Ind. Code § 14-33-12-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 12 / Section 14-33-12-5
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) After approval by the court, the board shall let contracts or otherwise construct the works of improvement as implemented. The board shall exercise the same powers and discharge the same duties concerning the works of improvement as prescribed by statute for the board of public works, the board of finance, and other officers of a municipality concerning the following:

(1) Liens for street improvements.

(2) The payment of street improvement assessments by installments.

(3) The issuance of Barrett Law bonds and coupons to anticipate the collection of assessments.

(b) The duties of the treasurer of a county in which there is real property affected also apply to the following:

(1) The lien.

(2) The collection and enforcement of the lien.

(3) The payment of assessments for the construction of works of improvement under:

(A) this chapter; and

(B) IC 13-3-3-86 (before its repeal).

(c) Statutes concerning:

(1) the enforcement of assessment liens for street improvements in actions of a municipality enforcing the liens and attorney's fees in those actions;

(2) the procedure;

(3) the conduct of sales by the sheriff under decrees of foreclosure;

(4) the execution of certificates and deeds; and

(5) all matters of a similar nature regarding street improvements and collection of assessments in a municipality, including the rights of contractors, assignees, and bondholders;

apply to the enforcement of assessments made for the construction of works of improvement under this chapter or under IC 13-3-3-86 (before its repeal) as well as the collection of bonds or coupons issued under this chapter or under IC 13-3-3-86 (before its repeal).

(d) The board may do the following:

(1) Issue the bonds in anticipation of the collection of assessments and coupons evidencing interest at any rate directly to the contractor at the completion of the work.

(2) Issue directly to engineers and attorneys bonds and coupons in payment of fees incident to the work of improvement.

(e) Notwithstanding other statutes incorporated into this chapter, a person who agrees to pay the person's assessment in installments after the bonds are issued:

(1) must pay interest for the full term of ten (10) years; and

(2) may prepay the principal and remaining interest due.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-86(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-18-9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 18 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-18-9-2
Determination of profit; emergency conservation work fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The director may determine what part of the proceeds of the sale of state land or the products of state land is:

(1) a profit; and

(2) a direct result of work done on the land by the United States government under 16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.

(b) When the director determines that a profit exists, the director shall order that not more than one-half (1/2) of the profit, in the amount the director determines, be set aside and retained by the department as a separate fund to be known as the emergency conservation work fund.

(c) The director may negotiate with the appropriate federal authorities for reimbursement of the United States and fix the amount due the United States under this section. The amount fixed shall be paid from the emergency conservation work fund as the director directs.

(d) Any unexpended remainder in the emergency conservation work fund after the United States has been reimbursed as provided in this chapter shall be paid into the state general fund.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-21-1-32 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 21 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-21-1-32
Confidential archeological site information
Status: in_force

Sec. 32. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the division may keep reports and information concerning the location of historic and archeological sites confidential if the director of the division determines that disclosure would likely:

(1) risk harm to the historic or archeological site;

(2) cause a significant invasion of privacy; or

(3) impede the use of a traditional religious site by practitioners.

(b) The division may not disclose to the public reports and information required to be confidential under federal law.

(c) If the director of the division determines that reports and information should be confidential under subsection (a), the director of the department, in consultation with the director of the division, shall determine who may have access to the confidential reports and information.

As added by P.L.26-2008, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 14-19-11-3.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 19 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-19-11-3.5
"Member"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.5. As used in this chapter, "member" means a person who qualifies for membership under IC 5-10.3-7-1.

As added by P.L.127-2022, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 14-34-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-34-3-8
Application on file for 30 days
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. An application remains on file until thirty (30) days after the director's final decision on the application, at which time the applicant may remove the application.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-39-0.6-20 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 39 / Chapter 0.6 / Section 14-39-0.6-20
"Pore space"
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. "Pore space" means a subsurface geological cavity or void that is of a sufficient areal extent, thickness, porosity, and permeability to receive and store carbon dioxide through a carbon sequestration project well.

As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 14-29-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 29 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-29-1-7
Gates
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A person living on or owning property along a watercourse that is navigable for boats of a large size may hang gates:

(1) at or near the top of the bank; and

(2) across a road leading down the bank and terminating at the watercourse;

except within the limits of a city or town.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-4-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 14-18-12-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 18 / Chapter 12 / Section 14-18-12-2
Vacation of highways on land acquired by state after June 7, 1937
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. All or part of a public highway, except a state highway, that is located on land acquired by the state after June 7, 1937, and used for:

(1) a state park;

(2) a state forest;

(3) a state game preserve;

(4) a scenic or historic place; or

(5) other conservation purpose;

may be vacated as provided in this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 32-5-10-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-15-6-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-15-6-3
Fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The department shall charge and collect a fee for the following:

(1) Each annual dockside inspection.

