Title 03 — Agriculture, Animals, and Food
23 chapters · 143 sections in this title.
AS 03.05.010 Powers and duties of commissioner of natural resources.
5.3K chars
(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall (1) direct, administer, and supervise promotional and experimental work, extension services, and agricultural projects for the purpose of promoting and developing commercial and noncommercial agricultural industry in the state, incl…
AS 03.05.011 Powers of commissioner of environmental conservation.
3.5K chars
(a) To carry out the requirements of this title relating to animals or animal products over which the department has jurisdiction, the commissioner may (1) issue orders or permits relating to or authorizing the examination, inspection, testing, quarantine, or embargo of animals o…
AS 03.05.013 State veterinarian.
0.5K chars
The commissioner of environmental conservation may employ or appoint a person to act as the state veterinarian to carry out and enforce the requirements of this title relating to animals or animal products over which the Department of Environmental Conservation has jurisdiction. …
AS 03.05.015 Agricultural production credits. [Repealed, § 2 ch 110 SLA 1986.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 03.05.020 Miscellaneous powers of commissioner of environmental conservation. [Repealed, § 10 ch 59 SLA 2006.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 03.05.025 §§ 03.05.025 — 03.05.026 Seafood processing permits and plans of operation; seafood product quality standards and seals. [Repealed, § 26 ch 72 SLA 1998.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 03.05.027 State coordinator for noxious weed, invasive plant, and agricultural pest management and education.
2.4K chars
(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall employ or appoint a state coordinator for noxious weed, invasive plant, and agricultural pest management and education. (b) The state coordinator employed or appointed under (a) of this section shall oversee the enforcement of state…
AS 03.05.030 Rules for grading and classification of agricultural products.
1.2K chars
(a) Subject to (b) of this section, the commissioner may adopt rules, regulations, and procedures requiring the classification, grading, and inspection of agricultural products before the products are sold or offered for sale for general consumption, and requiring the marking or …
AS 03.05.035 Sale and labeling of frozen meat, fish and poultry. [Repealed, § 26 ch 72 SLA 1998.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 03.05.040 Inspection.
1.1K chars
(a) To carry out the requirements of this chapter, on any business day during the usual hours of business, or at any time if the commissioner determines that there is an immediate threat to the health or safety of an animal or the general public, the commissioner or an individual…
AS 03.05.050 Products in violation of regulations.
0.8K chars
(a) An animal, animal product, or agricultural product found by the commissioner, or an individual designated by the commissioner as an inspector, to violate a regulation adopted under this chapter is declared to be a public nuisance injurious to the public interest and may not b…
AS 03.05.060 Checking spread of contagious diseases. [Repealed, § 10 ch 59 SLA 2006.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 03.05.070 Control of rabies. [Repealed, § 26 ch 72 SLA 1998.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 03.05.075 Elk farming.
2.3K chars
(a) Elk may be raised and bred as domestic stock for commercial purposes, including the sale of meat, by a person who lawfully owns the elk and who holds a current valid elk farming license. The commissioner of natural resources may issue an elk farming license for the farming of…
AS 03.05.076 Industrial hemp.
4.1K chars
(a) Industrial hemp is an agricultural crop in the state. An individual who produces industrial hemp shall apply to the department for registration under this section. Registration is valid for one year but may be renewed. An application for registration or renewal must be on a f…
AS 03.05.077 Industrial hemp pilot program.
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 03.05.078 Transportation of industrial hemp.
0.7K chars
(a) An individual registered under AS 03.05.076 shall have a copy of the individual's registration in immediate possession at all times when transporting industrial hemp and shall present the copy of the registration for inspection upon the demand of a peace officer or other auth…
AS 03.05.079 Production in violation of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol limit.
0.4K chars
(a) Notwithstanding AS 11.71.040 — 11.71.060, an individual registered under AS 03.05.076 to produce industrial hemp whose product has a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol content between 0.3 percent and one percent may retain and recondition the product as provided in AS 03.05.076(b)(…
AS 03.05.080 Controlling exportation of animals. [Repealed, § 10 ch 59 SLA 2006.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 03.05.084 Confidentiality of certain information; exceptions.
1.3K chars
(a) A record that includes information about an animal that is maintained by the Department of Environmental Conservation to carry out the requirements of this chapter, including a record of the sale, movement, unique identification number, or owner of an animal, is confidential …
AS 03.05.085 Seafood processing research. [Repealed, § 26 ch 72 SLA 1998.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 03.05.090 Penalties for violations.
1.9K chars
(a) A person who violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation, order, or quarantine made under authority of this chapter, or violates a provision of a permit issued under this chapter, or sells seeds failing to meet the labeling requirements, standards, and tests provided…
AS 03.05.100 Definitions.
0.9K chars
In this chapter, (1) “agricultural products” does not include fish, fisheries products, animals, or animal products; (2) “animal” means an animal other than a human being and includes a mammal, insect, bird, fish, and reptile, whether wild or domestic, and whether living or dead;…
AS 03.09.010 Board of Agriculture and Conservation established.
2.6K chars
(a) There is established in the department the Board of Agriculture and Conservation composed of members as set out in AS 03.10.050(b). (b) Members of the board serve staggered three-year terms and until a successor is appointed. A member may be removed from office by the governo…
AS 03.09.020 Director of agriculture and staff.
