Regulations are rules adopted by state agencies.
Any government rule that affects the public or its rights must be adopted as a regulation. Before a regulations can become law, it must follow a careful process that is outlined in statute. The process is laid out in the Administrative Procedures Act statutes. After drafting proposed regulations, the agency issues a public notice . In addition to printing the notice in local papers, the agency seeks out persons it believes will be interested in the proposal and notifies them directly.