SB 370: "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 outside of ports; defining `cruise ship'; and providing for the licensing of certain cruise ships before they can conduct gambling in the offshore water of the state."
00SENATE BILL NO. 370 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 outside of ports; defining `cruise ship'; and providing for the licensing of certain 04 cruise ships before they can conduct gambling in the offshore water of the state." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. AS 05.15 is amended by adding a new section to read: 07 ARTICLE 4. CRUISE SHIP LICENSING. 08 Sec. 05.15.250. LICENSING OF CRUISE SHIPS. (a) The department shall 09 license a cruise ship to conduct gambling under AS 11.66.275 in the offshore water 10 of the state if 11 (1) the operator of the cruise ship annually applies on a form provided 12 by the department; and 13 (2) the operator pays the annual licensing fee required under (b) of this 14 section.
01 (b) The licensing fee for a cruise ship to conduct gambling under (a) of this 02 section is for cruise ships with a capacity of 03 (1) 500 or fewer passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000; 04 (2) more than 500 passengers but fewer than 1,000 passengers 05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,000; 06 (3) 1,000 passengers or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,000. 07 (c) Other provisions of this chapter do not apply to gambling on a cruise ship. 08 (d) The department shall revoke the license of a cruise ship that becomes 09 ineligible to hold a license under this section, provides false information in an 10 application for a license, or conducts gambling in violation of the provisions of 11 AS 11.66.275. 12 (e) In this section, 13 (1) "cruise ship" has the meaning given in AS 11.66.275; 14 (2) "offshore water of the state" has the meaning given in 15 AS 11.66.275. 16 * Sec. 2. AS 11.66 is amended by adding a new section to read: 17 Sec. 11.66.275. CRUISE SHIP EXEMPTION. (a) The provisions of 18 AS 11.66.200 - 11.66.280 do not apply to gambling conducted by a cruise ship for its 19 ticketed passengers in the offshore water of the state if 20 (1) the cruise ship is licensed under AS 05.15.250; 21 (2) the cruise ship does not conduct gambling within three nautical 22 miles of a state port visited by the cruise ship; and 23 (3) the gambling is ancillary to the cruise and the cruise has as its main 24 purpose scenic cruising and port visits at maritime communities in the state. 25 (b) In this section, 26 (1) "cruise ship" means a ship that operates at least 120 days a year 27 anywhere in the world, provides cruises of at least 72 hours in length for ticketed 28 passengers, provides overnight accommodations and meals for those passengers, and 29 is operated by an authorized cruise ship operator certified under the International 30 Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea; 31 (2) "offshore water of the state" means the marine water over which
01 the state has jurisdiction.