The commissioner may assist in and encourage the formation of qualified salmon fishery associations for the purpose of promoting the consolidation of the fishing fleet in a salmon fishery for which the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission has issued commercial fishing entry permits under AS 16.43. A salmon fishery association is qualified if the commissioner determines that the regional association (1) is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under AS 10.20;
(2) is comprised of interim-use permit and entry permit holders in the salmon fishery for which the association is established; and
(3) has a board of directors that is comprised of interim-use permit and entry permit holders in the salmon fishery.
Article 5. Salt Water Sport Fishing Services. Sec. 16.40.260. Sport fishing operator license. [Repealed, § 8, ch. 70, SLA 2004, as amended by § 3, ch. 61, SLA 2009, § 1, ch. 48, SLA 2010, § 1, ch. 13, SLA 2011, and § 1, ch. 30, SLA 2012.]