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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 48. Personal Information Protection Act › Article 7. General Provisions. › Sec. 45.48.990. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise,
(1) “consumer” means an individual;
(2) “consumer credit reporting agency” means a person who, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages, in whole or in part, in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing credit reports to third parties;
(3) “credit report” means a consumer report that a consumer credit reporting agency furnishes to a person that the consumer credit reporting agency has reason to believe intends to use the consumer report as a factor in establishing the consumer's eligibility for credit to be used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes; in this paragraph, “consumer report” has the meaning given to “consumer report” in 15 U.S.C. 1681a(d) (Fair Credit Reporting Act), except that “consumer reporting agency” in 15 U.S.C. 1681a(d) is to be read as “consumer credit reporting agency”;
(4) “Fair Credit Reporting Act” means 15 U.S.C. 1681 - 1681x;
(5) “Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act” means 15 U.S.C. 6801 - 6827;
(6) “identity theft” means the theft of the identity of an individual;
(7) “information system” means any information system, including a system consisting of digital databases and a system consisting of pieces of paper;
(8) “person” has the meaning given in AS 01.10.060 and includes a state or local governmental agency, except for an agency of the judicial branch;
(9) “state resident” means an individual who satisfies the residency requirements under AS 01.10.055.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.010. Registrability.

(a) A mark may not be registered if it consists of or comprises
(1) immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter;
(2) matter that may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt or disrepute;
(3) the flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of the United States, this or another state, a municipality of this or another state, a foreign nation, or simulation of any of these;
(4) the name, signature, or portrait identifying a living individual, except with the written consent of the individual;
(5) a mark that, (A) when used on or in connection with goods or services of the applicant, is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them; (B) when used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant, is primarily geographically descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them; (C) is primarily merely a surname; however, this paragraph does not prevent the registration of a mark used by the applicant that has become distinctive of the applicant's goods or services; the commissioner may accept as evidence that the mark has become distinctive, as used on or in connection with the applicant's goods or services, proof of continuous use of the mark as a mark by the applicant in this state for the five years immediately preceding the date on which the claim of distinctiveness is made;
(6) a mark that so resembles a mark registered in the state or in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or a mark previously used by another and not abandoned, as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant, to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive; or
(7) a mark that so resembles the name of another organized entity, or a reserved or registered name, that the mark is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive; the form of operation of the organized entity without the mark, or of the person without the mark who holds the right to the reserved or registered name, is not a factor in determining whether the mark resembles a name under this paragraph; in this paragraph, “organized entity” and “reserved or registered name” have the meanings given in AS 10.35.040.
(b) For purposes of this section,
(1) “descriptive” means a word or combination of words that describes one or more of the characteristics of the goods or services, such as, what the goods or services are, what the goods are made of, or what the goods or services are used for; however, an otherwise descriptive word or combination of words can, as a secondary meaning, become accepted as identifying the goods or services of the applicant, in which case it is no longer merely descriptive;
(2) “misdescriptive” means a word or combination of words that falsely describes the nature, function, or capacity of goods or services.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.020. Application for registration.

Subject to limitations under AS 45.50.010 - 45.50.205, a person who uses a mark in the state may file with the commissioner, on a form furnished by the department and in a manner complying with AS 45.50.010 - 45.50.205, an application for registration of that mark setting out the following information:
(1) the name and business address of the registrant and, if the registrant is a
(A) corporation, the state of incorporation; or
(B) partnership, the state in which the partnership is organized and the names of the general partners;
(2) the goods or services on or in connection with which the mark is used, the manner in which the mark is used on or in connection with the goods or services, and the class of the goods or services;
(3) the date when the mark was first used anywhere and the date when it was first used in this state by the applicant or a predecessor in interest;
(4) a statement that the applicant is the owner of the mark, that the mark is in use, and that, to the knowledge of the individual signing the application, no other person has the right to use the mark either in the identical form or in a near resemblance to it as to be likely, when applied to the goods or services of another person, to cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive; and
(5) a statement as to whether the applicant, or a predecessor in interest, has filed an application to register the mark, or portions or a composite of the mark, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and, if so, information regarding that application, including the filing date and serial number, the status of that application, whether that application was refused registration or otherwise did not result in a registration, and, if so, the reasons that application did not result in a registration.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.025. Procedure concerning application.

