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. 41.23.500. Establishment of recreation rivers and recreation river corridors.
Subject to valid existing rights, the state-owned land and water and all land and water acquired by the state in the future, including shore and submerged land that lies within the following described parcels, are established as recreation rivers and reserved as special purpose areas under art. VIII, sec. 7, Constitution of the State of […]
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. 41.23.510. Definition.
In AS 41.23.400 – 41.23.510, “recreation river corridor” means the uplands within a recreation river established under AS 41.23.500.
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. 41.23.600. Purpose.
The purpose of AS 41.23.600 – 41.23.620 is to establish the area described in AS 41.23.620 as the Caribou Creek Recreational Mining Area. The Caribou Creek Recreational Mining Area is established to provide for a public recreational mining area to permit public recreational activities and to allow other multiple use activities to continue as long […]
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. 41.23.610. Management and regulations.
(a) The commissioner is responsible for the management of the surface and subsurface estate within the Caribou Creek Recreational Mining Area necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 41.23.600. The commissioner shall adopt and may revise a management plan and shall adopt regulations for the management, use, and development of the Caribou Creek Recreational […]
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. 41.23.620. Caribou Creek Recreational Mining Area.
The vacant and unappropriated state-owned land and water and the state land and water acquired in the future that lie within 100 feet of either ordinary high water or mean high tide of the banks of the creeks or rivers described in this section are designated as the Caribou Creek Recreational Mining Area, are reserved […]