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AK Stat § 03.35.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 35. Controlled Livestock Districts|Sec. 03.35.050. Impounding and public sale of animals running at large.

The owner of any land within a controlled livestock district may impound a domestic animal trespassing upon that land and keep the animal until damages, together with reasonable charges for keeping and feeding it, are paid. Within 24 hours after impounding an animal, the person impounding it shall give notice in writing to the owner or claimant of the animal, if the owner is known, or, if the owner is unknown, file a notice of impounding with the district judge for the district and post a copy of the notice in a public place nearest to the enclosure of the impounded animal. If, within five days after receipt of the notice of impoundment or posting of the notice of impoundment, the owner or claimant fails to claim the animal and pay the reasonable charges for keeping and feeding it, together with damages and costs, the animal may be sold at public auction as provided in AS 03.35.055.
AK Stat § 03.35.055 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 35. Controlled Livestock Districts|Sec. 03.35.055. Public auction.

(a) Before the sale of the animal at public auction, notice of the sale shall be given by the impounder by posting a written or printed notice of the time and place of sale in a public place nearest to the enclosure of the impounded animal not less than 10 days before the day of the sale. The owner or claimant of the animal may redeem the animal at any time before the sale by paying the reasonable charges for keeping and feeding the animal, together with damages and costs, to the person impounding the animal. (b) The impounder, or an agent, shall sell the animal at public auction to the highest bidder in the manner provided for the sale of personal property on execution. (c) Proceeds of the sale in excess of all reasonable charges and costs shall be paid over to the district judge for the district to be disposed of as provided in AS 34.45.070.
AK Stat § 03.35.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 35. Controlled Livestock Districts|Sec. 03.35.070. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, (1) “domestic animal” includes goats, sheep, cattle, horses, and swine; (2) “owner of land” includes a freeholder, tenant, contract vendee, or other person in actual possession of land.
AK Stat § 03.40.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.010. Brands and marks.

Any person owning cattle, reindeer, bison, musk oxen, elk, sheep, horses, mules, or asses may adopt a brand or mark. After recording the brand or mark as provided in AS 03.40.030, the person has the exclusive right to its use.
AK Stat § 03.40.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.020. Record of ownership.

The owner may brand or mark an animal on either side with the owner's brand or mark. The animal shall be branded or marked so that the brand or mark shows distinctly. Sheep may be marked distinctly with a mark or device to distinguish them readily when they become intermixed with other flocks of sheep owned in the state. Evidence of ownership by brand or mark may not be permitted in any court in this state unless the brand or mark is recorded as provided in AS 03.40.030.
AK Stat § 03.40.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.030. Recording.

(a) To adopt a brand or mark, a person shall forward to the commissioner of natural resources a facsimile of the brand or mark, together with a written application, and the recording fee of $2. Upon receipt, the commissioner shall record the brand or mark unless it is of record or conflicts with or closely resembles that of some other person, in which case the commissioner shall return the facsimile and fee to the applicant. A brand described as being on either side of the animal may not be accepted or recorded. (b) The commissioner shall file all brands or marks offered for record pending examination. The commissioner shall make an examination as promptly as possible, and, if the brand or mark is accepted, ownership thereof vests from the date of filing. The recording of the brand or mark gives the applicant ownership thereof until the next renewal period. A renewal period occurs every five years, beginning with January 1, 1960. At least 90 days before the expiration of each renewal period, the commissioner shall notify every owner of a recorded brand or mark of the renewal period and the owner shall pay to the commissioner a renewal fee of $1 and furnish other information as may be required. The renewal fee is due and payable on or before January 1 of the renewal year, and if an owner fails, refuses, or neglects to pay the renewal fee by March 1, of the renewal year, the brand or mark is forfeited and becomes available for issuance to another applicant.
AK Stat § 03.40.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.040. Copy of record; procurement; fee.

Upon the recording of a brand or mark, the commissioner shall furnish the owner with a certified copy of the record. Additional certified copies of the record may be obtained by anyone upon the payment of $1 for each copy.
AK Stat § 03.40.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.050. Use without certificate prohibited.

