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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 2. State and Local Administration of Weight and Measure Regulation. › Sec. 45.75.133. Bail forfeiture.

(a) The supreme court shall specify by rule or order those violations that are appropriate for disposition without court appearance, and shall establish a schedule of bail amounts. The maximum bail forfeiture amount for an offense may not exceed the maximum fine specified by law for that offense. If the person who has been cited can dispose of the violation without court appearance, the issuing peace officer or employee shall write on the citation the amount of bail forfeiture applicable to the violation.
(b) If a person cited for a violation for which a bail forfeiture amount has been established under (a) of this section does not contest the citation, the person may, within 30 days after the date of the citation, mail or personally deliver to the clerk of the court in which the citation is filed by the employee
(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.
(c) When the cited person has forfeited bail under (b) of this section, the court shall enter a judgment of conviction. Forfeiture of bail is a complete satisfaction for the violation. The clerk of the court accepting the bail forfeiture shall provide the offender with a receipt stating that fact if requested.
(d) A person cited under this section is guilty of failure to obey a citation under AS 12.25.230(b) if the person fails to pay the bail amount established under (a) of this section or fails to appear in court as required.
(e) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, if a person cited for a violation for which a bail forfeiture amount has been established under (a) of this section appears in court and is found guilty, the court may not impose a penalty that exceeds the bail forfeiture amount for that offense established under (a) of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 2. State and Local Administration of Weight and Measure Regulation. › Sec. 45.75.140. Powers and duties of deputy director and inspector.

The powers and duties of the director specified in AS 45.75.070 - 45.75.130, 45.75.170, and 45.75.380 shall also be exercised by the deputy director and inspectors, when acting under the instructions and at the direction of the director.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 2. State and Local Administration of Weight and Measure Regulation. › Sec. 45.75.150. Appointment of city sealers and deputy sealers of weights and measures.

(a) A city may appoint a sealer of weights and measures, and the deputy sealers of weights and measures it needs. If the city appoints a sealer, it shall obtain at its expense the standards of weights and measures and the additional equipment, for use in the enforcement of this chapter in the city, that the director prescribes.
(b) When the standards of weight and measure provided by a city are examined and approved by the director, they are the official standards for the city. At least every five years, the sealer shall make or arrange to have made comparisons between the field standards and appropriate standards of a higher order belonging to the city or to the state, in order to maintain the field standards in accurate condition.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 2. State and Local Administration of Weight and Measure Regulation. › Sec. 45.75.160. City sealers and deputy sealers.

The sealer of a city, and a deputy sealer when acting under the instructions and direction of the sealer, have the same powers and shall perform the same duties within the city as those granted to and imposed upon the director by AS 45.75.080 - 45.75.130 and 45.75.380.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 2. State and Local Administration of Weight and Measure Regulation. › Sec. 45.75.180. Duty of owners of incorrect apparatus.

Weights and measures rejected by the director or a sealer remain subject to the control of the rejecting authority until suitable repair or disposition of them is made as required by this section. The owner of a rejected weight and measure shall correct it within 30 days or a longer period authorized by the rejecting authority; or, may dispose of it in the manner authorized by the rejecting authority. Rejected weights and measures may not again be used commercially until officially re-examined and found to be correct or until specific written permission for their use is issued by the rejecting authority.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 3. Standards and Regulation for Sale of Commodities. › Sec. 45.75.190. Method of sale of commodities.