(a) Upon the filing of an application for registration of a mark and payment of the application fee, the commissioner shall examine the application for conformity with AS 45.50.010 - 45.50.205. The commissioner may request additional information, including a description of a design mark, suggest amendments to the application, or suggest that a new application be filed. The applicant may provide the additional information requested, authorize the commissioner to make amendments to the application, or withdraw the application and file a new one to respond to a potential objection or rejection.
(b) As a condition of registration, the commissioner may require the applicant to disclaim an unregistrable component of a mark, or an applicant may voluntarily disclaim a component of a mark originally sought to be registered. A disclaimer under this subsection does not prejudice or affect the rights of an applicant or registrant
(1) in the disclaimed matter that exist at the time of the disclaimer or that arise later; or
(2) to register the disclaimed matter in another application if the disclaimed matter is or becomes distinctive of the applicant's or registrant's goods or services.
(c) If an applicant is found not to be entitled to registration of a mark, the commissioner shall notify the applicant and inform the applicant of the reasons for the finding. The commissioner shall give the applicant a reasonable period of time in which to reply or amend the application. If a reply or amendment is delivered to the commissioner within the designated period, the commissioner shall reexamine the application. Before making a final decision, an application may be amended and reexamined as many times as the commissioner determines to be necessary. However, if the applicant fails to reply or amend the application within the period designated by the commissioner, the application is considered abandoned.
(d) When the commissioner makes a final decision on the application, the commissioner shall notify the applicant in writing of the decision and that the decision is final, setting out the reasons for the decision if the application is disapproved. The applicant may appeal the commissioner's final decision to the superior court. The court may enter judgment setting aside, modifying, remanding, or affirming the decision.
(e) If the commissioner receives more than one application for registration of the same or a confusingly similar mark for the same or related goods or services, the commissioner shall grant the registration to the applicant who first filed the original application if the application otherwise qualifies for registration. A rejected applicant may bring an action in superior court for cancellation of the registration upon the grounds of prior or superior rights to the mark.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.030. Form of application.

The application shall be signed by the applicant or by a member of the firm or an officer of the corporation, partnership, or association applying. The application shall be accompanied by three specimens showing the actual use of the mark on or in connection with the goods or services.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.050. Form and contents of certificate of registration.

Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of AS 45.50.010 - 45.50.205, the commissioner shall issue and deliver a certificate of registration to the applicant. The certificate of registration shall be issued under the signature of the commissioner and the seal of the state. The certificate must show
(1) the name and business address of the registrant and, if that registrant is a
(A) corporation, the state of incorporation; or
(B) partnership, the state in which the partnership is organized and the names of the general partners;
(2) the date claimed for the first use of the mark anywhere and the date claimed for the first use of the mark in this state;
(3) the class of goods or services and a description of the goods or services on or in connection with which the mark is used;
(4) a reproduction of the mark;
(5) the registration date; and
(6) the term of the registration.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.060. Certificate of registration as evidence.

A certificate of registration issued by the commissioner under AS 45.50.010 - 45.50.205 or a copy of it certified by the commissioner is admissible in evidence as competent and sufficient proof of the registration of the mark in an action or judicial proceeding in the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.070. Duration and renewal.

(a) Registration of a mark is effective for a term of five years from the date of registration. Upon application filed within six months before the expiration of the term in a manner complying with the requirements of the commissioner, the registration may be renewed for an additional term of five years.
(b) An application for renewal of a registration must include a signed statement that the mark has been used and is still in use. Three specimens showing actual use of the mark on or in connection with the goods or services shall be submitted with the renewal application.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.100. Notification of expiration of registration period.

