Constantine v. State

These consolidated cases present a single issue: What penalties has the legislature prescribed for violations of commercial-fishing regulations? 1 It appears to me that the legislature has clearly and unambiguously manifested its intention that the only penalties provided for commercial-fishing violations are to be found in AS 16.05.-720(a) and (c). A contrary holding constitutes statutory repudiation, not statutory interpretation.2

Alaska Statutes 16.05.010-950 constitute the Fish and Game Code. See AS 16.05.-950. Alaska Statute 16.05.720 is part of this code and was clearly intended by the…