(a) Commodities in liquid form may be sold only by liquid measure or by weight. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, commodities not in liquid form may be sold only by weight, by measure of length or area, or by count. However, liquid commodities may be sold by weight and commodities not in liquid form may be sold by count only if the method gives accurate information as to the quantity of commodity sold.
(b) The provisions of this section do not apply to
(1) commodities when sold for immediate consumption on the premises where sold;
(2) vegetables when sold by the head or bunch;
(3) commodities in containers standardized by a law of this state or by federal law;
(4) [Repealed, § 2 ch 24 SLA 1982.]
(5) commodities in package form when there exists a general consumer usage to express the quantity in some other manner;
(6) concrete aggregates, concrete mixtures, and loose solid materials such as earth, soil, gravel, and crushed stone, when sold by cubic measure; or
(7) unprocessed vegetable and animal fertilizer sold by cubic measure.
(c) The director may adopt reasonable regulations necessary to assure that amounts of commodity sold are determined in accordance with good commercial practice and are so determined and represented as to be accurate and informative.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 3. Standards and Regulation for Sale of Commodities. › Sec. 45.75.200. Declarations of quantity and origin on packages.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a commodity in package form introduced or delivered for introduction into or received in intrastate commerce, kept for the purpose of sale, or offered or exposed for sale in intrastate commerce shall bear on the outside of the package a definite, plain, and conspicuous declaration of
(1) the net quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or count;
(2) in the case of a package kept, offered, or exposed for sale, or sold in a place other than on the premises where packed, the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; and
(3) the identity of the commodity in the package unless it can easily be identified through the wrapper.
(b) In the declaration required under (a)(1) of this section the qualifying term “when packed” or other words of similar import, or a term qualifying a unit of weight, measure, or count such as for example “jumbo,” “giant,” “full,” and the like that tends to exaggerate the amount of commodity in a package, may not be used.
(c) Under (a)(1) of this section the director shall, by regulation, establish
(1) reasonable variations or tolerances to be allowed, which may include variations below the declared weight or measure caused by ordinary and customary exposure, only after the commodity is introduced into intrastate commerce, to conditions that normally occur in good distribution practice and that unavoidably result in decreased weight or measure;
(2) exemption as to small packages; and
(3) exemptions as to commodities put up in variable weights or sizes for sale to the consumer intact and either customarily not sold as individual units or customarily weighed or measured at the time of sale to the consumer.
(d) The marking provisions of this section do not apply to unwrapped loaves of bread.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 3. Standards and Regulation for Sale of Commodities. › Sec. 45.75.210. Declarations of unit price on random packages.

In addition to the declarations required by AS 45.75.200, a commodity in package form, which is one of a lot containing random weights, measures, or counts of the same commodity and bearing the total selling price of the package, shall bear on the outside of the package a plain and conspicuous declaration of the price per single unit of weight, measure, or count.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 3. Standards and Regulation for Sale of Commodities. › Sec. 45.75.220. Misleading packages.

A commodity in package form may not be so wrapped, or put in a container so made, formed, or filled as to mislead the purchaser as to the quantity of the contents of the package, and the contents of a container may not fall below the reasonable standard of fill which the director prescribes for the commodity.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 3. Standards and Regulation for Sale of Commodities. › Sec. 45.75.225. Advertising packages for sale.

(a) When a commodity in package form is advertised in any manner and the retail price of the package is stated in the advertisement, there shall be closely and conspicuously associated with the statement of price a declaration of the basic quantity of contents of the package as is required by law or regulation to appear on the package.
(b) When the law or regulation requires a dual declaration of net quantity to appear on the package, only the declaration that is required to appear first and without parentheses on the package need appear in the advertisement.
(c) There may not be included as part of the declaration required by this section such qualifying terms as “when packed,” “minimum,” “not less than,” or other terms of similar import nor terms qualifying a unit or weight, measure, or count such as “jumbo,” “giant,” “full,” which tend to exaggerate the amount of commodity in the package.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 3. Standards and Regulation for Sale of Commodities. › Sec. 45.75.230. Misrepresentation of price.

When a commodity or service is sold, or is offered, exposed, or advertised for sale, by weight, measure, or count, the price may not be misrepresented, and the price may not be represented in a manner calculated or tending to mislead or deceive an actual or prospective purchaser. When an advertised, posted, or labeled price per unit of weight, measure, or count includes a fraction of a cent, all elements of the fraction shall be prominently displayed and the numeral expressing the fraction shall be immediately adjacent to, of the same general design and style as, and at least one-half the height and width of the numerals representing the whole cents.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 3. Standards and Regulation for Sale of Commodities. › Sec. 45.75.240. Meat, poultry, and seafood.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, meat, meat products, poultry, and seafood except shellfish, offered or exposed for sale or sold as food, shall be offered or exposed for sale and sold by weight. When meat, poultry, or seafood is combined with or associated with some other food element to form either a distinctive food product or a food combination, the food product or combination shall be offered or exposed for sale and sold by weight. The quantity representation may be the total weight of the product or combination, and a quantity representation need not be made for each of the several elements of the product or combination.
(b) This section does not apply to meat, meat products, poultry, or seafood that is for immediate consumption on the premises where sold, or as one of several elements comprising a ready-to-eat meal not to be consumed on the premises where sold.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 3. Standards and Regulation for Sale of Commodities. › Sec. 45.75.282. Bulk deliveries sold in terms of weight and delivered by vehicle.

