5 AAC 41.899 - Definitions

In addition to the definitions set out in AS 16.05.940 and AS 16.40.199, in 5 AAC 41.001 - 5 AAC 41.799.

(1) "aquaculture" means the cultivation of aquatic animals, including aquatic fish and invertebrates, under positive control;

(2) "aquarium stocking"

(A) means the taking of fish from the natural waters of the state or placement of fish originating from the natural waters of the state for purposes of live display;

(B) does not include placement of fish taken in a commercial fishery in a live tank for sale or resale;

(3) "aquatic organism" means amphibians, fish, aquatic invertebrates, and aquatic plants in any stage of its life cycle, found in or introduced into the state, and includes any part of such amphibian, fish, aquatic invertebrate, or aquatic plant;

(4) "commercial display" means the display of live fish where a fee is charged for admission to the viewing area or where viewing is limited to guests of an establishment which sells merchandise, transportation, services, or accommodations;

(5) "marking and tagging" means all forms of skin alterations, fin clipping or other mutilation, or insertion of foreign materials in live fish or other procedures that permit later identification;

(6) "ornamental fish" means live marine or freshwater organisms commonly known as a "tropical fish," "aquarium fish," or "goldfish," including aquarium plants, invertebrates, and amphibians, which:

(A) are not used for sport fishing, human consumption, or bait purposes;

(B) are maintained in closed systems for personal, pet industry, or hobby purposes;

(C) are imported, cultured, or sold in the state for viewing in aquaria or for raising in closed artificial systems;

(D) will not be placed in waters or lands of the state;

(E) are not capable of surviving in the wild in Alaska;

(F) are not capable of causing a genetic alteration of a species that is indigenous to Alaska;

(G) are not capable of causing a significant reduction in the population of a species that is indigenous to Alaska; and

(H) are not capable of transmitting a disease to a species that is indigenous to Alaska;

(7) "vocational" is education and training in a skill or trade related to the biology or culturing of aquatic organisms.

Notes

5 AAC 41.899

Eff. 1/10/2018, Register 225, April 2018; am 9/24/2021, Register 239, October 2021

Authority:AS 16.05.020

AS 16.05.251

AS 16.05.270

AS 16.05.340