(2) Each dry dock inspection.

(b) The following fees shall be charged:

(1) All watercraft, except sailboats, carrying not more than six (6) passengers for hire on navigable water of Indiana:

(A) Dockside inspection............. $ 50

(B) Dry dock inspection............. $ 75

(2) All watercraft, except sailboats, carrying not more than six (6) passengers for hire on inland water of Indiana:

(A) Dockside inspection............. $ 30

(B) Dry dock inspection............. $ 30

(3) All watercraft, except sailboats, carrying more than six (6) passengers for hire on inland water of Indiana:

(A) Dockside inspection............. $ 75

(B) Dry dock inspection............. $100

(4) All watercraft propelled primarily by sail that carry passengers for hire on navigable or inland water of Indiana:

(A) Dockside inspection............. $ 50

(B) Dry dock inspection............. $ 75

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-48(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.164-2020, SEC.50.
Ind. Code § 14-25-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-25-2-1
Provision of minimum stream flow; sale of water
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in section 8 of this chapter, the commission may provide certain minimum quantities of stream flow or sell water on a unit pricing basis for water supply purposes from the water supply storage in reservoir impoundments or parts of the impoundments that are financed by the state. The water may be made available for direct withdrawal from the reservoir impoundment or released from the reservoir impoundment to create increased flowage beyond normal stream flow for use by the contracting party or purchaser at a downstream point. The withdrawals or releases may not exceed the storage allocated to water supply purposes in the authorizing legislation for water supply or multiple purpose reservoir projects.

(b) This section does not abrogate, limit, or affect in any manner prior or future sales of water from reservoirs constructed for or by the department in which adequate water for incidental water supply purposes is available.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-1-7(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 14-25-17-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 17 / Section 14-25-17-1
Applicability; exemptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to an interbasin water transfer that is:

(1) made by a water utility:

(A) from or downstream from a reservoir:

(i) owned, operated, or managed by the water utility; or

(ii) with respect to which the water utility has withdrawal rights;

(B) within the water utility's own service area in which more than one (1) basin is present;

(C) under an agreement made before January 1, 2025, concerning the limitless exploration advanced pace district and any related development;

(D) to an existing wholesale customer of the water utility as of July 1, 2025; or

(E) to an affiliate of the water utility or, in the case of a water utility that is:

(i) owned, operated, or held in trust by a consolidated city; or

(ii) controlled by the board of directors for utilities of a consolidated city;

to another water utility held in trust by the consolidated city or controlled by the board of directors for utilities of the consolidated city; or

(2) subject to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact (IC 14-25-15).

As added by P.L.99-2025, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-108 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-108
"Furbearing mammal"
Status: in_force

Sec. 108. "Furbearing mammal", for purposes of IC 14-22, means beaver, red fox, gray fox, long tailed weasel, mink, muskrat, raccoon, coyote, opossum, or skunk.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-9-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 9 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-9-5-1
"Fund" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the revolving fund of a division.

[1995 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-36-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 36 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-36-2-4
"Reclamation" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "reclamation" means rehabilitation under IC 14-36-1.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 14-28-1-39 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-28-1-39
Expired
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.141-2022, SEC.46. Expired 7-1-2024 by P.L.141-2022, SEC.46.
Ind. Code § 14-37-7-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-37-7-8
Area considered a commercially minable coal resource
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) The owner or lessee of coal or another person with an interest to develop a coal resource may file with the division an affidavit that:

(1) identifies by a map prepared by an engineer licensed under IC 25-31 or a geologist licensed under IC 25-17.6:

(A) the location of coal that the owner or lessee controls by deed, lease, or other instrument for later commercial production;

(B) the location of coal that is in an area targeted for later commercial production;

(C) the location of the coal seam or seams of interest; and

(D) the approximate depth of the coal seam or seams of interest; and

(2) states that the coal:

(A) can be mined using generally accepted underground mining practices; and

(B) is of sufficient quantity and quality to be commercially saleable.

(b) All coal in an area designated under subsection (a) is considered a commercially minable coal resource.

(c) An affidavit referred to in subsection (a) may be made before applying for permits for the actual mining of the commercially minable coal resource. The division shall:

(1) subject to subsection (e), keep the affidavit and map confidential; and

(2) use the affidavit and map solely for determining if a commercially minable coal resource is present in an area for which a permit application has been filed under IC 14-37.

