{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-17.20.049","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 17.20.049","heading":"Required identification of fish by retail food establishment.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding AS 17.20.048, a retail food establishment shall state on the menu of prepared food products that it is selling whether the fish in a prepared food product is wild fish or farmed fish.\n(b) In this section,\n(1) “farmed fish” means fish that is propagated, farmed, or cultivated in a facility that grows, farms, or cultivates the fish in captivity or under positive control but that is not a salmon hatchery that is owned by the state or that holds a salmon hatchery permit under AS 16.10.400 or a shellfish facility that is permitted under AS 16.12.010; in this paragraph, “positive control” has the meaning given in AS 16.40.199;\n(2) “fish” means finfish;\n(3) “prepared food product” means a food product that has been prepared by the retail food establishment selling the food product or by another person at the direction of the retail food establishment;\n(4) “retail food establishment” means a business that sells prepared food products to the general public for consumption on or off the premises, and includes a business that is, or contains on its premises, a restaurant, a delicatessen, a salad bar, or a bakery; “retail food establishment” does not include an establishment that is provided by\n(A) an employer primarily for the employees of the employer;\n(B) a school primarily for the students and employees of the school; or\n(C) a correctional facility primarily for persons held under official detention;\n(5) “wild fish” means a fish that\n(A) is harvested from a river, a lake, or an ocean;\n(B) has not been raised in captivity under control for its entire life; and\n(C) is free from added colors and additives.","path":["Title 17. Food and Drugs.","Chapter 20. Alaska Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.","Article 2. Food and Aquatic Farm Products."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#17.20.049","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:11Z","sha256":"b3075f97ccc514e4e2c7f937322bcbf1ba4c97d48da4ff6afc5aed13bbd02f49","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-17.20.048","next":"us-ak/as-17.20.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}