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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.052. Furnishing of alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of 21 by licensees.

(a) A licensee or an agent or employee of the licensee may not with criminal negligence
(1) allow another person to sell, barter, or give an alcoholic beverage to a person under the age of 21 years within licensed premises;
(2) allow a person under the age of 21 years to enter and remain within licensed premises except as provided in AS 04.16.049;
(3) allow a person under the age of 21 years to consume an alcoholic beverage within licensed premises;
(4) allow a person under the age of 21 years to sell or serve alcoholic beverages;
(5) while working on licensed premises, furnish or deliver alcoholic beverages to a person under the age of 21 years.
(b) [Effective January 1, 2024.] The holder of a license is strictly liable for an offense committed under (a) of this section by an employee or agent of the licensee on the licensed premises, punishable by an administrative penalty of $250. Notwithstanding AS 04.11.370(a)(4) and (5) and AS 04.16.180(b)(1), the board may not order suspension of the license for the first violation committed on the licensed premises under this section.
(c) [Effective January 1, 2024.] A person who violates (a) of this section commits the offense of licensee, employee, or agent furnishing alcohol to a minor.
(d) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Licensee, employee, or agent furnishing alcohol to a minor is a violation and is punishable by a fine of $500.
(e) [Effective January 1, 2024.] A licensee who knowingly allows an agent or employee of the licensee to commit the offense of licensee, employee, or agent furnishing alcohol to a minor under (c) of this section commits the crime of failure to ensure compliance relating to furnishing alcohol to a minor.
(f) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Failure to ensure compliance relating to furnishing alcohol to a minor is a class A misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.055. Room rental for purposes of consuming alcoholic beverages.

(a) A person may not rent a room in a hotel, motel, resort, or similar business for the purpose of providing alcoholic beverages to a person under the age of 21 years.
(b) [Effective January 1, 2024] A person who knowingly rents a room in a hotel, motel, resort, or similar business for the purpose of providing alcoholic beverages to a person under 21 years of age commits the crime of renting a room for the purpose of providing alcoholic beverages to a person under 21 years of age.
(c) [Effective January 1, 2024] Renting a room for the purpose of providing alcoholic beverages to a person under 21 years of age is a class A misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.057. Permitting minor to illegally possess liquor in dwelling.

(a) Except as provided by AS 04.16.051, a person who is physically in possession and exercising dominion and control over a dwelling may not knowingly permit a person under 21 years of age to possess an alcoholic beverage in the dwelling.
(b) [See delayed amendment note] A person who violates this section is guilty of a violation and shall be punished as provided in AS 12.55.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.059. Aggravated penalties for certain violations involving a person under 21 years of age and committed by a sex offender or child kidnapper.

(a) Notwithstanding AS 04.16.051, 04.16.055, 04.16.057, and 04.16.180, the penalty for a violation of AS 04.16.051, 04.16.055, or 04.16.057 that involved a person under 21 years of age and that was committed by a person who is required to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper under AS 12.63 is as follows:
(1) if the underlying offense is a violation, a sex offender or child kidnapper committing the offense is guilty of a class B misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in AS 12.55;
(2) if the underlying offense is a class A misdemeanor, a sex offender or child kidnapper committing the offense is guilty of a class C felony and shall be punished as provided in AS 12.55;
(3) if the underlying offense is a class C felony, a sex offender or child kidnapper committing the offense is guilty of a class B felony and shall be punished as provided in AS 12.55.
(b) In this section, “sex offender or child kidnapper” has the meaning given in AS 12.63.100.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.065. Civil penalty for violations of AS 04.16.060.

(a) A person who has attained 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, who violates AS 04.16.060 is, in addition to any criminal penalty provided by law, liable in a civil action to the licensee for a penalty of $1,500 plus costs and reasonable attorney fees.
(b) A person, having legal custody of an unemancipated minor who solicits another person to violate AS 04.16.060, is liable in a civil action for a penalty of $1,000, plus costs and reasonable attorney fees, to the licensee from whom the other person purchased, ordered, or received an alcoholic beverage in violation of AS 04.16.060.
(c) It is a condition precedent to maintaining an action under this section that the owner or seller of the merchandise send by first class mail to the defendant at the defendant's last known address 15 days or more before the action is commenced a notice demanding the relief authorized. The board may adopt regulations prescribing the form of this notice. It is not a condition precedent to maintaining an action under this section that the person who violated AS 04.16.060 or solicited a violation was charged or convicted under any statute or ordinance.
(d) In this section, “emancipated minor” means a minor whose disabilities have been removed for general purposes under AS 09.55.590.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.070. Sales on election day. [See delayed repeal note]

(a) A person may not sell, barter, give, consume, or dispose of alcoholic beverages within licensed premises
(1) in the state on a day on which a statewide special, primary, or general election is held for the purpose of voting for a candidate for public office, until the polls have closed;
(2) in a municipality on a day on which a local option election or an election is held for the purpose of voting for a candidate for public office, until the polls are closed.
(b) The governing body of a municipality may provide by ordinance that the provisions of this section do not apply in a municipality.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.080. Sales or consumption at school events.

