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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 40. Brands and Marks › Sec. 03.40.140. Sale without power of attorney or bill of sale prohibited.

A person may not sell or offer for sale or trade any branded livestock that does not have the person's recorded brand, unless the person has a bill of sale or power of attorney from the owner of the stock, authorizing the sale. The bill of sale must state the buyer's name and address, the date of transfer, the guarantee of title, the number of cattle transferred, the sex, the brand, the location of the brand, and the name and address of the seller. The signature of the seller shall be attested by at least one witness.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 40. Brands and Marks › Sec. 03.40.150. Penalty for sale without power of attorney or bill of sale; proof; defenses.

Every person violating AS 03.40.140 is guilty of a felony, unless the person upon trial establishes and proves that the person was at the time the actual owner of the stock sold or traded or offered for sale or trade, or that the person acted by the direction of one proved to be the actual owner of the stock. Every person convicted shall be imprisoned for not less than two years nor more than five years. In prosecutions for a violation of AS 03.40.140 it is not necessary to prove motive, intent, or purpose on the part of the accused, or that the accused knew that the stock were sold, traded, or offered in violation of AS 03.40.140. The fact of selling, trading, or offering for sale or trade contrary to AS 03.40.140, when proved, is sufficient to authorize a conviction, unless the accused by testimony explains the case made by the state in a manner consistent with good faith and an innocent purpose.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 40. Brands and Marks › Sec. 03.40.180. Preservation of hide required.

A person may not kill, for the person's own use and consumption or to offer for sale, any branded livestock without preserving the hide of the animal intact for a period of not less than 15 days. The hide shall be presented for inspection upon demand of any person.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 40. Brands and Marks › Sec. 03.40.200. Record of branded hides.

A person who purchases hides shall keep a record of all branded hides of meat cattle purchased that states the name of the person from whom purchased, the seller's place of residence, the date of purchase, and the mark and brand on the hides. The record shall be open for the inspection of stock growers, their agents and employees at all times.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 40. Brands and Marks › Sec. 03.40.210. Penalty for violation of AS 03.40.200.

A person who violates the provisions of AS 03.40.200 or who wilfully neglects or refuses to do any act therein required is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or by a fine not exceeding $100.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 40. Brands and Marks › Sec. 03.40.220. Reserved brand “S” on left jaw.

There is reserved in the office of the commissioner a cattle brand consisting of an “S” on the left jaw. This brand may not be assigned to any person in the state, and it is unlawful for any person to use this brand except as provided in AS 03.40.230.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 40. Brands and Marks › Sec. 03.40.230. Branding of spayed heifers.

A person, when spaying heifers, shall, upon request of the owner, brand the heifers with an “S” on the left jaw, and furnish the owner with a certificate that all heifers so branded have been properly spayed.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 45. Diseased Livestock › Sec. 03.45.010. Declaration of public policy.

It is against the public policy of this state to import into the state or to own, have in one's possession, sell, transfer, transport, drive, or convey inside the state any animal diseased or infected with any of the diseases described in AS 03.45.030.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 45. Diseased Livestock › Sec. 03.45.020. Importation, ownership, possession, transfer, and transportation of diseased animals prohibited.

A person may not import into the state, own, have in one's possession, sell, transfer, transport, drive, or convey, inside the state any animal diseased or infected with any of the diseases described in AS 03.45.030.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 45. Diseased Livestock › Sec. 03.45.030. Conditions of importation of certain animals.

A person may not bring into the state any horse, cattle, or swine for work, feeding, breeding, dairying, or for any other purpose unless the animal has been examined and found free from glanders, farcy, tuberculosis, actinomycosis, rinderpest, foot and mouth disease, contagious abortion, contagious keratitis, scabies, maladie du coit, swine plague, and hog cholera. Swine in addition shall have been given the serum treatment for hog cholera within two weeks before shipping, unless a permit has been obtained from the proper authorities of the state, territory, or foreign country from which the animal is shipped, or from an inspector of the United States Department of Agriculture assigned to the division of dairy and livestock in the state, territory, or foreign country from which the animal is shipped. A steamship or transportation company or other common carrier may not bring any animal into the state without first having had it examined, or treated, and found free from the diseases described in this section and having obtained the permit provided for in this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 47. Bees and Beekeeping Equipment › Sec. 03.47.030. Duties of the division.

