Sec. 41.35.340. Compensation.
The members of the commission serve without compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized by law for other boards and commissions.
Sec. 41.35.345. Officers.
At the first meeting of each year, the commission shall elect a chair from among its members.
Sec. 41.35.070. Preservation of historic, prehistoric, and archeological resources threatened by public construction.
(a) The department shall locate, identify, and preserve in suitable records information regarding historic, prehistoric, and archeological sites, locations, and remains. The information shall be submitted to the heads of the executive departments of the state. (b) Before public construction or public improvement of any nature is undertaken by the state, or by a governmental […]
Sec. 41.35.080. Permits.
The commissioner may issue a permit for the investigation, excavation, gathering, or removal from the natural state, of any historic, prehistoric, or archeological resources of the state. A permit may be issued only to persons or organizations qualified to make the investigations, excavations, gatherings, or removals and only if the results of these authorized activities […]
Sec. 41.35.090. Notice required of private persons.
Before any construction, alteration, or improvement of any nature is undertaken on a privately owned, officially designated state monument or historic site by any person, the person shall give the department three months notice of intention to construct on, alter, or improve it. Before the expiration of the three-month notification period, the department shall either […]
Sec. 41.35.100. Excavation and removal of historic, prehistoric, or archeological remains on private land.
Before any historic, prehistoric, or archeological remains are excavated or removed from private land by the department, the written approval of the owner shall first be secured. When the value of the private land is diminished by the excavation or removal, the owner of the land shall be compensated for the loss at a monetary […]
Sec. 41.35.200. Unlawful acts.
(a) A person may not appropriate, excavate, remove, injure, or destroy, without a permit from the commissioner, any historic, prehistoric, or archeological resources of the state. (b) A person may not possess, sell, buy, or transport within the state, or offer to sell, buy, or transport within the state, historic, prehistoric, or archeological resources taken […]
Sec. 41.35.210. Criminal penalties.
A person who is convicted of violating a provision of AS 41.35.010 – 41.35.240 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Sec. 41.35.215. Civil penalties.
In addition to other penalties and remedies provided by law, a person who violates a provision of AS 41.35.010 – 41.35.240 is subject to a maximum civil penalty of $100,000 for each violation.
Sec. 41.35.220. Enforcement authority.
The following persons are peace officers of the state and shall enforce AS 41.35.010 – 41.35.240: (1) an employee of the department authorized by the commissioner; (2) a peace officer in the state; (3) any other person authorized by the commissioner.