Sec. 16.51.060. Compensation of board members.
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.
Sec. 16.51.070. Meetings.
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.
Sec. 16.51.080. Employment of personnel.
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.
Sec. 16.51.090. Powers of board.
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 functions; (5) cooperate with a […]
Sec. 16.51.095. Executive Budget Act.
The operating budget of the institute shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with AS 37.07 (Executive Budget Act).
Sec. 16.51.100. Duties of board.
The board shall (1) conduct programs of education, research, advertising, or sales promotion designed to accomplish the purposes of this chapter; (2) promote all species of seafood and their by-products that are harvested in the state and processed for sale; (3) develop market-oriented quality specifications for Alaska seafood to be used in developing a high […]
Sec. 16.51.110. Prohibited promotions.
The board may not promote or make a contract that promotes seafood by (1) geographic origin other than from the state generally; (2) geographic region of the state; or (3) specific brand name.
Sec. 16.51.120. Seafood marketing assessment.
(a) A seafood marketing assessment shall be levied on the value of seafood products produced in Alaska as provided in (b), (c), (d), (e), (h), or (i) of this section if an election is held under AS 16.51.140 at which the assessment is approved by eligible processors who together produce at least 51 percent of […]
Sec. 16.51.010. Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute established.
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 the state. Exercise by the institute of the powers conferred by this […]