(a) The division shall investigate reported cases of diseased bees and cases of diseased bees discovered by the division.
(b) The division shall take action necessary to prevent the spread of bee diseases. Bees or used beekeeping equipment found to contain the causative organisms of American foulbrood (Bacillus larvae) or European foulbrood (Streptococcus pluton) shall be immediately quarantined and treated within five days by
(1) chamber fumigation using ethylene oxide or other gases approved by the division;
(2) sterilization by boiling in lyewater for at least 15 minutes; or
(3) destruction of bees, bee combs, and frames by burning followed by burying 18 inches deep.
(c) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, hive boxes, top and bottom boards found to contain the causative organisms of American foulbrood (Bacillus larvae) or European foulbrood (Streptococcus pluton) may be salvaged by scorching inside surfaces and edges using a flame to produce a light brown charring of the wood unless the boxes, top and bottom boards are in poor condition due to weathering, rotting, or ant tunneling.
(d) A quarantine imposed under this section may not be removed until infected bees and used beekeeping equipment are destroyed or the division determines through testing that the used beekeeping equipment is free of the disease.
(e) The division shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 47. Bees and Beekeeping Equipment › Sec. 03.47.040. Definitions.

In this chapter,
(1) “bees” means honey-producing insects of the genus Apis and includes the adults, eggs, larvae, pupae, and other immature stages of the insects;
(2) “division” means the division of the department with responsibility for agriculture;
(3) “used beekeeping equipment” means equipment that has been used to feed or house bees, including hive boxes, frames, pollen traps, queen excluders, inner covers, supers, tops, bottom boards, slatted racks, and bee combs, or other wooden or plastic beehive parts that have been in contact with honeybees.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 55. Care of Animals; Control of Dogs › Article 1. Dogs. › Sec. 03.55.030. Dogs that annoy or bite animals or birds.

Whenever any dog habitually annoys any wild deer, reindeer, sheep, cattle, horse, or other animal or bird either domestic or wild, or evinces a disposition which makes it likely that it will without provocation bite an animal or fowl, any person may lawfully kill the dog, when at large. The owner or keeper of the dog, if known or reasonably identifiable, shall be notified and given reasonable opportunity to restrain the dog before it is lawful to kill it. Persons authorized to enforce AS 16.05 (Alaska Fish and Game Code) and peace officers may enforce this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 55. Care of Animals; Control of Dogs › Article 1. Dogs. › Sec. 03.55.070. Power of village council to control dogs.

(a) A village council duly elected by residents of an unincorporated village not within an organized borough may destroy loose dogs in the village and may otherwise control dogs to the extent authorized first class cities.
(b) The council may impose and enforce the provisions of a dog control ordinance in the total area within 20 miles of the village. The ordinance must generally describe the area in which it is imposed. If two villages having dog control ordinances lie within 40 miles of each other, the jurisdiction of each village terminates at a point midway between them.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 55. Care of Animals; Control of Dogs › Article 2. Care of Animals. › Sec. 03.55.100. Minimum standards of care for animals.

(a) The minimum standards of care for animals include
(1) food and water sufficient to maintain each animal in good health;
(2) an environment compatible with protecting and maintaining the good health and safety of the animal; and
(3) reasonable medical care at times and to the extent available and necessary to maintain the animal in good health.
(b) Any determination as to whether or not the standards of this chapter are met shall be based on the professional opinion of a veterinarian licensed under AS 08.98.
(c) The department may adopt regulations to implement this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 55. Care of Animals; Control of Dogs › Article 2. Care of Animals. › Sec. 03.55.110. Investigation of cruelty to animals complaints.

