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AK Stat § 17.06.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 06. Sale of Organic Meat, Fish, Poultry, and Processed Foods|Sec. 17.06.030. 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 17.06.010. 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) In this section, “vendor” means a person who sells food represented as organic food to another person for resale or to a consumer.
AK Stat § 17.06.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 06. Sale of Organic Meat, Fish, Poultry, and Processed Foods|Sec. 17.06.050. Regulations.

The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to implement and interpret this chapter, including a regulation that lists and periodically updates substances under AS 17.06.010(a).
AK Stat § 17.06.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 06. Sale of Organic Meat, Fish, Poultry, and Processed Foods|Sec. 17.06.060. Enforcement and penalties.

(a) If the department determines that a person is violating a provision of this chapter, or a regulation adopted under this chapter, the department shall order the person to stop the violation and to refrain from future violations. (b) If a person violates this chapter, a regulation adopted under this chapter, or an order issued under (a) of this section, the person is liable to the state for (1) a civil fine that does not exceed the total of $1,000 plus the state's estimated costs of investigating and taking appropriate administrative and enforcement actions for the violation; and (2) an additional civil penalty of three times the value of the product knowingly sold in violation of this chapter. (c) The provisions of this section are in addition to the remedies available under AS 45.50.471 - 45.50.561.
AK Stat § 17.06.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 06. Sale of Organic Meat, Fish, Poultry, and Processed Foods|Sec. 17.06.070. Definitions.

In this chapter, (1) “department” means the Department of Environmental Conservation; (2) “food represented as organic food” means food, when the food is meat, fish, poultry, or processed, that is marketed using the term “organic” or a derivative of that term in the labeling or advertising; (3) “producer” means a person who grows, raises, or produces food.
AK Stat § 17.21.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 21. Illicit Synthetic Drugs|Sec. 17.21.010. Illicit synthetic drugs.

(a) A person may not possess, offer, display, market, advertise for sale, or sell an illicit synthetic drug. (b) A synthetic drug is illicit if (1) the label (A) is false or misleading; (B) does not specify the identity of the substances contained in the synthetic drug; or (C) does not specify the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; and (2) the synthetic drug has one or more of the following characteristics: (A) the packaging or labeling of the synthetic drug suggests that the user will achieve euphoria, a hallucination, mood enhancement, relaxation, stimulation, or another effect on the body; (B) the name or packaging of the synthetic drug uses images or labels suggesting that it is a controlled substance or has the effect of a controlled substance; (C) the synthetic drug resembles a controlled substance in appearance, in chemical structure, or composition; (D) the synthetic drug is marketed or advertised for a particular use or purpose and the cost of the synthetic drug is disproportionately higher than other products marketed or advertised for the same or similar use or purpose; (E) the synthetic drug contains a warning label stating or suggesting that the synthetic drug is in compliance with state laws regulating controlled substances; (F) the synthetic drug is a product to which has been added a synthetic chemical or synthetic chemical compound that does not have a legitimate relationship to the advertised use of the product. (c) It is an affirmative defense to an action for a violation of this section that a product is expressly exempted from or is expressly regulated under and is in compliance with state or federal law. In this subsection, “affirmative defense” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900.
AK Stat § 17.21.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 21. Illicit Synthetic Drugs|Sec. 17.21.020. Exemption.

AS 17.21.010 does not apply to a synthetic drug intended solely for investigational use by experts qualified by scientific training and experience to investigate the safety of drugs if the drug is plainly labeled “for investigational use only,” and the investigational use is authorized by state or federal law.
AK Stat § 17.21.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 21. Illicit Synthetic Drugs|Sec. 17.21.030. Enforcement and penalties.

(a) The commissioner of public safety is responsible for enforcing this chapter and may (1) delegate that authority as appropriate; and (2) cooperate with the Department of Health and Social Services in carrying out the commissioner's enforcement activities. (b) This section does not limit the authority of a peace officer. (c) A person who violates AS 17.21.010 is guilty of a violation, and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $500. (d) The provisions of this section are in addition to the remedies available under AS 45.50.471 - 45.50.561.
AK Stat § 17.21.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 21. Illicit Synthetic Drugs|Sec. 17.21.090. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, (1) “controlled substance” has the meaning given in AS 11.71.900; (2) “drug” has the meaning given in AS 17.20.370; (3) “synthetic drug” means a substance that is (A) a chemical or chemical compound intended, when introduced into the human body, to mimic or simulate the effect of a drug or controlled substance; (B) in the form of (i) a crystalline or powder product in crystalline, loose powder, block, tablet, or capsule form; or (ii) plant material in granular, loose leaf, powder, or liquid form or used as a food additive; and (C) not a controlled substance.
AK Stat § 17.22.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 22. Use of Epinephrine in Emergency Situations|Sec. 17.22.010. Prescription, purchase, and administration of epinephrine by a trained individual.