The commissioner shall notify each registrant of the necessity of renewal at least six months preceding the expiration date of the registration. Notification shall be by writing to the last known address of the registrant.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.120. Assignment.

(a) A mark and its registration are assignable with the goodwill of the business in which the mark is used, or with that part of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by the mark.
(b) An assignment shall be in writing and may be filed with the commissioner upon the payment of a fee of $25 to the department. The commissioner shall file the assignment and shall issue in the name of the assignee a new certificate for the remainder of the term of the registration.
(c) An assignment of registration is void as against a subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration without notice, unless it is filed with the commissioner within three months after the date of the assignment or before the subsequent purchase.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.125. Name change and other filings.

(a) The name of a registrant or applicant may be changed by filing the change of name with the commissioner on a form furnished by the department that has been signed by the registrant or applicant and paying a filing fee of $25. The commissioner shall issue in the changed name of a registrant an amended certificate of registration.
(b) Other signed and verified instruments that relate to a registered mark or an application for registration of a mark may be filed at the discretion of the commissioner upon payment of a filing fee established by regulation of the department.
(c) A photocopy of an instrument shall be accepted by the commissioner for filing if it is certified by a party to the instrument or a successor of a party to be a true and correct copy of the original and if the commissioner would have accepted the original for filing under (a) or (b) of this section.
(d) Acknowledgment is prima facie evidence for the commissioner of the execution of an assignment, change of name, or other instrument related to a registered mark or to registration of a mark. When the instrument is filed by the commissioner, the filing is prima facie evidence of execution of the instrument for all other purposes.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.130. Commissioner to keep record of registration.

The commissioner shall keep for public examination a record of all marks registered or renewed under AS 45.50.010 - 45.50.205 and a record of all instruments filed under AS 45.50.125.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.140. Cancellation.

(a) The commissioner shall cancel in whole or in part
(1) a registration for which the commissioner receives a voluntary written request for cancellation from the registrant or the assignee of record;
(2) each registration that expires and is not renewed under AS 45.50.070 and 45.50.090;
(3) a registration found by a court to be
(A) abandoned;
(B) not owned by the registrant;
(C) granted improperly;
(D) obtained fraudulently;
(E) so similar, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, to a mark registered by another person in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, before the date of filing of the application for registration by the registrant under AS 45.50.010 - 45.50.205, and not abandoned; however, if the registrant proves that the registrant is the owner of a concurrent registration of the mark in the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering an area including this state, the registration may not be canceled; or
(F) the generic name for all or a portion of the goods or services for which the mark has been registered;
(4) when a court orders cancellation of a registration on any ground.
(b) For purposes of (a) of this section, registration of a mark is abandoned when use of the mark has been discontinued and the registrant has no intent to resume its use, or when the mark loses its significance as a mark due to action or failure to act by the registrant. The intent not to resume the use of a mark may be inferred from circumstances. No use of a mark by the registrant for at least a 24-month period constitutes prima facie evidence that its registration has been abandoned.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.150. Classification.

The department shall by regulation establish a classification of goods and services for convenience of administration of AS 45.50.010 - 45.50.205. However, the classification does not limit or extend the applicant's or registrant's rights, and a single application for registration of a mark may include all goods upon which, or services with which, the mark is actually being used comprised in a single class, but in no event may a single application include goods or services upon which the mark is being used that fall within different classes of goods or services. To the extent practical, the classification of goods and services should conform to the classification adopted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.160. Fraudulent registration.

A person who, for the person or on behalf of another, procures the filing or registration of a mark under AS 45.50.010 - 45.50.205 by knowingly making a false or fraudulent representation or declaration, orally or in writing, or by another fraudulent means, is liable to pay all damages sustained in consequence of the filing or registration, which may be recovered by or on behalf of the party injured in any court.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.170. Infringement.

