{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-30.30.170","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 30.30.170","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this chapter,\n(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;\n(2) “department” means the Department of Natural Resources;\n(3) “municipality” has the meaning given in AS 29.71.800;\n(4) “owner” means a person who\n(A) has a property interest, other than a financial or security interest, in a vessel;\n(B) is the last named owner of a vessel with the Department of Administration or the United States Coast Guard; or\n(C) is designated as having an interest in a vessel in an agreement with a municipality, state agency, or political subdivision of the state;\n(5) “state agency” means a department, agency, division, or office in the executive branch of state government;\n(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;\n(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.","path":["Title 30. Navigation, Harbors, Shipping, and Transportation Facilities.","Chapter 30. Derelict Vessels Act; Abandoned Vessels.","Article 3. Miscellaneous."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#30.30.170","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:20Z","sha256":"63032c2b733d359ed71038ee349feaf66b72e380fed3f04533573dff4a5766be","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-30.30.165","next":"us-ak/as-30.30.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}