An individual who is 18 years of age or older may obtain a prescription for, purchase, and, in an emergency situation, administer epinephrine using (1) an auto-injector, if the individual has successfully completed a training program approved by the department under AS 17.22.020(b); or (2) an ampule, if the individual has successfully completed a training program approved by the department under AS 17.22.020(c).
AK Stat § 17.22.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 22. Use of Epinephrine in Emergency Situations|Sec. 17.22.020. Approval of training programs.

(a) The department shall adopt standards for the approval of training programs for the use of (1) epinephrine auto-injectors; and (2) epinephrine ampules. (b) The department shall approve an auto-injector training program that meets standards adopted under (a)(1) of this section. The standards must require an epinephrine auto-injector program to provide training in (1) techniques on how to recognize symptoms of severe asthmatic or allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis; (2) standards and procedures for the storage of epinephrine auto-injectors and administration of epinephrine using auto-injectors; and (3) emergency follow-up procedures. (c) The department shall approve an epinephrine ampule training program that meets standards adopted under (a)(2) of this section. The standards must require an epinephrine ampule program to provide training in (1) techniques on how to recognize symptoms of severe asthmatic or allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis; (2) standards and procedures for the storage of epinephrine ampules and administration of epinephrine using ampules; and (3) emergency follow-up procedures.
AK Stat § 17.22.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 22. Use of Epinephrine in Emergency Situations|Sec. 17.22.030. Applicability.

This chapter does not apply to a person who is authorized under another law to administer epinephrine or to a person who is prescribed epinephrine for personal use.
AK Stat § 17.22.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 22. Use of Epinephrine in Emergency Situations|Sec. 17.22.040. Liability of certified individual.

A claim for relief may not be brought against an individual who has successfully completed a training program approved by the department under AS 17.22.020 for an act or omission relating to the administration of epinephrine to another individual in an emergency situation if the individual who completed the training program acted in good faith under the authority granted by this chapter.
AK Stat § 17.22.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 22. Use of Epinephrine in Emergency Situations|Sec. 17.22.090. Definitions.

In this chapter, (1) “department” means the Department of Health and Social Services; (2) “emergency situation” means a circumstance where an individual experiences, or appears to experience, a severe asthmatic or allergic reaction, including anaphylaxis, that requires the administration of epinephrine to avoid severe injury or death and where a certified or licensed health care provider authorized to administer epinephrine is not reasonably available.
AK Stat § 17.37.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 37. Medical Uses of Marijuana|Sec. 17.37.030. Privileged medical use of marijuana.

(a) A patient, primary caregiver, or alternate caregiver registered with the department under this chapter has an affirmative defense to a criminal prosecution related to marijuana to the extent provided in AS 11.71.090. (b) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person is not subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty in any manner for applying to have the person's name placed on the confidential registry maintained by the department under AS 17.37.010. (c) A physician is not subject to any penalty, including arrest, prosecution, or disciplinary proceeding, or denial of any right or privilege, for (1) advising a patient whom the physician has diagnosed as having a debilitating medical condition about the risks and benefits of medical use of marijuana or that the patient might benefit from the medical use of marijuana, provided that the advice is based upon the physician's contemporaneous assessment in the context of a bona fide physician-patient relationship of (A) the patient's medical history and current medical condition; and (B) other approved medications and treatments that might provide relief and that are reasonably available to the patient and that can be tolerated by the patient; or (2) providing a patient with a written statement in an application for registration under AS 17.37.010. (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a person, including a patient, primary caregiver, or alternate caregiver, is not entitled to the protection of this chapter for the person's acquisition, possession, cultivation, use, sale, distribution, or transportation of marijuana for nonmedical use.
AK Stat § 17.37.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 37. Medical Uses of Marijuana|Sec. 17.37.040. Restrictions on medical use of marijuana.

