Alaska Statutes.
Title 5. Amusements and Sports
Chapter 25. Watercraft
Section 80. Enforcement.
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AS 05.25.080. Enforcement.

(a) The Department of Public Safety has authority for enforcement of this chapter and the regulations adopted under this chapter. Nothing in this chapter authorizes a department or board to enter into an agreement with a department or agency of the federal government that cedes state authority for the management of its waterways to the federal government.

(b) A peace officer, other than a person employed by the federal government, may enforce this chapter and, in the exercise of enforcement, may stop and, if the peace officer has probable cause to believe a violation of this chapter has occurred, board a watercraft subject to this chapter. A peace officer may issue a citation as provided in AS 12.25.175 — 12.25.230 to a person who violates a provision of this chapter.

(c) A person employed by the Department of Natural Resources, or a person, other than a person employed by the federal government, authorized by the commissioner under AS 41.21.955 (a), acting as a peace officer, may enforce this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter only in units of the state park system.

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