R657-2-7. Designation of Adjudicative Proceedings

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this rule or at the discretion of the presiding officer, all adjudicative proceedings before the division and the Wildlife Board are designated as informal.

(2) Any time before a final order is issued in any adjudicative proceeding, the presiding officer may convert an informal adjudicative proceeding to a formal adjudicative proceeding or a formal adjudicative proceeding to an informal adjudicative proceeding if:

(a) conversion of the proceeding is in the public interest; and

(b) conversion of the proceeding does not unfairly prejudice the rights of any party.

(3) Any party to an adjudicative proceeding, including the division, may by motion request a formal hearing.