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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 7 - Direct-Market Land-Based Facilities › 18 AAC 34.700 - Applicable standards

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person who operates a direct-market
				land-based facility to process seafood products for sale as part of commerce
				intended for human consumption
(1) shall meet
				the requirements of
				18 AAC 34.700 -
				18 AAC 34.740; and
(2) except as specified in
				18 AAC 34.700 -
				18 AAC 34.740, shall meet the
				requirements of
				18 AAC 34.005,
				18 AAC 34.010,
				18 AAC 34.030,
				18 AAC 34.035(a) (1), (3)(A) and (B), and (6) - (8),
				18 AAC 34.035(c)
				- (g), 18 AAC 34.045,
				18 AAC 34.050,
				18 AAC 34.055,
				18 AAC 34.060(1) (A) - (E),
				18 AAC 34.060(2)
				- (3), 18 AAC 34.060(4) (A) - (D),
				18 AAC 34.060(5)
				- (7), 18 AAC 34.065 -
				18 AAC 34.075,
				18 AAC 34.080,
				18 AAC 34.085, 18 AAC 34.09018 AAC
				34.122, 18 AAC 34.125(a), (c), and (h), and
				18 AAC 34.900 -
				18 AAC 34.990.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 7 - Direct-Market Land-Based Facilities › 18 AAC 34.710 - Facility design and construction

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The
				direct-market land-based facility may be a temporary facility.
(b) Inside walls, the floor, and the ceiling
				of the facility may be made of wood if the
(1)
				wood is painted or sealed with a visible sealant;
(2) walls are sealed at the floor juncture;
				and
(3) walls are easily cleanable
				and maintained in good repair.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 7 - Direct-Market Land-Based Facilities › 18 AAC 34.720 - Water supply and ice

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Each source of fresh and salt water
				supply for use in a direct-market land-based facility must be approved by the
				department, on the basis of whether public health and consumers are adequately
				protected.
(b) A water supply used
				for processing may not come in contact with or become exposed to sewage or
				other contamination.
(c) Processing
				water used for final rinsing of a seafood product must be
(1) changed as often as necessary to prevent
				buildup of blood, slime, or other contamination that might result in an
				adulterated seafood product; and
(2) disinfected to maintain a measurable
				residual of free chlorine or another disinfectant approved by the department;
				processing water must be tested for the residual at least once each day during
				the operating season; a daily log of the disinfectant residuals must be kept as
				required by
				18 AAC 34.920(b) (5).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 7 - Direct-Market Land-Based Facilities › 18 AAC 34.730 - Toilet and handwash sink requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
If a direct-market land-based facility operator installs a
				  portable toilet or privy in accordance with
				  18 AAC 34.085(d),
				  the operator shall monitor the use of the handwash sink located at the entrance
				  to the processing area to ensure that employees are washing hands after exiting
				  the toilet facility.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.005
AS 17.20.065
AS 17.20.072
AS 17.20.180
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 7 - Direct-Market Land-Based Facilities › 18 AAC 34.740 - Cleaning and sanitizing

Current through May 31, 2024
A direct-market land-based facility operator who is not
				  required to develop a HACCP plan under
				  18 AAC 34.045 shall develop a
				  written cleaning and sanitizing schedule sufficient to comply with this
				  chapter. The owner or operator shall keep records of cleaning and sanitizing as
				  required by
				  18 AAC 34.920(b) (5).
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.005
AS 17.20.065
AS 17.20.072
AS 17.20.180
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 8 - Good Manufacturing Practice › 18 AAC 34.803 - Qualifications and training

Current through May 31, 2024
A processor shall ensure that each individual who processes
				  seafood is qualified and trained to perform their duties as required in
				  21 C.F.R.
				  117.4 and
				  21 C.F.R.
				  123.10, adopted by reference in
				  18 AAC 34.010. Records that
				  document training must be maintained and made available as required in
				  21 C.F.R.
				  117.301-
				  117.330, adopted by reference in
				  18 AAC 34.010, and
				  18 AAC 34.920.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.005
AS
					 17.20.065
AS
					 17.20.072
AS 17.20.180
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 8 - Good Manufacturing Practice › 18 AAC 34.805 - Personnel; disease control and hygienic practices

Current through May 31, 2024
A processor shall ensure adequate disease control and
				  hygienic practices to protect against allergen cross - contact and
				  contamination of food through instruction, training, and supervision of
				  employees as required in 21
				  C.F.R. 117.10, adopted by reference in
				  18 AAC 34.010.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.005
AS
					 17.20.065
AS
					 17.20.072
AS 17.20.180
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 8 - Good Manufacturing Practice › 18 AAC 34.810 - Plant and grounds

