Sec. 41.35.350. Duties of the commission.
(a) The duties of the commission are to (1) survey, evaluate, and catalog Alaska prehistory and history materials now in print; (2) ascertain and register what Alaska prehistory and history work is now in progress; (3) identify the existing gaps in the coverage of Alaska’s past in presently available published works and establish priorities for […]
Sec. 41.35.375. Powers of chairman.
Subject to available appropriations, the chair may, with the concurrence of a majority of the commission, employ necessary personnel and may contract for the services of experts and other persons who may be needed.
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.
Sec. 41.35.010. Declaration of policy.
It is the policy of the state to preserve and protect the historic, prehistoric, and archeological resources of Alaska from loss, desecration, and destruction so that the scientific, historic, and cultural heritage embodied in these resources may pass undiminished to future generations. To this end, the legislature finds and declares that the historic, prehistoric, and […]
Sec. 41.35.020. Title to historic, prehistoric, and archeological resources; local display.
(a) The state reserves to itself title to all historic, prehistoric, and archeological resources situated on land owned or controlled by the state, including tideland and submerged land, and reserves to itself the exclusive right of field archeology on state-owned or controlled land. However, nothing in AS 41.35.010 – 41.35.240 diminishes the cultural rights and […]
Sec. 41.35.030. Designation of monuments and historic sites.
Upon the recommendation of the commission, the governor may declare by public order any particular historic, prehistoric, or archeological structure, deposit, site, or other object of scientific or historic interest that is situated on land owned or controlled by the state to be a state monument or historic site, and the governor may designate as […]