Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 16.43.170 (2026)
Transfer of entry permits
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Sec. 16.43.170. Transfer of entry permits.
(a) Except as provided in AS 16.10.333 — 16.10.338 and in AS 44.81.231 — 44.81.250, entry permits and interim-use permits are transferable only through the commission as provided in this section and AS 16.43.180 and under regulations adopted by the commission. An involuntary transfer of an entry permit in a manner inconsistent with the statutes of this state and the regulations of the commission is void.
(b) Except as provided in (e) of this section, the holder of an entry permit may transfer the permit to another person or to the commission upon 60 days notice of intent to transfer under regulations adopted by the commission. No sooner than 60 days nor later than 12 months from the date of notice to the commission, the holder of an entry permit may transfer the permit. If the proposed transferee, other than the commission, can demonstrate the present ability to participate actively in the fishery and the transfer does not violate any provision of this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter, and if a certificate for the permit under AS 16.10.333(b)(1) — (2), 16.10.338, or AS 44.81.231(a) is not in effect, the commission shall approve the transfer and reissue the entry permit to the transferee provided that neither party is prohibited by law from participating in the transfer.
(c) [Repealed, § 10 ch 135 SLA 2002.]
(d) [Repealed, § 9 ch 73 SLA 1977.]
(e) The holder of an entry permit who qualified for that entry permit in a priority classification designated under AS 16.43.250(c) may not transfer that permit.
(f) The permanent transfer of an entry permit is void if proceedings in which commercial fishing privileges and licenses may be suspended under AS 16.05.710 are pending against the permit holder at the time of transfer unless the transfer of the entry permit is allowed by order of the court in which the proceedings are pending.
(g) A person may request the commission to transfer an entry permit due to an execution on a permit holder's interest in that permit if the execution is to enforce a lien recorded with the commission under AS 25.27.230(c). The request shall be made in the form and manner provided in this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter. The commission may deny a request for transfer of an entry permit due to an execution of a holder's interest in that permit if
(1) the execution does not comply with legal requirements or otherwise is not valid;
(2) the transfer violates this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter;
(3) the proposed transferee or other party to the transfer is prohibited by law from participating in the transaction;
(4) a certificate for the permit under AS 16.10.333(b)(1) — (2), 16.10.338, or AS 44.81.231(a) is in effect at the time of the proposed transfer;
(5) the proposed transferee of the entry permit, other than the commission, cannot demonstrate the present ability to actively participate in the fishery; or
(6) the holder of the entry permit as shown by the records of the commission demonstrates, under regulations adopted by the commission, that the entry permit is a necessary means of support for the holder and those dependent upon the holder.
(h) Notwithstanding (g) of this section, the commission may not approve a request for transfer of an entry permit after an execution sale unless the parties to the transfer offer the commission a right to purchase the permit at the same price and on the same terms as those of that execution sale. If the commission exercises its right to purchase the permit, the permit then shall be transferred to the commission.
(a) Except as provided in AS 16.10.333 — 16.10.338 and in AS 44.81.231 — 44.81.250, entry permits and interim-use permits are transferable only through the commission as provided in this section and AS 16.43.180 and under regulations adopted by the commission. An involuntary transfer of an entry permit in a manner inconsistent with the statutes of this state and the regulations of the commission is void.
(b) Except as provided in (e) of this section, the holder of an entry permit may transfer the permit to another person or to the commission upon 60 days notice of intent to transfer under regulations adopted by the commission. No sooner than 60 days nor later than 12 months from the date of notice to the commission, the holder of an entry permit may transfer the permit. If the proposed transferee, other than the commission, can demonstrate the present ability to participate actively in the fishery and the transfer does not violate any provision of this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter, and if a certificate for the permit under AS 16.10.333(b)(1) — (2), 16.10.338, or AS 44.81.231(a) is not in effect, the commission shall approve the transfer and reissue the entry permit to the transferee provided that neither party is prohibited by law from participating in the transfer.
(c) [Repealed, § 10 ch 135 SLA 2002.]
(d) [Repealed, § 9 ch 73 SLA 1977.]
(e) The holder of an entry permit who qualified for that entry permit in a priority classification designated under AS 16.43.250(c) may not transfer that permit.
(f) The permanent transfer of an entry permit is void if proceedings in which commercial fishing privileges and licenses may be suspended under AS 16.05.710 are pending against the permit holder at the time of transfer unless the transfer of the entry permit is allowed by order of the court in which the proceedings are pending.
(g) A person may request the commission to transfer an entry permit due to an execution on a permit holder's interest in that permit if the execution is to enforce a lien recorded with the commission under AS 25.27.230(c). The request shall be made in the form and manner provided in this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter. The commission may deny a request for transfer of an entry permit due to an execution of a holder's interest in that permit if
(1) the execution does not comply with legal requirements or otherwise is not valid;
(2) the transfer violates this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter;
(3) the proposed transferee or other party to the transfer is prohibited by law from participating in the transaction;
(4) a certificate for the permit under AS 16.10.333(b)(1) — (2), 16.10.338, or AS 44.81.231(a) is in effect at the time of the proposed transfer;
(5) the proposed transferee of the entry permit, other than the commission, cannot demonstrate the present ability to actively participate in the fishery; or
(6) the holder of the entry permit as shown by the records of the commission demonstrates, under regulations adopted by the commission, that the entry permit is a necessary means of support for the holder and those dependent upon the holder.
