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Alaska Statutes.

Title 3. Agriculture and Animals

Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Commissioners of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation

Section 11. Powers and Duties of Commissioner of Environmental Conservation.

AS 03.05.011. Powers and Duties of Commissioner of Environmental Conservation.

(a) To carry out the requirements of this title, the commissioner of environmental conservation may issue orders, regulations, permits, quarantines, and embargoes relating to

(1) examination and inspection of premises containing products, articles, and commodities carrying pests;

(2) establishment of quarantines for eradication of pests and diseases in livestock;

(3) tests and analyses that may be made and hearings that may be held to determine whether the commissioner will issue a stop order or quarantine;

(4) cooperation with federal and other state agencies;

(5) regulation of fur farming; for purposes of this paragraph, "fur farming" means the raising of and caring for animals for the purpose of marketing their fur, or animals themselves for breeding stock.

(b) The commissioner of environmental conservation shall regulate the farming of elk in a manner similar to the manner in which the commissioner regulates domestic animals and livestock, to the extent that is appropriate.

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