A person is liable in a civil action by the registrant for the remedies provided in AS 45.50.180 if the person
(1) uses, without the consent of the registrant, a reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a mark registered under AS 45.50.010 - 45.50.205 in connection with the sale, distribution, offering for sale, or advertising of goods or services on or in connection with which the use is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive as to the source of origin of the goods or services; or
(2) reproduces, counterfeits, copies, or colorably imitates the mark and applies the reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation to labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles, or advertisements intended to be used upon or in conjunction with the sale or distribution in this state of the goods or services; except that under this paragraph the registrant may not recover profits or damages unless the acts are committed with the intent to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.180. Remedies.

(a) A registrant may enjoin the manufacture, use, display, or sale of a counterfeit or imitation of the registrant's mark.
(b) The court may grant an injunction to restrain the manufacture, use, display, or sale, and may require the defendant to pay to the registrant either the profits derived from or the damages suffered by reason of the wrongful manufacture, use, display, or sale, or both. The court may also order that the counterfeit or imitation in the possession or under the control of a defendant be delivered to an officer of the court, or to the complainant, to be destroyed. The court may also enter judgment for punitive damages in an amount not to exceed three times the profits and damages.
(c) [Repealed, § 29 ch 132 SLA 1996.]
(d) A registrant that owns a mark that is famous in the state is entitled to an injunction against another's dilution of the mark. If the user of the famous mark wilfully intended to trade on the registrant's reputation or to cause dilution of the mark, the registrant is also entitled to remedies set out in (b) of this section. In determining whether a mark is famous, a court may consider any factor, including the
(1) degree of inherent or acquired distinctiveness of the mark in the state;
(2) duration and extent of use of the mark in connection with the goods and services;
(3) duration and extent of advertising and publicity of the mark in the state;
(4) geographical extent of the trading area in which the mark is used;
(5) channels of trade for the goods or services with which the mark is used;
(6) degree of recognition in the state of the mark in the registrant's trading area and channel of trade, and in the user's trading area and channel of trade; and
(7) nature and extent of use of the same or similar mark by other persons.
(e) For purposes of (d) of this section, “dilution” means the use of a word, symbol, or device, or a combination of one or more of these, in a manner that deprives or reduces the distinctiveness of a mark.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 1. Trademarks. › Sec. 45.50.200. Definitions.

In AS 45.50.010 - 45.50.205,
(1) “applicant” means the person filing an application for registration of a mark, or a legal representative, successor, or assign of that person;
(2) “certification mark” means a mark used upon or in connection with the goods or services of one or more persons other than the registrant to certify national or other origin, material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy, or other characteristics of the goods or services or that the work or labor on the goods or services was performed by members of a union or other organization;
(3) “collective mark” means a trademark or service mark used by the members of a cooperative, an association, or other collective group or organization and includes marks used to indicate membership in a union, an association, or other organization;
(4) “commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development;
(5) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
(6) “mark” means a certification mark, a collective mark, a service mark, or a trademark;
(7) “registrant” means the person to whom the registration of a mark is issued, or a legal representative, successor, or assign of that person;
(8) “service mark” means a word, symbol, design, or a combination of one or more of these that identifies the services of a person;
(9) “trademark” means a word, symbol, or design, or a combination of one or more of these, used by a person to identify its goods and distinguish them from those of another;
(10) “use” or “used” means the bona fide use of a mark in the ordinary course of trade, and not made merely to reserve a right in the mark; a mark is considered to be in use on goods when it is placed in any manner on the goods, on the goods' container, on tags or labels affixed to the goods, on displays associated with the goods, or, if the nature of the goods makes other types of placement impracticable, on documents associated with the goods or with the sale of the goods when they are sold or transported in commerce in this state; a mark is considered to be in use on services when it is displayed in the sale or advertising of services that are performed in this state;
(11) “verified” means that a document has been certified to be true as provided in AS 09.63.040.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 2. Log Brands. › Sec. 45.50.210. Application for registration of distinctive brand.

