Ind. Code § 14-20-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 20 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-20-3-2
State to maintain real property as memorial
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The state pledges the state's faith to maintain the real property as a public memorial to Indiana's pioneer settlers.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-20-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 14-33-2-26 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-33-2-26
Court's determination
Status: in_force

Sec. 26. (a) If the court finds at the hearing that:

(1) the only purpose of the district is water supply or sewage disposal, or both; and

(2) the public health is not served immediately or prospectively by the establishment of the district;

the court shall dismiss the petition.

(b) If the court finds at the hearing that:

(1) a purpose of the district is other than water supply or sewage disposal; and

(2) the costs and damages incident to the establishment of the district will exceed the benefits received within the district;

the court shall dismiss the petition.

(c) If the court finds that the evidence does support the statements in a petition, the court shall order the district established for the purposes named in the petition.

(d) If the court finds that the evidence supports at least one (1) of the purposes named in a petition but does not support at least one (1) of the other purposes, the court shall order the district established only for the purposes the court finds supported by the evidence.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-30(a), (b), (c), (d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-315 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-315
"Waterway"
Status: in_force

Sec. 315. "Waterway", for purposes of IC 14-22 and IC 14-28-1-22, means a river, stream, ditch, canal, or other channel through which water may flow continuously or seasonally.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-2-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.247-2023, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-204.8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-204.8
"Pier"
Status: in_force

Sec. 204.8. "Pier", for purposes of IC 14-15-14, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-15-14-1(1).

As added by P.L.35-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-128.4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-128.4
"Hydraulic fracturing"
Status: in_force

Sec. 128.4. "Hydraulic fracturing" means the process of pumping fluids into a closed wellbore with sufficient downhole pressure to crack or fracture the formation, allowing the injection of a proppant into the fractures, thereby creating a high-permeability plane through which fluids can flow.

As added by P.L.16-2012, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-22-26-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 26 / Section 14-22-26-2
"Zoological park" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "zoological park" means a permanent establishment that is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-21(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.141-2022, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 14-24-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 24 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-24-3-7
Quarantine regulations
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. The commission shall develop quarantine regulations needed to carry out this article.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-4-7.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 14-24-9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 24 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-24-9-4
Violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A person who violates section 2 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction.

As added by P.L.195-2014, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-34-14-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-34-14-4
Investments
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-3-2(f).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-15-3-12 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-15-3-12
Small lakes; rescission or amendment of exemption from speed limit
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) A petition filed by a majority of the abutting property owners of a small lake continues in effect and may not be rescinded by a subsequent petition to amend, alter, or abolish for two (2) years from the date of certification of the last filed petition.

(b) To amend, alter, or abolish an existing certified petition a majority of the abutting property owners of the small lake must petition the department.

(c) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to rescind or amend an exemption granted under section 11 of this chapter if:

(1) a majority of the abutting property owners of a small lake that has been exempted under section 11 of this chapter petitions the commission in substantial accordance with the appropriate corresponding requirements of subsection (d) to rescind the exemption; or

(2) the commission determines that because of the exemption:

(A) there is an unreasonable hazard to persons; or

(B) unreasonable harm to fish, wildlife, or botanical resources is occurring.

(d) A petition under this section must be in the following form:

To the State of Indiana

Department of Natural Resources

The undersigned, all owners of abutting property to (name of lake) and situated in __________ County, Indiana, petition the department to (amend) (abolish) an existing petition as follows:

(Insert desired action)

We certify that the signatures listed on this petition represent a majority of the bona fide property owners of abutting property of (name of lake), as recorded in the office of the county recorder of (name of county). The county auditor of the county in which the property is located shall verify the validity of the signatures before the petition is presented to the department. We also understand and agree that this petition, superseding all existing and prior petitions, when certified, takes effect immediately, and a subsequent petition may not be filed for two (2) years from the date of certification.

____________________

___________________

Signed

Lake Property Address

____________________

Date

(e) Upon rescission of a prior petition, the department, as soon as practicable, shall remove all existing postings on the lake.

(f) It is the intent of this section to avoid confusion to lake users that might result from frequent changes in posting and unnecessary expense to the department in erecting and removing postings more often than every two (2) years.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-24(e), (h), (i).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-281 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-281
"Test hole"
Status: in_force

Sec. 281. "Test hole", for purposes of IC 14-38-2, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-38-2-4.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-5-2(6).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-16.2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-16.2
"Authority"
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.2. "Authority", for purposes of IC 14-19-11, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-19-11-1.

As added by P.L.127-2022, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 14-31-1-18 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 31 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-31-1-18
Noninterference with parks, preserves, refuges, or other areas
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter does not interfere with:

(1) the purposes stated in the establishment of or pertaining to; or

(2) the proper management and development of:

a state or local park, preserve, wildlife refuge, or other area.

(b) An agency administering an area dedicated as a nature preserve under this chapter is responsible for preserving the character of the area in accordance with the articles of dedication and the applicable rules concerning nature preserves that the department adopts.

(c) The dedication of an area as a nature preserve or an action taken by the department under this chapter does not void or replace a protected status under law that an area would have if the area were not a nature preserve. The protective provisions of this chapter are supplemental to the protected status under law.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5-11.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-43 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-43
"Commence to drill a well"
Status: in_force

Sec. 43. "Commence to drill a well", for purposes of IC 14-38-1, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-38-1-1.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-3-1(1).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-26-2-19 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-26-2-19
Remedies for violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. The department may seek relief under IC 14-25.5-4 for the violation of this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-11.1-12.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.71-2004, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-22-34-19 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 34 / Section 14-22-34-19
Cost of programs; transfer of funds
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. The costs of the programs established under this chapter may not be paid with money dedicated to fish and game purposes. However, transfers may be made from money dedicated for fish and game purposes to the nongame fund established under section 20 of this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-8.5-14.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.69-2009, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 14-13-5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-13-5-6
Filling of vacancies
Status: repealed

Sec. 6. If a vacancy occurs among the appointed membership of the commission, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner and under the same conditions as the original appointment.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-37-4(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 14-12-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-12-2-5
"Project commission"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "project commission" refers to the President Benjamin Harrison conservation trust project commission established by this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-20-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.172-2016, SEC.8; P.L.42-2024, SEC.105.
Ind. Code § 14-15-11-16 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-15-11-16
Boating education course
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) If a person's Indiana driver's license is suspended under section 15 of this chapter, the court that recommends the suspension of the person's driver's license may require the person, as a prerequisite to the ending of the suspension, to successfully complete a boating education course approved by the department for the purposes of this chapter.

(b) A court that makes the ending of the suspension of a person's Indiana driver's license conditional upon the person's completion of the boating education course under subsection (a) may also order the refunding to the person of part or all of the fine paid by the person upon conviction of the crime for which the person's license was suspended, upon the person's completion of the boating education course.

As added by P.L.57-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-9-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-9-4-2
Creation, consolidation, or abolition of divisions or bureaus
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The commission may, with the approval of the governor, create divisions other than the divisions established by section 1 of this chapter as the work of the department develops and as is necessary to differentiate the various functions of the department.

(b) The commission may, with the approval of the governor, merge, consolidate, and abolish bureaus and divisions other than the division of law enforcement as the work of the department develops and as is necessary to consolidate, coordinate, or reduce the functions of the department.

(c) In the creation, consolidation, or abolition of bureaus or divisions, the commission may not do the following:

(1) Exercise a power or duty not otherwise provided by law.

(2) Abdicate or otherwise avoid the execution of a duty imposed by law.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3-6(d), (e).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-27-8-20 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-27-8-20
Fixing of assessment rate
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. To raise the drainage maintenance fund, the drainage commissioners shall meet annually to do the following:

(1) Estimate the amount of money necessary to properly maintain the ditch and drain for the ensuing year.

(2) Determine what percent that amount is of the total of the last assessments made and confirmed by the court in the last proceedings to construct or reconstruct the ditch and drain. The drainage commissioners shall by resolution fix that percent as the assessment rate for the ensuing year, subject to the following:

(A) The assessment rate may not be greater than fifty percent (50%) of the last assessment.

(B) If, in a year there is an unencumbered balance in the drainage maintenance fund equal to or greater than four (4) times the estimated annual cost of the drainage maintenance, the annual assessment shall be omitted for that year.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-21-5(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-36-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 36 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-36-1-6
"Mineral" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "mineral" means coal, clay, or shale, including oil shale.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-6-2(g).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 14-28-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-28-1-7
Use of state agencies; personnel; purchases
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. The commission may do the following:

(1) Use any state agency in connection with:

(A) the commission's investigation, studies, and preparation of plans; or

(B) the performance of other duties.

(2) Employ the technical experts, engineers, and clerical and other assistants that are necessary.

(3) Through the state purchasing agent purchase the supplies, equipment, instruments, and machinery that the commission considers necessary to perform the commission's duties.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-22-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 14-33-21-10 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 21 / Section 14-33-21-10
Reduction or rescission of tax levy by amendment
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. A tax levy under section 5 of this chapter may be reduced or rescinded by an approved amendment to the district plan.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-5-5(g).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.17-1995, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 14-26-8-33 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-26-8-33
Remonstrance against surveyor's final report; dismissal of proceedings
Status: in_force

Sec. 33. If the finding and judgment of the court is in support of a remonstrance, the proceedings shall be dismissed at the cost of the petitioners whose land abuts or lies within four hundred forty (440) yards of the shoreline or water line of the lake.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-12 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-41 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-41
"Class II well"
Status: in_force

Sec. 41. "Class II well", for purposes of IC 14-37, means a well that injects fluids:

(1) that are brought to the surface in connection with conventional oil or gas production and can be commingled with wastewaters (other than wastewaters classified as hazardous waste at the time of injection) from gas plants that are an integral part of production operations;

(2) for the enhanced recovery of oil or gas; or

(3) for the storage of hydrocarbons that are liquid at standard temperature and pressure.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-2-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-28-1-22.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-28-1-22.5
Constructing an accessory structure, agricultural fence, agricultural structure, or a stream crossing in a floodway; filing a complaint
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.5. (a) This section applies to construction of:

(1) an accessory structure;

(2) an agricultural fence;

(3) an agricultural structure; or

(4) a stream crossing;

in a floodway.

(b) Unless otherwise provided under federal law or a regulation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the finished floor of an accessory structure or an agricultural structure that is at least four hundred (400) square feet may be constructed at the one hundred (100) year flood elevation if the structure meets the conditions under subsection (c).

(c) A structure under subsection (b) must meet the following conditions:

(1) The structure must be constructed of flood resistant material and anchored to prevent flotation.

(2) Service facilities, including electrical and heating equipment, must be elevated:

(A) at the one hundred (100) year flood elevation; or

(B) above the one hundred (100) year flood elevation.

(3) The structure must be designed to allow floodwater to enter and exit the structure to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on an exterior wall.

(4) A flood opening must be designed and installed to comply with criteria set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

(d) A person is not required to obtain a permit to construct an agricultural fence in a floodway. The commission may adopt rules regarding the dimensions of an agricultural fence and the materials that may be used to construct an agricultural fence.

(e) Subject to subsection (f), a person is not required to obtain a permit to construct a stream crossing in a floodway if the following requirements are met:

(1) The stream has a drainage area of not more than five (5) square miles.

(2) The floodway is not a Federal Emergency Management Agency published floodway.

(3) The stream crossing is:

(A) used for agricultural or residential purposes; and

(B) located in an area outside:

(i) the corporate boundaries of a consolidated city or incorporated city or town; and

(ii) the territorial authority for comprehensive planning established under IC 36-7-4-205(b).

(4) The stream crossing does not:

(A) adversely affect the efficiency of or unduly restrict the capacity of the floodway;

(B) constitute an unreasonable hazard to the safety of life or property; and

(C) result in unreasonably detrimental effects to fish, wildlife, or botanical resources.

(f) If an individual files a complaint with the department alleging that the person who constructed a stream crossing under this section did not comply with the requirements of subsection (e), the person who constructed the stream crossing shall provide the department with information to prove that the stream crossing does comply.

As added by P.L.164-2024, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-12-1-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-12-1-9
Purpose of foundation
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) The exclusive purpose of the foundation is to acquire real and personal property to be donated under subsection (b).

(b) The foundation may donate real and personal property to the following:

(1) The department, subject to subsection (c).

(2) Any unit of local government.

(c) The foundation must have the approval of the director to donate real or personal property to the state.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-3-17-8; 14-3-17-15.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 14-26-2-21 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-26-2-21
Violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. A person who violates section 7 or 23 of this chapter commits a Class B infraction.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-11.1-14.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.71-2004, SEC.6; P.L.195-2014, SEC.32.
Ind. Code § 14-37-9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-37-9-2
Order for integration
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. An order for integration issued under this chapter must be based upon reasonable terms that give the owner of each tract an equitable share of oil and natural gas in the unit or pool. The part of the production allocated to the owner of each tract shall be considered as if produced from a well drilled on that tract. The commission may not limit well production under this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-11-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 14-22-11-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-22-11-9
Special licenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. If a special hunting, trapping, or fishing license is issued, a regular license is not required.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-3(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-22-12-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 12 / Section 14-22-12-8
Fees for agents
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) Each license agent who is authorized to sell licenses under this article shall retain a seventy-five cent ($0.75) service fee for each license sold.

(b) In addition to the service fee retained under subsection (a), a license agent may charge on each transaction both a:

(1) twenty-five cent ($0.25) processing fee; and

(2) one and ninety-six hundredths percent (1.96%) fee;

to cover credit card processing costs associated with the sale of a license.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-6(1).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.186-2003, SEC.62; P.L.35-2023, SEC.1; P.L.9-2024, SEC.355.
Ind. Code § 14-29-7-23 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 29 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-29-7-23
Property rights not affected
Status: in_force

Sec. 23. The establishment of a river commission does not affect the right of:

(1) the owner of land to sell; or

(2) the department to acquire;

an easement or other property interest under IC 14-29-6-13.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-27-23.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 14-15-14-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-15-14-1
Definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:

(1) "Pier" means a manmade, raised structure (such as a breakwater) that:

(A) extends into navigable water; and

(B) is intended:

(i) for use as a landing place or promenade; or

(ii) to protect or form a harbor.

(2) "Public access site" means a site that is:

(A) adjacent to the public trust (as described in IC 14-26-2.1-3); and

(B) intended to facilitate direct public access to the public trust.

The term does not include a private residence. The term also does not include an area of state owned property where swimming is prohibited or where a life guard is on duty.

(3) "Public rescue equipment" means water rescue devices available for public use in case of an emergency, including ring life buoys, throw bags, rescue tubes, and rescue poles.

As added by P.L.35-2024, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 14-15-3-27 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-15-3-27
Boat races
Status: in_force

Sec. 27. A person may not participate or compete in a boat race unless:

(1) the race is over a fixed and marked course; and

(2) a permit for the race has been issued by the department under this article.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-39.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-77 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-77
"Division"
Status: in_force

Sec. 77. "Division" has the following meaning:

(1) For purposes of IC 14-9-8, the meaning set forth in IC 14-9-8-2.

(2) For purposes of IC 14-19-11, the meaning set forth in IC 14-19-11-2.

(3) For purposes of IC 14-21, the division of historic preservation and archeology.

(4) For purposes of IC 14-22, the division of fish and wildlife.

(5) For purposes of IC 14-24, the division of entomology and plant pathology.

(6) For purposes of IC 14-25.5, the division of water.

(7) For purposes of IC 14-31-2, the meaning set forth in IC 14-31-2-4.

(8) For purposes of IC 14-32, the division of soil conservation of the Indiana state department of agriculture established by IC 15-11-4-1.

