00 SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 381                                                                             
01 "An Act relating to peace officer powers exercised at the direction of the                                              
02 Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; and providing for an effective date."                                                 
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new                                 
05 section to read:                                                                                                        
06  FINDINGS AND INTENT.  (a)  The legislature finds that                                                                  
07   (1)  proper enforcement of laws applicable to individuals who are licensed to                                         
08 sell alcoholic beverages is critical to the health and safety of all Alaskans;                                          
09   (2)  Alcoholic Beverage Control Board enforcement powers must be carried out                                          
10 by peace officers with appropriate investigative powers and training;                                                   
11   (3)  the Alaska state troopers are capable of investigating and enforcing the                                         
12 alcohol laws of the state.                                                                                              
13  (b)  It is the intent of the legislature that, when employees of the Alcoholic Beverage                                
14 Control Board are not granted peace officer powers to enforce laws relating to alcoholic                                
01 beverages, the employees of the Department of Public Safety enforce statutes relating to                                
02 alcohol.                                                                                                                
03    * Sec. 2.  AS 04.06.110 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                             
04  (b)  When the board has requested that peace officer powers be granted to the                                         
05 employees of the board and the commissioner of public safety has refused to concur,                                     
06 the board may request that the commissioner of public safety assign one or more                                         
07 employees with full peace officer powers to work at the direction and control of the                                    
08 board, and the commissioner shall grant the request.  Notwithstanding (a) of this                                       
09 section, assigned employees shall retain full peace officer powers, including the power                                 
10 to investigate and prosecute any violation of law and generally to protect the public.                                  
11    * Sec. 3.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2000.