1. (1) Unit 11;
   2. (2) Units 13 and 16(A);
   3. (3) Unit 16(B) and Unit 17;
   4. (4) Units 12, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, and 26;
   5. (5) repealed 7/1/2010;
   6. (6) repealed 7/1/2010;
   7. (7) repealed 7/1/2010;
   8. (8) Unit 22;
   9. (9) Unit 23;
   10. (10) repealed 7/1/2010;

   11. (11) Unit 9, within the following areas, unless a smaller area is defined by the department in an applicable permit:

       1. (A) Unit 9(B), within five miles of the communities of Port Alsworth, Nondalton, Iliamna, Newhalen, Pile Bay, Pedro Bay, Pope Vanoy Landing, Kakhonak, Igiugig, and Levelock;
       2. (B) Unit 9(C), within five miles of the communities of King Salmon, Naknek, and South Naknek;
       3. (C) Unit 9(D), within five miles of the communities of Cold Bay, King Cove, Sand Point, and Nelson Lagoon;
       4. (D) Unit 9(E), within five miles of the communities of Egegik, Pilot Point, Ugashik, Port Heiden, Port Moller, Chignik Lake, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Bay, Perryville, and Ivanof Bay;
   12. (12) Unit 10, within three miles of the community of False Pass, unless a smaller area is defined by the department in an applicable permit;
   13. (13) Unit 18.

2. (b) In addition to the units as specified in (a) of this section, if a hunter obtains a subsistence registration permit before hunting, that hunter is not required to obtain a resident tag to take a brown bear in the following units:

   1. (1) Unit 9(B);
   2. (2) Unit 9(E), that portion including all drainages that drain into the Pacific Ocean between Cape Kumliun and the border of Unit 9(D) and Unit 9(E);
   3. (3) Unit 17;
   4. (4) Unit 18;
   5. (5) repealed 7/1/2010;
   6. (6) repealed 7/1/2010;
   7. (7) Unit 22;
   8. (8) Unit 23;
   9. (9) repealed 7/1/2010;
   10. (10) Unit 26(A).

(Eff. 7/1/92, Register 122; readopt 5/13/93, Register 126; am 7/7/94, Register 131; am 7/9/95, Register 135; am 7/16/95, Register 135; am 7/1/98, Register 146; am 7/1/2000, Register 154; am 7/1/2002, Register 162; am 7/1/2003, Register 166; am 7/1/2004, Register 170; add’l am 7/1/2004, Register 170; am 7/1/2005, Register 174; am 7/1/2006, Register 178; add’l am 7/1/2006, Register 178; am 7/1/2007, Register 182; am 7/1/2010, Register 194; am 7/1/2011, Register 198; am 7/1/2012, Register 202; am 7/1/2013, Register 206)