Sec. 16.43.955. Hearings in proximity to Board of Fisheries meetings.
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.
Sec. 16.43.960. Commission revocation or suspension of permits.
(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 or another, including the issuance, renewal, duplication, or transfer of […]
Sec. 16.43.970. Penalties.
(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 third conviction. […]
Sec. 16.43.975. Public disclosure of certain documents prohibited.
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.
Sec. 16.43.980. Report and recommendations.
(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 legislation relating to the regulation of entry of participants and vessels […]
Sec. 16.43.260. Application for initial issue of entry permits.
(a) The commission shall accept applications for entry permits only from applicants who have harvested fishery resources commercially while participating in the fishery as holders of gear licenses issued under former AS 16.05.536 – 16.05.670 or interim-use permits under AS 16.43.210(a) or 16.43.225 before the qualification date established in (d), (e), or (f) of this […]
Sec. 16.43.430. Authorized gear.
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.
Sec. 16.43.270. Initial issuance of entry permits.
(a) The commission shall issue entry permits, for each fishery, first to all qualified applicants in the priority classifications designated under AS 16.43.250(b) and then to qualified applicants in order of descending priority classification, until the number of entry permits issued equals the maximum number of entry permits established under AS 16.43.230 and 16.43.240 for […]
Sec. 16.43.440. Adoption of regulations.
(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 regulations that are reasonably necessary to implement AS 16.43.400 – 16.43.440.
Sec. 16.43.290. Optimum number of entry permits.
Following the issuance of entry permits under AS 16.43.270, the commission shall establish the optimum number of entry permits for each fishery based upon a reasonable balance of the following general standards: (1) the number of entry permits sufficient to maintain an economically healthy fishery that will result in a reasonable average rate of economic […]