(a) A patient, primary caregiver, or alternate caregiver may not (1) engage in the medical use of marijuana in a way that endangers the health or well-being of any person; (2) engage in the medical use of marijuana in plain view of, or in a place open to, the general public; this paragraph does not prohibit a patient or primary caregiver from possessing marijuana in a place open to the general public if (A) the person possesses, in a closed container carried on the person, one ounce or less of marijuana in usable form; (B) the marijuana is not visible to anyone other than the patient or primary caregiver; and (C) the possession is limited to that necessary to transport the marijuana directly to the patient or primary caregiver or directly to a place where the patient or primary caregiver may lawfully possess or use the marijuana; (3) sell or distribute marijuana to any person, except that a patient may deliver marijuana to the patient's primary caregiver and a primary caregiver may deliver marijuana to the patient for whom the caregiver is listed; or (4) possess in the aggregate more than (A) one ounce of marijuana in usable form; and (B) six marijuana plants, with no more than three mature and flowering plants producing usable marijuana at any one time. (b) Any patient found by a preponderance of the evidence to have knowingly violated the provisions of this chapter shall be precluded from obtaining or using a registry identification card for the medical use of marijuana for a period of one year. In this subsection, “knowingly” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900. (c) A governmental, private, or other health insurance provider is not liable for any claim for reimbursement for expenses associated with medical use of marijuana. (d) Nothing in this chapter requires any accommodation of any medical use of marijuana (1) in any place of employment; (2) in any correctional facility, medical facility, or facility monitored by the department or the Department of Administration; (3) on or within 500 feet of school grounds; (4) at or within 500 feet of a recreation or youth center; or (5) on a school bus.
AK Stat § 17.37.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 37. Medical Uses of Marijuana|Sec. 17.37.060. Addition of debilitating medical conditions.

The department shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) governing the manner in which it may consider adding debilitating medical conditions to the list provided in AS 17.37.070.After the adoption of the regulations, the department shall also accept for consideration physician or patient initiated petitions to add debilitating medical conditions to the list provided in AS 17.37.070 and, after hearing, shall approve or deny the petitions within 180 days after submission. The denial of a petition shall be considered a final agency action subject to judicial review.
AK Stat § 17.37.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 37. Medical Uses of Marijuana|Sec. 17.37.080. Short title.

AS 17.37.010 - 17.37.070 may be cited as the Medical Uses of Marijuana for Persons Suffering from Debilitating Medical Conditions Act.
AK Stat § 17.38.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 38. The Regulation of Marijuana|Sec. 17.38.010. Purpose and findings.

(a) In the interest of allowing law enforcement to focus on violent and property crimes, and to enhance individual freedom, the people of the state of Alaska find and declare that the use of marijuana should be legal for persons 21 years of age or older. (b) In the interest of the health and public safety of our citizenry, the people of the state of Alaska further find and declare that the production and sale of marijuana should be regulated so that (1) individuals will have to show proof of age before purchasing marijuana; (2) legitimate, taxpaying business people, and not criminal actors, will conduct sales of marijuana; and (3) marijuana sold by regulated businesses will be labeled and subject to additional regulations to ensure that consumers are informed and protected. (c) The people of the state of Alaska further declare that the provisions of this Act are not intended to diminish the right to privacy as interpreted by the Alaska Supreme Court in Ravin v. State of Alaska. (d) Nothing in this Act proposes or intends to require any individual or entity to engage in any conduct that violates federal law, or exempt any individual or entity from any requirement of federal law, or pose any obstacle to federal enforcement of federal law.
AK Stat § 17.38.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 38. The Regulation of Marijuana|Sec. 17.38.020. Personal use of marijuana.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the following acts, by persons 21 years of age or older, are lawful and are not criminal or civil offenses under state law or the law of any political subdivision of the state or a basis for seizure or forfeiture of assets under state law: (1) possessing, using, displaying, purchasing, or transporting marijuana accessories or one ounce or less of marijuana; (2) possessing, growing, processing, or transporting not more than six marijuana plants, with three or fewer being mature, flowering plants, and possession of the marijuana produced by the plants on the premises where the plants were grown, except that not more than 12 marijuana plants, with six or fewer being mature, flowering plants, may be present in a single dwelling regardless of the number of persons 21 years of age or older residing in the dwelling; (3) transferring one ounce or less of marijuana and up to six immature marijuana plants to a person who is 21 years of age or older without remuneration; (4) consumption of marijuana, except that nothing in this chapter permits the consumption of marijuana in public; and (5) assisting, aiding, or supporting another person who is 21 years of age or older in any of the acts described in (1) - (4) of this section.
AK Stat § 17.38.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 38. The Regulation of Marijuana|Sec. 17.38.030. Restrictions on personal cultivation, penalty.