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A processor shall ensure that each
				facility and the grounds about the facility under the control of the processor
				are designed and constructed in a manner that facilitates sanitary operations
				and protects food from contamination as required in
				21 C.F.R.
				117.20, adopted by reference in
				18 AAC 34.010, and other
				requirements of this section.
(b)
				The outside walls and the roof
(1) if made of
				a flexible material such as rubberized nylon, polypropylene, polyester-based
				vinyl, or nylon-based vinyl, must be at least 20 mils thick, with the seams
				heat-welded; and
(2) must protect
				the facility from weather and the entry of insects, rodents, and other
				animals.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 8 - Good Manufacturing Practice › 18 AAC 34.815 - Sanitary operations

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A processor shall ensure that each
				facility meets the requirements of
				21 C.F.R.
				117.35, adopted by reference in
				18 AAC 34.010, and other
				requirements of this section.
(b)
				Pesticides must be used according to 18 AAC 90.
(c) When a chemical or compound is used for
				sanitizing, the processor shall verify the concentration is correct with a test
				kit, test strip, or other device.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.005
AS
					 17.20.065
AS
					 17.20.072
AS 17.20.180
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 8 - Good Manufacturing Practice › 18 AAC 34.820 - Sanitary facilities and controls; plumbing, water supply, toilets and handwash sink requirements, and waste disposal

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A processor
				shall ensure that each facility is equipped with sanitary facilities and
				accommodations as required in
				21 C.F.R
				117.37, adopted by reference in
				18 AAC 34.010, and other
				requirements of this section.
(b)
				Notwithstanding the applicability limitations of the state plumbing code,
				plumbing must be installed and operated in accordance with the state plumbing
				code under
				AS
				18.60.705. Except for the toilet and sink
				requirements in (h) and (i) of this section, the state plumbing code applies
				statewide to all facilities subject to this chapter, including mobile
				processing vessels.
(c) Water
				provided by a processing facility for drinking or ice making for human
				consumption must comply with 18 AAC 80.
(d) A processing water supply must be
				approved by the department, on the basis of whether public health and consumers
				are adequately protected. In addition to complying with (c) of this section,
				for a processing water supply that is not directly plumbed to a community
				public water system or a non-transient non-community public water system, a
				processor
(1) shall disinfect to maintain a
				measurable residual of free chlorine or another disinfectant approved by the
				department;
(2) shall sample for
				coliform bacteria contamination before beginning operations and once every 30
				days during the operational season, and shall resample
(A) as required in
				18 AAC 80.415, or as required by
				the department to serve the interests of public health and consumer protection,
				after notification of a sample result that is positive for total coliform
				bacteria; however, resampling requires no more than two water samples;
				or
(B) if a sample is invalidated
				as set out in
				18 AAC 80.425; however, resampling
				requires no more than one water sample;
(3) shall ensure that the water does not
				exceed the maximum contaminant level for Escherichia coli bacteria set out in
				18 AAC 80.300(b)(4);
(4) shall sample for a contaminant listed in
				18 AAC 80.300(b)
				at the applicable frequency set out in
				18 AAC 80.310 -
				18 AAC 80.335, if the department
				identifies a potential public health problem for inorganic or organic chemical
				contamination; the department will require more frequent sampling if the
				department determines it is necessary to serve the interests of public health
				and consumer protection; if required under this subsection, samples may not
				exceed the maximum contaminant levels set out in
				18 AAC 80.300; and
(5) shall sample at a point at the end of the
				system and test for disinfectant residual at least once each day during the
				operating season; a daily log of the disinfectant residuals must be kept as
				required by
				18 AAC 34.920.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 8 - Good Manufacturing Practice › 18 AAC 34.825 - Equipment and utensils

Current through May 31, 2024
A processor shall ensure that all equipment and utensils are
				  adequate for the intended use and designed, installed, and maintained to
				  facilitate cleaning and preclude adulteration of the seafood products or
				  ingredients as required in 21 C.F.R. 117.40, adopted by
				  reference in
				  18 AAC 34.010.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.005
AS
					 17.20.065
AS
					 17.20.072
AS 17.20.180
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 8 - Good Manufacturing Practice › 18 AAC 34.830 - Processes and controls; handling; and ice supply

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A processor
				shall ensure that all operations in the manufacturing, processing, packing, and
				holding of seafood products are conducted in accordance with adequate
				sanitation principles as required in
				21 C.F.R.
				117.80, adopted by reference in
				18 AAC 34.010, and other
				requirements of this section.
(b)
				Ice that comes into contact with seafood products must be
(1) made by the seafood processor from water
				that meets the requirements of
				18 AAC 34.820(d)
				or obtained from an establishment permitted under 18 AAC 31 or this chapter to
				manufacture ice; and
(2) handled in
				a sanitary manner.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 8 - Good Manufacturing Practice › 18 AAC 34.835 - Storage and transportation

