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AK Stat § 16.05.470 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.470. Fee for issuance of licenses.

(a) A person appointed by the commissioner to sell licenses under AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.480, except salaried employees of the state, shall retain the sum of 10 percent of the fee for the issuance of a license. An agent shall transmit monthly to the commissioner all license fees collected by the agent, less the authorized commission, together with a full accounting of the fees. The commissioner shall make monthly remittances of the fees collected to the proper state official. The commissioner is not liable for defalcation or failure to account for the fees collected by an agent, but the commissioner shall require a bond in the sum the commissioner considers adequate, conditioned upon the faithful accounting of money collected. (b) [Repealed, § 5 ch 21 SLA 1990.]  (c) Forms and fees under (a) of this section shall be transmitted to the commissioner by the last day of the month following the month in which the fees are collected. The commissioner may grant an extension of not more than 30 days if the agent establishes that (1) failure to grant an extension would impose an excessive financial hardship on the agent; (2) the fees collected by the agent for the period, including the amount that the agent is authorized to retain, totals less than $1,000; and (3) the cumulative amount of fees due from the agent, including the fees due for the current period, does not exceed $1,000. (d) The commissioner may assess a penalty against an agent who does not transmit fees within the time allowed under (c) of this section. The penalty is equal to one and one-half percent of the amount of fees due. The penalty may be assessed for each month or portion of a month that the fees are delinquent.
AK Stat § 16.05.475 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.475. Registration of fishing vessels.

(a) A person may not employ a fishing vessel in the water of this state unless it is registered under the laws of the state. Vessels registered under the laws of another state, and persons residing in another state, are not excused from this provision. (b) The term “employ”, as used in this section, shall be defined by the Board of Fisheries through the adoption of regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). The definition may include any activities involving the use or navigation of fishing vessels. (c) The term “registered under the laws of the state”, as used in this section, shall be defined by the Board of Fisheries through the adoption of regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). The definition may include any existing requirements regarding registration, licenses, permits, and similar matters imposed by law or regulation together with modifications of them and with any additional requirements the board finds necessary to maximize the authority of the state to apply and enforce fisheries regulations under 16 U.S.C. 1801-1882 (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-265, 90 Stat. 331)). (d) In this section “fishing vessel” means any vessel, boat, ship, or other craft that is used for, equipped to be used for, or of a type which is normally used for (1) fishing, or (2) aiding or assisting one or more vessels at sea in the performance of any activity relating to fishing, including, but not limited to, preparation, supply, storage, refrigeration, transportation, or processing.
AK Stat § 16.05.490 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.490. Vessel license.

(a) As a condition to delivery or landing of fish or engaging in commercial fishing in the state, a license is required for a commercial vessel. (b) [Repealed, § 19 ch 105 SLA 1977.] (c) [Repealed, § 19 ch 105 SLA 1977.] (d) [Repealed, § 19 ch 105 SLA 1977.] (e) [Repealed, § 19 ch 105 SLA 1977.]
AK Stat § 16.05.495 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.495. Vessel license exemption.

A vessel used exclusively for the commercial capture of salmon in commercial salmon administrative management areas that include state water between the latitude of Point Romanof and the latitude of Cape Newenham, and state water surrounding Nunivak Island, or at a set net site, is exempt from the licensing requirements of AS 16.05.490.
AK Stat § 16.05.510 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.510. Unlicensed vessel unlawful.

A person may not operate a vessel to which AS 16.05.490 - 16.05.530 apply without a vessel license, whether the absence of a vessel license results from initial failure to purchase or from another reason.
AK Stat § 16.05.520 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.520. Number plate.

(a) The vessel license includes a permanent number plate. The number plate shall be accompanied by a tab affixed to the number plate designating the year to be fished. A number plate is not transferable, and the number plate shall be considered a permanent fixture upon the vessel upon which the number plate is originally placed. The number plate shall be securely fastened well forward on the port side in plain sight. On a vessel with a superstructure, the number plate shall be fastened on the port side of the superstructure. A number plate remains the property of the state. The Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission may establish by regulation a reasonable fee for the initial issuance of a permanent number plate. If a permanent number plate is accidentally defaced, mutilated, destroyed, or lost, the person owning or operating the vessel shall immediately apply for and may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission with the pertinent facts and a payment of a reasonable fee established by the commission by regulation that is not less than $2. (b) If a vessel carrying a number plate is lost, destroyed, or sold, the owner shall immediately report the loss, destruction, or sale to the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission.
AK Stat § 16.05.530 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.530. Renewal of vessel license.

