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AK Stat § 29.35.145 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 1. General Powers.|Sec. 29.35.145. Regulation of firearms and knives.

(a) The authority to regulate firearms and knives is reserved to the state, and, except as specifically provided by statute, a municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance regulating the possession, ownership, sale, transfer, use, carrying, transportation, licensing, taxation, or registration of firearms or knives. (b) Municipalities may enact and enforce ordinances (1) that are identical to state law and that have the same penalty as provided for by state law; (2) restricting the discharge of firearms in any portion of their respective jurisdictions where there is a reasonable likelihood that people, domestic animals, or property will be jeopardized; ordinances enacted or enforced under this paragraph may not abridge the right of the individual guaranteed by art. I, sec. 19, Constitution of the State of Alaska, to bear arms in defense of self or others; (3) restricting the areas in their respective jurisdictions in which firearms or knives may be sold; a business selling firearms or knives may not be treated more restrictively than other businesses located within the same zone; and (4) prohibiting the possession of firearms or knives in the restricted access area of municipal government buildings; the municipal assembly shall post notice of the prohibition against possession of firearms or knives at each entrance to the restricted access area. (c) The prohibition on taxation in (a) of this section does not include imposition of a sales tax that is levied on all products sold within a municipality. (d) This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities. (e) In this section, (1) “firearms” includes firearms, or any other element relating to firearms or parts thereof including ammunition and reloading components; (2) “restricted access area” means the area beyond a secure point where visitors are screened and does not include common areas of ingress and egress open to the general public.
AK Stat § 29.35.146 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 1. General Powers.|Sec. 29.35.146. Regulation of unmanned aircraft systems.

(a) A municipality may not adopt an ordinance that permits the release of images captured by an unmanned aircraft system in a manner inconsistent with AS 18.65.903. (b) In this section, “unmanned aircraft system” has the meaning given in AS 18.65.909.
AK Stat § 29.35.147 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 1. General Powers.|Sec. 29.35.147. Licensing of massage therapists.

(a) The authority to license massage therapists is reserved to the state, and, except as specifically provided by statute, a municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance requiring professional licensure of massage therapists. (b) This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities.
AK Stat § 29.35.148 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 1. General Powers.|Sec. 29.35.148. Regulation of transportation network companies or drivers.

(a) The authority to regulate transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers is reserved to the state, and, except as specifically provided by statute, a municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance regulating transportation network companies or transportation network company drivers. (b) The prohibition on regulation under (a) of this section does not include (1) imposition of a municipal sales tax on a transportation network company driver that taxes a trip originating in the municipality in the same manner that other services are taxed in the municipality; in imposing a sales tax as permitted by this paragraph, a municipality may require the transportation network company to collect and pay the municipal sales tax on behalf of transportation network company drivers; (2) a municipal traffic ordinance. (c) Notwithstanding AS 28.01.010 or (a) of this section, a municipality may by ordinance ratified by the voters in a regular municipal election prohibit transportation network companies from conducting activities under AS 28.23 within the municipality. (d) This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities. (e) In this section, (1) “transportation network company” has the meaning given in AS 28.23.180; (2) “transportation network company driver” has the meaning given in AS 28.23.180.
AK Stat § 29.35.149 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 1. General Powers.|Sec. 29.35.149. Regulation of dextromethorphan.

(a) The authority to regulate dextromethorphan is reserved to the state, and, except as specifically provided by statute, a municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance regulating the possession or sale of dextromethorphan. (b) This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities.
AK Stat § 29.35.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 2. Mandatory Areawide Powers.|Sec. 29.35.150. Scope of areawide powers.

A borough shall exercise the powers as specified and in the manner specified in AS 29.35.150 - 29.35.180 on an areawide basis.
AK Stat § 29.35.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 2. Mandatory Areawide Powers.|Sec. 29.35.160. Education.

(a) Each borough constitutes a borough school district and establishes, maintains, and operates a system of public schools on an areawide basis as provided in AS 14.14.060. A military reservation in a borough is not part of the borough school district until the military mission is terminated or until inclusion in the borough school district is approved by the Department of Education and Early Development. However, operation of the military reservation schools by the borough school district may be required by the Department of Education and Early Development under AS 14.14.110. If the military mission of a military reservation terminates or continued management and control by a regional educational attendance area is disapproved by the Department of Education and Early Development, operation, management, and control of schools on the military reservation transfers to the borough school district in which the military reservation is located. (b) This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities.
AK Stat § 29.35.170 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 2. Mandatory Areawide Powers.|Sec. 29.35.170. Assessment and collection of taxes.