A person may not brand any horse, cattle, reindeer, bison, musk oxen, elk, mule, or ass unless the person using the brand holds a written certificate of acceptance from the commissioner.
AK Stat § 03.40.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.060. Penalty for use without certificate.

A person who violates AS 03.40.050 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $300.
AK Stat § 03.40.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.070. Brand is personal property.

A recorded brand or mark is the property of the person causing the record to be made, and is subject to sale, assignment, transfer, devise, and descent, as personal property. Instruments of writing evidencing the sale, assignment, or transfer of the brand or mark shall be recorded by the commissioner, and the fee for recording the sale, assignment, or transfer is $1. The recording of the instrument is notice to all persons of the matter recorded. Certified copies are admissible in evidence.
AK Stat § 03.40.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.080. Record is evidence of ownership.

In all actions and proceedings in which the title to animals is an issue, the certified copy provided for in AS 03.40.070 is prima facie evidence of ownership of the animal by the person whose brand or mark it may be.
AK Stat § 03.40.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.090. Publication of record.

The commissioner shall publish, in book form, a list of all brands and marks on record at the time of the publication. The lists may be supplemented from time to time. The publication must contain a facsimile of all recorded brands and marks, together with the owner's name and mailing address. The records shall be arranged in convenient form for reference. The books and supplements may be sold to the general public at an amount not to exceed $2 a copy.
AK Stat § 03.40.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.110. Animals from other states.

Any person who brings into this state for grazing purposes any animals included in AS 03.40.010 already branded or marked shall present to the commissioner a statement of the brands or marks of these animals. If these brands or marks conflict with any previously recorded, the owner or manager of the animals shall brand or mark them with a brand or mark that the commissioner considers a brand or mark distinguishable from all brands or marks recorded, and the owner shall be enjoined from further use of the conflicting brand or mark. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section renders the party liable for damages resulting from the failure. This section applies to all animals in this state whose brands or marks infringe on previously recorded brands or marks.
AK Stat § 03.40.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.120. Sale of branded livestock.

A person may not sell or otherwise dispose of any branded livestock, or buy, purchase, or otherwise receive any branded livestock, unless the person selling or disposing of the stock gives, and the person buying, purchasing, or otherwise receiving the stock receives, a bill of sale in writing. A person who violates or fails to comply with this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof is punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.
AK Stat § 03.40.130 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.130. Exhibition of bill of sale by purchaser.

A person who purchases, receives, or possesses any branded livestock, either as principal or agent, shall exhibit, on request of any person, the bill of sale of the stock. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable as provided in AS 03.40.120.
AK Stat § 03.40.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.140. Sale without power of attorney or bill of sale prohibited.

A person may not sell or offer for sale or trade any branded livestock that does not have the person's recorded brand, unless the person has a bill of sale or power of attorney from the owner of the stock, authorizing the sale. The bill of sale must state the buyer's name and address, the date of transfer, the guarantee of title, the number of cattle transferred, the sex, the brand, the location of the brand, and the name and address of the seller. The signature of the seller shall be attested by at least one witness.
AK Stat § 03.40.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.150. Penalty for sale without power of attorney or bill of sale; proof; defenses.

Every person violating AS 03.40.140 is guilty of a felony, unless the person upon trial establishes and proves that the person was at the time the actual owner of the stock sold or traded or offered for sale or trade, or that the person acted by the direction of one proved to be the actual owner of the stock. Every person convicted shall be imprisoned for not less than two years nor more than five years. In prosecutions for a violation of AS 03.40.140 it is not necessary to prove motive, intent, or purpose on the part of the accused, or that the accused knew that the stock were sold, traded, or offered in violation of AS 03.40.140. The fact of selling, trading, or offering for sale or trade contrary to AS 03.40.140, when proved, is sufficient to authorize a conviction, unless the accused by testimony explains the case made by the state in a manner consistent with good faith and an innocent purpose.
AK Stat § 03.40.180 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.180. Preservation of hide required.

A person may not kill, for the person's own use and consumption or to offer for sale, any branded livestock without preserving the hide of the animal intact for a period of not less than 15 days. The hide shall be presented for inspection upon demand of any person.
AK Stat § 03.40.190 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.190. Inspected slaughterers exempt.

