Alaska § 17.20.049 - Required identification of fish by retail food establishment.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 17.20.049 — Required identification of fish by retail food establishment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17.20.049. Required identification of fish by retail food establishment.
(a) Notwithstanding AS 17.20.048 , a retail food establishment shall state on the menu of prepared food products that it is selling whether the fish in a prepared food product is wild fish or farmed fish.
(b) In this section, (1) “farmed fish” means fish that is propagated, farmed, or cultivated in a facility that grows, farms, or cultivates the fish in captivity or under positive control but that is not a salmon hatchery that is owned by the state or that holds a salmon hatchery permit under AS 16.10.400 or a shellfish facility that is permitted under AS 16.12.010 ; in this paragraph, “positive control” has the meaning given in AS 16.40.199 ;
(2) “fish” means finfish;
(3) “prepared food product” means a food product that has been prepared by the retail food establishment selling the food product or by another person at the direction of the retail food establishment;
(4) “retail food establishment” means a business that sells prepared food products to the general public for consumption on or off the premises, and includes a business that is, or contains on its premises, a restaurant, a delicatessen, a salad bar, or a bakery; “retail food establishment” does not include an establishment that is provided by (A) an employer primarily for the employees of the employer;
(B) a school primarily for the students and employees of the school; or
(C) a correctional facility primarily for persons held under official detention;
(5) “wild fish” means a fish that (A) is harvested from a river, a lake, or an ocean;
(B) has not been raised in captivity under control for its entire life; and
(C) is free from added colors and additives.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17.20.049 ("Required identification of fish by retail food establishment.") 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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