DUTIES OF ASMI BOARD; MEANING OF SEAFOOD

Plain English Breakdown

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

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 This Bill 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 Names or Affects

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

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.

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.

Official Summary Text

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.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 135

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION

BY THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR

Introduced: 3/14/25
Referred: House Special Committee on Fisheries, Resources

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to the duties of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute; and relating to 1
the seafood marketing assessment." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 16.51.100 is amended to read: 4
Sec. 16.51.100. Duties of board. The board shall 5
(1) conduct programs of educati on, research, advertising, or s ales 6
promotion designed to accomplish the purposes of this chapter; 7
(2) promote all species of seafood and their by-products that are 8
harvested in the state and processed for sale; 9
(3) develop market-oriented quality specifications for Alaska seafood 10
to be used in developing a high quality image for Alaska seafoo d in domestic and 11
world markets, and adopt and di stribute recommendations regardi ng the handling of 12
seafood from the moment of capture or harvest to final distribution; 13
(4) prepare market research a nd product development plans for the 14
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promotion of all species of seafood and their by-products that are harvested in the state 1
and processed for sale; 2
(5) submit an annual report to the governor describing the act ivities of 3
the institute and notify the legislature that the report is available; 4
(6) develop marketing programs based on the "inspection" and 5
"premium quality" seals designed under AS 17.20.066 and use the seals in advertising 6
and promotion efforts of the institute. 7
* Sec. 2. AS 16.51.180(7) is amended to read: 8
(7) "seafood" means finfish, shellfish, and fish by-products, including 9
but not limited to salmon, halibut, herring, flounder, crab, cl am, cod, shrimp, [AND] 10
pollock, and [BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE] aquatic farm products as defined in 11
AS 16.40.199. 12