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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 54. Big Game Guides and Related Occupations › Article 2. Enforcement. › Sec. 08.54.760. Hunt records; confidentiality of hunt records and activity reports.

(a) The department shall collect and maintain hunt records provided by a registered guide-outfitter. A registered guide-outfitter shall submit to the department a hunt record for each contracted hunt within 60 days after the completion of the hunt. A hunt record must include a list of all big game hunters who used the guiding or outfitting services of the registered guide-outfitter, the number of each big game species taken, and other information required by the board. The department shall provide forms for reporting hunt records.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, hunt records received under this section and activity reports received under AS 08.54.650 are confidential and not subject to inspection or copying under AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.125. Aggregated data compiled from hunt records and activity reports may be included in reports by the department. The department shall make hunt records and activity reports available
(1) if requested, to state agencies, federal law enforcement agencies, and other law enforcement agencies; and
(2) to a municipality that levies a tax on those activities, if the
(A) information concerns hunts or activities occurring within the four calendar years preceding the date of the request; and
(B) municipality
(i) requests the records for the purpose of verifying taxes payable; and
(ii) agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the records.
(c) Forms, records, and reports required under this chapter may be distributed, received, and stored electronically.
(d) The department may charge a municipality a fee, set by the department under AS 37.10.050, to provide a record under (b)(2) of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 54. Big Game Guides and Related Occupations › Article 2. Enforcement. › Sec. 08.54.770. License and examination fees.

(a) The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for each of the following:
(1) registered guide-outfitter license;
(2) class-A assistant guide license;
(3) assistant guide license;
(4) transporter license;
(5) retired status license;
(6) license application fee.
(b) The license fee for the registered guide-outfitter, class-A assistant guide, or assistant guide license is in addition to the fee required for a hunting license issued by the Department of Fish and Game under AS 16.05.340.
(c) An applicant for a qualifying examination for a registered guide-outfitter license shall pay a fee established by regulations adopted under AS 08.01.065.
(d) The fee for the transporter license must be equal to the fee for the registered guide-outfitter license.
(e) The amount of the license fee for a nonresident shall be two times the amount of the license fee for a resident.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 54. Big Game Guides and Related Occupations › Article 2. Enforcement. › Sec. 08.54.785. Chapter not applicable.

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a person providing, for compensation or with the intent to receive compensation, only accommodations to a big game hunter in the field at
(1) a permanent lodge, house, or cabin on private land owned by the person; or
(2) a state or federal cabin on state or federal land.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers › Sec. 08.55.010. Qualifications for license.

(a) The department shall issue a license to act as a hearing aid dealer to an individual who
(1) is 18 years of age or older;
(2) applies on a form provided by the department;
(3) has a high school diploma or the equivalent;
(4) has a business license issued under AS 43.70.020;
(5) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the department that the individual has not engaged in conduct that is a ground for imposing disciplinary sanctions under AS 08.55.130;
(6) submits with the application a statement disclosing whether the applicant
(A) has, during the five-year period immediately preceding the date of the application been convicted of a felony, or had a final judgment entered against the applicant in a civil action, if the felony or civil action involved fraud, embezzlement, or misappropriation of property;
(B) is subject to an injunctive order that is currently in effect from a pending proceeding or action brought by a public agency;
(C) is a defendant in a pending criminal or civil action relating to fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation of property, or the antitrust or trade regulation laws of the United States or a state;
(D) has, during the five-year period immediately preceding the date of the application, been reorganized, had a debt adjustment, or has been adjudicated a bankrupt under bankruptcy proceedings due to insolvency or was a principal executive officer or general partner of a business that has been reorganized, had a debt adjustment, or has been adjudicated a bankrupt due to insolvency during the five-year period;
(7) furnishes a description of each item in (6) of this subsection that the applicant disclosed as being applicable to the applicant.
(b) An individual who is a physician or an audiologist may deal in hearing aids without being licensed under this chapter, but shall comply with AS 08.55.050, 08.55.070, 08.55.100, 08.55.110(a), 08.55.110(b)(3) and (c) - (h), and 08.55.130(7) - (13) when dealing in hearing aids.
(c) If an individual licensed under this chapter has more than one place of business, the department shall, on request and payment of a fee, issue a duplicate license for each place of business of the individual.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers › Sec. 08.55.020. Renewal of license.