(a) The owner of timber property that the owner puts or intends to put into a coastal water, lake, river, creek, or other waterway of the state for the purpose of rafting or transporting by floating or towing, shall apply to the department for the exclusive use of a distinctive brand to identify it.
(b) The application shall be in writing and accompanied by an acceptable diagram or design on paper of the proposed brand, and the prescribed fee.
(c) The department shall promptly register the brand and issue a certificate of registration to the applicant granting the applicant the exclusive use of the brand for a period of five years. The department may not register a brand that is so similar in design to one presently registered in the name of another person that one brand is not clearly distinguishable from the other.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 2. Log Brands. › Sec. 45.50.220. Termination and renewal.

The right to the exclusive use of a registered brand ceases at the end of five years from the date of registration. The brand may be renewed by application before expiration, together with the payment of the prescribed fee. Renewals may be made successively for five-year terms.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 2. Log Brands. › Sec. 45.50.230. Presumption from display.

(a) Each piece of timber property put or intended to be put in a coastal water, lake, river, creek, or other waterway of the state for the purpose of rafting or transporting by floating or towing shall display upon at least one end the registered brand and is presumed
(1) while in the possession and control of the person in whose name the brand is registered, to be the sole property of that person; and
(2) to be “abandoned property” if, 30 days after the time public notice has expired as provided under AS 45.50.234 or 90 days from the date of reporting required under AS 45.50.232 or from the date of expiration of any extended recovery period under AS 45.50.237, it is not in the possession and control of the owner or rightful transporter and is
(A) adrift in the water of the state,
(B) stranded on the beaches, marshes, tideland, or shoreland of the water of the state, or
(C) partially or wholly submerged in the water of the state.
(b) [Repealed, § 7 ch 232 SLA 1976.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 2. Log Brands. › Sec. 45.50.232. Reporting of lost logs to the department.

The owner or rightful transporter of timber property not in the possession or control of the owner or transporter, which has become adrift in the waters of the state, stranded on the beaches, marshes, tideland, or shoreland of the water of the state, or partially or wholly submerged in the water of the state, shall report the loss of the timber property within 15 days from the time the loss is discovered to the department, indicating the probable date lost, the place lost, if known, the probable area of recovery, and any other information that the department may require. Unless the time for recovery is extended under AS 45.50.237, the rightful transporter or owner of timber property has 90 days from the date the loss is reported to recover the timber property. After 90 days from the date of reporting or upon the expiration of any extension granted under AS 45.50.237, the timber property is considered to be abandoned, notice is not required to be published under AS 45.50.234, and the timber property is presumed to be the property of the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 2. Log Brands. › Sec. 45.50.234. Publication of notice of intent to claim abandoned property.

Except as provided in AS 45.50.232, the department shall publish notice of its intent to claim abandoned timber property under AS 45.50.210 - 45.50.325 for not less than 30 days from the date that first notice is published under this section. Notice shall be published once a week for at least three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation nearest the area where the timber property is located and, if feasible, posted in a centrally located public place within or in close proximity to the area where the timber property is located.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 2. Log Brands. › Sec. 45.50.235. Ownership of unbranded and abandoned timber property.

(a) Timber property that is unbranded or on which a brand is not distinguishable and that is located in a coastal water, lake, river, creek, or other waterway of the state or on state owned coastline is presumed to be the property of the state. Timber property that is abandoned property as defined in AS 45.50.230(a)(2) is presumed to be the property of the state 90 days after the period of reporting as required in AS 45.50.232 unless an extension has been granted, or 30 days after the period of notice has expired as provided under AS 45.50.234.
(b) Timber property that becomes state property under the provisions of this section may be sold under terms and conditions established by the director of the division of lands.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 2. Log Brands. › Sec. 45.50.237. Extension of period for recovery of timber property.