0.7K chars
(a) The director of the division of the department with responsibility for agriculture shall serve as the director of the Board of Agriculture and Conservation. The director may employ staff and, as directed by the board, is responsible for the daily operations of the agricultura…
AS 03.09.030 Quorum.
0.2K chars
Four members of the Board of Agriculture and Conservation constitute a quorum for the transaction of business or the exercise of a power or function at a meeting of the board.
AS 03.09.040 Regulations.
0.3K chars
(a) The Board of Agriculture and Conservation may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out its duties. (b) The board may, by regulation, classify loan and marketing information and make some classes of loan or marketing information confidential…
AS 03.09.050 Agricultural land.
0.3K chars
The Board of Agriculture and Conservation may recommend to the commissioner that land in the land disposal bank established under AS 38.04.020 be classified as suitable for agriculture. The board may identify state land for agricultural disposal and request the commissioner to pr…
AS 03.10.010 Declaration of policy.
0.2K chars
It is the policy of this chapter to promote the more rapid development of agriculture as an industry throughout the state by means of long-term low-interest loans.
AS 03.10.020 Powers of the board.
1.6K chars
(a) [See delayed amendment note.] The Board of Agriculture and Conservation (AS 03.09.010) may (1) make a loan to (A) an individual resident farmer, homesteader, or a partnership or corporation composed of farmers and homesteaders for (i) clearing land for agricultural purposes; …
AS 03.10.030 Limitations on loans.
4.6K chars
(a) A farm development, chattel, or irrigation loan made under this chapter (1) may not exceed a term of 30 years, except that a chattel loan may not exceed a term of seven years; (2) may not, when added to the outstanding balance of other loans made under this chapter, exceed a …
AS 03.10.033 Restructuring of agricultural debt.
2.0K chars
(a) To increase the return to the state, the Board of Agriculture and Conservation may restructure loans (1) in existence on January 1, 1987, made by the former Agricultural Revolving Loan Fund Board or by the former Alaska Agricultural Action Council based upon guidelines approv…
AS 03.10.035 Use or disposal of mortgaged farm land.
0.9K chars
(a) A borrower may not use farm land for a nonfarm use or sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of farm land if that land is encumbered by a mortgage given to secure the payment of a loan under this chapter unless the borrower either (1) pays the outstanding balance of the loan in a …
AS 03.10.040 Agricultural revolving loan fund.
0.3K chars
(a) There is an agricultural revolving loan fund which may not exceed $75,000,000 to carry out the purpose of this chapter. (b) Money in the fund may be used by the legislature to make appropriations for costs of administering this chapter and for operations of the Board of Agric…
AS 03.10.050 Administration of fund; Board of Agriculture and Conservation.
2.6K chars
(a) The Board of Agriculture and Conservation shall administer the agricultural revolving loan fund. A loan may not be made without the approval of a majority of the board, except that emergency loans based upon regulations adopted by the board and not to exceed $50,000 may be ma…
AS 03.10.052 Limitation on board members. [Repealed, § 30 ch 81 SLA 2000.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 03.10.054 Sale or transfer of mortgages and notes. [Repealed, § 14 ch 122 SLA 1980.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 03.10.058 Farm disaster area.
0.1K chars
The governor may declare a farm disaster in an area of the state if a natural disaster causes a crop failure.
AS 03.10.060 Short title.
0.1K chars
This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Agricultural Loan Act.
AS 03.13.010 Agreement with Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
0.4K chars
The department shall enter into an agreement with the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation under which the department agrees to pay to the corporation a portion of federal crop insurance premiums paid by producers of agricultural commodities in this state. The agreement must provid…
AS 03.13.020 Amount of contributions.
0.3K chars
Under the agreement, the department shall pay to the corporation for each covered producer an amount equal to the amount that the corporation pays for that producer under 7 U.S.C. 1508(b)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 — 1520), except as provided otherwise in…
AS 03.13.030 Limitation.
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 03.13.040 Appropriations.
0.3K chars
(a) The payments to the corporation shall be made from funds appropriated from the general fund to the department for that purpose. (b) If for any year the amount appropriated is insufficient to fully fund the contribution required by AS 03.13.020, the department shall allocate f…
AS 03.13.050 Definitions.
0.1K chars
In this chapter, “corporation” means the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (7 U.S.C. 1503).
AS 03.15.010 Agricultural pest and disease control fund. [Repealed, § 2 ch 34 SLA 1968.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 03.15.020 Purpose of appropriations. [Repealed, § 26 ch 72 SLA 1998.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 03.17.095 Milk labeling and grading regulations. [Repealed, § 3 ch 193 SLA 1968.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 03.20.010 State aid.
0.3K chars
The state may grant aid to agricultural and industrial fair associations, incorporated under the laws of the state, to assist in the payment of (1) costs of operation and maintenance and (2) project costs for capital improvements of annual agricultural and industrial fairs.
AS 03.20.020 Amount and conditions of aid.
2.2K chars
(a) Fairs may be held each year in each of the house districts, and state aid for the operation and maintenance of the fairs may not exceed a basic grant of $10,000; however, fairs in existence five years or longer may receive an increment grant not to exceed $2,500 per year of e…
AS 03.20.030 Application for and granting of operation and maintenance aid.
2.0K chars
(a) Each agricultural and industrial fair association desiring to apply for an operation and maintenance grant shall apply to the commissioner before August 1 of the year preceding the fiscal year for which the grant is sought. It shall submit with the application a planned progr…