In conducting the inquiries and investigations authorized by AS 27.05.010 - 27.05.070, no officer or employee of the department may have a personal or private interest in a mine or the products of a mine under investigation or accept employment from a private party for services in the examination of private mineral property. Nothing in this section prevents employment by the department, in a consulting capacity or in the investigation of special subjects, of an engineer or other expert whose principal professional practice is not employment by the department.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 05. Administration and Services
Article 1. Department of Natural Resources.
Sec. 27.05.010. Department responsible for mineral resources.
Sec. 27.05.020. Conflict of interest prohibited.
Sec. 27.05.030. Cooperation with federal departments.
Sec. 27.05.040. Negotiations with federal departments and other agencies.
Sec. 27.05.050. Survey of resources and mining operations and dissemination of information.