(9) For purposes of IC 14-37, the division of reclamation.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: subdivision (1) formerly 14-3-4-1(b); subdivision (2) formerly 14-3-3.3-1(f); subdivision (3) formerly 14-3-3.4-1 part; subdivision (4) formerly 14-2-2-1 part; subdivision (5) formerly 14-7-1-9; subdivision (6) formerly 14-4-5.1-2 part; subdivision (7) formerly 13-8-2-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.145-2002, SEC.1; P.L.1-2006, SEC.207; P.L.2-2008, SEC.29; P.L.85-2008, SEC.2; P.L.120-2008, SEC.6; P.L.69-2009, SEC.1; P.L.167-2011, SEC.2; P.L.127-2022, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 14-32-6.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 14-32-6.5-2
Petition to change boundaries; conditions
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. In the case of a petition filed under section 1(a)(1) of this chapter to change the boundaries of a district, the following conditions apply:

(1) The territory proposed for inclusion in the reconfigured district may consist of two (2) or more separate tracts, and the tracts need not be contiguous.

(2) The petition must include a generally accurate description of the territory proposed for inclusion in the reconfigured district, but the territory need not be defined by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions.

As added by P.L.136-1997, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 14-22-31-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 31 / Section 14-22-31-3
Restrictions
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A shooting preserve may not be established within a distance of one (1) mile of a state owned game refuge or state public hunting ground. Duck shooting is not permitted if:

(1) prohibited by a rule adopted under IC 14-22-2-6; or

(2) wild ducks, geese, or other migratory game birds frequent the area where the captive reared and properly marked mallard ducks are to be held, released, and flighted for shooting.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-10(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.59-2006, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-37-11-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-37-11-3
Burning coal bed methane
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The owner or operator of a coal mine may burn in flares the coal bed methane produced from a coal bed methane well if either or both of the following apply:

(1) The burning is necessary to protect coal miners' safety.

(2) It is not economical to market the coal bed methane.

As added by P.L.140-2011, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 14-15-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-15-5-3
Violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A person who violates section 1 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-59 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.195-2014, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 14-33-5-21 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-33-5-21
Powers relating to sewage and liquid waste
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. (a) If the board issues revenue bonds for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage and liquid waste, the board may do the following:

(1) Subject to sections 21.1 and 21.2 of this chapter, establish just and equitable rates and charges and use the same basis for the rates as provided in IC 36-9-23-25 through IC 36-9-23-29.

(2) Collect and enforce the rates, beginning with the commencement of construction as provided in IC 36-9-23.

(3) Establish rules and regulations.

(4) Require connection to the board's sewer system of any property producing sewage or similar waste and require discontinuance of use of privies, cesspools, septic tanks, and similar structures. The board may enforce this requirement by civil action in circuit or superior court as provided in IC 36-9-23-30.

(5) Provide for and collect a connection charge to the board's sewer system as provided in IC 36-9-23-25 through IC 36-9-23-29.

(6) Contract for treatment of the board's sewage and pay a fair and reasonable connection fee or rate for treatment, or a combination of both, as provided in IC 36-9-23-16.

(7) Secure the bonds by a trust indenture as provided in IC 36-9-23-22.

(8) Create a sinking fund for the payment of principal and interest and accumulate reasonable reserves as provided in IC 36-9-23-21.

(9) Issue temporary revenue bonds to be exchanged for definite revenue bonds as provided in IC 36-9-23-17 through IC 36-9-23-20.

(10) Issue additional revenue bonds as part of the same issue if the issue does not meet the full cost of the project for which the bonds were issued as provided in IC 36-9-23-17 through IC 36-9-23-20.

(11) Issue additional revenue bonds for improvements, enlargements, and extensions as provided in IC 36-9-23-18.

(12) Covenant with the holders of the revenue bonds for the following:

(A) Protection of the holders concerning the use of money derived from the sale of bonds.

(B) The collection of necessary rates and charges and segregation of the rates and charges for payment of principal and interest.

(C) Remedy if a default occurs.

The covenants may extend to both repayment from revenues and other money available to the district by other statute as provided in IC 36-9-23.

(b) In the same manner as provided by IC 36-9-23, the rates or charges made, assessed, or established by the district are a lien on a lot, parcel of land, or building that is connected with or uses the works by or through any part of the sewage system of the district. The liens:

(1) attach;

(2) are recorded;

(3) are subject to the same penalties, interest, and reasonable attorney's fees on recovery; and

(4) shall be collected and enforced;

in substantially the same manner as provided in IC 36-9-23-31 through IC 36-9-23-32.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-45.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.168-2009, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-32-6.5-15 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 14-32-6.5-15
Appointed supervisors; terms
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. (a) To incorporate the described territory within the district, the board shall do the following not more than thirty (30) days after certifying the election:

(1) Appoint two (2) individuals who meet the qualifications set forth in IC 14-32-4-1(c) as supervisors of the district.

(2) Establish the length of the terms of the appointed supervisors within the limits set forth in subsection (b).

(b) The term of one (1) supervisor appointed under subsection (a) may not be more than three (3) years. The term of the other supervisor appointed under subsection (a) may not be more than two (2) years.

As added by P.L.136-1997, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 14-25-1-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-25-1-9
Reports to commission regarding volume of water used
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. A person who uses ground water or surface water shall, when requested by the commission, report to the commission the volume of water used by the person in a specific period. The commission may, in the commission's rules, prescribe the method of making the reports.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-1-6(3).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 14-37-8-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-37-8-7
Redrilling and replugging of hole
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. The director of the division of reclamation may require an owner or operator to redrill and replug a hole if the operator does not comply with section 4, 4.2, or 4.3 of this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-10-7.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.140-2011, SEC.16; P.L.127-2022, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 14-15-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-15-4-2
Notice; reports
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The operator of a boat involved in an accident or a collision shall provide the information required under subsection (b) if the following conditions occur:

(1) Injury to or death of a person.

(2) Damage to a boat or other property to an apparent extent of at least the greater of:

(A) two thousand dollars ($2,000); or

(B) the amount for assessed damage under the United States Department of Homeland Security Boating Accident Report Database (BARD).

(b) An operator of a boat subject to subsection (a) shall do the following:

(1) Give notice of the accident to:

(A) the office of the sheriff of the county;

(B) the nearest state police post; or

(C) the central dispatch center for the law enforcement division of the department;

immediately and by the quickest means of communication.

(2) Mail to the department a written report of the accident or collision within twenty-four (24) hours of the accident or collision.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-43.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.210-2001, SEC.3; P.L.111-2016, SEC.11; P.L.123-2026, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-26-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-26-1-1
Legislative findings regarding need for reservoir sites
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) It is recognized that the growth and spread of urban development and highways is encroaching upon and often eliminating many open areas that are suitable for reservoirs needed for water supply storage in the near future. Because of the varied topography and the geological differences that exist in the subsurface, there are a limited number of desirable reservoir sites in Indiana. There is an increasing demand for water supply storage to be used for the following purposes:

(1) Domestic use.

(2) Municipal use.

(3) Commercial use.

(4) Industrial use.

(5) Agricultural use, including irrigation.

(6) Recreational use.

(7) Sewage dilution.

(8) Pollution abatement.

(9) General health purposes.

(10) Power.

(11) Transportation.

(12) Maintenance of desirable levels of stream flow.

(13) Flood prevention and control.

(b) Therefore, it is the duty of the general assembly to provide both for the immediate and future needs of the people of Indiana. The general assembly is providing the means through this chapter by which the state, municipalities, special taxing districts, and public utilities may secure needed reservoir sites to meet both the present and the future needs for storage of water even though there may be no present, immediate need.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-9-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-33-24-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 24 / Section 14-33-24-7
Reservoir conservancy district operating agreement
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) After the court issues an order establishing a reservoir conservancy district under IC 14-33-2-26 and the initial board of directors of the reservoir conservancy district is appointed under IC 14-33-5-1, the board of directors and the utility owner of the reservoir located within the boundaries of the reservoir conservancy district shall enter into an operating agreement.

(b) The operating agreement entered into under this section shall include an operating plan that describes all:

(1) works of improvement; and

(2) modifications and maintenance of improvements;

relating to access to and use of the reservoir located within the boundaries of the reservoir conservancy district that are proposed to be performed by the reservoir conservancy district. Any proposed work by the reservoir conservancy district pursuant to the operating plan or the district plan that involves the reservoir must be approved by the utility owner of the reservoir located within the boundaries of the reservoir conservancy district before the work begins. The process and procedures for the approval of the reservoir conservancy district's proposed work by the utility owner shall be established pursuant to the operating agreement.

(c) An operating agreement shall be entered into under this section before the district plan of the reservoir conservancy district is submitted to or approved by the natural resources commission and the court under IC 14-33-6.

As added by P.L.148-2020, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 14-26-4-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-26-4-7
Court to hear evidence
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. The court shall, on the day fixed in the notice or on a later day to be fixed by the court, hear all of the evidence submitted respecting the matter submitted by the following:

(1) The department.

(2) Any other agency of government.

(3) Any affected landowners.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-13-1(a) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-10-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-10-3-8
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3.5-1(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.100-2012, SEC.44.
Ind. Code § 14-33-6-11 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-33-6-11
Contracts and construction of improvements
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. If the board confirms the drawings, specifications, and cost estimates, the board shall let contracts or otherwise construct the works of improvement provided in the drawings, specifications, and cost estimates. The board may not let a contract for an amount that exceeds the cost estimate. However, if all bids are greater than the cost estimate, the board may let a contract for an amount that does not exceed five percent (5%) over the cost estimate if the cost of rebidding, rising cost level, or other good reason necessitates this course of action.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-56(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-29-7-11 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 29 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-29-7-11
Officers
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) At the first meeting of a river commission, the river commission shall select the following:

(1) A chairman from the membership.

(2) Other officers that the river commission determines.

(b) The officers serve for terms of one (1) year.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-27-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 14-15-2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-15-2-7
Holding tanks; sewage disposal
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "sewage" means human body wastes.

(b) A person may not keep, maintain, or operate upon public water a boat that is equipped with a water closet or toilet unless the water closet or toilet is equipped with a holding tank with the capacity to store wastes for subsequent disposal at:

(1) an approved shoreside facility or incinerator; or

(2) a treatment system approved by the department of environmental management according to rules adopted by the environmental rules board.

(c) A person may not dispose of sewage accumulated in a holding tank or any other container on a watercraft in a manner that the sewage reaches or may reach public waters, except through a sewage disposal facility approved by the department of environmental management according to rules adopted by the environmental rules board.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-1-1-1 part; 14-1-1-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.113-2014, SEC.95.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-233 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-233
"Reclamation plan"
Status: in_force

Sec. 233. "Reclamation plan", for purposes of IC 14-36-1, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-36-1-12.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-6-2(c).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-17-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 17 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-17-2-6
Certificate of title
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) A certificate of title shall be:

(1) recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the real property lies; and

(2) filed with the state land office division of the Indiana department of administration.

(b) A certificate of title constitutes prima facie evidence of all matters essential to the validity of the title.

(c) After a certificate of title is recorded, the state is considered to be in actual possession of all real property not occupied by the holder of the record title or a party holding under the holder of the record title. The possession continues until the state:

(1) voluntarily relinquishes possession by an instrument in writing; or

(2) is dispossessed by a court.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 4-17-11-2 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 14-27-6-36 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-27-6-36
Eminent domain powers; taking possession; abandonment; acquisition of other land
Status: in_force

Sec. 36. (a) Notwithstanding this or any other statute, the city or district may take possession of property to be acquired at any time after the filing of the petition describing the property in condemnation proceedings.

(b) The city or district may abandon the condemnation of property if possession of the property has not been taken.

(c) The board may acquire and use land reasonably necessary for the purposes of this chapter. However:

(1) the board may not acquire or use land that is still being used and is absolutely necessary for the purposes for which the land was previously condemned; and

(2) this chapter does not permit the acquisition or use by the board of land previously acquired by condemnation that is being used for the purpose for which the land was acquired if the use by the board would impair or interfere with the necessary use of the land by the owner of the land.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-31-18(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-27-6-35 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-27-6-35
Eminent domain powers; rights of board and landowners
Status: in_force

Sec. 35. (a) In a proceeding prosecuted by the board to condemn or appropriate:

(1) land;

(2) the use of land; or

(3) a right in land;

for purposes permitted by this chapter, the board and all owners and holders of property or rights in property sought to be taken are governed by and have the same rights concerning procedure, notices, hearings, assessments of benefits and awards, and payments of benefits and awards that are prescribed by law for the appropriation and condemnation of real property.

(b) The property owners have the same powers and rights to:

(1) remonstrate; and

(2) appeal;

to the circuit or superior courts with jurisdiction in the county in which the district is located that are provided by law for the appropriation and condemnation of real property.

(c) An appeal:

(1) only affects the amount of the assessment of awards of the person appealing; and

(2) shall be taken in conformity with the laws relating to appeals. However, the payment of all damages awarded for land, property, or interests or rights in property appropriated under this chapter shall be paid entirely out of money under the control of the board.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-31-18(c).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-287.3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-287.3
"Underground source of drinking water"
Status: in_force

Sec. 287.3. "Underground source of drinking water", for purposes of IC 14-39, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-39-0.6-32.

As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 14-33-17-21 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 17 / Section 14-33-17-21
Districts formed from merger
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. A district formed from the merger of two (2) districts as provided under:

(1) this chapter; or

(2) IC 13-3-3-96.5 (before its repeal);

is considered a district for purposes of this article.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-96.5(k).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-13-2-19 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-13-2-19
Creation of fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. (a) The Little Calumet River project development fund is created. The commission shall make expenditures from the fund only to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The commission shall do the following:

(1) Hold the fund in the name of the commission.

(2) Administer the fund.

(3) Make all expenditures from the fund.

(c) The money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains in the fund and does not revert to any other fund.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-29.5-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 14-25-10-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 10 / Section 14-25-10-1
"Fund" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the land and water resources fund established by this chapter.

[1995 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 14-25-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-25-3-7
Withdrawal permits; application
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A person that:

(1) desires to withdraw or use a quantity greater than one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons per day in addition to the quantity being used at the time of the effective date of an order declaring an area as a restricted use area; or

(2) desires to withdraw or use a quantity greater than one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons per day if the applicant was not a prior user of ground water;

must apply for permission to do so to the department upon a form prescribed by the department.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-2-5(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 14-22-14-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-22-14-2
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed by P.L.141-2022, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 14-33-16.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 16.5 / Section 14-33-16.5-5
County auditor; notification of election
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Not later than ten (10) days after the county auditor receives a resolution from the board of directors of the larger district under section 4 of this chapter, the county auditor shall, by personal delivery or by certified mail, notify the board of directors of the smaller district that the board of directors of the smaller district must hold the election referred to in section 4(e)(2) of this chapter.

As added by P.L.189-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 14-15-7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-15-7-4
Hearings on rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. In adopting rules under IC 4-22-2, a required hearing with respect to a rule adopted under section 3(a)(4) or 3(a)(5) of this chapter shall be held in the affected locality. A notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the hearing is to be held.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-57.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-24-11-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 24 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-24-11-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-11-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17. Repealed by P.L.92-2025, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 14-17-2-14 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 17 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-17-2-14
Conflict of laws
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. If this chapter is inconsistent with any other law, this chapter controls.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 4-17-11-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 14-38-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 38 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-38-2-9
Issuance of permit
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if an applicant for a permit to drill or deepen a test hole has complied with this chapter and the rules of the commission, the commission shall issue a permit.

(b) The commission may refuse to issue a permit if the drilling of the test hole would violate this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-5-7.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 14-28-1-16 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-28-1-16
Promotion of local efforts; cooperation with individuals and agencies
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. The commission shall do the following:

(1) Encourage and promote local initiative and effort in providing flood control and in the development of water resources, subject to the regulation and control provided by law.

(2) Cooperate with, advise, disseminate information to, and assist any person or state agency in matters relating to flood control and the development of water resources, including flood plain regulations or controls.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-22-11(f).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 14-34-18-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 18 / Section 14-34-18-6
Designation of area as unsuitable
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) The director may designate an area as unsuitable for coal mining if the designation is based on competent and scientifically sound data.

(b) The director may designate an area as unsuitable for certain types of coal mining operations if the operation will:

(1) be incompatible with existing state or local land use plans or programs;

(2) affect fragile or historic lands in which the operation could result in significant damage to important historic, cultural, scientific, and esthetic values and natural systems;

(3) affect renewable resource lands, including aquifers and aquifer recharge areas, in which the operation could result in a substantial loss or reduction of long range productivity of water supply or of food or fiber products; or

(4) affect natural hazard lands, including the following:

(A) Areas subject to frequent flooding.