(a) [See delayed amendment note] A person may not sell or consume alcoholic beverages during a school event at the site of the event.
(b) [Effective January 1, 2024.] A person who is 21 years of age or older who consumes an alcoholic beverage during a school event at the site of the event under (a) of this section commits the offense of consuming at a school event.
(c) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Consuming at a school event is a violation and is punishable by a fine of $100.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.090. Prohibition of bottle clubs.

(a) A person may not maintain a place in which alcoholic beverages are received or kept, or to which alcoholic beverages are brought, for consumption by members of the public or by members of a club, corporation, or association, unless the person is authorized to do so under this title.
(b) A person may not maintain, operate, or lease premises for the purpose of providing, for a consideration, a place for drinking alcoholic beverages by members of the public or other persons, unless the person is authorized to do so under this title.
(c) [See delayed amendment note] For the purposes of this section, “consideration” includes but is not limited to cover charge, the sale of food, ice, mixers, or other liquids used with alcoholic beverage drinks, or the furnishing of glassware or other containers for use in the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
(d) [Effective January 1, 2024.] A person who knowingly violates this section commits the crime of maintaining a bottle club.
(e) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Maintaining a bottle club is a class A misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.100. Restriction on size of containers. [See delayed repeal note]

A person may not sell alcoholic beverages in 1/6 gallon or 1/10 gallon containers, nor may a person sell alcoholic beverages in a container deceptively similar in appearance to a container of a different volume.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.110. Sale of certain alcoholic beverages prohibited.

(a) A person may not sell an alcoholic beverage if it
(1) is intended for human consumption and is in powdered form; or
(2) contains more than 76 percent alcohol by volume.
(b) [Effective January 1, 2024.] A person who knowingly sells an alcoholic beverage in violation of (a) of this section commits the crime of sale of a prohibited alcoholic beverage.
(c) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Sale of a prohibited alcoholic beverage is a class A misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.120. Removal or introduction of alcoholic beverages.

(a) A person may not remove from licensed premises alcoholic beverages that have been sold or furnished for consumption only on the premises.
(b) Except as provided in this subsection, a person may not bring an alcoholic beverage into licensed premises for use or consumption by oneself or another person on the premises unless that person is a licensee, an agent, employee, or common carrier in the regular course of employment. With the permission of the licensee, a person may bring wine into premises licensed as a beverage dispensary or a restaurant or eating place for consumption by the person while eating food served at a table on the licensed premises. The beverage dispensary or restaurant or eating place may charge a corkage fee for serving wine supplied by a customer.
(c) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a person may remove from licensed premises the unconsumed portion of one or more bottles of wine that were partially consumed with a meal if (1) the original or a similar type of cork is reinserted in each bottle by the licensee and the cork can only be removed by a corkscrew or other similar device, or (2) each bottle is sealed or packaged by the licensee in a manner set by the board. Notwithstanding another provision of law, each bottle of wine that is recorked, sealed, or packaged as provided in this subsection is not an open container if the cork reinserted by the licensee or the seal made by the licensee has not been disturbed.
(d) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the holder of a beverage dispensary license under AS 04.09.200, the holder of a beverage dispensary tourism license under AS 04.09.350, or the holder's employee may transport alcoholic beverages across unlicensed portions of a hotel, motel, or large resort if the
(1) licensee holds an endorsement under AS 04.09.430 or 04.09.440; and
(2) licensee or employee is walking directly from one licensed area of the premises to another licensed area.
(e) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a person may remove alcoholic beverages from the licensed premises of a beverage dispensary license under AS 04.09.200 or a beverage dispensary tourism license under AS 04.09.350 for consumption on unlicensed portions of a large resort if the licensee holds a large resort endorsement under AS 04.09.440.
(f) [Effective January 1, 2024.] A person who removes an alcoholic beverage from licensed premises in violation of (a) of this section and a person who brings an alcoholic beverage onto licensed premises in violation of (b) of this section commits the offense of removal or introduction of alcoholic beverages.
(g) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Removal or introduction of alcoholic beverages is a violation and is punishable by a fine of $100.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.125. Alcoholic beverages transported by common carrier.

(a) [See delayed amendment note] A person may not use a common carrier to transport alcoholic beverages into an area that has restricted the sale of alcoholic beverages under AS 04.11.491(a)(1), (2), or (3) or (b)(1) or (2) unless
(1) the shipping container holding the alcoholic beverages is clearly labeled as containing alcoholic beverages with letters that contrast in color to the shipping container and that are at least two inches in height; and
(2) an itemized invoice showing the quantity and purchase value of distilled spirits, of wine, and of malt beverages is attached to the outside of the shipping container.
(b) [See delayed amendment note] This section does not apply to
(1) a person transporting not more than
(A) two liters of wine;
(B) one gallon of malt beverages; or
(C) one liter of distilled spirits; or
(2) the transportation of alcoholic beverages for use on premises allowed under AS 04.11.491(a)(2) - (3) or (b)(2) or for use under a permit allowed under AS 04.11.491(a)(2).
(c) In this section,
(1) “common carrier” means a motor vehicle, watercraft, aircraft, or railroad car available for public hire to transport freight or passengers;
(2) “transport” has the meaning given in AS 04.11.499.
(d) [Effective January 1, 2024.] A person who knowingly violates this section commits the crime of unauthorized transportation of alcoholic beverages by common carrier into a local option area.
(e) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Unauthorized transportation of alcoholic beverages by common carrier into a local option area is a class A misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.130. Stock confined to licensed premises.

(a) Unless authorized under AS 04.21.060, a licensee may not store before sale any alcoholic beverages elsewhere than on the premises indicated on the license.
(b) This section does not apply to stocks of beer carried on a delivery truck by a licensed wholesaler if carried for the purpose of sale and delivery to persons licensed under this title in quantities of not less than 10 gallons for each sale.
(c) [Effective January 1, 2024.] A person who violates this section commits the offense of unauthorized storage of alcoholic beverages.
(d) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Unauthorized storage of alcoholic beverages is a violation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.140. Sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages in a warehouse.

(a) Alcoholic beverages may not be sold or consumed on premises approved for storage under AS 04.21.060.
(b) [Effective January 1, 2024.] A person who knowingly violates (a) of this section commits the offense of sale or consumption of an alcoholic beverage in a warehouse.
(c) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Sale or consumption of an alcoholic beverage in a warehouse is a violation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.150. Licensee responsible for violations.

(a) A licensee may neither knowingly allow agents or employees to violate this title or regulations adopted under this title nor recklessly or with criminal negligence fail to act in accordance with the duty prescribed under AS 04.21.030 with the result that an agent or employee of the licensee violates a law or regulation.
(b) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Except as provided under AS 04.16.030(f) and 04.16.052(e), a licensee who knowingly violates (a) of this section commits the offense of failure to ensure compliance.
(c) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Failure to ensure compliance is a violation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.160. Restriction on purchasing alcoholic beverages.

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person who is 21 years of age or older may not purchase alcoholic beverages if the person has been ordered to refrain from consuming alcoholic beverages under AS 12.55.015(a)(13) or as part of a sentence for conviction of a crime under AS 28.35.030, 28.35.032, or a similar municipal ordinance, as a condition of probation or parole from a conviction under AS 28.35.030, 28.35.032, or a similar municipal ordinance, or as a condition of probation or parole for any other crime. The restriction on purchasing alcoholic beverages applies during the period that the person is required to refrain from consuming alcoholic beverages under the sentence or condition of probation or parole.
(b) A court imposing a restriction on a person under (a) of this section, and the Department of Corrections, shall notify the person that an identification card issued under AS 18.65.310 must list the restriction imposed for the period of the person's probation or parole.
(c) [Effective January 1, 2024.] A person who knowingly fails to comply with a restriction on purchasing alcoholic beverages in violation of (a) of this section commits the crime of failure to comply with a restriction on purchasing alcoholic beverages.
(d) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Failure to comply with a restriction on purchasing alcoholic beverages is a class A misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.170. Source of alcoholic beverages.

(a) Alcoholic beverages for consumption by the purchaser may not be sold unless obtained from a person licensed under this title.
(b) [See delayed amendment note] A person transporting alcoholic beverages into the state may not sell those alcoholic beverages to a person not licensed under this title, unless the alcoholic beverages are used for religious, industrial, pharmaceutical, or medical purposes.
(c) [Effective January 1, 2024.] A licensee who knowingly violates (a) or (b) of this section commits the crime of sale of alcoholic beverages from or to an unlicensed person.
(d) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Sale of alcoholic beverages from or to an unlicensed person is a class A misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.172. Restrictions on purchase and sale of alcoholic beverages.

