(1) Applications, leases, and related forms shall be on forms prepared and prescribed by the department.

(2) All applications shall be filed with the department. A twenty-five dollar nonrefundable application fee shall be submitted with each application.

(3) Applications for leases on aquatic lands shall describe the area with reference to the abutting upland survey. The description shall conform as nearly as practicable to extensions of the upland subdivisional lines of the United States government survey or survey lines of other recorded plats. Such descriptions shall be subject to the approval of the department.