Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) An application for a CWMU certificate of
registration satisfying the acreage and parcel configuration requirements in
Section R657-37-3 must be completed and returned to the regional division
office where the proposed CWMU is located no later than August 10.
(2) The application must be accompanied by:
(a) the CWMU Management Plan, including all
maps and a geospatial file of the CWMU boundary;
(b)
(i) a
petition containing the signature and acreage of each participating landowner
agreeing to establish and operate the CWMU as provided in this rule and Title
23A, Chapter 7, Cooperative Wildlife Management Units; or
(ii) a copy of a legal contract or agreement
identifying:
(A) the private land;
(B) the duration of the contract or
agreement; and
(C) the names and
signatures of landowners conveying the hunting rights to the CWMU landowner
association;
(c) a signed waiver from each landowner or
lessee holding agricultural interests within the boundaries of the proposed
CWMU releasing all claims for any assistance pertaining to any lands that may
otherwise be available from the division under Rule R657-44 during the term of
the certificate of registration;
(d) the name of the landowner association
operator;
(e) the name of the
landowner association president; and
(f) the nonrefundable handling fee.
(3)
(a) The division may reject any application
that is incomplete or completed incorrectly.
(b) Applicants must update the division
regarding any changes to the substance of their application while it is under
consideration or it may be considered incomplete or incorrect.
(4) In analyzing an application
for a CWMU, the Wildlife Board shall consider:
(a) the application materials;
(b) the division's recommendation;
and
(c) any conviction of, a plea
of no contest to, or a plea held in abeyance to a crime under Title 23A, the
Wildlife Resources Act or a crime of moral turpitude by the CWMU operator,
president, or landowner association member that when considered with the
functions and responsibilities of a CWMU operator bears a reasonable
relationship to the applicant's ability to responsibly operate a
CWMU.
(6) Upon receiving
the application and recommendation from the division, the Wildlife Board may:
(a) authorize the issuance of a certificate
of registration allowing the landowner association to operate a CWMU;
or
(b) deny the application and
provide the landowner association with reasons for the decision.
(7) A certificate of registration
is issued on a three-year basis and shall expire on January 31.
(8) The CWMU application and the management
plan agreement are binding upon the landowner association members and all
successors in interest to the CWMU property or the hunting rights thereon as it
pertains to allowing public permit holders reasonable access to all CWMU
property during the applicable hunting seasons for purposes of filling the
permit.
