(a) To accomplish the purposes set out in Alaska Stat. § 16.43.010, the commission shall

lawyer at desk

Ask a business law question, get an answer ASAP!
Thousands of highly rated, verified business lawyers.
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 16.43.100

  • 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
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
(1) regulate entry into the commercial fisheries for all fishery resources in the state;
(2) establish priorities for the application of the provisions of this chapter to the various commercial fisheries of the state;
(3) establish administrative areas suitable for regulating and controlling entry into the commercial fisheries;
(4) establish, for all types of gear, the maximum number of entry permits for each administrative area;
(5) designate, when necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, particular species for which separate interim-use permits or entry permits will be issued;
(6) establish qualifications for the issuance of entry permits;
(7) issue entry permits to qualified applicants;
(8) issue interim-use permits as provided in Alaska Stat. § 16.43.210, 16.43.220, and 16.43.225;
(9) establish, for all types of gear, the optimum number of entry permits for each administrative area;
(10) administer the buy-back program provided for in Alaska Stat. § 16.43.310 and 16.43.320 to reduce the number of outstanding entry permits to the optimum number of entry permits;
(11) provide for the transfer and reissuance of entry permits to qualified transferees;
(12) provide for the transfer and reissuance of entry permits for alternative types of legal gear, in a manner consistent with the purposes of this chapter;
(13) establish and administer the collection of the annual fees provided for in Alaska Stat. § 16.43.160;
(14) administer the issuance of commercial fishing vessel licenses under Alaska Stat. § 16.05.490;
(15) issue educational entry permits to applicants who qualify under the provisions of Alaska Stat. § 16.43.340 – 16.43.390;
(16) establish reasonable user fees for services;
(17) issue landing permits under Alaska Stat. § 16.05.675 and regulations adopted under that section;
(18) establish and collect annual fees for the issuance of landing permits that reasonably reflect the costs incurred in the administration and enforcement of provisions of law related to landing permits;
(19) establish a moratorium on entry into commercial fisheries as provided in Alaska Stat. § 16.43.225; and
(20) when requested by a regional development organization formed under former Alaska Stat. § 44.33.895, provide to the organization, without charge, public information contained in the commission’s data with respect to relevant fisheries, including limited fisheries, fishery participants, and limited entry permit holders’ harvests and earnings.
(21)[Repealed, Sec. 20 ch 2 SLA 2014.]
(b) The commission may do all things necessary to the exercise of its powers under this chapter, whether or not specifically designated in this chapter.
  Previous section
Next section  
 Article 1 Contents