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Alaska Stat. § 44.62.220 (2026)

Right to petition

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Sec. 44.62.220. Right to petition.
Unless the right to petition for adoption of a regulation is restricted by statute to a designated group or the procedure for the petition is prescribed by statute, an interested person may petition an agency for the adoption or repeal of a regulation as provided in AS 44.62.180 — 44.62.290. The petition must state clearly and concisely
     (1) the substance or nature of the regulation, amendment, or repeal requested;

     (2) the reasons for the request;

     (3) reference to the authority of the agency to take the action requested.




Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1985–2025 · leading case: Summer Sagoonick v. State of Alaska, 503 P.3d 777 (Alaska 2022).
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Summer Sagoonick v. State of Alaska, 503 P.3d 777 (Alaska 2022). “52 See AS 44.62.220 (“Unless the right to petition for adoption of a regulation is restricted by statute to a designated group or the procedure for the petition is prescribed by statute, an interested person may petition an agency for the adoption or repeal of a regulation .”
Johns v. Com. Fisheries Entry Comm'n, 699 P.2d 334 (Alaska 1985). · cites it 3× “The CFEC argues that it is entirely within the agency’s discretion to deny or to grant a hearing on a petition seeking to change a regulation per AS 44.62.220. 4 Support for this position comes from AS 44.”
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). “But the Commissioner considered opinions of other staff and the staff opinions reflected in the 2017 literature review.”
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