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Alaska Statutes, Title 16

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Title 16, Fish and Game

15 chapters · 521 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 16521 Ch 05, Fish and Game Code and Definitions.169 Ch 10, Fisheries and Fishing Regulations.117 Ch 43, Regulation of Entry into Alaska Comm…85 Ch 20, Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges…68 Ch 40, Commercial Use of Fish and Game.24 Ch 51, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.19 Ch 12, Shellfish Enhancement Projects.12 Ch 52, Fishery Industrial Technology Center.7 Ch 30, Destruction of Big Game Animals and …6 Ch 35, Predatory Animals.4 Ch 45, Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact.4 Ch 55, Shooting and Firearm Safety.4 Ch 25, Stocking of Public Land.2

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AS 16.43.410 Term and conditions of special harvest area entry permits.
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(a) Special harvest area entry permits may be applied for on an annual basis and shall be issued for a term of one year. A permit is nontransferable. (b) A special harvest area entry permit may only be issued for the applicable area designated by the Department of Fish and Game a…
AS 16.43.420 Disposition of fish.
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Fish caught under the authority of a special harvest area entry permit are the property of the permit holder. The permit holder may sell the fish if the proceeds are used in the manner described in AS 16.10.450.
AS 16.43.430 Authorized gear.
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For the purposes of harvesting salmon or shellfish, a special harvest area entry permit holder may employ any fishing gear designated as legal gear in the applicable special harvest area by the Board of Fisheries.
AS 16.43.440 Adoption of regulations.
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Article 7. Vessel Permit System for Bering Sea Hair Crab Fishery. (a) Use privileges granted under AS 16.43.400 16.43.440 are subject to the regulations of the Board of Fisheries. (b) The commission, after consultation with the Department of Fish and Game, shall adopt regulatio…

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AS 16.43.450 Vessel permit system. [Repealed, § 27 ch 137 SLA 2002.]

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[Repealed or reserved.]

AS 16.43.451 Bering Sea hair crab fishery vessel permit system.

AS 16.43.460 Initial issuance of vessel permits. [Repealed, § 27 ch 137 SLA 2002.]

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[Repealed or reserved.]

AS 16.43.461 Initial issuance of vessel permits.

AS 16.43.470 Optimum number range of vessel permits. [Repealed, § 27 ch 137 SLA 2002.]

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[Repealed or reserved.]

AS 16.43.471 Optimum number range of vessel permits.

AS 16.43.480 Transfer and expiration of vessel entry permits. [Repealed, § 27 ch 137 SLA 2002.]

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[Repealed or reserved.]

AS 16.43.481 Transfer and expiration of vessel entry permits.

AS 16.43.490 Substitution of vessels. [Repealed, § 27 ch 137 SLA 2002.]

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[Repealed or reserved.]

AS 16.43.491 Substitution of vessels.

AS 16.43.500 Renewal of vessel permits. [Repealed, § 27 ch 137 SLA 2002.]

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[Repealed or reserved.]

AS 16.43.501 Renewal of vessel permits.

AS 16.43.510 Vessel permit fees. [Repealed, § 27 ch 137 SLA 2002.]

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[Repealed or reserved.]

AS 16.43.511 Vessel permit fees.

AS 16.43.520 General vessel permit provisions. [Repealed, § 27 ch 137 SLA 2002.]

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[Repealed or reserved.]

AS 16.43.521 General Bering Sea hair crab vessel permit provisions.

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Article 8. Point System for Commercial Fishing Violations in Salmon Fisheries.

AS 16.43.850 Point system.

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(a) For the purpose of identifying frequent violators of commercial fishing laws in salmon fisheries, the commission shall adopt regulations establishing a uniform system for the suspension of commercial salmon fishing privileges by assigning demerit points for convictions for vi…

AS 16.43.855 Assessment of points.

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(a) Notice of each assessment of points shall be given to the permit holder. Notice shall also be given to the permit holder before the expiration of a suspension of commercial salmon fishing privileges under AS 16.43.850(d) that subsequent violations of commercial fishing laws i…

AS 16.43.860 Suspension.

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(a) A permit holder whose commercial salmon fishing privileges for a salmon fishery are suspended under AS 16.43.850 16.43.895 may not obtain an entry permit or interim-use permit for that salmon fishery during the period of the suspension of the privileges. During the period f…

AS 16.43.870 Notice and appeal.

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The commission shall provide notice of determinations of the commission under AS 16.43.850 16.43.895. Respondents may request a hearing under regulations adopted by the commission under AS 16.43.110.

AS 16.43.880 Required notice to commission.

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(a) A court that convicts a person of a violation of commercial fishing laws under this title or under a regulation adopted under this title in a salmon fishery shall forward a record of the conviction to the commission on a weekly basis. (b) A conviction on a plea of nolo conten…

AS 16.43.895 Definitions for AS 16.43.850 16.43.895.

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In AS 16.43.850 16.43.895, (1) commercial fishing law means a statute or regulation that regulates the conduct of a person engaged in commercial fishing activities by establishing requirements relating to fishing licenses and permits; catch records and reports; size, nature, …

AS 16.43.901 Vessel permits. [Repealed, § 5 ch. 126 SLA 1996.]

