(a) It is unlawful for a person, or an agent or representative of the person,
- (1) to employ, in the harvesting, transporting, or purchasing of fish, a fisherman who neither is licensed under AS 16.05.480 nor is the holder of a permit issued under AS 16.43;
(2) to purchase fish from a person who is not
- (A) the holder of a limited entry, interim-use, or landing permit issued under AS 16.43;
- (B) a fish transporter who is selling the fish as the agent of the holder of a limited entry, interim-use, or landing permit issued under AS 16.43; or
- (C) exempt under AS 16.05.660; or
- (3) to purchase fish from an association other than one to which a permit has been issued under AS 16.05.662.