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Alaska Statutes.

Title 30. Navigation, Harbors, and Shipping

Chapter 50. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 20. Discharging Ballast Into Navigable Waters.

AS 30.50.020. Discharging Ballast Into Navigable Waters.

A person, whether or not an officer of a vessel, who discharges the ballast of a vessel into the navigable portion or channel of a bay, harbor, or river of the state, or within the jurisdiction of the state, so as to injuriously affect the navigable portion or channel, or to obstruct the navigation of the navigable portion or channel, upon conviction, is punishable by imprisonment in a jail for not less than three months nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500.

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