(a) A person may not, without first applying for and obtaining a permit or license from the Department of Environmental Conservation, (1) obstruct, divert, or pollute waters of the state, either fresh or salt, utilized by salmon in the propagation of the species, by felling trees or timber in those waters, casting, passing, throwing, or […]
If in the judgment of the Department of Environmental Conservation, the purpose of the applicant for the permit or license is to develop power, obtain water for civic, domestic, irrigation, manufacturing, mining, or other purposes tending to develop the natural resources of the state, the department may grant the permit or license and may require […]
A person who violates AS 16.10.010 – 16.10.050 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500.
The proceeds of all fines and penalties imposed under AS 16.10.010 – 16.10.050 shall be paid into the general fund and they shall be immediately available for expenditure by the Department of Fish and Game.
AS 16.10.010 – 16.10.050 do not affect the vested rights or privileges granted by federal statute to any person.
