Alaska Administrative Code
Title 15 - Revenue
Chapter 116 - Common Property Fishery Assessment and Seafood Marketing Assessment
Article 4 - Common Property Fishery Assessment
15 AAC 116.415 - Common property fishery assessment rate for salmon

Universal Citation: 15 AK Admin Code 15 AAC 116.415

Current through February 27, 2024

(a) A person subject to the common property fishery assessment under AS 16.10.455 shall pay an assessment at a rate determined by the department annually on the projected value of the salmon taken in a terminal harvest area that is subject to a common property fishery assessment.

(b) The common property fishery assessment rate will be determined annually by the department using one of the following methods:

(1) as a fraction
(A) the numerator of which is the projected assessment revenue for the current year; and

(B) the denominator of which is the total pounds of salmon projected to return to the terminal harvest area in the current year that will be subject to the common property fishery assessment, multiplied by the projected regional price per pound of salmon for the current year that will be subject to the common property fishery assessment.

(2) as a flat rate on each pound of salmon, determined by multiplying the fraction calculated under (1) of this subsection by the projected value of salmon for the current year that will be subject to the common property fishery assessment.

(c) To calculate the projected assessment revenue for purposes of (b)(1)(A) of this section, the department, in consultation under (d) of this section with the hatchery permit holder, will

(d) The department will consult with the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development for assistance in identifying current-year market conditions and salmon market trends. The department will consult with the hatchery permit holder to ensure the projected assessment revenue includes all cost components identified under AS 16.10.455(d). The department will consult with representatives of affected commercial fishermen for assistance in determining the projected regional price per pound of salmon subject to the common property fishery assessment.

(e) Repealed 1/21/2024.

Authority: AS 16.10.455

AS 43.05.080

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