(a) [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987.]
(b) On or before the expiration of a license under this chapter, a licensee may apply for renewal of the license, and the department shall renew the license if the licensee pays the renewal fee, has a current business license to act as a hearing aid dealer under AS 43.70.020, and provides evidence satisfactory to the department that the individual has not engaged in conduct that is a ground for imposing disciplinary sanctions under AS 08.55.130.
(c) [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987.]
(d) The department may reinstate a lapsed license under (b) of this section if the license has not lapsed for more than two years and if the person pays a delinquency fee in addition to the renewal fee.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers › Sec. 08.55.030. Bond required.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an applicant for a license under AS 08.55.010 shall at the time of applying for the license file with the department a surety bond in the amount of $5,000 running to the state and conditioned on the applicant's promise to pay all
(1) taxes and contributions due the state and political subdivisions of the state;
(2) amounts that may be adjudged against the applicant by reason of negligently or improperly dealing in hearing aids or breaching a contract when dealing in hearing aids.
(b) In lieu of the surety bond, the applicant may file with the department a cash deposit, a certificate of deposit payable to the state, or a negotiable security acceptable to the department, if the deposit, certificate of deposit, or security is in the amount specified for the bond.
(c) The surety shall be maintained in effect while each of the hearing aid dealers for whom the surety is filed is licensed and for three years after each of the dealers ceases to be licensed. During this period, one form of surety may be substituted for another as long as a surety in the required amount is maintained at all times during the period. An action may not be commenced on or against the surety with regard to a particular hearing aid dealer later than three years after the dealer ceases to be licensed under this chapter. In this subsection, “surety” means the bond, cash deposit, certificate of deposit, or negotiable security required by this section.
(d) An applicant for a license under this section who is an employee of a hearing aid dealer, acts as a hearing aid dealer in the employment, and does not act as a hearing aid dealer outside the employment, is not required to file the bond required by (a) of this section if the employer files with the department a surety bond in the amount of $10,000 that covers the employees of the hearing aid dealer, runs to the state, and is conditioned on the employer's promise to pay all
(1) taxes and contributions due the state and political subdivisions of the state;
(2) amounts that may be adjudged against the employer or the employees by reason of the employees negligently or improperly dealing in hearing aids or breaching a contract when dealing in hearing aids.
(e) The bond under (d) of this section may be used to satisfy the bonding requirement for the employer under (a) of this section if the bond is also conditioned on the employer's promise to pay all amounts that may be adjudged against the employer by reason of the employer negligently or improperly dealing in hearing aids or breaching a contract when dealing in hearing aids.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers › Sec. 08.55.040. Fees.

The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for each of the following:
(1) application;
(2) hearing aid dealer license;
(3) renewal of license;
(4) renewal delinquency;
(5) duplicate license.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers › Sec. 08.55.050. Items to be provided by hearing aid dealer.

(a) A hearing aid dealer shall give the following items to a consumer at the time the consumer contracts with the hearing aid dealer to buy or lease a hearing aid:
(1) an instructional brochure that contains operating instructions, purchase privileges, and performance data for the hearing aid;
(2) a statement of the dealer's registration number;
(3) a statement of the manufacturer's specifications, make, model, and serial number for the hearing aid;
(4) a clear statement of the full terms of the contract; and
(5) a written statement indicating that the consumer may file a written complaint about a hearing aid or a hearing aid dealer with the department and giving the mailing address and location address of the department.
(b) Before the sale of a used hearing aid, the hearing aid dealer shall clearly mark the receipt and the container for the hearing aid as “used” or “reconditioned,” whichever is applicable, and with the terms of a guarantee that the dealer provides.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers › Sec. 08.55.060. Prior medical evaluation.

