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HB135

HB 135: Updates Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Duties and Defines Seafood

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In one sentence

This law updates the duties of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute board to include promoting all species harvested in the state, including by-products, while removing aquatic farm products from the legal definition of seafood.

What it does

  • Requires the institute board to promote all species of seafood and their by-products that are harvested in Alaska and processed for sale.
  • Directs the board to develop quality specifications and distribute handling recommendations for seafood from capture or harvest until final distribution.
  • Mandates that the board submit an annual report on its activities to the governor and notify the legislature when the report is available.
  • Updates the legal definition of 'seafood' by removing aquatic farm products, which were previously excluded but are now explicitly removed from inclusion.

Who it affects

  • The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) board
  • Alaska seafood harvesters and processors

Limits and unknowns

  • The text does not state when this law will officially take effect.
  • The bill summary mentions a 'seafood marketing assessment' but does not explain how it is calculated or collected in this specific excerpt.

Plain language

Terms to know

Seafood marketing assessment
A funding mechanism mentioned in the bill title, though specific details are not provided in this text.
Aquatic farm products
Products defined under AS 16.40.199 that are explicitly excluded from the legal definition of seafood by this law.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

DUTIES OF ASMI BOARD; MEANING OF SEAFOOD An Act relating to the duties of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute; and relating to the seafood marketing assessment.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (H) Minutes (HFSH)Min
  2. (H) Heard & HeldText
  3. (H) FISHERIES at 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120Text
  4. (H) REFERRED TO FISHERIES463
  5. (H) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER463
  6. (H) FN2: ZERO(CED)463
  7. (H) FN1: ZERO(CED)463
  8. (H) FSH, RES463
  9. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS463