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AK Stat § 05.20.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 20. Recreational Devices|Sec. 05.20.030. Powers and duties of department.

The department has the following powers and duties: (1) whenever the department, after hearing called upon its own motion or upon complaint, finds that additional apparatus, equipment, facilities, or devices for use or in connection with a device should reasonably be provided, or repairs or improvements to, or changes in, a device in use should reasonably be made, or additions or changes in construction should reasonably be made, in order to promote the security and safety of the public or employees, it may make and serve an order directing the repairs, improvements, changes, or additions to be made; (2) if the department finds that the equipment, appliances, apparatus, or other structures of the device are defective, and that the operation of the device is dangerous to the employees of the owner or operator of it or to the public, it shall immediately give notice to the owner or operator of the repairs or reconstruction necessary to place the device in a safe condition, and may prescribe the time within which they shall be made; if, in its opinion, it is necessary or proper, the department may prohibit the operation of the device until the device is repaired and placed in a safe condition.
AK Stat § 05.20.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 20. Recreational Devices|Sec. 05.20.040. Personnel to inspect devices.

The department shall designate a person qualified in experience and training as the inspector of devices. The department may employ additional employees as are necessary to administer this chapter. The inspector and the employees may be hired on a temporary basis or borrowed from other state departments or political subdivisions of the state, or the department may contract with individuals or firms for the inspecting service on an independent basis. The department shall prescribe the salary or other remuneration for this service. Contracting under this section is governed by AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code).
AK Stat § 05.20.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 20. Recreational Devices|Sec. 05.20.050. Duties of inspector; condemnation.

The inspector of devices and the inspector's assistants shall inspect all equipment and appliances connected with devices and make reports of inspection to the department. The inspector shall, on discovering defective equipment or appliances, making the use of the equipment dangerous, immediately report this to the owner or operator of the device, and to the department. If in the opinion of the inspector the continued operation of the defective equipment constitutes an immediate danger to the safety of the persons operating or being conveyed by the equipment, the inspector may condemn the equipment and shall immediately notify the department of the action.
AK Stat § 05.20.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 20. Recreational Devices|Sec. 05.20.060. Annual inspections; fees.

(a) The inspector of devices and the inspector's assistants shall inspect each device at least once each year. (b) Upon inspection of a device under this section, the owner or operator of the device shall pay the department a fee of $200 for the inspection of that device. The department shall waive the inspection fee if the owner or operator of the device uses a private inspector who is certified by a national organization to inspect devices and provides the inspection report to the department. (c) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the building safety account created by AS 44.31.025.
AK Stat § 05.20.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 20. Recreational Devices|Sec. 05.20.070. Regulations.

The department may adopt reasonable regulations and codes relating to public safety in the construction, operation, and maintenance of devices. The regulations and codes must be in accordance with established standards, if any, and may not be discriminatory in their application.
AK Stat § 05.20.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 20. Recreational Devices|Sec. 05.20.080. Application of Administrative Procedure Act.

The procedure for review of the orders or actions of the department, its agents, or employees, is the same as that contained in AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). Administrative hearings on contested cases shall be conducted by the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010).
AK Stat § 05.20.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 20. Recreational Devices|Sec. 05.20.090. State not liable for injury or damage.

Inspections, regulations, and orders of the department do not impose liability upon the state for injury or damage resulting from the operation of the facilities regulated by this chapter. An action of the department and its personnel is an exercise of the police power of the state.
AK Stat § 05.20.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 20. Recreational Devices|Sec. 05.20.100. Authority of political subdivisions to regulate devices.

This chapter does not impair the authority or responsibility of a political subdivision with regard to the local enforcement of licensing, safety, or police regulations authorized by local ordinance or state law if the department determines that the standards employed by the political subdivision are at least equal to those adopted by the department. The authority of a political subdivision for the licensing, safety, or police regulation of devices extends to a point five miles outside the territorial limits of the political subdivision if no other political subdivision of the state is exercising similar authority over the same devices.
AK Stat § 05.20.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 20. Recreational Devices|Sec. 05.20.110. Exclusion of transportation devices under jurisdiction of other agencies from chapter.

This chapter does not extend to the department or to political subdivisions authority to adopt regulations pertaining to transportation facilities or devices subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of other state or local agencies.
AK Stat § 05.20.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 20. Recreational Devices|Sec. 05.20.120. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “department” means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; (2) “device” means a device that is designed and operated for the conveyance or movement of persons and that is used as a source of or aids in the promoting of entertainment, pleasure, play, relaxation, or instruction, including but not limited to ski tows, roller coasters, merry-go-rounds, and Ferris wheels.
AK Stat § 05.35.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 35. Sports Facilities Grants|Sec. 05.35.010. Grant of funds for sports facilities.