(B) Areas of unstable geology in which the operation could substantially endanger life and property.

(c) The director shall designate an area as unsuitable for all or certain types of surface coal mining if the director determines that reclamation under this article is not technologically and economically feasible.

(d) The director shall integrate determinations of the unsuitability of land for surface coal mining with the land use planning and regulation processes at the federal, state, and local levels.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-14-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-38-1-14 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 38 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-38-1-14
Consideration for leases
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) A petroleum lease may not be issued on land that has not been classified by the commission as proven territory. With regard to proven territory to which no permit holder is entitled to a lease, the commission shall, in areas to be determined by the commission, lease any of the land in the proven territory to the responsible person offering the greatest consideration for the lease if the person files with the commission five (5) days before:

(1) the opening of the sealed bids; or

(2) the auction;

as provided in this chapter, a bid bond in an amount fixed by the commission to guarantee the posting of a performance bond if the person is the successful bidder.

(b) To obtain the best possible consideration for a lease the commission may offer leases under the following conditions:

(1) The commission may call for competitive offers by prospective lessees as to the royalty rate to be included as a term of the lease. The commission may call for sealed bids as to the leases, but may temporarily reject all sealed bids and immediately offer the property for competitive bidding at public auction. If none of the bids received at public auction exceed the highest sealed bid received by the commission, the lease shall immediately be granted to the responsible person making the highest sealed bid.

(2) The commission may, with regard to any lease the commission offers, set a minimum acceptable royalty rate, which may not be less than twelve and one-half percent (12 1/2%) and call for competitive offers by prospective lessees for cash bonuses in addition to the set royalty provision. This competition may be conducted in the alternative manners provided for in subdivision (1).

(3) A permittee who qualifies for a lease of one (1) section, or an equivalent area, of the land embraced by the permittee's prospecting permit has a preferential right to leases on the remainder of the land embraced by the permittee's prospecting permit upon meeting the highest bid for royalty or bonus that the commission receives. The commission may reject any bid if the rejection of the bid of a permittee, if the permittee would otherwise be the successful bidder, is accompanied by a statement to the permittee of the reasons for the rejection.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-3-10.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 14-37-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-37-2-2
Delegation of duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The commission may delegate any or all of the commission's powers and duties under this article to the director, deputy director, director of the division of reclamation, or other employee of the department.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-3-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.127-2022, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-34.8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-34.8
"Carbon sequestration project"
Status: in_force

Sec. 34.8. "Carbon sequestration project", for purposes of IC 14-39, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-39-0.6-11.

As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 14-13-6-23 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-13-6-23
Fund established; administration; expenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 23. (a) The Wabash River heritage corridor fund is established for the purpose of:

(1) providing grants to aid the sustainable development of property under the Wabash River heritage corridor commission master plan and purposes of the commission; and

(2) paying costs incurred in fulfilling the directives of the Wabash River heritage corridor commission master plan, including multicounty projects.

However, the commission may not use money in the fund for the upper Wabash River basin commission established by IC 14-30-6.

(b) The fund shall be administered by the director under the direction of the commission.

(c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.

(d) The fund consists of the following:

(1) Appropriations made by the general assembly.

(2) Interest as provided in subsection (e).

(3) Funds deposited under IC 14-38-1-13(d).

(4) Money donated to the fund.

(5) Money transferred to the fund from other funds.

(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.

(f) Money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.

(g) Money in the fund is annually appropriated to the department of natural resources for its use in fulfilling the purposes of this section.

As added by P.L.118-2009, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.69-2009, SEC.2; P.L.123-2026, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-34.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-34.5
"Carbon dioxide transmission pipeline"
Status: in_force

Sec. 34.5. "Carbon dioxide transmission pipeline", for purposes of IC 14-39, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-39-0.6-8.

As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 14-22-6-17 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-22-6-17
Bobcat season
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) A person shall obtain a license to take a bobcat under IC 14-22-12-1 to participate in the season to take a bobcat under subsection (b).

(b) The director shall, not later than July 1, 2025, adopt rules to establish a season to take a bobcat.

As added by P.L.32-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-34-15-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 14-34-15-3
Minimum inspections
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The director shall inspect the surface coal mining and reclamation operation covered by a permit issued under this article on an irregular basis with, at a minimum, the following:

(1) One (1) partial inspection per month.

(2) One (1) complete inspection per calendar quarter.

(b) In addition to the inspections conducted under subsection (a), the director shall inspect the surface coal mining and reclamation operation covered by a permit issued under this article whenever, on the basis of any information available to the director, including receipt of information from any person, the director has reason to believe that the operation is in violation of this article or the commission's rules. The inspection must occur within ten (10) days of receipt of the notification. If the inspection results from information provided by any person, the person may accompany the director on the inspection.

(c) All inspections must occur without prior notice to the permittee or the permittee's agents or employees except for necessary onsite meetings with the permittee.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-11-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-24-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 24 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-24-2-5
Emergency action
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The division director shall initiate appropriate emergency action to implement this article. Appropriate emergency action under this section includes the following:

(1) Orders to treat a pest or pathogen.

(2) Orders to prevent the movement or to require the destruction of a plant or element of beekeeping that contains a pest or pathogen that may pose an environmental, a health, or an economic hazard to Indiana.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-3-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 14-33-6-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-33-6-4
Commission's treatment of plan
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The commission shall do the following:

(1) Review each district plan.

(2) Request the technical assistance of any other state agency, including:

(A) the environmental rules board;

(B) the Indiana department of health; and

(C) the department of environmental management;

having administrative jurisdiction over any of the purposes of the district.

(b) The commission may also request technical assistance of any federal agency.

(c) The commission shall approve a plan if the following conditions are met:

(1) Any other state agency having authority over certain purposes of the district has approved that part of the plan.

(2) The commission finds that the plan accomplishes in an economical manner the purpose for which the district is established.

(d) The commission may reject a plan or any part of a plan. The board may make the changes that are necessary to secure the approval of the commission.

(e) A determination of the commission under this section is subject to an administrative adjudication under IC 4-21.5.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-52.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.113-2014, SEC.99; P.L.56-2023, SEC.134; P.L.92-2025, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 14-33-20-32 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 20 / Section 14-33-20-32
Receiver taking possession of water facilities
Status: in_force

Sec. 32. A receiver appointed under this chapter:

(1) shall directly or by the receiver's agents and attorneys enter upon and take possession of the water facilities for which the revenues are pledged; and

(2) may exclude:

(A) the board;

(B) the board's officers, agents, and employees; and

(C) all persons claiming under the board or the board's officers, agents, or employees.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-4-13(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-56 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-56
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-5-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.40-2012, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-16-1-17 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-16-1-17
Expired
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-3-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.259-2013, SEC.41. Expired 1-1-2014 by P.L.259-2013, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 14-13-1-35 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-13-1-35
Revenue bonds; legal investments
Status: in_force

Sec. 35. Revenue bonds issued under this chapter or IC 14-6-29 (before its repeal) constitute legal investments for the following:

(1) Private trust money.

(2) The money of banks, trust companies, insurance companies, building and loan associations, credit unions, banks of discount and deposit, savings associations, mortgage guaranty companies, small loan companies, industrial loan and investment companies, and any other financial institutions organized under Indiana law.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-29-10(h).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 14-26-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-26-2-3
"Public freshwater lake"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "public freshwater lake" means a lake that has been used by the public with the acquiescence of a riparian owner.

(b) The term does not include the following:

(1) Lake Michigan.

(2) A lake lying wholly or in part within the corporate boundaries of any of the three (3) cities having the largest population in a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000).

(3) A privately owned body of water:

(A) used for the purpose of; or

(B) created as a result of;

surface coal mining.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-11.1-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.11-2023, SEC.52.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-293 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-293
"User"
Status: in_force

Sec. 293. "User", for purposes of IC 14-33-22, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-33-22-4.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-6-2(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-137 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-137
"Lake"
Status: in_force

Sec. 137. "Lake" has the following meaning:

(1) For purposes of IC 14-9-9 and IC 14-15, a natural or an artificial lake.

(2) For purposes of IC 14-26-2, the meaning set forth in IC 14-26-2-1.5.

(3) For purposes of IC 14-26-3, the meaning set forth in IC 14-26-3-1.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: subdivision (1) formerly 14-1-1-1 part; subdivision (2) formerly 13-2-12-3 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.137-1997, SEC.2; P.L.6-2008, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-16-1-19 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-16-1-19
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-3-10.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.641.
Ind. Code § 14-18-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 18 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-18-4-1
Determination by department
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. If the department determines that it would be in the best interest of the citizens of Indiana to enter into extended term contracts for the operation of hotels, inns, and lodges located in state parks under the department's jurisdiction, the department may negotiate and execute contracts in the manner prescribed by this chapter in addition to the methods established under other statutes.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-9.5-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-13-9-21.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-13-9-21.5
Informational meetings
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.5. Before January 1, 2021, the commission must hold at least two (2) public informational meetings in each Indiana county that is located within the basin concerning:

(1) the nature and details of the special assessment described in section 21 of this chapter; and

(2) a description of the flood control and other projects for which the revenue generated from the imposition of a special assessment under section 21 of this chapter will be used.

As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-26-2-22 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-26-2-22
Additional civil penalties
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. In addition to other penalties prescribed by this chapter or IC 13-2-11.1 (before its repeal), the director may impose a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) under IC 14-25.5-4 for a violation of section 7 or 23 of this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-11.1-16.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.24-2001, SEC.3; P.L.71-2004, SEC.7; P.L.195-2014, SEC.33.
Ind. Code § 14-13-1-21 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-13-1-21
Management of park projects
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. (a) The commission may provide for the construction, improvement, development, operation, and management of the projects, including any facilities, betterments, and improvements that are part of the projects, in the manner that the commission considers appropriate and in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The commission may enter into:

(1) a lease agreement as lessor or sublessor; or

(2) an operating or license agreement;

with respect to all or part of a site, a facility, a betterment, or an improvement that is part of the projects with at least one (1) public or private person or entity, including political subdivisions of the state and public agencies, departments, and commissions, on the terms and conditions that the commission considers appropriate and in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-29-6(c).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 14-34-3-13 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-34-3-13
Departures from standards
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. To encourage advances in coal mining and reclamation practices or to allow postmining land use for industrial, commercial, residential, recreational, or public use, the director may, with the approval of the United States Secretary of the Interior, permit departures in individual cases from the standards established in IC 14-34-10 and IC 14-34-11. The director may permit these departures only if the following conditions exist:

(1) The experimental practices are:

(A) potentially more; or

(B) at least as;

environmentally protective during and after the coal mining operations as those required under commission rules governing this section.

(2) The coal mining operations approved for particular land use or other purposes are not larger or more numerous than necessary to determine the effectiveness and economic feasibility of the experimental practices.

(3) The experimental practices do not reduce the protection afforded public health and safety below that provided by commission rules governing this section.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-3-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-128 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-128
"Hunt"
Status: in_force

Sec. 128. "Hunt", for purposes of IC 14-22, means to take a wild animal except by trapping.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-2-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-12-2-27 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-12-2-27
Fund allocations to stewardship account
Status: in_force

Sec. 27. Nine percent (9%) of the money appropriated to the fund must be allotted to the stewardship account established by section 26(a)(6) of this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-20-29.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.172-2016, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-18-3-10 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 18 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-18-3-10
Execution of lease and contract
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. A lease and contract must be executed by the authorized agents of the state and by the lessee.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-9-7.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-319 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-319
"Wild ginseng"
Status: in_force

Sec. 319. "Wild ginseng", for purposes of IC 14-31-3, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-31-3-6.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-8-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-28-4-17 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 28 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-28-4-17
Ordinance may require buildings or land to conform; improvement location permit fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) A flood plain zoning ordinance may require that:

(1) a structure may not be located;

(2) a use may not be changed; and

(3) an improvement location permit may not be issued for a structure or change of use;

on land either platted or unplatted within the jurisdiction of the commission unless the structure or use and location conform to the requirements of the flood plain zoning ordinance.

(b) The:

(1) commission may set; and

(2) zoning administrator may collect;

reasonable fees for the issuance of improvement location permits.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-22.6-13.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 14-31-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 31 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-31-3-2
"Ginseng"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "ginseng" refers to American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.).

(b) The term does not include ginseng that is:

(1) ready for consumption; and

(2) sold or bought at retail.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-8-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 14-28-3-7.4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 28 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-28-3-7.4
Request for department review of mapping data applying to a parcel; use of detailed hydrologic modeling in review
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.4. (a) As used in this section, "department mapping data" means the mapping data provided by the department and located on the Indiana Floodplain Information Portal.

(b) A person that has:

(1) an ownership interest;

(2) a leasehold interest; or

(3) a security interest;

in a parcel of real property may at any time request a review by the department of the department mapping data applying to the parcel of real property.

(c) A review requested under subsection (b) shall be provided by the department at no cost to the person requesting the review.

(d) In conducting a review requested under subsection (b), the department shall:

(1) use a detailed hydrologic modeling method to review the parcel of real property; and

(2) perform at least one (1) onsite investigation of the parcel of real property;

before making a determination based on the review under this section.

(e) If:

(1) the person requesting the review of the department mapping data applying to a parcel of real property has applied to a local floodplain administrator for a permit authorizing the construction of a structure or other construction activity on the parcel of real property; and

(2) the department does not complete the review of the department mapping data and communicate the results of the review to the person who requested the review not more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the day on which the person requested the review;

the person that requested the review of the department mapping data and applied to the local floodplain administrator for a permit may elect whether the local floodplain administrator, in reviewing the person's permit application, will use the department mapping data or an engineering study provided by the person.

(f) Beginning July 1, 2024, before submitting department mapping data in preparation of a Federal Emergency Management Agency flood hazard map, the department shall notify a person that has:

(1) an ownership interest; or

(2) a security interest;

in a parcel of real property for which a determination was made that the parcel of real property is located in a flood hazard area that was not previously located in a Federal Emergency Management Agency flood hazard map.

(g) A person has ninety (90) days from receipt of notice given under subsection (f) to request a review by the department of the department mapping data applying to the parcel of real property.

(h) In conducting a review requested under subsection (g), the department shall:

(1) use a detailed hydrologic modeling method to review the parcel of real property; and

(2) perform at least one (1) onsite investigation of the parcel of real property;

before submitting the department mapping data for a Federal Emergency Management Agency flood hazard map.

As added by P.L.175-2023, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.164-2024, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 14-26-5-7.4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-26-5-7.4
Time requirements for approval or refusal of permit request
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.4. If a request for a permit is submitted under this chapter by or for a county drainage board for a project for the reconstruction or maintenance of a regulated drain under IC 36-9-27, the department shall approve or refuse the request within one hundred fifty (150) calendar days after the request is deemed complete by the department. A request held more than one hundred fifty (150) calendar days by the department without being either approved or refused shall be considered approved.

As added by P.L.180-1995, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-36-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 36 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-36-2-3
"Mining" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "mining" means the following:

(1) Surface mining.

(2) Surface coal mining operations.

(3) Underground mining.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-2.1-1(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-207 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-207
"Plug" or "plugging"
Status: in_force

Sec. 207. "Plug" or "plugging", for purposes of IC 14-38-2, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-38-2-3.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-5-2(5).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-27-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-27-3-8
Apportionment and assessment of costs of repairs
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) To raise the necessary money to reimburse the county, the committee in charge of a levee shall apportion and assess the costs upon the land and corporations to be benefited by the repairs in proportion to the benefits not more than ninety (90) days after filing the statement of costs and expenses for repairs under section 7(b)(3) of this chapter. The costs may not exceed the benefits. However, if the repairs have been made necessary by the act or negligence of:

(1) the owner or occupant of land; or

(2) an employee or agent of the owner or occupant;

the cost of the repairs shall be assessed against that land alone.