(a) A person who believes that cruelty to animals has taken place or is taking place may file a complaint with a public or private animal control agency or organization, the department, or a peace officer. An agency or organization or the department may refer the complaint to a peace officer.
(b) A peace officer who receives a complaint of animal cruelty may apply for a search warrant under AS 12.35 to the judicial officer in the judicial district in which the alleged violation has taken place or is taking place. If the court finds that probable cause exists, the court shall issue a search warrant directing a peace officer to proceed immediately to the location of the alleged violation, search the place designated in the warrant, and, if warranted, seize property, including animals, specified in the warrant. The warrant shall be executed by the peace officer and returned to the court.
(c) Before a peace officer may seize an animal and place it into protective custody, the peace officer shall request an immediate inspection and decision by a veterinarian licensed under AS 08.98 that placement into protective custody is in the immediate best interest of the animal. If a veterinarian is not available and willing to perform an inspection, before a peace officer may seize an animal, the peace officer shall communicate with a veterinarian who has, after hearing a description of the condition of the animal and its environment, decided it is in the immediate best interest of the animal that it be placed into protective custody. If the peace officer is not able to communicate with a veterinarian, before the officer may seize an animal, the officer shall decide it is in the immediate best interest of the animal that it be placed into protective custody.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 55. Care of Animals; Control of Dogs › Article 2. Care of Animals. › Sec. 03.55.120. Seizure of animals.

(a) A peace officer shall place an animal in protective custody before seizing the animal from the location where it was found. If the animal is seized, the peace officer shall place the animal with a veterinarian licensed under AS 08.98 or, if a veterinarian is not readily available and willing to accept the animal, then with a responsible public or private custodian to be sheltered, cared for, and provided necessary medical attention.
(b) A peace officer who has seized an animal shall immediately notify the animal's owner in writing of the seizure and of the owner's right to petition the court under AS 03.55.130 for return of the animal. Notification may be delivered in person, posted at the owner's residence, or mailed to the owner.
(c) If a seized animal's owner is unknown and cannot be ascertained with reasonable effort,
(1) the animal shall be considered a stray or abandoned; and
(2) the notice required in (b) of this section shall be conspicuously posted at the premises from which the animal was seized.
(d) The state, a municipality, or a person that supplies shelter, care, veterinary attention, or medical treatment for an animal seized under this section shall make a reasonable effort to locate the owner.
(e) The owner of an animal seized under (a) of this section may not recover damages for injury to or death of the animal occurring while the animal is in the custody of the state, a municipality, or a person under this section, unless the owner shows that the injury or death was caused by gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 55. Care of Animals; Control of Dogs › Article 2. Care of Animals. › Sec. 03.55.130. Destruction and adoption of animals.

(a) If a determination is made by a veterinarian licensed under AS 08.98, by a peace officer in consultation with a veterinarian licensed under AS 08.98, or by a peace officer who is unable to locate or communicate with a veterinarian licensed under AS 08.98 that an animal seized under AS 03.55.100 - 03.55.190 is injured or diseased to such an extent that, in the opinion of the veterinarian, it is probable the animal cannot recover, the veterinarian or the peace officer may humanely destroy the animal or arrange for the animal's humane destruction.
(b) Upon diagnosis and recommendation of a veterinarian licensed under AS 08.98, a public or private custodian may humanely destroy or arrange for the humane destruction of a severely injured, diseased, or suffering animal that has been seized under AS 03.55.100 - 03.55.190.
(c) An owner of an animal destroyed under this section may not recover damages for the destruction of the animal unless the owner shows that the destruction was not reasonable under the facts as known to the veterinarian or the peace officer authorizing the destruction.
(d) Except as provided in (a) or (b) of this section, the custodian of an animal may not adopt, provide for the adoption of, or euthanize the animal within 10 business days after the animal is taken into custody. An owner or custodian may prevent the animal's adoption or destruction by petitioning the court of the judicial district in which the animal was seized for the animal's return, subject to court-imposed conditions.
(e) The court may, on its own accord or upon a filing by the custodian, the owner of the animal, or the entity that seized the animal, enter an order for the cost of care of the animal pending final disposition of the custody of the animal. An order under this section may include a requirement that the owner of the animal post a bond or other security to guarantee that the cost of care of the animal is received and maintained. If, without justifiable cause, the owner of the animal fails to comply with an order under this section, the court may order that the animal be forfeited.
(f) The state may not be required to reimburse a public or private agency, organization, or person that voluntarily assists with the seizure of an animal or receives custody of an animal seized under this section for the cost of care of the animal.
(g) Nothing in (d) or (e) of this section shall shift the burden of proof from the party who would otherwise have that burden.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 55. Care of Animals; Control of Dogs › Article 2. Care of Animals. › Sec. 03.55.190. Definitions.

