IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
IN THE MATTER OF:
BAIL/FORFEITURE SCHEDULE FOR
THE UNITED STATES FISH &
WILDLIFE SERVICE/NATIONAL Miscellaneous General Order
PARKS SERVICE/BUREAU OF LAND No. 26-03
MANAGEMENT.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
The attached Bail/Forfeiture Schedule for violations of the laws and
regulations enforced by the United States Fish & Wildlife Service/National Parks
Service/Bureau of Land Management is hereby adopted by the Court.
The Bail/Forfeiture Schedule adopted hereby becomes effective
immediately and supersedes Miscellaneous General Order 20-25.
DATED this 20th day of April, 2026, at Anchorage, Alaska.
/s/ Sharon L. Gleason
Hon. Sharon L. Gleason, Chief Judge
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF ALASKA
Distribution:
District Judges U.S. ProbationMagistrate Judges
U.S Attorney Federal Public Defender
Clerk of Court U.S. Marshal
Court Librarian Court Rules Attorney
Bankruptcy Judge Bankruptcy Clerk of Court
BAIL/FORFEITURE SCHEDULE DEPARTMENT OF
THE INTERIOR – MULTI-AGENCY SUBSISTENCE
43 CFR 51 – SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN
ALASKA [U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE/NATIONAL PARK
SERVICE/BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT] AS MODIFIED AND
ADOPTED MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL ORDER 26-__
SECTION VIOLATION AMOUNT
SUBPART A – GENERAL PROVISIONS
51.3(a) Subsistence uses not permitted in Glacier Bay, Katmai, Kenai Fjords or original Table 1
Mt. McKinley National Parks
51.5(a)–(d) Subsistence take of fish and wildlife by unauthorized persons Table 1
51.6(a) Fail to Possess and comply with pertinent permits, harvest tickets, or tags required 250 or
by the State, or Federal permits, harvest tickets or tags as required by the board; Table 1 if
fail to possess valid hunting, fishing or trapping licenses unless Federal licenses harvested
are required or unless otherwise provided for in regulations
51.6(c) Fail to allow inspection by law enforcement agents 250
51.6(d) Fail to validate ticket, tag or permit before removing kill from harvest site 150
51.6(e) Fail to comply with reporting provisions 150
51.6(f) Make fraudulent application for Federal or State license, permits, harvest ticket or 500
tag, file incorrect harvest report
51.7(a) Illegal use of subsistence-taken fish, wildlife or their parts 250/per
specimen
51.7(b) Exchange of fish and wildlife taken for subsistence use other than customary 250/per
trade or barter specimen
SUBPART B – PROGRAM STRUCTURE
51.19(g) Taking of fish or wildlife in violation of a restriction, closure, opening, or Table 1
temporary change authorized by the Board including one authorized by an in-
season manager who has the Board’s delegated authority
SUBPART D SUBSISTENCE TAKING OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
51.25 Subsistence taking of fish, wildlife, and shellfish: general regulations
51.25(c)(4) Fail to furnish upon request by State or Federal officer required information when 250
that person gives or receives wildlife to another person
51.25(d)(2) Fail to obtain designated harvest permit prior to attempting to harvest fish and return 250
completed report; possession of more than two harvest limits at one time
51.25(d)(3) Fail to possess valid designed fishing permit when taking, attempting to take, or 250
transporting fish
51.25(d)(4) Use of more than one legal limit of gear 250/per
51.25(d)(5) Designating more than one person at a time to take or attempt to take fish on 250 or
your behalf; taking or attempting to take fish at the same time as designated Table 1 if
Fisherman harvested
SECTION VIOLATION AMOUNT
51.25(e) Fail to obtain designated hunter permit prior to attempting to harvest wildlife on 100 or
behalf of another Table 1 if
harvested
51.25(f) Fail to promptly deliver wildlife when designated to take wildlife on behalf of 150
another
51.25(f) Charging for services 1000 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.25(h)(1-5) Fail to obtain or comply with permit requirements 250
51.25(i) Possess, transport, give, receive or barter fish, wildlife or shellfish taken in Table 1
violation of Federal or State law or regulation
51.25(j)(1) Use wildlife as food for dog or furbearer, or as bait, except as authorized Table 1
51.25(j)(2)(i) Fail to salvage for human use the hide of a wolf, wolverine, coyote, fox, lynx, Table 1
martin, mink, weasel, or otter
51.25(j)(2)(ii) Fail to salvage for human use the hide and edible meat of a brown/grizzly bear Table 1
51.25(j)(2)(iii) Fail to salvage for human use hide and edible meat of black bear Table 1
51.25(j)(2)(iv) Fail to salvage for human use hide or meat of squirrels, hares, marmots, beaver, Table 1
muskrats, or unclassified wildlife
51.25(j)(3) Fail to salvage edible meat of ungulates, bear, grouse, or ptarmigan Table 1
51.25(j)(4) Unauthorized intentional wasting or destroying subsistence caught fish or Table 1
shellfish except as permitted
51.26 Subsistence taking of wildlife
51.26(b)(1) Shooting from, on, or across highway 300 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.26(b)(2) Use of poison 500 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.26(b)(3) Use of helicopter in any manner 500 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.26(b)(4) Taking wildlife from a motorized land or air vehicle, when that vehicle is in motion, 250 or
