Alaska § 43.76.250 - Termination of salmon fishery assessment.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 43.76.250 — Termination of salmon fishery assessment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43.76.250. Termination of salmon fishery assessment.
(a) The salmon fishery assessment levied under AS 43.76.220 shall be terminated by the commissioner of revenue on the termination date determined at an election held under AS 43.76.230 to establish or amend the assessment.
(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the commissioner of revenue shall terminate the salmon fishery assessment before the termination date determined at an election held under AS 43.76.230 to establish or amend the assessment, upon a two-thirds majority vote at an election held under AS 43.76.230 among the eligible permit holders for the fishery in which the salmon fishery assessment is levied.
(c) The commissioner of revenue shall terminate a salmon fishery assessment under (b) of this section following an election among the eligible permit holders for the fishery if (1) a petition that is signed by at least 25 percent of the interim-use permit and entry permit holders in the fishery that is the subject of the petition is presented to the commissioner of fish and game requesting termination of the salmon fishery assessment; only a person who holds an interim-use permit or entry permit for the fishery at the time of signing the petition may validly sign the petition;
(2) an election is held in accordance with AS 43.76.230 ; the ballot must ask the question whether the salmon fishery assessment shall be terminated; the ballot must be worded so that a “yes” vote is for continuation of the salmon fishery assessment and a “no” vote is for termination of the salmon fishery assessment;
(3) a two-thirds majority of the eligible interim-use permit and entry permit holders in the fishery casts a ballot for the termination of the salmon fishery assessment; in this paragraph, “eligible interim-use permit and entry permit holder” has the meaning given in AS 43.76.230 ; and
(4) the qualified salmon fishery association provides notice of the election in accordance with AS 43.76.230 within six months after receiving notice from the commissioner of fish and game that a valid petition under (1) of this subsection has been received.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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