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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 50. Constitutional Amendments and Conventions › Article 1. Constitutional Amendments. › Sec. 15.50.027. Judicial review.

A qualified voter, or the Legislature of the State of Alaska acting directly or through the legislative council, who has filed with the lieutenant governor a statement of objection to a proposed ballot title and proposition as provided in AS 15.50.025 and who believes that the ballot title and proposition as finally prepared does not provide a true and impartial summary of the amendment proposed may bring an action in the superior court to have the determination reviewed. An action shall be commenced within 45 days of the date of mailing of the proposed ballot title and proposition to members of the legislature as provided in AS 15.50.010.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 50. Constitutional Amendments and Conventions › Article 1. Constitutional Amendments. › Sec. 15.50.030. Placing proposition on ballot.

The lieutenant governor shall direct the director to place the ballot title and proposition on the ballot for the next statewide general election held after the amendment proposed by the legislature or held 120 days after the amendment proposed by a constitutional convention. If there is insufficient time to permit the proposition to be placed on the regular ballot by the director, the lieutenant governor shall direct the director to prepare a separate ballot for the proposition.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 50. Constitutional Amendments and Conventions › Article 1. Constitutional Amendments. › Sec. 15.50.040. Display of resolution.

The director shall provide each election board with one copy of the resolution proposing the constitutional amendment by the legislature or by the convention, and the election board shall display the copy of the resolution in a conspicuous place in the room where the election is held.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 50. Constitutional Amendments and Conventions › Article 2. Constitutional Conventions. › Sec. 15.50.070. Placing question of constitutional convention on ballot.

If during any 10-year period a constitutional convention has not yet been held, and the question of holding a constitutional convention has not been placed before the voters, the lieutenant governor shall direct the director to place the question on the ballot for the next regular statewide general or primary election.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties › Sec. 15.56.012. Campaign misconduct in the first degree.

(a) Except as provided in AS 15.56.014 and 15.56.016, a person commits the crime of campaign misconduct in the first degree if the person knowingly engages in conduct that violates a provision of AS 15.13 or a regulation adopted under authority of AS 15.13.
(b) Violation of this section is a corrupt practice.
(c) Campaign misconduct in the first degree is a class A misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties › Sec. 15.56.014. Campaign misconduct in the second degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of campaign misconduct in the second degree if the person
(1) knowingly circulates or has written, printed, or circulated a letter, circular, or publication relating to an election, to a candidate at an election, or an election proposition or question without the name and address of the author appearing on its face;
(2) except as provided by AS 15.13.090(b), knowingly prints or publishes an advertisement, billboard, placard, poster, handbill, paid-for television or radio announcement, or communication, as that term is defined in AS 15.13.400, intended to influence the election of a candidate or outcome of a ballot proposition or question without the words “paid for by” followed by the name and address of the person paying for the advertising or communication and, if a candidate or group, with the name of the campaign chair;
(3) knowingly makes a communication, as that term is defined in AS 15.13.400,
(A) containing false factual information relating to a candidate for an election;
(B) that the person knows to be false; and
(C) that would provoke a reasonable person under the circumstances to a breach of the peace or that a reasonable person would construe as damaging to the candidate's reputation for honesty or integrity, or to the candidate's qualifications to serve if elected to office.
(b) Violation of this section is a corrupt practice.
(c) Campaign misconduct in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties › Sec. 15.56.016. Campaign misconduct in the third degree.

(a) A person commits the offense of campaign misconduct in the third degree if
(1) the person violates a provision of AS 15.13 or a regulation adopted under AS 15.13; or
(2) during the hours the polls are open and after election officials have posted warning notices as required by AS 15.15.170 or at the required distance in the form and manner prescribed by the chief municipal elections official in a local election, the person is within 200 feet of an entrance to a polling place, and
(A) violates AS 15.15.170; or
(B) circulates cards, handbills, or marked ballots, or posts political signs or posters relating to a candidate at an election or election proposition or question.
(b) Campaign misconduct in the third degree is a violation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties › Sec. 15.56.018. Applicability of campaign misconduct provisions.

