Alaska Statutes.
Title 3. Agriculture, Animals, and Food
Chapter 55. Care of Animals; Control of Dogs
Section 70. Power of Village Council to Control Dogs.
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AS 03.55.070. Power of Village Council to Control Dogs.

(a) A village council duly elected by residents of an unincorporated village not within an organized borough may destroy loose dogs in the village and may otherwise control dogs to the extent authorized first class cities.

(b) The council may impose and enforce the provisions of a dog control ordinance in the total area within 20 miles of the village. The ordinance must generally describe the area in which it is imposed. If two villages having dog control ordinances lie within 40 miles of each other, the jurisdiction of each village terminates at a point midway between them.

Article 02. CARE OF ANIMALS

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