(a) When a vehicle delivers to an individual purchaser a commodity in bulk, and it is sold in terms of weight units, the delivery shall be accompanied by a duplicate delivery ticket that must clearly state in ink or by means of other indelible marking equipment, and equal in clarity to type or printing
(1) the name and address of the vendor,
(2) the name and address of the purchaser, and
(3) the net weight of the delivery expressed in pounds, and if the net weight is derived from determinations of gross and tare weights, these weights shall also be stated in terms of pounds.
(b) One of the tickets provided for in (a) of this section shall be retained by the vendor, and the other shall be delivered to the purchaser at the time of delivery of the commodity, or surrendered, on demand, to the director, or the deputy director, or an inspector, or a sealer, or a deputy sealer, who, if retaining it as evidence, shall issue a weight slip in place of it.
(c) If the purchaser carries away the purchase, the vendor is required only to give the purchaser at the time of sale a delivery ticket stating the number of pounds of commodity delivered to the purchaser.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 3. Standards and Regulation for Sale of Commodities. › Sec. 45.75.288. Furnace and stove oil.

Furnace and stove oil shall be sold by liquid measure or by net weight. When a delivery of liquid fuel is made in non-package form and in an amount greater than 10 gallons if the sale is by liquid measure, 100 pounds or greater if the sale is by weight, the purchaser shall receive from the vendor a delivery ticket or written statement that clearly states in ink or by means of other indelible marking equipment equal in clarity to type or printing
(1) the name and address of the vendor;
(2) the name and address of the purchaser;
(3) the identity of the type of fuel delivered;
(4) the price per gallon or per pound of the fuel delivered;
(5) if a sale is by liquid measure, the liquid volume of the delivery, together with any meter readings from which the liquid volume was computed, expressed in terms of the gallon and its binary or decimal subdivisions; and
(6) if a sale by weight, the net weight of the delivery, together with any weighing scale readings from which the net weight was computed, expressed in terms of tons or pounds avoirdupois.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 3. Standards and Regulation for Sale of Commodities. › Sec. 45.75.290. Coal, coke, and charcoal.

(a) Coal, coke, and charcoal shall be sold by weight. Unless the fuel is delivered to the purchaser in package form, each delivery of coal, coke, or charcoal to an individual purchaser shall be accompanied by duplicate delivery tickets on which, in ink or other indelible substance, there are clearly stated
(1) the name and address of the vendor;
(2) the name and address of the purchaser; and
(3) the net weight of the delivery and the gross and tare weights from which the net weight is computed, each expressed in pounds.
(b) One of the tickets provided for under (a) of this section shall be retained by the vendor and the other shall be delivered to the purchaser at the time of delivery of the fuel, or shall be surrendered, on demand, to the director, or the deputy director or an inspector, or a sealer or deputy sealer, who, if retaining it as evidence, shall issue a weight slip in place of it for delivery to the purchaser. If the purchaser carries away the purchase, the vendor is required only to give to the purchaser at the time of sale a delivery ticket stating the number of pounds of fuel delivered to the purchaser.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 3. Standards and Regulation for Sale of Commodities. › Sec. 45.75.300. Textile products.