(a) A hearing aid dealer who is not a physician may not sell or lease a hearing aid unless the prospective user of the hearing aid presents to the hearing aid dealer a written statement signed by a physician stating that the physician has evaluated the prospective user's hearing and that the prospective user is a candidate for a hearing aid.
(b) The exam on which the physician bases the statement required in (a) of this section must have occurred within the six months immediately preceding the date when the prospective user presents the statement to the hearing aid dispenser.
(c) If the prospective user is 18 years of age or older, the hearing aid dealer may afford the prospective user an opportunity to waive in writing the evaluation required by (a) of this section if the hearing aid dealer
(1) informs the prospective user that the exercise of the waiver is not in the best interest of the prospective user's health;
(2) does not actively encourage the prospective user to waive the evaluation; and
(3) affords the prospective user the opportunity to sign the following statement:
I have been advised by (HEARING AID DEALER'S NAME) that it would be in my best interest if I had a medical evaluation by a licensed physician (preferably a physician who specializes in diseases of the ear) before purchasing or leasing a hearing aid.
(PROSPECTIVE USER'S SIGNATURE)
(d) The hearing aid dealer shall retain the evaluation statement of the physician or the prospective user's signed waiver statement for four years after the date of the sale of the hearing aid.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers › Sec. 08.55.080. Complaints.

(a) A person may file a complaint with the department about a hearing aid or a hearing aid dealer within three years from the date of the cause of the complaint.
(b) A hearing aid dealer shall prominently display in the business establishment of the dealer a sign indicating that a person may file a complaint with the department about a hearing aid or a hearing aid dealer and giving the mailing and location address of the department.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers › Sec. 08.55.120. Testing of hearing.

(a) A hearing aid dealer may take threshold measurements to determine the need for a hearing aid, but may not perform diagnostic procedures to determine the cause of a hearing impairment or charge a fee for a hearing measurement.
(b) A hearing aid dealer shall include in every printed advertisement for the services of the dealer the following statement bordered in black:
Alaska law permits a hearing aid dealer who is not a licensed physician or a licensed audiologist to test hearing only for the purpose of selling or leasing hearing aids; the tests given by a hearing aid dealer are not to be used to diagnose the cause of a hearing impairment.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers › Sec. 08.55.130. Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions.

After a hearing, the department may impose a disciplinary sanction on an individual licensed under this chapter when the department finds that the person
(1) secured a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation;
(2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation in the course of providing professional services or engaging in professional activities;
(3) advertised professional services in a false or misleading manner;
(4) has been convicted of a felony or other crime that affects the individual's ability to continue to practice competently and safely;
(5) failed to comply with a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter, or an order of the department;
(6) continued to practice after becoming unfit due to
(A) professional incompetence;
(B) addiction to or severe dependency on alcohol or another drug that impairs the individual's ability to practice safely;
(C) physical or mental disability;
(7) employed a person who did not have a valid current license to deal in hearing aids to perform work covered by this chapter;
(8) failed or refused to honor a representation, promise, agreement, or warranty made by the person while dealing in hearing aids;
(9) advertised a model, type, or kind of hearing aid for sale that the person does not sell;
(10) failed to maintain a business address and telephone number at which the individual could normally be reached during regular business hours;
(11) included in a contract or receipt for the purchase or lease of a hearing aid a confession of judgment or a waiver of a right of the consumer under this chapter;
(12) used undue influence, coercion, or other wilful act or representation to interfere with the exercise by the consumer of the rights provided in this chapter;
(13) negotiated, transferred, sold, or assigned a note or other evidence of indebtedness to a finance company or other third party within two months of delivering a hearing aid to a purchaser or lessee of the hearing aid by mail or in person;
(14) permitted another person to use the licensee's license;
(15) dealt in hearing aids while suffering from a serious disease that was contagious or infectious.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers › Sec. 08.55.140. Disciplinary sanctions.

(a) When it finds that a licensee has committed an act listed in AS 08.55.130, the department may impose the following sanctions singly or in combination:
(1) permanently revoke a license to practice;
(2) suspend a license for a determinate period of time;
(3) censure a licensee;
(4) issue a letter of reprimand;
(5) place a licensee on probationary status and require the licensee to
(A) report regularly to the department on matters involving the basis of probation;
(B) limit practice to those areas prescribed;
(C) continue professional education until a satisfactory degree of skill has been attained in those areas determined by the department to need improvement;
(6) impose limitations or conditions on the practice of a licensee.
(b) The department may withdraw a limitation, condition, or probationary status if it finds that the deficiency that required the sanction has been remedied.
(c) The department may summarily suspend a license before final hearing or during the appeals process if the department finds that the licensee poses a clear and immediate danger to the public welfare and safety if the licensee continues to practice. A person whose license is suspended under this subsection is entitled to a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010) not later than seven days after the effective date of the order. The person may appeal the suspension after the hearing to the superior court.
(d) The department may reinstate a license that has been suspended or revoked if the department finds after a hearing that the applicant is able to deal in hearing aids with reasonable skill and safety.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers › Sec. 08.55.150. Prohibited acts.

