{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-46.03.780","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 46.03.780","heading":"Liability for restoration.","body":"(a) A person who violates a provision of this chapter, AS 46.04, AS 46.09, or AS 46.14, or who fails to perform a duty imposed by this chapter, AS 46.04, AS 46.09, or AS 46.14, or violates or disregards an order, permit, or other determination of the department made under the provisions of this chapter, AS 46.04, AS 46.09, or AS 46.14, respectively, and thereby causes the death of fish, animals, or vegetation or otherwise injures or degrades the environment of the state is liable to the state for damages.\n(b) Liability for damages under (a) of this section includes an amount equal to the sum of money required to restock injured land or waters, to replenish a damaged or degraded resource, or to otherwise restore the environment of the state to its condition before the injury.\n(c) Damages under (a) of this section shall be recovered by the attorney general on behalf of the state.","path":["Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation.","Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation.","Article 10. Prohibited Acts, Penalties, and Damages."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#46.03.780","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:44Z","sha256":"b35141d2646d309fd63584d401afa22fbcfc88dbb7b4b2fdd7b8a09d3fe47606","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-46.03.770","next":"us-ak/as-46.03.790"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}