Current through May 31, 2024
A processor shall ensure the proper storage and
				  transportation of food as described in
				  21 C.F.R.
				  117.93, adopted by reference in
				  18 AAC 34.010.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.005
AS
					 17.20.065
AS
					 17.20.072
AS 17.20.180
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 8 - Good Manufacturing Practice › 18 AAC 34.840 - Holding and distribution of human food by-products for use as animal food

Current through May 31, 2024
A processor shall ensure that human food by-products for use
				  as animal food are stored, identified, and labeled as described in
				  21 C.F.R.
				  117.95, adopted by reference in
				  18 AAC 34.010.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.005
AS
					 17.20.065
AS
					 17.20.072
AS 17.20.180
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 8 - Good Manufacturing Practice › 18 AAC 34.855 - Defect action levels

Current through May 31, 2024
A processor shall utilize quality control operations to
				  reduce natural or unavoidable defects in seafood products as described in
				  21 C.F.R.
				  117.110, adopted by reference in
				  18 AAC 34.010.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.005
AS
					 17.20.065
AS
					 17.20.072
AS 17.20.180
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 9 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 34.900 - Permit, certification, waiver, and compliance fees

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Subject to (b)
				of this section, at the time of application for a new permit under this
				chapter, or within 30 days after receiving notice that a permit renewal fee is
				due under this section, the applicant shall pay to the department an annual
				permit fee as follows:
(1) for a shellfish
				harvester: $162;
(2) for a
				shellfish shipper: $162;
(3) for a
				shellfish reshipper: $162;
(4) for
				a shellfish repacker: $325;
(5) for
				a shellfish shucker-packer: $649;
(6) for a direct-market fishing vessel:
				$325;
(7) for a processing vessel
				that processes less than 5,000 pounds per day: $795;
(8) for a processing vessel that processes
				5,000 or more pounds per day: $2,094;
(9) for a land-based processing operation
				that processes less than 5,000 pounds per day: $795;
(10) for a land-based processing operation
				that processes 5,000 or more pounds per day: $2,094;
(11) for a thermal processing operation that
				processes less than 5,000 pounds per day: $1,120;
(12) for a thermal processing operation that
				processes 5,000 or more pounds per day: $2,094;
(13) for a direct-market land-based
				operation: $200;
(14) for an ice
				manufacturer: $325;
(15) for a
				geoduck dive vessel: $162.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 9 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 34.905 - Laboratory fees

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The following fees apply to requests to
				the department's food safety laboratory for laboratory analysis and testing
				conducted under
				18 AAC 34.125(c)
				- (f) and (h):
(1) paralytic shellfish
				poisoning (PSP) for
(A) marine snails or other
				animals: $125 for each sample;
(B)
				geoducks: $125 for each sample; and
(C) live crab for export: $125;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 9 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 34.910 - Fee review

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person who disputes an invoice issued
				under this chapter because it incorrectly identifies the type of operation for
				which a fee is required or who disputes a computation of charges provided under
				this chapter may request a fee review under
				18 AAC 15.190.
(b) Repealed 7/11/2002.
Effective 12/2/99, Register 152, the Department of
					 Environmental Conservation readopted
					 18 AAC 34.910, without change, to
					 affirm the validity of that section following statutory amendments made in ch.
					 72, SLA 1998. Chapter 72, SLA 1998 relocated department authority to adopt
					 regulations in 18 AAC 34 from AS 03.05 to AS
					 17.20.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.005
AS 17.20.065
AS 17.20.072
AS 17.20.180
AS 44.46.020
AS
					 44.46.025
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 9 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 34.915 - Waiver of requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except for a fee required under
				18 AAC 34.900 or
				18 AAC 34.905, the department
				will, in its discretion, waive a requirement of this chapter if the department
				finds that public health is protected and the purpose of the requirement is
				otherwise satisfied.
(b) An
				application for a waiver must be submitted to the department in writing and
				must
(1) specify the requirement for which
				the waiver is sought;
(2) state the
				reason why the requirement cannot be met;
(3) describe the alternative method proposed
				to meet the purpose of the requirement, and how that method will be equally
				protective of public health; the applicant shall include any scientific data,
				academic research, or other information that will assist the department in
				making its decision; and
(4)
				include the waiver fee required in
				18 AAC 34.900(e) (3)(F).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 9 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 34.920 - Records