(a) [See delayed amendment note] A person licensed under AS 04.11.090, 04.11.100, 04.11.110, or 04.11.150 may not purchase, sell, or offer for sale an alcoholic beverage unless the alcoholic beverage being purchased, sold, or offered for sale was obtained from a person licensed under
(1) AS 04.11.160 as a primary source of supply for the alcoholic beverage being purchased, sold, or offered for sale;
(2) AS 04.11.150 and the alcoholic beverage being purchased, sold, or offered for sale was obtained from a person licensed under AS 04.11.160 as a primary source of supply; or
(3) AS 04.11.130, 04.11.140, or 04.11.170.
(b) [Effective January 1, 2024.] A licensee who knowingly violates (a) of this section commits the crime of licensee obtaining alcoholic beverages from an unlicensed seller.
(c) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Licensee obtaining alcoholic beverages from an unlicensed seller is a class A misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 1. Prohibited Acts. › Sec. 04.16.175. Furnishing alcoholic beverages in aid of gambling enterprise.

(a) An agent or employee of a gambling enterprise may not furnish an alcoholic beverage to a player.
(b) In this section, “gambling enterprise” and “player” have the meanings given them in AS 11.66.280.
(c) [Effective January 1, 2024.] A person who knowingly furnishes an alcoholic beverage to a player in violation of (a) of this section commits the crime of furnishing an alcoholic beverage in aid of a gambling enterprise.
(d) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Furnishing an alcoholic beverage in aid of a gambling enterprise is a class A misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution › Article 2. Penalties and Forfeitures. › Sec. 04.16.210. Penalty for making false statement. [See delayed repeal note]

If a false statement is made in an application under AS 04.11.260 - 04.11.290, the applicant is guilty of perjury and, upon conviction, is subject to the penalty provided by law for the crime of perjury under AS 11.56.200.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 21. General Provisions › Sec. 04.21.010. Municipal regulation and taxation.

(a) A municipality may adopt ordinances governing the importation, barter, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages within the municipality and may ban possession of alcoholic beverages under AS 04.11.491(a)(5). An ordinance adopted under this section may not be inconsistent with this title or regulations adopted under this title. In a municipality that has adopted a local option under AS 04.11.491(a)(1), (2), or (3), an ordinance is not inconsistent with this title if it limits
(1) the monthly amounts of alcoholic beverages a person may import into the municipality;
(2) the percent of alcohol by volume that an alcoholic beverage may contain; a limit imposed under this paragraph may not be less than 40 nor more than 76 percent alcohol by volume; or
(3) the type of alcoholic beverage container that may be possessed in the municipality.
(b) After the adoption of a local option under AS 04.11.491(a), a municipality may adopt an ordinance making the sale, importation, or possession of alcoholic beverages a misdemeanor to the extent prohibited under the local option. The ordinance may not be inconsistent with this title or the regulations adopted under this title.
(c) A municipality may not impose taxes on alcoholic beverages except a
(1) property tax on alcoholic beverage inventories;
(2) sales tax on alcoholic beverage sales if sales taxes are imposed on other sales within the municipality;
(3) sales tax on alcoholic beverage sales that was in effect before July 1, 1985; and
(4) sales and use tax on alcoholic beverages if the sale of alcoholic beverages within the municipality has been prohibited under AS 04.11.491(a)(1), (4), or (5).
(d) At least 10 days before the date set for municipal action on an application for the issuance, renewal, relocation, or transfer of ownership of a proposed license, the municipality shall provide written notice of the proposed action and the time and place for a hearing to a community council that
(1) is established by municipal charter or ordinance to advise the municipal governing body; and
(2) has jurisdiction over the area affected by the proposed action.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 21. General Provisions › Sec. 04.21.015. Private manufacture of alcoholic beverages.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, the provisions of this title do not apply to the private manufacture of alcoholic beverages.
(b) This section does not apply to AS 04.16.050, 04.16.051, 04.16.080; AS 04.21.010, 04.21.020; alcoholic beverages manufactured in a quantity that exceeds the limit imposed on private manufacture under federal law; or an area that has adopted a local option law under AS 04.11.491.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 21. General Provisions › Sec. 04.21.020. Civil liability of persons providing alcoholic beverages.