(a) Unless a person is licensed under this chapter or is licensed as an audiologist under AS 08.11, the person may not
(1) deal in hearing aids;
(2) use a title indicating or representing that the person deals in hearing aids or is licensed to deal in hearing aids;
(3) advertise that the person deals in hearing aids.
(b) A person may not
(1) sell, barter, or offer to sell or barter a license issued under this chapter;
(2) purchase or obtain by barter a license issued under this chapter with the intent to use it as evidence of the holder's qualification to deal in hearing aids;
(3) materially alter a license issued under this chapter with fraudulent intent;
(4) use or attempt to use as valid a license to deal in hearing aids that has been purchased, fraudulently obtained, counterfeited, or materially altered.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers › Sec. 08.55.200. Definitions.

In this chapter,
(1) “audiologist” means an individual licensed as an audiologist under AS 08.11;
(2) “dealing in hearing aids” means the sale or lease, or attempted sale or lease of hearing aids, and the recommendation, selection, fitting, or adaptation of hearing aids;
(3) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
(4) “hearing aid” means a prosthetic instrument or device designed for or represented as aiding, improving, or correcting defective human hearing and the parts, attachments, or accessories of the instrument or device; “hearing aid” does not include cochlear implants, middle-ear implants, vibro-tactile speech-reading aids, other aids for cued speech, or group or individual auditory training units and assistive devices;
(5) “hearing aid dealer” means an individual licensed under AS 08.55.010;
(6) “physician” means a person licensed as a physician under AS 08.64.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 56. Hotels and Boardinghouses › Sec. 08.56.030. Penalty for noncompliance.

The proprietor of a roadhouse, hotel, or boardinghouse who fails to comply with this chapter is punishable by a fine of not less than $10 or more than $25, or by imprisonment for not more than 10 days, or by both.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 56. Hotels and Boardinghouses › Sec. 08.56.050. Liability for valuables.

(a) When the operator of a hotel or boardinghouse provides a safe or vault in which guests may deposit valuable property for safekeeping and notice of this fact is posted in three or more conspicuous places in the hotel or boardinghouse, the operator is not liable for the loss, damage, or destruction of property not deposited by a guest in the safe or vault.
(b) An operator of a hotel or boardinghouse is not obligated to receive property on deposit for safekeeping as provided in (a) of this section that exceeds $1,000 in value. If property exceeding $1,000 in value is deposited in the hotel or boardinghouse safe or vault, the operator is not liable for its loss, damage, or destruction unless the operator enters into a written agreement with the guest who deposits the property. If the operator does contract with a guest for the safekeeping of property exceeding $1,000 in value, the operator is liable only if the property deposited is stolen or lost, damaged, or destroyed by the negligence of the operator or the operator's agent.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 56. Hotels and Boardinghouses › Sec. 08.56.060. Baggage liability.

(a) Except as provided in AS 08.56.050, the operator of a hotel or boardinghouse is not liable for the loss, damage, or destruction of property brought to or sent into the hotel or boardinghouse by a guest unless the loss, damage, or destruction was caused by negligence of the operator or the operator's agent.
(b) The operator of a hotel or boardinghouse may hold and store baggage or other property left behind or sent in advance for a period of four months after which time the operator may sell it at public auction as provided in AS 34.35.520. The proceeds of a sale, as provided in this section, shall be used to satisfy the hotel or boardinghouse operator's lien, pay expenses of sale and any storage costs incurred. If the hotel or boardinghouse operator does not desire to sell baggage or other property which the operator possesses, the operator may have the property delivered to a storage or warehouse company for storage, in which case the operator's liability for the safekeeping of the property terminates.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 56. Hotels and Boardinghouses › Sec. 08.56.070. Definitions.

In this chapter,
(1) “guest” includes every person who is a member of the family of, or dependent upon, a guest, boarder, or lodger in a hotel or boardinghouse;
(2) “hotel or boardinghouse” includes any building held out to the public to be an inn, motel, hotel, or public lodging house, or place where sleeping accommodations, whether with or without meals, are furnished for hire to transient guests;
(3) “operator” includes innkeeper, proprietor, keeper, owner, lessee, or manager of a hotel or boardinghouse.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 60. Junk Yards and Scrap Metal Dealers › Article 1. Regulation of Junk Yards. › Sec. 08.60.050. General prohibition.