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to packing plants in this state where the United States Department of Agriculture or the state maintains regular inspection.
AK Stat § 03.40.200 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.200. Record of branded hides.

A person who purchases hides shall keep a record of all branded hides of meat cattle purchased that states the name of the person from whom purchased, the seller's place of residence, the date of purchase, and the mark and brand on the hides. The record shall be open for the inspection of stock growers, their agents and employees at all times.
AK Stat § 03.40.210 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.210. Penalty for violation of AS 03.40.200.

A person who violates the provisions of AS 03.40.200 or who wilfully neglects or refuses to do any act therein required is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or by a fine not exceeding $100.
AK Stat § 03.40.220 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.220. Reserved brand “S” on left jaw.

There is reserved in the office of the commissioner a cattle brand consisting of an “S” on the left jaw. This brand may not be assigned to any person in the state, and it is unlawful for any person to use this brand except as provided in AS 03.40.230.
AK Stat § 03.40.230 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.230. Branding of spayed heifers.

A person, when spaying heifers, shall, upon request of the owner, brand the heifers with an “S” on the left jaw, and furnish the owner with a certificate that all heifers so branded have been properly spayed.
AK Stat § 03.40.240 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.240. Penalty regarding spayed heifers.

A person who violates AS 03.40.230 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine not less than $10 nor more than $100.
AK Stat § 03.40.250 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.250. Inspection of branded livestock.

The commissioner, or an authorized agent, may, at any time, make inspections of branded livestock to ascertain and enforce compliance with this chapter.
AK Stat § 03.40.260 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.260. General penalty.

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter for which a specific penalty is not provided is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each offense.
AK Stat § 03.40.270 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 40. Brands and Marks|Sec. 03.40.270. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, a “brand” means an identification mark burned into the hide of a live animal.
AK Stat § 03.45.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 45. Diseased Livestock|Sec. 03.45.010. Declaration of public policy.

It is against the public policy of this state to import into the state or to own, have in one's possession, sell, transfer, transport, drive, or convey inside the state any animal diseased or infected with any of the diseases described in AS 03.45.030.
AK Stat § 03.45.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 45. Diseased Livestock|Sec. 03.45.020. Importation, ownership, possession, transfer, and transportation of diseased animals prohibited.

A person may not import into the state, own, have in one's possession, sell, transfer, transport, drive, or convey, inside the state any animal diseased or infected with any of the diseases described in AS 03.45.030.
AK Stat § 03.45.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 45. Diseased Livestock|Sec. 03.45.030. Conditions of importation of certain animals.

A person may not bring into the state any horse, cattle, or swine for work, feeding, breeding, dairying, or for any other purpose unless the animal has been examined and found free from glanders, farcy, tuberculosis, actinomycosis, rinderpest, foot and mouth disease, contagious abortion, contagious keratitis, scabies, maladie du coit, swine plague, and hog cholera. Swine in addition shall have been given the serum treatment for hog cholera within two weeks before shipping, unless a permit has been obtained from the proper authorities of the state, territory, or foreign country from which the animal is shipped, or from an inspector of the Department of Agriculture of the United States assigned to the division of dairy and livestock in the state, territory, or foreign country from which the animal is shipped. A steamship or transportation company or other common carrier may not bring any animal into the state without first having had it examined, or treated, and found free from the diseases described in this section and having obtained the permit provided for in this section.
AK Stat § 03.47.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 47. Bees and Beekeeping Equipment|Sec. 03.47.010. Importation.

The importation into the state of bees on bee combs and used beekeeping equipment is prohibited. Section comb honey for human consumption may be imported into the state.
AK Stat § 03.47.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 47. Bees and Beekeeping Equipment|Sec. 03.47.020. Importation of bees.

All bees imported into the state shall be accompanied by a health certificate that states that the bees come from an apiary apparently free of bee diseases and that is signed by an apiary inspector determined to be qualified by the division.
AK Stat § 03.47.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 47. Bees and Beekeeping Equipment|Sec. 03.47.030. Duties of the division.