or from a motor-driven boat when the boat’s progress from the motor’s power has Table 1 or
not ceased, unless otherwise authorized harvested
51.26(b)(5) Use of motorized vehicle to drive, herd, or molest wildlife 500
51.26(b)(6) Use of or aid by machine gun, set gun, or shotgun larger than 10 gauge 500 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.26(b)(7) Use of firearm other than shotgun, muzzle-loading rifle, rifle, or pistol using 250 or
center-firing cartridges for taking ungulates, bear, wolves, wolverine, except Table 1 if
as provided harvested
SECTION VIOLATION AMOUNT
51.26(b)(8) Use of pit, fire, artificial light, radio communication, artificial salt lick, explosive, 250 or
barbed arrow, bomb, smoke, chemical, conventional steel trap with jaw spread Table 1 if
over 9", or conibear style trap with jaw spread over 11" harvested
51.26(b)(9) Use of snare except as provided 250 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.26(b)(10) Use of trap to take ungulates or bear 500 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.26(b)(11) Use of hooks to physically snag, impale, or otherwise take wildlife 250 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.26(b)(12) Use of crossbow to take ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine in area restricted 250 or
to hunting with bow and arrow only Table 1 if
harvested
51.26(b)(13) Take ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine with inadequate bow or arrow 250 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.26(b)(14) Use bait for taking ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine unless otherwise authorized 250 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.26(b)(15) Take swimming ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverines unless otherwise 500 or
authorized Table 1 if
harvested
51.26(b)(16) Take or assist in taking of ungulates, bear, wolves, wolverine, or other fur bearers 500 or
before 3:00 a.m. following the day in which airborne travel occurred (excludes Table 1 if
regularly scheduled commercial aircraft and the taking of deer) harvested
51.26(b)(17) Take bear cub or sow accompanied by cub(s) 500 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.26(c) Fail to comply with State law when taking wildlife in defense of life or property 250
51.26(d)(1) Disturbing or destroying den (excluding a muskrat pushup or feeding house in 250
course of trapping)
51.26(d)(2) Disturbing or destroying beaver house during trapping unless otherwise authorized 250
51.26(d)(3) Take beaver by means other than steel trap or snare, except where permitted by Table 1
firearm
51.26(d)(4) Take otter with trap having jaw spread less than five and seven-eighths inches Table 1
during any closed mink or martin season in same GMU
51.26(d)(5) Use of net or fish trap except as authorized 250 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.26(d)(6) Take or assist in taking furbearer by firearm before 3:00 a.m. on the day following Table 1
the day airborne transport occurred, except as provided
51.26(e) Exceed bag limit for a species, except as provided Table 1
51.26(e) Exceed community harvest limit Table 1
51.26(f)(2) Take more than one brown/grizzly bear in a regulatory year Table 1
SECTION VIOLATION AMOUNT
51.26(g)(1), Possess or transport animal without proof of sex and/or identity as required 250
(2), (3)
51.26(h) Fail to leave edible meat on front/hind quarter bones and ribs of moose and 250 per
caribou harvested as required Specimen
51.26(i) Fail to notify appropriate agency within reasonable time upon taking marked or 250
tagged animal
51.26(j)(2) Possess or transport from Alaska the untanned skin/skull of a bear unless first 250
sealed in accordance with State and Federal regulations unless otherwise
authorized
51.26(j)(3) Fail to keep bear skin and skull together until delivered for sealing unless 250
otherwise authorized
51.26(j)(3)(i) Fail to keep proof of sex naturally attached to bear skin until delivered for sealing 250
where required
51.26(j)(3) Remove from the area the unsealed skin or skull of a bear taken in an Alaska 250
(ii)–(v) Brown Bear Management Area and GMU 5, as provided
51.26(j)(4) Provide false information on sealing certificate or temporary sealing form of bear 300
skin or skull
51.26(k) Fail to comply with sealing provisions for beaver, lynx, marten, otter, wolf, or 250
wolverine
51.26(l) Fail to complete, sign and present temporary sealing form and skin 250
51.26(n) Subsistence taking of wildlife outside of unit seasons, in excess of harvest limits, Table 1
or in violation of unit-specific regulations for GMU 1–26
51.27 Subsistence Taking of Fish
51.27(a)(3) Possess, transport, give, receive, or barter subsistence-taken fish or their parts Table 1
contrary to Federal or State law or regulations
51.27(b)(2) Fail to use pots with escape mechanism 250/per
51.27(b)(3) Use improperly sized gillnet for salmon 250 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.27(b)(4) Obstruct more than one-half width of stream with subsistence fishing gear 250 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.27(b)(5) Use of live nonindigenous fish as bait 250
