Statutes:
"A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs the legal entities of a city, state, or country by way of consent.[1] Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy.[1] Statutes are rules made by legislative bodies; they are distinguished from case law or precedent, which is decided by courts, and regulations issued by government agencies.[1]"
In simple terms, this means that these laws are created and enacted by the Alaska Legislature (Senate and House) and became law when signed by the Lt. Governor. These are not laws created by the Board of Pharmacy and they do not have independent authority to change them.
You can tell if it is a statute because it begins with AS 08.80; this stands for Alaska Statute and it impacts titles 08.80, which is the board of pharmacy.
Regulations:
"Regulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the term has slightly different meanings according to context. In government, typically regulation means stipulations of the delegated legislation which is drafted by subject-matter experts[citation needed] to enforce primary legislation"
In simple terms, this means that these laws are created and enacted by the Alaska Board of Pharmacy. The Board does not have blanket authority to create laws. They are only able to create laws where the Alaska Legislature has given them the authority in Statute. Ex: There are many laws across the country where pharmacists may prescribe oral contraceptives. Currently, the Alaska Board of Pharmacy cannot create laws allowing pharmacists to perform this function in Alaska because the State Legislature has not authorized this function in statute.
You can tell if it is a regulation because it begins with 12 AAC 52; this stands for 12 Alaska Administrative Code and 52 represents the Board of Pharmacy.