{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-16.05.861","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 16.05.861","heading":"Penalty for violating fishway and hatchery requirements.","body":"(a) The owner of a dam or obstruction who fails to comply with AS 16.05.841 or 16.05.851 or a regulation adopted under AS 16.05.841 or 16.05.851 within a reasonable time specified by written notice from the commissioner is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000. Each day the owner fails to comply constitutes a separate offense.\n(b) In addition to the fine, the dam or other obstruction managed, controlled, or owned by a person violating AS 16.05.841 or 16.05.851 or a regulation adopted under AS 16.05.841 or 16.05.851 is a public nuisance and is subject to abatement.","path":["Title 16. Fish and Game.","Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions.","Article 7. Fishways and Hatcheries."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#16.05.861","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:07Z","sha256":"a072b26648ffe560406c09fb4720d26267678d406adb4efa595856de6712da48","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-16.05.860","next":"us-ak/as-16.05.865"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}