Alaska § 30.30.170 - Definitions.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 30.30.170 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 30.30.170. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “abandoned” means a vessel has been left unattended on private, state, or municipal land or waters of the state without the consent of the landowner or lessee for more than 30 days;
(2) “department” means the Department of Natural Resources;
(3) “municipality” has the meaning given in AS 29.71.800 ;
(4) “owner” means a person who (A) has a property interest, other than a financial or security interest, in a vessel;
(B) is the last named owner of a vessel with the Department of Administration or the United States Coast Guard; or
(C) is designated as having an interest in a vessel in an agreement with a municipality, state agency, or political subdivision of the state;
(5) “state agency” means a department, agency, division, or office in the executive branch of state government;
(6) “vessel” means every description of watercraft, floating facility, or other artificial contrivance, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on or through the water;
(7) “waters of the state” means the navigable waters within the territorial limits of the state, and the marginal sea adjacent to the state, as defined in AS 44.03 .
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