Section 11-2101. Powers of the department

1. The department shall have power:
    a. to make regulations for the use of state-owned boat-launching sites
  and  state-owned  boat-access  sites  and  public  hunting, trapping and
  fishing grounds and to prohibit, limit and manage hunting, trapping  and
  fishing  on  lands, waters or lands and waters on which such grounds are
  established, in such manner as it deems calculated to promote the public
  interest, notwithstanding any other provision of the Fish  and  Wildlife
  Law or other law;
    b.  by  posting signs or serving notice as provided in section 11-2111
  to protect any lands or  waters,  rights  or  interests  therein  owned,
  leased or otherwise acquired by the state and assigned or made available
  to the department for controlling, managing, propagating or distributing
  fish or wildlife or for conducting and managing hatcheries or biological
  stations,   game  farms,  rearing  stations,  refuges,  public  hunting,
  trapping and fishing grounds or game management areas;
    c. to  fix  the  terms  of  permits  issued  and  regulations  adopted
  permitting the taking of fish or wildlife on, or entering upon, any area
  or facility mentioned in this subdivision;
    d.  to  enter  into  cooperative  agreement with any department of the
  United States government, municipality or  person  for  the  purpose  of
  better  promoting  fish and wildlife conservation practices on any lands
  or waters owned, leased or otherwise acquired  by  the  state  and  made
  available to the department for use by the department, or on other lands
  or waters as provided in sections 11-0303, 11-0321 or 11-0501.
    e.  to  dispose of surplus products of the state's fish hatcheries and
  to dispose of pheasant chicks and surplus pheasant eggs of  the  state's
  game farms as it deems proper.
    2. Whenever in the conduct of the public hunting, trapping and fishing
  grounds, game refuges and other areas held for use by the department, in
  the  opinion  of the department it becomes necessary to remove trees and
  other products in order to manage  such  areas  along  lines  scientific
  research indicates are best calculated to produce the optimum conditions
  for fish or wildlife, the department may, upon such terms as it may deem
  to  be  for  the best interests of the state, sell the trees, timber and
  other products on any such grounds, refuges or other areas  acquired  by
  purchase, gift or devise for use by the department.