To clarify the roles of the Board of Fisheries and the commissioner of the Department of Fish and Game relative to emergency order authority; to formalize the procedures for setting the agenda of the Board of Fisheries; and, to clarify what constitutes conservation concern.

Amends the uncodified law by adding "Findings and Intent" language.

Amends AS 16.05.060 by adding a new section that clarifies the emergency order authority of the commissioner of fish and game, or his designee, relative to the management and execution of fisheries.

Amends AS 16.05.300 to incorporate the board's regulatory language as it pertains to changing adopted agendas.

If an agenda change request states as its basis a conservation concern, the commissioner of fish and game must concur with the Board of Fisheries that a fishery conservation issue exists and that it cannot be resolved under current regulations.

Last Updated: 02/28/03

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