The department shall extend the 90-day period for recovery of timber property after reporting specified in AS 45.50.232 if a good faith effort to salvage the timber property is being made by the person requesting the extension. Extensions shall be granted for limited periods only but may be continued until salvage is completed, and guidelines shall be established specifying what constitutes a good faith effort for purposes of extension under regulations adopted by the department. Definition of a good faith effort must include the specification of extraordinary circumstances of weather and tide conditions that may preclude direct and immediate salvage operations.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 2. Log Brands. › Sec. 45.50.270. Publication of current list of brands.

The department shall publish a list of brands as of December 31 of each even numbered year. The list must show the design of each brand, the name and address of the owner, the date of registration, and any transfer of a brand during the previous two years. Copies of the list shall be available to the public upon request.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 2. Log Brands. › Sec. 45.50.290. Certificate of registration as evidence.

A certificate of registration of a brand or a certified copy of the certificate or of the instrument of transfer of a registered brand is prima facie evidence of the ownership of the timber property impressed with or displaying the registered brand.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 2. Log Brands. › Sec. 45.50.320. Penalties for fraudulent branding or other acts.

A person who fraudulently brands timber property with a brand which the person knows or has reasonable cause to know is the registered brand of another person, or who knowingly alters, defaces, obliterates, or destroys a registered brand impressed or displayed upon timber property, or who knowingly sells or disposes of, or attempts to sell or dispose of, or to convert or appropriate to the person's own use, without the written consent of the owner, timber property impressed with or displaying upon it a registered brand of another person, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in jail for not more than six months, or by both.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 2. Log Brands. › Sec. 45.50.325. Definitions.

In AS 45.50.210 - 45.50.325,
(1) “brand” includes a mark or other designation that has been registered with the department;
(2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of natural resources;
(3) “department” means the Department of Natural Resources;
(4) “rightful transporter” means a person who has an executory contract interest in the timber property the person is transporting, or that person's designee, or one who, in the normal usage of the trade, transports, or aids in the transportation of, timber property for the benefit of and authorized by the owner of the timber property;
(5) “timber property” means logs, pilings, poles, other timbers, boom sticks, and boom chains.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 3. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection. › Sec. 45.50.473. Disclosure of costs of certain telephone services.

(a) A person may not provide an alternate operator service without disclosing to the consumer before a charge is incurred the cost of the service provided by the person and the identity of the person providing those services.
(b) The owner of a place where telephone business from consumers is aggregated, including a hotel, motel, hospital, and pay telephone other than a telephone utility regulated by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, shall disclose a surcharge added to the cost of local or long distance telephone service before the service is provided. Disclosure may be made by posting the amount of the surcharge on or near the telephone instruments subject to the surcharge or by other reasonable written or oral means.
(c) A violation of this section constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice under AS 45.50.471. It is presumed that actual damages to the consumer under AS 45.50.531(a) are equal to the cost of the service provided plus $200. Additional damages must be proved.
(d) In this section, “alternate operator service”
(1) means a connection to intrastate or interstate long-distance telecommunications facilities from a nonresidential location in the state including a hotel, motel, hospital, or customer-owned pay telephone, or from a place where business from consumers is aggregated, by a person that does not own any of the telecommunications facilities being connected through the service;
(2) does not include an intrastate or interstate long-distance carrier that contracts for operator services and charges rates for those services that are no greater than the rates charged by long-distance carriers regulated by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska or by the Federal Communications Commission.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 3. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection. › Sec. 45.50.474. Required disclosures in promotions and shoreside sales on board cruise ships.