Subject to direct appropriation or through the proceeds of a bonding issue, the state shall make matching grants to municipalities of an amount equal to $50 per capita, based on the population of the municipality, to pay not more than one-half of the cost of construction of a facility to be used principally for sports.
AK Stat § 05.35.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 35. Sports Facilities Grants|Sec. 05.35.020. Application and disbursement.

Application for a grant under AS 05.35.010 - 05.35.070 shall be made before June 30, 1974. Funds shall be disbursed upon demonstration that a proposed facility is of the type contemplated by AS 05.35.010 - 05.35.070 and that the applicant will pay its share of the cost of construction.
AK Stat § 05.35.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 35. Sports Facilities Grants|Sec. 05.35.030. Maintenance and employment of facility.

A municipality shall maintain a facility and employ it, or cause it to be employed, for the uses intended by AS 05.35.010 - 05.35.070 by direct operation, by operation through a contract manager, or by lease.
AK Stat § 05.35.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 35. Sports Facilities Grants|Sec. 05.35.040. Power of municipality.

A municipality may own, maintain, and employ a facility constructed under AS 05.35.010 - 05.35.070. The exercise of this power on an areawide basis is at the option of the borough and is not subject to the restrictions on acquiring additional areawide powers in AS 29.35.300 - 29.35.330.
AK Stat § 05.35.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 35. Sports Facilities Grants|Sec. 05.35.050. Limitation.

No more than one grant under AS 05.35.010 - 05.35.070 may be made within an organized borough. If an organized borough refuses or fails to undertake a project within one year of July 1, 1972, a first class city within that organized borough may undertake a sports facility project.
AK Stat § 05.35.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 35. Sports Facilities Grants|Sec. 05.35.060. Administration.

The commissioner shall administer the grant program and in so doing liberally interpret AS 05.35.010 - 05.35.070.
AK Stat § 05.35.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 35. Sports Facilities Grants|Sec. 05.35.070. Definitions.

In AS 05.35.010 - 05.35.070, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development; (2) “cost of construction” includes, in addition to costs directly related to the project, the sum total of all costs of financing and carrying out of the project; these include, but are not limited to, the costs of all necessary studies, surveys, plans and specifications, architectural, engineering or other special services, acquisition of real property, site preparation and development, purchase, construction, reconstruction and improvement of real property, and the acquisition of machinery and equipment as may be necessary in connection with the project; an allocable portion of the administrative and operating expenses of the grantee; the cost of financing the project, including interest on bonds issued to finance the project; and the cost of other items, including any indemnity and surety bonds and premiums on insurance, legal fees, fees and expenses of trustees, depositaries, financial advisors, and paying agents for the bonds issued as the issuer considers necessary; it does not include the cost of promotion, travel, or feasibility studies; (3) “facility” means a covered stadium or arena or any combination of them, or any other similar structure or structures, including related improvements such as parking areas, locker rooms, concession stands, restaurants, offices, press boxes, rest rooms, and storage areas, and including fixed or portable equipment, used in the operation of the facility; (4) “municipality” means an organized borough of any class or a first class city outside an organized borough; (5) “population” means the population of a municipality established by the final official 1970 U.S. Census or other reliable population data; (6) “used principally for sports” means that the major use of a facility shall be for sporting events such as baseball games, rodeos, football games, soccer games, track and field meets, ice hockey matches, basketball games, and boxing and wrestling matches, viewed by spectators in substantial numbers, and that the use of a facility may be for organized participant sports and nonsports activities for which similar facilities are commonly used.
AK Stat § 05.45.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 45. Ski Liability, Safety, and Responsibility|Sec. 05.45.010. Limitation on actions arising from skiing.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may not bring an action against a ski area operator for an injury resulting from an inherent danger and risk of skiing.
AK Stat § 05.45.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 45. Ski Liability, Safety, and Responsibility|Sec. 05.45.020. Effect of violations.

