00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 135                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the duties of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute; and relating to                               
02 the seafood marketing assessment."                                                                                      
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 16.51.100 is amended to read:                                                                     
05            Sec. 16.51.100. Duties of board. The board shall                                                         
06                 (1)  conduct programs of education, research, advertising, or sales                                     
07       promotion designed to accomplish the purposes of this chapter;                                                    
08                 (2)  promote all species of seafood and their by-products that are                                      
09       harvested in the state and processed for sale;                                                                    
10 (3)  develop market-oriented quality specifications for Alaska seafood                                                  
11 to be used in developing a high quality image for Alaska seafood in domestic and                                        
12 world markets, and adopt and distribute recommendations regarding the handling of                                       
13       seafood from the moment of capture or harvest to final distribution;                                          
14                 (4)  prepare market research and product development plans for the                                      

01       promotion of all species of seafood and their by-products that are harvested in the state                         
02       and processed for sale;                                                                                           
03                 (5)  submit an annual report to the governor describing the activities of                               
04       the institute and notify the legislature that the report is available;                                            
05                 (6)  develop marketing programs based on the "inspection" and                                           
06       "premium quality" seals designed under AS 17.20.066 and use the seals in advertising                              
07       and promotion efforts of the institute.                                                                           
08    * Sec. 2.  AS 16.51.180(7) is amended to read:                                                                     
09                 (7)  "seafood" means finfish, shellfish, and fish by-products, including                                
10       but not limited to salmon, halibut, herring, flounder, crab, clam, cod, shrimp, [AND]                             
11       pollock, and [BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE] aquatic farm products as defined in                                       
12       AS 16.40.199.