Alaska Statutes 16.20.010 – Legislative recognition; prohibition against ceding state authority

(a) The legislature recognizes that

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 16.20.010

Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060

(1) the state has jurisdiction over all fish and game in the state except in those areas where it has assented to federal control;

(2) the state has not assented to federal control of fish and game in

(A) those areas that were set apart as National Bird and Wildlife Refuges while the state was a United States territory; and

(B) Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve or the navigable waters within or adjoining the park and preserve;

(3) special recognition of the value to the state and the nation of areas of unspoiled habitat and the game characteristic to it will be demonstrated by designating as state game refuges those federal lands that were National Bird and Wildlife Refuges or Ranges at the time that Alaska achieved statehood.

(b)[Renumbered as Alaska Stat. § 16.05.935(a)].

(c)[Renumbered as Alaska Stat. § 16.05.935(b)].

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