It is unlawful to keep for the purpose of sale, offer or expose for sale, or sell textile yard goods put up or packaged in advance of sale in a bolt or roll, or any other textile product put up or packaged in advance of sale in any other unit, for wholesale or retail sale, unless the bolt or roll, or other unit, is definitely, plainly, and conspicuously marked to show its net measure in terms of yards or its net weight, in terms of avoirdupois pounds or ounces, subject to the following limitations and requirements:
(1) a unit of twine or cordage may be marked to show its net measure in terms of feet; readywound bobbins not sold separately are not required to be individually marked, but the package containing the bobbins shall be marked to show the number of bobbins contained in it and the net weight or measure of the thread on each bobbin; a unit of sewing, basting, mending, darning, crocheting, tatting, hand-knitting, or embroidery thread or yarn, except nylon hand-knitting yarn, that is not composed in whole or in part of wool, the net weight of which is less than two ounces avoirdupois, shall be marked to show its net measure in terms of yards as unwound from the ball or from the spool or other holder; a retail unit of a textile product sold only for household use consisting of a package containing two or more similar individual units that are not sold separately shall be marked to show the number of individual units in the package and the net weight or net measure of the product in each individual unit, but this does not apply where the individual units are separately marked; a unit of yarn, composed in whole or in part of wool, sold to consumers for handiwork, shall be marked to show the net weight of the yarn, except that any such unit of tapestry, mending, or embroidery yarn, the net measure of which does not exceed 50 yards, may be marked to show its linear measure only;
(2) the marking required by this section shall in all cases be in combination with the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor of the product, or a trademark, symbol, brand, or other mark that identifies the manufacturer, packer, or distributor;
(3) reasonable tolerances shall be permitted, and these must be included in regulations for the enforcement of this section that are adopted by the director;
(4) this section does not apply to the following textile products when sold at wholesale in bulk by net weight: cordage, agricultural bag sewing threads, twines, yarns that are to be processed, and yarns that are to be industrially converted into end-use products.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 3. Standards and Regulation for Sale of Commodities. › Sec. 45.75.320. Construction of contracts.

Fractional parts of a unit of weight or measure mean like fractional parts of the value of the unit as prescribed or defined in AS 45.75.010 and 45.75.390, and all contracts concerning the sale of commodities and services shall be construed in accordance with this requirement.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 4. Enforcement. › Sec. 45.75.340. Presumptive evidence.

For the purposes of this chapter, proof of the existence of a weight or measure or a weighing or measuring device in or about a building, enclosure, stand, or vehicle in which or from which it is shown that buying or selling is commonly carried on is, in the absence of conclusive evidence to the contrary, presumptive proof of the regular use of the weight or measure or weighing or measuring device for commercial purposes and of such use by the person in charge of the building, enclosure, stand, or vehicle.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 75. Weights and Measures Act › Article 5. General Provisions. › Sec. 45.75.390. Definitions.

In this chapter,
(1) “barrel,” when used in connection with fermented liquor, means a unit of 31 gallons;
(2) “commodity in package form” means a commodity put up or packaged in any manner in advance of sale in units suitable for wholesale or retail sale, but does not include an auxiliary shipping container enclosing packages that individually conform to the requirements of this chapter; an individual item or lot of a commodity not in package form, but on which there is marked a selling price based on an established price per unit of weight or of measure, is a commodity in package form;
(3) “consumer package” or “package of consumer commodity” means a commodity in package form that is customarily produced or distributed for sale through retail sales agencies or instrumentalities for consumption by individuals or use by individuals for the purposes of personal care or in the performance of services ordinarily rendered in or about the household or in connection with personal possessions;
(4) “cord,” when used in connection with wood intended for fuel purposes, means the amount of wood that is contained in a space of 128 cubic feet when the wood is ranked and well stowed;
(5) “director” means the state director of weights and measures and “deputy director” means the deputy state director of weights and measures;
(6) “inspector” means a state inspector of weights and measures;
(7) “intrastate commerce” means commerce or trade that is begun, carried on, and completed wholly within the limits of the state;
(8) “nonconsumer package” or “package of nonconsumer commodity” means a commodity in package form other than a consumer package, and particularly a package designed solely for industrial or institutional use or for wholesale distribution only;
(9) “sealer” means a sealer of weights and measures and “deputy sealer” means a deputy sealer of weights and measures of a city;
(10) “sell” includes barter and exchange;
(11) “ton” means a unit of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois weight;
(12) “weight” in connection with a commodity means net weight; when a commodity is sold on the basis of weight, the net weight of the commodity shall be used, and all contracts concerning the commodity shall be so construed;
(13) “weight and measure” means every weight and measure, instrument and device for weighing and measuring, and every appliance and accessory associated with an instrument and device.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 77. Foreign Trade Zones › Sec. 45.77.010. Application for establishment of foreign trade zone.

(a) A public corporation may apply for the privilege of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign trade zone or zones in the state as provided in 19 U.S.C. secs. 81a - 81u (Foreign Trade Zones Act), and if the application is granted, may establish, operate, and maintain the zone in accordance with applicable law.
(b) With the approval of the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development, any private corporation may apply as described in (a) of this section, and, if the application is granted, may establish, operate, and maintain a foreign trade zone.
(c) Nothing in this section prevents a successful applicant from entering into a contract for services for the operation or maintenance of the foreign trade zone.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 77. Foreign Trade Zones › Sec. 45.77.020. Definitions.

