Title 08, Business and Professions

A person may not engage in the business of promoting concerts in the state without a valid promoter's certificate of registration issued by the department. To remain valid, a certificate of registration must be renewed on a date set by the department.

(a) An applicant for a promoter's certificate of registration shall pay an original registration fee established by regulations adopted under AS 08.01.065. (b) The fee for the renewal of a registration certificate is also established by regulations adopted under AS 08.01.065.

A promoter of concerts shall, at the time of applying for a certificate of registration, file with the department a surety bond or an equivalent cash deposit in the amount of $5,000. As an alternative to the bond or cash deposit, a promoter may deposit in a trust account in a ban…

Tickets for concerts subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be printed with the name and business address of the promoter and the following caption: “In the event of concert cancellation, refunds will be available at the above location between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and …

(a) The department may refuse to issue, or may suspend or revoke, a certificate of registration for failure to comply with a provision of this chapter or of a regulation adopted under it. If a bonding company cancels the bond of a promoter, the promoter's certificate of registrat…

The attorney general may institute an action in the superior court to enjoin a violation of this chapter.

(a) A person who violates AS 08.92.010 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both. (b) Retention of ticket receipts after the 10th day following the scheduled date of a …

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to concerts promoted, organized, or produced (1) by a nonprofit corporation, society or group that has qualified for nonprofit status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)); (2) by a promoter for presentati…

The department may adopt regulations in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) as necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.

In this chapter, (1) “concert” means a live, staged musical performance, comedy act, or other specialty act featuring any number of performers for which a ticket is sold in advance for purposes of profit by a concert promoter; the term does not include dramatic performances; (2) …

(a) There is created the Board of Social Work Examiners composed of five members, as follows: one member licensed under this chapter as a baccalaureate social worker; one member licensed under this chapter as a master social worker; two members licensed under this chapter as clin…

The board shall hold at least two meetings each year. The board may hold additional meetings at the call of the chair or of a majority of the board members.

The board shall (1) issue licenses to qualified applicants; (2) adopt regulations (A) requiring that continuing education requirements be satisfied before a license is renewed; (B) establishing a code of professional ethics that a licensee must observe; (C) establishing standards…

(a) The board shall adopt continuing education requirements for persons licensed under this chapter. Continuing education requirements that must be satisfied before the first biennial renewal of a person's license must include a minimum of 45 hours of education or training with a…

Article 2. Licensing. (a) The board may impose a disciplinary sanction under AS 08.01.075 if it finds that a licensee (1) secured a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation; (2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation in the course of pro…

(a) A person who practices clinical social work without obtaining a license under this chapter to practice clinical social work is guilty of a class B misdemeanor unless the person is (1) licensed under a provision of this title that is outside this chapter, is practicing within …

(a) The board shall issue a license to practice clinical social work to a person who (1) has received a master's degree or a doctoral degree in social work from a college or university approved by the board; (2) has completed, within the 10 years before application for licensure …

(a) The board shall issue a license to practice clinical social work if the applicant (1) holds a current license to practice clinical social work in another jurisdiction that, at the time of original issuance of the license, had requirements for licensure equal to or more string…

(a) On receipt of a completed application for a social worker license, a request for a temporary license, and payment of the application fee and temporary license fee determined under AS 08.01.065(c), the board, a member of the board, or an employee of the department designated b…

Article 3. General Provisions. A person licensed under this chapter shall display the license in a conspicuous place where the licensee practices.

(a) A licensed social worker, and the social worker's employees or other persons who have access to the social worker's records, may not reveal to another person a communication made to the licensee by a client about a matter concerning which the client has employed the licensee …

A person licensed under this chapter who, in good faith and without malice, discloses to the appropriate licensing board that another licensed practitioner of the healing arts has allegedly committed an act of unprofessional or unlawful conduct in the provision of health or menta…

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(a) Notwithstanding AS 08.95.100(b)(1), a person who, on June 30, 2001, was employed or providing services under the title “social worker” may, without obtaining a license under this chapter, continue to use the title “social worker” while the person is employed by the same emplo…

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In this chapter, (1) “board” means the Board of Social Work Examiners; (2) “clinical social work” means the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders and the use of techniques of applied psychotherapy of a nonmedical nature while practicing social work; (3) “clinical social worker” mean…

There is created the Board of Veterinary Examiners composed of five members appointed by the governor and approved by the legislature. Four members shall be licensed veterinarians who have been in active practice in the state for at least five years preceding appointment and one …

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The board shall hold at least three meetings each year. The board may hold special meetings at the call of the chairman or of a majority of the members. A majority of board members constitutes a quorum and a majority vote of those present is the decision of the board.

(a) The board shall (1) establish examination requirements for eligible applicants for licensure to practice veterinary medicine; (2) examine, or cause to be examined, eligible applicants for licensure or registration; (3) approve the issuance of licenses and student permits to q…

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The department shall furnish the board with administrative services, including renting space for holding examinations, printing and mailing licenses and student permits, sending notices, before December 1 of each year, that licenses must be renewed, collecting fees and issuing re…

The department shall adopt procedural regulations necessary to carry out the duties imposed on it by AS 08.98.070.

AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) applies to regulations and proceedings under this chapter.

Article 2. Licensing. Members of the board are entitled to per diem allowances and transportation expenses allowed by law and paid members of other state examining boards.

(a) A person may not practice veterinary medicine, surgery, or dentistry unless the person is licensed as a veterinarian under this chapter or has a temporary permit issued under AS 08.98.186, except that a person may perform functions authorized by (1) regulation of the board if…

This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) a veterinary medical officer in the military service in the discharge of official duties or as an employee in the federal or state government performing veterinary medical services within the scope of the person's official duties;…

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The board shall offer examinations at least once a year. Examinations shall be so administered that, whenever possible, one who grades a written examination does not know the identity of the examinee whose test is being graded.

A person who fails an examination may apply for a subsequent examination, but shall pay the examination fee each time the person applies.

(a) An applicant is qualified to receive a license as a veterinarian who (1) is a graduate of an accredited veterinary school or who has successfully completed the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates certification, the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary …

The board shall adopt regulations under which a person may qualify to be licensed as a veterinary technician.

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