WELLFLEET — For seven weeks, a proposed exception to the Wellfleet Shellfish Regulations’ domicile requirement has pinballed from the shellfish advisory board (SAB) to the select board and back. But discussing it for the third time, the SAB unanimously recommended on May 5 to approve the most recent version of the exception.

Once Shellfish Constable Nancy Civetta formally requests a public hearing, the change will come before the select board for what its supporters hope will be the final time.