In AS 03.55.100 - 03.55.190,
(1) “animal” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900;
(2) “cost of care” means the cost of shelter, care, veterinary assistance, and medical treatment rendered to the animal;
(3) “cruelty to animals” includes acts constituting cruelty to animals under AS 11.61.140(a), acts promoting an exhibition of fighting animals under AS 11.61.145(a)(1) or (2), and other serious acts of animal cruelty warranting protective actions under AS 03.55.100 - 03.55.190, whether or not they are specifically listed in AS 11.61.140 or 11.61.145;
(4) “custodian” means a person responsible by law for the care, custody, or control of animals;
(5) “department” means the Department of Environmental Conservation;
(6) “peace officer” means
(A) an officer of the state troopers;
(B) a member of the police force of a municipality;
(C) a village public safety officer; or
(D) a regional public safety officer.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 58. Organic Food and Agricultural Products › Sec. 03.58.010. Prohibition.

A person may not sell, offer for sale, represent, or label a raw or processed agricultural product, including ingredients, as “organic” unless the product has been produced, handled, and certified under 7 U.S.C. 6501-6522, as amended, or under the state organic certification program established under AS 03.58.015.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 58. Organic Food and Agricultural Products › Sec. 03.58.015. State organic certification program.

(a) The department may establish a state organic certification program for producers and handlers of agricultural products within the state that meets the requirements for approval under 7 U.S.C. 6501 - 6522, as amended.
(b) The department may apply under 7 U.S.C. 6514, as amended, for accreditation as a certifying agent under 7 U.S.C. 6501 - 6522, as amended.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 58. Organic Food and Agricultural Products › Sec. 03.58.020. Disclosure.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person may not sell food represented as organic food unless the name and address of the producer of the food are displayed with the food. If the food is not displayed at the purchase site, a written statement with the name and address of the producer must be given to the purchaser unless the name and address are identified on a package containing the purchased food. This subsection does not apply to a sale for consumption on the premises.
(b) Advertising for the mail order sale of food represented as organic food must include the name and address of the producer of the food.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 58. Organic Food and Agricultural Products › Sec. 03.58.030. Sworn statement of compliance.

(a) A producer may not sell to a vendor food represented as organic food unless before the sale the producer provides the vendor with a sworn statement that the producer has grown, raised, or otherwise produced the food in compliance with AS 03.58.010. If a producer sells the food to the same vendor more than one time during a calendar year, one statement for the calendar year is sufficient to comply with this section.
(b) [Repealed, § 7 ch 64 SLA 2003.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food › Chapter 58. Organic Food and Agricultural Products › Sec. 03.58.060. Enforcement.

(a) If the department determines that a person is violating a provision of this chapter, or a regulation adopted under this chapter, the department shall order the person to stop the violation and to refrain from future violations.
(b) If a person violates this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter, the person is liable to the state for
(1) a civil fine established by the department by regulation plus the state's estimated costs of investigating and taking appropriate administrative and enforcement actions for the violation, including attorney fees;
(2) an additional civil penalty of three times the value of the product knowingly sold in violation of this chapter.
(c) The provisions of this section are in addition to the remedies available under AS 45.50.471 - 45.50.561 and federal statute and regulation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 06. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board › Sec. 04.06.010. Establishment of board.

There is established in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board as a regulatory and quasi-judicial agency. The Board is in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, but for administrative purposes only.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 06. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board › Sec. 04.06.020. Appointment and qualifications.

(a) The board consists of five members appointed by the governor and confirmed by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session. A member of the board may not hold any other state or federal office, either elective or appointive.
(b) [See delayed amendment note] Except as provided in (c) of this section, at the time of appointment or reappointment, one member of the board shall be actively engaged in the public safety sector, one member of the board shall represent the general public, one member of the board shall have resided in a rural area within the previous five years, and two members of the board shall be actively engaged in the alcoholic beverage industry.
(c) [See delayed amendment note] A member of the board may not hold a wholesale alcoholic beverage license or be an officer, agent, or employee of a wholesale alcoholic beverage enterprise. Not more than two members of the board may be engaged in the same business, occupation, or profession. A board member actively engaged in the public safety sector, from a rural area, or representing the general public may not have, or have an immediate family member who has, a financial interest in a business for which a license is issued. A board member representing the general public may not be affiliated with the public safety sector or the public health sector.
(d) In this section,
(1) “immediate family member” means a spouse, child, or parent;
(2) “public health sector” means a profession that primarily has the responsibility to protect the safety and improve the health of communities through education, policy making, and research for disease and injury prevention;
(3) [See delayed amendment note] “public safety sector” means a peace officer, a municipal or state prosecutor, a former judicial officer, or a profession that primarily has the authority to provide for the welfare and protection of the general public through the enforcement of municipal, state, or federal laws;
(4) “rural area” means a community with a population of 7,000 or less that is not connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks or with a population of 2,000 or less that is connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks; in this paragraph,
(A) “community” means a city as that term is defined in AS 29.71.800, and an established village that is located in a borough or the unorganized borough;
(B) “population” means the population of a community as determined under AS 29.60.860(c).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 06. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board › Sec. 04.06.030. Terms of office; chair.

