The Board of Fisheries shall, by regulation, prescribe a termination device or devices for all shellfish and bottom fish pots. In this section “termination device” means a biodegradable seam or panel or other device that renders the pot incapable of holding shellfish or bottom fish for more than six months when it is continuously immersed in sea water.
AS 16.10.125
Use of termination device on shellfish and bottom fish pot required
Known as the Commercial Fishing Loan Act
The act spans §§ 16–16 (114 sections).
Official source: Alaska State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Alaska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.