51.27(b)(6) Fail to properly mark fish wheel with name and address 100/wheel
51.27(b)(7) Use of red buoys and kegs in prohibited areas 100/per
51.27(b)(8) Fail to mark key, buoy, stakes, or fishing gear, and nets with name and address 150/per
51.27(b)(9) Take fish by explosives or chemicals 500 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.27(b)(10) Take fish within 300 feet of dam, fish ladder, weir, culvert, or other artificial 250 or
obstruction Table 1 if
harvested
SECTION VIOLATION AMOUNT
51.27(b)(14) Take of rainbow trout or steel head trout, except as provided 250 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.27(b)(15) Use of subsistence taken fish for bait in commercial or sport fishing 250 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.27(c)(2)(i) Taking more fish than allowed by permit 250 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.27(c)(2)(ii) Fail to obtain permit prior to fishing 250
51.27(c)(2)(iii) Fail to have permit in possession while fishing or transporting subsistence-taken 250
fish
51.27(c)(2)(iv) Fail to record prior to leaving the fishing site: number by species, location, and 250
date
51.27(d)(2) Use of combined fishing gear that exceeds commercial limit, when participating in 250/per
commercial and subsistence fishing at the same time
51.27(e) Fail to comply with specific management area restrictions (list/area restriction) 250
(1-13)
51.28 Subsistence Taking of Shellfish
51.28(b)(2) Take shellfish with illegal gear 250/
shellfish
51.28(b)(3) Buying or selling subsistence -taken shellfish, their parts, or their eggs, unless Table 1
otherwise permitted
51.28(b)(4) Use of explosives and chemicals 500 or
Table 1 if
harvested
51.28(b)(5) Fail to properly mark gear 100/per
(i-ii)
51.28(b)(6) Fail to use pots with escape mechanism 250/pot
51.28(b)(7) Mutilation or disfigurement of a crab in a manner that would prevent determining 100 +
minimum size requirements 25/crab
51.28(c) Taking Shellfish for subsistence in violation of subsistence fishing regulation Table 1
51.28(c)(2) Fail to obtain designated harvest permit prior to attempting to harvest shellfish; fail 250
to return completed harvest report; exceed two harvest limits
51.28(c)(3) Fail to have designated harvest permit in possession when taking, attempting to 250
take, or transporting shellfish
51.28(c)(4) Fishing with more than one legal limit of gear 250/per
51.28(c)(5) Designate more than one person to fish on your behalf; personally taking or 250/per or
attempting to take shellfish at the same time a designated fisherman is taking or Table 1 if
attempting to take shellfish on your behalf harvested
51.28(d)(1) Exceed limit set out in permit Table 1
51.28(d)(2) Fail to obtain permit prior to fishing 250
51.28(d)(3) Fail to have permit in possession while taking or transporting shellfish 250
SECTION VIOLATION AMOUNT
51.28(d)(5) Fail to keep accurate records of: catch, number by species, location, and date as 250
required by permit
51.28(d)(6) Fail to complete and timely submit reports 250
51.28(e) Use of fishing vessel which is commercially licensed and registered for shrimp or 250
crab fishing for subsistence shell fishing during the period starting 14 days before
an opening until 14 days after the closure of a respective open season for which
the vessel is registered
51.28(f) Possess shellfish smaller than minimum size limit Table 1
51.28(g) Possess, transport, give, receive, or barter shellfish or their parts taken in violation Table 1
of Federal or State regulations
51.28(h)(1) Furnish subsistence taken shellfish by owner, operator, or employee of lodge, Table 1
(i-iii) charter vessel, or other enterprise that furnishes food, lodging, or guide services to a
client or guest unless otherwise permitted
51.28(h)(2) Deploy, set, or retrieve personal gear by captain or crew of charter vessel when 250/per
that vessel is being chartered
51.28(i)(1-6) Fail to comply with specific shellfish area pertinent restrictions 250
WILDLIFE/PROPERTY FORFEITURE ORDER
Unless specifically ordered by the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, any
wildlife or property that has been seized within a National Wildlife Refuge within the
jurisdiction of the District of Alaska under the Authority of the National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 668dd(g), where final disposition of the case has been made
by payment of a forfeiture of collateral, such wildlife or property must be forfeited to the U.S.
Government and disposed of by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in
such manner as described by Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 12
Table 1 - General Season, Subsistence Hunting and Lacey Act
Species Commercial Non-Commercial
Big Game Animals $3000 + $250/specimen $2000 + $250/specimen
Small Game Animals $1000 + $50/specimen $500 + $50/specimen
Non-Game Animals $1000 + $50/specimen $500 + $50/specimen
Fur Bearer $1000 + $50/specimen $500 + $50/specimen
Birds
Raptors $2000 + $250/specimen $1000 + $250/specimen
All others $1000 + $50/specimen $500 + $50/specimen
Fish
King Salmon $500 + $150/specimen $250 + $50/specimen
Others $500 + $25/specimen $250 + $25/specimen
Shellfish $350 + $15/specimen $250 + $5/specimen
Other $500 + $25/specimen $250 + $25/specimen