(a) For purposes of AS 15.56.012(a) and 15.56.016(a)(1), each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
(b) When a person is convicted of violating AS 15.56.012, in addition to imposition of a sentence as authorized by AS 12.55.015, notwithstanding AS 12.55.015(c), the court shall order suspension, for a period of one year, of any license held by the defendant that allows the defendant to do business in the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties › Sec. 15.56.025. Telephone campaign misconduct.

(a) A person commits the crime of telephone campaign misconduct if the person makes a statement about a candidate
(1) as part of an organized telephone poll or organized series of calls to convince potential voters concerning the outcome of an election;
(2) that the person knows to be false; and
(3) that the person intends to affect the outcome of the election.
(b) Violation of this section is a corrupt practice. However, notwithstanding AS 15.20.540, only a defeated candidate may contest the nomination or election of a person for violation of this section.
(c) Telephone campaign misconduct is a class A misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties › Sec. 15.56.035. Unlawful interference with voting in the second degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful interference with voting in the second degree if the person
(1) has an official ballot in possession outside of the voting room unless the person is an election official or other person authorized by law or local ordinance, or by the director or chief municipal elections official in a local election;
(2) makes, or knowingly has in possession, a counterfeit of an official election ballot;
(3) knowingly solicits or encourages, directly or indirectly, a registered voter who is no longer qualified to vote under AS 15.05.010, to vote in an election;
(4) as a registration official
(A) knowingly refuses to register a person who is entitled to register under AS 15.07.030; or
(B) accepts a fee from an applicant applying for registration;
(5) violates AS 15.20.081(a) by knowingly supplying or encouraging or assisting another person to supply to a voter an absentee ballot application form with a political party or group affiliation indicated if the voter is not already registered as affiliated with that political party or group;
(6) knowingly designs, marks, or encourages or assists another person to design or mark an absentee ballot application in a manner that suggests choice of one ballot over another as prohibited by AS 15.20.081(a); or
(7) knowingly submits or encourages or assists another person to submit an absentee ballot application to an intermediary who could control or delay the submission of the application to the division of elections or who could gather data from the application form as prohibited by AS 15.20.081(a).
(b) Violation of (a)(3) of this section is a corrupt practice.
(c) Unlawful interference with voting in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties › Sec. 15.56.040. Voter misconduct in the first degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of voter misconduct in the first degree if the person
(1) votes or attempts to vote in the name of another person or in a name other than the person's own;
(2) votes or attempts to vote more than once at the same election with the intent that the person's vote be counted more than once;
(3) intentionally makes a false affidavit, swears falsely, or falsely affirms under an oath required by this title;
(4) knowingly votes or solicits a person to vote after the polls are closed with the intent that the vote be counted.
(b) Voter misconduct in the first degree is a class C felony.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties › Sec. 15.56.050. Voter misconduct in the second degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of voter misconduct in the second degree if the person
(1) registers to vote without being entitled to register under AS 15.07.030;
(2) knowingly makes a material false statement while applying for voter registration or reregistration; or
(3) votes or attempts to vote in an election after being disqualified under AS 15.05.030.
(b) Voter misconduct in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties › Sec. 15.56.060. Unlawful interference with an election.

(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful interference with an election if the person
(1) induces or attempts to induce an election official to fail in the official's duty by force, threat, intimidation, or offers of reward;
(2) intentionally changes, attempts to change, or causes to be changed an official election document including ballots, tallies, and returns;
(3) intentionally delays, attempts to delay, or causes to be delayed the sending of the certificate, register, ballots, or other materials whether original or duplicate, required to be sent by AS 15.15.370; or
(4) is contracted or employed by the state to print or reproduce in any manner an official ballot, and the person knowingly
(A) personally appropriates, or gives or delivers to, or permits to be taken by anyone other than a person authorized by the director, official ballots; or
(B) prints or reproduces or has printed or reproduced official ballots in a form or with a content other than that prescribed by law or as directed by the director.
(b) Unlawful interference with an election is a class C felony.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties › Sec. 15.56.070. Election official misconduct in the first degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of election official misconduct in the first degree if while an election official, the person
(1) intentionally fails to perform an election duty or knowingly does an unauthorized act with the intent to affect an election or its results;
(2) knowingly permits or makes or attempts to make a false count of election returns; or
(3) intentionally conceals, withholds, destroys, or attempts to conceal, withhold, or destroy election returns.
(b) Election official misconduct in the first degree is a class C felony.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties › Sec. 15.56.080. Election official misconduct in the second degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of election official misconduct in the second degree if while an election official, and while the polls are open, the person
(1) opens a ballot received from a voter at an election, unless permitted by ordinance in a local election;
(2) marks a ballot by folding or otherwise so as to be able to recognize it;
(3) otherwise attempts to learn how a voter marked a ballot; or
(4) allows a person to do one of the acts prescribed by (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection.
(b) Election official misconduct in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties › Sec. 15.56.090. Improper subscription to petition.

