Marketing/Quality Subcommittee

Senator Gary Stevens, Co-chair

Senator Kim Elton, Co-chair 
 

Task Force Actions: 
 

1. “An Act relating to the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, the seafood marketing tax, and the seafood product tax; repealing the seafood marketing assessment; and providing for an effective date.”

• Passed by the Task Force with revisions and sunset date.
Legislation SB273 has been introduced by Senator Gary Stevens
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2. “An Act relating to direct marketing fisheries businesses, to the fisheries business tax, and to liability for payment of taxes and assessments on the sale or transfer of fishery resources; and providing for an effective date.” 

• Passed  by the Task Force. 

Senator Bert Stedman has introduced SB286. 
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3. “An Act relating to the identification of finfish in food products and to the misbranding of food products consisting of or containing finfish.”

• Passed by the Task Force. Language to be included to integrate with pending Country of Origin Labeling.

Senator Kim Elton has introduced SB282
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4. “An Act relating to labeling and identification of genetically modified fish and fish products.”

• Passed by the Task Force.

Senator Kim Elton has introduced SB281
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Sponsor Statement:

5. “An Act relating to limited joint venture fish processing businesses and to liability for the payment of the fisheries business tax; and providing for an effective date.”

• Passed with objections. Representative Paul Seaton will sponsor legislation.