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AK HB111

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rules

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Origin

House of Representatives

34th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Creates a new triennial permit system for commercial finfish farming in Alaska, administered by the Department of Fish and Game commissioner

  • Restricts finfish farms to inland, closed-system facilities under "positive control" (escape-proof barriers) and requires all farmed finfish to be sterile triploids

  • Excludes all salmon species (pink, chum, sockeye, coho, chinook, and Atlantic) from the definition of permissible "finfish" that can be farmed

  • Adds finfish farming to the definition of "agricultural facility" and "agricultural operation" under Alaska law, granting farms associated legal protections

  • Requires permit fees to cover actual regulatory costs and mandates commissioner develop regulations on siting, disease control, stock importation, and protection of wild fish populations

Legislative Description

Finfish Farms And Products

Animals

Last Action

REFERRED TO FISHERIES

2/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Fisheries2/21/2025

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