Alaska2026Passed Legislature
SB199
SB 199: Moving Commercial Fishing Entry Rules to Fish and Game
Last scannedSep 22, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill ends the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Limited Entry Commission and moves its duties for managing commercial fishing entry to the Department of Fish and Game.
What it does
- Repeals or removes the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Limited Entry Commission as a separate agency.
- Transfers duties for regulating entry into commercial fisheries to the Department of Fish and Game.
- Updates laws so the commissioner can request moratoriums on new fishing entrants without petitioning the old commission.
- Changes rules so the Board of Fisheries reviews requests from the commissioner directly instead of reviewing petitions about a commission.
Who it affects
- The Department of Fish and Game, which gains duties for managing commercial fishery entry.
- Commercial fishermen who apply to enter or operate in Alaska fisheries.
- The Board of Fisheries, which now reviews moratorium requests directly from the commissioner.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill text provided does not state the exact date when these changes will take effect.
- The excerpt ends before showing all details about how vessel licenses are issued under the new system.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Repealing
- Removing a law or ending an agency so it no longer exists.
- Moratorium
- A temporary stop on allowing new people to enter commercial fishing in specific areas.
Official record
Sources
Read the official summary
COMMER FISH LIM ENTRY COMMN: XFER TO ADFG An Act repealing the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Limited Entry Commission and transferring its duties to the Department of Fish and Game and the office of administrative hearings.
Official activity
Bill history
- (S) REFERRED TO RESOURCES1478
- (S) RES, FIN1478
- (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1478
- (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/9/261478