Alaska § 17.20.230 - Detention or embargo of goods.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 17.20.230 — Detention or embargo of goods., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17.20.230. Detention or embargo of goods.
(a) Whenever the commissioner of environmental conservation finds or has probable cause to believe that a food or cosmetic is adulterated, or so misbranded as to be dangerous or fraudulent within the meaning of this chapter, the commissioner shall affix to it a tag or other appropriate marking, giving notice that it is or is suspected of being adulterated or misbranded and has been detained or embargoed, and warning all persons not to remove or dispose of it by sale or otherwise until permission for removal or disposal is given by the commissioner or the court. A person may not remove or dispose of a detained or embargoed article by sale or otherwise without this permission.
(b) The commissioner of health has the same duty with respect to drugs and devices as the commissioner of environmental conservation has with respect to food and cosmetics under (a) of this section.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17.20.230 ("Detention or embargo of goods.") 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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