R657-37-5. 5. Amendment to a Certificate of Registration; Termination of Certificate of Registration

  (1)(a) A CWMU must notify the division in writing regarding any requested change in:

  (i) permit numbers or allocation;

  (ii) season dates;

  (iii) landowner association membership;

  (iv) acreage of the CWMU;

  (v) operator;

  (vi) the CWMU Management Plan; or

  (vii) any other matter related to the management and operation of the CWMU not originally included in the certificate of registration.

  (b) Written notification of a requested change must be submitted to the appropriate regional division office where the CWMU is located.

  (c) The division must be notified of all changes in landowner association membership, acreage, and operator within 30 days of such changes occurring.

  (d) The CWMU must provide the division the written release identified in R657-37-5(2)(c) from new agricultural lessees within the boundaries of the proposed CWMU that are not participating members of the landowner association within 30 days of any changes occurring.

  (e) Changes in the CWMU described in R657-37-5.5(1)(a) require an amendment to the certificate of registration.

  (2) Requests to amend buck and bull permit numbers, permit allocation, or season dates:

  (a) may be initiated by the CWMU or the division;

  (b) are due on August 1 of the year prior to when hunting is to occur, unless requested changes are in response to an ecological event or condition occurring after the August 1 deadline and beyond the control of the CWMU;

  (c) shall be forwarded to the Regional Advisory Councils and Wildlife Board for consideration; and

  (d) upon approval by the Wildlife Board, an amendment to the original certificate of registration shall be issued in writing.

  (3) Requests to amend antlerless permit numbers or season dates:

  (a) may be initiated by the CWMU or the division;

  (b) must be submitted to the division by the last day of February;

  (c) shall be forwarded to the Regional Advisory Councils and Wildlife Board for consideration; and

  (d) upon approval by the Wildlife Board, an amendment to the original certificate of registration may be issued in writing.

  (4)(a) If acreage totals in the CWMU decrease by more than 33% over the term of the certificate of registration, the certificate of registration shall:

  (i) remain effective for the hunting season beginning in that calendar year; and

  (ii) following completion of that hunting season, the certificate of registration shall terminate.

  (b) A CWMU whose certificate of registration is terminated under this section may reapply consistent with R657-37-5.

  (c) If a reduction in acreage occurs on a CWMU that does not trigger the 33% threshold identified in subsection 4(a) and the resulting acreage total is below the standard totals generally required by R657-37-3:

  (i) the certificate of registration will remain effective for the current hunt year;

  (ii) the CWMU will be reported to the CWMU Advisory Committee for a variance request using the process described in R657-37-5(4); and

  (iii) the Wildlife Board shall make a determination regarding variance approval and amendment of the certificate of registration.

  (5)(a) All other requests for amendments shall be reviewed by the division.

  (b) If the division recommends approval of the amendment, the division will submit that recommendation to the director.

  (c) Upon approval by the director, an amendment to the original certificate of registration shall be issued in writing.