Alaska Administrative Code

(a) Limited staking authorizations not distributed under 11 AAC 67.140 - 11 AAC 67.141, or that have expired, may be made available over the counter on a first-come, first-served basis. If more than one eligible person is present or represented, or more than one eligible mail-in …

(a) The director shall establish site-specific homestead selection procedures for each area open to homesteading, and shall prepare and make available selection procedures packets for each area. The director may charge a fee, adopted by the commissioner, for a selection procedure…

(a) An application for a homestead entry permit must be accompanied by an affidavit that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements of AS 38.09.030(a)(1) and AS 38.09.900(3). In addition, a nonrefundable processing fee of $5 per acre, rounded to the next highest acre if the…

(a) Unless the homestead was described by aliquot parts or as a lot of record, an entryperson shall brush all boundaries no later than 90 days after issuance of the entry permit. A clearly discernible line between corner posts that is easily identifiable and sufficient to give re…

(a) A homestead staked under AS 38.09 must be surveyed by a surveyor registered in Alaska, and a plat of survey must be filed with the department. The survey must(1) comply with 11 AAC 53; (2) identify easements and rights-of-way required by the director under AS 38.09.050(c), or…

(a) An entryperson desiring to purchase a homestead under AS 38.09.090(a) must file an early-purchase application within two years after the issuance of the entry permit. Except for a survey extension granted under 11 AAC 67.146(c), all applicable requirements of AS 38.09.050(a)(…

(a) No later than three years after the date the entry permit was issued, an entryperson who did not purchase the homestead under AS 38.09.090 and 11 AAC 67.147 shall submit proof of completion of a habitable, permanent dwelling. Proof must be submitted in the form of photographs…

(a) A request for patent for a homestead not purchased under the provisions of AS 38.09.090 and 11 AAC 67.147 must be filed with the department within five years after the date the entry permit was issued. A request must be accompanied by an entryperson's affidavit of homestead r…

(a) All filings with the department made under 11 AAC 67.142 - 11 AAC 67.155 must be made at the district office of the division of land and water management in the district where the homestead area is located. (b) Falsifying information on forms or in any other documents require…

(a) An entryperson has the right to obtain reasonable access across state land to his homestead, including access for utility lines. However, the entryperson must apply to the director for approval of the access route, construction methods, and the schedule for its establishment.…

(a) A request for a transfer of an entry permit under AS 38.09.030(c)(1) must be accompanied by either an order from a probate court determining to whom the permit should be transferred, or the certified copy of a probate court document appointing the applicant the personal repre…

The following provisions apply to homesteads in selection areas classified as agricultural land under 11 AAC 55.050: (1) [Annulled; see editor's note.]The interest conveyed by patent is only that portion of the state's title which constitutes the agricultural interest in the land…

(a) An approved homestead conservation plan is required as a condition of an agricultural homestead entry. The entryperson must, within 90 days of receiving an entry permit under 11 AAC 67.144, submit to the division of agriculture a conservation plan meeting the requirements of …

The director shall carry out 11 AAC 67.160 - 11 AAC 67.195 in a manner which (1) minimizes the diversion of agricultural land to other uses; (2) minimizes the impairment of agricultural land for agricultural use and development; and (3) enhances the economic operation of viable f…

(a) Under 11 AAC 67.160 - 11 AAC 67.195, the state will convey only that portion of the state's title which constitutes the agricultural interest in the tract conveyed. The state's sale of the agricultural interest is the conveyance of the surface estate in fee simple subject to …

(a) Any development or use of an agricultural interest conveyed under secs. 160 - 195 of this chapter by a grantee which is inconsistent with or contrary to sec. 162(b) of this chapter is a violation of the terms of conveyance and constitutes, together and as separate legal matte…

(a) All sales of the state's agricultural interest are subject to an agricultural preference right as provided in AS 38.05.069. In order to qualify for a preference right, an applicant must submit his application on a form supplied by the division during the period specified in t…

Before offering the state's agricultural interest for disposal, the division will publish a descriptive brochure containing (1) the date, time and place of disposal; (2) the period during which preference right applications will be accepted; (3) a statement of terms and condition…

(a) In order to be eligible to purchase at an agricultural interest sale, a prospective purchaser must register at the sale location and must sign a statement worded substantially as follows: "I understand that if I am the successful purchaser, I will acquire the state's agricult…

The director may waive the requirements for applicants in AS 38.05.057(b) for a sale by lottery if the sale by lottery is held as part of a major program to develop agricultural land as a renewable resource of the state. If the requirements of AS 38.05.057(b) are waived, to be el…

(a) An approved farm conservation plan will be required as a condition of the sale. The successful purchaser must submit an approved conservation plan before consummation of the sale. For each disposal the director may accept, reject, or modify the farm conservation plan after co…

The farm conservation plan must include (1) a map of the farm showing (A) the planned location of any clearing and breaking of ground; (B) location and size of the farm's real property improvements (if authorized); (C) location of windbreaks, farm ponds, and similar conservation …

Notes 11 AAC 67.182 Repealed 11/5/86. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

