Section 16.05.680. Unlawful practices.

   (a) It is unlawful for a person, or an agent or representative of the person,
        (1) to employ, in the harvesting, transporting, or purchasing of fish, a fisherman who neither is licensed under AS 16.05.480 nor is the holder of a permit issued under AS 16.43;
        (2) to purchase fish from a person who is not
             (A) the holder of a limited entry, interim-use, or landing permit issued under AS 16.43;
             (B) a fish transporter who is selling the fish as the agent of the holder of a limited entry, interim-use, or landing permit issued under AS 16.43; or
             (C) exempt under AS 16.05.660; or
        (3) to purchase fish from an association other than one to which a permit has been issued under AS 16.05.662.
   (b) A person may not sell salmon that was not harvested under the authority of the entry permit, interim-use permit, or landing permit under which the salmon is sold. For purposes of this subsection, salmon sold by a fish transporter on behalf of the commercial fisherman who harvested the salmon is salmon harvested under the authority of the limited entry, interim-use, or landing permit under which the salmon is sold.

Authorities

16.05.700;16.05.680

Notes

Recent Bills that will modify this

HB 366 COMM. FISH. ENTRY PERMIT LOANS & BANKS

References

AS 16.05.700 Penalty for violation of AS 16.05.680 and 16.05.690.
AS 16.05.700

History

(Sec. 10 art III ch 94 SLA 1959; am Sec. 2 ch 96 SLA 1963; am Sec. 2 ch 73 SLA 1970; am Sec. 11 ch 105 SLA 1977; am Sec. 2 ch 145 SLA 1984; am Sec. 1 ch 62 SLA 2000; am Sec. 3 ch 112 SLA 2003)