Title 16, Fish and Game

(a) An association of persons who hold entry permits under AS 16.43, that consists of at least 51 percent of the persons holding entry permits and actively participating in a fishery to be benefited by a hatchery program, may levy and collect an assessment from among its members …

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall dispose of property acquired through default or foreclosure of a loan made under AS 16.10.500 — 16.10.560. Disposal shall be made in a manner that serves the best interests of the state, and may include the amo…

In AS 16.10.500 — 16.10.560, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development; (2) “hatchery” means a facility for the artificial incubation of salmon eggs, which may include means for the rearing of juvenile salmon.

The department, with the cooperation of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and the Department of Natural Resources, shall (1) maintain and improve state-owned land used to access the Chitina dip net fishery; (2) maintain and operate sanitary facilities provide…

(a) The legislature finds that (1) the salmon fishing industry is among the state's largest industries and generates hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of jobs each year; the salmon fishery is vitally important to commercial, subsistence, personal use, and sport fishin…

(a) A person commits the offense of trafficking in intercepted salmon if the person (1) buys, sells, trades, processes, or possesses salmon, or attempts to buy, sell, trade, process, or possess salmon, with reckless disregard that the salmon has been, or will be, obtained by high…

(a) A person commits the offense of falsification related to high seas interception of salmon if the person creates, utters, or possesses a written instrument related to salmon, or makes an assertion for the purpose of having a written instrument related to salmon created, uttere…

(a) A person commits the offense of assisting a vessel in high seas interception of salmon if, knowing that a vessel is in possession of salmon obtained by high seas interception or that the owner or operator of the vessel intends to engage in the imminent interception of salmon,…

Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 12.55.035(b) and (c), a person convicted of an offense under AS 16.10.760 — 16.10.780 may be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding the greater of (1) $100,000; (2) three times the pecuniary gain realized by the person as a result of the offens…

In AS 16.10.750 — 16.10.800, (1) “high seas interception,” “interception,” or a similar term means the unauthorized catching, taking, or harvesting of salmon for other than sport, subsistence, or personal use purposes, (A) throughout the migratory range of each species, by a vess…

(a) The commercial charter fisheries revolving loan fund is created in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to carry out the purposes of AS 16.10.801 — 16.10.840. (b) The commercial charter fisheries revolving loan fund consists of the following: (1) mo…

The department may (1) make loans to eligible applicants under AS 16.10.801 — 16.10.840 (A) for the purchase of charter halibut permits; (B) to refinance debt obligations made by other lenders more than 12 months before the department received the loan application and incurred by…

(a) For an applicant to be eligible for a loan under AS 16.10.801 — 16.10.840, the applicant shall be a resident of the state, as determined under (c) of this section, and shall (1) qualify for the purchase of a charter halibut permit under applicable law; or (2) qualify as a tra…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a loan under AS 16.10.801 — 16.10.840 (1) for a charter halibut permit may not exceed the permit value determined by a 12-month rolling average set quarterly by the department for like permits; (2) for a loan other than a loan for a …

If the borrower defaults on a note, the department shall notify the borrower of the default and the consequences of default by mailing a notice to the borrower's most recent address provided to the department by the borrower or obtained by the department.

(a) The foreclosure expense account is established as a special account within the commercial charter fisheries revolving loan fund. (b) The department may expend money credited to the foreclosure expense account when necessary to protect the state's security interest in collater…

The department shall dispose of property acquired through default of a loan made under AS 16.10.801 — 16.10.840. Disposal must be made in a manner that serves the best interest of the state and may include the amortization of payments over a period of years.

The commissioner may release information about the borrower's loan to any individual if release of the information has been authorized by the borrower.

In AS 16.10.801 — 16.10.840, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development; (2) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.

It is the policy of the state, under AS 16.10.890 — 16.10.945, to promote mariculture and the enhancement of the state's shellfish fisheries by means of long-term, low-interest loans.

(a) The mariculture revolving loan fund is created in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to carry out the purposes of AS 16.10.890 — 16.10.945. (b) The mariculture revolving loan fund consists of the following: (1) money appropriated to, transferred t…

The department may (1) make loans to eligible applicants under AS 16.10.890 — 16.10.945 for the planning, construction, and operation of a (A) mariculture business; (B) hatchery that artificially propagates marine aquatic plants or shellfish; or (C) a shellfish enhancement projec…

(a) For an applicant to be eligible for a loan under AS 16.10.890 — 16.10.945, the applicant shall be (1) a resident of the state who has (A) a permitted mariculture farm location in this state; and (B) experience or training in the mariculture industry; or (2) a resident of the …