(a) Members of the board shall be appointed for overlapping terms of three years.
(b) A vacancy occurring in the membership of the board shall be filled within 30 days by appointment of the governor for the unexpired portion of the vacated term.
(c) The board shall select a chair from among its members.
(d) A member who has served all or part of three successive terms on the board may not be reappointed to the board unless three years have elapsed since the person has last served on the board.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 06. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board › Sec. 04.06.060. Quorum and majority.

Three members of the board constitute a quorum for the conduct of business, except that a majority of the whole membership of the board must approve all applications for new licenses, and all renewals, transfers, suspensions, and revocations of existing licenses.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 06. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board › Sec. 04.06.070. Appointment and removal of director.

The governor shall appoint a director to serve as the executive officer of the board and the Marijuana Control Board created under AS 17.38.080. The director may be removed by a majority vote of the full membership of the board and a majority vote of the full membership of the Marijuana Control Board. The governor may remove the director for misconduct, misfeasance, or malfeasance in office. The governor may not remove the director unless the director is given a copy of the charges and afforded an opportunity to be publicly heard, in person or by counsel, in defense against the charges upon at least 10 days' notice. If the director is removed for cause, the governor shall file with the lieutenant governor a complete statement of all charges made against the director and the findings based on the charges, together with a complete record of any hearing.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 06. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board › Sec. 04.06.075. Authority of director; annual budget.

(a) The director shall enforce this title and regulations adopted by the board.
(b) The director is not a member of the board and may not vote on a matter before the board.
(c) [Effective January 1, 2024.] The director shall prepare and submit to the board an annual budget for the board that includes funding for administration, enforcement, education, training, and prevention activities under this title.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 06. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board › Sec. 04.06.080. Delegation of authority. [See delayed amendment note]

The director shall issue, renew, transfer, suspend, or revoke all licenses and permits at the direction of the board. However, notwithstanding AS 04.11.070, the board may delegate authority to the director to temporarily grant or deny the issuance, renewal, or transfer of licenses and permits. The director's temporary grant or denial of the issuance, renewal, or transfer of a license or permit is not binding on the board. The board may delegate to the director any duty imposed by this title except its power to propose and adopt regulations.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 06. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board › Sec. 04.06.095. Statewide database. [See delayed amendment note]

The board, after consulting with package store licensees, shall create and maintain a statewide database that contains a monthly record of the alcohol purchased by, and shipped to, a person who resides in a municipality or established village that has restricted the sale of alcoholic beverages under AS 04.11.491(a)(1), (2), or (3) or (b)(1) or (2). Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, the information contained in the database is confidential and is not subject to inspection or copying under AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.220. Information in the database shall be purged one year after entry unless it is needed for criminal investigation or prosecution. Information in the database is available only to
(1) a package store licensee, agent, or employee to consult before shipping alcohol to a purchaser in a restricted area as provided in AS 04.11.150(g);
(2) a law enforcement officer;
(3) a probation or parole officer;
(4) the board; and
(5) the person who is the subject of the information; the board shall adopt regulations concerning access by a person to information contained in the database of the purchases by, and shipments to, that person.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 06. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board › Sec. 04.06.100. Regulations.