In this chapter,
(1) “foreign trade zone” means a foreign trade zone established under 19 U.S.C. secs. 81a - 81u (Foreign Trade Zones Act), as amended, or any laws of the United States enacted as replacements for those provisions;
(2) “private corporation” means a corporation, other than a public corporation, formed under the laws of the State of Alaska for the purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign trade zone;
(3) “public corporation” means the State of Alaska, a political subdivision of the state, a public authority, commission, agency, or corporate instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state, or any combination of these entities.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 1. New Business Incentive Program. › Sec. 45.81.010. New business incentive fund.

There is established in the department the new business incentive fund. Up to $3,000,000 may be appropriated to the fund each fiscal year. The department may use money in the fund for new business incentive grants. On June 30 of each fiscal year, the unexpended and unobligated balance in the fund lapses into the general fund.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 1. New Business Incentive Program. › Sec. 45.81.020. Eligibility for grants.

(a) A new business or a business that is opening a new branch in the state is eligible for a new business incentive grant if
(1) the business is primarily engaged in manufacturing a product for export outside of the state;
(2) the business will not directly compete with an existing business that is located in the state as determined by the department;
(3) for a business located in a municipality, the municipality has provided support to the business in a form and in an amount acceptable to the department;
(4) the business is primarily financed by the private sector; and
(5) the business has been recommended as complying with the requirements for a business incentive grant by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority.
(b) The department shall prescribe by regulation the standards for new business incentive grant eligibility and the form and procedure for submitting grant applications. Subject to the availability of money in the new business incentive fund, the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant in an amount that does not exceed the amount recommended by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for that applicant.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 1. New Business Incentive Program. › Sec. 45.81.030. Use of grant money.

After awarding a new business incentive grant, the department may pay money from the grant to the recipient business only as reimbursement for one or more of the following costs incurred and paid by the business:
(1) cost of relocating key personnel and of moving and installing equipment and initial inventory;
(2) up to 50 percent of the cost of site preparation and installation of utilities for a new facility;
(3) work force training costs for a period of up to 36 months in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each employee receiving training during a 12-month period if the costs are not covered by another governmental program;
(4) up to 50 percent of the costs of business feasibility analyses that relate to situations unique to the state, market studies applicable to the state, and business facility designs necessary to address conditions in the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 1. New Business Incentive Program. › Sec. 45.81.040. Grant conditions.

(a) A business that receives a new business incentive grant must be operating on the date the grant is awarded and must continue to operate in the state for at least five years after the date the grant is awarded or must, within 90 days after ceasing to operate, repay the grant money together with interest on the money in an amount established by the department. A business that is a branch or subsidiary of another business may not receive a grant unless that other business agrees, in a form acceptable to the department, to be responsible for the obligation to repay grant money and interest under this subsection.
(b) The department may set additional terms and conditions for the award of new business incentive grants and for the payment of grant money. The terms and conditions may include requirements for the repayment of grant money even though repayment is not required under (a) of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 2. Tourism Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 45.81.100. Creation of a tourism revolving fund.

(a) There is created in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development a tourism revolving fund. All principal and interest payments, and money chargeable to principal or interest that is collected through liquidation by foreclosure or other process on loans made under AS 45.81.100 - 45.81.190, shall be paid into the tourism revolving fund.
(b) Money in the fund may be used by the legislature to make appropriations for costs of administering AS 45.81.100 - 45.81.190.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 2. Tourism Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 45.81.110. Special account established.

(a) There is established as a special account within the tourism revolving fund the foreclosure expense account. This account is established as a reserve from fund equity.
(b) The commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development may expend money credited to the foreclosure expense account when necessary to protect the state's security interest in collateral on loans made under AS 45.81.120 or to defray expenses incurred during foreclosure proceedings after a default by an obligor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 2. Tourism Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 45.81.120. Powers of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.

(a) The department may
(1) make loans to a business directly involved in the tourist industry;
(2) designate agents and delegate powers to them as is necessary;
(3) adopt regulations necessary to carry out its functions, including regulations to establish reasonable fees for services provided and charges for collecting the fees;
(4) establish amortization plans for the repayment of loans not to exceed 20 years;
(5) collect the fees and collection charges established under this subsection.
(b) [Repealed, § 84 ch 58 SLA 1999.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 2. Tourism Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 45.81.130. Limitations on loans.