(a) A borough shall assess and collect property, sales, and use taxes that are levied in its boundaries, subject to AS 29.45. (b) Taxes levied by a city shall be collected by a borough and returned in full to the levying city. This subsection applies to home rule and general law municipalities.
AK Stat § 29.35.180 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 2. Mandatory Areawide Powers.|Sec. 29.35.180. Land use regulation.

(a) A first or second class borough shall provide for planning, platting, and land use regulation in accordance with AS 29.40. (b) A home rule borough shall provide for planning, platting, and land use regulation.
AK Stat § 29.35.200 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 3. Additional Powers.|Sec. 29.35.200. First class borough powers.

(a) A first class borough may exercise by ordinance on a nonareawide basis any power not otherwise prohibited by law. (b) A first class borough may by ordinance exercise the following powers on an areawide basis: (1) provide transportation systems; (2) provide water pollution control; (3) provide air pollution control in accordance with AS 46.14.400; (4) license day care facilities; (5) license, impound, and dispose of animals; (6) establish an energy improvement assessment program under AS 29.55.100 - 29.55.165. (c) In addition to powers conferred by (b) of this section, a first class borough may, on an areawide basis, exercise a power not otherwise prohibited by law if the power has been acquired in accordance with AS 29.35.300. (d) A first class borough that exercises power necessary to contain, clean up, or prevent a release or threatened release of oil or a hazardous substance, and exercises a power granted to a municipality under AS 46.04, AS 46.08, or AS 46.09 shall exercise its authority in a manner that is consistent with a regional master plan prepared by the Department of Environmental Conservation under AS 46.04.210.
AK Stat § 29.35.210 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 3. Additional Powers.|Sec. 29.35.210. Second class borough powers.

(a) A second class borough may by ordinance exercise the following powers on a nonareawide basis: (1) provide transportation systems; (2) regulate the offering for sale, exposure for sale, sale, use, or explosion of fireworks; (3) license, impound, and dispose of animals; (4) subject to AS 29.35.050, provide garbage, solid waste, and septic waste collection and disposal; (5) provide air pollution control under AS 46.14.400; (6) provide water pollution control; (7) participate in federal or state loan programs for housing rehabilitation and improvement for energy conservation; (8) provide for economic development; (9) provide for the acquisition and construction of local service roads and trails under AS 19.30.111 - 19.30.251; (10) establish an emergency services communications center under AS 29.35.130; (11) subject to AS 28.01.010, regulate the licensing and operation of motor vehicles and operators; (12) engage in activities authorized under AS 29.47.460; (13) contain, clean up, or prevent a release or threatened release of oil or a hazardous substance, and exercise a power granted to a municipality under AS 46.04, AS 46.08, or AS 46.09; the borough shall exercise its authority under this paragraph in a manner that is consistent with a regional master plan prepared by the Department of Environmental Conservation under AS 46.04.210; (14) establish an energy improvement assessment program under AS 29.55.100 - 29.55.165. (b) A second class borough may by ordinance exercise the following powers on an areawide basis: (1) provide transportation systems; (2) license, impound, and dispose of animals; (3) provide air pollution control under AS 46.14.400; (4) provide water pollution control; (5) license day care facilities; (6) establish an energy improvement assessment program under AS 29.55.100 - 29.55.165. (c) In addition to powers conferred by (a) of this section, a second class borough may, on a nonareawide basis, exercise a power not otherwise prohibited by law if the exercise of the power has been approved at an election by a majority of voters living in the borough but outside all cities in the borough. (d) In addition to powers conferred by (b) of this section, a second class borough may, on an areawide basis, exercise a power not otherwise prohibited by law if the power has been acquired in accordance with AS 29.35.300.
AK Stat § 29.35.220 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 3. Additional Powers.|Sec. 29.35.220. Third class borough powers.