A person may not establish, operate, or maintain a commercial or public junk yard without a certificate of location prescribed by AS 08.60.050 - 08.60.100.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 60. Junk Yards and Scrap Metal Dealers › Article 1. Regulation of Junk Yards. › Sec. 08.60.060. Certificate of location.

A person using or proposing to use a location for a commercial or public junk yard shall obtain a certificate of approval for the location. If the location is in a city of any class, the certificate shall be procured from the city council or its designee. If the location is outside the city limits but within the boundaries of an organized borough, the certificate shall be procured from the assembly of the organized borough or its designee. If the location is outside an incorporated city or borough, the certificate of location shall be obtained from the commissioner of public safety.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 60. Junk Yards and Scrap Metal Dealers › Article 1. Regulation of Junk Yards. › Sec. 08.60.070. Standards for location and regulation.

The commissioner of public safety, the city council, and organized borough assembly, in considering applications and regulations, shall take into account
(1) the nature and development of surrounding property;
(2) the need to protect the local economy, adjacent land owners, and the motoring public from economically depressing and unsightly roadside locations;
(3) the proximity of churches, schools, hospitals, public buildings, recreation areas, or other places of public gathering;
(4) the sufficiency in number of other similar business establishments in the vicinity;
(5) the adequacy of fences and other types of enclosures to prevent the unsightly display of a junk yard;
(6) the health, safety, and general welfare of the public;
(7) the suitability of the applicant to establish, maintain, or operate the business under AS 08.60.050 - 08.60.100.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 60. Junk Yards and Scrap Metal Dealers › Article 1. Regulation of Junk Yards. › Sec. 08.60.080. Authorization to impose conditions for establishment, operation, and maintenance.

The commissioner of public safety or the cities or organized boroughs shall examine the location or proposed location of a junk yard and adopt reasonable regulations concerning the establishment, operation, and maintenance of businesses under the standards set out in AS 08.60.070. The regulations may require the erection, location, and size of fences or other structures surrounding the junk yard. Regulations pertaining to junk yards are subject to the provisions of AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 60. Junk Yards and Scrap Metal Dealers › Article 1. Regulation of Junk Yards. › Sec. 08.60.090. Penalty.

A person who operates, establishes, or maintains a junk yard in any location without procuring a certificate of approval is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or by both.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 60. Junk Yards and Scrap Metal Dealers › Article 1. Regulation of Junk Yards. › Sec. 08.60.100. Definitions.

In AS 08.60.050 - 08.60.100,
(1) “junk” means any secondhand and used machinery, scrap iron, copper, lead, zinc, aluminum, or other metals; it also includes wrecked automobiles, tools, implements, rags, used building materials, rubber, and paper;
(2) “junk yard” means a location where junk is gathered together and stored for a commercial or public purpose;
(3) “person” means an individual and, where consistent with collective capacity, a committee, firm, partnership, company, corporation, club, governmental agency, organization, association, or other combination of individuals.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 60. Junk Yards and Scrap Metal Dealers › Article 2. Scrap Metal Dealer Record Requirements. › Sec. 08.60.200. Records required.

(a) A scrap metal dealer shall maintain an accurate paper or electronic record of each in-person transaction in which the dealer purchases scrap metal for $100 or more from another person.
(b) The record of a transaction must include
(1) the date, time, location, and value of the scrap metal purchased;
(2) the name of the dealer's employee or agent handling the transaction;
(3) the name, address, and telephone number of the person from whom the dealer purchased the scrap metal;
(4) a description, including the license plate information, of a motor vehicle used to deliver the scrap metal to the dealer;
(5) if the person who sells scrap metal to the dealer is an individual, the number of the individual's driver's license, the number of the individual's government-issued identification document that contains a picture, or a copy of the individual's government-issued identification document that contains a picture;
(6) if the person who sells scrap metal to the dealer is an organization, the number of the person's state business license issued under AS 43.70.020;
(7) a description, including weight and quantity, of the scrap metal purchased by the dealer; the scrap metal dealer shall determine the weight by using a scale that complies with the state standards of weight and measure established under AS 45.75; and
(8) the signed statement required by AS 08.60.210.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 60. Junk Yards and Scrap Metal Dealers › Article 2. Scrap Metal Dealer Record Requirements. › Sec. 08.60.210. Signed statement.