(a) State participation in a loan to a business may not be more than $3,000,000.
(b) The loan shall be secured by acceptable collateral and may not exceed 75 percent of the appraised value of the collateral offered as security.
(c) The rate of interest may not exceed nine and one-half percent a year on the unpaid balance of the state's share of the loan.
(d) A loan of $150,000 or more under AS 45.81.100 - 45.81.190 must be participated in by a financial institution in an amount which is not less than 20 percent of the total amount of the loan. A loan of less than $150,000 does not require participation by a financial institution.
(e) The participating financial institution shall administer and service the loan for a reasonable fee not exceeding one-half of one percent.
(f) The lien of the state is a first lien to the extent of its portion of the total loan and the participating financial institution shall have a first lien to the extent of its portion of the total loan.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 2. Tourism Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 45.81.140. Sale or transfer of mortgages and notes.

(a) The commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development may sell or transfer at par value or at a premium or discount to any bank or other private purchaser for cash or other consideration the mortgages and notes held by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development as security for loans made under AS 45.81.100 - 45.81.190.
(b) [Repealed by § 14 ch 122 SLA 1980.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 2. Tourism Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 45.81.190. Disposal of property acquired by default or foreclosure.

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall dispose of property acquired through default or foreclosure of a loan made under AS 45.81.100 - 45.81.190. Disposal shall be made in a manner that serves the best interests of the state, and may include the amortization of payments over a period of years.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 3. Small Business Loans. › Sec. 45.81.200. Powers and duties of Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development in general.

(a) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall formulate general policies and adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of AS 45.81.200 - 45.81.290, including regulations to establish fees for services provided and charges for collecting the fees. The department may collect the fees and collection charges established.
(b) The department may hold hearings and subpoena witnesses and documents, and administer oaths in connection with hearings.
(c) The department shall
(1) cooperate with the state and its political subdivisions and agencies;
(2) adopt regulations necessary for the conduct of its business and for carrying out the provisions of AS 45.81.200 - 45.81.290, and make necessary regulations to maintain such standards;
(3) require bonds and undertakings from persons employed by it as shall in its judgment be necessary, and pay the premiums on them;
(4) establish such regional and local offices and such advisory groups as may be necessary or considered expedient to carry out or assist in carrying out its duties and authority.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 3. Small Business Loans. › Sec. 45.81.210. Small business loans.

(a) The commissioner shall, under regulations and policies adopted by the commissioner, make small business loans to acquire, finance, or refinance or equip businesses, including farming, mining, and fishing, not exceeding $500,000. The loans shall be secured by acceptable collateral and may not exceed 75 percent of the appraised value of the collateral offered as security. The rate of interest may not exceed nine and one-half percent a year on the unpaid balance. For the purposes of this subsection business equipment includes, but is not limited to, fire protection systems approved under AS 18.70.081 and farming equipment.
(b) [Repealed, § 14 ch 122 SLA 1980.]
(c) [Repealed, § 108 ch 59 SLA 1982.]
(d) Money loaned shall be delivered to the borrower as provided in AS 37.25.050, vouchered in the manner prescribed for state disbursing officers, and charged against the small business revolving loan fund. Each voucher shall be approved by the commissioner or a bonded deputy authorized to act as a certifying officer. Upon repayment of loans by installments, or otherwise, in accordance with the prescribed terms, or upon liquidation by foreclosure or other process, or upon receipt of interest, the money so received shall be turned over to the commissioner of revenue for deposit in the small business revolving loan fund.
(e) The commissioner may not disqualify an applicant for, or prejudice an applicant's privilege to receive, a loan to purchase and install a fire protection system solely because of a loan already made to the applicant under AS 45.81.200 - 45.81.290.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 3. Small Business Loans. › Sec. 45.81.220. Sale or transfer of mortgages and notes.

(a) The commissioner may sell or transfer at par value or at a premium or discount to any bank or other private purchaser for cash or other consideration the mortgages and notes held by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development as security for loans made under AS 45.81.200 - 45.81.290.
(b) [Repealed, § 33 ch 141 SLA 1988.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 3. Small Business Loans. › Sec. 45.81.230. Disposal of property acquired by default or foreclosure.

