CSSB 370(FIN): "An Act providing an exemption from gambling laws for gambling conducted by cruise ships for their ticketed passengers in the offshore water of the state; relating to promotions on board cruise ships; defining `cruise ship'; providing for exemption procedures for certain cruise ships before they can conduct gambling in the offshore water of the state; and providing for an effective date."
00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 370(FIN) 01 "An Act providing an exemption from gambling laws for gambling conducted by 02 cruise ships for their ticketed passengers in the offshore water of the state; 03 relating to promotions on board cruise ships; defining `cruise ship'; providing for 04 exemption procedures for certain cruise ships before they can conduct gambling 05 in the offshore water of the state; and providing for an effective date." 06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 07 * Section 1. AS 05.15 is amended by adding a new section to read: 08 ARTICLE 4. CRUISE SHIP EXEMPTION. 09 Sec. 05.15.250. EXEMPTION OF CRUISE SHIPS. (a) A cruise ship may 10 conduct gambling under AS 11.66.275 in the offshore water of the state if 11 (1) the operator of the cruise ship annually applies on a date set by the 12 department on a form provided by the department; 13 (2) the operator of the cruise ship agrees to comply with AS 45.50.474; 14 and
01 (3) the operator pays the annual exemption fee required under (b) of 02 this section. 03 (b) The exemption fee for a cruise ship to conduct gambling under (a) of this 04 section is for cruise ships with a capacity of 05 (1) 500 or fewer passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,000; 06 (2) 501 - 999 passengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20,000; 07 (3) 1000 - 1999 passengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30,000; 08 (4) 2,000 passengers or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$40,000. 09 (c) The department shall revoke the exemption of a cruise ship that becomes 10 ineligible to hold an exemption under this section, provides false information in an 11 application for an exemption, violates an order issued under AS 05.15.200, or conducts 12 gambling in violation of the provisions of AS 11.66.275. When revoking an 13 exemption under this subsection, the department may bar a cruise ship from obtaining 14 an exemption under this section in the future or for a specified number of years in the 15 future. 16 (d) Except for AS 05.15.195, 05.15.200, and 05.15.210, other provisions of this 17 chapter do not apply to gambling on a cruise ship. 18 (e) In this section, 19 (1) "cruise ship" means a ship that operates at least 120 days a year 20 anywhere in the world, provides cruises of at least 72 hours in length for ticketed 21 passengers, provides overnight accommodations and meals for those passengers, is 22 operated by an authorized cruise ship operator, and is certified under the International 23 Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea or otherwise certified by the United States 24 Coast Guard; 25 (2) "offshore water of the state" has the meaning given in 26 AS 11.66.275. 27 * Sec. 2. AS 05.15.200(b) is amended to read: 28 (b) A person who, with the intent to mislead a public servant in the 29 performance of the public servant's duty, submits a false statement in an application 30 for a permit, license, exemption, or vendor registration under this chapter is guilty of 31 unsworn falsification.
01 * Sec. 3. AS 05.15.200(b) is amended to read: 02 (b) A person who, with the intent to mislead a public servant in the 03 performance of the public servant's duty, submits a false statement in an application 04 for a permit, license, [EXEMPTION,] or vendor registration under this chapter is guilty 05 of unsworn falsification. 06 * Sec. 4. AS 11.66 is amended by adding a new section to read: 07 Sec. 11.66.275. CRUISE SHIP EXEMPTION. (a) The provisions of 08 AS 11.66.200 - 11.66.280 do not apply to gambling conducted by a cruise ship for its 09 ticketed passengers in the offshore water of the state if 10 (1) the cruise ship is exempt under AS 05.15.250; and 11 (2) the gambling is ancillary to the cruise and the cruise has as its main 12 purpose scenic cruising and port visits at maritime communities in the state. 13 (b) In this section, 14 (1) "cruise ship" means a ship that operates at least 120 days a year 15 anywhere in the world, provides cruises of at least 72 hours in length for ticketed 16 passengers, provides overnight accommodations and meals for those passengers, is 17 operated by an authorized cruise ship operator, and is certified under the International 18 Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea or otherwise certified by the United States 19 Coast Guard; 20 (2) "offshore water of the state" means the marine water over which 21 the state has jurisdiction. 22 * Sec. 5. AS 45.50.471(b) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 23 (37) violating AS 45.50.474 (on board promotions). 24 * Sec. 6. AS 45.50 is amended by adding a new section to read: 25 Sec. 45.50.474. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES IN PROMOTIONS ON BOARD 26 CRUISE SHIPS. A person may not conduct a promotion on board a cruise ship that 27 mentions or features a business in a state port that has paid something of value for the 28 purpose of having the business mentioned or featured, unless the person conducting 29 the promotion clearly and fully discloses orally and in all written materials used in the 30 promotion that the featured businesses have paid to be included in the promotion. A 31 violation of this section constitutes an unfair trade practice under AS 45.50.471. In
01 this section, "cruise ship" means a ship that operates at least 120 days a year anywhere 02 in the world, provides cruises of at least 72 hours in length for ticketed passengers, 03 provides overnight accommodations and meals for those passengers, is operated by 04 an authorized cruise ship operator, and is certified under the International Convention 05 for the Safety of Life at Sea or otherwise certified by the United States Coast Guard. 06 * Sec. 7. AS 05.15.250 and AS 11.66.275 are repealed December 31, 1996. 07 * Sec. 8. Section 3 of this Act takes effect December 31, 1996. 08 * Sec. 9. Except for sec. 3 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under 09 AS 01.10.070(c).