### Question
What is the definition of subsistence uses?


### Answer
The definition of **subsistence uses** is as follows in *16 U.S.C. § 3113*:

> the customary and traditional uses by rural Alaska residents of wild, renewable resources for direct personal or family consumption as food, shelter, fuel, clothing, tools, or transportation

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 3113*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 51-ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION > SUBCHAPTER II-SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT AND USE**