(a) The division shall investigate reported cases of diseased bees and cases of diseased bees discovered by the division. (b) The division shall take action necessary to prevent the spread of bee diseases. Bees or used beekeeping equipment found to contain the causative organisms of American foulbrood (Bacillus larvae) or European foulbrood (Streptococcus pluton) shall be immediately quarantined and treated within five days by (1) chamber fumigation using ethylene oxide or other gases approved by the division; (2) sterilization by boiling in lyewater for at least 15 minutes; or (3) destruction of bees, bee combs, and frames by burning followed by burying 18 inches deep. (c) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, hive boxes, top and bottom boards found to contain the causative organisms of American foulbrood (Bacillus larvae) or European foulbrood (Streptococcus pluton) may be salvaged by scorching inside surfaces and edges using a flame to produce a light brown charring of the wood unless the boxes, top and bottom boards are in poor condition due to weathering, rotting, or ant tunneling. (d) A quarantine imposed under this section may not be removed until infected bees and used beekeeping equipment are destroyed or the division determines through testing that the used beekeeping equipment is free of the disease. (e) The division shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
AK Stat § 03.47.035 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 47. Bees and Beekeeping Equipment|Sec. 03.47.035. Penalty.

A person who violates this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
AK Stat § 03.47.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 47. Bees and Beekeeping Equipment|Sec. 03.47.040. Definitions.

In this chapter, (1) “bees” means honey-producing insects of the genus Apis and includes the adults, eggs, larvae, pupae, and other immature stages of the insects; (2) “division” means the division of the department with responsibility for agriculture; (3) “used beekeeping equipment” means equipment that has been used to feed or house bees, including hive boxes, frames, pollen traps, queen excluders, inner covers, supers, tops, bottom boards, slatted racks, and bee combs, or other wooden or plastic beehive parts that have been in contact with honeybees.
AK Stat § 03.58.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 58. Organic Food and Agricultural Products|Sec. 03.58.010. Prohibition.

A person may not sell, offer for sale, represent, or label a raw or processed agricultural product, including ingredients, as “organic” unless the product has been produced, handled, and certified under 7 U.S.C. 6501-6522, as amended, or under the state organic certification program established under AS 03.58.015.
AK Stat § 03.58.015 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 58. Organic Food and Agricultural Products|Sec. 03.58.015. State organic certification program.

(a) The department may establish a state organic certification program for producers and handlers of agricultural products within the state that meets the requirements for approval under 7 U.S.C. 6501 - 6522, as amended. (b) The department may apply under 7 U.S.C. 6514, as amended, for accreditation as a certifying agent under 7 U.S.C. 6501 - 6522, as amended.
AK Stat § 03.58.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 58. Organic Food and Agricultural Products|Sec. 03.58.020. Disclosure.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person may not sell food represented as organic food unless the name and address of the producer of the food are displayed with the food. If the food is not displayed at the purchase site, a written statement with the name and address of the producer must be given to the purchaser unless the name and address are identified on a package containing the purchased food. This subsection does not apply to a sale for consumption on the premises. (b) Advertising for the mail order sale of food represented as organic food must include the name and address of the producer of the food.
AK Stat § 03.58.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 58. Organic Food and Agricultural Products|Sec. 03.58.030. Sworn statement of compliance.

(a) A producer may not sell to a vendor food represented as organic food unless before the sale the producer provides the vendor with a sworn statement that the producer has grown, raised, or otherwise produced the food in compliance with AS 03.58.010. If a producer sells the food to the same vendor more than one time during a calendar year, one statement for the calendar year is sufficient to comply with this section. (b) [Repealed, § 7 ch 64 SLA 2003.]
AK Stat § 03.58.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 58. Organic Food and Agricultural Products|Sec. 03.58.040. Records.

A person who sells food represented as organic food shall maintain the records relating to this chapter that the department reasonably requires and shall furnish them to the department when requested by the department.
AK Stat § 03.58.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food|Chapter 58. Organic Food and Agricultural Products|Sec. 03.58.050. Regulations.

The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out this chapter, including regulations to establish reasonable fees for services provided by the department.