Alaska § 16.51.020 - Board of directors.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 16.51.020 — Board of directors., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16.51.020. Board of directors.
(a) The governing body of the institute is a board of directors. The board consists of seven voting members appointed by the governor. In making appointments to the board, the governor shall consider, but need not appoint, nominees presented by persons engaged in fish processing, the financing of fish processing, or commercial fishing.
(b) Five members of the board shall be seafood processors: four of the seafood processors must have an annual payroll in the state of more than $2,500,000; one of the seafood processors must have an annual payroll in the state of $50,000 — $2,500,000. Two members of the board must be engaged in commercial fishing.
(c) The board shall annually elect a chairman and other necessary officers from among its members.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16.51.020 ("Board of directors.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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