Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 16.05.270 (2026)
Delegation of authority to commissioner
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Sec. 16.05.270. Delegation of authority to commissioner.
For the purpose of administering AS 16.05.251 and 16.05.255, each board may delegate authority to the commissioner to act in its behalf. If there is a conflict between the board and the commissioner on proposed regulations, public hearings shall be held concerning the issues in question. If, after the public hearings, the board and the commissioner continue to disagree, the issue shall be certified in writing by the board and the commissioner to the governor who shall make a decision. The decision of the governor is final.
For the purpose of administering AS 16.05.251 and 16.05.255, each board may delegate authority to the commissioner to act in its behalf. If there is a conflict between the board and the commissioner on proposed regulations, public hearings shall be held concerning the issues in question. If, after the public hearings, the board and the commissioner continue to disagree, the issue shall be certified in writing by the board and the commissioner to the governor who shall make a decision. The decision of the governor is final.
Notes of Decisions
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cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2025 · leading case: Peninsula Mktg. Ass'n v. Rosier, 890 P.2d 567 (Alaska 1995).
Peninsula Mktg. Ass'n v. Rosier, 890 P.2d 567 (Alaska 1995). “The court analogized the dispute between the Board and Commissioner to that described in AS 16.05.270. 3 The Governor responded by lowering the chum cap to 350,000, although the Governor expressed doubts concerning his power to do so.”
Shepherd v. State, Dep't of Fish & Game, 897 P.2d 33 (Alaska 1995). “See AS 16.05.270 (providing that the Board may delegate its authority to adopt regulations to the Commissioner).”
Krohn v. State, Dep't of Fish & Game, 938 P.2d 1019 (Alaska 1997). “Because it would not hold its next regular meeting until the fall of 1994, the Board voted to use AS 16.05.270 to delegate to the Commissioner of the Department of Fish and Game the authority to adopt the necessary regulations.”
State of Alaska Dep't of Fish & Game, Comm'r Douglas Vincent-Lang, in his Off. Capacity v. Cook Inletkeeper, Friends of Kachemak Bay State Park, Kachemak Bay Conservation Soc'y, The Alaska Quiet Rights (Alaska 2025). “56 See AS 16.05.270 (providing that Boards “may delegate” their regulatory authority to Commissioner).”
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