1. (a) If, during a particular calendar year, the department does not receive a joint request as described in AS 43.80.035(d) for an average wholesale salmon price report, no report will be prepared for that calendar year. If the department does receive a joint request during a calendar year, a report will be prepared for that year on the salmon species for which a report is requested.
2. (b) If a joint request is not received during a calendar year but is received on or before February 15 of the following year, the department will approve the request if reasonable cause is shown for the delay.
3. (c) If no joint request is received under (a) of this section and no joint request is approved under (b) of this section for a report on a salmon species, then no report will be prepared for that salmon species in any subsequent year.
4. (d) If a joint request is received under (a) of this section or approved under (b) of this section, the department will mail a wholesale salmon price information form to each salmon cannery which operated in the state. It will mail the form by January 5 of the year following the year for which the report is requested or within five days after the approval of a request under (b) of this section.
5. (e) Each cannery shall complete the information form and return it to the department by February 10 or, upon the approval of a request under (b) of this section, within 30 days of the date of mailing the form under (d) of this section.
6. (f) If a cannery does not return a completed information form to the department by April 1 following the year for which a report is requested under (a) of this section, or within 60 days of the approval of a request under (b) of this section, the person required to file the report shall pay a civil penalty of $5,000 unless it is demonstrated to the department that the failure to file was due to a reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.

(Eff. 4/8/82, Register 82; am 8/1/82, Register 83)

Authority: AS 43.05.080, AS 43.80.035