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall dispose of property acquired through default or foreclosure of a loan made under AS 45.81.200 - 45.81.290. Disposal shall be made in a manner that serves the best interests of the state, and may include the amortization of payments over a period of years.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 3. Small Business Loans. › Sec. 45.81.240. Creation of fund.

(a) There is created the small business revolving loan fund to carry out the purposes of AS 45.81.200 - 45.81.290. This fund shall be used for no other purpose.
(b) Money in the fund may be used by the legislature to make appropriations for costs of administering AS 45.81.200 - 45.81.290.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 3. Small Business Loans. › Sec. 45.81.250. Special account established.

(a) There is established as a special account within the small business revolving loan fund the foreclosure expense account. This account is established as a reserve from fund equity.
(b) The commissioner may expend money credited to the foreclosure expense account when necessary to protect the state's security interest in collateral on loans made under AS 45.81.210 or to defray expenses incurred during foreclosure proceedings after a default by an obligor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 81. Business Loan and Grant Programs › Article 3. Small Business Loans. › Sec. 45.81.260. Eligibility for loans.

A person is eligible for a loan under AS 45.81.200 - 45.81.290 if
(1) the person can establish or demonstrate good character, capacity for financial responsibility, ability to provide sufficient collateral and knowledge of Alaska economic conditions;
(2) the person is a resident of the state; and
(3) in the judgment of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
(A) the business shows a definite potential for growth;
(B) the borrower will be able to repay the loan; and
(C) the loan will potentially create more jobs and provide additional services in the community.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 88. Energy Loan and Grant Programs › Article 1. Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 45.88.010. Fund established.

(a) There is established in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development the alternative energy conservation revolving loan fund to carry out the purposes of AS 45.88.010 - 45.88.090. Loans made under AS 45.88.010 - 45.88.090 are to be used
(1) to develop means of energy production utilizing one or more alternative energy systems; and
(2) to purchase, construct, and install energy conservation improvements in commercial buildings.
(b) Money in the fund may be used by the legislature to make appropriations for costs of administering AS 45.88.010 - 45.88.090.
(c) [Repealed, § 38 ch 83 SLA 2010.]
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision in AS 45.88.010 - 45.88.090, a multifuel heating system that uses the combination of wood or fossil fuel for fuel does qualify under this loan fund.
(e) The alternative energy conservation revolving loan fund consists of
(1) money appropriated to the fund by the legislature;
(2) gifts, bequests, or contributions from other sources;
(3) principal and interest payments or other income earned on loans or investments in the fund; and
(4) money chargeable to principal or interest that is collected through liquidation by foreclosure or other processes on loans made under AS 45.88.010 - 45.88.090.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 88. Energy Loan and Grant Programs › Article 1. Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 45.88.015. Special account established.

(a) There is established, as a special account within the revolving loan fund established under AS 45.88.010, the foreclosure expense account. This account is established as a reserve from fund equity.
(b) The commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development may expend money credited to the foreclosure expense account when necessary to protect the state's security interest in collateral on loans made under AS 45.88.020 or to defray expenses incurred during foreclosure proceedings after a default by an obligor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 88. Energy Loan and Grant Programs › Article 1. Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 45.88.020. Powers and duties of the department in administering the fund.

(a) The department may
(1) make loans for the purchase, construction, and installation, in commercial buildings that are located in the state, of
(A) alternative energy systems; and
(B) energy conservation improvements;
(2) adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of AS 45.88.010 - 45.88.090, including regulations to establish reasonable fees for services provided and charges for collecting the fees;
(3) collect the fees and collection charges established under this subsection.
(b) The department shall develop eligibility standards for loans made under AS 45.88.010 - 45.88.090 and adopt guidelines for the determination of loan terms.
(c) The department may not make a loan under AS 45.88.010 - 45.88.090 to a person who has a past due child support obligation established by court order or by the child support services agency under AS 25.27.160 - 25.27.220 at the time of application.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 88. Energy Loan and Grant Programs › Article 1. Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 45.88.025. Eligibility.

To be eligible for a loan under AS 45.88.010 - 45.88.090, an applicant must
(1) physically reside in the state and maintain a domicile in the state during 12 consecutive months before the date of application for a loan and may not have
(A) declared or established residency in another state; or
(B) received residency or a benefit based on residency from another state;
(2) be at least 51 percent owned by individuals described in (1) of this section if the applicant is a corporation, joint venture, or partnership; or
(3) be a nonprofit organization under AS 10.20.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 88. Energy Loan and Grant Programs › Article 1. Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 45.88.030. Loan terms.