(a) A third class borough may borrow money and issue negotiable or nonnegotiable bonds or other evidences of indebtedness as provided by AS 29.47. (b) Areawide exercise of a power by a third class borough other than education and tax assessment and collection is not authorized. (c) A third class borough may acquire the power to provide for planning, platting, and land use regulation as provided in AS 29.40 for first and second class boroughs, except the power may only be exercised within a service area. (d) A third class borough may acquire any power not otherwise prohibited by law, except the power may only be exercised within a service area. (e) A third class borough may by ordinance exercise power necessary to contain, clean up, or prevent a release or threatened release of oil or a hazardous substance, and exercise a power granted to a municipality under AS 46.04, AS 46.08, or AS 46.09, but the power authorized by this subsection may be exercised only on a nonareawide basis. The borough shall exercise its authority under this subsection in a manner that is consistent with a regional master plan prepared by the Department of Environmental Conservation under AS 46.04.210.
AK Stat § 29.35.250 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 4. City Powers.|Sec. 29.35.250. Cities inside boroughs.

(a) A city inside a borough may exercise any power not otherwise prohibited by law. (b) On adoption of a borough ordinance to provide for areawide exercise of a power, no city may exercise the power unless the borough ordinance provides otherwise or the borough by ordinance ceases to exercise the power. (c) A home rule city in a third class borough shall provide for planning, platting, and land use regulation as provided by AS 29.35.180(b) for home rule boroughs. A first class city in a third class borough shall provide for planning, platting, and land use regulation as provided by AS 29.35.180(a) for first and second class boroughs. A second class city in a third class borough may provide for planning, platting, and land use regulation as provided by AS 29.35.180(a) for first and second class boroughs. (d) This section applies to home rule and general law cities.
AK Stat § 29.35.260 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 4. City Powers.|Sec. 29.35.260. Cities outside boroughs.

(a) A city outside a borough may exercise a power not otherwise prohibited by law. A provision that is incorporated by reference to laws governing boroughs applies to home rule cities outside boroughs only if the provision is made applicable to home rule boroughs. (b) A home rule or first class city outside a borough is a city school district and shall establish, operate, and maintain a system of public schools as provided by AS 29.35.160 for boroughs. A second class city outside a borough is not a school district and may not establish a system of public schools. (c) A home rule city outside a borough shall provide for planning, platting, and land use regulation as provided by AS 29.35.180(b) for home rule boroughs. A first class city outside a borough shall, and a second class city outside a borough may, provide for planning, platting, and land use regulation as provided by AS 29.35.180(a) for first and second class boroughs. (d) This section applies to home rule and general law cities.
AK Stat § 29.35.300 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 5. Acquisition of Additional Powers.|Sec. 29.35.300. Additional powers.

(a) A first class borough acquires an additional areawide power by transfer of the power by a city or by holding an areawide election on the question. (b) A second class borough acquires an additional power by transfer of the power by a city or by holding an election on the question. For acquisition of an areawide power, the election shall be held areawide. For acquisition of a nonareawide power, the election shall be held nonareawide. (c) A third class borough acquires an additional power to exercise in a service area by forming a service area in accordance with AS 29.35.490(b) or (c).
AK Stat § 29.35.310 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 5. Acquisition of Additional Powers.|Sec. 29.35.310. Transfer by city.

(a) A city in a first or second class borough may transfer to the borough in which it is located any of its powers or functions, subject to the approval of the assembly. (b) A first or second class borough shall exercise all powers transferred to it by a city.
AK Stat § 29.35.320 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 5. Acquisition of Additional Powers.|Sec. 29.35.320. Initiation of acquisition of power.

(a) An election on the question of adding an areawide power in a first class borough or of adding an areawide or nonareawide power in a second class borough may be initiated in two ways: (1) a number of voters equal to 15 percent of the number of votes cast at the preceding regular election in the area, either areawide or nonareawide, in which the election is to be held may file a petition with the borough clerk; or (2) the assembly may propose the acquisition of the power. (b) An election on the question of adding a power in a third class borough for exercise in a service area may be initiated in two ways: (1) a number of voters equal to 15 percent of the number of votes cast at the preceding regular election in a proposed service area in which the power is sought to be exercised may file a petition with the assembly; or (2) the assembly may propose the acquisition of the power. (c) The borough clerk shall certify whether a petition filed under (a) or (b) of this section contains the required number of signatures. (d) Within 30 days after a petition is certified as containing the required number of signatures or the assembly proposes the acquisition of a power, at least one public hearing shall be held in the borough on the question. The assembly shall then evaluate the ability of the borough to exercise the power and make its findings public. Within 60 days after its findings have been made public, the assembly shall order an election on the question.
AK Stat § 29.35.330 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 5. Acquisition of Additional Powers.|Sec. 29.35.330. Election.

