312 IAC 5-3.5-2 Petition to regulate the conduct of fishing tournaments or other organized activities on designated public waters

Sec. 2. (a) The following persons may petition the commission to designate, by rule, a particular public water for regulation: (1) The county executive for the county where the public water is located. A petition under this subsection applies only to the portion of the public water located in that county. The county executives for adjoining counties may enter a joint petition. (2) If a portion of a public water is located within a municipality, the executive for the municipality. A petition under this subsection applies only to the portion of the public water located in the municipality. (3) A deputy director of the department. (b) A petition filed under subsection (a) must include the following: (1) The name and location of the public water to be regulated. (2) The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner. (3) The periods when the public water would be regulated. These periods may be expressed in terms of months or beginning and ending days. Restrictions on activities regulated under this rule may be seasonally adjusted. (4) Whether regulation would apply to fishing tournaments, other organized activities, or both fishing tournaments and other organized activities. If the regulation would apply to other organized activities, a description of the type of activities that would be regulated.