(a) A ski area operator or other person who violates a requirement of this chapter, a provision of a plan of operation prepared under AS 05.45.040, or a regulation adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under AS 05.20.070 is negligent and civilly liable to the extent the violation causes injury to a person or damage to property. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 09.17.080, (1) the limitation of liability described under AS 05.45.010 is a complete defense in an action against a ski area operator for an injury if an inherent danger or risk of skiing is determined to be a contributory factor in the resulting injury, unless the ski area operator has violated a requirement of this chapter, a provision of a plan of operation prepared under AS 05.45.040, or a regulation adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under AS 05.20.070; (2) a violation of the passenger duties imposed under AS 05.45.030 or skier duties imposed under AS 05.45.100 is a complete defense in an action against a ski area operator if the violation is determined to be a contributory factor in the resulting injury, unless the ski area operator has violated a requirement of this chapter, a provision of a plan of operation prepared under AS 05.45.040, or a regulation adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under AS 05.20.070. (c) If the ski area operator is determined to have violated a requirement of this chapter, a provision of a plan of operation prepared under AS 05.45.040, or a regulation adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under AS 05.20.070, the provisions of AS 09.17.080 apply in an action against a ski area operator for an injury resulting from the violation.
AK Stat § 05.45.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 45. Ski Liability, Safety, and Responsibility|Sec. 05.45.030. Duties of passengers.

(a) A passenger may not board a tramway if the passenger does not have (1) sufficient physical dexterity or ability and knowledge to negotiate or use the facility safely; or (2) the assistance of a person authorized by the ski area operator to assist a skier. (b) A passenger may not (1) embark upon or disembark from a tramway except at a designated area unless reasonably necessary to prevent injury to the passenger or others; this paragraph does not apply if the tramway stops and the operator assists the passengers to disembark from the tramway; (2) intentionally throw or expel an object from a tramway while riding on the tramway, except as permitted by the operator; (3) act while riding on a tramway in a manner that may interfere with proper or safe operation of the tramway; (4) engage in conduct that may contribute to or cause injury to a person; (5) intentionally place in an uphill track of a J-bar, T-bar, platter pull, rope tow, or another surface lift an object that could cause another skier to fall; (6) embark upon a tramway marked as closed; (7) disobey instructions posted in accordance with this chapter or oral instructions by the ski area operator regarding the proper or safe use of a tramway unless the oral instructions are contrary to this chapter or contrary to posted instructions.
AK Stat § 05.45.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 45. Ski Liability, Safety, and Responsibility|Sec. 05.45.040. Required plan and patrol by ski area operators.

(a) A ski area operator shall prepare a plan of operation for each ski season and shall implement the plan throughout the ski season. A plan of operation must include written provisions for ski patrol, avalanche control, avalanche rescue, grooming procedures, tramway evacuation, hazard marking, missing person procedures, and first aid. Before the operation of the ski area for that season, the plan shall be reviewed and approved by the commissioner of natural resources except that if an agency of the United States manages the land on which the ski area operates, the plan shall be reviewed and approved by that agency. The commissioner of natural resources may require a ski area operator to pay a fee not to exceed the department's cost of reviewing the plan, and may adopt regulations to implement this subsection. (b) A ski area operator shall provide a ski patrol whose members meet or exceed the training standards of the National Ski Patrol System, Inc. This subsection does not apply to a ski area if the operator transports skiers using only a single tramway consisting of a rope tow, the rope tow does not transport skiers more than 500 vertical feet, and the ski area is operated by a nonprofit corporation or a municipality. In this subsection, “nonprofit corporation” means a corporation that qualifies for exemption from taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) or (4) (Internal Revenue Code). (c) Notwithstanding any other law, the state and the commissioner of natural resources are not civilly liable for damages resulting from an act or omission in reviewing, approving, or disapproving a plan of operation under (a) of this section.
AK Stat § 05.45.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 45. Ski Liability, Safety, and Responsibility|Sec. 05.45.050. Required signs for tramways; duties of operators.