(a) The director may require a schedule of planned agricultural development by sale contract where such performance is in the state's interest. (b) The director may require evidence that the plan is economically sound. Notes 11 AAC 67.185 Eff. 4/28/78, Register 66 Effective Augus…

(a) In conjunction with a conveyance of an agricultural interest under secs. 160 - 195 of this chapter to a person who has not been granted a preference right, the director will authorize the construction of fixed, permanent, or immovable structures reasonably required for or rel…

(a) Land conveyed under 11 AAC 67.160 - 11 AAC 67.192 may be subdivided for the purpose of transfer of ownership, subject to the approval of the director, if(1) the land originally conveyed has been patented; (2) the subdivision does not create a parcel of less than 40 acres; (3)…

(a) Only the agricultural interest in land, as described in 11 AAC 67.162, may be conveyed under this chapter. All other interests in the land remain vested in the state unless subsequently disposed of under AS 38.05.069(c). Any such disposal is subject to all other provisions of…

(a) Any conveyance of the agricultural interest in an entire, unsubdivided parcel may be made after 30 days' prior written notice to the director. Notice must include a copy of the earnest money agreement, deposit receipt, or other evidence of the price and terms offered. Any suc…

Notes 11 AAC 67.195 Repealed 10/14/79. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to comp…

11 AAC 67.200 - 11 AAC 67.280 establish procedures for the disposal of state land or interests in state land by exchange as authorized by AS 38.50.010-38.50.170. Notes 11 AAC 67.200 Eff. 10/21/84, Register 92 Authority:AS 38.50.010 AS 38.50.160 State regulations are updated quart…

(a) A proposed exchange of state land or interests in state land must be initiated by written application to the department by a qualified party to an exchange, as defined by AS 38.50.030. (b) An application must be accompanied by written proof acceptable to the department that t…

(a) The state will, in its discretion, exchange land or interests in state land if (1) the exchange is not inconsistent with a land use plan adopted or amended under AS 38.04.065; and (2) the land is classified under 11 AAC 55 and the classification is(A) agricultural, commercial…

(a) If, under 11 AAC 67.210, the department determines it is in the public interest to pursue the proposed land exchange, the department and the party, or parties, will enter into a preliminary exchange agreement which(1) accurately identifies the land or interests in land, wheth…

(a) Land or interests in land included in the preliminary exchange agreement must be appraised by a qualified land appraiser acceptable to each party to the proposed exchange. (b) Each party to the proposed exchange shall pay the cost of appraising the land or interests in land e…

(a) A public hearing held under AS 38.50.120 will be conducted by the department in person or by teleconference before the execution of the proposed exchange. (b) The notice prepared under AS 38.50.110 will (1) state the manner in which the department will conduct the public hear…

(a) After all requirements of AS 38.50 and 11 AAC 67.200 - 11 AAC 67.280 have been met, and before the exchange is executed, a final exchange agreement must be entered into by all parties to an exchange. (b) A final exchange agreement must contain all terms, conditions, and consi…

The department will, in its discretion, require that the title the state receives be insured, with the state as the named insured, by a title insurance company licensed to do business in Alaska. The department will, in its discretion, accept a title insurance policy with exceptio…

(a) No exchange may be executed sooner than 30 days after the date the final exchange agreement is signed. The department will convey land or interests in land by patent or quitclaim deed. Other parties to the exchange shall convey land or interests in land by patent, quitclaim d…

Notes 11 AAC 67.700 Eff. 3/30/83, Register 85; repealed 2/9/2001, Register 157 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will b…

Notes 11 AAC 67.720 Eff. 3/30/83, Register 85; am 1/1/86, Register 96; repealed 2/9/2001, Register 157 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More co…

Notes 11 AAC 67.730 Eff. 3/30/83, Register 85; repealed 2/9/2001, Register 157 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will b…

Notes 11 AAC 67.740 Eff. 3/30/83, Register 85; repealed 2/9/2001, Register 157 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will b…

Notes 11 AAC 67.750 Eff. 3/30/83, Register 85; repealed 2/9/2001, Register 157 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will b…

Notes 11 AAC 67.760 Eff. 3/30/83, Register 85; repealed 2/9/2001, Register 157 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will b…

Notes 11 AAC 67.770 Eff. 3/30/83, Register 85; repealed 2/9/2001, Register 157 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will b…

Notes 11 AAC 67.780 Eff. 3/30/83, Register 85; repealed 2/9/2001, Register 157 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will b…

Notes 11 AAC 67.790 Eff. 3/30/83, Register 85; repealed 2/9/2001, Register 157 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will b…

(a) An applicant or bidder for a remote recreational cabin site shall submit proof acceptable to the commissioner that the applicant is at least 18 years of age and has been a resident of the state for not less than one year immediately before the date of application or bid. (b) …

Consistent with applicable land use plans and after public review of the proposed decision under AS 38.05.035(e), the commissioner will determine surveyed parcels to be offered for sale as remote recreational cabin sites areas, or areas to be opened for staking remote recreationa…

(a) This section applies to a remote recreational cabin site staking area within a municipality that exercises platting authority or expects to begin exercising platting authority before the remote recreational cabin sites are platted. When providing notice under AS 38.05.945(c) …