Sec. 03.20.140. Online publication of noncommercial giving or exchanging of seed.
A person involved in noncommercial giving or exchanging of seed under AS 03.20.110 and 03.20.120 may register online with the department under AS 44.37.030(b) and submit to the department information, including the person’s name, telephone number, and electronic mail address, and the location where the person gives or exchanges seed, for publication on the department’s […]
Sec. 03.20.150. Applicability of other laws.
Nothing in AS 03.20.110 – 03.20.150 authorizes a person to (1) violate 7 U.S.C. 2321 – 2582 (Plant Variety Protection Act of 1970); (2) give, exchange, or receive a seed (A) from a plant that is regulated as (i) a controlled substance under AS 11.71 or a drug under AS 17.20; or (ii) marijuana under […]
Sec. 03.20.200. Forgivable loan program for farm development and improvement.
(a) The division of the department with responsibility for agriculture shall establish a forgivable loan program in regulation, under which a recipient’s loan may be forgiven by the department if the recipient implements a business plan approved by the department to develop or make improvements to the recipient’s farm as described in (d) of this […]
Sec. 03.20.210. Forgivable loan program for meat processing facilities.
(a) The department shall establish a forgivable loan program in regulation, under which a recipient’s loan may be forgiven by the department if the recipient implements a business plan approved by the department and begins processing meat, or increases the quantity of meat processed, in the recipient’s facility. A loan may be used by a […]
Sec. 03.22.010. Establishment of plant materials center.
The Department of Natural Resources, in cooperation with the college or department of the University of Alaska responsible for the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, shall establish and maintain a plant materials center.
Sec. 03.22.020. Purpose of center.
The objectives of the plant materials center, in cooperation with the college or department of the University of Alaska responsible for the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, are to (1) assemble, evaluate, select, and increase plant materials needed in soil and water conservation, agriculture, and industry, and maintain genetic purity of these materials; (2) increase […]
Sec. 03.22.030. Center site, buildings, and equipment.
The department shall obtain a site, either by donation, lease, or purchase, and erect suitable buildings on the site, if they are needed for the use of the plant materials center. The department shall also acquire the agricultural land, scientific instruments, and equipment necessary to carry on the work of the center. Acquisition of scientific […]
Sec. 03.22.040. Personnel.
The department shall ensure that competent professional, secretarial, and subprofessional personnel necessary to carry on the work of the center are employed. The administrator of the plant materials center is a joint appointment between the Department of Natural Resources and the college or department of the University of Alaska responsible for the Agricultural and Forestry […]
Sec. 03.22.050. Department to cooperate.
The department shall cooperate with the college or department of the University of Alaska responsible for the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, by a formal memorandum of understanding and may cooperate with any department or agency of federal, state, or local government, research organization, […]
Sec. 03.20.050. More than one association and fair permitted.
Nothing in AS 03.20.010 – 03.20.080 prohibits the formation of more than one agricultural and industrial fair association in each house district or the holding of an agricultural and industrial fair in several places in each district. When more than one association is formed in a house district or when a fair is held in […]