Alaska Statutes Title 17. Food and Drugs § 17.20.005. Powers and duties of commissioner

(1) food offered to the public or sold, subject to AS 17.20.017, including

(2) control and eradication of pests;

(3) enforcement of hazard analysis critical control point programs for seafood processing that are developed in cooperation with appropriate industry representatives or, to the extent not inconsistent with this chapter or regulations adopted under the authority of this chapter, that are established by regulations of the United States Food and Drug Administration as they may periodically be revised;

(4) labeling, subject to AS 17.20.013, and grading of milk and milk products and standards of sanitation for dairies offering to the public or selling milk or milk products to at least the minimum of current recommendations of the United States Public Health Service pasteurized milk ordinance as it may periodically be revised;

(5) standards and conditions for the operation and siting of aquatic farms and related hatcheries, including

(6) monitoring aquatic farms and aquatic farm products to ensure compliance with this chapter and, to the extent not inconsistent with this chapter or regulations adopted under the authority of this chapter, with the requirements of the national shellfish sanitation program manual of operations published by the United States Food and Drug Administration as it may periodically be revised;

(7) 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;

(8) transportation of, use of, disposal of, recalls of, or warnings concerning quarantined or embargoed items;

(9) cooperation with federal and other state agencies.