(a) A person commits the crime of improper subscription to petition if the person
(1) signs a name other than the person's own to a petition proposing an initiative, referendum, recall, or nomination of a candidate for state or local office;
(2) knowingly signs more than once for the same proposition, question, or candidate at one election;
(3) signs a petition proposing an initiative, referendum, recall, or nomination of a candidate for state or local office, while knowingly not being a qualified voter; or
(4) solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept money or other valuable thing in exchange for signing or refraining from signing a petition proposing an initiative; in this paragraph, “other valuable thing” has the meaning given in AS 15.56.030(d).
(b) Improper subscription to petition is a class B misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties › Sec. 15.56.100. Refusal to allow employees time off.

(a) An employer commits the offense of refusal to allow employees time off if the employer refuses to allow an employee time off for the purpose of voting, or if, after allowing the time off, the employer deducts the time from the wages of the employee, except as provided in (b) of this section.
(b) An employee who has two consecutive hours in which to vote, either between the opening of the polls and the beginning of the employee's regular working shift, or between the end of that regular working shift and the close of the polls, is considered to have sufficient time outside of working hours within which to vote.
(c) Refusal to allow employees time off to vote is a violation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties › Sec. 15.56.110. Effect of certain convictions.

(a) The election of a candidate to the state legislature or to municipal office who knowingly commits a corrupt practice or whose campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer knowingly commits a corrupt practice is voidable under this section.
(b) If a successful candidate or the campaign treasurer or the deputy campaign treasurer of a successful candidate for the state legislature or for a seat on a city council or borough assembly or for mayor is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor described in this chapter as a corrupt practice, the eligibility of the successful candidate to hold the office to which elected shall be determined as to
(1) a member of the legislature under art. II, sec. 12, Constitution of the State of Alaska;
(2) a member of the borough assembly under AS 29.20.170(6);
(3) a borough mayor under AS 29.20.280(6);
(4) a member of the city council under AS 29.20.170(6);
(5) a city mayor under AS 29.20.280(6).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties › Sec. 15.56.115. Disposition of cases involving corrupt practice.

When a candidate or a nominee or the campaign treasurer of a candidate or a nominee is charged with a felony or misdemeanor described in this chapter as a corrupt practice, the case shall be promptly tried and the case shall be accorded a preferred status by the courts to ensure a speedy disposition of the matter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties › Sec. 15.56.199. Definitions.

In this chapter,
(1) “election” includes a local election as defined in AS 15.80.010 in addition to a state election;
(2) “knowingly” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900(a).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 58. Election Pamphlet › Sec. 15.58.010. Election pamphlet.

Before each state general election, and before each state primary, special, or special primary election at which a ballot proposition is scheduled to appear on the ballot, the lieutenant governor shall prepare, publish, and mail at least one election pamphlet to each household identified from the official registration list. The pamphlet shall be prepared on a regional basis as determined by the lieutenant governor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 58. Election Pamphlet › Sec. 15.58.030. Material to be filed by candidate.