(a) The board shall adopt regulations governing the manufacture, barter, sale, consumption, and possession of alcoholic beverages in the state that are consistent with this title and necessary to carry out the purpose of this title in a manner that will protect the public health, safety, and welfare. The regulations shall be adopted in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
(b) [See delayed amendment note] The subjects covered by regulations adopted under (a) of this section may include the following matters:
(1) employment, conduct, and duties of the director and of regular and contractual employees of the board;
(2) procedures for the issuance, denial, renewal, transfer, revocation, and suspension of licenses and permits;
(3) terms and conditions of licenses and permits issued;
(4) fees for licenses and permits issued for which fees are not prescribed by statute;
(5) conduct of regular and special meetings of the board;
(6) delegation to the director of routine administrative functions and powers;
(7) the temporary granting or denial of issuance, transfer, and renewal of licenses;
(8) manner of giving any notice required by law or regulation when not provided for by statute;
(9) requirements relating to the qualifications of licensees, the conditions upon which a license may be issued, the accommodations of licensed premises, and board inspection of those premises;
(10) making of reports by wholesalers;
(11) purchase of fidelity bonds by the state for the director and the employees of the board;
(12) prohibition of possession of alcoholic beverages by drunken persons and by minors;
(13) required reports from corporations licensed under this title, including reports of stock ownership and transfers and changes of officers and directors;
(14) creation of classifications of licenses or permits not provided for in this title;
(15) establishment and collection of fees to be paid on application for a license or permit;
(16) required reports from partnerships and limited partnerships licensed under this title, including reports of transferred interests of 10 percent or more;
(17) required reports from limited liability organizations licensed under this title, including reports of the transfer of a member's interest if the transfer equals 10 percent or more of the ownership of the limited liability organization and any change of managers.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 06. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board › Sec. 04.06.110. Peace officer powers.

The director and the persons employed for the administration and enforcement of this title may, with the concurrence of the commissioner of public safety, exercise the powers of peace officers when those powers are specifically granted by the board. Powers granted by the board under this section may be exercised only when necessary for the enforcement of the criminally punishable provisions of this title, regulations of the board, and other criminally punishable laws and regulations, including investigation of violations of laws against prostitution and sex trafficking described in AS 11.66.100 - 11.66.135 and laws against gambling, promoting gambling, and related offenses described in AS 11.66.200 - 11.66.280. Unless authorized by a search warrant described in AS 12.35, nothing in this section authorizes the use of metal keys, magnetic card keys, or identification cards to access private clubs.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 11. Licensing › Article 1. Licensing and Reporting Requirements. › Sec. 04.11.010. License or permit required; presumption concerning possession for sale.

(a) [See delayed amendment note] Except as provided in AS 04.11.020, a person may not knowingly manufacture, sell, offer for sale, possess for sale or barter, traffic in, or barter an alcoholic beverage unless under license or permit issued under this title.
(b) [See delayed amendment note] Except as provided in this subsection, a person may not solicit or receive orders for the delivery of an alcoholic beverage in an area that has adopted a local option under AS 04.11.491. If the area has adopted a local option under AS 04.11.491(a)(1), (2), or (3), or (b)(1) or (2), a package store licensee outside of that local option area may receive orders as provided under AS 04.11.150 but may not solicit in that area or receive orders through an agent or employee in that area. This subsection does not apply to a package store licensee who operates a package store in an area that has adopted a local option under AS 04.11.491(a)(2)(C) or (3)(C) or (b)(2)(C). A person who violates this subsection is punishable upon conviction as provided under AS 04.16.200(a) or (b).
(c) [See delayed amendment note] Unless a municipality or established village has adopted a more restrictive local option under AS 04.11.491(g), in a criminal prosecution for possession of alcoholic beverages for sale in violation of (a) of this section, the fact that a person
(1) possessed more than 10 1/2 liters of distilled spirits or 24 liters or more of wine, or either a half-keg of malt beverages or 12 gallons or more of malt beverages in individual containers in an area where the sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or prohibited under AS 04.11.491 creates a presumption that the person possessed the alcoholic beverages for sale;
(2) sends, transports, or brings more than 10 1/2 liters of distilled spirits or 24 liters or more of wine, or either a half-keg of malt beverages or 12 gallons or more of malt beverages in individual containers to an area where the sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or prohibited under AS 04.11.491 creates a presumption that the person sent, transported, or brought the alcoholic beverages for sale in the area.
(d) In this section,
(1) “bring” has the meaning given in AS 04.11.499;
(2) “send” has the meaning given in AS 04.11.499;
(3) “transport” has the meaning given in AS 04.11.499.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 11. Licensing › Article 1. Licensing and Reporting Requirements. › Sec. 04.11.015. Purchase from nonlicensee prohibited.

