Sec. 16.43.940. Exempted activities.
This chapter does not apply to activities authorized by a permit issued under AS 16.40.100 or 16.40.120.
Sec. 16.43.945. Commercial fishing privileges exempt from claims of creditors.
Except as provided in AS 16.10.333 – 16.10.338, AS 16.43.170(g), AS 44.81.215, and 44.81.231 – 44.81.250, commercial fishing privileges granted under this chapter, including entry permits, are exempt from claims of creditors, including claims under AS 09.38.065 and AS 45.29.408.
Sec. 16.43.950. Applications of regulations of Board of Fisheries.
Nothing in this chapter limits the powers of the Board of Fisheries, including the power to determine legal types of gear and the power to establish size limitations or other uniform restrictions applying to a certain type of gear. Holders of interim-use permits or entry permits issued under this chapter are subject to all regulations […]
Sec. 16.43.955. Hearings in proximity to Board of Fisheries meetings.
When practicable, a commission hearing that deals with the subject of limiting entry to a fishery shall be held on the same dates on which, and in the same building or in a building adjacent to the building in which, a Board of Fisheries meeting is being held.
Sec. 16.43.960. Commission revocation or suspension of permits.
(a) The commission may revoke, suspend, or transfer all entry or interim-use permits held by a person who knowingly provides or assists in providing false information, or fails to correct false information provided to the commission for the purpose of obtaining a benefit for self or another, including the issuance, renewal, duplication, or transfer of […]
Sec. 16.43.970. Penalties.
(a) A person who violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter is, upon conviction, guilty of a class B misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for a first conviction, and a fine of not more than $10,000 for a second or third conviction. […]
Sec. 16.43.975. Public disclosure of certain documents prohibited.
Documents submitted to the commission containing information relating to an individual’s personal finances and information supplied by individuals for research purposes, produced in response to requests by the commission, are not subject to public disclosure.
Sec. 16.43.980. Report and recommendations.
(a) The commission shall prepare an annual report and notify the legislature that it is available. The report must include but not be limited to the following: (1) a progress report on the reduction of entry permits to optimum levels; (2) recommendations for additional legislation relating to the regulation of entry of participants and vessels […]
Sec. 16.43.990. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “commission” means the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission; (2) “economically healthy fishery” means a fishery that yields a sufficient rate of economic return to the fishermen participating in it to provide for, among other things, the following: (A) maintenance of vessels and gear in satisfactory and safe operating condition; and (B) […]