(a) No later than August 30 of a presidential election year, candidates for the offices of the United States President and Vice-President may file with the lieutenant governor photographs and statements advocating their candidacy.
(b) Not later than July 22 of a year in which a state general election will be held, an individual who becomes a candidate for the office of United States senator, United States representative, governor, lieutenant governor, state senator, or state representative under AS 15.25.030 may file with the lieutenant governor a photograph and a statement advocating the candidacy.
(c) Each candidate for an office designated under (a) or (b) of this section is allowed one page of space in the pamphlet for a photograph and statement.
(d) Pages on which candidates' photographs or statements appear must be clearly identified with the words “provided and paid for by the candidate.”
(e) A candidate's statement must be typewritten and is limited to a position statement of 250 words or less and a biographical statement of 150 words or less.
(f) A candidate's photograph must be 5" x 7" in size and must have been taken within the past five years. The photograph must be limited to the head, neck, and shoulders of the candidate. All photographs shall be printed in black and white.
(g) No later than August 7 of the year in which the state general election will be held, a person seeking retention in office as a justice or judge may file with the lieutenant governor a photograph and a statement advocating the candidacy.
(h) The lieutenant governor shall prepare and publish on the division's Internet website the photograph and statement of a candidate for an office designated under (a), (b), or (g) of this section. The lieutenant governor shall indicate that the photograph and statement are provided and paid for by the candidate. A photograph and a statement of a candidate that have been timely filed with the lieutenant governor shall be published on the website at least 15 days before an election at which the candidate will appear on the ballot.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 58. Election Pamphlet › Sec. 15.58.040. Material to be filed by political parties.

(a) No later than July 15 of a year in which a state general election will be held, a political party may file with the lieutenant governor a maximum of two pages of material.
(b) Each page purchased must be clearly identified with the words “paid for by” followed by the name of the political party, the name of the state chairperson of the party, and the name of the party treasurer.
(c) Material submitted by a political party may not
(1) include images, except for graphic elements including party logos;
(2) directly or indirectly advocate
(A) for or against, or use the name of, another political party;
(B) for the election or defeat or use the name of a person who is
(i) a candidate for municipal, state, or federal public office;
(ii) a public official, as that term is defined in AS 39.50.200(a);
(iii) a member of the legislature;
(iv) elected or appointed to public office in the federal government.
(d) Nothing in (c) of this section prohibits a political party from submitting material that promotes the political party's
(1) candidates generally, without naming individual persons; or
(2) platform, tenets, or philosophy.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 58. Election Pamphlet › Sec. 15.58.050. Information and recommendations on judicial officers.

No later than August 7 of the year in which the state general election will be held, the judicial council shall file with the lieutenant governor a statement including information about each supreme court justice, court of appeals judge, superior court judge, and district court judge who will be subject to a retention election. The statement shall reflect the evaluation of each justice or judge conducted by the judicial council according to law and shall contain a brief statement describing each public reprimand, public censure, or suspension received by the judge under AS 22.30.011(d) during the period covered in the evaluation. A statement may not exceed 600 words.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 58. Election Pamphlet › Sec. 15.58.060. Charges for space in pamphlet.

(a) Each general election candidate shall pay to the lieutenant governor at the time of filing material under this chapter the following:
(1) President or Vice-President of the United States, United States senator, United States representative, governor, lieutenant governor, supreme court justice, and court of appeals judge, $300 each;
(2) superior court judge and district court judge, $150 each;
(3) state senator and state representative, $100 each.
(b) Subject to the page limitation under AS 15.58.020(a)(8), the state chair or executive committee of a political party shall pay to the lieutenant governor at the time of filing material under AS 15.58.040 $600 for each page purchased.
(c) There is no charge for statements and recommendations submitted by the judicial council or for statements advocating approval or rejection of a proposition submitted to the voters for approval.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 58. Election Pamphlet › Sec. 15.58.080. Distribution.

(a) Not less than 22 days before the general election, the lieutenant governor shall mail to every registered voter one copy of the pamphlet prepared for the region in which the voter resides. Additional pamphlets may be obtained from the director, the office of the lieutenant governor, and the area election offices.
(b) The state library shall make a recording of the appropriate regional pamphlet available to a blind voter without cost. The lieutenant governor shall assist with the preparation of recording each regional pamphlet.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 80. General Provisions › Sec. 15.80.005. Readability of certain election materials.

