The Haines Borough Assembly will hold a first public hearing on a proposed bear attraction nuisance at its Tuesday meeting.

Residents can be fined up to $200 for repeat offenses under the proposed law; a first offense would bring a warning, and a second, a fine up to $100.

The ordinance prohibits residents from causing or creating a bear attraction nuisance, defined as more than a half-gallon of putrescible waste, any organic material that has…