(a) Upon payment of the vessel license fee and filing of the name and address of the owner of the vessel or the owner's authorized agent, the name and number of the vessel, a description of the vessel, the vessel license number, if any, the area to be fished, and other reasonable information required by the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission, the commission shall issue a permanent number plate and a vessel license. If the vessel has a permanent number plate, the commission shall issue a vessel license and tab designating the year the license is valid. The tab shall be placed in the space provided on the permanent number plate. (b) For calendar year 2006 and following years, the annual fee for a vessel license issued or renewed under this section is set according to the overall length, as defined by the United States Coast Guard, of the vessel under the following schedule: (1) 0 - 25 feet ..... $24 (2) over 25 feet - 50 feet ..... 60 (3) over 50 feet - 75 feet ..... 120 (4) over 75 feet - 100 feet ..... 225 (5) over 100 feet - 125 feet ..... 300 (6) over 125 feet - 150 feet ..... 375 (7) over 150 feet - 175 feet ..... 450 (8) over 175 feet - 200 feet ..... 525 (9) over 200 feet - 225 feet ..... 600 (10) over 225 feet - 250 feet ..... 675 (11) over 250 feet - 275 feet ..... 750 (12) over 275 feet - 300 feet ..... 825 (13) over 300 feet ..... 900.
AK Stat § 16.05.632 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.632. Identification of shellfish pots or buoys, or both, used in the taking of king crab and requirements for buoys.

(a) Registration tags for the identification of shellfish pots or buoys, or both, used in the taking of king crab are required in areas in which the board has regulations limiting the total amount of shellfish pots allowed per vessel. Registration tags shall (1) be issued by the department under regulations adopted by the board; (2) be nontransferable; (3) be individually numbered, designating the year of issuance; (4) be permanently affixed to each shellfish pot or buoy, or both, used in the taking of king crab, whichever in the determination of the board is appropriate for identification, and in a manner determined to be appropriate by the board; (5) conform to other requirements determined to be appropriate by the board; and (6) be issued and renewed for a fee equal to the cost of obtaining the registration tags plus reasonable administrative costs, under procedures determined to be appropriate by the department. (b) The unauthorized production, reproduction, sale, exchange, distribution, or use of registration tags required in (a) of this section is prohibited. (c) In addition to meeting other requirements imposed by law, each shellfish pot used in the taking of king crab shall be connected to one durable “sea lion” buoy of an appropriate type and diameter as specified by the board. The buoy shall conform to other specifications determined to be appropriate by the board. (d) [Repealed, § 61 ch 50 SLA 1989.]  (e) In this section, (1) “board” means the Board of Fisheries; (2) “registration tags” means any tag, tape, or other identification device or method determined to be appropriate by the board.
AK Stat § 16.05.660 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.660. License exemption.

A person may, by complying with the $5 license requirement of AS 16.05.340(a)(6), take not more than 2,000 pounds each of tom cod, blue cod, smelt, pickerel, white fish, and spider crab a year from waters of the state.
AK Stat § 16.05.662 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.662. Fishing derbies.

(a) The commissioner may issue without cost a permit to a fishing derby association that has complied with the provisions of AS 05.15.100 - 05.15.180 to sell or offer for sale sport caught fish obtained as a direct result of a fishing derby. (b) In this section “fishing derby association” means a civic, service, or charitable organization in the state, not for pecuniary profit, whose primary purpose is to promote interest in fishing for recreational purposes and which has been in existence for five years before applying for a permit under (a) of this section, but does not include an organization formed or operated for gaming or gambling purposes.
AK Stat § 16.05.665 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.665. Falsification of application for license.