(a) [See delayed amendment note] Except as provided under (b) and (d) of this section, a person who provides alcoholic beverages to another person may not be held civilly liable for injuries resulting from the intoxication of that person unless the person who provides the alcoholic beverages holds a license authorized under AS 04.11.080 - 04.11.220 or is an agent or employee of such a licensee and
(1) the alcoholic beverages are provided to a person under the age of 21 years in violation of AS 04.16.051, unless the licensee, agent, or employee secures in good faith from the person a signed statement, liquor identification card, or driver's license meeting the requirements of AS 04.21.050(a) and (b), that indicates that the person is 21 years of age or older; or
(2) the alcoholic beverages are provided to a drunken person in violation of AS 04.16.030.
(b) [See delayed amendment note] A person who sells or barters an alcoholic beverage to another person in violation of AS 04.11.010 is strictly liable (1) to the recipient or another person for civil damages if, while under the influence of the alcoholic beverage, the person receiving the alcoholic beverage engages in conduct that results in civil damages and the recipient's being under the influence of the alcoholic beverage substantially contributes to the civil damages; and (2) for the cost to the state or a political subdivision of the state to criminally prosecute a person who receives an alcoholic beverage from a person who violates AS 04.11.010 if the prosecution results from the violation of AS 04.11.010 described in this subsection.
(c) In an action under (b) or (d) of this section, it is not a defense that the person receiving the alcoholic beverage voluntarily consumed the alcoholic beverage or that the person receiving the alcoholic beverage was voluntarily under the influence of the alcoholic beverage.
(d) A person who knowingly furnishes or delivers an alcoholic beverage to a person under 21 years of age in violation of AS 04.16.051 is civilly liable to the recipient or another person for civil damages if, while under the influence of the alcoholic beverage, the person receiving the alcoholic beverage engages in conduct that results in civil damages and the recipient's being under the influence of the alcoholic beverage substantially contributes to the civil damages.
(e) In this section, “civil damages” includes damages for personal injury, death, or injury to property of a person, including the state or a political subdivision of the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 21. General Provisions › Sec. 04.21.030. Responsibility of licensees, agents, and employees.

The licensee has a duty to exercise that degree of care that a reasonable person would observe to ensure that a business under the person's control is lawfully conducted. This duty of the licensee includes, but is not limited
(1) to ensuring the compliance by agents or employees with this title and regulations adopted under this title, including acting with reasonable diligence to determine that agents or employees are advised of the provisions of this title and the regulations adopted under this title, either by securing the agent's or employee's written acknowledgement of posted instructions or otherwise; and
(2) to ensuring the compliance of the premises with public health, fire, and safety codes and ordinances of the state or municipality having jurisdiction.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 21. General Provisions › Sec. 04.21.035. Responsibility of partners of a limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership.

Notwithstanding any other provision of AS 32.06, a partner of a limited liability partnership or a foreign limited liability partnership holding a license under this title is not relieved of the obligation or the liability otherwise imposed upon a holder of a liquor license under this title solely because the license is held by a limited liability partnership or a foreign limited liability partnership.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 21. General Provisions › Sec. 04.21.040. Sales on federal reservations.

(a) A wholesaler of alcoholic beverages may sell alcoholic beverages to a person who does not have a license under this title who has a fixed place of business on land in the state maintained by the United States government as a military or naval reservation, a national park, or other federal reservation. A sale may be made under this section only if the purchaser is a ship's service store, officers club, officers mess, post exchange, or similar organization. The wholesaler may deliver alcoholic beverages only to persons specified and at places designated in a written order issued by the federal organization for which the purchase is made. A licensee making sales and deliveries under this section shall keep the original order attached to the copy of the invoice on file at the premises of the licensee.
(b) Alcoholic beverages received on federal reservations under this section may not be removed for resale or public use outside the federal reservation.
(c) A wholesaler who sells alcoholic beverages on a federal reservation under this section shall pay the state excise tax imposed by AS 43.60.010 on the alcoholic beverages sold and may subsequently claim credit for the excise taxes paid if the sale is made to an organization that is an instrumentality of the federal government.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 21. General Provisions › Sec. 04.21.050. Proof of age and of not being restricted from purchasing alcoholic beverages.

