... that enforce the idea that, once cover is placed in a body of water, it belongs to the public at large. Those rules state that, it is illegal to place cover in a body of water, without a permit (written or spoken) .... AND, the location of that cover must be given to them, for inclusion on any maps that the state agency produces (and probably commercially produced maps, as well ... whether copied or shared). That right there says ... you drop it, you no longer "own" it - it's "public property" from then on. That goes without saying, when you're talking about public waters that have no restrictions on placing cover.
When Mother Nature "places" cover in a body of water ... does that mean that no "human" can fish it
... of course not. You find it, you can fish it. Same concept goes with man-made, or man-placed, cover.
Even on private waters, if you place cover in there ... it belongs to everyone that's allowed to fish those waters, and not "just your private spot".
IMHO ... we should place cover (legally) to benefit the fish, and not for the benefit of our own selfs.
We'll reap the rewards, anyway, even if it's not from that specific spot or the work we did to create it.
... cp