A scrap metal dealer shall require a person from whom the dealer is purchasing scrap metal for $100 or more to sign a written or electronic statement that the scrap metal is not stolen property. The person shall date the statement, and the scrap metal dealer, or the dealer's employee or agent, shall witness the person signing.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 60. Junk Yards and Scrap Metal Dealers › Article 2. Scrap Metal Dealer Record Requirements. › Sec. 08.60.220. Inspection availability.

A dealer shall make the records required by AS 08.60.200 and 08.60.210 available for inspection by a law enforcement officer during the dealer's regular hours of business or at reasonable times if the dealer does not keep regular hours of business.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 60. Junk Yards and Scrap Metal Dealers › Article 2. Scrap Metal Dealer Record Requirements. › Sec. 08.60.230. Retention of records.

A dealer shall maintain the records of a transaction required by AS 08.60.200 and 08.60.210 for five years after the date of the transaction.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 60. Junk Yards and Scrap Metal Dealers › Article 2. Scrap Metal Dealer Record Requirements. › Sec. 08.60.240. Exemptions.

The requirements of AS 08.60.200 and 08.60.210 do not apply to a person's transactions with a dealer if the person maintains on file with the dealer the name, address, and telephone number of the person, and a taxpayer identification number issued by the federal Internal Revenue Service or a valid government-issued photo identification card.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 60. Junk Yards and Scrap Metal Dealers › Article 2. Scrap Metal Dealer Record Requirements. › Sec. 08.60.250. Criminal penalties.

A dealer who knowingly fails to comply with AS 08.60.200 or 08.60.210 or a person who knowingly makes a false entry for a record required under AS 08.60.200 or 08.60.210 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. In this section, “knowingly” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 60. Junk Yards and Scrap Metal Dealers › Article 2. Scrap Metal Dealer Record Requirements. › Sec. 08.60.290. Definitions.

In AS 08.60.200 - 08.60.290, unless the context requires otherwise,
(1) “dealer” means a scrap metal dealer;
(2) “record” means a record required by AS 08.60.200 or 08.60.210;
(3) “scrap metal” means used, discarded, or previously owned brass, copper, bronze, aluminum, lead, stainless steel, catalytic converter material, or other metal; in this paragraph, “metal” does not include ferrous metal, beverage containers, gold, silver, or platinum;
(4) “scrap metal dealer” means a person who purchases scrap metal for the purpose of resale or processing;
(5) “transaction” means the purchase of scrap metal by a scrap metal dealer from another person.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 61. Massage Therapists › Sec. 08.61.010. Board established.

The Board of Massage Therapists is established in the department. The board consists of five members appointed by the governor as follows:
(1) four licensed massage therapists who have been engaged in the practice of massage therapy in the state for the three years immediately preceding appointment and who shall remain actively engaged in the practice of massage therapy while serving on the board; not more than one member appointed under this paragraph may have an ownership or partnership interest in a massage school; and
(2) one public member; the governor may not appoint as a public member
(A) a licensed health care provider;
(B) an employee of the state; or
(C) a current member of another occupational licensing board established under AS 08.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 61. Massage Therapists › Sec. 08.61.020. Duties and powers of board.

In addition to the duties specified in AS 08.01, the board shall
(1) provide for the examination of applicants by the board or through a nationally recognized competency examination approved by the board and issue licenses to applicants the board finds qualified;
(2) adopt regulations governing
(A) licensing of massage therapists;
(B) the practice of massage therapy; and
(C) massage therapy establishments;
(3) establish standards of professional competence and ethical conduct for massage therapists;
(4) establish standards for continuing education for massage therapists; standards adopted by the board under this paragraph must allow for approval of Internet-based continuing education courses;
(5) make available to the public a list of massage therapists licensed under this chapter;
(6) determine which states have educational and licensing requirements equivalent to the requirements of this state;
(7) enforce the provisions of this chapter and adopt and enforce regulations necessary to implement this chapter; and
(8) approve one or more nationally recognized competency examinations and publish and periodically update the list of approved examinations.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 61. Massage Therapists › Sec. 08.61.030. Qualifications for license.

