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Article 1. Commissioner's Powers and Duties.
Sec. 17.20.005. Powers and duties of commissioner. - To carry out the requirements of this chapter, the commissioner...
Article 2. Food and Aquatic Farm Products.
Sec. 17.20.010. Definitions and standards for food. - When, in the judgment of the commissioner, honest and fair...
Sec. 17.20.013. Hormone labeling for milk products. - (a) Products offered for wholesale or retail sale in this...
Sec. 17.20.015 Shared ownership of milk-producing animals; raw milk. - (a) An individual who has an ownership interest in a...
Sec. 17.20.017. Inspection of processed meat products. - (a) The department may adopt regulations to establish a program...
Sec. 17.20.020. Adulterated food. - (a) Food is adulterated if (1) it bears or contains...
Sec. 17.20.030. Tolerances for added poisonous ingredients. - A poisonous or deleterious substance added to food, except where...
Sec. 17.20.040. Misbranded foods. - (a) Food is misbranded if (1) its labeling is false...
Sec. 17.20.044. Sale and labeling of frozen meat, fish, and poultry. - (a) Meat, fish, or poultry that has been frozen may...
Sec. 17.20.045. Misbranding halibut. - No person may label or offer for sale any food...
Sec. 17.20.048. Labeling and advertisement of halibut, salmon, and sablefish products. - (a) A person who sells halibut, salmon, or sablefish products...
Sec. 17.20.049. Required identification of fish by retail food establishment. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 17.20.048, a retail food establishment shall state...
Sec. 17.20.050. Emergency permit control. - When the department finds after investigation that the distribution in...
Sec. 17.20.060. Suspension and reinstatement of emergency permit. - The commissioner may suspend immediately upon notice a permit issued...
Sec. 17.20.065. Seafood processing permits and plans of operation. - (a) A person may not operate a seafood processing establishment...
Sec. 17.20.066. Seafood product quality standards and seals. - (a) The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute established in AS 16.51...
Sec. 17.20.067. Seafood processing research. - The commissioner may conduct studies, research, experiments, and demonstrations, directly...
Sec. 17.20.070. Inspection by department. - An officer or employee designated by the commissioner shall have...
Sec. 17.20.072. Enforcement authority. - The commissioner is responsible for enforcing AS 17.20.005 - 17.20.075,...
Sec. 17.20.075. Definitions. - In AS 17.20.005 - 17.20.075, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner...
Article 3. Drugs and Devices.
Sec. 17.20.080. Adulterated drugs and devices. - (a) A drug or device is adulterated if (1) it...
Sec. 17.20.085. Opioid overdose drugs. - (a) Notwithstanding a provision or rule of law to the...
Sec. 17.20.090. Misbranded drugs and devices. - A drug or device is misbranded (1) if its labeling...
Sec. 17.20.100. Exemptions in case of drugs and devices. - A drug sold on a written prescription signed by a...
Sec. 17.20.105. Preparation of drug prescription by pharmacist. - (a) In preparing a drug prescription a pharmacist shall indicate...
Sec. 17.20.110. Sale of new drugs. - (a) A person may not sell, deliver, offer for sale,...
Sec. 17.20.120. Application for sale of new drugs. - The application provided for in AS 17.20.110 is effective on...
Sec. 17.20.130. Exemptions. - AS 17.20.110 does not apply to a drug (1) intended...
Sec. 17.20.132. Enforcement authority. - The commissioner is responsible for enforcing AS 17.20.080 - 17.20.135,...
Sec. 17.20.135. Definitions. - In AS 17.20.080 - 17.20.135, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner...
Article 4. Cosmetics.
Sec. 17.20.140. Adulterated cosmetics. - A cosmetic is adulterated if (1) it bears or contains...
Sec. 17.20.150. Misbranded cosmetics. - A cosmetic is misbranded if (1) its labeling is false...
Sec. 17.20.152. Enforcement authority. - The commissioner of environmental conservation is responsible for enforcing AS...
Sec. 17.20.155. Definition. - In AS 17.20.140 - 17.20.155, “department” means the Department of...
Article 5. False Advertising.
Sec. 17.20.160. False advertising generally. - An advertisement of a food, drug, device, or cosmetic is...
Sec. 17.20.170. Specified false advertising. - The advertisement of a drug or device representing that it...
Sec. 17.20.172. Enforcement authority. - The commissioner is responsible for enforcing AS 17.20.160 - 17.20.175,...
Sec. 17.20.175. Definitions. - In AS 17.20.160 - 17.20.175, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner...
Article 6. Enforcement.
Sec. 17.20.180. Regulations. - The Department of Environmental Conservation and the Department of Health...
Sec. 17.20.190. Hearings. - Hearings authorized or required by this chapter shall be conducted...
Sec. 17.20.200. Inspections and examinations. - (a) The commissioner of environmental conservation or an agent shall...
Sec. 17.20.220. Publication of reports and information. - (a) The commissioner of environmental conservation and the commissioner of...
Sec. 17.20.230. Detention or embargo of goods. - (a) Whenever the commissioner of environmental conservation finds or has...
Sec. 17.20.240. Petition for libel for condemnation. - When an article detained or embargoed under AS 17.20.230 has...
Sec. 17.20.250. Destruction of adulterated or misbranded goods. - If the superior court finds that a detained or embargoed...
Sec. 17.20.260. Exemption from destruction. - When the adulteration or misbranding can be corrected by proper...
Sec. 17.20.270. Immediate destruction of contaminated food. - Meat, seafood, poultry, vegetable, fruit, or other perishable article in...
Sec. 17.20.280. Injunction proceedings. - The commissioner of environmental conservation and the commissioner of health...
Article 7. Prohibited Acts, Penalties, and Liabilities.
Sec. 17.20.290. Prohibited acts. - (a) The following acts and the causing thereof are prohibited:...
Sec. 17.20.300. Determination of misleading labeling or advertisement. - If an article is alleged to be misbranded because the...
Sec. 17.20.305. Penalty for violation. - A person who with criminal negligence violates a provision of...
Sec. 17.20.315. Civil fine. - (a) In addition to any other penalties imposed under this...
Sec. 17.20.320. Effect of written guaranty. - A person is not subject to the penalties of AS...
Sec. 17.20.330. Liability for dissemination of false advertising. - The publisher, radio-broadcast licensee, or agency or medium for the...
Article 8. General Provisions.
Sec. 17.20.340. Scope of provisions dealing with sale. - The provisions of this chapter regarding the sale of food,...
Sec. 17.20.345. Liability of food donor. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 17.20.290, 17.20.305, or 17.20.315,...
Sec. 17.20.346. Liability of food bank or charitable organization. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 17.20.290, 17.20.305, or 17.20.315,...
Sec. 17.20.347. Definitions. - In AS 17.20.345 - 17.20.347, (1) “charitable organization” means a...
Sec. 17.20.350. Report of minor violations. - Nothing in this chapter requires either the commissioner of environmental...
Sec. 17.20.360. Attorney general to prosecute. - The attorney general, to whom the commissioner of environmental conservation...
Sec. 17.20.365. Additional enforcement powers, penalties, and remedies. - In addition to the enforcement powers, penalties, and remedies available...
Sec. 17.20.370. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “advertisement” means a representation disseminated, other...
Sec. 17.20.380. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Food, Drug,...