Title 05 — Amusements and Sports
12 chapters · 127 sections in this title.
AS 05.15.165 Operators.
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(a) An operator shall pay net proceeds to the authorizing permittee by check. (b) If the department finds that an operator has incurred expenses that are not authorized under AS 05.15.160, the department shall order the operator to refund to the authorizing permittee the amount o…
AS 05.15.167 Operator's bond.
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(a) The bond or security filed under AS 05.15.122(b) must be made payable to the department and must be conditioned upon payment of the amounts due to the department and payment of net proceeds due to the authorizing permittee. If the operator fails to make the required payments,…
AS 05.15.170 Suspension or revocation of permit, license, or vendor registration.
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(a) The department may suspend, for a period of up to one year, or revoke a permit, license, or vendor registration, after giving notice to and an opportunity to be heard by the permittee or licensee if the permittee, licensee, or vendor (1) violates or fails to comply with a req…
AS 05.15.180 Limitations on authorized activity.
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(a) This chapter does not authorize the use of playing cards, dice, roulette wheels, coin-operated instruments or machines, or other objects or instruments used, designed, or intended primarily for gaming or gambling, or any other method or implement not expressly authorized by t…
AS 05.15.181 Pull-tab manufacturers.
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(a) A person may not manufacture pull-tabs in the state, and may not sell or distribute a pull-tab that the person has manufactured outside of the state to persons in the state, unless the person has received a pull-tab manufacturer's license issued by the department. (b) The dep…
AS 05.15.183 Pull-tab distributors.
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(a) A person may not distribute pull-tab games unless the person has received a pull-tab distributor's license issued by the department. (b) The department may issue a pull-tab distributor's license to a person who pays an annual fee of $1,000. (c) Pull-tabs may be distributed on…
AS 05.15.184 Pull-tab tax.
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A pull-tab distributor shall collect a tax of three percent of an amount equal to the gross receipts less prizes awarded on each series of pull-tabs distributed. The pull-tab distributor shall pay to the department the tax collected in the preceding month at the time that the rep…
AS 05.15.185 Distribution of pull-tab games.
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Each series of pull-tabs distributed in the state must be sealed and have a serial number label issued by the National Association of Fundraising Ticket Manufacturers or other serial number label approved by the department and may be distributed only to (1) a municipality or a qu…
AS 05.15.187 Operation of pull-tab games.
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(a) A municipality or qualified organization may operate pull-tab games. Pull-tabs shall be obtained from a licensed distributor. (b) A pull-tab series may not be sold at more than one location during the same day. (c) Pull-tabs from different series may not be mixed or combined,…
AS 05.15.188 Pull-tab sales by vendors on behalf of permittees; vendor registration.
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(a) A permittee may contract with a vendor to sell pull-tabs on behalf of the permittee if the permittee first registers the vendor with the department by applying for registration on a form prescribed by the department and by submitting the registration fee of $50 for each locat…
AS 05.15.190 Secs. 05.15.190 — 05.15.198. [Renumbered as AS 05.15.600 — 05.15.625.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 05.15.200 Secs. 05.15.200 — 05.15.210. [Renumbered as AS 05.15.680 — 05.15.690.]
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Article 3. Miscellaneous Provisions.
AS 05.15.600 Cancellation of permits based on unlawful provision.
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If any provision of this chapter, or regulation adopted under this chapter, is determined to be unlawful, then all permits issued in connection with the licensed activity to which the unlawful provision or regulation related are cancelled.
AS 05.15.610 Order prohibiting action in violation of chapter.
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(a) If the commissioner determines that a person has engaged in an act or practice in violation of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter, the commissioner may, after giving reasonable notice to the person and an opportunity for the person to be heard, issue an o…
AS 05.15.620 Local prohibition of charitable gaming.
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(a) The following question, appearing alone, may be placed before the voters of a municipality or an established village in accordance with AS 05.15.625: “Shall charitable gaming in ....... (name of municipality or village) be prohibited? (yes or no)”. (b) The following question,…
AS 05.15.625 Procedure for local option elections.
