Title 17, Food and Drugs

(a) Except as otherwise provided in AS 17.20.332 — 17.20.338, a homemade food produced, sold, and consumed in compliance with this section is exempt from state labeling, licensing, packaging, permitting, and inspection requirements. (b) The sale of a homemade food under this sect…

(a) A person may acquire meat from a producer by way of an ownership interest in the animal or herd from which the meat originated if (1) the meat is (A) delivered directly from the farm or ranch where the animal or herd subject to the person's ownership interest is located; and …

Nothing in AS 17.20.332 — 17.20.338 (1) prevents the Department of Environmental Conservation from (A) conducting inspections necessary to investigate reports of (i) foodborne illness or food-caused injury or death; (ii) unsafe sanitary practices; or (iii) misbranded or adulterat…

In AS 17.20.332 — 17.20.338, (1) “agricultural fair” means a fair, the major focus of which is displays, exhibitions, demonstrations, contests, or promotions of agricultural concern to the region in which the fair is located; (2) “commercial food establishment” means the premises…

The provisions of this chapter regarding the sale of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics include the manufacture, production, processing, packing, exposure, offer, possession, and holding of them for sale; the sale, dispensing, and giving of them, and the supplying or applying of …

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 17.20.290, 17.20.305, or 17.20.315, a donor of food for free distribution by a food bank or charitable organization is not subject to civil or criminal liability arising from an injury or death attributable to the condition of the donated …

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 17.20.290, 17.20.305, or 17.20.315, a food bank or charitable organization that receives and distributes food is not subject to civil or criminal liability arising from an injury or death attributable to the condition of the food if (1) th…

In AS 17.20.345 — 17.20.347, (1) “charitable organization” means a nonprofit organization that provides food without charge to individuals who do not have money to pay for the food or who do not have homes; (2) “donor” includes a person, farmer, retailer, delicatessen, restaurant…

Nothing in this chapter requires either the commissioner of environmental conservation or the commissioner of health, as the case may be, to report minor violations of their respective portions of this chapter for prosecution, or for the institution of libel or injunction proceed…

The attorney general, to whom the commissioner of environmental conservation or the commissioner of health, as the case may be, reports a violation of this chapter, shall institute appropriate proceedings in the superior court without delay and prosecute them in the manner requir…

In addition to the enforcement powers, penalties, and remedies available under this chapter, the enforcement powers, penalties, and remedies under AS 45.50.471 — 45.50.561 may be used, where appropriate, to enforce this chapter.

In this chapter, (1) “advertisement” means a representation disseminated, other than by labeling, for the purpose of inducing, or which is likely to induce directly or indirectly the purchase of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics; (2) “aquatic farm” has the meaning given in AS 16…

This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.