(b) If a committee in charge of a levee:

(1) before July 1, 2013, has filed the statement of costs and expenses for repairs under section 7(b)(3) of this chapter; and

(2) has not:

(A) reimbursed the county for the costs and expenses for repairs to the levee; or

(B) apportioned and assessed the costs upon the land and corporations benefited by the repairs as required in subsection (a);

the committee in charge of a levee shall, before September 29, 2013, apportion and assess the costs upon the land and corporations benefited by the repairs as required by subsection (a).

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-19.5-3(c).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.108-2013, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-16.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-16.5
"Automated point of sale licensing system"
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.5. "Automated point of sale licensing system", for purposes of IC 14-22, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-22-12-7.5(a).

As added by P.L.186-2003, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-13-5-16 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-13-5-16
Budgets
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) The commission shall prepare and adopt by majority vote an annual budget that shall be submitted to each municipality or agency appropriating money for the use of the commission. After the commission approves the budget, money may be expended only as budgeted unless a majority vote of the commission authorizes other expenditures. If money is appropriated by the commission for the use of a county, a municipality, or an agency, the money may not later be diverted from the county, municipality, or agency without the consent of the county, municipality, or agency.

(b) Any appropriated amounts remaining unexpended or unencumbered at the end of the year may become part of a nonreverting cumulative fund to be held in the name of the commission.

(c) The commission may authorize unbudgeted expenditures from the nonreverting cumulative fund by a majority vote of the commission.

(d) The commission is responsible for money the commission receives under this chapter. The state board of accounts shall:

(1) prescribe the methods and forms for keeping; and

(2) periodically audit;

the accounts, records, and books of the commission.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-37-13.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.116-2000, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-25-12-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 12 / Section 14-25-12-2
Establishment of fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The sand nourishment fund is established.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-15-2(a) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 14-33-11-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-33-11-4
Payment of bonds
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Revenue bonds issued for the payment of works of improvement for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage and other liquid wastes may provide that the principal and interest shall be paid:

(1) solely from the net revenue of the sewage works, which is gross revenues after deduction only for the reasonable expenses of operation and maintenance; or

(2) from a combination of net revenue and other money available to a district by:

(A) levy;

(B) special benefits taxes; or

(C) assessment of exceptional benefits.

(b) The board may covenant with the holders of the bonds to pay:

(1) a certain percentage of principal and interest from the revenue;

(2) a certain percentage from the other money to maintain a reasonable reserve from the other money that may be used for payment of principal and interest if the revenue is not sufficient; or

(3) both.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-82.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-21-1-25.1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 21 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-21-1-25.1
Application for approval of a development plan to discover artifacts, burial objects, or human remains; penalty
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.1. An application for approval of a development plan under section 26.5 of this chapter must be filed with the division and include the following:

(1) A signed cover letter from the applicant on letterhead with the following information:

(A) The identity of the person who will conduct the project.

(B) The overall nature and time frame of the project.

(C) The location of the project by section, township, range, county, and address.

(D) Information regarding any prior disturbance to the area.

(E) A statement regarding whether federal or state funds or licenses are involved in the project.

(2) Mapping to show the location of the burial ground or cemetery in relation to the project that includes the following:

(A) Construction details for any activity within one hundred (100) feet of the burial ground or cemetery.

(B) References to nearby landmarks.

(C) The location of the burial ground or cemetery and the project area on the appropriate U.S. Geological Survey U.S. TOPO: Maps for America.

(3) A description of the burial ground or cemetery sufficient to evaluate the likely impact of the project, including the following:

(A) Any name of the burial ground or cemetery.

(B) The dates the burial ground or cemetery has been used.

(C) Historical information and documentation.

(D) Precise boundaries that reference nearby landmarks. If documentation is not available to identify the burial ground or cemetery boundaries, the applicant may be required to determine those boundaries through the following:

(i) Remote sensing.

(ii) Investigations by archeologists.

(iii) Another scientific method approved by the division.

(E) The physical condition of the burial ground or cemetery.

(4) A description of the grounds adjacent to and within one hundred (100) feet of the burial ground or cemetery, including the following:

(A) The nature, depth, and degree of previous disturbances, including those caused by:

(i) construction;

(ii) excavation;

(iii) grading; or

(iv) filling.

(B) A description of soil, by type, present at the site, including an explanation of how the soil would be:

(i) disturbed;

(ii) graded;

(iii) modified;

(iv) removed; or

(v) otherwise treated.

(C) A description of each structure.

(D) A description of the activities anticipated to:

(i) erect;

(ii) alter; or

(iii) repair;

a structure.

(E) Each area that may contain new construction in connection with the proposed construction areas.

(5) Recent photographs of the burial ground or cemetery and the grounds adjacent to and within one hundred (100) feet of the burial ground or cemetery.

As added by P.L.123-2026, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 14-34-8-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-34-8-6
Suspension from bond pool
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (c), an operator is suspended from the bond pool if the operator:

(1) fails to pay a fee or civil penalty under:

(A) IC 13-4.1 (before its repeal);

(B) this article; or

(C) the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 through 1328); or

(2) receives a cessation order that is not abated.

(b) If the final release of a bond has not been obtained within ten (10) years after the date of the last required report of the affected area for the permit, including new disturbances, the director may require the operator to:

(1) replace the bond pool liability with bonds acceptable under IC 14-34-6-1; and

(2) withdraw that operation from the bond pool.

If the operator fails to comply with the director's order to withdraw a mine area from the bond pool, the director may suspend the operator from the bond pool.

(c) An operator is not suspended from the bond pool if the director makes a written determination that mitigating circumstances are present that would not create an unreasonable risk to the bond pool if the operator's participation continues.

(d) An operator who is suspended from the bond pool shall cease all surface coal mining operations until the operator furnishes a new performance bond under IC 14-34-6-1 in an amount calculated under IC 14-34-6-2 for all disturbed areas and proposed additional mining areas under the permit. When the new performance bond has been executed, the bond pool has no additional liability for reclamation on any part of the area covered by the applicable permit.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-6.5-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.71-2004, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 14-33-17-13 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 17 / Section 14-33-17-13
Absentee ballot
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. A freeholder of the district may vote an absentee ballot. An absentee ballot:

(1) must be signed;

(2) must be mailed or delivered to the court; and

(3) is valid if delivered or received before the scheduled date of the election.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-96.5(f) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-11-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 11 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-11-1-2
Cooperation with public or private entities or individuals
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The department may cooperate with:

(1) a public or private institution; or

(2) individuals, societies, or associations of individuals;

in making scientific investigations, compiling reports, or otherwise in the manner and to the extent that the commission considers necessary or advantageous in carrying out the purposes of this title.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-22-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-22-4-5
Investments
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund in the same manner as the money in the state general fund. The treasurer of state shall deposit the proceeds from the investment earnings in the fund.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-16.5(c).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-13-4-11 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-13-4-11
Comprehensive plan; recommended legislation
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall study various plans and recommendations that are proposed concerning marina development along the corridor. Based on these studies, the commission shall do the following:

(1) Prepare a comprehensive plan.

(2) Recommend state and local legislation for the development of marinas along the corridor.

(3) Coordinate the implementation of the plan and legislation.

(b) The commission may make grants of money to units of local government for the construction or improvement of a marina in the corridor if the grants are consistent with the plans, standards, and criteria established by the commission.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-33-10.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 14-23-6.5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 23 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 14-23-6.5-4
Establishment
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The Indiana rural fire protection initiative is established.

As added by P.L.55-1999, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-22-15.5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 15.5 / Section 14-22-15.5-8
Violations; license suspension
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. An individual who:

(1) fails to keep accurate records in violation of section 5(a) of this chapter; or

(2) fails to report monthly to the director in violation of section 5(b) of this chapter;

shall have the individual's hunting guide license suspended by the director for one (1) year. The individual may reapply for a hunting guide license at the discretion of the director.

As added by P.L.154-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 14-37-10-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 10 / Section 14-37-10-3
Deposits in fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The following shall be deposited in the fund:

(1) Annual fees for oil and gas wells received under IC 14-37-5.

(2) Accrued interest and other investment earnings of the fund.

(3) Civil penalties collected under IC 14-37.

(4) Bonds forfeited under IC 14-37-13-2.

(5) Gifts, grants, donations, or appropriations from any source.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-12-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.236-2001, SEC.3; P.L.48-2002, SEC.5; P.L.151-2012, SEC.31; P.L.195-2014, SEC.42.
Ind. Code § 14-22-11-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-22-11-3
License; issuance; form; electronic affirmation
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) An applicant for a hunting, trapping, or fishing license must provide the last four (4) digits of the applicant's Social Security number in order to obtain the license. Social Security numbers acquired under this subsection shall be kept confidential and used only to carry out the purposes of the Title IV-D program.

(b) The director and agents appointed by the director as authorized representatives of the department shall issue hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses.

(c) The clerk of the circuit court in each county may issue hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses.

(d) Each hunting, trapping, or fishing license must be in a form prescribed by the director.

(e) All licenses, stamps, or permits purchased electronically are valid only with the original signature or electronic affirmation of the licensee on the form or device prescribed by the director. The licensee's signature or electronic affirmation serves as an affidavit that the license, stamp, or permit information is true and accurate.

(f) A person who violates the confidentiality requirement of subsection (a) commits a Class A infraction.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-2 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.188-2001, SEC.2; P.L.52-2002, SEC.2; P.L.86-2002, SEC.4; P.L.176-2002, SEC.8; P.L.1-2003, SEC.59; P.L.225-2005, SEC.20; P.L.155-2015, SEC.12; P.L.195-2017, SEC.11; P.L.127-2022, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 14-27-7.5-17 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 7.5 / Section 14-27-7.5-17
Prior law; expiration
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) Notwithstanding sections 9 and 10 of this chapter, a structure that before July 1, 2022, was inspected under this chapter as a:

(1) high hazard structure is not required to be reinspected for two (2) years from the date of the previous inspection;

(2) significant hazard structure is not required to be reinspected for three (3) years from the date of the previous inspection; or

(3) low hazard structure is not required to be reinspected for five (5) years from the date of the previous inspection;

unless exigent circumstances require additional inspections of the structure.

(b) This section expires July 1, 2027.

As added by P.L.129-2022, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 14-13-2-3.8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-13-2-3.8
"Watershed"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.8. As used in this chapter, "watershed" refers to the watershed of the Little Calumet River and Burns Waterway in Lake County.

As added by P.L.106-2012, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 14-15-12-14 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 12 / Section 14-15-12-14
Implementation
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. The natural resources commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.

As added by P.L.57-1995, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-208.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-208.5
"Pontoon"
Status: in_force

Sec. 208.5. "Pontoon", for purposes of IC 14-33-24-9, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-33-24-9(a).

As added by P.L.148-2020, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 14-32-6.5-17 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 14-32-6.5-17
Certificate of organization
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) After receiving, examining, and approving a letter of application and the accompanying documents that are presented under section 16 of this chapter, the secretary of state shall do the following:

(1) Issue to the appointed supervisors a certificate of organization indicating that the district is reestablished with boundaries incorporating the territory defined in the notarized letter of application presented under section 16 of this chapter.

(2) Record the certificate of organization with the letter of application and accompanying documents in an appropriate record.

(3) Issue to the supervisors of any existing district lying entirely within the boundaries of the newly reestablished district a certificate of dissolution of the existing district.

(4) Record the certificate of dissolution in an appropriate record.

(b) On the date the secretary of state issues the certificates required by subsection (a):

(1) all property and responsibilities of any existing district lying entirely within the boundaries of the newly reestablished district are assumed by the reestablished district; and

(2) any existing district lying entirely within the boundaries of the newly reestablished district ceases to exist.

As added by P.L.136-1997, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 14-22-8-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-22-8-3
"Stamp" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "stamp" refers to the game bird habitat restoration stamp provided by this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-4.6-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-27-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-27-1-3
Contents of notices
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The letter required by section 2 of this chapter must state the following:

(1) The names and addresses of the drainage or levee commissioners or the members of the board of directors.

(2) The date and place of meeting of the commissioners or board of directors to make personal inspection of the land described in the petition or likely to be affected by the proposed work of drainage or levee or dike construction.

(3) The date fixed by the court or board of county commissioners or otherwise upon which the preliminary or final report of the drainage or levee commissioners or board of directors is to be submitted.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-15(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-31-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 31 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-31-3-1
"Buy"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "buy" includes the following:

(1) Offer to buy.

(2) Trade or offer to trade.

(3) Barter or offer to barter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-8-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-40 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-40
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-5-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.40-2012, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-275 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-275
"Surface water"
Status: in_force

Sec. 275. "Surface water", for purposes of IC 14-25 through IC 14-29, means all water occurring on the surface of the ground. The term includes the following:

(1) Water in a stream.

(2) Natural and artificial lakes.

(3) Ponds.

(4) Swales.

(5) Marshes.

(6) Diffused surface water.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 13-2-1-4(1); 13-2-6.1-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-33-20-29 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 20 / Section 14-33-20-29
Provisions compromising parts of bonds, notes, or evidences of indebtedness
Status: in_force

Sec. 29. (a) The board may insert, in a resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness payable from revenues, provisions that then comprise a part of the contract with the holders of the bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness concerning the following:

(1) Limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of sale of an issue of bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness payable from revenues issued to finance the improving of the water facilities may be applied.

(2) Limitations on the issuance of additional bonds, notes, or other obligations to finance the improving of the water facilities and on the lien of the water facilities.

(3) Limitations on the right of the board to restrict and regulate the use of the water facilities.

(4) The amount and kind of insurance to be maintained on the water facilities and the use and disposition of insurance money.

(5) Pledging all or a part of the revenues of the water facilities to which the board's right exists.

(6) Covenanting against pledging all or a part of revenues of the water facilities to which the board's right exists.

(7) Events of default and terms and conditions upon which any of the bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness become or may be declared due before maturity, including the terms and conditions upon which the declaration and the consequences of the declaration may be waived.

(8) The rights, liabilities, powers, and duties arising if the board breaches any covenants, conditions, or obligations.

(9) A procedure by which the terms of:

(A) a resolution authorizing bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness payable from revenues; or

(B) any other contract with the holders;

may be amended or abrogated, including the amount of bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness to which the holders must consent and the manner in which the consent may be given.

(10) The execution of all instruments necessary or convenient in the following:

(A) The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter.

(B) The performance of the duties of the board and the board's officers, agents, and employees.

(11) Refraining from pledging or in any manner claiming or taking the benefit or advantage of a stay or extension statute that affects the duties or covenants of the board in relation to the following:

(A) The bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness.

(B) The performance of or the lien of the bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness.

(12) The:

(A) purchase out of any money available for the purchase, including the proceeds of bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness payable from revenues, of outstanding bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness; and

(B) price at which and the manner in which the purchases may be made.

(13) Other acts that:

(A) are desirable to secure the bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness; or

(B) may tend to make the bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness more marketable.

(b) This section does not authorize the board to:

(1) make any covenants; or

(2) perform any act;

requiring the expenditure of money other than revenues received or receivable from the water facilities.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-4-12.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-26-1-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-26-1-8
Rights of owners from whom easements or remainder interests taken
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) The owner of the land from which:

(1) an easement is taken; or

(2) the remainder interest in fee simple is taken;

may use and enjoy the land in any way consistent with the rights of the holder of the easement or remainder interest in fee simple.

(b) The owner may use the land for agricultural, recreational, or other purposes, but the use is subject to the dominant purpose of storage of water.

(c) If:

(1) any improvements are placed on the land after the land is taken or purchased for a reservoir site, either by the taking or purchase of an easement or a fee after a fixed term of years; and

(2) the improvements interfere with the use of the land for any of the purposes of storage of water;

when the land is used for storage of water, the improvements may be removed without compensation and at the expense of the person who held the land subject to the remainder easement or fee.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-9-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-33-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-33-1-4
Adding purpose to established district
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. To add a purpose to an established district:

(1) the same procedure may be used as is provided for the establishment of a district; or

(2) the board may pass a resolution adding an additional authorized purpose to the district already established if the board has received a petition that:

(A) is signed by at least ten percent (10%) of the freeholders in the district; and

(B) requests the addition of the purpose to the district.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-4(a) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-34-8-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-34-8-3
Surface coal mine reclamation bond pool
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The surface coal mine reclamation bond pool is established to be used for surface coal mine reclamation under this chapter. The department shall administer the bond pool.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-6.5-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-19-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-19-3-4
Golden Hoosier Passports; fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Upon application to the department, a resident of Indiana:

(1) who:

(A) if born in 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, or 1937, is at least sixty (60) years of age; or

(B) if born before 1933 or after 1937, is at least sixty-five (65) years of age;

(2) who is eligible for Social Security disability payments under 42 U.S.C. 423;

(3) who is eligible for a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate under IC 9-18.5-5-1; or

(4) who is issued a prisoner of war license plate under IC 9-18.5-4-1;

may purchase or is eligible to receive an annual Golden Hoosier Passport.

