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Sec. 03.53.010 Transportation of animals on state ferries: Health certificates.
(a) An animal may not be transported into the state aboard a ferry operated by the
division of marine transportation of the Department of Transportation and Public
Facilities unless the animal's owner, custodian, or attendant possesses a valid health
certificate for the animal. This certificate shall accompany the animal or be in the
possession of the animal's owner, custodian, or attendant aboard the ferry and shall be
presented when requested by an employee of the state ferry system at the time the owner,
custodian, or attendant makes arrangements to transport the animal, boards the ferry with
the animal, or at any other time.
(b) The following persons are authorized to enforce the provisions of this section:
(1) the commissioner of environmental conservation;
(2) a state employee authorized by the commissioner of environmental conservation.
(c) For the purpose of this section, "health certificate" means a legible certificate executed on an official form of the state or province of origin by a licensed accredited veterinarian certifying that the animal is free from evidence of infectious or contagious diseases, including but not limited to rabies, and recording any required tests, vaccinations, or immunizations, including but not limited to vaccination or immunization against rabies. A health certificate is valid for a period of 30 days from the date of issuance.
Sec. 03.05.010 Powers and duties of commissioner of natural resources.
(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall
(1) direct, administer, and supervise promotional and experimental work, extension services, and agricultural projects for the purpose of promoting and developing the agricultural industry within the state including such fields as horticulture, dairying, cattle raising, fur farming, grain production, vegetable production, and development of other agricultural products;
(2) procure and preserve all information pertaining to the development of the agricultural industry and disseminate that information to the public;
(3) assist prospective settlers and others desiring to engage in the agricultural industry in the state with information concerning areas suitable for agriculture and other activities and programs essential to the development of the agricultural industry in the state;
(4) review the marketing, financing, and development of agricultural products inside the state including transportation, with special emphasis upon local production, and negotiate for the marketing of agricultural products of the state with federal and state agencies operating in the state;
(5) regulate and control the entry into the state and the transportation, sale, or use inside the state of plants, seeds, vegetables, shell eggs, fruits and berries, nursery stock, animal feeds, remedies and mineral supplements, fertilizers, and agricultural chemicals in order to prevent the spread of pests, diseases, or toxic substances injurious to the public interest, and to protect the agricultural industry against fraud, deception, and misrepresentation; in this connection the commissioner may require registration, inspection, and testing, and establish procedures and fees; and
(6) regulate the farming of elk in a manner similar to the manner in which the commissioner regulates domestic animals and livestock, to the extent that is appropriate.
(b) To carry out the requirements of this title, the commissioner of natural resources may issue orders, regulations, quarantines, and embargoes relating to
(1) examination and inspection of premises containing products, articles, and commodities carrying pests;
(2) establishment of quarantines for eradication of pests;
(3) establishment of standards and labeling requirements pertaining to the sale of agricultural and vegetable seeds;
(4) tests and analyses which may be made and hearings which may be held to determine whether the commissioner will issue a stop order or quarantine;
(5) cooperation with federal and other state agencies.
Sec. 03.05.011 Powers and duties of commissioner of environmental conservation.
(a) To carry out the requirements of this title, the commissioner of
environmental conservation may issue orders, regulations, permits, quarantines, and
embargoes relating to
(1) examination and inspection of premises containing products, articles, and commodities
carrying pests;
(2) establishment of quarantines for eradication of pests and diseases in livestock;
(3) tests and analyses that may be made and hearings that may be held to determine whether
the commissioner will issue a stop order or quarantine;
(4) cooperation with federal and other state agencies;
(5) regulation of fur farming; for purposes of this paragraph, "fur farming"
means the raising of and caring for animals for the purpose of marketing their fur, or
animals themselves for breeding stock.
(b) The commissioner of environmental conservation shall regulate the farming of elk in a
manner similar to the manner in which the commissioner regulates domestic animals and
livestock, to the extent that is appropriate.
Sec. 03.05.090 Penalty for violation.
A person who violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation, order, or quarantine
made under authority of this chapter, or violates a provision of a permit issued under
this chapter, or sells seeds failing to meet the labeling requirements, standards, and
tests provided for by regulation of the commissioner of natural resources or the
commissioner of environmental conservation is guilty of a class A misdemeanor for each
offense.
Sec. 03.05.100 Definitions.
In this chapter,
(1) "agricultural products" does not include fish or fisheries products;
(2) [Repealed, § 26 ch 72 SLA 1998.]
(3) "fish or fisheries products" means any aquatic animal, including amphibians,
or aquatic plants or parts of those plants, animals, or amphibians that are usable as
human food.
Sec. 03.45.050 Inspection, quarantine, or destruction of livestock.