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Records to be retained by a processor
				under this chapter must be available for department review and copying. Unless
				otherwise specified, a processor must keep the following records for the time
				specified in (b) of this section:
(1) HACCP
				records required by
				18 AAC 34.045;
(2) sanitation records required by
				18 AAC 34.050;
(3) incoming seafood product records as
				required by
				18 AAC 34.105(a);
(4) drinking and processing water
				disinfectant records and laboratory results required by
				18 AAC 34.080;
(5) laboratory results required by
				18 AAC 34.125(d)
				- (f);
(6) smoke production and
				parasite control records and nitrate and nitrite laboratory results required by
				18 AAC 34.310;
(7) thermal processing records required by
				18 AAC 34.400;
(8) direct-market vessel water disinfectant
				records as specified in
				18 AAC 34.520 and cleaning and
				sanitizing records required by
				18 AAC 34.525;
(9) records required by
				18 AAC 34.095 regarding the
				discharges from a type III marine sanitation device;
(10) tender and fishing vessel seafood
				delivery reports required by
				18 AAC 34.620;
(11) raw seafood receiving reports required
				by 18 AAC 34.625; and
(12) records developed under a plan of
				operation that was in effect before December 18, 1997.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 9 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 34.930 - Inspections

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department will, applying its
				enforcement discretion, conduct inspections to determine compliance with this
				chapter during usual business hours.
(b) A processor shall allow a department
				employee or the department's agent to inspect all portions of the facility,
				seafood products, food ingredients, processing equipment, labels, plans and
				records relating to critical control points and sanitation, and all other
				records needed to determine compliance with this chapter.
(c) A person may not obstruct an inspector
				during an inspection.
(d) The
				processor may accompany the inspector during the inspection.
(e) The processor shall allow the taking of
				photographs.
(f) The inspector will
				leave a copy of the inspection report at the facility.
(g) The department will, applying its
				enforcement discretion, suspend or revoke a permit if access for purposes of
				inspection described in (b) of this section is denied.
(h) A processor who operates a mobile
				processing facility or a direct-market fishing vessel shall be available for at
				least one onsite inspection in the state during each calendar year at the
				location designated in the processor's permit application, or another location
				agreed to by the department. An inspection at a location other than one listed
				in (i) of this section is subject to the applicable fee required by
				18 AAC 34.900(e).
				The processor shall give at least 48 hours notice to the department's office at
				a location listed in (i) of this section to allow for scheduling an inspection.
				The department may notify any processor who has not received an annual
				inspection that an inspection will be required before the permit will be
				renewed.
(i) Designated locations
				or ports for onsite inspections under (h) of this section are Anchorage, Dutch
				Harbor, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Sitka, and Valdez. The department may
				approve other locations or ports for onsite inspections.
(j) The provisions of this section also apply
				to a compliance reinspection conducted under
				18 AAC 34.940.
Effective 12/2/99, Register 152, the Department of
					 Environmental Conservation readopted
					 18 AAC 34.930, to affirm the
					 validity of that section following statutory amendments made in ch. 72, SLA
					 1998. The department also amended
					 18 AAC 34.930(h).
					 Chapter 72, SLA 1998 relocated department authority to adopt regulations in 18
					 AAC 34 from AS 03.05 to AS 17.20.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.005
AS 17.20.065
AS 17.20.066
AS 17.20.070
AS 17.20.072
AS 17.20.180
AS 17.20.200
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 9 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 34.935 - Inspection seal

Current through May 31, 2024
A processor may apply in writing to the department for
				  authorization to use the inspection seal designed under
				  AS
				  17.20.066(a). The department
				  will, in its discretion, withhold authorization to use the seal if the
				  processor has only provisional permit approval under
				  18 AAC 34.035(f).
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.005
AS 17.20.065
AS 17.20.066
AS 17.20.070
AS 17.20.072
AS 17.20.180
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 9 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 34.940 - Enforcement and compliance

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If the
				department finds or has cause to believe that a person is violating or about to
				violate a statute, regulation, lawful order, or a permit or approval, the
				department will, applying its enforcement discretion, take compliance action
				based on the nature and severity of the violation and the person's history of
				noncompliance.
(b) As part of a
				compliance action, the department will provide notice of the violation in
				person or by certified mail unless immediate department action is warranted by
				a critical violation.
(c) In its
				discretion, the department will
(1) require
				that the processor provide the department with product for testing under 18 AAC 34.125, subject to the fees required by 18 AAC 34.905;
(2) require that the processor provide the
				department with copies of the HACCP plan, the sanitation plan, and any other
				records the department considers necessary in evaluating compliance with this
				chapter;
(3) detain as described in
				(e) of this section any potentially violative seafood product, food ingredient,
				or packaging material; or
(4)
				require a stoppage of processing and immediate correction of a critical
				violation.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 9 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 34.950 - Right to appeal noncompliance decision

