The commissioner shall
(1) supervise and control the department, and may appoint and employ division heads, enforcement agents, and the technical, clerical, and other assistants necessary for the general administration of the department;
(2) manage, protect, maintain, improve, and extend the fish, game and aquatic plant resources of the state in the interest of the economy and general well-being of the state;
(3) have necessary power to accomplish the foregoing including, but not limited to, the power to delegate authority to subordinate officers and employees of the department.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions
Article 1. The Department of Fish and Game.
Sec. 16.05.010. Commissioner of fish and game.
Sec. 16.05.020. Functions of commissioner.
Sec. 16.05.040. Compensation of commissioner.
Sec. 16.05.050. Powers and duties of commissioner.
Sec. 16.05.052. Nuisance moose.
Sec. 16.05.055. On-board observer program.
Sec. 16.05.060. Emergency orders.
Sec. 16.05.065. Application extension.
Sec. 16.05.070. Regulations as evidence.
Sec. 16.05.080. Limitation of power.
Sec. 16.05.090. Organization of the department.
Sec. 16.05.092. Fisheries rehabilitation, enhancement, and development.
Sec. 16.05.094. Duties of section of subsistence hunting and fishing.
Sec. 16.05.100. Fish and game fund established.
Sec. 16.05.110. Composition of fund.
Sec. 16.05.120. Disbursement of funds.
Sec. 16.05.130. Diversion of funds prohibited; separate accounts.
Sec. 16.05.140. Assent to provisions of federal aid acts.
Sec. 16.05.150. Enforcement authority.
Sec. 16.05.160. Duty to arrest.
Sec. 16.05.165. Form and issuance of citation.
Sec. 16.05.170. Power to execute warrant.
Sec. 16.05.180. Power to search without warrant.
Sec. 16.05.190. Seizure and disposition of equipment.
Sec. 16.05.195. Forfeiture of equipment.