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(a) The local governing body of a municipality, whenever a number of registered voters equal to at least 10 percent of the number of votes cast at the last regular municipal election petition the local governing body to do so, shall place upon a separate ballot at the next regula…
AS 05.15.640 Restrictions on use of broadcasting; online gaming.
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Article 4. General Provisions. (a) A person may not use broadcasting to promote or conduct a charitable gaming activity under this chapter except that a person may use (1) broadcasting to promote a fish derby, a dog mushers' contest, a type of classic defined in AS 05.15.690, or …
AS 05.15.680 Penalties.
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(a) A person who knowingly violates or aids or solicits a person to violate this chapter is guilty of a violation for the first offense and a class B misdemeanor for the second and each subsequent offense. (b) A person who, with the intent to mislead a public servant in the perfo…
AS 05.15.690 Definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “adjusted gross income” means gross income less prizes awarded and state, federal, and municipal taxes paid or owed on the income; (2) “animal classic” means a game of chance in which prizes are awarded for the correct guess (A) of which numbered or colored h…
AS 05.15.695 Short title.
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This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Gaming Reform Act.
AS 05.15.995 [Renumbered as AS 05.15.695.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 05.16.010 Secs. 05.16.010 — 05.16.030. [Renumbered as AS 43.35.200 — 43.35.220.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 05.20.010 Owners or operators to provide safe equipment.
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An owner or operator of a device as defined in AS 05.20.120 shall construct, furnish, maintain, and provide safe and adequate facilities and equipment with which to safely and properly receive and carry all persons offered to and received by the owner or operator of the device, a…
AS 05.20.012 Liability for accidents in skiing areas. [Repealed, § 4 ch 80 SLA 1980. For current law, see AS 05.45.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 05.20.020 Department of Labor and Workforce Development to inspect devices.
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The Department of Labor and Workforce Development is responsible for the inspection of devices.
AS 05.20.030 Powers and duties of department.
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The department has the following powers and duties: (1) whenever the department, after hearing called upon its own motion or upon complaint, finds that additional apparatus, equipment, facilities, or devices for use or in connection with a device should reasonably be provided, or…
AS 05.20.040 Personnel to inspect devices.
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The department shall designate a person qualified in experience and training as the inspector of devices. The department may employ additional employees as are necessary to administer this chapter. The inspector and the employees may be hired on a temporary basis or borrowed from…
AS 05.20.050 Duties of inspector; condemnation.
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The inspector of devices and the inspector's assistants shall inspect all equipment and appliances connected with devices and make reports of inspection to the department. The inspector shall, on discovering defective equipment or appliances, making the use of the equipment dange…
AS 05.20.060 Annual inspections; fees.
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(a) The inspector of devices and the inspector's assistants shall inspect each device at least once each year. (b) Upon inspection of a device under this section, the owner or operator of the device shall pay the department a fee of $200 for the inspection of that device. The dep…
AS 05.20.070 Regulations.
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The department may adopt reasonable regulations and codes relating to public safety in the construction, operation, and maintenance of devices. The regulations and codes must be in accordance with established standards, if any, and may not be discriminatory in their application.
AS 05.20.080 Application of Administrative Procedure Act.
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The procedure for review of the orders or actions of the department, its agents, or employees, is the same as that contained in AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). Administrative hearings on contested cases shall be conducted by the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.6…
AS 05.20.090 State not liable for injury or damage.
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Inspections, regulations, and orders of the department do not impose liability upon the state for injury or damage resulting from the operation of the facilities regulated by this chapter. An action of the department and its personnel is an exercise of the police power of the sta…
AS 05.20.100 Authority of political subdivisions to regulate devices.
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This chapter does not impair the authority or responsibility of a political subdivision with regard to the local enforcement of licensing, safety, or police regulations authorized by local ordinance or state law if the department determines that the standards employed by the poli…
AS 05.20.110 Exclusion of transportation devices under jurisdiction of other agencies from chapter.
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This chapter does not extend to the department or to political subdivisions authority to adopt regulations pertaining to transportation facilities or devices subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of other state or local agencies.
