Sec. 16.12.010. Permits for shellfish enhancement projects.
(a) Subject to the restrictions imposed by statute or regulation under this chapter, the commissioner may issue a permit to a nonprofit corporation organized under AS 10.20 for a project to (1) augment the yield and harvest of shellfish indigenous to state water above naturally occurring levels by natural, artificial, or semiartificial production systems; (2) […]
Sec. 16.12.020. Hearings before permit issuance.
(a) At least 30 days before the issuance of a permit under AS 16.12.010, the department shall hold a public hearing in a central location in the vicinity of the proposed release of shellfish. (b) Notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for three consecutive weeks, […]