(b) A Golden Hoosier Passport entitles:

(1) the resident;

(2) the resident's motor vehicle; and

(3) the resident's passengers;

to unlimited admission for one (1) calendar year to the Indiana state parks, recreation areas, reservoirs, forests, historic sites, museums, memorials, and other department properties for which admission is charged during the year for which the passport was issued.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the fee for an annual Golden Hoosier Passport issued under this section is fifty percent (50%) of the fee that the department charges a resident who is not described in subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) for unlimited admission for one (1) calendar year to the Indiana state parks, recreation areas, reservoirs, forests, historic sites, museums, memorials, and other department properties for which admission is charged.

(d) A fee may not be charged for an annual Golden Hoosier Passport issued under this section to a resident described in subsection (a)(4).

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-3-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.134-1997, SEC.3; P.L.99-2001, SEC.1; P.L.1-2006, SEC.211; P.L.87-2010, SEC.40; P.L.257-2017, SEC.43.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-287.7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-287.7
"Underground storage of carbon dioxide"
Status: in_force

Sec. 287.7. "Underground storage of carbon dioxide", for purposes of IC 14-39, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-39-0.6-33.

As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.36.
Ind. Code § 14-27-8-17 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-27-8-17
Drainage commissioners; per diem compensation and traveling expenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) A drainage commissioner serves without salary, but is entitled to be paid from the drainage maintenance fund twenty-five dollars ($25) per day, not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) annually, for every day the drainage commissioner is actively and necessarily employed in the following:

(1) Going over the district for the purpose of inspecting the land and ditch and drains in the district.

(2) Preparing the statement of the annual assessment contemplated.

(b) A drainage commissioner is also entitled to be paid for traveling expense while engaged in the performance of duties under this chapter an amount for mileage equal to that amount per mile paid to state officers and employees.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-21-6(c).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-20 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-20
"Basin"
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. "Basin" has the following meaning:

(1) For purposes of IC 14-13-9, the meaning set forth in IC 14-13-9-1.

(2) For purposes of IC 14-25-1, the meaning set forth in section 1.2 of IC 14-25-15-1.

(3) For purposes of IC 14-25-17, the meaning set forth in IC 14-25-17-3.

[1995 Recodification Citation: subdivision (1) New; Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: subdivision (2) New; subdivision (3) formerly 36-7-6.2-1(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.35-2001, SEC.1; P.L.4-2008, SEC.1; P.L.282-2019, SEC.4; P.L.99-2025, SEC.2; P.L.123-2026, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-34-18-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 18 / Section 14-34-18-3
Prohibited conditions
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Subject to valid existing rights that existed before August 3, 1977, and except for those operations that existed on August 3, 1977, and as provided in subsection (c), a surface coal mining operation may not exist under any of the following conditions:

(1) On land within the boundaries of units of the following:

(A) The National Park System.

(B) The National Wildlife Refuge Systems.

(C) The National System of Trails.

(D) The National Wilderness Preservation System.

(E) The Wild and Scenic Rivers System, including study rivers designated under the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.).

(F) National Recreation Areas designated by an act of the United States Congress.

(2) On federal land within the boundaries of a national forest. However, surface coal mining operations are allowed on the national forest land if the United States Secretary of the Interior finds that:

(A) there are no significant recreational, timber, economic, or other values that are incompatible with surface mining operations; and

(B) surface operations and effects are incident to an underground coal mine.

(3) That will adversely affect:

(A) a publicly owned park or a place included in:

(i) the National Register of Historic Places; or

(ii) the Indiana state register of historic sites and structures; or

(B) a natural landmark included in the National Register of Historic Places;

unless approved jointly by the director and the federal, state, or local agency with jurisdiction over the park or the historic site.

(4) Within one hundred (100) feet of the outside right-of-way line of a public road, except where mine access roads or haulage roads join the right-of-way line. However, the director may permit:

(A) a road to be relocated; or

(B) the area affected to lie within one hundred (100) feet of the road if, after public notice and an opportunity for a public hearing in the locality, a written finding is made that the interests of the public and the landowners affected will be protected.

(5) Within three hundred (300) feet from any of the following:

(A) An occupied dwelling, unless waived by the owner.

(B) A public building.

(C) A school.

(D) A church.

(E) A community or an institutional building.

(F) A public park.

(6) Within one hundred (100) feet of a cemetery.

(7) That will violate a local zoning ordinance.

(b) If:

(1) valid rights exist; or

(2) joint agency approval is to be obtained under subsection (a)(3);

adverse effects of mining shall be minimized.

(c) If the director determines that the public health or safety will be endangered, the extraction of coal by strip mining methods within the distances for:

(1) occupied dwellings set forth in subsection (a)(5); and

(2) public roads set forth in subsection (a)(4), except where a public road is vacated or closed in accordance with law;

is not subject to valid existing rights.

(d) The commission shall adopt rules to establish a planning process enabling objective decisions based upon competent and scientifically sound data and information to determine the land areas of Indiana, if any, that are unsuitable for all or certain types of surface coal mining operations under the standards set forth in this section. However, the designation does not prevent the mineral exploration under this article of an area so designated.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-14-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-27-6-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-27-6-6
Ordinance establishing levee authority
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The:

(1) city fiscal body; or

(2) city fiscal body and the county fiscal body;

may adopt an ordinance to establish a levee authority for the purpose of acquiring land, rights-of-way, and easements on which the board or the United States Army Corps of Engineers can construct, improve, equip, maintain, control, lease, and regulate levees to hold back flood waters either within or without the district. The authority has jurisdiction over a district coterminous with the jurisdictional boundaries of the fiscal body adopting the ordinance.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-31-2 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-164.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-164.5
"Mineral lessee"
Status: in_force

Sec. 164.5. "Mineral lessee", for purposes of IC 14-39, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-39-0.6-16.

As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-20-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 20 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-20-3-1
"Real property" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "real property" means the Old Goshen Baptist Church and cemetery containing the graves of revolutionary soldiers and Indiana pioneers that is a tract containing two and one-half (2 1/2) acres and situated in Harrison County, Indiana, on State Road 11 about twelve (12) miles south of Corydon.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-20-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 14-10-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-10-1-3
Citizen members
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The term of a citizen member of the commission is three (3) years.

(b) The governor may remove a citizen member for cause.

(c) The governor shall appoint a person to fill a vacancy in the citizen membership of the commission caused by death, resignation, removal, or other cause for the unexpired term.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3-3(c) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 14-33-14-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-33-14-8
Adjusted annual cost of maintenance
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "cost index source" refers to the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index, as published by McGraw Hill Construction or its successor.

(b) Before January 1, 2006, the board of a district may elect to adjust the annual cost of maintenance of the works of improvement as stated in the plan, as calculated in subsection (d), if the following conditions are met:

(1) The board has at a meeting adopted a resolution that sets forth:

(A) the annual cost of maintenance of the works of improvement as stated in the plan, and the year when the annual cost was stated in the plan; and

(B) the new, adjusted annual cost of maintenance of the works of improvement.

(2) The calculation under subsection (d) has been verified by either the state conservation engineer for the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture or a professional engineer licensed under IC 25-31-1.

(3) The board has provided a copy of the resolution to the department of local government finance (established by IC 6-1.1-30-1.1) within sixty (60) days of adoption.

(c) If the board of a district adopts a resolution under section (b)(1), a copy of the resolution must be included in the district's annual report, and a copy of the annual report must be provided to the local circuit court and the department of natural resources.

(d) The annual cost of maintenance of the works of improvement as stated in the plan of a district may be adjusted to an amount not to exceed the amount determined as follows:

STEP ONE: Determine the cost index from the cost index source for the most recent year.

STEP TWO: Determine the cost index from the cost index source for the year that the annual cost of maintenance of the works of improvement was stated in the plan.

STEP THREE: Divide the number determined in STEP ONE by the number determined in STEP TWO.

STEP FOUR: Multiply the result of STEP THREE by the annual cost of maintenance of the works of improvement that is stated in the plan.

As added by P.L.228-2003, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 14-37-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-37-5-1
Amount of annual fee
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to a noncommercial gas well drilled on real estate owned by a resident of Indiana if:

(1) the deputy director has waived the bond described in IC 14-37-6;

(2) the owner submits written proof of financial responsibility; and

(3) the owner submits on a division form an agreement to maintain and abandon the well in accordance with IC 14-37.

The deputy director may require the agreement described in subdivision (3) to be recorded.

(b) An oil and gas well owner or operator must pay an annual fee that is based on the number of wells for oil and gas purposes for which the person has permits as of November 1 of each year. The total fees required are as follows:

(1) For one (1) permit, one hundred fifty dollars ($150).

(2) For two (2) through five (5) permits, three hundred dollars ($300).

(3) For six (6) through twenty-five (25) permits, seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).

(4) For twenty-six (26) through one hundred (100) permits, one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).

(5) For more than one hundred (100) permits, one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) plus fifteen dollars ($15) for each permit over one hundred (100).

(c) The annual fee required by subsection (b):

(1) applies to each well for oil and gas purposes in existence on November 1 of each year; and

(2) must be paid to the department not later than February 1 of the following year.

(d) The department shall deposit the fees collected under this section into the oil and gas environmental fund established by IC 14-37-10-2.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-6-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.48-2002, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-26-1-10 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-26-1-10
Source of money for commission
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The commission shall, when acting on behalf of the state under this chapter, derive the needed money for purchase or taking and for construction of necessary structures for impoundment from either or both of the following:

(1) The water resources development fund created by IC 14-25-2-4.

(2) Appropriations that the general assembly makes available to the commission for these purposes.

(b) The income derived to the commission from:

(1) the sale of water from impoundments; or

(2) payments made by persons or corporations, private or public, who have contracted with the commission for the maintenance by the commission of certain minimum quantities of stream flow;

shall be deposited in the water resources development fund.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-9-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-10-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-10-3-7
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3.5-1(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.100-2012, SEC.43.
Ind. Code § 14-34-16-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 16 / Section 14-34-16-6
Criminal violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) A person who:

(1) knowingly violates:

(A) a condition of a permit issued under:

(i) IC 13-4.1 (before its repeal); or

(ii) this article;

(B) this article; or

(C) an order issued under:

(i) IC 13-4.1 (before its repeal); or

(ii) this article; or

(2) knowingly makes a false statement, representation, or certification in an application, a record, a report, a plan, or other document filed with or required to be maintained by the director;

commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) A person who:

(1) violates subsection (a); or

(2) discloses confidential information to an unauthorized person;

is subject to IC 14-34-15-5, IC 14-34-15-6, or sections 1 through 5 of this chapter, as appropriate.

(c) If a person violates subsection (a), the person's application for a permit may be denied.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-12-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-225.4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-225.4
"Public rescue equipment"
Status: in_force

Sec. 225.4. "Public rescue equipment", for purposes of IC 14-15-14, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-15-14-1(3).

As added by P.L.35-2024, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 14-34-8-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-34-8-8
Fees per acre for bond
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) When an operator furnishes a bond under section 5 of this chapter to participate in the bond pool, the operator shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) per bonded acre into the bond pool.

(b) After the bond or other surety has been released under section 7 of this chapter, the operator shall annually pay ten dollars ($10) per acre on the areas affected to the bond pool until phase II bond release is approved.

(c) After revegetation is established, the operator shall pay to the bond pool fund the following:

(1) Five dollars ($5) per acre per year for the first three (3) years.

(2) Ten dollars ($10) per acre per year after the first three (3) years on the areas affected until phase III bond release is approved.

(d) All fees collected under this section shall be:

(1) deposited in the post-1977 abandoned mine reclamation fund established by IC 14-34-6-15; and

(2) dedicated as collateral for the bond pool.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-6.5-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-16-1-13 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-16-1-13
Expired
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-3-5(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.259-2013, SEC.37. Expired 1-1-2017 by P.L.259-2013, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 14-34-4-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-34-4-9
Mining of prime farmland
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to an existing surface coal mining operation that held a valid permit on August 3, 1977, with continuous permits since that date.

(b) In addition to finding the application in compliance with section 7 of this chapter, if the proposed mining area contains prime farmland under IC 14-34-3-3(16), the director shall, after consultation with the United States Secretary of Agriculture and under rules adopted by the commission, grant a permit to mine on prime farmland if the director finds in writing that the operator has the technological capability to restore the mined area, within a reasonable time, to equivalent or higher levels of yield as nonmined prime farmland in the surrounding area under equivalent levels of management and can meet the soil reconstruction standards in IC 14-34-10-2(b)(10).

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-4-3(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-15-6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-15-6-5
Operation during suspension of certificate prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The owner of a passenger boat whose registration has been suspended under section 4 of this chapter may not use the boat or permit the boat to be used to carry passengers for hire until:

(1) the deficiencies have been corrected; and

(2) the certificate of inspection and registration has been issued or restored.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-50.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-27-7.3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 7.3 / Section 14-27-7.3-7
Exemption for certain owners
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A person who owns at least two (2) low head dams is exempted from the requirements under section 6(1) of this chapter if:

(1) that person has previously installed warning signs in coordination with the department; and

(2) that person maintains and repairs the signs that exist.

As added by P.L.104-2020, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 14-32-4-19 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-32-4-19
Legal counsel
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. (a) The supervisors and employees of a district are subject to IC 34-13-3.

(b) The supervisors of a district may employ their own counsel and legal staff.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-1-7(o).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.136-1997, SEC.25; P.L.1-1998, SEC.111.
Ind. Code § 14-22-20-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 20 / Section 14-22-20-1
Issuance; fee
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The owner of a hunting preserve licensed under IC 15-17-14.7 is not required to obtain a game breeder's license under this section.

(b) The owner of a cervidae livestock operation under IC 15-17-14.5 is not required to obtain a game breeder's license under this section.

(c) The department may, under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2, issue to a resident of Indiana, upon the payment of a minimum fee of fifteen dollars ($15), a license to:

(1) propagate in captivity; and

(2) possess, buy, or sell;

game birds or wild animals protected by Indiana law.

(d) The fee in subsection (c) is subject to IC 14-22-2-10.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-8(1).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.89-2016, SEC.8; P.L.195-2017, SEC.25; P.L.141-2022, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-208 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-208
"Political subdivision"
Status: in_force

Sec. 208. "Political subdivision" has the following meaning:

(1) For purposes of IC 14-12-1, the meaning set forth in IC 14-12-1-2.

(2) For purposes of IC 14-13-2, the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13.

(3) For purposes of IC 14-32-8, the meaning set forth in IC 14-32-8-2.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: subdivision (1) formerly 14-3-17-6; subdivision (2) formerly 14-3-3.3-1(k).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.160-1999, SEC.2; P.L.167-2011, SEC.9; P.L.106-2012, SEC.2; P.L.138-2018, SEC.1; P.L.123-2026, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-31-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 31 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-31-1-6
"System" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "system" means the nature preserves held under this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5-2(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 14-26-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-26-5-3
Permit required for certain work on ditches and drains; exception
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) A person is not required to obtain a permit from the department for a ditch or drain under this section if:

(1) water from the ditch or drain empties into a lake before activities referred to in subsection (b) begin;

(2) water from the ditch or drain continues to empty into the lake at the same location after the activities are completed; and

(3) the activities are conducted using best management practices for soil and erosion control.

