(a) A person commits the crime of negligent operation of a tank vessel when, by operating, navigating, or piloting a tank vessel with criminal negligence, the person creates an unjustifiable risk of a release of a hazardous substance or an unjustifiable risk of harm to a person or property.
(b) Negligent operation of a tank vessel is a class A misdemeanor.
(c) In this section, "criminal negligence" has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 .
Sec. 46.03.744. Definitions for AS 46.03.742 - 46.03.744.
In AS 46.03.742 - 46.03.744,
(1) "hazardous substance" has the meaning given in AS 46.03.826 ;
(2) "tank vessel" means
(A) a vessel that is constructed or adapted to carry, or that carries, as a means of transportation by water, a hazardous substance in bulk as cargo or cargo residue;
(B) the vessel that propels the tank vessel if the tank vessel is a barge or other vessel that is not self-propelled.
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