(a) A ski area operator who operates a tramway shall maintain a sign system with concise, simple, and pertinent information for the protection and instruction of passengers. Signs shall be prominently placed on each tramway, readable in conditions of ordinary visibility, and, where applicable, adequately lighted for nighttime passengers. Signs shall be posted (1) at or near the loading point of each tramway, regardless of the type, advising that a person not familiar with the operation of the device must ask the operator of the device for assistance and instruction; (2) in the interior of each two-car and multicar tramway showing (A) the maximum capacity in pounds of the car and the maximum number of passengers allowed; (B) instructions for procedures in emergencies; (3) in a conspicuous place at each loading area of two-car and multicar tramways stating the maximum capacity in pounds of the car and the maximum number of passengers allowed; (4) at all chair lifts stating the following: (A) “Prepare to Unload,” which shall be located not less than 50 feet ahead of the unloading area; (B) “Keep Ski Tips Up,” which shall be located ahead of any point where the skis may come in contact with a platform or the snow surface; (C) “Unload Here,” which shall be located at the point designated for unloading; (D) “Stop Gate,” which shall be located where applicable; (E) “Remove Pole Straps from Wrists,” which shall be located prominently at each loading area; (F) “Check for Loose Clothing and Equipment,” which shall be located before the “Prepare to Unload” sign; (5) at all J-bars, T-bars, platter pulls, rope tows, and any other surface lift, stating the following: (A) “Remove Pole Straps from Wrists,” which shall be placed at or near the loading area; (B) “Stay in Tracks,” “Unload Here,” and “Safety Gate,” which shall be located where applicable; (C) “Prepare to Unload,” which shall be located not less than 50 feet ahead of each unloading area; (6) near the boarding area of all J-bars, T-bars, platter pulls, rope tows, and any other surface lift, advising passengers to check to be certain that clothing, scarves, and hair will not become entangled with the lift; (7) at or near the boarding area of all lifts, stating the skier's duty set out in AS 05.45.100(c)(2). (b) Signs not specified by (a) of this section may be posted at the discretion of the ski area operator. (c) A ski area operator, before opening the tramway to the public each day, shall inspect the tramway for the presence and visibility of the signs required by (a) of this section. (d) A ski area operator shall post and maintain signs that are required by (a) of this section in a manner that they may be viewed during conditions of ordinary visibility.
AK Stat § 05.45.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 45. Ski Liability, Safety, and Responsibility|Sec. 05.45.070. Other duties of ski area operators.

(a) A ski area operator shall equip a motorized snow-grooming vehicle with a light visible at any time the vehicle is moving on or in the vicinity of a ski slope or trail. (b) When maintenance equipment is being employed to maintain or groom a ski slope or trail while the ski slope or trail is open to the public, the ski area operator shall place a conspicuous notice regarding the maintenance or grooming at or near the top of that ski slope or trail. (c) A motor vehicle operated on the ski slope or trails of a ski area shall be equipped with at least (1) one lighted head lamp; (2) one lighted red tail lamp; (3) a brake system maintained in operable condition; and (4) a fluorescent flag at least 40 square inches mounted at least six feet above the bottom of the tracks. (d) A ski area operator shall make available at reasonable fees, instruction and education regarding the inherent danger and risk of skiing and the duties imposed on skiers under this chapter. Notice of the availability of the instruction and education required under this subsection shall be placed in a clearly visible location at the ski area where lift tickets and ski school lessons are sold, in a position to be recognizable as a sign to skiers proceeding to the uphill loading point of each base area lift, and printed on equipment rental agreements.
AK Stat § 05.45.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 45. Ski Liability, Safety, and Responsibility|Sec. 05.45.080. Skiers outside marked boundaries.

A ski area operator does not have a duty arising out of the operator's status as a ski area operator to a skier skiing beyond the area boundaries if the boundaries are marked as required by AS 05.45.060(e)(2).
AK Stat § 05.45.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 45. Ski Liability, Safety, and Responsibility|Sec. 05.45.090. Reckless skiers; revocation of skiing privileges.

(a) A ski area operator shall develop and maintain a written policy covering situations involving reckless skiers, including a definition of reckless skiing, procedures for approaching and warning skiers regarding reckless conduct, and procedures for taking action against reckless skiers, including revocation of ski privileges. A ski area operator shall designate ski patrol personnel responsible for implementing the ski area operator's policy regarding reckless skiers. (b) A ski area operator, upon finding a person skiing in a careless and reckless manner, may revoke that person's skiing privileges. This section may not be construed to create an affirmative duty on the part of the ski area operator to protect skiers from their own or from another skier's carelessness or recklessness.
AK Stat § 05.45.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 5. Amusements and Sports|Chapter 45. Ski Liability, Safety, and Responsibility|Sec. 05.45.110. Competition; immunity for ski area operator.

(a) The ski area operator shall, before the beginning of a ski competition, allow an athlete who will ski in the competition a reasonable visual inspection of the course or area where the competition is to be held. (b) An athlete skiing in competition assumes the risk of all course or area conditions, including weather and snow conditions, course construction or layout, and obstacles that a visual inspection would have revealed. A ski area operator is not liable for injury to an athlete who skis in competition and who is injured as a result of a risk described in this subsection.