Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, or in AS 16, no person may possess, import, release, export, or assist in importing, releasing, or exporting, live game, unless the person holds a permit issued by the department.

1. The following species, not including a hybrid of a game animal and a species listed in this subsection, may be possessed, imported, exported, bought, sold, or traded without a permit from the department but may not be released into the wild:

 


Common Name	Scientific Name
Chimpanzee	Pan spp.
Dog	Canis familiarus
Cat	Felis catus
Sheep	Ovis aries
Goat	Capra hircus
Cattle	Bos taurus
Oxen	Bos spp.
Horse	Equus caballus
Guinea pig	Cavia porcellus
Llama	Lama peruana
Alpaca	Lama pacos
One-humped camel	Camelus dromedarius
Ass	Equus asinus Var.
Mule	Equus asinus x caballus
Swine	Sus scrofa Var.
European ferret	Mustela putorius furo
European rabbit	Oryctolagus cuniculus Var.
White rat	Rattus norvegicus Var. albinus
Mice: white, waltzing, singing, shaker, piebald	Mus musculus Var.
Fat-tailed gerbil	Pachyuromys duprasi
Gerbil	Gerbillus spp.
Hamster (golden)	Mesocricetus auratus
Chinchilla	Chinchilla laniger
Cavy	Cavia aperea
Hedgehog, African pygmy	Erinaceus albiventris
Chicken	Gallus gallus Var.
Pigeon (i.e., rock dove)	Columba livia Var.
Any Turkey species	Subfamily Meleagridinae
Any Pheasant, Junglefowl or Coturnix species	Subfamily Phasianinae
Any Guineafowl species	Subfamily Numidinae
Canary	Serinus canaria Var.
Parrot, parakeet, cockatiel, macaw, and other members of the Family Psittacidae not prohibited by federal or international law	Family Psittacidae
Toucan	Family Ramphastidae
Any New World Quail species (including Bobwhite)	Subfamily Odontophorinae
Mynah	Acridotheres spp.
Any Peafowl species	Pavo spp.
Chukar partridge	Alectoris chukar
Button "quail"	Family Turnicidae in the Order Gruiformes
Any duck, goose, swan, or other migratory waterfowl that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determines does not require a federal permit for private ownership;
Members of the bird families Fringillidae, Turdidae, Zosteripidae, Pycnonotidae, Timaliidae, and Ploceidae of non-Holarctic origin. Members of the bird families Columbidae and Trogonidae of non-Nearctic origin;
Any nonvenomous reptile (crocodile, alligator, snake, turtle, or lizard)	Class Reptilia


 

2. The department may not issue a permit for the capture, possession, import, or export of any game animal, including a hybrid of a game animal and a species listed in (b) of this section, for use as a pet.
3. Under this section, and in accordance with the definition of "game" in AS 16.05.940 (which includes feral domestic animals), a
   1. European ferret (Mustela putorius furo), swine (Sus scrofa Var.), or nonindigenous gallinaceous bird, is feral if the animal is not under direct control of the owner, including being confined in a cage or other physical structure, or being restrained on a leash. The commissioner may capture, destroy, or dispose of any feral ferret, feral swine, or feral nonindigenous gallinaceous bird in an appropriate manner;
   2. muskoxen, bison, or reindeer that is lawfully owned, or an elk held under a valid game mammal farming license, that is not confined or is not under positive control is feral unless the animal is a free-ranging animal under a state or federal grazing lease; however
      1. a person who can demonstrate ownership of the animal may pursue and capture the animal within 48 hours after the animal escapes from confinement, without needing to obtain a permit from the department; a person who can demonstrate ownership of the animal may pursue and capture the animal more than 48 hours after the animal escapes from confinement only if the person obtains a permit from the department; any free-ranging muskoxen, bison, reindeer, or elk for which ownership cannot be demonstrated is presumed to be game;
      2. for purposes of this paragraph, ownership of an animal can be demonstrated only by means of a clearly visible permanent brand, ear tag, or owner's mark on the body of the animal.
   Any of the above species of bird, mammal, or reptile that is endangered may not be held in private ownership without a permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Notwithstanding (b) of this section the following species may be temporarily released for the purpose of hunting dog or falcon training, field trials, and tests:
   1. Pigeon (Columba livia Var.); Pheasant, Junglefowl, or Coturnix spp. (Subfamily Phasianinae); any Guineafowl species (Subfamily Numidinae); any New World Quail species (including Bobwhite) (Subfamily Odontophorinae); any duck, goose, swan, or other migratory waterfowl which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined does not require a federal permit for private ownership; and
   2. chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar).
   A person using live game listed in (f) of this section for the purpose of hunting dog or falcon training, field trials, or tests:
   1. may release the game only on the day of use and shall make reasonable efforts to capture, kill, or recover such temporarily released live game; may take the live game in connection with hunting dog or falcon training, field trial, and test activities; and
   2. must legally acquire, hold, and dispose of the live game in accordance with all other applicable state statutes and regulations.
   Upon application, the board will add a species to the list in (b) of this section if there is clear and convincing evidence that the species:
   1. is not capable of surviving in the wild of Alaska; is not capable of causing a genetic alteration of a species that is indigenous to Alaska; is not capable of causing a significant reduction in the population of a species that is indigenous to Alaska; is not capable of transmitting a disease to a species that is indigenous to Alaska; and
   2. does not otherwise present a threat to the health or population of a species that is indigenous to Alaska.
4. The Board will remove a species from the list in (b) of this section if there is a preponderance of evidence that the species
   1. is capable of surviving in the wild of Alaska; is capable of causing a genetic alteration of a species that is indigenous to Alaska; is capable of causing a significant reduction in the population of a species that is indigenous to Alaska; is capable of transmitting a disease to a species that is indigenous to Alaska; or
   2. otherwise presents a threat to the health or population of a species that is indigenous to Alaska.