(a) A person may not conduct a promotion on board a cruise ship that mentions or features a business in a state port that has paid something of value for the purpose of having the business mentioned, featured, or otherwise promoted, unless the person conducting the promotion clearly and fully discloses in all written materials used in the promotion that the featured businesses have paid to be included in the promotion. If the value paid by the business is more than 10 percent of any single sale, the disclosure must also state that more than a 10 percent commission is being retained by the person making the promotion and that other alternatives may be available at a port of call; and the disclosure must provide the address, Internet website address, and telephone number of any existing visitors bureaus at each future port of call.
(b) A person or other entity aboard a cruise ship conducting or making a sale of tours, flightseeing operations, or other shoreside activities to be delivered by a vendor or other entity at a future port of call shall disclose, in writing at the point of sale,
(1) that the onboard sale is a retail-wholesale relationship between the cruise ship and the shoreside vendor that results in a percentage of the sale being retained by the cruise ship;
(2) that other alternatives at different prices and with different features may be available at a port of call;
(3) the address, Internet website address, and telephone number of the existing visitors bureaus at each future port of call; and
(4) if the amount of commission or percentage of the total sale retained or returned to the person or entity making or attempting to make the sale exceeds 20 percent of the total cost of the services or goods provided by a shoreside vendor, that more than 20 percent of the total sale price is being retained as a commission by the person or entity making the sale.
(c) A written notice of disclosure under (a) or (b) of this section must be in a type that is not less than 14-point typeface and in a contrasting color calculated to draw attention to the disclosure.
(d) Each violation of this section constitutes an unfair trade practice under AS 45.50.471.
(e) In this section, “cruise ship” means a ship that operates at least 48 hours in length for ticketed passengers, provides overnight accommodations and meals for at least 250 passengers, is operated by an authorized cruise ship operator, and is certified under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea or otherwise certified by the United States Coast Guard.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 3. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection. › Sec. 45.50.477. Use of titles relating to industrial hygiene.

(a) A person may not use the title “industrial hygienist,” the initials “I.H.,” another term that includes the phrase “industrial hygiene” or similar words, or represent to the public that the person is an industrial hygienist, unless the person has a baccalaureate or graduate degree in industrial hygiene, biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, or a closely related physical or biological science from a college or university accredited by a national or regional accreditation association recognized by the Council on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation, or a degree based on equivalent academic training, and has acquired competence in industrial hygiene through special studies or work experience sufficient to provide the person with the ability and competence to
(1) anticipate and recognize the environmental factors and stresses associated with work and work operations and to understand their effects on people and their well-being;
(2) evaluate, on the basis of training and demonstrated work experience and with the aid of quantitative measurement techniques, the magnitude of the factors and stresses identified under (1) of this subsection in terms of their ability to impair human health and well-being; and
(3) prescribe methods to prevent, eliminate, control, or reduce the factors and stresses identified under (a) of this subsection when necessary to alleviate their effects.
(b) A person may not use the title “industrial hygienist in training,” the initials “I.H.I.T.,” another term involving the phrase “industrial hygienist in training” or a variation of those words, or represent to the public that the person is an industrial hygienist in training, unless the person is certified as an industrial hygienist in training by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.
(c) A person may not use the title “certified industrial hygienist,” the initials “C.I.H.,” another term involving the phrase “certified industrial hygienist” or a variation of those words, or represent to the public that the person is a certified industrial hygienist unless the person is certified as a certified industrial hygienist by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.
(d) A state or local government agency may not prohibit or restrict the practice of industrial hygiene by a qualified individual who complies with this section except to the extent that a state statute allows the agency to regulate a specific activity that may be included in the practice of industrial hygiene.
(e) In this section, “industrial hygiene” means the science and practice devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental factors and stresses arising in or from the workplace that may cause illness, impaired health or well-being, or significant discomfort among workers and may also affect persons outside the workplace.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 3. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection. › Sec. 45.50.479. Limitation on electronic mail.