(a) The personal cultivation of marijuana described in AS 17.38.020(2) is subject to the following terms: (1) marijuana plants shall be cultivated in a location where the plants are not subject to public view without the use of binoculars, aircraft, or other optical aids; (2) a person who cultivates marijuana must take reasonable precautions to ensure the plants are secure from unauthorized access; (3) marijuana cultivation may only occur on property lawfully in possession of the cultivator or with the consent of the person in lawful possession of the property. (b) A person who violates this section while otherwise acting in compliance with AS 17.38.020(2) is guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of up to $750.
AK Stat § 17.38.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 38. The Regulation of Marijuana|Sec. 17.38.040. Public consumption banned, penalty.

It is unlawful to consume marijuana in public. A person who violates this section is guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of up to $100.
AK Stat § 17.38.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 38. The Regulation of Marijuana|Sec. 17.38.050. False identification, penalty.

(a) A person who is under 21 years of age may not present or offer to a marijuana establishment or the marijuana establishment's agent or employee any written or oral evidence of age that is false, fraudulent, or not actually the person's own, for the purpose of (1) purchasing, attempting to purchase, or otherwise procuring or attempting to procure marijuana or marijuana products; or (2) gaining access to a marijuana establishment. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of up to $400.
AK Stat § 17.38.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 38. The Regulation of Marijuana|Sec. 17.38.060. Marijuana accessories authorized.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is lawful and is not an offense under state law or the law of any political subdivision of the state or a basis for seizure or forfeiture of assets under state law for persons 21 years of age or older to manufacture, possess, or purchase marijuana accessories, or to distribute or sell marijuana accessories to a person who is 21 years of age or older.
AK Stat § 17.38.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 38. The Regulation of Marijuana|Sec. 17.38.080. Marijuana Control Board; appointment and qualifications.

(a) The Marijuana Control Board is established in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development as a regulatory and quasi-judicial agency. The board is in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development for administrative purposes only. (b) The board members shall be appointed by the governor and confirmed by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session. A member of the board may not hold any other state or federal office, either elective or appointive. The board consists of five voting members as follows: (1) one person from the public safety sector; (2) one person from the public health sector; (3) one person currently residing in a rural area; (4) one person actively engaged in the marijuana industry; and (5) one person who is either from the general public or actively engaged in the marijuana industry. (c) Not more than two members of the board may be engaged in the same business, occupation, or profession. (d) A board member representing the general public, the public safety sector, the public health sector, or a rural area, or the member's immediate family member, may not have a financial interest in the marijuana industry. (e) In this section, (1) “financial interest” means holding, directly or indirectly, a legal or equitable interest in the operation of a business licensed under this chapter; (2) “immediate family member” means a spouse, child, or parent; (3) “marijuana industry” means a business or profession related to marijuana in which the person is lawfully engaged and that is in compliance with the provisions of state law, including this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter; (4) “public health sector” means a state, federal, or local entity that works to ensure the health and safety of persons and communities through education, policymaking, treatment and prevention of injury and disease, and promotion of wellness; (5) “public safety sector” means a state, federal, or local law enforcement authority that provides for the welfare and protection of the general public through the enforcement of applicable laws; (6) “rural area” means a community with a population of 7,000 or less that is not connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks, or with a population of 2,000 or less that is connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks.
AK Stat § 17.38.091 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 38. The Regulation of Marijuana|Sec. 17.38.091. Terms of office; chair.

(a) Members of the board serve staggered three-year terms. (b) Except as provided in AS 39.05.080(4), a member of the board serves until a successor is appointed. (c) A vacancy occurring in the membership of the board shall be filled within 30 days by appointment of the governor for the unexpired portion of the vacated term. (d) A member who has served all or part of three successive terms on the board may not be reappointed to the board unless three years have elapsed since the person has last served on the board. (e) The board shall select a chair from among its members.
AK Stat § 17.38.101 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 17. Food and Drugs|Chapter 38. The Regulation of Marijuana|Sec. 17.38.101. Per diem and expenses.

Members of the board do not receive a salary but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.