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[Repealed or reserved.]

AS 16.43.906 Secs. 16.43.906 , 16.43.911. Vessel permits for weathervane scallop fishery; applicability of other statutes. [Repealed, § 6 ch 97 SLA 1997.]

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Article 9. General Provisions.

AS 16.43.940 Exempted activities.

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This chapter does not apply to activities authorized by a permit issued under AS 16.40.100 or 16.40.120.

AS 16.43.945 Commercial fishing privileges exempt from claims of creditors.

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Except as provided in AS 16.10.333 16.10.338, AS 16.43.170(g), AS 44.81.215, and 44.81.231 44.81.250, commercial fishing privileges granted under this chapter, including entry permits, are exempt from claims of creditors, including claims under AS 09.38.065 and AS 45.29.408.

AS 16.43.950 Applications of regulations of Board of Fisheries.

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Nothing in this chapter limits the powers of the Board of Fisheries, including the power to determine legal types of gear and the power to establish size limitations or other uniform restrictions applying to a certain type of gear. Holders of interim-use permits or entry permits …

AS 16.43.955 Hearings in proximity to Board of Fisheries meetings.

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When practicable, a commission hearing that deals with the subject of limiting entry to a fishery shall be held on the same dates on which, and in the same building or in a building adjacent to the building in which, a Board of Fisheries meeting is being held.

AS 16.43.960 Commission revocation or suspension of permits.

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(a) The commission may revoke, suspend, or transfer all entry or interim-use permits held by a person who knowingly provides or assists in providing false information, or fails to correct false information provided to the commission for the purpose of obtaining a benefit for self…

AS 16.43.970 Penalties.

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(a) A person who violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter is, upon conviction, guilty of a class B misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for a first conviction, and a fine of not more than $10,000 for a second or th…

AS 16.43.975 Public disclosure of certain documents prohibited.

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Documents submitted to the commission containing information relating to an individual's personal finances and information supplied by individuals for research purposes, produced in response to requests by the commission, are not subject to public disclosure.

AS 16.43.980 Report and recommendations.

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(a) The commission shall prepare an annual report and notify the legislature that it is available. The report must include but not be limited to the following: (1) a progress report on the reduction of entry permits to optimum levels; (2) recommendations for additional legislatio…

AS 16.43.990 Definitions.

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In this chapter, (1) commission means the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission; (2) economically healthy fishery means a fishery that yields a sufficient rate of economic return to the fishermen participating in it to provide for, among other things, the following: (A…

AS 16.45.010 Governor's power to execute compact.

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The governor may execute a compact on behalf of the state to cooperate in the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission.

AS 16.45.020 The compact.

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The form and contents of the compact must be substantially as provided in this section, and the effect of its provisions shall be interpreted and administered in conformity with the provisions of this section: THE PACIFIC MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT The contracting states agree as f…

AS 16.45.030 Alaska representatives.

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In furtherance of the compact provisions, there are three members of the commission from the State of Alaska, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature in joint session. One commissioner must be the administrative or other officer of the Alaska Department of Fish…

AS 16.45.040 Terms of commissioners.

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The term of a commissioner is four years. A commissioner holds office until a successor is appointed and qualified, but the successor's term expires four years from the legal date of expiration of the term of the successor's predecessor. A commissioner may be removed from office …

AS 16.51.010 Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute established.

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There is established the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. The institute is a public corporation of the state. It is an instrumentality of the state in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, but has a legal existence independent of and separate from th…

AS 16.51.020 Board of directors.

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(a) The governing body of the institute is a board of directors. The board consists of seven voting members appointed by the governor. In making appointments to the board, the governor shall consider, but need not appoint, nominees presented by persons engaged in fish processing,…

AS 16.51.030 Term of office.

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The members of the board appointed by the governor under AS 16.51.020 serve three-year terms and may be reappointed. Terms shall be staggered. An appointee to fill a vacancy shall hold office for the balance of the term for which the appointee's predecessor on the board was appoi…

AS 16.51.040 Removal and vacancies.

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The members of the board appointed by the governor under AS 16.51.020 serve at the governor's pleasure. A vacancy on the board occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but for the unexpired term only.

AS 16.51.050 Quorum.

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Four members of the board appointed under AS 16.51.020 constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the exercise of the powers and duties of the board.

AS 16.51.060 Compensation of board members.

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Board members receive no salary, but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized by law for other state boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.

AS 16.51.070 Meetings.

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The board shall meet at least once a year. A meeting of the board shall occur at the call of the chairman, or upon the written request of two members of the board.

AS 16.51.080 Employment of personnel.

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The board may employ and determine the salary of an executive director. The executive director may, with the approval of the board, select and employ additional staff as necessary. The executive director and all employees of the board are in the exempt service under AS 39.25.

AS 16.51.090 Powers of board.

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In carrying out the powers of the institute, the board may (1) adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal; (2) prescribe, adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws; (3) sue and be sued in the name of the institute; (4) enter into any agreements necessary to the exercise of its powers and funct…