Alaska Statutes Title 17, Chapter 17.20, Article 02 - Food and Aquatic Farm Products

• Sec. 17.20.010 Definitions and Standards for Food.
  When, in the judgment of the commissioner, honest and fair dealing in the interest of consumers will be promoted, the department shall adopt regulations...
• Sec. 17.20.013 Hormone Labeling for Milk Products.
  (a) Products offered for wholesale or retail sale in this state that contain milk, cream, or any product or byproduct of milk or cream...
• Sec. 17.20.020 Adulterated Food.
  (a) Food is adulterated if(1) it bears or contains a poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to health; but in case...
• Sec. 17.20.030 Tolerances for Added Poisonous Ingredients.
  A poisonous or deleterious substance added to food, except where the substance is required in the production of food or cannot be avoided by...
• Sec. 17.20.040 Misbranded Foods.
  (a) Food is misbranded if(1) its labeling is false or misleading in any particular;(2) it is offered for sale under the name of another...
• Sec. 17.20.044 Sale and Labeling of Frozen Meat, Fish, and Poultry.
  (a) Meat, fish, or poultry that has been frozen may not be sold, represented, or advertised as a fresh food.(b) Meat, fish, and poultry...
• Sec. 17.20.045 Misbranding Halibut.
  No person may label or offer for sale any food fish product designated as halibut, with or without additional descriptive words, unless the food...
• Sec. 17.20.048 Labeling and Advertisement of Halibut, Salmon, and Sablefish Products.
  (a) A person who sells halibut, salmon, or sablefish products at wholesale or retail in this state may label or advertise the product as...
• Sec. 17.20.049 Required Identification of Fish by Retail Food Establishment.
  (a) Notwithstanding AS 17.20.048 , a retail food establishment shall state on the menu of prepared food products that it is selling whether the...
• Sec. 17.20.050 Emergency Permit Control.
  When the department finds after investigation that the distribution in the state of a class of food may, by reason of contamination with microorganisms...
• Sec. 17.20.060 Suspension and Reinstatement of Emergency Permit.
  The commissioner may suspend immediately upon notice a permit issued under AS 17.20.050 if it is found that the conditions of the permit have...
• Sec. 17.20.065 Seafood Processing Permits and Plans of Operation.
  (a) A person may not operate a seafood processing establishment or seafood processing vessel without a seafood processing permit issued by the department. A...
• Sec. 17.20.066 Seafood Product Quality Standards and Seals.
  (a) The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute established in AS 16.51 shall design an "inspection" seal that may be used to signify that a seafood...
• Sec. 17.20.067 Seafood Processing Research.
  The commissioner may conduct studies, research, experiments, and demonstrations, directly or through grants to or contracts with public or private agencies, organizations, or individuals...
• Sec. 17.20.070 Inspection by Department.
  An officer or employee designated by the commissioner shall have access to a factory, aquatic farm, or establishment, the operator of which holds a...
• Sec. 17.20.072 Enforcement Authority.
  The commissioner is responsible for enforcing AS 17.20.005 - 17.20.075, and may delegate that authority as appropriate. This section does not limit the authority...
• Sec. 17.20.075 Definitions.
  In AS 17.20.005 - 17.20.075,(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of environmental conservation;(2) "department" means the Department of Environmental Conservation.

Last modified: November 15, 2016