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Sec. 29.35.250. Cities inside boroughs.

(a) A city inside a borough may exercise any power not otherwise prohibited by law. (b) On adoption of a borough ordinance to provide for areawide exercise of a power, no city may exercise the power unless the borough ordinance provides otherwise or the borough by ordinance ceases to exercise the power. (c) A home […]

Sec. 29.35.260. Cities outside boroughs.

(a) A city outside a borough may exercise a power not otherwise prohibited by law. A provision that is incorporated by reference to laws governing boroughs applies to home rule cities outside boroughs only if the provision is made applicable to home rule boroughs. (b) A home rule or first class city outside a borough […]

Sec. 29.35.300. Additional powers.

(a) A first class borough acquires an additional areawide power by transfer of the power by a city or by holding an areawide election on the question. (b) A second class borough acquires an additional power by transfer of the power by a city or by holding an election on the question. For acquisition of […]

Sec. 29.35.310. Transfer by city.

(a) A city in a first or second class borough may transfer to the borough in which it is located any of its powers or functions, subject to the approval of the assembly. (b) A first or second class borough shall exercise all powers transferred to it by a city.

Sec. 29.35.145. Regulation of firearms and knives.

(a) The authority to regulate firearms and knives is reserved to the state, and, except as specifically provided by statute, a municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance regulating the possession, ownership, sale, transfer, use, carrying, transportation, licensing, taxation, or registration of firearms or knives. (b) Municipalities may enact and enforce ordinances (1) that […]

Sec. 29.35.320. Initiation of acquisition of power.

(a) An election on the question of adding an areawide power in a first class borough or of adding an areawide or nonareawide power in a second class borough may be initiated in two ways: (1) a number of voters equal to 15 percent of the number of votes cast at the preceding regular election […]

Sec. 29.35.146. Regulation of unmanned aircraft systems.

(a) A municipality may not adopt an ordinance that permits the release of images captured by an unmanned aircraft system in a manner inconsistent with AS 18.65.903. (b) In this section, “unmanned aircraft system” has the meaning given in AS 18.65.909.

Sec. 29.35.330. Election.

(a) If more than one power is proposed for acquisition under AS 29.35.320, each shall appear separately on the ballot. (b) If a power is proposed for exercise by a third class borough in a service area, only voters residing in the proposed service area may vote. (c) A vote on the question of adding […]

Sec. 29.35.147. Licensing of massage therapists.

(a) The authority to license massage therapists is reserved to the state, and, except as specifically provided by statute, a municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance requiring professional licensure of massage therapists. (b) This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities.

Sec. 29.35.340. Effect of acquiring an areawide power.

(a) On acquisition of an areawide power the first or second class borough succeeds to all of the rights, powers, and duties of any city or service area with respect to that power. The borough succeeds to claims, franchises, and other contractual obligations, liability for bonded and all other indebtedness, and to all of the […]