(a) A person who knowingly makes a false statement as to a material fact on an application for a license under AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.660 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both. (b) A license issued under AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.660 to a person convicted under (a) of this section is void. (c) A person whose license is void under (a) and (b) of this section may not obtain another license of the same type for a period of not less than two nor more than three years from the date of conviction by the court.
AK Stat § 16.05.675 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.675. Landing permits.

(a) A person who does not hold a limited entry permit or interim-use permit issued under AS 16.43 or a fish transporter permit issued under AS 16.05.671 may not deliver or land fish in the state unless the person (1) holds a valid federal permit to operate commercial fishing gear in the fishery conservation zone; and (2) has been issued a landing permit by the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission. (b) The commissioner may by regulation establish eligibility requirements for the issuance of a landing permit. (c) The commissioner may authorize the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to issue landing permits for a fishery if the commissioner has made a written finding that the issuance of landing permits for that fishery is consistent with state resource conservation and management goals.
AK Stat § 16.05.680 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.680. Unlawful practices.

(a) It is unlawful for a person, or an agent or representative of the person, (1) to employ, in the harvesting, transporting, or purchasing of fish, a fisherman who neither is licensed under AS 16.05.480 nor is the holder of a permit issued under AS 16.43; (2) to purchase fish from a person who is not (A) the holder of a limited entry, interim-use, or landing permit issued under AS 16.43; (B) a fish transporter who is selling the fish as the agent of the holder of a limited entry, interim-use, or landing permit issued under AS 16.43; or (C) exempt under AS 16.05.660; or (3) to purchase fish from an association other than one to which a permit has been issued under AS 16.05.662. (b) A person may not sell salmon that was not harvested under the authority of the entry permit, interim-use permit, or landing permit under which the salmon is sold. For purposes of this subsection, salmon sold by a fish transporter on behalf of the commercial fisherman who harvested the salmon is salmon harvested under the authority of the limited entry, interim-use, or landing permit under which the salmon is sold.
AK Stat § 16.05.685 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.685. Processing on commercial king crab fishing vessels.

(a) Crab of any species may not be processed on a commercial crab fishing vessel unless (1) the vessel remains within one registration area from the time the crab is caught to the time of dock delivery; (2) the operator of the vessel notifies the department of proposed changes in location before moving to another registration area; and (3) the operator of the vessel provides quarters for inspectors of the department who may inspect the crab catch on the vessel at any time. (b) The restrictions set out in (a) of this section do not apply to processing aboard the fishing vessel for and as donations to charity, for consumption aboard the vessel, or for dockside retail sales from the vessel. (c) In this section, (1) “process” means to butcher, cook, chill, or freeze crab for commercial use; (2) “registration area” means a specific king crab registration area as designated by regulation of the Board of Fisheries.
AK Stat § 16.05.690 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.690. Record of purchases.

(a) Each buyer of fish shall keep a record of each purchase showing the name or number of the vessel from which the catch involved is taken, the date of landing, vessel license number, pounds purchased of each species, number of each species, and the Department of Fish and Game statistical area in which the fish were taken, and other information the department requires. Records may be kept on forms provided by the department. Each person charged with keeping the records shall report them to the department in accordance with regulations adopted by the department. (b) A person may not knowingly enter false information on a fish ticket or supply false information to a person who is recording information on a fish ticket. (c) [Repealed, § 1 ch 13 SLA 1997.]
AK Stat § 16.05.722 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.722. Strict liability commercial fishing penalties.

(a) A person who without any culpable mental state violates AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.690, or a regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the department governing commercial fishing, is guilty of a violation and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than (1) $3,000 for a first conviction; (2) $6,000 for a second conviction or for a subsequent conviction not described in (3) of this subsection; and (3) $9,000 for a third or subsequent conviction within a 10-year period. (b) In addition, the court shall order forfeiture of any fish, or its fair market value, taken or retained as a result of the commission of the violation. For purposes of this subsection, it is a rebuttable presumption that all fish found on board a fishing vessel used in or in aid of a violation, or found at the fishing site, were taken or retained in violation of AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.690 or a commercial fisheries regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the department. It is the defendant's burden to show by a preponderance of the evidence that fish on board or at the site were lawfully taken and retained. (c) A person charged with a violation under this section is entitled to a trial by court but not by jury, and is not entitled to representation at public expense.
AK Stat § 16.05.723 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 4. Licensing of Commercial Fishing Crewmembers and Vessels.|Sec. 16.05.723. Misdemeanor commercial fishing penalties.