(a) A loan made under AS 45.88.010 - 45.88.090 may not exceed $50,000. If the requested loan amount exceeds $30,000, the applicant must deliver to the department a document from a financial institution stating that
(1) the applicant has been denied a loan for the same purpose; or
(2) the loan from the financial institution is contingent on the applicant also receiving a loan from the fund.
(b) The duration for repayment of the loan may not exceed 20 years.
(c) [Repealed, § 38 ch 83 SLA 2010.]
(d) [Repealed, § 38 ch 83 SLA 2010.]
(e) The rate of interest for a loan under AS 45.88.010 - 45.88.090 is the prime rate, as defined by AS 44.88.599, plus one percentage point, but may not be less than five percent a year.
(f) A loan under AS 45.88.010 - 45.88.090 must be secured by a mortgage or other security instrument in the real property to be improved and a lien on the improvements financed with the loan.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 88. Energy Loan and Grant Programs › Article 1. Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 45.88.050. Disposal of property acquired by default or foreclosure.

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall dispose of property acquired through default or foreclosure of a loan made under AS 45.88.010 - 45.88.090. Disposal shall be made in a manner that serves the best interests of the state, and may include the amortization of payments over a period of years.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 88. Energy Loan and Grant Programs › Article 1. Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Fund. › Sec. 45.88.090. Definitions.

(a) In AS 45.88.010 - 45.88.090,
(1) “alternative energy system”
(A) means a source of thermal, mechanical or electrical energy that is not dependent on oil or gas or a nuclear fuel for the supply of energy for space heating and cooling, refrigeration and cold storage, electrical power, mechanical power, or the heating of water;
(B) includes
(i) an alternative energy property as defined by 26 U.S.C. 48(a)(3)(A) (Sec. 301, P.L. 95-618, Internal Revenue Code);
(ii) a method of architectural design and construction that provides for the collection, storage, and use of direct radiation from the sun;
(iii) a woodstove that complies with the provisions of 40 C.F.R. 60.530;
(iv) a steam, hot water, or ducted hot air central heating system that uses wood or coal for fuel; and
(v) a high efficiency wood pellet or grain stove;
(C) does not include
(i) a stove that uses only coal or oil for fuel; or
(ii) a fireplace or fireplace insert;
(2) “commercial building”
(A) means a building that is intended to be used for commercial purposes;
(B) does not include
(i) a residential structure or mobile home that contains one to four family housing units; or
(ii) individual units of condominiums or cooperatives;
(3) “energy conservation improvement” means
(A) structural insulation;
(B) thermal windows and doors;
(C) a furnace replacement burner designed to achieve a reduction in the amount of fuel consumed as a result of increased combustion efficiency;
(D) a device for modifying flue openings designed to increase the efficiency of operation of the heating system;
(E) an electrical or mechanical furnace ignition system that replaces a gas pilot light;
(F) an automatic energy-saving setback thermostat;
(G) a meter that displays the cost of energy usage;
(H) caulking and weather-stripping of doors and windows;
(I) insulating shades and shutters;
(J) air and water recuperators.
(b) [Renumbered as AS 45.88.010(d).]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 88. Energy Loan and Grant Programs › Article 2. Residential Energy Conservation Fund. › Sec. 45.88.100. Fund established.

(a) There is established in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development the residential energy conservation fund to carry out the purposes of AS 45.88.100 - 45.88.190. Loans and grants made under AS 45.88.100 - 45.88.190 may be used to purchase, construct, and install an energy conservation improvement in residential buildings.
(b) Money in the fund may be used by the legislature to make appropriations for costs of administering AS 45.88.100 - 45.88.190.
(c) On June 30 of each fiscal year the unexpended and unobligated cash balance of the fund that is attributable to loans owned by the fund lapses into the general fund.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 88. Energy Loan and Grant Programs › Article 2. Residential Energy Conservation Fund. › Sec. 45.88.110. Special account established.

(a) There is established as a special account within the residential energy conservation fund the foreclosure expense account. This account is established as a reserve from fund equity.
(b) The commissioner may expend money credited to the foreclosure expense account when necessary to protect the state's security interest in collateral on loans made under AS 45.88.120 or to defray expenses incurred during foreclosure proceedings after a default by an obligor.