Sec. 30.30.120. When vessel abandoned.
A vessel is abandoned on the premises of a vessel storage or repair business when all of the following conditions have been satisfied: (1) the service requested or required by a person whose vessel is towed or brought to a vessel storage or repair business, including towing and rendering estimates of the cost of repairs, […]
Sec. 30.30.130. Sale or disposition of vessel.
When a vessel is abandoned, the owner of the vessel storage or repair business, or the business owner’s authorized representative, after one public advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the state, may negotiate a sale of the vessel or dispose of it. However, the vessel may not be sold or disposed of within […]
Sec. 30.30.140. Disposition of proceeds.
The authorized seller of the abandoned vessel is entitled to the proceeds of the sale to the extent that compensation is due to the seller for services rendered with respect to the vessel, including reasonable and customary charges for towing, handling, storage, and the cost of notices and advertising required by AS 30.30.130. A lienholder […]
Sec. 30.30.150. Effect of transfer of title.
The transfer of title and interest by sale under AS 30.30.140 is a transfer by operation of law. However, a bill of sale executed by an authorized seller is satisfactory evidence authorizing the transfer of the title or interest.
Sec. 30.30.165. Enforcement authority.
(a) The following persons are peace officers of the state for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter on the waters of the state: (1) an employee of the department or other person authorized by the commissioner of natural resources; (2) an employee of a municipality authorized […]
Sec. 30.30.170. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “abandoned” means a vessel has been left unattended on private, state, or municipal land or waters of the state without the consent of the landowner or lessee for more than 30 days; (2) “department” means the Department of Natural Resources; (3) “municipality” has the meaning given in AS 29.71.800; (4) “owner” […]
Sec. 30.30.180. Short title.
This chapter may be cited as the Derelict Vessels Act.
Sec. 30.50.010. Interfering with buoys and beacons.
A person who moors a vessel, boat, skiff, barge, scow, raft, or part of a raft to a buoy or beacon placed in the navigable waters of the state, or in a bay, river, or arm of the sea bordering the state by the authority of the United States Coast Guard, or who hangs on […]
Sec. 30.50.020. Discharging ballast into navigable waters.
A person, whether or not an officer of a vessel, who discharges the ballast of a vessel into the navigable portion or channel of a bay, harbor, or river of the state, or within the jurisdiction of the state, so as to injuriously affect the navigable portion or channel, or to obstruct the navigation of […]
Sec. 30.30.065. Impoundment of derelict vessels posing imminent clear and present danger.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state agency or municipality may impound a derelict vessel immediately if the vessel constitutes a clear and present danger to public health, safety, or general welfare. (b) When action is taken to impound a derelict vessel under (a) of this section, the state agency or municipality impounding […]