(a) [See delayed amendment note] If a licensee or an agent or employee of the licensee questions or has reason to question whether a person entering licensed premises, or ordering, purchasing, attempting to purchase, or otherwise procuring or attempting to procure alcoholic beverages,
(1) has attained the age of 21 years or is entering without consent in violation of AS 04.16.049(a)(3) and has not attained the age of 16 years, that licensee, agent, or employee shall require the person to furnish proof of age acceptable under (b) of this section or proof of consent in a form determined by the board; if the person questioned does not furnish proof of age acceptable under (b) of this section, or if a licensee, agent, or employee questions or has reason to question the validity of the proof of age furnished, the licensee, employee, or agent shall require the person to sign a statement that the person is over the age of 21 or 16 years, as appropriate; this statement shall be made on a form prepared by and furnished to the licensee by the board;
(2) is restricted from purchasing alcoholic beverages under AS 04.16.160, the licensee, agent, or employee may, but has no duty or obligation to, require the person to furnish proof acceptable under (b) of this section that the person is not restricted from purchasing alcoholic beverages or require the person to sign a statement that the person is not restricted from purchasing alcoholic beverages under AS 04.16.160; this statement shall be made on a form prepared by and furnished to the licensee by the board.
(b) Except as provided in AS 04.16.160, a valid driver's license or a valid identification card is acceptable as proof of age or that the person is not restricted from purchasing alcoholic beverages when used for identification in the purchase of alcoholic beverages and for securing entry to and remaining on premises where alcoholic beverages are sold if the license or identification card is made of or encased in plastic and contains a photograph of the licensee or card holder and a statement of age or date of birth. A licensee, agent, or employee may elect to not accept a passport, military identification card, or other identification as proof that the person is not restricted from purchasing alcoholic beverages and may require the person to furnish a valid driver's license or state identification card or otherwise furnish proof that the person is not a resident of this state.
(c) A licensee, or an agent or employee of the licensee, may not be charged for a violation of AS 04.16.047 - 04.16.052 if a signed statement as provided in (a) of this section is secured in good faith, or a valid driver's license or identification card is presented indicating that the owner and possessor of the presented driver's license or identification card is 21 or 16 years of age or over or is not restricted from purchasing alcoholic beverages, as appropriate.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 21. General Provisions › Sec. 04.21.055. Refusal of service.

A licensee, an agent, or employee may refuse to sell, give, or serve alcoholic beverages to a person if the licensee, agent, or employee reasonably believes that the consumption of alcohol by that person may result in serious harm to that person or to others.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 21. General Provisions › Sec. 04.21.060. Warehousing of alcoholic beverages.

(a) A licensee may stock, warehouse, or otherwise store alcoholic beverages in a place elsewhere than premises indicated on the license if
(1) the premises to be used for storage are inspected and approved by the board before their use;
(2) the use of the premises for storage is authorized by local zoning ordinances; and
(3) the premises are accessible for inspection as provided in AS 04.11.630.
(b) [Effective January 1, 2024.] A licensee who stores alcoholic beverages elsewhere than on the licensed premises and who fails to comply with (a)(1) - (3) of this section commits the offense of unauthorized warehousing.
(c) [Effective January 1, 2024.] Unauthorized warehousing is a violation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 21. General Provisions › Sec. 04.21.078. Court records of persons under 21 years of age. [See delayed amendment note]

The Alaska Court System may not publish on a publicly available website the court records of a violation of AS 04.16.049 or 04.16.050, or a similar ordinance of a municipality, if the violation was charged separately and was not joined with any other minor offense or criminal charge at the time of filing.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 5. Amusements and Sports › Chapter 05. Athletic Commission and Commissioner of Athletics › Sec. 05.05.010. Creation and duties of athletic commission.

(a) There is created an athletic commission within the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. The commission consists of four members appointed by the governor. One member of the commission shall be appointed from each of the four judicial districts. The commissioners shall be appointed for overlapping four-year terms. Members of the commission serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall be selected on the basis of their known interest in and knowledge of athletics in the state.
(b) The commission shall act in an advisory capacity to the commissioner of athletics and shall perform other duties assigned to it by the commissioner.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 5. Amusements and Sports › Chapter 05. Athletic Commission and Commissioner of Athletics › Sec. 05.05.020. Commissioner of athletics.

(a) The governor shall appoint the commissioner of athletics to serve at the governor's pleasure. The commissioner shall be selected on the basis of knowledge of and contribution to athletics in the state. The commissioner serves for a period of five years.
(b) The commissioner shall, with the aid and counsel of the commission, adopt regulations governing athletics and athletic programs and contests as the commissioner considers necessary, expedient, and appropriate. The regulations have the force and effect of law.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 5. Amusements and Sports › Chapter 05. Athletic Commission and Commissioner of Athletics › Sec. 05.05.030. Jurisdiction, duties, and powers.