(b) A person may not:

(1) locate, make, dig, dredge, construct, reconstruct, repair, or reclean; or

(2) order or recommend the location, establishment, construction, reconstruction, repair, or recleaning of;

a ditch or drain having a bottom depth lower than the normal water level of a lake within one-half (1/2) mile of the lake without a permit from the department.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-1(a) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.28-2007, SEC.1; P.L.164-2024, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 14-9-8-13 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 9 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-9-8-13
Ineligibility for reappointment
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. A person who:

(1) is discharged from the division; or

(2) withdraws before the completion of two (2) years of duty from date of appointment;

is not eligible for reappointment.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-4-6(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-22-32-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 32 / Section 14-22-32-6
Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to properly administer this chapter consistent with any applicable federal statutes and regulations.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-32(f).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-18-6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 18 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-18-6-5
Permits to fill and improve real property; hazardous waste on submerged real property
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The interested person may fill and improve the real property if the director grants the permits required under this chapter.

(b) The governor's approval is required before a permit issued under this chapter is effective.

(c) Hazardous waste (as defined in IC 13-11-2-99(a)) and a waste determined to be a hazardous waste under IC 13-22-2-3(b) may not be stored, disposed of, or developed on the submerged real property.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 4-20.5-8-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.166-1995, SEC.25; P.L.1-1996, SEC.63.
Ind. Code § 14-37-8-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-37-8-2
Plugging methods
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Plugging methods must be approved by the commission and must permanently confine all oil, natural gas, and water in their original strata. Mud-laden fluid, cement, mechanical plugs, or other methods or materials approved by the director must be used singly or in combination.

(b) Subject to subsection (c), the commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to prescribe plugging methods for wells that impact commercially minable coal resources.

(c) The plugging methods under subsection (b) do not apply to a well if the consent of the coal owner or coal lessee is granted under IC 14-37-4-8.5(d)(2).

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-10-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.140-2011, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-29-6-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 29 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-29-6-4
"Scenic river" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "scenic river" means a river that:

(1) is free of impoundments;

(2) is accessible in several places; and

(3) has minimal pollution and shoreline developments.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-26-3(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 14-20-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-20-2-2
Conditions of transfer
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The transfer under section 1 of this chapter is conditioned on the following:

(1) That when the recipient is in full possession, the recipient shall forevermore maintain, develop, and use the Tippecanoe Battle Ground Memorial, by whatever name, as a general park and recreation area dedicated to the preservation of the Tippecanoe Battle Ground.

(2) That the recipient of the property does not have the right to sell, lease, or in any way transfer the control of the property, in whole or in part, to a person, a firm, a party, or an agency of government, except for use as a general park and recreation area dedicated to the preservation of the Tippecanoe Battle Ground.

(3) That a subsequent owner, lessee, or controller of the property does not have the right to use or cause the property to be used for a purpose other than a general park and recreation area dedicated to the preservation of the Tippecanoe Battle Ground.

(4) That should the property, in whole or in part, ever be used for other than the stated purpose, the director may, with approval of the governor, cause the property, in whole, to revert to the status of ownership before February 16, 1972.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-16-4(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 14-16-1-9.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-16-1-9.5
Expired
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.219-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.259-2013, SEC.33. Expired 1-1-2017 by P.L.259-2013, SEC.33.
Ind. Code § 14-26-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-26-4-1
"Average normal water level" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "average normal water level" of a lake means the level between high water that occurs as a result of excessive precipitation and low water that occurs during protracted dry periods that will do the following:

(1) Provide the most benefit to the public.

(2) Best protect the public health, welfare, and safety.

(3) Best preserve the natural resources of Indiana.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-13-2 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-36-2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 36 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-36-2-7
Opportunity for owner to restore land
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. Before acquiring land the department shall extend to the owner of the land a reasonable opportunity to restore the land. If the owner:

(1) agrees in writing to perform the restoration; and

(2) starts the restoration within ninety (90) days;

the land may not be acquired unless, in the opinion of the department, there is not a satisfactory effort to complete restoration.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-2.1-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-37 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-37
"Cast overburden"
Status: in_force

Sec. 37. "Cast overburden", for purposes of IC 14-36-1, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-36-1-5.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-6-2(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-37-3-14 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-37-3-14
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-4-17.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Repealed by P.L.80-2005, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-22-8-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-22-8-1
"Fund" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the game bird habitat restoration fund established by this chapter.

[1995 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-30.5-3.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 30.5 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 14-30.5-3.5-1
Potential purposes for establishment of watershed development commission
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The flood damage reduction, drainage, storm water management, and soil and water conservation purposes for which a watershed development commission may be established include the following:

(1) Planning, taking, and promoting action to prevent or mitigate flooding through generally accepted structural and nonstructural means, including the following:

(A) Bank stabilization.

(B) Expansion of water storage capacity.

(C) Erosion control.

(D) Sediment reduction.

(E) Logjam management.

(F) Selective construction, maintenance, and removal of berms.

(G) Nutrient management.

(H) Water quality monitoring.

(2) Taking and promoting action to enhance drainage in ways consistent with storm water management requirements.

(3) Taking and promoting action to address soil and water conservation needs related to flood damage reduction, storm water management, and drainage.

(4) Setting voluntary water quality goals.

(5) Taking and promoting action to address the impounding of increased water runoff resulting from new construction.

(b) Subject to subsection (c), the purposes for which a watershed development commission may be established, in addition to those set forth in subsection (a), may include one (1) or more purposes related to water quality within the boundaries of the designated watershed, such as:

(1) reducing the runoff of nutrients and soil into streams and bodies of water by promoting the use of improved ditch design and the reestablishment of strategically located wetlands; and

(2) reducing ground water contamination by promoting the use of improved septic system technology.

However, a water quality purpose, goal, or project does not convey water quality regulatory authority to a watershed development commission.

(c) A watershed development commission may not have a purpose described in subsection (b) unless:

(1) the board of the commission, in addition to developing a flood damage reduction and drainage plan under section 4 of this chapter, develops a water quality improvement plan that:

(A) describes water quality problems within the boundaries of the designated watershed; and

(B) proposes one (1) or more actions that the watershed development commission could take to address those problems;

(2) the board of the watershed development commission submits the water quality improvement plan to the natural resources commission; and

(3) the natural resources commission, after:

(A) determining whether the water quality problems described in the water quality improvement plan truly exist within the boundaries of the watershed development commission's designated watershed; and

(B) considering whether it is likely that the efforts of the watershed development commission would be a practically effective and cost effective means of addressing the water quality problems;

approves the commission's water quality improvement plan.

As added by P.L.104-2025, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 14-30.5-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 30.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-30.5-1-3
"Designated watershed"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. "Designated watershed" means the watershed:

(1) within which a watershed development commission may exercise the powers conferred by this article; and

(2) after which a watershed development commission is named under IC 14-30.5-2-3(c).

As added by P.L.251-2023, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 14-22-12-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 12 / Section 14-22-12-7
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-5.7.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.17-1997, SEC.5; P.L.225-2005, SEC.23. Repealed by P.L.2-2014, SEC.76.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-63 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-63
"Current assets"
Status: in_force

Sec. 63. "Current assets", for purposes of IC 14-34-7-4, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-34-7-4.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-6.3-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-19-8-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 19 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-19-8-5
Reversion of money to fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Unencumbered parts of appropriations made for a state fiscal year from the fund revert to the fund at the end of that state fiscal year unless otherwise specified by statute. Money in the fund does not revert to the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year.

As added by P.L.186-2003, SEC.56.
Ind. Code § 14-35-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 35 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-35-3-2
Deposit of fees in state general fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The treasurer of state shall deposit the fees and other money received under section 1 of this chapter for the use of the board, bureau, commission, division, department, or governmental entity having the custody, control, possession, or authority of or over the real property for which the permit is issued without reversion to the state general fund. If the land is under the custody, control, possession, or authority of the department, the money shall be deposited in the special revenue fund of the appropriate division of the department.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-2-7 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 14-14-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-14-2-2
Duties of director
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The director shall do the following:

(1) Perform the acts for the state that are necessary to conduct the establishment of cooperative outdoor recreation projects in compliance with 16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq. and regulations adopted by the United States Secretary of the Interior under 16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.

(2) Accept and administer money paid to the state by the federal government for the purposes defined in 16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq. if money accruing to the state is not diverted for any other purpose than the purpose for which the money was received.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-5-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 14-13-1-10 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-13-1-10
Eligibility for reappointment
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. A member of the commission is eligible for reappointment.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-29-3(d) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 14-34-19-13 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 19 / Section 14-34-19-13
Powers of director
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) The director may do the following:

(1) Fill voids and open abandoned tunnels, shafts, and entryways resulting from a previous mining operation that constitutes a hazard to the public health or safety.

(2) Reclaim surface impacts of underground or surface mines that the director determines could:

(A) endanger life and property;

(B) constitute a hazard to the public health and safety; or

(C) degrade the environment.

(b) If mine waste piles are being reworked for conservation purposes, the incremental cost of disposing of the wastes from the operations by filling voids and sealing tunnels is eligible for funding under this chapter if the disposal of the wastes meets the purposes of this section.

(c) The director may, by:

(1) purchase;

(2) donation;

(3) easement; or

(4) otherwise;

acquire the interest in land that the director determines necessary to carry out this section.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-15-13.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-13-9-30 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-13-9-30
Budgets and appropriations
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. (a) The counties in the basin may budget, appropriate, and disburse an aggregate amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year to carry out the purposes of the commission under this chapter. The appropriation shall be apportioned among the counties in the basin in direct relationship to the amount of land area lying within the basin boundaries.

(b) The department shall certify the boundaries and the drainage area of each county within the basin after consultation with the respective county surveyors and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The determination and certification shall be prepared before submission of budgets to the appropriating bodies so that the correct amount can be appropriated.

(c) A regional planning commission may, upon request from the commission, furnish for a reasonable charge the support staff necessary for the commission.

As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-33-22-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 22 / Section 14-33-22-4
"User" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "user" means a person or governmental entity that is the owner or occupant of real property, a part of which is connected to a sewerage system operated by a district.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-6-2(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-29-7-12 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 29 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-29-7-12
Bimonthly meetings
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) Each river commission shall hold not less than six (6) regular, bimonthly meetings at a time and place fixed at the initial meeting.

(b) A river commission may hold special meetings that the river commission considers necessary.

(c) The chairman of a river commission may call special meetings.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-27-10.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 14-9-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 9 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-9-7-3
Applicability of IC 14-9-8 to law enforcement division employees
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, IC 14-9-8 applies to employees of the law enforcement division.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3-12(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-17-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 17 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-17-4-1
State consent to acquisition by federal government
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The state consents to the acquisition by the United States of real property in Indiana for any of the following purposes:

(1) The acquisition, establishment, maintenance, or development of fish hatcheries, wildlife preserves, or forest preserves.

(2) Agricultural, recreational, or experimental uses.

(b) The United States may acquire real property under this chapter by purchase, gift, or eminent domain.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 4-20.5-17-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 14-24-8-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 24 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-24-8-5
Noncompliance with order to destroy pests or pathogens
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) If a person in charge or in possession of elements of beekeeping does not carry out an order issued under:

(1) this chapter; or

(2) IC 14-7-8 (before its repeal);

the department may proceed to treat or destroy the elements of beekeeping that contain a pest or pathogen.

(b) The division director shall certify the expense incurred by the department to the county auditor of the county where the property is located. The county auditor shall place the certified amount upon the tax duplicate. The amount shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner that state and county taxes are collected and paid over to the department.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-8-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 14-27-5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-27-5-4
Terms of loan subject to agreement and federal law
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The following are subject to the agreement of the board of directors and the federal agency and applicable federal law:

(1) The time repayment of a loan must begin.

(2) The term within which the loan is repaid.

(3) The amount of interest.

(4) The time of making payments of interest.

(5) The interval at which interest shall be paid.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-29-1(a) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-21-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 21 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-21-3-1
Recording requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Before a person may record any interest in property on which a burial ground or cemetery is known to be located, the owner of the property must record the deed to the property in the recorder's office of the county where the property is located. The bottom portion of the deed must state in capital letters in bold type that the deed pertains to property on which a burial ground or cemetery is known to be located.

(b) The county auditor shall send a copy of the deed to:

(1) the department; and

(2) the local cemetery board, or if no local cemetery board exists, to the county commissioners;

not later than thirty (30) days after the deed is recorded under subsection (a).

As added by P.L.46-2000, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-9-9-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 9 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-9-9-9
Time of distributions
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The department shall make the grant distributions to the recipient counties in May and November.

As added by P.L.137-1997, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-26 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-26
"Bond pool"
Status: in_force

Sec. 26. "Bond pool", for purposes of IC 14-34-8, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-34-8-1.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-6.5-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-32-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-32-4-2
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-1-6 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25. Repealed by P.L.136-1997, SEC.43.
Ind. Code § 14-33-15-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 15 / Section 14-33-15-3
Court ordering dissolution
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. If the court finds that a district is no longer of benefit, the court shall do the following:

(1) Order the district dissolved.

(2) Order the board to take necessary steps to terminate all activities of the district.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-96(a) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-1.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-1.5
"Acquiescence"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.5. "Acquiescence", for the purposes of IC 14-26-2, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-26-2-1.2.

As added by P.L.6-2008, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-38-2-20 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 38 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-38-2-20
Cause of action for plugging, replugging, or repairing test hole
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. (a) A person who did not have an obligation to plug, replug, or repair a test hole, but who does so under this chapter, has the following:

(1) A cause of action against the person who was obligated by law to properly plug, replug, or repair the test hole for the reasonable cost and expense incurred in plugging, replugging, or repairing the test hole.

(2) A lien enforceable upon the interest of the obligated person in and to the equipment located on the test hole to the extent of the reasonable cost and expense.

(b) This section does not assign or impute any liability or obligation upon the owner of the land upon which the test hole is located, except if the owner is the person who was granted a permit to drill the test hole.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-5-10(f).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-209 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-209
"Pool"
Status: in_force

Sec. 209. "Pool", for purposes of IC 14-37, means an accumulation of oil or natural gas that occurs in a separate underground reservoir under a single pressure system.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-2-19.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-30.5-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 30.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-30.5-5-3
Special assessment collection procedures
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) In each calendar year in which an annual special assessment will be imposed under section 1(b), 1(c), 1(d)(2), or 1(d)(3) of this chapter, the county auditor shall do the following with respect to the property tax statement of the owner of a taxable parcel that is subject to the special assessment:

(1) Add the amount of the special assessment.

(2) Designate the special assessment in a manner distinct from general taxes.

(3) Indicate that the full annual assessment is due in the year in which the statement is sent to the owner of the taxable parcel.

(b) A special assessment imposed under section 1(b), 1(c), 1(d)(2), or 1(d)(3) of this chapter shall be collected in the same manner as other special assessments are collected under IC 6-1.1. However, a delinquent special assessment is not subject to enforcement under IC 6-1.1-24 and IC 6-1.1-25. The following apply to the enforcement of a special assessment:

(1) The assessment is not the personal obligation of the owner of the taxable parcel affected by the assessment.

(2) A special assessment constitutes a lien against the taxable parcel.

(3) The lien described in subdivision (2) is superior to all other liens except tax liens and first lien mortgages.

(c) At the time of each annual tax settlement, the county auditor shall certify the amount of the special assessments collected.

(d) The county auditor shall do the following:

(1) In the case of special assessments imposed under section 1(b) or 1(c) of this chapter, the county auditor shall pay the total amount of the special assessments collected under this section to the watershed development commission for deposit under section 6 of this chapter.

(2) In the case of a county in which the fiscal body adopts a resolution to impose special assessments under section 1(d)(2) of this chapter, the county auditor shall do the following:

(A) Retain from the special assessments collected under this section for the county's use under section 5 of this chapter an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount that would otherwise be due under section 1(b) of this chapter in the annual special assessment against taxable parcels of real property in the county that are located within any part of the watershed development commission's designated watershed.

(B) Pay the remainder of the special assessments collected under this section to the watershed development commission for deposit under section 6 of this chapter.