(a) A person may not send unsolicited commercial electronic mail to another person from a computer located in this state or to an electronic mail address that the sender knows is held by a resident of this state if the commercial electronic mail contains information that consists of explicit sexual material that another law provides may only be viewed, purchased, rented, leased, or held by an individual who is 18 years of age or older, unless the subject line of the advertisement contains “ADV:ADLT” as the first eight characters.
(b) In (a) of this section,
(1) “commercial electronic mail” means electronic mail consisting of advertising material for the lease, sale, rental, gift, offer, or other disposition of real property, goods, or services, including an extension of credit;
(2) “explicit sexual material” means material that visually or aurally depicts conduct described in AS 11.41.455(a), but is not limited to conduct engaged in by a child under 18 years of age;
(3) “unsolicited commercial electronic mail” means commercial electronic mail sent to a person who
(A) does not have an existing personal or business relationship with the sender; and
(B) has not given permission for or requested the sending of the commercial electronic mail.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 3. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection. › Sec. 45.50.481. Exemptions.

(a) Nothing in AS 45.50.471 - 45.50.561 applies to
(1) an act or transaction regulated by a statute or regulation administered by the state, including a state regulatory board or commission, unless the statute or regulation does not prohibit the practices declared unlawful in AS 45.50.471;
(2) an act done by the publisher, owner, agent, or employee of a newspaper, periodical, or radio or television station in the publication or dissemination of an advertisement, when the owner, agent, or employee did not have knowledge of the false, misleading, or deceptive character of the advertisement or did not have a direct financial interest in the sale or distribution of the advertised product or service;
(3) an act or transaction regulated under AS 21.36 or AS 06.05 or a regulation adopted under the authority of those chapters.
(b) The exemption in (a)(3) of this section does not apply to an act or transaction between a bank and its borrowers, depositors, or other customers or potential customers.
(c) The exemption in (a)(1) of this section does not apply to an act or transaction listed in AS 45.50.471(b) or regulated under AS 06.60.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 3. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection. › Sec. 45.50.491. Regulations.

The attorney general, in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), may adopt regulations interpreting and forms necessary for administering the provisions of AS 45.50.471 - 45.50.561.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 3. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection. › Sec. 45.50.495. Investigative power of attorney general.

(a) If the attorney general has cause to believe that a person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in a deceptive trade practice under AS 45.50.471, the attorney general may
(1) request the person to file a statement or report in writing, under oath, on forms prescribed by the attorney general, setting out all facts and circumstances concerning the sale or advertisement of property by the person, and other information considered necessary;
(2) examine under oath any person in connection with the sale or advertisement of property;
(3) examine property or sample of the property, record, book, document, account, or paper that the attorney general considers necessary;
(4) make true copies of records, books, documents, accounts, or papers examined under (3) of this subsection, which may be offered in evidence in place of the originals in actions brought under AS 45.50.471 - 45.50.561; and
(5) under an order of the superior court, impound samples of property that are material to the investigation and retain the sample until proceedings undertaken under AS 45.50.471 - 45.50.561 are completed.
(b) The attorney general, in addition to other powers conferred by this section, may issue subpoenas to require the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents or other physical evidence, administer oaths, and conduct hearings to aid an investigation or inquiry. Service of an order or subpoena shall be made in the same manner as a summons in a civil action in the superior court.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 45. Trade and Commerce › Chapter 50. Competitive Practices, Regulation of Competition, Consumer Protection › Article 3. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection. › Sec. 45.50.501. Restraining prohibited acts.

(a) When the attorney general has reason to believe that a person has used, is using, or is about to use an act or practice declared unlawful in AS 45.50.471, and that proceedings would be in the public interest, the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state against the person to restrain by injunction the use of the act or practice. The action may be brought in the superior court in the judicial district in which the person resides or is doing business or has the person's principal place of business in the state, or, with the consent of the parties, in any other judicial district in the state.
(b) The court may make additional orders or judgments that are necessary to restore to any person in interest any money or property, real or personal, which may have been acquired by means of an act or practice declared to be unlawful by AS 45.50.471.