Alaska Statutes 16.10.770 – Falsification related to high seas interception of salmon

(a) A person commits the offense of falsification related to high seas interception of salmon if the person creates, utters, or possesses a written instrument related to salmon, or makes an assertion for the purpose of having a written instrument related to salmon created, uttered, or accepted, with reckless disregard that the salmon was obtained by high seas interception and that the written instrument or assertion conveys misleading or untrue information about the ownership, possession, processing, origin, destination, route of shipping, type, condition, or time, place, and manner of the taking of the salmon.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alaska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:

Class	Prison	Fine
Class C felony	up to 5 years	up to $50,000

For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 16.10.770

person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060

(b) In this section

(1) “utter” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.46.580(b);

(2) “written instrument” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.46.580(b) and includes ships’ logs and papers, bills of lading and sale, documents relating to processing, shipping, and customs, and information stamped on or affixed to cans, crates, containers, freight, or a means of storage or packaging.

(c) Falsification related to high seas interception of salmon is a class C felony.

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