(3) In the case of a county in which the fiscal body adopts a resolution to impose special assessments under section 1(d)(3) of this chapter, the county auditor shall do the following:

(A) Retain from the special assessments collected under this section the following amounts for the county's use under section 5 of this chapter:

(i) The total amount of the special assessments imposed under section 1(d)(3) of this chapter that exceeds the amount that would otherwise be due in the annual special assessment against taxable parcels of real property in the county under section 1(b) or 1(c) of this chapter.

(ii) An amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount that would otherwise be due in the annual special assessment against taxable parcels of real property in the county under section 1(b) or 1(c) of this chapter.

(B) Pay the remainder of the special assessments collected under this section to the watershed development commission for deposit under section 6 of this chapter.

(e) The county auditor shall make the payments to the watershed development commission required by subsection (d) on the dates of the June and December settlement and apportionment of property taxes collected under IC 6-1.1.

As added by P.L.251-2023, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 14-28-1-14 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-28-1-14
Surveys, investigations, plans, and recommendations regarding water resources
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. The commission shall do the following:

(1) Make surveys and investigations of the water resources of Indiana, giving consideration to the need for and appropriate sources of suitable water supplies for domestic, agricultural, municipal, industrial, power, transportation, recreation, stream pollution, health, and other beneficial purposes.

(2) Make and formulate plans and recommendations for the further development, protection, and preservation of the water resources of Indiana for such purposes.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-22-11(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 14-29-8-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 29 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-29-8-3
Designation as recreational stream; hearing
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for the designation of streams or parts of streams as recreational streams.

(b) Before a hearing on the designation of a stream as a recreational stream and in addition to the notification requirements under IC 4-22-2, the commission shall do the following:

(1) Publish notice at least twenty-one (21) days before the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where a stream is located that the commission proposes to designate the stream as a recreational stream. The notice must state the time and place of the hearing.

(2) Conduct a separate hearing in each county where a stream is proposed to be designated as a recreational stream.

(c) If a stream:

(1) is located wholly within one (1) county; and

(2) is a regulated drain under IC 36-9-27;

the county drainage board must concur in the designation before final adoption of the rule.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-33-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 14-13-6-17 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-13-6-17
Quorum
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. A majority of the members appointed under section 7(2) of this chapter constitutes a quorum.

As added by P.L.135-1997, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 14-9-8-21.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 9 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-9-8-21.5
Conservation officers marine enforcement fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.5. (a) As used in this section, "fund" refers to the conservation officers marine enforcement fund established by this section.

(b) The conservation officers marine enforcement fund is established. The department shall administer the fund. The department may expend the money in the fund exclusively for marine enforcement efforts associated with recreational boating on Indiana waters, including uses described in IC 14-9-9-5.

(c) The fund consists of watercraft registration fees paid by boat owners and deposited under IC 9-18.1-14.5-6. Money deposited in the fund is annually appropriated and allotted to the department to carry out the purposes of this section. The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.

(d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund. However, the department may transfer from the fund to the counties with special boat patrol needs fund (IC 14-9-9-5) an amount that does not exceed twenty percent (20%) of money deposited into the fund.

As added by P.L.233-2003, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.178-2019, SEC.64; P.L.164-2020, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 14-32-7-13 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-32-7-13
Administration
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. The Indiana state department of agriculture shall administer this article subject to the direction of the board.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-1-13.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.230; P.L.120-2008, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 14-37-8-18 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-37-8-18
Violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. (a) The department may assess a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) against an owner or operator who:

(1) violates; or

(2) fails to comply with an order of the division in relation to;

section 3, 4, or 4.2 of this chapter.

(b) An owner or operator who knowingly or intentionally:

(1) violates; or

(2) fails to comply with an order of the division in relation to;

section 3, 4, or 4.2 of this chapter commits a Level 6 felony if the violation or failure to comply relates to the operation of a Class II well.

(c) A civil penalty assessed under this section shall be deposited in the oil and gas environmental fund established by IC 14-37-10-2.

As added by P.L.195-2014, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 14-13-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-13-4-4
Members
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The commission consists of the following members:

(1) One (1) resident of Vincennes appointed by the executive of Vincennes.

(2) One (1) resident of Mount Vernon appointed by the executive of Mount Vernon.

(3) One (1) resident of Tell City appointed by the executive of Tell City.

(4) One (1) resident of Clarksville appointed by the legislative body of Clarksville.

(5) One (1) resident of Lawrenceburg appointed by the executive of Lawrenceburg.

(6) One (1) resident of Aurora appointed by the executive of Aurora.

(7) One (1) resident of Rising Sun appointed by the executive of Rising Sun.

(8) One (1) resident of Jeffersonville appointed by the executive of Jeffersonville.

(9) One (1) resident of New Albany appointed by the executive of New Albany.

(10) One (1) resident of Evansville appointed by the executive of Evansville.

(11) One (1) resident of Madison appointed by the executive of Madison.

(12) One (1) resident of Terre Haute appointed by the executive of Terre Haute.

(13) One (1) resident of Vevay appointed by the legislative body of Vevay.

(14) The president of the Indiana economic development corporation or the president's designee, who is a nonvoting member.

(15) The director of the department or the director's designee, who is a nonvoting member.

(16) The director of the office of tourism development or the director's designee (before July 1, 2020) or the director of the Indiana destination development corporation or the director's designee (after June 30, 2020), who is a nonvoting member.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-33-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.229-2005, SEC.11; P.L.78-2019, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 14-33-17-10 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 17 / Section 14-33-17-10
Clerks, assistant secretary, and voting list
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. Before the voting begins, the court shall do the following:

(1) Appoint three (3) freeholders of the districts as clerks to conduct the election.

(2) Appoint an assistant secretary.

(3) Provide a voting list at each voting place.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-96.5(f) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-284 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-284
"Trust I"
Status: in_force

Sec. 284. "Trust I", for purposes of IC 14-31-2, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-31-2-7.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5.1-2 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-25-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-25-1-1
Legislative findings regarding use of surface waters
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The general welfare of the people of Indiana requires that:

(1) surface water resources of Indiana be put to beneficial uses to the fullest extent;

(2) the use of water for nonbeneficial uses be prevented; and

(3) public and private money for the promotion and expansion of the beneficial uses of surface water resources be invested to the end that the best interests and welfare of the people of Indiana will be served.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-1-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 14-25-4-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-25-4-7
"Water well"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this chapter, "water well" means an excavation, however constructed, that is used for the purpose of withdrawing ground water for reasonable beneficial uses.

(b) The term does not include agricultural and urban drainage systems.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-2.5-2(m).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 14-15-3-16 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-15-3-16
Circular operation of motorboats around fishers or swimmers prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. A person may not operate a motorboat in a circular course around any of the following:

(1) Another boat with an occupant engaged in fishing.

(2) A person swimming.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-28.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-31-3-11 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 31 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-31-3-11
License revocation
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) The department may revoke or suspend the license of a person who violates this chapter. All proceedings under this chapter to revoke or suspend a license are subject to IC 4-21.5.

(b) If a court determines that a person has violated this chapter, the court may, in addition to any other penalty, do the following:

(1) Suspend or revoke the license of the person for any period of time for which the license was issued.

(2) Order that a license not be issued to the person for a period not longer than five (5) years.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-8-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.92-2025, SEC.52.
Ind. Code § 14-14-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-14-2-1
Assent to federal land and water conservation fund law
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Indiana assents to 16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq. For the purposes of 16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq., the department:

(1) may prepare, maintain, and keep up to date a comprehensive plan for the development of the outdoor recreation resources of Indiana; and

(2) shall coordinate the department's activities with and represent the interests of all agencies of the state, county, city, and other governmental units.

(b) To accomplish the activities described in subsection (a), the department may enter into and administer contracts and agreements with the United States or an appropriate agency of the United States for the planning and the acquisition of development projects involving participating federal aid money on behalf of a state, a county, a city, or other governmental unit.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-5-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 14-13-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-13-5-3
Establishment of commission
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The Ohio River greenway development commission is established.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-37-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 14-34-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-34-3-6
Application available for public inspection
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Each applicant for a surface coal mining and reclamation permit, amendment, transfer, or renewal shall file an entire copy of the application, except for the information pertaining to the coal seam, for public inspection in the main public library in the county in which the proposed mining operation is located or in an appropriate public office in that county, as approved by the director. The documents may not be recorded.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-3-3(d) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-28-1-1.2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-28-1-1.2
"Boundary river"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.2. "Boundary river", for purposes of this chapter, means the part of the Ohio River that forms the boundary between Kentucky and Indiana.

As added by P.L.135-1997, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-34-4-10.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-34-4-10.5
Good faith effort to identify problems that may result in unanticipated events or conditions
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.5. (a) A person who submits an application for a permit or for the revision or renewal of a permit under this article shall, to the extent not otherwise addressed in the permit application, make a good faith effort to identify potential problems that may result in an unanticipated event or condition.

(b) An event or condition that arises despite substantial adherence to the applicable operation and reclamation plan may be considered unanticipated if it was not identified in the application for the governing permit.

As added by P.L.179-1995, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 14-37-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-37-1-3
Federal terms and conditions binding owner or operator of Class II well under Subpart C of Underground Injection Control Program
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. If a Class II well is authorized under Subpart C of the Underground Injection Control Program (40 CFR 144.21 through 144.28) in effect January 1, 1988, any federal terms or conditions placed on an owner or operator under Subpart C bind the owner or operator and may be enforced as if ordered by the department under:

(1) this article or IC 13-8 (before its repeal); or

(2) rules adopted under this article or IC 13-8 (before its repeal).

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-1-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 14-34-19-10 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 19 / Section 14-34-19-10
Transfer of land to state agency
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. After restoration of the acquired land, the director may, with the approval of the governor, transfer jurisdiction of the land or a part of the land to a state agency that can best use the land for public purposes.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-15-10.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-22-41-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 41 / Section 14-22-41-2
Adoption
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Indiana adopts the wildlife violator compact with all other states that legally join in the compact in a form substantially the same as this chapter.

As added by P.L.23-1999, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-33-24-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 24 / Section 14-33-24-3
"Reservoir"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "reservoir" means a body of water created by the construction of a dam, embankment, or other structure.

As added by P.L.148-2020, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 14-34-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-34-4-2
Director's required notice of application
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The director shall give notice to the following:

(1) Various local governmental bodies, planning agencies, sewage and water treatment authorities, or water companies in the county in which the proposed surface coal mining operation will take place.

(2) All federal or state governmental agencies with authority to issue permits and licenses applicable to the proposed surface coal mining and reclamation operation that are part of the permit coordinating process developed in accordance with IC 14-34-3-14.

(3) Those agencies with an interest in the proposed operations, including the following:

(A) The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service district office.

(B) The local United States Army Corps of Engineers district engineer.

(C) The National Park Service.

(D) State and federal fish and wildlife agencies.

(E) The historic preservation officer.

(b) The notice required by subsection (a) must consist of the following:

(1) The operator's intention to mine a particularly described tract of land.

(2) The application's permit number.

(3) Where a copy of the proposed surface coal mining and reclamation plan may be inspected.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-4-1(b), (c).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-15-11-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-15-11-9
Motorboat operating authority
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), an individual may not operate a motorboat on public waters unless the individual holds a valid driver's license.

(b) An individual who is at least fifteen (15) years of age and who does not hold a valid driver's license may operate a motorboat on public waters if the individual:

(1) has been issued an identification card by the bureau under IC 9-24-16 or a photo exempt identification card under IC 9-24-16.5; and

(2) has successfully completed a boating education course approved by the department for the purposes of this chapter.

(c) An individual who:

(1) is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and

(2) does not hold:

(A) a valid driver's license; or

(B) a driver's license that is suspended or revoked;

may operate a motorboat on public waters if the individual is issued an identification card by the bureau under IC 9-24-16 before January 1, 1996.

As added by P.L.57-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.197-2015, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-18-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 18 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-18-6-1
"Dock or harbor line" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "dock or harbor line" refers to the dock or harbor line established by the United States.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 4-20.5-8-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-5.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-5.5
"Alcoholic beverage"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.5. "Alcoholic beverage", for purposes of IC 14-16-1, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-16-1-1.5.

As added by P.L.219-2005, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-32-8-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-32-8-3
"Program" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" means the clean water Indiana program established by this chapter.

As added by P.L.160-1999, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-33-8-15 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-33-8-15
Board's determinations as prima facie correct
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. The determinations of the board of appraisers is considered prima facie correct. A person excepting is entitled to open and close.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-62(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-26-8-18 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-26-8-18
Inspection and report by viewers
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. The viewers shall do the following:

(1) Make a personal inspection of the proposed project described in the petition.

(2) Consider whether the project is practicable and is of public need.

(3) File a report within ten (10) days from the time of the inspection. The opinion of the majority prevails.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-7 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-16-1-28 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-16-1-28
Duties of landowners and tenants
Status: in_force

Sec. 28. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), landowners and tenants of land do not owe a duty of care to do any of the following:

(1) Keep their premises safe for entry or use by persons operating, using, or riding in vehicles for recreational purposes.

(2) Give a warning of a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on their premises to such persons.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), a landowner or tenant who invites or permits a person to operate, use, or ride in a vehicle for recreational purposes on the landowner's or tenant's property does not do any of the following:

(1) Make any representation or extend any assurances that the premises are safe for any purpose.

(2) Confer upon the person the legal status of invitee or licensee to whom a duty of care is owed.

(3) Assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury to a person or property caused by an act or omission of the person.

(c) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, this section is considered applicable to the duties and liabilities of:

(1) an owner of land leased to; or

(2) the owner of an interest or a right in land transferred to or the subject of an agreement with;

the United States or an agency or a subdivision of the United States or the state or an agency or a subdivision of the state.

(d) This section does not do the following:

(1) Limit in any way any liability that otherwise exists.

(2) Apply to the following:

(A) Willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity.

(B) Deliberate, willful, or malicious injury to a person or property.

(C) Injury suffered in any case where the owner of land or tenant charges a fee or admission charge or other valuable consideration to a person who enters or uses the land with a vehicle for the purpose of using the vehicle for recreational purposes.

However, if land or an interest or a right in land is leased or transferred to or the subject of an agreement with the United States or an agency or a subdivision of the United States or to the state or an agency or subdivision of the state, any consideration received by the holder of the lease, interest, right, or agreement is not considered a charge under this section.

(e) This section does not do any of the following:

(1) Create or increase a duty of care or ground of liability for injury to a person or property.

(2) Relieve a person using a vehicle for recreational purposes upon the land of another from an obligation that the person may have in the absence of this section to exercise care in the use of the land and the person's activities on the land or from the legal consequences of failure to employ care.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-3-18.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 14-39-2-1.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 39 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-39-2-1.5
Authorization; primacy; inspection and maintenance
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.5. (a) Carbon sequestration projects are authorized in Indiana for the purposes of:

(1) injecting carbon dioxide into the pore space of an underground storage facility through at least one (1) carbon dioxide injection well pursuant to a UIC Class VI permit; and

(2) employing the underground storage of carbon dioxide.

(b) The department has the authority to adopt regulations consistent with:

(1) 40 CFR 141 through 146;

(2) the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h(b)(1)); and

(3) any other federal regulation necessary;

to obtain primacy on behalf of the state of Indiana.

(c) A person may not operate a carbon sequestration project in Indiana without a valid permit issued by the department.

(d) A permit for a carbon sequestration project may be transferred or assigned from one storage operator to another storage operator.

(e) All injection activities, including construction of an injection well, are prohibited unless the owner or operator is authorized by permit.

(f) A person operating a carbon sequestration project in Indiana shall comply with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h(b)(1)) to prevent underground injection which endangers drinking water sources.

(g) The department may, at a reasonable time, enter property on which a carbon dioxide injection well or monitoring well for the storage facility is located to inspect and maintain the well or storage facility. Except in the event of an emergency, the department shall provide advance notice to the owner of the surface property of the date the department intends to enter the property. The notice required by this subsection must be provided at least five (5) business days before the department intends to enter the property. The notice must be delivered by:

(1) United States mail;

(2) private courier;

(3) personal delivery; or

(4) any other manner agreed to in writing between the department and the owner of the surface property.