(a) [Repealed, § 35 ch 126 SLA 1994.]
(b) Nothing in this chapter gives the commissioner or the commission jurisdiction over the athletes or the athletic programs of any elementary or high school or a college or university.
(c) Each member of the commission shall attend and supervise all boxing and wrestling events in the member's area unless an official inspector attends the event under AS 05.10.110. A member may attend other athletic events in the member's area that the member considers necessary. A member may provide for the attendance of a physician whose fees shall be paid for by the promoter or manager of the event.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 5. Amusements and Sports › Chapter 05. Athletic Commission and Commissioner of Athletics › Sec. 05.05.040. Meetings and compensation of athletic commission.

The commission may meet at least once a year at the call of the governor. When called, the members of the commission may, at the election of the governor, receive travel expenses incurred in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. A member may receive the per diem allowance for time spent at meetings allowed by law or by executive order.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 5. Amusements and Sports › Chapter 10. Boxing and Wrestling › Sec. 05.10.010. Licenses for boxing and wrestling matches.

The athletic commission may issue, and for cause revoke, a license to conduct boxing contests, sparring or wrestling matches, or exhibitions as provided in this chapter under terms and conditions and at times and places as the commission may determine. The holder of a license may conduct boxing contests, sparring and wrestling matches, and exhibitions under terms and conditions and at times and places as the commission may determine. If the commission refuses to grant a license to an applicant, or cancels a license, the applicant, or the holder of the cancelled license may, upon application, have a hearing under the provisions of AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 5. Amusements and Sports › Chapter 10. Boxing and Wrestling › Sec. 05.10.030. License for contest, match, or exhibition where admission fee is charged; exemption.

The commission may issue, and for cause revoke, a license to conduct, hold, or give boxing, sparring and wrestling contests, matches, and exhibitions where an admission fee is charged by a club, corporation, organization, association, or fraternal society. However, boxing contests, sparring or wrestling matches or exhibitions conducted by an elementary school, high school, college, or university, whether public or private, or by the official student association thereof, whether on or off the school, college, or university grounds, where all the participating contestants are bona fide students enrolled in an elementary school, high school, college, or university, inside the state, are not subject to this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 5. Amusements and Sports › Chapter 10. Boxing and Wrestling › Sec. 05.10.070. Application for license.

A club, corporation, organization, association, or fraternal society affected by this chapter may apply to the commission for a license. An application must be in writing and upon a form prescribed by the commission and must be verified in the manner the commission requires and accompanied by an annual license fee of $100.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 5. Amusements and Sports › Chapter 10. Boxing and Wrestling › Sec. 05.10.090. Licensee bond.

A licensee shall file a good and sufficient bond in the sum of $1,000 with the commission in cities of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants and a good and sufficient bond in the sum of $2,500 in cities of more than 10,000 inhabitants. The bond must be conditioned for the faithful performance by the licensee of the provisions of this chapter, the payment of the taxes as provided for in this chapter, and the obeying of all regulations of the commission. The bond is subject to the approval of the attorney general.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 5. Amusements and Sports › Chapter 10. Boxing and Wrestling › Sec. 05.10.100. Statement and report of contest.

A licensee shall, within three days before the holding of a boxing contest, sparring or wrestling match, or exhibition, file with the commission a statement setting forth the name of each contestant, the contestant's manager, and other information the commission requires. One week after the completion of the contest, the licensee shall file with the Department of Revenue and the commission a written verified report, showing the number of tickets sold for the contest, the price charged for them and the gross proceeds from the sale, and other information the commission requires.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 5. Amusements and Sports › Chapter 10. Boxing and Wrestling › Sec. 05.10.110. Inspectors.

The commission may appoint official inspectors. In the absence of a member of the commission, at least one inspector shall be present at any boxing contest, sparring or wrestling match, or exhibition held under this chapter. An inspector shall carry a card signed by the chairman of the commission evidencing the inspector's authority. The inspector shall see that all regulations of the commission and the provisions of this chapter are strictly complied with and shall be present at the accounting of the gross receipts of the contest. An inspector may receive from the licensee the statement of receipts provided for in this chapter and shall immediately transmit the statement to the commission and to the Department of Revenue. An inspector is entitled to a fee not exceeding $7.50 for each contest officially attended.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 5. Amusements and Sports › Chapter 10. Boxing and Wrestling › Sec. 05.10.120. Annual licenses to participants; fees; exemptions; designation of referee.