(a) A person who negligently violates AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.690, or a regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the department governing commercial fishing, is guilty of a misdemeanor and in addition to punishment under other provisions in this title, including AS 16.05.195 and 16.05.710, is punishable upon conviction by a fine of not more than $15,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both. In addition, the court shall order forfeiture of any fish, or its fair market value, taken or retained as a result of the commission of the violation, and the court may forfeit any vessel and any fishing gear, including any net, pot, tackle, or other device designed or employed to take fish commercially, that was used in or in aid of the violation. Any fish, or its fair market value, forfeited under this subsection may not also be forfeited under AS 16.05.195. For purposes of this subsection, it is a rebuttable presumption that all fish found on board a fishing vessel used in or in aid of a violation, or found at the fishing site, were taken or retained in violation of AS 16.05.440 - 16.05.690 or a commercial fisheries regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the department, and it is the defendant's burden to show by a preponderance of the evidence that fish on board or at the site were lawfully taken and retained. (b) If a person is convicted under this section of one of the following offenses, then, in addition to the penalties imposed under (a) of this section, the court may impose a fine equal to the gross value of the fish found on board or at the fishing site at the time of the violation: (1) commercial fishing in closed waters; (2) commercial fishing during a closed period or season; (3) commercial fishing with unlawful gear, including a net, pot, tackle, or other device designed or employed to take fish commercially; or (4) commercial fishing without a limited entry permit holder on board if the holder is required by law or regulation to be present. (c) Upon a third misdemeanor conviction within a period of 10 years for an offense listed in (b) of this section or any combination of offenses listed in (b) of this section, the court shall impose, in addition to any penalties imposed under (a) of this section, a fine equal to three times the gross value of the fish found on board or at the fishing site at the time of the offense, or a fine equal to $10,000, whichever is greater.
AK Stat § 16.05.730 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 5. Management of Fish and Fisheries.|Sec. 16.05.730. Management of wild and enhanced stocks of fish.

(a) Fish stocks in the state shall be managed consistent with sustained yield of wild fish stocks and may be managed consistent with sustained yield of enhanced fish stocks. (b) In allocating enhanced fish stocks, the board shall consider the need of fish enhancement projects to obtain brood stock. The board may direct the department to manage fisheries in the state to achieve an adequate return of fish from enhanced stocks to enhancement projects for brood stock; however, management to achieve an adequate return of fish to enhancement projects for brood stock shall be consistent with sustained yield of wild fish stocks. (c) The board may consider the need of enhancement projects authorized under AS 16.10.400 and contractors who operate state-owned enhancement projects under AS 16.10.480 to harvest and sell fish produced by the enhancement project that are not needed for brood stock to obtain funds for the purposes allowed under AS 16.10.450 or 16.10.480(d). The board may exercise its authority under this title as it considers necessary to direct the department to provide a reasonable harvest of fish, in addition to the fish needed for brood stock, to an enhancement project to obtain funds for the enhancement project if the harvest is consistent with sustained yield of wild fish stocks. The board may adopt a fishery management plan to provide fish to an enhancement project to obtain funds for the purposes allowed under AS 16.10.450 or 16.10.480(d). (d) In this section, “enhancement project” means a project, facility, or hatchery for the enhancement of fishery resources of the state for which the department has issued a permit.
AK Stat § 16.05.733 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 5. Management of Fish and Fisheries.|Sec. 16.05.733. Fish health inspections.

Fish health inspections determined to be necessary by the department shall be performed by a professional fish health specialist certified by the fish health section of the American Fisheries Society.
AK Stat § 16.05.735 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions|Article 5. Management of Fish and Fisheries.|Sec. 16.05.735. Management of offshore fisheries.

The state may assume management of a fishery in offshore water adjacent to the state in the absence of a federal fishery management plan for the fishery or in the event that a federal fishery management plan for the fishery delegates authority to the state to manage the fishery in the United States exclusive economic zone.