1. (a) The requirements of 18 AAC 34.600 - 18 AAC 34.625 are in addition to all other applicable requirements of this chapter.

2. (b) The requirements of 18 AAC 34.602 apply

   1. (1) where there is a visible oily sheen on the water; and

   2. (2) to

      1. (A) fishing vessels;
      2. (B) tender vessels;
      3. (C) buying stations; and
      4. (D) processing facilities.

3. (c) The requirements of 18 AAC 34.605 - 18 AAC 34.625 apply

   1. (1) if the department finds that an oil spill threatens to contaminate a body of water where seafood that is intended to be sold as part of commerce and intended for human consumption is caught; and

   2. (2) to

      1. (A) fishing vessels or tender vessels involved in the response to and cleanup of the oil spill;
      2. (B) fishing vessels, tender vessels, buying stations, processing facilities, and processors who handle, transport, prepare, store, or process seafood caught in the water affected by the threatened oil spill contamination; and
      3. (C) any other fishing vessel or tender vessel operating in a body of water that the department has found to be threatened.

(Eff. 12/18/97, Register 144; readopt 12/2/99, Register 152; am 8/6/2006, Register 179; am 8/21/2019, Register 231)