{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-05.25.080","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 05.25.080","heading":"Enforcement.","body":"(a) The Department of Public Safety has authority for enforcement of this chapter and the regulations adopted under this chapter. Nothing in this chapter authorizes a department or board to enter into an agreement with a department or agency of the federal government that cedes state authority for the management of its waterways to the federal government.\n(b) A peace officer, other than a person employed by the federal government, may enforce this chapter and, in the exercise of enforcement, may stop and, if the peace officer has probable cause to believe a violation of this chapter has occurred, board watercraft subject to this chapter. A peace officer may issue a citation as provided in AS 12.25.175 — 12.25.230 to a person who violates a provision of this chapter.\n(c) A person employed by the Department of Natural Resources, or a person, other than a person employed by the federal government, authorized by the commissioner under AS 41.21.955(a), acting as a peace officer, may enforce this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter only in units of the state park system.","path":["Title 5. Amusements and Sports.","Chapter 25. Watercraft.","Article 3. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#05.25.080","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:09Z","sha256":"3741178cb7c175d09a1342f542bb55587325d266891dfeb501b4f7e5fdf0aa11","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-05.25.070","next":"us-ak/as-05.25.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}