00                            SENATE BILL NO. 145                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to the registration of commercial fishing vessels; and providing for an                                
02 effective date."                                                                                                        
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 05.25.055(i) is amended to read:                                                                   
05            (i)  The following boats are exempt from the numbering and registration                                      
06       provisions of this section:                                                                                       
07                 (1)  a boat that                                                                                        
08                      (A)  is not a barge;                                                                               
09                      (B)  is operated in this state for a period not exceeding 90                                       
10            consecutive days; and                                                                                        
11                      (C)  has a current, valid certificate of number issued by another                                  
12            state having a federally approved numbering system;                                                          
13                 (2)  a foreign boat operated in water of the state for a period not                                     
14       exceeding 90 consecutive days;                                                                                    

01                 (3)  a boat owned by the United States or an entity or political                                        
02       subdivision of the United States, or a boat owned by a state or an entity or political                            
03       subdivision of a state;                                                                                           
04                 (4)  a boat that is not equipped with mechanical propulsion;                                            
05                 (5)  a boat with a valid document to operate the boat that is issued by a                               
06       foreign government;                                                                                               
07                 (6)  a handmade nonmotorized umiaq with a walrus or sealskin                                            
08       covering;                                                                                                         
09                 (7)  a commercial fishing vessel that has a valid license issued under                              
10       AS 16.05.490 or 16.05.530;                                                                                    
11                 (8)  a boat that                                                                                    
12                      (A)  is a barge;                                                                                   
13                      (B)  is operated in this state for a period not exceeding 60                                       
14            consecutive days; and                                                                                        
15                      (C)  has a current, valid certificate of number issued by another                                  
16            state having a federally approved numbering system.                                                          
17    * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect July 1, 2020.