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HB111

HB 111: Finfish Farms and Products

Last scannedSep 14, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This bill updates Alaska laws to include finfish farming in the definition of agriculture and gives state officials authority to permit and regulate these farms.

Adds aquatic or finfish farming to the legal definitions of 'agricultural facility' and 'agricultural operation'.
Gives the commissioner of fish and game the power to permit and regulate aquatic and finfish farming in Alaska.
States that regulation must protect state resources while improving the economy, health, and well-being of citizens.
Clarifies rules about which permits apply to farms and hatcheries under specific sections of law.

The bill text does not list specific rules for how farms must be built or operated.
The effective date of the law is listed as blank in the provided source material.

Plain language

Agricultural facility: Land, buildings, structures, ponds, impoundments, machinery, or equipment used for commercial production of crops, livestock, or aquatic/finfish farming.
Agricultural operation: Activities such as soil preparation, dairying, greenhouse operations, crop growing, livestock raising, forestry, and aquatic or finfish farming.

Official record

Validated

FINFISH FARMS AND PRODUCTS An Act relating to finfish farms and finfish farm products; and providing for an effective date.

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