a. In exercising its rule making authority or general regulatory authority over the waters of the state, the Board may conduct fact finding hearings, pursuant to notice as required by statute for the situation involved.
b. A fact finding hearing is non-adversary in nature and no pleadings are required. Any interested persons will be afforded the opportunity to appear or otherwise make his views known to the Board. Oral and written statements may be presented without regard to the rules of evidence.
c. The Board member or other person designated as the hearing officer may adopt whatever procedures appear to be reasonable and necessary for the conduct of the hearing.
d. Persons appearing to make statements or present information are not thereby made available for cross- examination, but will be permitted to answer questions asked by the hearing officer, Board members, or any other person, provided they choose to do so. The hearing officer may limit questioning and the length of oral statements in the interest of conducting the hearing in a proper manner.
037-3 Wyo. Code R. § 3-8