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person
				subject to this chapter may seek an informal review under
				18 AAC 15.185 of a department
				decision regarding that person's noncompliance with this chapter.
(b) If the matter being reviewed involves a
				fee under this chapter, the applicant need not pay the fee until the director
				issues a final decision under (c) of this section, and the department will not
				charge interest while the director considers the matter.
(c) The director's decision is a final agency
				decision for purposes of judicial review. Any fee that may then be due must be
				paid within 30 days after issuance of the decision.
(d) Nothing in this section affects a
				processor's rights to request an adjudicatory hearing under AS 44.62
				(Administrative Procedure Act).
Effective 12/2/99, Register 152, the Department of
					 Environmental Conservation readopted
					 18 AAC 34.950 without change, to
					 affirm the validity of that section following statutory amendments made in ch.
					 72, SLA 1998. Chapter 72, SLA 1998 relocated department authority to adopt
					 regulations in 18 AAC 34 from AS 03.05 to AS
					 17.20.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.005
AS 17.20.065
AS 17.20.072
AS 17.20.180
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 9 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 34.960 - Seafood processing facility recognition program

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Under the
				department's seafood processing facility recognition program, a processor may
				apply for a certificate of recognition from the department for a seafood
				processing facility. The department will issue a certificate of recognition to
				a seafood processing facility if
(1) the
				processor submits to the department
(A) an
				application for recognition on a form provided by the department;
(B) details of the employee training course
				provided under (3)(A) and (B) of this subsection; and
(C) the fee required under
				18 AAC 34.900(d);
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 9 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 34.985 - Alaska Seafood Processors and Advisory Council

Current through May 31, 2024
The department, in cooperation with industry, establishes the
				  Alaska Seafood Processors Advisory Council. The council's mission is to provide
				  a forum for communication, advice, and sharing of information between the
				  state's seafood processing industry, the department, and the scientific
				  community. Meetings of the council are open to the public. The director of the
				  Division of Environmental Health serves as chair of the council, and an
				  industry representative serves as vice-chair of the council. Meetings of the
				  council will be held at the call of the chair as money available for the work
				  of the council allows.
Effective 12/2/99, Register 152, the Department of
					 Environmental Conservation readopted
					 18 AAC 34.985, without change, to
					 affirm the validity of that section following statutory amendments made in ch.
					 72, SLA 1998. Chapter 72, SLA 1998 relocated department authority to adopt
					 regulations in 18 AAC 34 from AS 03.05 to AS
					 17.20.
Authority:
AS
					 17.20.005
AS
					 44.46.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 34 - Seafood Processing and Inspection › Article 9 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 34.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
Unless the context indicates otherwise, in this
				  chapter
(1) "adequate" means that
				which is necessary to accomplish the intended purpose, in keeping with good
				public health practices, while complying with this chapter;
(2) "artificial coloring" means a coloring
				containing a dye or pigment manufactured by a process of synthesis or other
				similar means, or by extracting a natural dye or pigment from a plant or other
				material in which that dye or pigment was naturally processed;
(3) "artificial flavoring" means a flavoring
				containing a sapid or aromatic component manufactured by a process of synthesis
				or other similar means;
(4) "bulk"
				means 100 pounds or more shellstock, not prepackaged, sold by a harvester,
				shellstock shipper, or shucker-packer;
(5) "butcher" means to gut, gill, head, cut,
				fillet, or otherwise expose the flesh of a seafood product including
(A) exposing the scallop adductor muscle;
				and
(B) the recovery of roe when it
				will be processed or sold to be processed as a food product;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 1 - General Animal Health Requirements › 18 AAC 36.001 - Purpose and applicability

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The purpose of
				this chapter is to establish animal importation regulations, prevent the
				introduction of animal disease that could infect the state's domestic and
				wildlife populations, establish animal care standards, provide for quarantine,
				vaccination, or depopulation in the event of a disease outbreak, ensure
				accurate disease diagnosis, prevent the spread of infectious, contagious,
				communicable, and dangerous diseases affecting domestic animals within the
				state, and carry out state and federal animal disease control and eradication
				programs.
(b) The requirements of
				this chapter apply to a person who
(1)
				imports animals and animal products into the state;
(2) owns animals;
(3) moves animals intrastate; or
(4) manufactures, transports, or imports
				veterinary biological products within the state.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 1 - General Animal Health Requirements › 18 AAC 36.005 - Prohibited acts