(a) [See delayed amendment note] A person may not purchase alcoholic beverages from a person who is not a licensee, permittee, or an agent or employee of a licensee or permittee.
(b) [See delayed amendment note] A person who violates this section is guilty of a violation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 11. Licensing › Article 1. Licensing and Reporting Requirements. › Sec. 04.11.020. Exceptions: License or permit not required.

(a) A license or permit is not required to authorize sales made by a person under a judgment and decree of foreclosure, under the bankruptcy law of the United States, or under order of the board or a court under AS 04.16.220.
(b) A license or permit is not required to serve alcoholic beverages in exchange for valuable contributions at a private gathering of a bona fide group of co-workers or of a professional, social, or fraternal organization if equal contributions are made by all in attendance and only the amount required to purchase the alcoholic beverages is contributed. All other applicable provisions of this title and regulations under this title shall be observed at these private gatherings.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 11. Licensing › Article 1. Licensing and Reporting Requirements. › Sec. 04.11.030. Death of licensee.

(a) The executor or administrator of the estate of a person who was operating a business as a sole licensee under a license authorized by this title may continue to operate the licensed business until an application for transfer of a license to another person is approved or until the license is forfeited under (b) of this section.
(b) [See delayed amendment note] If an application for the transfer of ownership of a license from a deceased licensee is not made within 90 days of the death of the licensee or within an additional 90 days if an application for transfer of ownership made by the executor is denied, or no petition is made to the board for an extension of time under (c) of this section within the time, the license is forfeited.
(c) The board may extend the time limits in (b) of this section on petition of the executor or administrator.
(d) This section does not authorize the transfer of a liquor license by an administrator or executor to the estate of a decedent.
(e) The board may transfer a license to an executor or administrator only in the executor's or administrator's individual capacity.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 11. Licensing › Article 1. Licensing and Reporting Requirements. › Sec. 04.11.040. Board approval of transfers.

(a) A license issued under this title may not be transferred to another person except with the written consent of the board.
(b) A license or permit issued under this title may not be transferred to a new location except with the written consent of the board.
(c) A person may not receive or transfer controlling interest in a liquor license issued to a partnership, including a limited partnership, a limited liability organization, or a corporation under this title, except with the written consent of the board.
(d) [Effective January 1, 2024] A person who transfers a license or permit or a controlling interest in a license or permit in violation of this section commits the offense of unauthorized transfer of an alcoholic beverage license or permit.
(e) [Effective January 1, 2024] Unauthorized transfer of an alcoholic beverage license or permit is a violation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 11. Licensing › Article 1. Licensing and Reporting Requirements. › Sec. 04.11.045. Reports required of limited liability organizations.

(a) A limited liability organization licensed under this title shall report to the board when a member of the limited liability organization transfers 10 percent or more of the ownership of the organization and shall report a change of managers.
(b) The report to the board shall be made in writing in duplicate and shall be sent within 10 days after the change in member interest or manager.
(c) [Effective January 1, 2024] A limited liability organization that fails to report as required under (a) of this section commits the offense of failure to report a change in member interest or manager.
(d) [Effective January 1, 2024] Failure to report a change in member interest or manager is a violation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 11. Licensing › Article 1. Licensing and Reporting Requirements. › Sec. 04.11.050. Reports required of corporations.

(a) A corporation issued a license under this title shall report to the board when 10 percent or more of its corporate stock is transferred and shall also report any change in its corporate officers or in the membership of its board of directors.
(b) The report to the board shall be made in writing in duplicate and shall be sent within 10 days after the transfer of the stock or the change in officers or directors.
(c) This section does not apply to a corporation whose stock is listed on a stock exchange, a corporation that is required by law to file periodic reports with the United States Securities Exchange Commission, or to a bank, trust company, financial institution, or title company to which a license is issued in a fiduciary capacity.
(d) [Effective January 1, 2024] A corporation that fails to report as required under (a) of this section, other than a corporation described in (c) of this section, commits the offense of failure to report a stock transfer or change of officers or board members.
(e) [Effective January 1, 2024] Failure to report a stock transfer or change of officers or board members is a violation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 11. Licensing › Article 1. Licensing and Reporting Requirements. › Sec. 04.11.055. Reports required of partnerships.

