alaska by P Thanga Vignesh from the Noun Project
R U L E C H A N G E S RESTORE RIGHTS
O F A L A S K A , CITIZENS AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES
The Sportsmen ’ s Alliance Foundation ( SAF ) and the Alaska Professional Hunters Association ( APHA ) applaud the final publication of the final National Parks Service ( NPS ) rule that restores Alaska ’ s authority to manage hunting in the state by repealing a 2015 NPS rule that transferred regulatory authority of hunting and trapping on Alaska National Preserves to NPS .
The final rule change faithfully carries out Department of Interior policies on the books since the Reagan administration , under which each of the 50 States generally manage hunting on the state ’ s federal lands . The change also puts NPS back in compliance with provisions of the Alaska Statehood Act and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act , which entrusted management of wildlife to the state . APHA and SAF have fought long and hard for this result through their lawsuit against the rule change , APHA ’ s petition to Department of Interior to repeal the rule and countless briefings and discussions with policy makers .
SPORTSMEN ’ S MONTHLY
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