(1) The department's statewide river recreation rules shall govern the rationing and allocation of commercial use on rivers, including fishing access sites that provide access to rivers.

(2) The regional supervisor, in concurrence with the appropriate division administrator, director, and the commission, may ration and allocate commercial use at a state park, wildlife management area, or department administrative site. The regional supervisor may consider the following when making rationing and allocation decisions:

(a) laws, rules, policies, management plans, and land use plans for the site;

(b) overall mission, goals, and objectives of the site;

(c) input from the public;

(d) public safety concerns;

(e) biological conditions;

(f) social conditions;

(g) use conflicts;

(h) past performance of commercial users;

(i) public demand for commercial use; and

(j) other factors as determined by the department.

(3) The regional supervisor shall describe what actions have already been taken by the department to address a particular problem or concern, why rationing is necessary, and how rationing of use would address a particular problem or concern.

(4) To the extent possible, the department must monitor and evaluate commercial use of a site to determine whether rationing is necessary and to assess whether rationing has improved conditions.