Powers and duties. — Alaska Code § 04.06.090

§ 04.06.090. Powers and duties.

 (a) The board shall control the manufacture, barter, possession, and sale of alcoholic beverages in the state. The board is vested with the powers, duties, and responsibilities necessary for the control of alcoholic beverages, including the power to propose and adopt regulations and to hear appeals from actions of the director, and from actions of officers and employees charged with enforcing the alcoholic beverage control laws and the regulations of the board.

 (b) Only the board may issue, renew, transfer, relocate, suspend, or revoke a license or endorsement under this title. The board shall review all applications for licenses and endorsements made under this title and may order the director to issue, renew, revoke, transfer, or suspend licenses, endorsements, and permits authorized under this title.

 (c) When considering an application, the board may reduce the area to be designated the licensed premises below the area applied for when, in the judgment of the board, a reduction in area is necessary to ensure control over the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises or is otherwise in the best interests of the public.

 (d) The board may employ, directly or through contracts with other departments and agencies of the state, enforcement agents and staff it considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. The salaries of personnel of the board in the exempt service shall be set by the Department of Administration.

 (e) The board shall promptly notify all licensees and municipalities of major changes to this title and to regulations adopted under this title. However, if changes only affect specific classifications of licenses, endorsements, and permits, the board need only notify those licensees and municipalities directly affected by the changes. Current copies of this title and current copies of the regulations adopted under it shall be made available at all offices in the state of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development and the detachment headquarters and posts maintained by the division of Alaska state troopers in the Department of Public Safety.

 (f) The board is responsible for education on relevant state statutes, regulations, and policies. The board shall coordinate with agencies and nonprofit organizations that provide alcohol awareness education to develop a plan to educate public safety professionals, the alcoholic beverage industry, individuals under 21 years of age, local governments, established villages, and the general public on the responsible use of alcoholic beverages. The board shall update and revise the plan annually.

 (g) The board shall review the fees specified in this title and regulations adopted under this title at least every five years.

 (h) The board may, within 30 days after the introduction of a bill amending a provision of this title or adding a new provision to this title, prepare an advisory opinion regarding the changes proposed in the bill.

 (i) The board shall, within 30 business days after receiving notice of a conviction or violation under this title, provide a copy of the conviction or violation to the holder of a license if an offense or violation occurred on the holder's licensed premises and the holder is not the subject of the conviction or violation.

 (j) The board shall post information on the board's Internet website about fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects resulting from a woman consuming alcohol during pregnancy.