The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, within forty-five days of receiving a written request by the owner or tenant of a residential property which abuts land under the control of said department, shall post signs on the abutting land under the control of said department for the purpose of warning hunters of their proximity to a residential building. Such signs shall be conspicuously posted and shall be reasonably prominent in size and lettering so as to adequately carry out the provisions of this section. The department may charge a reasonable fee in order to carry out the provisions of this section.