The board shall issue a license to practice massage therapy to a person who
(1) applies on a form provided by the department;
(2) pays the fees established under AS 08.61.090;
(3) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the board that the person has completed a
(A) course of study of at least 625 hours of in-class supervised instruction and clinical work from an approved massage school; or
(B) board-approved apprenticeship program;
(4) is 18 years of age or older;
(5) has been fingerprinted and has provided the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record check; the fingerprints and fees shall be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400;
(6) has a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification;
(7) has received at least two hours of safety education covering bloodborne pathogens and universal precautions in the two years preceding the application for the license; in this paragraph, “bloodborne pathogens” has the meaning given in AS 18.15.450;
(8) has successfully completed a nationally recognized competency examination approved by the board; and
(9) has not been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a crime involving moral turpitude, or who has been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a crime involving moral turpitude if the board finds that the conviction does not affect the person's ability to practice competently and safely.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 61. Massage Therapists › Sec. 08.61.040. Licensure by credentials.

The board shall issue a license to practice massage therapy to a person who
(1) is 18 years of age or older;
(2) applies on a form provided by the department;
(3) pays the fees established under AS 08.61.090;
(4) has submitted the person's fingerprints and the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record check; the fingerprints and fees shall be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400;
(5) is not the subject of an unresolved complaint or disciplinary action before a regulatory authority in this state or another jurisdiction;
(6) has not had a certificate or license to practice massage therapy revoked, suspended, or voluntarily surrendered in this state or another jurisdiction;
(7) has not been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a crime involving moral turpitude, or has been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a crime involving moral turpitude if the board finds that the conviction does not affect the person's ability to practice competently and safely;
(8) has a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification; and
(9) is currently
(A) licensed to practice massage therapy in another state or country that has licensing requirements that are substantially equal to or greater than the requirements of this state; or
(B) certified by a certification entity approved by the board.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 61. Massage Therapists › Sec. 08.61.050. Standards for license renewal.

The board shall renew a license issued under this chapter to a licensee who
(1) pays the required fee;
(2) meets the continuing education requirements established by the board;
(3) has not been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a crime involving moral turpitude, or has been convicted of, or pled guilty to or no contest to, a crime involving moral turpitude if the board finds that the conviction does not affect the person's ability to practice competently and safely;
(4) has a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification; and
(5) has been fingerprinted and has provided the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record check at least once every six years; the fingerprints and fees shall be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 61. Massage Therapists › Sec. 08.61.060. Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions.

After a hearing, the board may impose a disciplinary sanction under AS 08.01.075 on a person licensed under this chapter if the board finds that the person
(1) secured a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation;
(2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation in the course of providing massage therapy services or engaging in massage therapy;
(3) advertised massage therapy services in a false or misleading manner;
(4) has been convicted of a felony or another crime that affects the licensee's ability to continue to practice competently and safely;
(5) intentionally or negligently engaged in, or permitted a person under the licensed massage therapist's supervision to engage in, client care that did not conform to minimum professional standards, whether or not actual injury to the client occurred;
(6) failed to comply with a provision of this chapter, a regulation adopted under this chapter, or an order of the board;
(7) continued to practice after becoming unfit because of
(A) professional incompetence; or
(B) addiction or severe dependency on alcohol or another drug that impairs the ability to practice safely; or
(8) engaged in unethical conduct or sexual misconduct in connection with the delivery of massage therapy services to a client.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 61. Massage Therapists › Sec. 08.61.070. Practice of massage therapy without license prohibited.

(a) A person may not practice massage therapy or represent that the person is a massage therapist unless the person holds a valid license under this chapter. In this subsection, a person represents that the person is a massage therapist when the person adopts or uses a title or description of services that incorporates one or more of the following terms or designations: massage, massage practitioner, massage therapist, massage therapy, therapeutic massage, massage technician, massage technology, massagist, masseur, masseuse, myotherapist, myotherapy, or another term describing a traditional European or contemporary western massage method, or a derivation of a term that implies a massage technique or method.
(b) A person who knowingly violates (a) of this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 61. Massage Therapists › Sec. 08.61.080. Exceptions to application of chapter.

