Alaska Supreme Court upholds legality of fish landing tax May 20th 12:37 pm |
Jacob Resneck, KUCB News
A raw fish tax that has pumped tens of millions of dollars into coastal communities over the past decade has survived a legal challenge before Alaska s highest court.
The state can tax seafood caught beyond the 3-mile line in federal waters, then loaded on a bulk carrier at the dock for foreign export, without violating provisions of the U.S. Constitution.
That s according to the Alaska Supreme Court, which released its 31-page ruling May 7.
Fishermen s Finest, a Washington state seafood company that operates factory trawlers and exports most of its product overseas, had challenged the state s tax in court. It argued that there are protections against state taxation on shipping in coastal state waters, and a lower state superior court agreed.
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A raw fish tax that has pumped tens of millions of dollars into coastal communities over the past decade has survived a legal challenge before Alaska’s highest court.
The state can tax seafood caught beyond the 3-mile line in federal waters, then loaded on a bulk carrier at the dock for foreign export, without violating provisions of the U.S. Constitution.
That’s according to the Alaska Supreme Court, which released its 31-page ruling Friday.
Fishermen’s Finest, a Washington state seafood company that operates factory trawlers and exports most of its product overseas, had challenged the state’s tax in court. It argued that there are protections against state taxation on shipping in coastal state waters, and a lower state superior court agreed.
Alaska Supreme Court upholds legality of fish landing tax
Posted by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | May 10, 2021
Crew members on the fishing vessel Commodore shovel pollock on the Bering Sea in January of 2019. (Photo by Nat Herz/Alaska Public Media)
A raw fish tax that’s pumped tens of millions of dollars into coastal communities over the past decade has survived a legal challenge before Alaska’s highest court.
The state can tax seafood caught beyond the 3-mile line in federal waters, then loaded on a bulk carrier at the dock for foreign export, without violating provisions of the U.S. Constitution.