(a) If more than one power is proposed for acquisition under AS 29.35.320, each shall appear separately on the ballot. (b) If a power is proposed for exercise by a third class borough in a service area, only voters residing in the proposed service area may vote. (c) A vote on the question of adding an areawide power in a first or second class borough shall be tabulated in two separate classifications. One shall consist of all votes cast in all cities located in the borough. The other shall consist of all votes cast in the borough area outside all cities. If the majority of the votes cast in each classification is favorable, the borough shall assume the added power within 30 days after certification of the election results. (d) If a majority of the votes cast on the question of adding a nonareawide power in a second class borough or a power to be exercised in a service area in a third class borough is favorable, the borough shall assume the added power within 30 days after certification of the election results. (e) The borough mayor shall certify the election results to the department.
AK Stat § 29.35.340 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 5. Acquisition of Additional Powers.|Sec. 29.35.340. Effect of acquiring an areawide power.

(a) On acquisition of an areawide power the first or second class borough succeeds to all of the rights, powers, and duties of any city or service area with respect to that power. The borough succeeds to claims, franchises, and other contractual obligations, liability for bonded and all other indebtedness, and to all of the right, title, and interest in the real and personal property held by a city or service area for the exercise of the power. (b) The assembly may levy and collect special charges, taxes, or assessments including interest for the purpose of amortizing bonded indebtedness previously incurred by a city or service area for exercising an areawide power acquired by the borough. When a city or service area had previously incurred bonded indebtedness, all property that was in the city or service area at the time the bonds were issued remains subject to taxation to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. (c) On acquisition of an additional areawide power the first or second class borough, in consultation with the city or service area personnel, shall arrange for an orderly and equitable transfer of rights, assets, liabilities, powers, duties, and other matters related to acquisition of the areawide powers. (d) This section applies to home rule and general law cities.
AK Stat § 29.35.350 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 5. Acquisition of Additional Powers.|Sec. 29.35.350. Definition.

In AS 29.35.200 - 29.35.350, “power” means the provision of a public facility or service, or the exercise of a regulatory power.
AK Stat § 29.35.400 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 6. Construction of Powers.|Sec. 29.35.400. General construction.

A liberal construction shall be given to all powers and functions of a municipality conferred in this title.
AK Stat § 29.35.410 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 6. Construction of Powers.|Sec. 29.35.410. Extent of powers.

Unless otherwise limited by law, a municipality has and may exercise all powers and functions necessarily or fairly implied in or incident to the purpose of all powers and functions conferred in this title.
AK Stat § 29.35.420 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 6. Construction of Powers.|Sec. 29.35.420. Enumeration of powers.

A specific example in an enumerated power or function conferred upon a municipality in this title is illustrative of the object and not a limitation on or exclusion from the exercise of the power or function.
AK Stat § 29.35.460 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 7. Service Areas.|Sec. 29.35.460. Service area boards.

The assembly may provide for an appointed or elected board to supervise the furnishing of special services in a service area.
AK Stat § 29.35.470 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 7. Service Areas.|Sec. 29.35.470. Financing.

(a) The assembly may levy or authorize the levying of taxes, charges, or assessments in a service area to finance the special services. If the assembly authorizes the levying of taxes, charges, or assessments, the rate of taxation and the issuance of bonds are subject to assembly approval. (b) The assembly may by ordinance establish, alter, and abolish differential tax zones within a service area to provide and levy property taxes for a different level of services than that provided generally in the service area. Taxes levied within a differential tax zone that exceed the amount that would have otherwise been levied may only be used for the services provided in that zone.
AK Stat § 29.35.480 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 7. Service Areas.|Sec. 29.35.480. Service areas in first class boroughs.

In a first class borough, the assembly may exercise in a service area any power granted a first class city by law. The assembly may exercise in a service area any nonareawide power that may be exercised by a first class borough.