{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-46.15.180","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 46.15.180","heading":"Crimes.","body":"(a) A person may not\n(1) construct works for an appropriation, or divert, impound, withdraw, or use a significant amount of water from any source without a permit, certificate of appropriation, or authorization issued under this chapter;\n(2) violate an order of the commissioner to cease and desist from preventing any water from moving to a person having a prior right to use it;\n(3) disobey an order of the commissioner requiring the person to take steps to cause the water to move to a person having a prior right to use it;\n(4) fail or refuse to install meters, gauges, or other measuring devices or control works;\n(5) violate an order establishing corrective controls for an area or for a source of water;\n(6) knowingly make a false or misleading statement in a declaration of existing right.\n(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n(c) Crimes under this section are in addition to any other crimes provided by law.","path":["Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation.","Chapter 15. Water Use Act.","Article 2. Appropriation and Use of Water."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#46.15.180","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:44Z","sha256":"6bd705e6d19b63f79f4c66316e7e0b8ab5f078899607a55d45857f985426f131","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-46.15.175","next":"us-ak/as-46.15.185"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}