(a) The policy of the state is to prepare a ballot proposition that is clear, concise, and easily readable. The form of each ballot proposition shall be scored under (c) of this section. The policy of the state is to prepare a ballot proposition that is scored at approximately 60.
(b) Each neutral summary prepared for the voter's pamphlet shall be scored under (c) of this section. The policy of the state is to prepare a neutral summary that is scored at approximately 60.
(c) A ballot proposition or neutral summary shall be scored using the following procedures:
(1) disregard numbers;
(2) multiply the average sentence length in words by 1.015;
(3) multiply the average number of syllables for each 100 words by .846;
(4) subtract the total of (2) and (3) from 206.835.
(d) A court may not enjoin the conduct or results of an election for a failure to comply with (a) or (b) of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 80. General Provisions › Sec. 15.80.008. Recognized political party status.

(a) A political group that the director has not recognized as a political party may obtain recognized political party status if, on or before May 31 of the election year for which the political group seeks recognition, the political group
(1) files an application with the director;
(2) submits bylaws to the director and the United States Department of Justice as required of political parties in AS 15.25.014; and
(3) meets the definition of a political party in AS 15.80.010.
(b) The director shall verify that each political group seeking recognized political party status under (a) of this section and each recognized political party meets the definition of a political party in AS 15.80.010.
(c) The director shall perform a verification described in (b) of this section at least once a month after the date of certification of the preceding general election, except that the director may suspend the monthly verifications on and after June 1 and before November 30 of a general election year. For purposes of (b) of this section, the director shall verify that the voters who have submitted registration forms to the division of elections are qualified under AS 15.05.010 and have declared affiliation with the political group or recognized political party for which the verification is performed.
(d) Within 10 days after a verification under (c) of this section, the director shall provide to a political group seeking recognized political party status under (a) of this section written notification when the political group has obtained recognized political party status.
(e) The director may not withdraw recognized political party status from a political group that no longer qualifies as a political party until after the first verification after a general election at which a governor was elected. The director shall notify the political group in writing of the withdrawal of recognition.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.010. Commissioner of fish and game.

The commissioner is the principal executive officer of the Department of Fish and Game. The commissioner shall be a qualified executive with knowledge of the requirements for the protection, management, conservation, and restoration of the fish and game resources of the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.020. Functions of commissioner.

The commissioner shall
(1) supervise and control the department, and may appoint and employ division heads, enforcement agents, and the technical, clerical, and other assistants necessary for the general administration of the department;
(2) manage, protect, maintain, improve, and extend the fish, game and aquatic plant resources of the state in the interest of the economy and general well-being of the state;
(3) have necessary power to accomplish the foregoing including, but not limited to, the power to delegate authority to subordinate officers and employees of the department.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.052. Nuisance moose.

The department shall avoid destruction of nuisance moose if a practicable alternative exists for the relocation of the moose to suitable habitat where the moose will not be a nuisance. The commissioner may authorize one or more private individuals or groups to relocate nuisance moose to suitable habitat designated by the department if, upon review and evaluation of a written application and proposal, the commissioner finds that the individual or group is qualified to relocate nuisance moose without undue danger to the public, themselves, or the moose. Before relocating nuisance moose, an authorized individual or group shall provide financial assurances acceptable to the commissioner that will cover the state's reasonable anticipated costs of the relocation and indemnify the state for liability for damages to private persons and property arising from the actions of the individual or group in relocating nuisance moose under this section. The authorized individual or group shall reimburse the state for its costs that arise from relocating nuisance moose. A civil action to recover damages or costs that arise from relocating nuisance moose may not be brought against the state or a political subdivision, officer, or employee of the state. If darts containing narcotics are used to tranquilize moose, all of the darts shall be recovered and properly disposed. In this section, “nuisance moose” means moose designated by the department in an area of concentrated human population that pose a significant risk to the health, safety, or economic well-being of persons in the area.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.055. On-board observer program.

(a) The commissioner may enter into appropriate contracts and agreements with agencies, such as the National Marine Fisheries Service, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, and the International Pacific Halibut Commission, designed to ensure that on-board observer programs conducted in the fisheries of the state are coordinated and consistent with each other for vessels operating in state and federal water.
(b) The master of a vessel, as a condition of participating in a fishery for which an on-board observer program is authorized by the Board of Fisheries under AS 16.05.251, shall consent in writing to the placement of an observer aboard the vessel.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.060. Emergency orders.

