Alaska Admin. Code tit. 18, § 34.615
Requirements for operators of fishing vessels
Effective Aug 6, 2006Alaska Register 179(Eff. 12/18/97, Register 144; readopt 12/2/99, Register 152; am 8/6/2006, Register 179) | Authority: AS 17.20.005, AS 17.20.070, AS 17.20.200, AS 17.20.020, AS 17.20.072, AS 44.46.020, AS 17.20.065, AS 17.20.180
(a) After 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, the operator of a fishing vessel described in 18 AAC 34.600 shall inspect for signs of oil contamination before, during, and after fishing. The operator shall inspect
- (1) the fishing gear, hull, deck, fish hold, work clothes, and any other equipment that might have been in contact with seafood or fishing gear; and
- (2) the seafood products as they are brought on board the vessel.
(b) If oil-contaminated seafood product or fishing gear is found, the operator of a fishing vessel shall
- (1) immediately segregate the entire lot or load containing oil-contaminated seafood product or fishing gear from uncontaminated product or gear;
- (2) upon arrival at a tender vessel, buying station, or processing facility or vessel, notify the department that oil has been found; and
- (3) request the department to inspect the vessel as required by 18 AAC 34.605.
(Eff. 12/18/97, Register 144; readopt 12/2/99, Register 152; am 8/6/2006, Register 179)
Authority: AS 17.20.005, AS 17.20.070, AS 17.20.200, AS 17.20.020, AS 17.20.072, AS 44.46.020, AS 17.20.065, AS 17.20.180