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person may
				not, unless otherwise authorized under this chapter, import an animal that
(1) is affected with an infectious,
				contagious, or communicable disease;
(2) is known by that person to have been
				exposed to an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease in the last 30
				clays; or
(3) originates from a
				quarantine area as designated by another state, the federal government, or a
				foreign country.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 1 - General Animal Health Requirements › 18 AAC 36.010 - Importation permit

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If a person intends to import into the
				state one or more animals in one or more of the following classifications, a
				person must obtain a separate importation permit for each of the following
				classifications, but may obtain a single permit for one or more animals that
				fall within the same classification if the person provides for each animal the
				information required under this section:
(1)
				an equine;
(2) cattle, bison, or
				yak;
(3) a goat;
(4) a sheep;
(5) a swine;
(6) a dog, cat, or ferret that originates
				from an area under rabies quarantine;
(7) poultry or hatching eggs;
(8) a cervid;
(9) a camelid, as allowed by the Board of
				Game under 5 AAC 92.029.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 1 - General Animal Health Requirements › 18 AAC 36.015 - Importation health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection

Current through May 31, 2024
(a)
				Except as provided in
				18 AAC 36.020, a person who
				intends to import any animal into the state shall obtain a health certificate
				or certificate of veterinary inspection from a licensed and accredited
				veterinarian in the state or country of origin. The health certificate or
				certificate of veterinary inspection must contain
(1) a unique number that is trackable and
				traceable;
(2) the name, address,
				and contact information of the person who
(A)
				is importing the animal; and
(B)
				will be responsible for the animal in this state, if that person is different
				from the person under (A) of this paragraph;
(3) the physical address or point of origin
				of the shipment;
(4) the physical
				address of the destination of the shipment;
(5) a certification that each animal to which
				the health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection applies is free
				from clinical evidence of infectious, contagious, or communicable disease or
				known recent exposure to such a disease;
(6) an accurate description of each animal
				shipped, including
(A) breed, sex, age,
				color, and markings; and
(B) any
				brand or official animal identification number, ear tag or tattoo number, or
				microchip information;
(7) the dates and records of required tests
				or vaccinations;
(8) the date and
				place of examination;
(9) the name,
				contact information, and signature of the licensed and accredited veterinarian
				in the state or country of origin who is certifying the accuracy of the
				information on the health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection
				dated before the animal is imported; and
(10) the additional information required for
(A) an equine under
				18 AAC 36.105;
(B) cattle, bison, or yak under
				18 AAC 36.115;
(C) a goat under
				18 AAC 36.125;
(D) a sheep under
				18 AAC 36.135;
(E) a swine under
				18 AAC 36.145;
(F) a dog, cat, or ferret under
				18 AAC 36.155;
(G) poultry or hatching eggs under
				18 AAC 36.165;
(H) a cervid under
				18 AAC 36.175; and
(I) a camelid under
				18 AAC 36.185.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 1 - General Animal Health Requirements › 18 AAC 36.016 - Exportation health certificates

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A veterinarian
				in this state must obtain or purchase health certificates for export from the
				department or a source approved by the department.
(b) A veterinarian in this state, when
				issuing a health certificate for export, shall provide
(1) one copy of the health certificate to the
				person who is exporting the animal;
(2) one copy to the state veterinarian;
				and
(3) one copy to the state or
				country or destination, as required.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 1 - General Animal Health Requirements › 18 AAC 36.020 - Immediate slaughter exemption

Current through May 31, 2024
A person who intends to import an animal into the state is
				  not required to obtain a health certificate or certificate of veterinary
				  inspection described in
				  18 AAC 36.015 if that animal is
				  imported for immediate slaughter and
(1) an importation permit obtained under
				18 AAC 36.010 accompanies the
				animal shipment;
(2) the waybill
				that accompanies the animal shipment states that the animal is for immediates
				laughter;
(3) the animal is
				consigned to an official USDA-approved slaughter establishment operating under
				state or federal inspection;
(4)
				the animal shipment is shipped directly to the consigned slaughter
				establishment; and
(5) the animal
				will be slaughtered with in 10 days after arrival at the consigned slaughter
				establishment except if the state veterinarian grants a time extension under
				this paragraph; a request for a time extension must be in writing to the state
				veterinarian and must include
(A) the name
				and contact information of the person making the request;
(B) the number of animals and their official
				animal identification numbers;
(C)
				the number of additional days requested; and
(D) the reason for the request
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 1 - General Animal Health Requirements › 18 AAC 36.025 - Vehicles

