In AS 18.35.100 - 18.35.230, (1) 'department' means the Department of Environmental Conservation; (2) 'public facilities' means recreation camps, picnic areas, theaters, places of entertainment, churches, fair buildings, and places with permanent facilities for public use; (3) 'restaurant' means a place maintained or held out to the public for purposes of sale and on-premise consumption of food or beverages; (4) 'special events' means events involving public gathering and includes athletic and sporting events where the public congregates, including but not be limited to dog sled racing, horse racing, snowmobile races, skiing events, salmon derbies, and other activities; (5) 'tavern' means a place maintained or held out to the public for purposes of sale and on-premise consumption of alcoholic beverages; (6) 'toilet accommodations' means a facility available to the public consisting of an approved flush-type commode, urinal, privy, self-contained privy, or any other device approved by the department for containment and disposal of human wastes, and shall include lavatory facilities where practical.
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