(a) It is a defense to a criminal charge under Alaska Stat. § 16.30.010 or 16.30.012 that the failure to salvage or possess the edible meat was due to circumstances beyond the control of the person charged, including

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 16.30.017

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • 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) theft of the animal or fowl;
(2) unanticipated weather conditions or other acts of God;
(3) unavoidable loss in the field to another wild animal.
(b) It is a defense to a criminal charge under Alaska Stat. § 16.30.012 that the defendant does not possess the edible meat of the big game animal because the meat was

(1) consumed by human beings; or
(2) delivered to another person.
(c) In this section, “delivered” means given, sold, or bartered in a manner that does not violate state or federal law.
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