(a) This chapter does not limit the power of the commissioner or an authorized designee, when circumstances require, to summarily open or close seasons or areas or to change weekly closed periods on fish or game by means of emergency orders.
(b) The commissioner or an authorized designee may, under criteria adopted by the Board of Fisheries, summarily increase or decrease sport fish bag limits or modify methods of harvest for sport fish by means of emergency orders.
(c) An emergency order has the force and effect of law after field announcement by the commissioner or an authorized designee. An emergency order adopted under this section is not subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.065. Application extension.

(a) The commissioner shall extend the time and dates during which application may be made for fish or game registration if the commissioner finds that
(1) the conservation and management of the fish or game resource will not be affected adversely; and
(2) the failure to timely apply is the result of excusable neglect.
(b) The fee for an extension granted under this section is $45.
(c) As used in this section, “excusable neglect” does not include unfamiliarity with or ignorance of applicable laws and regulations. In order to show excusable neglect, a person must have demonstrated, before the registration deadline, an intent to harvest fish or game.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.070. Regulations as evidence.

Regulations of a board and of the commissioner, including emergency openings and closures, are admissible as evidence in the courts of the state in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.090. Organization of the department.

(a) The commissioner may, with the approval of the governor, establish a departmental division of commercial fisheries, a departmental division of sport fisheries, a departmental division of game, and other departmental divisions as are necessary.
(b) [Repealed, § 3 E.O. No. 86 (1993).]
(c) There is established in the department a section of subsistence hunting and fishing.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.092. Fisheries rehabilitation, enhancement, and development.

The department shall
(1) develop and continually maintain a comprehensive, coordinated state plan for the orderly present and long-range rehabilitation, enhancement, and development of all aspects of the state's fisheries for the perpetual use, benefit, and enjoyment of all citizens and revise and update this plan annually;
(2) encourage the investment by private enterprise in the technological development and economic utilization of the fisheries resources;
(3) through rehabilitation, enhancement, and development programs do all things necessary to ensure perpetual and increasing production and use of the food resources of state waters and continental shelf areas;
(4) prepare a comprehensive annual report, containing detailed information regarding its accomplishments under this section and proposals of plans and activities for the next fiscal year, and notify the legislature not later than 20 days after the convening of each regular session that the report is available.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.094. Duties of section of subsistence hunting and fishing.

The section of subsistence hunting and fishing shall
(1) compile existing data and conduct studies to gather information, including data from subsistence users, on all aspects of the role of subsistence hunting and fishing in the lives of the residents of the state;
(2) quantify the amount, nutritional value, and extent of dependence on food acquired through subsistence hunting and fishing;
(3) make information gathered available to the public, appropriate agencies, and other organized bodies;
(4) assist the department, the Board of Fisheries, and the Board of Game in determining what uses of fish and game, as well as which users and what methods, should be termed subsistence uses, users, and methods;
(5) evaluate the impact of state and federal laws and regulations on subsistence hunting and fishing and, when corrective action is indicated, make recommendations to the department;
(6) make recommendations to the Board of Game and the Board of Fisheries regarding adoption, amendment, and repeal of regulations affecting subsistence hunting and fishing;
(7) participate with other divisions in the preparation of statewide and regional management plans so that those plans recognize and incorporate the needs of subsistence users of fish and game.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.100. Fish and game fund established.

There is created a revolving fish and game fund, which shall be used exclusively for the following:
(1) to carry out the purposes and provisions of this title, except AS 16.51 and AS 16.52, or other duties that may be delegated by the legislature to the commissioner or the department;
(2) [Repealed, § 34 ch 18 SLA 2016.]
(3) to carry out the purposes and objectives within the scope of this title except AS 16.51 and AS 16.52 as may be directed by the donor of any such funds.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.110. Composition of fund.

