2022 Alaska Statutes
Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 11. Licensing
Article 9. Miscellaneous Provisions.
Sec. 04.11.610. Refund to municipalities. [See delayed amendment note]
(a) Biennial license fees, excluding annual wholesale fees and biennial wholesale license fees, collected within a municipality shall be refunded semi-annually to the municipality.
(b) If the officers of a municipality fail to actively enforce local ordinances, laws of the United States and the state, and the regulations relating to the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in the state, the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development may deny the refund provided for under (a) of this section until the board finds the enforcement of the ordinances, laws, and regulations is resumed.
(c) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall recover any amounts erroneously refunded under (a) of this section. The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall schedule repayments of erroneously refunded amounts over a sufficient period of time to minimize financial hardship to the municipality involved.
