Alaska Statutes Title 16, Chapter 16.40, Article 02 - Aquatic Farming

• Sec. 16.40.100 Aquatic Farm and Hatchery Permits.
  (a) A person may not, without a permit from the commissioner, construct or operate(1) an aquatic farm; or(2) a hatchery for the purpose of...
• Sec. 16.40.105 Criteria for Issuance of Permits.
  The commissioner shall issue permits under AS 16.40.100 on the basis of the following criteria:(1) the physical and biological characteristics of the proposed farm...
• Sec. 16.40.110 Permit Application, Renewal, and Transfer.
  (a) An applicant for an aquatic farming or hatchery permit required under AS 16.40.100 shall apply on a form prescribed by the commissioner. An...
• Sec. 16.40.120 Aquatic Stock Acquisition Permits.
  (a) A person may not acquire aquatic plants or shellfish from wild stock in the state for the purpose of supplying stock to an...
• Sec. 16.40.130 Importation of Aquatic Plants or Shellfish for Stock.
  A person may not import into the state an aquatic plant or shellfish for the purpose of supplying stock to an aquatic farm or...
• Sec. 16.40.140 Limitation on Sale, Transfer of Stock, and Products.
  (a) A private hatchery required to have a permit under AS 16.40.100 may sell or transfer stock from the hatchery only to an aquatic...
• Sec. 16.40.145 Geoduck Seed Transfer Between a Certified Hatchery and an Aquatic Farm.
  Consistent with AS 16.40.140 (b) - (d), a hatchery certified under AS 16.40.100 may transfer geoduck seed to an aquatic farm located in a...
• Sec. 16.40.150 Disease Control and Inspection.
  (a) The department shall order the quarantine or the destruction and disposal of diseased hatchery stock or of aquatic farm products when necessary to...
• Sec. 16.40.155 Records and Reports Confidential.
  Records required by statute or by a regulation adopted by the department concerning aquatic farm stocks or production, prices, and harvests of aquatic farm...
• Sec. 16.40.160 Regulations.
  The commissioner may adopt regulations necessary to implement AS 16.40.100 - 16.40.199.
• Sec. 16.40.170 Penalty.
  A person who violates a provision of AS 16.40.100 - 16.40.199, a regulation adopted under AS 16.40.100 - 16.40.199, or a term or condition...
• Sec. 16.40.199 Definitions.
  In AS 16.40.100 - 16.40.199,(1) "aquatic farm" means a facility that grows, farms, or cultivates aquatic farm products in captivity or under positive control;(2)...

Last modified: November 15, 2016