Authority: IC 14-10-2-1; IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-15-7-3

Affected: IC 14

Sec. 6. (a) An application for a license to conduct a fishing tournament or other organized activity must be completed on a department form at least sixty (60) days before the date of the proposed tournament.

(b) An applicant must be an individual who is:

1. (1) at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
2. (2) a resident of Indiana.

(c) The applicant must state one (1) of the following:

1. (1) The terms of a reserved date obtained under section 5 of this rule.

2. (2) If a reserved date was not obtained under subdivision (1), the activity location and number of boats for which approval is sought. An application under this subdivision is subject to an application previously:

   1. (A) reserved under subdivision (1); or
   2. (B) delivered to the department under this subsection.
3. (3) If an applicant seeks approval for additional boats to participate in a scheduled event approved under subdivision (1) or (2), the number of boats to be added. An application under this subdivision is subject to an application previously submitted under this subsection.

(d) The applicant must attach a copy of proposed standards that would govern the organized activity.

(e) The department shall not approve any license or amended license under this section that would authorize an organized activity to exceed the maximum limits applicable to a lake under sections 10 through 12 of this rule.

(f) The department shall condition any license to achieve at least one (1) of the following:

1. (1) Prevention of unusual conditions or hazards.
2. (2) Promotion of scientific fish, wildlife, or botanical resource management.
3. (3) Assistance in the protection of users.

(g) To accomplish the purposes described in subsection (f), the department may do the following:

1. (1) Designate the following:

   1. (A) The starting time or ending time for an activity.
   2. (B) The time and location for the use of any public facilities.
2. (2) Spread starting times among license holders if more than one (1) license is approved for a particular waterway.
3. (3) Restrict portions of the waterway from use by the participants.

(h) The department may require a nonrefundable application fee with the application. The director shall establish the amount of the fee within a range approved by the commission.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 5-3.5-6; filed Aug 27, 2015, 10:40 a.m.: 20150923-IR-312140515FRA; readopted filed Sep 16, 2020, 8:15 a.m.: 20201014-IR- 312200355RFA)