(a) The fish and game fund shall be made up of the following money and other money the legislature appropriates, which shall be deposited and retained in the fund until expended:
(1) money received from the sale of state sport fishing, hunting, and trapping licenses, tags, and special permits, waterfowl conservation tags purchased by hunters, and anadromous salmon tags purchased by fishermen;
(2) proceeds received from the sale of furs, skins, and specimens taken by predator hunters and other employees;
(3) money received in settlement of a claim or loss caused by damage to the fish and game resources of the state;
(4) money received from federal, state, or other governmental unit, or from a private donor for fish and game purposes;
(5) interest earned upon money in the fund;
(6) money from any other source.
(b) Except for money received as fisheries fines or forfeitures in settlement of a claim or loss caused by damage to the fish resources of the state that is appropriated to or through the division of commercial fisheries management and development, appropriations of money from the fish and game fund and of money received by the state under the federal aid acts described under AS 16.05.140 shall be made to the division of wildlife conservation or the division of sport fish. The division of wildlife conservation or the division of sport fish may use money appropriated under this subsection to acquire administrative and other services from other agencies if the division acquires the services through reimbursable services agreements. The division of wildlife conservation and the division of sport fish shall include as part of their budgets prepared under AS 37.07.050
(1) a listing of the reimbursable services agreements that are to be funded with money appropriated under this subsection;
(2) a description of the services to be provided under those agreements; and
(3) a listing of the entities that are parties to those agreements.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.120. Disbursement of funds.

Upon authorization of the commissioner, disbursements from the fish and game fund shall be paid by the proper state officer on presentation of vouchers signed by the commissioner or an authorized representative, and approved by the proper state officer.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.140. Assent to provisions of federal aid acts.

The state assents to the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Act of September 2, 1937 (16 U.S.C. 669-669j), to the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777-777k), to any amendment, revision, or modification of either Act, and to any other federal aid act that may be enacted to benefit the state. It is desired that the department participate in the federal aid programs on the same basis as other states.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.150. Enforcement authority.

The following persons are peace officers of the state and they shall enforce this title except AS 16.51 and AS 16.52:
(1) an employee of the department authorized by the commissioner;
(2) a police officer in the state;
(3) any other person authorized by the commissioner.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.160. Duty to arrest.

Each peace officer designated in AS 16.05.150 shall arrest a person violating a provision of this title except AS 16.51 and AS 16.52, or any regulation adopted under this title except AS 16.51 and AS 16.52, in the peace officer's presence or view, and shall take the person for examination or trial before an officer or court of competent jurisdiction unless in the judgment of the peace officer it would be in the state's best interest to issue a warning or a citation under AS 16.05.165.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.165. Form and issuance of citation.

(a) When a peace officer stops or contacts a person concerning a violation of this title except AS 16.51 and AS 16.52 or of a regulation adopted under this title except AS 16.51 and AS 16.52 that is a misdemeanor, the peace officer may, in the officer's discretion, issue a citation to the person as provided in AS 12.25.175 - 12.25.230.
(b) The supreme court shall specify by rule or order those misdemeanors that are appropriate for disposition without court appearance, and shall establish a schedule of bail amounts. Before establishing or amending the schedule of bail amounts required by this subsection, the supreme court shall appoint and consult with an advisory committee consisting of two law enforcement officers of the Department of Public Safety engaged in fish and wildlife protection, two representatives of the Department of Fish and Game, two district court judges, and the chairpersons of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees of the legislature. The maximum bail amount for an offense may not exceed the maximum fine specified by law for that offense. If the misdemeanor for which the citation is issued may be disposed of without court appearance, the issuing peace officer shall write on the citation the amount of bail applicable to the violation.
(c) If a person cited for a misdemeanor for which a bail amount has been established under (b) of this section does not contest the citation, the person may, on or before the 30th day after the date of the citation, mail or personally deliver to the clerk of the court in which the citation is filed by the peace officer
(1) the amount of bail indicated on the citation for that offense; and
(2) a copy of the citation indicating that the right to an appearance is waived, a plea of no contest is entered, and the bail is forfeited.
(d) When bail has been forfeited under (c) of this section, a judgment of conviction shall be entered. Forfeiture of bail and all seized items is a complete satisfaction for the misdemeanor. The clerk of the court accepting the bail shall provide the offender with a receipt stating that fact if requested.
(e) A person cited under this section is guilty of failure to obey a citation under AS 12.25.230 if the person fails to pay the bail amount established under (b) of this section or fails to appear in court as required.
(f) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, if a person cited for a misdemeanor for which a bail amount has been established under (b) of this section appears in court and is found guilty, the penalty that is imposed for the offense may not exceed the bail amount for that offense established under (b) of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.170. Power to execute warrant.

