Sec. 16.55.020. Powers of department.
In the discharge of its duties under AS 16.55.010 , the Department of Fish and Game may
(1) provide, through a departmental coordinator, technical assistance to municipalities, communities, and organizations;
(2) make grants to municipalities and organizations as provided in AS 16.55.030
(A) to develop and operate public shooting ranges and facilities; and
(B) to operate programs involving education and training in the safe use of firearms.
Sec. 16.55.030. Grants.
Subject to legislative appropriation for the purpose, the Department of Fish and Game may make grants to municipalities and private organizations in accordance with AS 16.55.020 (2). The department may impose reasonable restrictions on the use of funds granted under this section.
Sec. 16.55.040. Advisory committee.
(a) There is established in the Department of Fish and Game an Advisory Committee on Hunting and Firearm Safety. The committee consists of five members appointed by the commissioner of fish and game and serving at the commissioner's pleasure. Members of the advisory committee serve without compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses provided by law for members of boards and commissions.
(b) The Advisory Committee on Hunting and Firearm Safety shall select one of its members as chairman.
(c) The Advisory Committee on Hunting and Firearm Safety shall meet at the call of the chairman or at the request of a majority of its members.
(d) The Advisory Committee on Hunting and Firearm Safety shall advise the Department of Fish and Game in fulfilling its responsibilities under this chapter.
Sec. 17.05.010. , 17.05.020. Sale of diseased, corrupted, or unwholesome provisions prohibited; adulteration prohibited. [Repealed, Sec. 26 ch 72 SLA 1998].
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Sec. 17.05.030. Sale of dehydrated, powdered, or reconstituted milk. [Repealed, Sec. 3 ch 193 SLA 1968].
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Sec. 17.05.040. Penalty for violation of AS 17.05.030 . [Repealed, Sec. 18 ch 18 SLA 1980].
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Sec. 17.05.050. Re-serving prohibited. [Repealed, Sec. 26 ch 72 SLA 1998].
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Sec. 17.05.060. - 17.05.160. [Renumbered as AS 17.07.010 - 17.07.200].
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Sec. 17.06.010. Prohibition.
(a) A person may not sell or offer for sale food represented as organic food if the person knows or has reason to know that the food has been grown, raised, or produced with the use of
(1) a fertilizer, except for manure and other natural fertilizers;
(2) a manufactured pesticide, hormone, antibiotic, or growth stimulant, except for Bacillus thuringensis and other natural pesticides;
(3) a substance listed by the department under AS 17.06.050
that is similar to a substance that is restricted with regard to organic food under (1) or (2) of this subsection.
(b) In this section, "with the use of" means
(1) applied to the food before a retail sale;
(2) fed to the animal producing the food;
(3) unless the substance applied is a pesticide, applied to the soil or other growing medium within one year before seed planting or transplanting, or, if the crops are perennial, before the appearance of the flower bud; or
(4) in the case of pesticides, applied to the soil or other growing medium within two years before seed planting or transplanting, or, if the crops are perennial, before the appearance of the flower bud.
Sec. 17.06.020. Disclosure.
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person may not sell food represented as organic food unless the name and address of the producer of the food are displayed with the food. If the food is not displayed at the purchase site, a written statement with the name and address of the producer must be given to the purchaser unless the name and address are identified on a package containing the purchased food. This subsection does not apply to a sale for consumption on the premises.
(b) Advertising for the mail order sale of food represented as organic food must include the name and address of the producer of the food.
Sec. 17.06.030. Sworn statement of compliance.
(a) A producer may not sell to a vendor food represented as organic food unless before the sale the producer provides the vendor with a sworn statement that the producer has grown, raised, or otherwise produced the food in compliance with AS 17.06.010
. If a producer sells the food to the same vendor more than one time during a calendar year, one statement for the calendar year is sufficient to comply with this section.
(b) In this section, "vendor" means a person who sells food represented as organic food to another person for resale or to a consumer.
Sec. 17.06.050. Regulations.
The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to implement and interpret this chapter, including a regulation that lists and periodically updates substances under AS 17.06.010 (a).
Sec. 17.06.060. Enforcement.
(a) If the department determines that a person is violating a provision of this chapter, or a regulation adopted under this chapter, the department shall order the person to stop the violation and to refrain from future violations.
(b) If a person violates this chapter, a regulation adopted under this chapter, or an order issued under (a) of this section, the person is liable to the state for
(1) a civil fine that does not exceed the total of $1,000 plus the state's estimated costs of investigating and taking appropriate administrative and enforcement actions for the violation; and
(2) an additional civil penalty of three times the value of the product knowingly sold in violation of this chapter.
(c) The provisions of this section are in addition to the remedies available under AS 45.50.471
- 45.50.561.
Sec. 17.06.070. Definitions.
In this chapter,
(1) "department" means the Department of Environmental Conservation;
(2) "food represented as organic food" means food, when the food is meat, fish, poultry, or processed, that is marketed using the term "organic" or a derivative of that term in the labeling or advertising;
(3) "producer" means a person who grows, raises, or produces food.
[Repealed, Sec. 26 ch 72 SLA 1998].
[Repealed, Sec. 26 ch 45 SLA 1982. For current law, see AS 11.71 and 17.30].
[Repealed, Sec. 26 ch 45 SLA 1982. For current law, see AS 11.71 and 17.30].