(a) The commission may grant annual licenses upon application in compliance with the regulations adopted by the commission and the payment of the fees prescribed for managers, referees, examining physicians, boxers, wrestlers, seconds, and trainers.
(b) The following is the schedule of annual fees:
(1) examining physicians, $10;
(2) managers, $50;
(3) referees, $10;
(4) seconds, $10;
(5) trainers, $10;
(6) boxers, $10;
(7) wrestlers, $10.
(c) This section does not apply to contestants or participants in strictly amateur contests or fraternal organizations or veterans' organizations chartered by congress or a federal department or a bona fide athletic club holding and promoting athletic contests or smokers where all funds are used primarily for the benefit of their members.
(d) The annual license may be revoked by the commission for cause under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
(e) The commission shall designate the referee for the contest from among licensed referees.
(f) A person may not participate or serve in any of the above capacities unless licensed as provided in this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 5. Amusements and Sports › Chapter 10. Boxing and Wrestling › Sec. 05.10.130. Participation in purse or conducting sham contest.

A person or a member of any group of persons or corporation promoting wrestling or boxing exhibitions or contests who participates directly or indirectly in the purse or fee of a manager of a boxer or wrestler or a boxer or a wrestler, and a licensee who conducts or participates in any sham or fake boxing contest or sparring match or exhibition, forfeits the license granted under this chapter and the commission shall declare the license cancelled and void and the licensee may not thereafter receive another license.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 5. Amusements and Sports › Chapter 10. Boxing and Wrestling › Sec. 05.10.140. Suspensions for violations.

A contestant who participates in a sham or fake boxing contest or sparring match or exhibition or who violates a regulation of the commission shall be penalized as follows:
(1) for the first offense the contestant shall be restrained by order of the commission for a period of at least three months from participating in a contest held under the provisions of this chapter, with the suspension taking effect immediately after the occurrence of the offense;
(2) for a second offense the contestant shall be permanently suspended from participation in a contest held under the provisions of this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 5. Amusements and Sports › Chapter 10. Boxing and Wrestling › Sec. 05.10.150. Failure to make reports.

Whenever a licensee fails to make a report of a contest within the time prescribed by this chapter or when the report is unsatisfactory to the commission or to the Department of Revenue, the secretary shall examine the books and records of the licensee. The secretary may subpoena and examine under oath the licensee and any other person the secretary considers necessary to a determination of the total gross receipts from a contest and the amount of tax on the receipts. If, upon the completion of the examination, it is determined that an additional tax is due, notice shall be served upon the licensee, and, upon failure to pay the additional tax within 20 days after service of the notice, the licensee forfeits the license and is permanently disqualified from receiving a new license. In addition the licensee and the members thereof are jointly and severally liable to the state in the penal sum of $1,000.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 5. Amusements and Sports › Chapter 12. Arctic Winter Games › Sec. 05.12.010. Arctic Winter Games.

(a) A person may not use, display, or publish the symbol of the Arctic Winter Games, consisting of the triple circle symbol and ulu combination, for commercial purposes or private gain without the written authorization of the Arctic Winter Games International Committee.
(b) A person may not use, display, or publish any name, title, or device that tends to indicate that the person is affiliated with or supported by the Arctic Winter Games without the written authorization of the Arctic Winter Games International Committee.
(c) A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $100. Each day of unauthorized use, display, or publication is a separate offense.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 5. Amusements and Sports › Chapter 15. Games of Chance and Contests of Skill › Article 1. Administration. › Sec. 05.15.020. Annual permit and fees.

(a) A municipality or qualified organization may conduct an activity permitted under this chapter if the municipality or qualified organization
(1) applies for a permit, pays the appropriate permit fee, and receives an annual permit issued by the department; and
(2) designates a member in charge and at least one alternate member in charge under AS 05.15.112 who have passed the examination required by AS 05.15.112.
(b) An additional fee of one percent of the net proceeds received during the preceding year from the activities authorized under the permit shall be paid to the department annually by the municipality or qualified organization authorized to conduct activities under this chapter, if the gross receipts for the activities were $20,000 or more.
(c) The annual permit fee under (a) of this section is
(1) $20 for an applicant that did not hold a permit during the preceding year;
(2) $20 for an applicant that had gross receipts of less than $20,000 from activities conducted under this chapter during the preceding year;
(3) $50 for an applicant that had gross receipts of $20,000 or more but not exceeding $100,000 from activities conducted under this chapter during the preceding year; or
(4) $100 for an applicant that had gross receipts exceeding $100,000 from activities conducted under this chapter during the preceding year.