Under
IC 4-22-2-24, notice is hereby given that on September 9, 2010, at 11:00 a.m., at the Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N501, Indianapolis, Indiana, the Natural Resources Commission will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to
312 IAC 2-4, which governs organized activities and tournaments on designated public waters, to modify standards pertaining to fishing tournaments, to clarify an applicant must be an individual but an individual may represent an organization, to clarify sanctions for noncompliance may be applied either to an individual or to an organization, to authorize new license approvals or the addition of boats in a licensed event but provides the new approvals would be subordinate to license terms previously approved, to provide a 14-day minimum separation requirement for fishing tournaments on the same property applies only to a license resulting from the initial drawing, to increase the bond for a fishing tournament at a property administered by the Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks and Reservoirs, to provide failure to comply with reporting requirements in
312 IAC 2-4-9.5 may result in bond forfeiture for a fishing tournament on a property administered by the Division of State Parks and Reservoirs, and to make other technical changes.
IC 4-22-2-24(d)(3) Justification Statement: The requirement for an increase in the bond from $150 to $300 under
312 IAC 2-4-12(g) is an increase to cover any potential costs associated with noncompliance of license. The current bond of $150 does not sufficiently cover the damage costs or revenue loss of forfeited tournaments. If all conditions of the license are met, the bond is returned to the applicant.
