11 AAC 21.290. Definitions

In this chapter

(1) "aircraft" means a device that is used or intended for flight or movement of people or goods in the air;

(2) "commercial" means an action or operation that generates income from the buying, selling, renting, bartering, or trading of goods or services;

(3) "council" means the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council established in AS 41.21.625 ;

(4) "Critical Habitat Area" means the Chilkat River Critical Habitat Area established in AS 16.20.585 ;

(5) "department" means the Department of Natural Resources;

(6) "developed facility" includes a boat ramp, campground, picnic area, rest area, visitor information center, swim beach, trailhead, building, parking area, and developed ski area;

(7) "director" means the director of the division of parks and outdoor recreation, Department of Natural Resources, or the director's authorized agent;

(8) "division" means the division of parks and outdoor recreation, Department of Natural Resources;

(9) "motorized vehicle" means a motorized device for carrying persons or objects over land, water, or through the air, and includes automobiles, snowmachines, bicycles, off-road vehicles, boats, and aircraft;

(10) "preserve" means the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve established in AS 41.21.611 and further described in AS 41.21.612 ;

(11) "weapon" includes a bow and arrow, slingshot, crossbow, and firearm;

(12) "explosive" means a chemical compound, mixture, or device that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing a chemical reaction resulting in a substantially instantaneous release of gas and heat; "explosive" includes dynamite, blasting powder, nitroglycerin, blasting caps, and nitrojelly; "explosive" does not include salable fireworks as defined by AS 18.72.050 ;

(13) "firework" means an explosive device or combustible material used to produce lights, smoke, or noise for entertainment;

(14) "personal watercraft" means a vessel that is

(A) less than 16 feet in length;

(B) propelled by a water-jet pump or other machinery as its primary source of motor propulsion; and

(C) designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel, rather than by a person sitting or standing inside it.

History: Eff. 2/3/88, Register 105; am 4/20/2002, Register 162; am 9/1/2002, Register 163

Authority: AS 41.21.020

AS 41.21.040

AS 41.21.610

AS 41.21.616

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