00 SENATE BILL NO. 21 01 "An Act relating to penalties for violations of commercial fishing laws." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 16.05.722(a) is amended to read: 04  (a) A person who without any culpable mental state violates AS 16.05.440 - 05 16.05.690, or a regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the department governing 06 commercial fishing, is guilty of a violation and upon conviction is punishable by a fine 07 of not more than 08  (1)  $6,000 [$3,000] for a first conviction; and 09  (2)  $12,000 [$6,000] for a second or subsequent conviction.