(a) A person may not waste salmon intentionally, knowingly, or with reckless disregard for the consequences. In this section, “waste” means the failure to utilize the majority of the carcass, excluding viscera and sex parts, of a salmon intended for
(1) sale to a commercial buyer or processor;
(2) consumption by humans or domesticated animals; or
(3) scientific, educational, or display purposes.
(b) The commissioner, upon request, may authorize other uses of salmon that would be consistent with maximum and wise use of the resource.
(c) A person who violates this section or a regulation adopted under it is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both. In addition, a person who violates this section is subject to a civil action by the state for the cost of replacing the salmon wasted.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions
Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.
Sec. 16.05.780. Taking of antlerless moose prohibited.
Sec. 16.05.782. Taking of brown or grizzly bear near solid waste disposal facility prohibited.
Sec. 16.05.783. Same day airborne hunting.
Sec. 16.05.785. Effect of failure to remove old markers.
Sec. 16.05.789. Prohibition on hunting adjacent to highway between Yukon River and Arctic Ocean.
Sec. 16.05.791. Civil remedies for violation of AS 16.05.790.
Sec. 16.05.797. Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited.
Sec. 16.05.800. Public nuisances.
Sec. 16.05.810. Burden of proof.
Sec. 16.05.815. Confidential nature of certain reports and records.
Sec. 16.05.820. Research by the federal government.
Sec. 16.05.822. Transplanting of musk oxen.
Sec. 16.05.825. State upland game bird release program.
Sec. 16.05.826. Waterfowl conservation stamp program.
Sec. 16.05.831. Waste of salmon.
Sec. 16.05.835. Maximum length of salmon seine and certain hair crab vessels.