Each peace officer designated in AS 16.05.150 may execute a warrant or other process issued by an officer or court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of this title except AS 16.51 and AS 16.52, and may, with a search warrant, search any place at any time. The judge of a court having jurisdiction may, upon proper oath or affirmation showing probable cause, issue a warrant in all cases.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.180. Power to search without warrant.

Each peace officer designated in AS 16.05.150 may without a warrant search any thing or place if the search is reasonable or is not protected from searches and seizures without warrant within the meaning of art. I, § 14, Alaska State Constitution, which specifically enumerates “persons, houses and other property, papers and effects.” However, before a search without warrant is made a signed written statement by the person making the search shall be submitted to the person in control of the property or object to be searched, stating the reason the search is being conducted. A written receipt shall be given by the person conducting the search for property which is taken as a result of the search. The enumeration of specific things does not limit the meaning of words of a general nature.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.190. Seizure and disposition of equipment.

Guns, traps, nets, fishing tackle, boats, aircraft, automobiles or other vehicles, sleds, and other paraphernalia used in or in aid of a violation of this chapter or a regulation of the department may be seized under a valid search, and all fish and game, or parts of fish and game, or nests or eggs of birds, taken, transported, or possessed contrary to the provisions of this chapter or a regulation of the department shall be seized by any peace officer designated in AS 16.05.150. Upon conviction of the offender or upon judgment of the court having jurisdiction that the item was taken, transported, or possessed in violation of this chapter or a regulation of the department, all fish and game, or parts of them are forfeited to the state and shall be disposed of as directed by the court. If sold, the proceeds of the sale shall be transmitted to the proper state officer for deposit in the general fund. Guns, traps, nets, fishing tackle, boats, aircraft, or other vehicles, sleds, and other paraphernalia seized under the provisions of this chapter or a regulation of the department, unless forfeited by order of the court, shall be returned, after completion of the case and payment of the fine, if any.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.195. Forfeiture of equipment.

(a) Guns, traps, nets, fishing gear, vessels, aircraft, other motor vehicles, sleds, and other paraphernalia or gear used in or in aid of a violation of this title or AS 08.54, or regulation adopted under this title or AS 08.54, and all fish and game or parts of fish and game or nests or eggs of birds taken, transported, or possessed contrary to the provisions of this title or AS 08.54, or regulation adopted under this title or AS 08.54, may be forfeited to the state
(1) upon conviction of the offender in a criminal proceeding of a violation of this title or AS 08.54 in a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(2) upon judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding in rem that an item specified above was used in or in aid of a violation of this title or AS 08.54 or a regulation adopted under this title or AS 08.54.
(b) Items specified in (a) of this section may be forfeited under this section regardless of whether they were seized before instituting the forfeiture action.
(c) An action for forfeiture under this section may be joined with an alternative action for damages brought by the state to recover damages for the value of fish and game or parts of them or nests or eggs of birds taken, transported, or possessed contrary to the provisions of this title or a regulation adopted under it.
(d) It is no defense that the person who had the item specified in (a) of this section in possession at the time of its use and seizure has not been convicted or acquitted in a criminal proceeding resulting from or arising out of its use.
(e) Forfeiture may not be made of an item subsequently sold to an innocent purchaser in good faith. The burden of proof as to whether the purchaser purchased the item innocently and in good faith shall be on the purchaser.
(f) An item forfeited under this section shall be disposed of at the discretion of the department. Before the department disposes of an aircraft it shall consider transfer of ownership of the aircraft to the Alaska Wing, Civil Air Patrol.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 16. Fish and Game › Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions › Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game. › Sec. 16.05.200. Power to administer oaths.

Each peace officer designated in AS 16.05.150 may administer to or take from any person, an oath, affirmation, or affidavit when it is for use in a prosecution or proceeding under or in the enforcement of this chapter.