AS 05.20.120 Definitions.
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “department” means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; (2) “device” means a device that is designed and operated for the conveyance or movement of persons and that is used as a source of or aids in the pro…
AS 05.25.010 Safety requirements.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a boat placed on the water of the state (1) must be equipped with and use the sound producing devices and visual distress signals of the same number, type, and specifications as required by the United States Coast Guard; (2) that is equipp…
AS 05.25.012 Diver's flag.
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A person who is in the water using an underwater breathing device may display a diver's flag constructed of rigidly supported material at least 12 inches by 12 inches in area of red background with a white diagonal stripe. This diver's flag may be displayed on a boat or surface f…
AS 05.25.020 Use of boat with water skis and surfboards.
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Article 2. Accidents and Liability. (a) A person may not operate a boat on water of the state for towing a person on water skis, a surfboard, or a similar device unless (1) the boat is equipped with a rearview mirror in which the person being towed can be viewed; or (2) there is,…
AS 05.25.030 Boat collisions, accidents, and casualties.
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(a) The operator of a boat involved in a collision, accident, or casualty shall (1) render assistance as is practicable and necessary to save other persons from danger or to minimize the danger to other persons to the extent that the operator can do so without serious danger to t…
AS 05.25.040 Owner's civil liability.
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Article 3. General Provisions. Except as provided under AS 09.65.112 and AS 09.65.290, the owner of a boat is liable for injury or damage caused by the negligent operation of the owner's boat whether the negligence consists of a violation of a state statute or the failure to exer…
AS 05.25.050 Declaration of policy.
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It is the policy of the state to promote safety for persons and property in and connected with the use, operation, and equipment of boats on water of the state and to promote uniformity of laws relating to boat safety.
AS 05.25.052 Uniform state waterway marking system.
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The department shall develop and adopt regulations establishing a uniform state waterway marking system for the placement of regulatory markers. The regulations must be compatible with the system of aids to navigation prescribed by the United States Coast Guard.
AS 05.25.053 Boating safety program.
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(a) Except as provided in this section, the department shall administer a statewide boating safety program. The program must, to the extent consistent with state law, (1) secure the full benefits available to the state under 46 U.S.C. 13101 — 13110; and (2) take additional action…
AS 05.25.055 Registration and numbering of boats.
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(a) A boat placed on water of the state must be titled, registered, and numbered as required by this chapter. The Department of Administration shall adopt by regulation a boat registration and numbering system that is consistent with the national standard for state numbering syst…
AS 05.25.056 Certificate of title; inadequate evidence of ownership.
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(a) Except as provided under (f) of this section, the owner of an undocumented boat subject to registration in this state under AS 05.25.055 shall apply to the Department of Administration for a certificate of title for the boat. (b) A person who purchases or obtains a majority o…
AS 05.25.057 Alaska Boating Safety Advisory Council established.
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(a) The Alaska Boating Safety Advisory Council is established in the department. (b) The council consists of seven members appointed by the governor. The governor shall appoint each member on the basis of interest in public affairs, knowledge of boating issues as they relate to b…
AS 05.25.060 Prohibited operation.
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A person may not operate a boat on water of the state (1) for a recreational purpose or another purpose, or tow water skis, a surfboard, or a similar device, in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the life or property of another person; or (2) that is not equipped as…
AS 05.25.070 Exemptions.
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Boats and persons operating boats are exempt from this chapter when participating in the area set aside for a public regatta, race, marine parade, tournament, or exhibition on inland water; for purposes of this section, “inland water” means water of the state that is not offshore…
AS 05.25.080 Enforcement.
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(a) The Department of Public Safety has authority for enforcement of this chapter and the regulations adopted under this chapter. Nothing in this chapter authorizes a department or board to enter into an agreement with a department or agency of the federal government that cedes s…
AS 05.25.090 Penalties.
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(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person who violates a provision of this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. (b) A person who violates AS 05.25.010(d), 05.25.020(b), or 05.25.055 is guilty of a violation, as define…