(a) A partnership, including a limited partnership, issued a license under this title shall report to the board when a partnership interest of 10 percent or more is transferred and shall report a change of general partners.
(b) The report to the board shall be made in writing in duplicate and shall be sent within 10 days after the change in interest or change of general partners.
(c) [Effective January 1, 2024] A partnership that fails to report as required under (a) of this section commits the offense of failure to report a transfer of partnership interest or change of general partner.
(d) [Effective January 1, 2024] Failure to report a transfer of partnership interest or change of general partner is a violation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 11. Licensing › Article 1. Licensing and Reporting Requirements. › Sec. 04.11.060. Nonresident distiller, brewer, winery, or wholesaler.

(a) A distiller, brewer, winery, or wholesaler whose plant or principal place of business is outside the state may not sell products directly to licensees in the state without
(1) obtaining a general wholesale license under AS 04.11.160(a) for each wholesale distributing point in the state;
(2) appointing an agent upon whom process can be served; and
(3) obtaining other applicable licenses under the provisions of this title.
(b) [Effective January 1, 2024] A person who violates (a) of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 11. Licensing › Article 2. Licenses and Permits. › Sec. 04.11.080. Types of licenses and permits.

[See delayed repeal note] Licenses and permits issued under this title are as follows:
(1) beverage dispensary license;
(2) duplicate beverage dispensary license for additional rooms;
(3) restaurant or eating place license;
(4) club license;
(5) bottling works license;
(6) brewery license;
(7) package store license;
(8) general wholesale license;
(9) wholesale malt beverage and wine license;
(10) distillery license;
(11) common carrier dispensary license;
(12) retail stock sale license;
(13) recreational site license;
(14) pub license;
(15) winery license;
(16) caterer's permit;
(17) special events permit;
(18) conditional contractor's permit;
(19) brewpub license;
(20) golf course license;
(21) outdoor recreation lodge license;
(22) destination resort license.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 11. Licensing › Article 2. Licenses and Permits. › Sec. 04.11.090. Beverage dispensary license. [See delayed repeal note]

(a) A beverage dispensary license authorizes the holder to sell or serve on the licensed premises alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises only.
(b) The biennial beverage dispensary license fee is $2,500.
(c) [Repealed, § 69 ch 101 SLA 1995.]
(d) The area designated as the licensed premises under a beverage dispensary license issued to a hotel, motel, resort, or similar business that caters to the traveling public as a substantial part of its business may include the dining room, banquet room, guests' rooms, and other public areas approved by the board.
(e) A holder of a beverage dispensary license may not maintain upon the licensed premises more than one room in which there is regularly maintained a fixed counter or service bar at which alcoholic beverages are sold or served to members of the public for consumption unless the licensee is issued by the board, after investigation, a duplicate of the original license for each of the rooms. The holder of the beverage dispensary license shall pay to the board with each application for a duplicate license an amount equal to the fee payable for the original beverage dispensary license under (b) of this section. If the licensed premises are located within a municipality, a duplicate beverage dispensary license may not be issued unless approved by the council or assembly, as appropriate.
(f) The area designated as the licensed premises under a beverage dispensary license issued to a bowling alley may include the concourse or lane areas of the bowling alley. Notwithstanding AS 04.16.049, the board may, upon application, authorize access by persons under 21 years of age to the concourse or lane areas designated part of the bowling alley's licensed premises during hours when no alcoholic beverages are being sold, served, or consumed.
(g) A holder of a beverage dispensary license issued to a hotel, motel, resort, or similar business that caters to the traveling public may stock alcoholic beverages in guest rooms, for sale and consumption in the guest room only, if authorized by the board. Alcoholic beverages stocked under this subsection shall be stocked by an employee who is 21 years of age or older, may not be supplied or resupplied during hours that the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited as provided under AS 04.16.010(a) and (d), and shall be stored in a refrigerated unit using a key or combination lock system within the guest room. A key lock system shall be designed to prevent the removal of the key unless the refrigerated unit is locked. Except for the licensee, or an agent or employee of the licensee, a key or combination enabling a person to obtain alcoholic beverages stocked in a guest room may only be provided to a guest who occupies the room and who is 21 years of age or older. The board shall issue a permit to each licensee authorized to stock alcoholic beverages under this subsection and may by regulation impose an administrative fee for the cost of issuing the permit.