(a) The following methods and means of taking waterfowl, snipe, and cranes are prohibited, in addition to the prohibitions in 5 AAC 92.080:
- (1) with a rifle or pistol, a shotgun larger than 10 gauge, or a shotgun not plugged to a three shell capacity;
- (2) from a motor-driven boat unless the motor has been completely shut off and the boat's progress from the motor's power has ceased;
- (3) from any mechanical vehicle; however, a power or sailboat may be used as a means of retrieving a dead or injured bird;
- (4) with any shot other than steel or other non-toxic material approved by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, including loose shot used in muzzle-loading firearms;
- (5) with steel shot larger than size T (0.20 inches in diameter);
- (6) while in immediate personal possession of lead shot.
- (b) A hunter may pluck waterfowl in the field, but shall leave one fully feathered wing or the head attached while transporting the bird.
- (c) No person may take waterfowl during the period from sunset to one-half hour before sunrise.
(Eff. 7/5/85, Register 95; am 8/8/87, Register 103)
Authority: AS 16.05.255, AS 16.05.920