Domestic animals and poultry in the state are subject to inspection and test for all
diseases, and to quarantine, slaughter, or destruction when found to be infected with or
suffering from any contagious disease by an inspector of the Animal Disease Eradication
Branch, United States Department of Agriculture, or by a qualified inspector authorized by
the commissioner of environmental conservation to make inspections and tests of animals.
Inspections and tests of animals kept for dairy purposes by dairies that offer their
products to the public in the state, and inspection and tests of animals kept for private
dairy purposes, provided they are readily accessible, shall be made at least once every
year, if possible, and all animals not readily accessible for inspection shall be
inspected before they are brought into a community where other animals used for dairy
purposes are kept. The commissioner may make arrangements with the Animal Disease
Eradication Branch, United States Department of Agriculture, for these inspections and
tests. In the event that arrangements cannot be made with the Animal Disease Eradication
Branch, the commissioner may employ inspectors. Inspections shall be carried on in
cooperation with the Animal Disease Eradication Branch and in accordance with its
regulations.
Sec. 03.45.060 Procedure for quarantine, destruction, and reimbursement.
(a) After inspection and test, the inspector described in AS 03.45.050 shall determine
whether the animal inspected is subject to quarantine, slaughter, or destruction.
(b) If the inspector determines that the animal is subject to quarantine, the inspector shall prescribe the conditions and the length of time the animal is subject to quarantine.
(c) If the inspector determines that the animal should be slaughtered or destroyed, the inspector may condemn and have the animal slaughtered or destroyed in the manner the inspector determines. Reimbursement may be allowed for the slaughter or destruction of dairy cattle only. In such case, the inspector and the owner shall appraise the dairy cattle at a fair valuation without regard to the disease. Where they cannot agree as to the value of the animal, the owner and inspector may select a disinterested third party to aid in the appraisement. Where they cannot agree on the selection of a third party, a peace officer in the judicial district where the inspection is made may designate a third disinterested party to act with the inspector and owner to determine the value of the animal. The amount realized from the sale of the carcass of the slaughtered animal shall be paid to the owner of the animal and the inspector shall certify to the commissioner of environmental conservation the name and address of the owner, the date the animal was condemned, the appraised value of the animal, together with the net sum realized from the salvage thereof, or which could have been realized.
Sec. 03.45.070 Compensation to owners of dairy cattle destroyed; records to be kept.
The commissioner of environmental conservation may enter into cooperative agreements with
the United States Department of Agriculture for controlling diseases among dairy cattle
and may match federal indemnity payments for livestock slaughtered thereunder, from any
funds available. The commissioner shall keep a record of all payments made, with a copy of
the inspector's certification of appraised value and salvage value.
Sec. 03.45.080 Record and payment of value of destroyed dairy cattle.
The Department of Administration shall keep a record of the appraised value of all dairy
cattle slaughtered or destroyed and of the salvage value thereof, stating the date when
the animal was slaughtered or destroyed and the name of the inspector who ordered the
animal slaughtered or destroyed. The Department of Administration, with the approval of
the Department of Environmental Conservation, shall pay the owner of the animal
slaughtered or destroyed two- thirds of the difference between the appraised value and the
salvage value of the animal slaughtered or destroyed. The appraised valuation of each
slaughtered animal may not exceed $175 in the first judicial district and not more than
$200 in the second and third judicial districts and not more than $250 in the fourth
judicial district. Payment may not be made if at the time of inspection, test, or
destruction, the animal was upon the premises of any person to which it had been sold,
shipped, or delivered for the purpose of being slaughtered. Payment may not be made unless
the owner has complied with all lawful quarantine regulations.
Sec. 09.50.250 Actionable claims against the state.
A person or corporation having a contract, quasi-contract, or tort claim against the state
may bring an action against the state in a state court that has jurisdiction over the
claim. A person who may present the claim under AS 44.77 may not bring an action under
this section except as set out in AS 44.77.040(c). A person who may bring an action under
AS 36.30.560 -- 36.30.695 may not bring an action under this section except as set out in
AS 36.30.685. However, an action may not be brought under this section if the claim
(1) is an action for tort, and is based upon an act or omission of an employee of the
state, exercising due care, in the execution of a statute or regulation, whether or not
the statute or regulation is valid; or is an action for tort, and based upon the exercise
or performance or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on
the part of a state agency or an employee of the state, whether or not the discretion
involved is abused;
(2) is for damages caused by the imposition or establishment of a quarantine by the state;
(3) arises out of assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, malicious
prosecution, abuse of process, libel, slander, misrepresentation, deceit, or interference
with contract rights; or
(4) arises out of the use of an ignition interlock device certified under AS 33.05.020(c).
Amended in 1997, 1998.
Reviewed and updated by AAHS in December 2001.
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