A. The location of the land must be at least 5 miles from another commercial shooting area, as measured by a straight line between the property lines at their closest points to each other;

B. The land must be between 200 acres and 400 acres in area;

C. The land must be contiguous. Property bisected by a road or highway is considered to be contiguous for purposes of this paragraph; and

D. The land must be owned or leased by the licensed operator of the commercial shooting area.

A person is not eligible ineligible to receive a new shooting area license within 6 months of the expiration of the license for another shooting area located within 5 miles unless the holder of the expired license states in writing to the commissioner that that license will be abandoned.

A renewal of a shooting area license may be issued for a commercial shooting area within 5 miles of another commercial shooting area, notwithstanding paragraph A, as long as the renewed license is applied for within 6 months following the expiration of the old license.

3. Fees. The fee for a commercial shooting area license is:

A. For the first year of operation, $500; and

B. For each subsequent year, $250, payable prior to July 1st of each year.

4. Requirements. The following restrictions requirements apply to a commercial shooting area.

A. The operator of the commercial shooting area shall maintain and keep open to inspection by representatives of the department a register of:

(1) The name and address of each person shooting in the area;

(2) The date or dates when that person hunted in the area; and

(3) The number and type of birds killed by that person.