(a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this section, a loan under AS 16.10.890 —16.10.945 (1) may not exceed (A) $100,000 a year for an applicant under AS 16.10.910(a)(1); or (B) $1,000,000 a year for an applicant under AS 16.10.910(a)(2); (2) may not, unless extended under AS …

The department may not require the repayment of the principal of and interest on a loan made under AS 16.10.910 during the first six years of the loan. However, for a loan made under AS 16.10.910(a)(2), the department may defer repayment of the principal of and interest on the lo…

(a) An association of persons who hold entry permits under AS 16.43 comprising at least 51 percent of the persons holding entry permits and actively participating in a fishery to be benefited by a hatchery program may levy and collect an assessment from among its members for the …

If the borrower defaults on a note, the department shall notify the borrower of the default and the consequences of default by mailing a notice to the borrower's most recent address provided to the department by the borrower or obtained by the department.

(a) The foreclosure expense account is established as a special account in the mariculture revolving loan fund. (b) The department may expend money credited to the foreclosure expense account when necessary to protect the state's security interest in collateral on loans granted u…

The department shall dispose of property acquired through default of a loan made under AS 16.10.890 — 16.10.945. Disposal must be made in a manner that serves the best interest of the state and may include the amortization of payments over a period of years.

The commissioner may release information about the borrower's loan to any individual if release of the information has been authorized by the borrower.

In AS 16.10.890 — 16.10.945, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development; (2) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (3) “hatchery” has the meaning given in AS 16.40.199; (4) “mariculture”…

(a) Subject to the restrictions imposed by statute or regulation under this chapter, the commissioner may issue a permit to a nonprofit corporation organized under AS 10.20 for a project to (1) augment the yield and harvest of shellfish indigenous to state water above naturally o…

(a) At least 30 days before the issuance of a permit under AS 16.12.010, the department shall hold a public hearing in a central location in the vicinity of the proposed release of shellfish. (b) Notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation once …

The department shall require, in a permit issued under this chapter, that the permit holder (1) procure shellfish from the department or a source approved by the department; (2) place shellfish only in water of the state specifically designated in the permit; (3) not procure gene…

(a) If a permit holder fails to comply with the conditions and terms of the permit issued under AS 16.12.010 within a reasonable period after notification by the department of noncompliance, the permit may be suspended or revoked, in the discretion of the commissioner. (b) If the…

(a) Shellfish released into the natural water of the state by a permit holder under this chapter are available to the people for common use and are subject to regulation under applicable law in the same way as shellfish occurring in their natural state except when they are in a s…

(a) Before and after permit issuance under AS 16.12.010, the department shall make reasonable efforts, within the limits of time and resources, to advise and assist applicants or permit holders, as appropriate, as to projects under AS 16.12.010, including the planning, constructi…

(a) The department shall approve the source and number of shellfish taken for use as brood stock under this chapter. (b) Where feasible, a permit holder shall first take shellfish from stocks native to the area in which the shellfish will be released.

(a) A permit holder that sells shellfish harvested from the natural water of the state, or sells shellfish to another permit holder under this chapter, shall use the funds only for reasonable operating costs, including debt retirement, expanding its facilities, a project permitte…

(a) A permit holder may harvest shellfish for a project under AS 16.12.010 in a special harvest area through (1) agents or employees of or persons under contract with the permit holder as provided under a permit from the department or regulations of the Board of Fisheries; or (2)…

(a) A permit holder shall allow the department to inspect the permit holder's facility for a project under AS 16.12.010 at any time the facility is in operation. The department shall conduct the inspection in a reasonable manner. (b) The department shall bear the cost of an inspe…

A person who holds a permit under this chapter shall submit an annual report not later than December 15 to the department. The report must be made on a form prescribed by the department and contain information pertaining to (1) species; (2) the brood stock source; (3) the number,…

In this chapter, (1) “facility” means a hatchery as defined in AS 16.40.199, a facility for the release of shellfish into natural water of the state, or a facility for a project under AS 16.12.010; (2) “genetically modified shellfish” means shellfish whose genetic structure has b…

(a) The legislature recognizes that (1) the state has jurisdiction over all fish and game in the state except in those areas where it has assented to federal control; (2) the state has not assented to federal control of fish and game in (A) those areas that were set apart as Nati…

The purpose of AS 16.20.010 — 16.20.080 is to protect and preserve the natural habitat and game population in certain designated areas of the state.

(a) The land areas now included in the National Wildlife Refuge System that are cited in this subsection are designated as state game refuges, and the board shall assign them appropriate refuge names: (1) Aleutian Islands Refuge (except Umnak, Unalaska, Akun, Akutan, Sanak, and T…