This chapter does not apply to a
(1) person licensed in the state under a statute outside this chapter who performs massage therapy within the scope of practice for which the person's license was issued;
(2) person who, while acting in an official capacity as an employee of the United States government, performs massage therapy;
(3) person who is licensed, registered, or certified in another state, territory, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country while the person is temporarily
(A) practicing massage therapy in this state in connection with teaching a course related to massage therapy; or
(B) consulting with a person licensed under this chapter;
(4) student enrolled in an approved massage school or course of study who is completing a clinical requirement for graduation under the general supervision of a person licensed under this chapter if the student is clearly identified as a student while performing massage therapy services on members of the public and is not compensated for the massage therapy services;
(5) person only performing massage therapy on members of the person's family;
(6) person only performing techniques that do not involve contact with the body of another person;
(7) person only performing techniques that involve resting the hands on the surface of the body of another person without delivering pressure to or manipulating the person's soft tissues;
(8) person only performing services such as herbal body wraps, skin exfoliation treatments, or the topical application of products to the skin for beautification purposes when the services do not involve direct manipulation of the soft tissues of the body;
(9) person only performing massage therapy for the athletic department of an institution maintained by public funds of the state or a political subdivision of the state or only practicing massage therapy for the athletic department of a school or college approved by the board using recognized national professional standards;
(10) person engaged only in the practice of structural integration for restoring postural balance and functional ease by integrating the body in gravity using a system of fascial manipulation and awareness who has graduated from a program or is a current member of an organization recognized by the International Association of Structural Integrators, including the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration;
(11) person using only light touch, words, and directed movement to deepen awareness of existing patterns of movement in the body as well as to suggest new possibilities of movement or to affect the energy systems;
(12) person performing only the traditional practices of Native American traditional healers;
(13) person practicing only the manipulation of the soft tissues of the hands, feet, or ears and not holding out to be a massage therapist.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 61. Massage Therapists › Sec. 08.61.100. Definitions.

In this chapter,
(1) “approved massage school” means a massage therapy school or program that
(A) has an authorization to operate from the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education or a similar entity in another state; or
(B) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency;
(2) “board” means the Board of Massage Therapists;
(3) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
(4) “massage therapist” means a person licensed under this chapter;
(5) “practice of massage therapy” means the provision, for compensation, of a service involving the systematic manipulation and treatment of the soft tissues, including the muscular and connective tissues of the human body, to enhance the functions of those tissues and promote relaxation and well-being; in this paragraph, “manipulation and treatment”
(A) includes manual techniques applied with the intent to physically affect local soft tissues, such as pressure, friction, stroking, percussion, kneading, vibration, muscular assessment by palpation, range of motion for purposes of demonstrating muscle exertion for muscle flexibility, nonspecific stretching, and application of superficial heat, cold, water, lubricants, or salts;
(B) does not include diagnosis, the prescription of drugs or medicines, the practice of physical therapy, attempts to manipulate any articulation of the body or spine, or mobilization of these articulations by use of a thrusting force.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 62. Marine Pilots › Article 1. Board of Marine Pilots. › Sec. 08.62.010. Creation and membership of board.

There is created the Board of Marine Pilots. It consists of two pilots licensed under this chapter who have been actively engaged in piloting on vessels subject to this chapter, two registered agents or managers of vessels subject to this chapter who are actively engaged in the procurement of pilotage services, two public members in accordance with AS 08.01.025, and the commissioner or the commissioner's designee. Not more than one pilot and one registered agent or manager may be from any one pilotage region established by the board. Not more than one registered agent or manager may be employed by, be a contractor for, or hold a financial interest in the same marine industry business entity, including commonly owned, affiliated, or subsidiary business entities. All members of the board shall be residents of the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 62. Marine Pilots › Article 1. Board of Marine Pilots. › Sec. 08.62.050. Marine pilot coordinator.

(a) The department, with the approval of the board, may hire a marine pilot coordinator who is qualified to assist the board in administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. The coordinator is in the partially exempt service under AS 39.25.120.
(b) The person who is hired as coordinator may not
(1) be an active member of a pilot organization in the state;
(2) work as a pilot while employed as the coordinator, except to the extent required by official duties; or
(3) have a financial interest in a pilot organization or in a pilot vessel or other equipment used by a pilot organization.
(c) In addition to other duties as may be assigned by the board, the marine pilot coordinator may review applications for examination and licensure to ascertain whether the applicant satisfies the applicable requirements.