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. 16.51.130. Termination of the seafood marketing assessment.
(a) A seafood marketing assessment levied under AS 16.51.120(b), (c), (d), (e), (h), or (i) shall be terminated by the commissioner of revenue if an election is held under AS 16.51.140 in which the termination is approved by eligible processors who together produce at least 51 percent of the total value of seafood products produced […]
Sec. 16.51.140. Procedures for an election to approve or terminate a seafood marketing assessment.
(a) The institute may conduct an election under this section after the director of elections approves (1) the notice to be published by the institute; (2) the ballot to be used in the election; and (3) the registration and voting procedures for the approval or termination of the seafood marketing assessment. (b) In conducting the […]
Sec. 16.51.150. Determination of value.
(a) Upon request from the director of elections, the commissioner of revenue shall determine (1) the total value of seafood products produced in Alaska during any calendar year; (2) whether the eligible processors approving the levy or termination of a seafood marketing assessment together produced at least 51 percent of the total value of seafood […]
Sec. 16.51.160. Collection of assessments and disposition of proceeds.
(a) Each processor shall remit to the Department of Revenue before April 1 of each year the total amount of the seafood marketing assessment owed on the value of seafood products produced in Alaska by the processor in the previous calendar year. (b) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.]
Sec. 16.51.020. Board of directors.
(a) The governing body of the institute is a board of directors. The board consists of seven voting members appointed by the governor. In making appointments to the board, the governor shall consider, but need not appoint, nominees presented by persons engaged in fish processing, the financing of fish processing, or commercial fishing. (b) Five […]