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Sec. 18.80.120. Hearing.

(a) If no agreement is reached under AS 18.80.110 and the executive director determines to refer the complaint for hearing, the executive director shall issue an accusation based on the investigator’s determination of substantial evidence and serve the person charged in the accusation and the complainant with notice of the referral and a copy of […]

Sec. 18.80.130. Order; interest rate.

(a) At the completion of the hearing or after consideration of a petition for summary decision under AS 18.80.120(e), if the commission finds that a person charged in an accusation has engaged in the discriminatory practice alleged in the accusation, it shall order the person to refrain from engaging in the discriminatory practice. The order […]

Sec. 18.74.120. Packaging marking approval.

(a) Before submitting a certification of a cigarette under AS 18.74.080, a manufacturer shall present its proposed packaging marking to the state fire marshal for approval. The state fire marshal shall approve or disapprove the proposed packaging marking. Proposed packaging marking shall be considered approved if the state fire marshal fails to act within 10 […]

Sec. 18.76.010. Participation in statewide avalanche warning system.

The Department of Public Safety, acting in cooperation with a municipality or with an agency of the federal government, shall participate in the development and implementation of a statewide avalanche warning system and shall represent the state in the operation of that system. The statewide system shall (1) establish and maintain a service center and […]

Sec. 18.74.130. Marking of cigarette packaging.

(a) The packaging containing a brand and style of cigarette that a manufacturer certifies under AS 18.74.080 must be marked to indicate compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The packaging marking must be in eight-point type or larger and consist of (1) a modification of the universal product code to include a visible mark […]

Sec. 18.74.150. Copies.

A manufacturer who certifies a cigarette under AS 18.74.080 shall provide a copy of the certification to each wholesale dealer and agent to whom the manufacturer sells the cigarette. The manufacturer shall also provide the wholesale dealer and agent with sufficient copies of an illustration of the cigarette packaging markings used by the manufacturer under […]

Sec. 18.74.160. Penalties for violations.

(a) A manufacturer, a wholesale dealer, an agent, or another person who knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes other than through retail sale and in violation of AS 18.74.010 is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed (1) $10,000 for a first violation; (2) $25,000 for each violation that is not a first […]

Sec. 18.74.180. Separate accounting.

The fee received under AS 18.74.080(c) and the civil penalties imposed under AS 18.74.160 shall be deposited into the general fund and separately accounted for under AS 37.05.142. The legislature may appropriate the money accounted for under this section to the fire prevention and public safety fund established under AS 18.74.210.

Sec. 18.74.190. Seizure of cigarettes.

(a) If a person is offering for sale or has made a sale of cigarettes in violation of AS 18.74.010, the state fire marshal, the department, or a law enforcement agency shall seize and, subject to (b) of this section, dispose of the cigarettes. (b) Before disposal of cigarettes under (a) of this section, the […]