(h) Notwithstanding (g) of this section, the commission may not approve a request for transfer of an entry permit after an execution sale unless the parties to the transfer offer the commission a right to purchase the permit at the same price and on the same terms as those of that execution sale. If the commission exercises its right to purchase the permit, the permit then shall be transferred to the commission.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases, 1976–2008 · leading case: State v. Ostrosky, 667 P.2d 1184 (Alaska 1983).
State v. Ostrosky, 667 P.2d 1184 (Alaska 1983). “CONSTITUTIONALITY OF TRANSFERABILITY PROVISIONS AS 16.43.170(b) provides in pertinent part: [T]he holder of an entry permit may transfer his permit to another person or to the [Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission] upon 60 days notice of intent to transfer under regulations…”
Com. Fisheries Entry Comm'n v. Apokedak, 606 P.2d 1255 (Alaska 1980). “But with the passage of time, and the presence of AS 16.43.170 permitting the transfer of permits (for large sums of money), the original legislative purpose to regulate and control the entry into the commercial fishery of Alaska without unjust discrimination has become…”
Isakson v. Rickey, 550 P.2d 359 (Alaska 1976). “See AS 16.43.170; AS 16.43.180. Fishermen who have previously been issued a gear license but have since retired, and hence who do not represent an existing unit of gear, will presumably be excluded under the second-stage "hardship" screening of AS 16.”
Vanek v. State, Bd. of Fisheries, 193 P.3d 283 (Alaska 2008). “AS 16.43.170(). 26 . AS 16.43.150(b). 27 .”
Grunert v. State, 109 P.3d 924 (Alaska 2005). “250(a)(1) (measuring economic dependence by "percentage of income derived from the fishery, reliance on alternative occupations, availability of alternative occupations, investment in vessels and gear"); AS 16.43.”
Lundquist v. Lundquist, 923 P.2d 42 (Alaska 1996). “See AS 16.43.170. 2 . George maintained a separate bank account at National Bank of Alaska for business and personal use.”
Rutter v. State, 668 P.2d 1343 (Alaska 1983). “See AS 16.43.170(c). The Act thus contemplates the issuance of permits to less dependent trailers, even though excluding these individuals would benefit the dependent trailers.”
Baker v. State, 878 P.2d 642 (Alaska Ct. App. 1994). “In Ostrosky , the supreme court confronted an equal protection challenge to AS 16.43.170(b), the statute governing transfer and inheritance of commercial fishing permits.”
Diksen v. Troxell, 938 P.2d 1009 (Alaska 1997). “AS 16.43.170. However, with exceptions not here relevant, entry permits cannot be pledged, mortgaged or leased.”
— Alaska Stat. § 16.43.170(a) — 1 case
Vanek v. State, Bd. of Fisheries, 193 P.3d 283 (Alaska 2008). “AS 16.43.170(). 26 . AS 16.43.150(b). 27 .”
— Alaska Stat. § 16.43.170(b) — 5 cases
State v. Ostrosky, 667 P.2d 1184 (Alaska 1983). “CONSTITUTIONALITY OF TRANSFERABILITY PROVISIONS AS 16.43.170(b) provides in pertinent part: [T]he holder of an entry permit may transfer his permit to another person or to the [Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission] upon 60 days notice of intent to transfer under regulations…”
Com. Fisheries Entry Comm'n v. Apokedak, 606 P.2d 1255 (Alaska 1980). “But with the passage of time, and the presence of AS 16.43.170 permitting the transfer of permits (for large sums of money), the original legislative purpose to regulate and control the entry into the commercial fishery of Alaska without unjust discrimination has become…”
Grunert v. State, 109 P.3d 924 (Alaska 2005). “250(a)(1) (measuring economic dependence by "percentage of income derived from the fishery, reliance on alternative occupations, availability of alternative occupations, investment in vessels and gear"); AS 16.43.”
Vanek v. State, Bd. of Fisheries, 193 P.3d 283 (Alaska 2008). “AS 16.43.170(). 26 . AS 16.43.150(b). 27 .”
Baker v. State, 878 P.2d 642 (Alaska Ct. App. 1994). “In Ostrosky , the supreme court confronted an equal protection challenge to AS 16.43.170(b), the statute governing transfer and inheritance of commercial fishing permits.”
— Alaska Stat. § 16.43.170(c) — 2 cases
State v. Ostrosky, 667 P.2d 1184 (Alaska 1983). “CONSTITUTIONALITY OF TRANSFERABILITY PROVISIONS AS 16.43.170(b) provides in pertinent part: [T]he holder of an entry permit may transfer his permit to another person or to the [Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission] upon 60 days notice of intent to transfer under regulations…”
Rutter v. State, 668 P.2d 1343 (Alaska 1983). “See AS 16.43.170(c). The Act thus contemplates the issuance of permits to less dependent trailers, even though excluding these individuals would benefit the dependent trailers.”
— Alaska Stat. § 16.43.170(e) — 1 case
Vanek v. State, Bd. of Fisheries, 193 P.3d 283 (Alaska 2008). “AS 16.43.170(). 26 . AS 16.43.150(b). 27 .”
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