As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.50.
Ind. Code § 14-33-22-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 22 / Section 14-33-22-8
Schedule of just and equitable rates; applicability
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) The board shall establish a schedule of just and equitable rates or charges for the use of and the service provided by the works to be paid by a user who:

(1) owns or occupies real property that is partially or entirely exempt from general taxation and:

(A) is connected with and uses the works by or through any part of the sewerage system; or

(B) that in any way uses or is served by the works; and

(2) files a request for determination as provided in section 6 of this chapter.

(b) The board may change the schedule periodically.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-6-5(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-10-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 10 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-10-2-9
Requirements for judicial review of a final agency action
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) A person who wishes to obtain judicial review of a final agency action under this title must serve copies of a petition for judicial review upon:

(1) each person described in IC 4-21.5-5-8; and

(2) the following persons under IC 4-21.5-5-8(a)(4):

(A) If the department or the state historic preservation review board is a party to a proceeding, a copy of the petition required under IC 4-21.5-5-8(a)(4) must be served upon the department or state historic preservation review board, as applicable, to the address published on the website of the department.

(B) If the Indiana board of licensure for professional geologists is a party to a proceeding, a copy of the petition required under IC 4-21.5-5-8(a)(4) must be served upon the Indiana board of licensure for professional geologists at the address published on the website of the state geologist.

(C) If the Indiana board of registration for soil scientists is a party to a proceeding, a copy of the petition required under IC 4-21.5-5-8(a)(4) must be served upon the Indiana board of registration for soil scientists to the address published on the website of the office of the state chemist.

(b) The following agencies shall publish their office address on their official website so a person may serve copies of judicial review:

(1) The department.

(2) The state geologist.

(3) The office of the state chemist.

As added by P.L.123-2026, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-184 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-184
"Nursery stock"
Status: in_force

Sec. 184. "Nursery stock" has the following meaning:

(1) For purposes of IC 14-23-1 and IC 14-24, except as provided in subdivision (2), botanically classified hardy perennial or biennial trees, shrubs, vines, fruit pits, and other plants or plant parts capable of propagation. The term does not include corms, tubers, field vegetables, or flower seeds.

(2) For purposes of IC 14-24-6, the meaning set forth in IC 14-24-6-3.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: subdivision (1) formerly 14-7-1-14; subdivision (2) formerly 14-7-12-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.82-2007, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-30.5-5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 30.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-30.5-5-4
Procedure if county fails to pay special assessments or direct support
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) If:

(1) a county fails to pay direct support or special assessments to the watershed development commission when due under section 1(e) or 3(e) of this chapter; and

(2) more than thirty (30) days have elapsed since the due date;

the watershed development commission shall notify the state comptroller of the county's failure to pay and the amount due from the county. The commission may request that the state comptroller pay the amount due from local income taxes otherwise distributable to the county under IC 6-3.6. The state comptroller shall immediately contact the county auditor and the commission to confirm whether the county is unable to make the required payment. Upon confirming the county's inability to make the payment, the state comptroller shall deduct the amount due from the next distribution of local income taxes allocated to the county under IC 6-3.6.

(b) This section shall be interpreted liberally to ensure that the obligations of the watershed development commission are paid to the extent legally valid. However, this section does not create a debt of the state.

As added by P.L.251-2023, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.359.
Ind. Code § 14-22-33-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 33 / Section 14-22-33-5
Assent to federal aid for fisheries restoration projects
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Indiana hereby assents to 16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.

(b) The director shall perform the acts that are necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative fisheries-restoration projects in compliance with 16 U.S.C. 777 et seq. and regulations promulgated by the United States Secretary of the Interior under 16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.

(c) Money accruing to the state from license fees paid by anglers may not be diverted for any other purpose than:

(1) the administration of the division of fish and wildlife; and

(2) the enforcement of laws concerning the taking, chasing, selling, and possession of animals.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-8-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.140-1997, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-22-24-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 24 / Section 14-22-24-4
Field trials out of season
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A person may not conduct a field trial if wild animals are being pursued out of season except:

(1) in the areas and at the times that are approved by the department; and

(2) under this article.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-19(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-27-7.3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 7.3 / Section 14-27-7.3-1
Applicability
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter does not apply to a dam that is regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or owned by the Army Corps of Engineers.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, the state does not assume ownership of or responsibility for a low head dam that is not listed on the roster under section 4 of this chapter as owned by the state.

As added by P.L.104-2020, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.14-2025, SEC.1; P.L.23-2026, SEC.104.
Ind. Code § 14-22-4-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-22-4-6
Purpose of fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) On July 1 of each year:

(1) all of the accumulated earnings in the fund; plus

(2) two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the money in the fund, less the accumulated earnings;

shall be transferred to the fish and wildlife fund to maintain the automated point of sale licensing system implemented under IC 14-22-12-7.5. Any unused part of the transfer under this subsection may be used for the other purposes specified in IC 14-22-3-5(a).

(b) The director:

(1) with the approval of the commission;

(2) with the approval of the budget agency; and

(3) after review by the budget committee;

may use money in the fund to acquire real property that will be used and managed for hunting and fishing. The money used under this subsection to acquire real property may not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the appraised value of the real property.

(c) The money in the fund may be used only for the purposes authorized in this section.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-16.5(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.186-2003, SEC.58; P.L.132-2006, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-22-3.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 14-22-3.5-2
Administration
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The fund shall be administered by the director of the department.

As added by P.L.178-2019, SEC.65.
Ind. Code § 14-34-19-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 19 / Section 14-34-19-3
Priorities for expenditures
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Expenditure of money from the fund created by section 1 of this chapter on lands and water eligible under section 2 of this chapter must reflect the following priorities in the order stated:

(1) The protection of public health, safety, general welfare, and property from extreme danger of adverse effects of coal mining practices.

(2) The protection of public health and safety from adverse effects of coal mining practices.

(3) The restoration of land and water resources and the environment previously degraded by adverse effects of coal mining practices, including measures for the conservation and development of soil, water, excluding channelization, woodland, fish and wildlife, recreation resources, and agricultural productivity.

(b) Not more than thirty percent (30%) of money from funds under section 1 of this chapter that is received from the federal government on an annual basis may be expended on water supply restoration projects.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-15-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.165-2011, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-5.2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-5.2
"Agricultural structure"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.2. "Agricultural structure", for purposes of IC 14-28-1-22.5, means a structure that meets the requirements set forth by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for agricultural structures.

As added by P.L.164-2024, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-13-1-31 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-13-1-31
Revenue bonds; not debt of state or subdivision; payable solely from money pledged
Status: in_force

Sec. 31. (a) Revenue bonds issued under this chapter or under IC 14-6-29 (before its repeal) do not constitute any of the following:

(1) A debt of the state or of a political subdivision of the state.

(2) A pledge of the faith and credit of the state or a political subdivision of the state.

(b) The bonds are payable solely from the revenues pledged for their payment as authorized in this chapter or IC 14-6-29 (before its repeal).

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-29-10(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 14-9-8-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 9 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-9-8-4
Purchases
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The department shall purchase all property, supplies, and equipment for the division.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-4-1(f).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-20-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-20-2-1
Transfer of interests of the state to county park and recreational board
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The governor, state comptroller, and director may, on behalf of and in the name of the state, transfer and convey to the Tippecanoe County park and recreational board, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, all rights, title, and interest of the state, including maintenance and operating equipment, in the Tippecanoe Battle Ground Memorial at Battle Ground, Indiana. The grantee shall act as the agent of the general assembly in the performance of the general assembly's constitutional duty to preserve the Tippecanoe Battle Ground.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-16-4(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.350.
Ind. Code § 14-37-4-8.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-37-4-8.5
Exercise of rights pertaining to coal bed methane; waste; application for permit to drill for testing or production
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.5. (a) For purposes of this section, "waste" means locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating, or producing a well for coal bed methane purposes in a manner that unreasonably reduces or tends to unreasonably reduce the quantity of commercially minable coal resources ultimately to be recovered from a mine.

(b) If ownership of coal bed methane is separate from ownership of coal, no surface right or any other right pertaining to coal bed methane and naturally flowing from the character of any instrument in law may be exercised without the consent of the coal owner under subsection (d)(2), unless the director makes a finding that the exercise of the right:

(1) will not result in; and

(2) does not have the potential to result in;

any waste of a commercially minable coal resource or endangerment of the health and safety of miners.

(c) In making a finding under subsection (b), the director shall consider whether the use of one (1) or more of the following may result in waste of a commercially minable coal resource or endangerment of the health and safety of miners:

(1) Hydrofracturing the coal seam.

(2) Horizontal drilling in the coal seam.

(3) Any other technology that disturbs the integrity of either or both of the following:

(A) The coal seam.

(B) The strata surrounding the coal seam.

(d) An application for a permit to drill into or through one (1) or more coal seams for the purpose of testing or producing coal bed methane must be accompanied by:

(1) subject to subsection (e), certification by affidavit of the applicant that, upon diligent inquiry, including reference to:

(A) the record of filings maintained by the department and made by coal owners and lessees under IC 14-8-2-47; and

(B) publicly available records pertaining to thickness and depth of coal;

the activities of the applicant do not and will not result in waste of a commercially minable coal resource or endangerment of the health and safety of miners; or

(2) subject to subsections (f) and (g), written consent of the coal owner or coal lessee authorizing the drilling.

(e) An applicant that submits a permit application accompanied by a certification under subsection (d)(1) shall submit proof that written notice of the permit application has been received by the owner and, if applicable, the lessee of the coal through which drilling is proposed.

(f) If there is a coal lease, the coal owner and the coal lessee must include in the written consent under subsection (d)(2) a statement acknowledging that the recovery of coal bed methane might result in waste of the commercially minable coal resource.

(g) If there is no coal lease, the coal owner must include in the written consent under subsection (d)(2) a statement that the coal owner has not leased the coal for coal mining purposes and acknowledging that the recovery of coal bed methane may result in waste of the commercially minable resource.

(h) A person with the following interests in the coal through which drilling for purposes of testing for or producing coal bed methane is proposed has thirty (30) days, after receipt of the permit application notice, to object to the issuance of the permit on the basis of waste of a commercially minable coal resource or endangerment of the health and safety of miners:

(1) The owner.

(2) If applicable, the lessee.

(3) Another person with an interest to develop a coal resource who files an affidavit under IC 14-37-7-8.

(i) A person that files an affidavit under IC 14-37-7-8 may not object to the issuance of the permit if the application includes the written consent of the coal owner under subsection (d)(2).

(j) The commission shall prescribe by rule the procedure for objection under subsection (h), including a reasonable deadline for initiating the objection.

(k) An owner or holder of mineral interests must comply with the requirements under IC 32-23-7-6.5.

As added by P.L.140-2011, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.106.
Ind. Code § 14-39-1-14 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 39 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-39-1-14
Possible state assumption of ownership from pilot project operator
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) Because the public interest would be served by the state of Indiana succeeding to the rights of a person that has conducted the underground storage of carbon dioxide, the state of Indiana, upon the recommendation of the director of the department and review by the state budget committee, may obtain ownership of:

(1) the carbon dioxide stored in underground strata and formations; and

(2) the underground strata and formations in which the carbon dioxide is stored;

from the operator of the carbon sequestration pilot project.

(b) The state of Indiana may obtain ownership of the carbon dioxide stored in underground strata and formations and the underground strata and formations in which the carbon dioxide is stored under this section:

(1) after the operator, through the carbon sequestration pilot project, has injected carbon dioxide into underground strata and formations for at least twelve (12) years; or

(2) after the operator of the carbon sequestration pilot project ceases to inject carbon dioxide into underground strata and formations, if the injection ceases less than twelve (12) years after it began.

As added by P.L.291-2019, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-23 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-23
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-22.2-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.2-1997, SEC.91.
Ind. Code § 14-26-4-10 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-26-4-10
Monument
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. Within one (1) year after the court has established the average normal water level or area, the department shall construct a suitable permanent monument as prescribed in the findings of the court on the shore of the lake. The monument must contain the following:

(1) The name of the lake.

(2) The average water normal level.

(3) The size if established.

(4) The highest level to which the lake has risen during the ten (10) years preceding the time of the filing of the complaint.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-13-1(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-34-4-13 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-34-4-13
Hearing on reasons for final determination
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) Not later than thirty (30) days after an applicant is notified of the approval or disapproval of an application:

(1) the applicant; or

(2) any person with an interest that is or may be adversely affected;

may request a hearing under IC 4-21.5 on the reasons for the final determination. The request must identify the person's interest that is or may be affected by the approval or disapproval of the application.

(b) Not later than thirty (30) days after an evidentiary hearing, the office of administrative law proceedings shall furnish:

(1) the applicant; and

(2) all persons who participated in the hearing;

a written decision and state the reasons for the decision.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-4-5(b), (c), (d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.92-2025, SEC.56.
Ind. Code § 14-26-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-26-1-4
Purchase or condemnation of land by commission
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The commission may do the following:

(1) Act on behalf of the state under this chapter.

(2) Purchase or condemn easements or fee simple interests, as provided in this chapter, in land necessary for reservoirs for storage of water to be used for:

(A) any;

(B) a combination of any; or

(C) all;

purposes stated in section 1 of this chapter.

(3) Construct and otherwise develop necessary structures for impoundment of water on sites acquired for reservoirs. If the impoundment inundates or otherwise physically affects properties under the jurisdiction of any other commission or department of the state, the commission shall secure the consent of the other commission or department before proceeding with the impoundment.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-9-2 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-22-34-17 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 34 / Section 14-22-34-17
Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. The director shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-8.5-12.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-27-3-13 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-27-3-13
Assessments; certified copy; placement on tax duplicate; applicability of statutes
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) The:

(1) clerk of the court, when an appeal is disposed of; or

(2) committee, if an appeal is not taken;

shall make a certified copy of the assessment as confirmed by the court in an appeal or as made originally if an appeal is not taken. The clerk or committee shall file the certified copy with the auditor of the county in which the proceedings are held.

(b) The auditor shall place the assessments against each tract of land upon the next succeeding tax duplicate. The assessment is a lien from the time of posting the original notices of the assessments and shall be collected as other state and county taxes are collected.

(c) All statutes regulating:

(1) the payment and collection of state and county taxes;

(2) the assessment of penalties and interest; and

(3) the sale of property for delinquent taxes;

apply to the payment and collection of assessments that are placed upon the tax duplicates under this section.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-19.5-3(h).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-15-9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-15-9-4
Display of divers down flag
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) A diver shall prominently display a divers down flag in the area in which the diving occurs, except when diving in an area customarily used for swimming only.

(b) The divers down flag:

(1) must be free flying; and

(2) shall be lowered when all divers are aboard or ashore.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-7-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-26-2-10 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-26-2-10
Notice and hearing
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law but subject to section 11 of this chapter, the department may not authorize:

(1) the changing of the level;

(2) the dredging, other than to maintain channels or construct sea walls, beaches, or near-shore access improvements on a lot by lot basis; or

(3) the mining;

of a public freshwater lake without giving notice and the opportunity for a public hearing at the county seat of the county in which the public freshwater lake is located.

(b) The notice must:

(1) generally describe the project for which a permit has been requested to authorize;

(2) state that the public has a right to request that a hearing be held on the proposed project;

(3) state that persons interested in or affected by the proposed project may speak at the hearing; and

(4) be published two (2) times, seven (7) days apart, in two (2) daily newspapers in the county in which the public freshwater lake is located, in the manner prescribed by IC 5-3-1.

(c) If a hearing is requested within ten (10) days after the final publication of the notice, the department shall do the following:

(1) Hold a public hearing in the manner stated in the notice.

(2) Give notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing as prescribed in subsection (b).

(3) Consider the public comments concerning the proposed project before the department makes a decision concerning the proposal.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-11.1-6(a), (b), (c).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.6-2008, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 14-30.5-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 30.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-30.5-3-2
Watershed development commission projects constitute performance of essential governmental functions
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A watershed development commission is granted powers by this chapter for the benefit of the people of Indiana and for the increase of their commerce, health, enjoyment, and prosperity. The operation, creation, development, and maintenance of the projects by a watershed development commission constitute the performance of essential governmental functions.

As added by P.L.251-2023, SEC.13.