2022 Alaska Statutes
Title 16. Fish and Game
Chapter 43. Regulation of Entry into Alaska Commercial Fisheries
Article 8. Point System for Commercial Fishing Violations in Salmon Fisheries.
Sec. 16.43.895. Definitions for AS 16.43.850 - 16.43.895.
In AS 16.43.850 - 16.43.895,
(1) “commercial fishing law” means a statute or regulation that regulates the conduct of a person engaged in commercial fishing activities by establishing requirements relating to fishing licenses and permits; catch records and reports; size, nature, quantity, or use of fishing vessels, sites, and gear; time, place, or manner of taking fishery resources; possession, transportation, sale, barter, or waste of fishery resources; or other aspects of commercial fishing;
(2) “commercial fishing permit” means an entry permit or an interim-use permit issued under this chapter;
(3) “commercial salmon fishing privileges” means the privilege of participating in an activity for which a commercial fishing permit to take salmon is required and the privilege of obtaining a commercial fishing permit to take salmon;
(4) “permit holder” includes the holder of a commercial fishing permit as the result of an emergency transfer, an applicant for a commercial fishing permit if the applicant's commercial fishing permit was suspended under AS 16.43.850 - 16.43.895, and a person whose privilege of obtaining a commercial fishing permit for a fishery is suspended under AS 16.43.850 - 16.43.895.