Current through May 31, 2024
A person who provides a truck, trailer, car, railway car,
				  aircraft, vessel, or other vehicle used to transport animals shall ensure that
				  the vehicle is
(1) appropriate for the species
				  and number of animals being transported;
(2) free from any hazards that may injure the
				  animal; and
(3) maintained in a
				  sanitary condition.
Authority:
AS
					 03.05.011
AS 03.45.010
AS 03.45.020
AS
					 03.45.030
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 1 - General Animal Health Requirements › 18 AAC 36.030 - Quarantine

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The state veterinarian may, if the
				veterinarian determines it serves the interests of animal or public health,
				order an animal quarantined if the animal
(1)
				enters the state without the importation permit required under
				18 AAC 36.010 or health
				certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection described in 18 AAC 36.0
				15; or
(2) exhibits clinical
				evidence of an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 2 - Specific Importation Requirements › 18 AAC 36.105 - Equines

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to meeting the requirements of
				  18 AAC 36.010 -
				  18 AAC 36.015, a person who
				  intends to import equines six months of age or older into the state shall
				  ensure that the health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection
				  includes certification that, not earlier than 180 days before importation, each
				  equine tested negative for equine infectious anemia at a laboratory approved by
				  the USDA.
The subject matter
				  addressed in 18 AAC 36.105 was formerly addressed in
				  18 AAC 36.035. The history for 18 AAC 36.105 does not include the hi story of the earlier
				  section.
Authority:
AS
					 03.05.011
AS 03.45.010
AS 03.45.020
AS
					 03.45.030
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 2 - Specific Importation Requirements › 18 AAC 36.115 - Cattle, bison, and yak

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In addition to
				meeting the requirements of
				18 AAC 36.010 - 18 AAC 36.0 15, a
				person who intends to import cattle, bison, or yak into the state shall ensure
				that the health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection includes
				certification that each animal
(1) originates
				from a herd
(A) in a state or country
				designated by the USDA as free of brucellosis and tuberculosis; or
(B) from a brucellosis surveillance area
				designated by another state;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 2 - Specific Importation Requirements › 18 AAC 36.125 - Goats

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In addition to meeting the requirements
				of 18 AAC 36.010 -
				18 AAC 36.015, a person who
				intends to import a goat into the state shall ensure that the health
				certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection includes certification that
				each goat
(1) originates from a state or
				country designated by the USDA as free of brucellosis and
				tuberculosis;
(2) is not a scrapie
				suspect, an exposed animal, a high-risk animal, or a flock mate from a scrapie-
				infected, source, or exposed flock;
(3) is free of ectoparasites or has been
				treated for ectoparasites not earlier than 10 days before importation with an
				insecticide or medication approved by the USDA, FDA, or EPA, as appropriate;
(4) is identified with official
				animal identification; and
(5) has
				tested negative for
Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae
not earlier than
				60 days before import
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 2 - Specific Importation Requirements › 18 AAC 36.135 - Sheep

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In addition to meeting the requirements
				of 18 AAC 36.010-18 AAC 36.015, a person who intends to import a sheep into
				the state shall ensure that the health certificate or certificate of veterinary
				inspection includes certification that each sheep
(1) originates from a USDA-certified
				scrapie-free flock, or if not from a USDA certified scrapie-free flock, has
				been genetically tested and shows either
(A)
				"RR" at the 171 codon
(B)"QR" at
				the 171 codon and "AA" at the code;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 2 - Specific Importation Requirements › 18 AAC 36.145 - Swine

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In addition to meeting the requirements
				of 18 AAC 36.010 -
				18 AAC 36.015, a person who
				intends to import swine into the state shall ensure that the health certificate
				or certificate of veterinary inspection includes certification that each swine
(1) originates from a state or country that
				has been designated by the USDA as free of brucellosis and is qualified by the
				USDA as pseuclorabies stage IV or V, or if not from a state or country
				described in this paragraph, has tested negative for brucellosis and
				pseudorabies not earlier than 30 days before importation;
(2) will be reinspected not earlier than I 0
				days before shipment by a licensed and accredited veterinarian in the state or
				country or origin; and
(3) is
				identified with official animal identification.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 2 - Specific Importation Requirements › 18 AAC 36.155 - Dogs, cats, and ferrets

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to meeting the requirements of
				  18 AAC 36.010 -
				  18 AAC 36.015, a person who
				  intends to import a dog, cat, or ferret into the state shall ensure that each
				  animal is accompanied by a current rabies certificate that complies with the
				  requirements under
				  7 AAC 27.022. If the initial rabies vaccination was
				  administered later than 30 days before import, the owner or custodian shall
				  confine the animal for the balance of the 30 days.
The subject matter
				  addressed in 18 AAC 36. 155 was formerly addressed in
				  18 AAC 36.060. The history for 18 AAC 36.155 does not include the history of the earlier
				  section.
Authority:
AS
					 03.05.011
AS 03.45.010
AS 03.45.020
AS
					 03.45.030
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 2 - Specific Importation Requirements › 18 AAC 36.165 - Poultry and hatching eggs

