AS 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.