Sec. 16.05.665. Falsification of application for license.
(a) A person who knowingly makes a false statement as to a material fact on an application for a license under AS 16.05.440 – 16.05.660 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both. […]
Sec. 16.05.671. Transportation and sale of certain fish by an agent of the fisherman who caught the fish.
(a) A person may transport and sell commercially taken fish as the agent of the commercial fisherman who caught the fish if the person holds a fish transporter permit issued by the commissioner under this section. (b) The commissioner may issue a fish transporter permit to a natural person. A fish transporter permit authorizes the […]
Sec. 16.05.675. Landing permits.
(a) A person who does not hold a limited entry permit or interim-use permit issued under AS 16.43 or a fish transporter permit issued under AS 16.05.671 may not deliver or land fish in the state unless the person (1) holds a valid federal permit to operate commercial fishing gear in the fishery conservation zone; […]
Sec. 16.05.680. Unlawful practices.
(a) It is unlawful for a person, or an agent or representative of the person, (1) to employ, in the harvesting, transporting, or purchasing of fish, a fisherman who neither is licensed under AS 16.05.480 nor is the holder of a permit issued under AS 16.43; (2) to purchase fish from a person who is […]
Sec. 16.05.685. Processing on commercial king crab fishing vessels.
(a) Crab of any species may not be processed on a commercial crab fishing vessel unless (1) the vessel remains within one registration area from the time the crab is caught to the time of dock delivery; (2) the operator of the vessel notifies the department of proposed changes in location before moving to another […]
Sec. 16.05.690. Record of purchases.
(a) Each buyer of fish shall keep a record of each purchase showing the name or number of the vessel from which the catch involved is taken, the date of landing, vessel license number, pounds purchased of each species, number of each species, and the Department of Fish and Game statistical area in which the […]
Sec. 16.05.710. Suspension of commercial license and entry permit.
(a) Upon the conviction of a person for a misdemeanor or felony violation of a commercial fishing law of this state, in a fishery other than a commercial salmon fishery, the court, in addition to other penalties imposed by law, (1) may suspend one or more of the person’s commercial fishing privileges and licenses for […]
Sec. 16.05.722. Strict liability commercial fishing penalties.
(a) A person who without any culpable mental state violates AS 16.05.440 – 16.05.690, or a regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the department governing commercial fishing, is guilty of a violation and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than (1) $3,000 for a first conviction; (2) $6,000 for a […]
Sec. 16.05.723. Misdemeanor commercial fishing penalties.
(a) A person who negligently violates AS 16.05.440 – 16.05.690, or a regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the department governing commercial fishing, is guilty of a misdemeanor and in addition to punishment under other provisions in this title, including AS 16.05.195 and 16.05.710, is punishable upon conviction by a fine of not more […]
Sec. 16.05.495. Vessel license exemption.
A vessel used exclusively for the commercial capture of salmon in commercial salmon administrative management areas that include state water between the latitude of Point Romanof and the latitude of Cape Newenham, and state water surrounding Nunivak Island, or at a set net site, is exempt from the licensing requirements of AS 16.05.490.