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In addition to
				meeting the requirements of
				18 AAC 36.010 -
				18 AAC 36.015, a person who
				intends to import poultry or hatching eggs in to the state shall ensure that
				the health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection includes
				certification that the poultry or hatching eggs
(1) originate from a nock that tested
				negative for pullorum and typhoid disease; or
(2) were produced in compliance with
(A)
											9 C.F.R.
				145.1 -
				145.54 (national poultry
				improvement plan for breeding poultry), adopted by reference in
				18 AAC 36.920;
(B)
											9 C.F.R.
				147.1 -
				147.48 (auxiliary provisions of
				national poultry improvement plan), adopted by reference in
				18 AAC 36.920; and
(C) the
National Poultry Improvement
				Plan Program Standards
, adopted by reference in
				18 AAC 36.920.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 2 - Specific Importation Requirements › 18 AAC 36.175 - Cervids

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In addition to meeting the requirements
				or 18 AAC 36.010 -
				18 AAC 36.015, a person who
				intends to import a cervid into the state shall ensure that the health
				certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection includes certification that
				each cervid
(1) originates from a herd
				designated by a state as free of brucellosis and tuberculosis or has tested
				negative for brucellosis and tuberculosis not earlier than 60 days before
				importation;
(2) for 60 months
				before shipment, has not resided within 10 miles of a cervid diagnosed with
				chronic wasting disease;
(3)
				originates from a herd that participates in a USDA or state chronic wasting
				disease herd certification program and has achieved five-year chronic wasting
				disease certified status before shipment;
(4) is free of ectoparasites or was treated
				for ectoparasites not earlier than 10 days before importation with an
				insecticide or medication approved by the USDA, FDA, or EPA, as
				appropriate;
(5) has received not
				earlier than 20 days before importation an appropriate anthelmintic medication
				approved by the USDA, FDA, or EPA, as appropriate; and
(6) does not originate from, and has not
				ever been located, east of 97° west longitude in the United States or
				Canada.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 2 - Specific Importation Requirements › 18 AAC 36.185 - Camelids

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to meeting the requirements of
				  18 AAC 36.010 - 18 AAC 36.015, a
				  person who intends to import a camel id into the state shall ensure that the
				  health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection includes
				  certification that each camelid
(1)
				originates from a state or country designated by the USDA as free of
				brucellosis and tuberculosis or has lested negalive for brucellosis and
				tuberculosis not earlier than 60 days before importation;
(2) is free of ectoparasites or was treated
				for ectoparasites not earlier than 10 days before importation with an
				insecticide or medication approved by the USDA, FDA, or EPA, as appropriale;
				and
(3) is identified by a tattoo,
				ear tag, USDA-approved hairclip, or microchip information.
The USDA approves
				  biological medications, the FDA approves parenteral medications, and the EPA
				  approves topical medications.
Authority:
AS
					 03.05.011
AS 03.45.010
AS 03.45.020
AS
					 03.45.030
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 3 - Disease Control › 18 AAC 36.205 - Animal testing

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) When animals
				are lo be tested by the state veterinarian, the animal owner shall ensure that
(1) they are presented in a confined
				manner;
(2) facilities are provided
				and used to assure convenient and safe examination and testing activities;
				these facilities may include corrals, chutes, and stanchions; and
(3) animals are handled by the owner during
				test activities.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 3 - Disease Control › 18 AAC 36.209 - Animal quarantine and depopulation

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Owners of
				animals designated for quarantine or depopulation shall
(1) maintain the animals in the quarantine
				area or holding site designated by the state veterinarian in accordance with 18 AAC 36.500 - 18 AAC 36.540 (animal care standards);
(2) maintain the animals at the owners' own
				expense;
(3) allow access to the
				animals and property for purposes of observation, testing, and destruction as
				the department determines necessary for disease control; and
(4) allow for disposal of the animals;
				disposal may include burial of the animals on the owners' property if the
				department determines it appropriate.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 36 - Animal Health › Article 3 - Disease Control › 18 AAC 36.215 - Disease identification and reporting

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Any of the
				following persons shall report the discovery of, the existence of, or the
				suspected existence of a disease listed in this section within any animal in
				this state to the department as set out in this section:
(1) a veterinarian;
(2) the animal owner;
(3) the designated representative or a
				laboratory that conducts animal disease testing.