(d) The division shall determine if the proposed well location is in an area underlain by coal identified in subsection (a) upon receipt of:

(1) a permit application referred to in subsection (c)(2); or

(2) an inquiry from a person interested in oil and gas explorations or drilling a well for oil and gas purposes.

(e) The name of the person who filed the map referred to in subsection (c) is not confidential.

As added by P.L.140-2011, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 14-17-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 17 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-17-4-4
Agreements with federal government
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The department may enter into an agreement with the United States or an agency of the United States for the acquisition, maintenance, development, control, and administration of real property acquired by the United States under this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 4-20.5-17-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 14-32-4-10 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-32-4-10
Appointed supervisor; term; filling position upon expiration of term
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The term of an appointed supervisor is three (3) years.

(b) Before the term of an appointed supervisor expires, the supervisor's position shall be filled as follows:

(1) Not later than November 1, the district supervisors shall recommend to the board in writing one (1) or more individuals qualified to fill the position.

(2) At the first board meeting held after the board receives a recommendation under subdivision (1), the board shall act upon the recommendation.

(3) The board shall notify the supervisors of the appointment made by the board.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-1-7(i).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.136-1997, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-22-35-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 35 / Section 14-22-35-4
Reports required for federal assistance
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The department shall prepare the reports necessary to seek approval under 16 U.S.C. 669g for federal assistance in the program of hunter safety, conservation, and sportsmanship.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-10-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-28-1-30 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-28-1-30
Applicability of IC 4-21.5
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. IC 4-21.5 applies to a determination of the commission.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-22-16.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.92-2025, SEC.49.
Ind. Code § 14-19-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 19 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-19-2-4
Contracts for operation or management
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The department may enter into contracts for the operation or management of the property, facilities, services, or programs of a small state park.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 14-33-19-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 19 / Section 14-33-19-7
Court's duties at hearing
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. At the hearing the court shall do the following:

(1) Determine the areas into which the district will be divided.

(2) Determine the date of the annual meeting of the district.

(3) Extend the terms of the levee committee members or board of directors to the annual meeting date set by the court.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-102(a) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-33-23-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 23 / Section 14-33-23-4
Purchase of sewage disposal works or storm drainage system by municipality
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to:

(1) a sewer;

(2) a sewage disposal plant or installation; or

(3) a storm water drain;

that is installed by a district in and serves an area that subsequently comes within the corporate limits of a municipality that is not a part of the district.

(b) The municipality may purchase that part of the sewage disposal works or storm drainage system with approval of the court and agreement with the district. The district shall protect the district's own operations and obligations.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-100(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-27-7.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 7.5 / Section 14-27-7.5-5
"Structure"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "structure" means a dam and its appurtenant works.

As added by P.L.148-2002, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-22-34-15 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 34 / Section 14-22-34-15
Taking of endangered species for scientific purposes
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. The director may permit, under the terms and conditions that are prescribed by rule, the taking, possession, transportation, exportation, or shipment of species or subspecies of wildlife that have been designated by rule as in need of management or appear on the:

(1) state list of endangered species;

(2) United States list of endangered native fish and wildlife, as amended;

(3) list of wildlife added under section 13 of this chapter; or

(4) United States list of endangered foreign fish and wildlife, as modified after July 26, 1973;

for scientific, zoological, or educational purposes, for propagation in captivity of the wildlife, or for other special purposes.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-8.5-10.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-15-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-15-2-1
Unlawful operation without proper equipment
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A person may not operate a motorboat upon public water if the motorboat is not equipped with the equipment required by this chapter. The equipment must be:

(1) in good repair and operating condition; and

(2) ready for use;

at all times.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-12-2-20 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-12-2-20
Reimbursement of member expenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. (a) As used in this section, "member" refers to a member of the project commission.

(b) Each member who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement for mileage, traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4, and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.

(c) Each member who is a state employee is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.

(d) Each member who is a member of the general assembly is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and travel allowances paid to members of the general assembly serving on interim study committees established by the legislative council. Per diem, mileage, and travel allowances paid under this subsection shall be paid from appropriations made to the legislative council or the legislative services agency.

(e) Expenses paid under subsections (b) and (c) shall be paid from appropriations made to the department of natural resources.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-20-22.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.172-2016, SEC.21; P.L.42-2024, SEC.112.
Ind. Code § 14-22-10-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 10 / Section 14-22-10-8
Fish and game preserves
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) The director may designate and set aside waters containing state owned fish and waters of the state (including any part of the boundary waters of the state) for the purpose of improvement and propagation of the wild animal population. The director shall designate the general extent and limits or periphery by erecting appropriate signs.

(b) A person may not remove or disturb the signs erected under subsection (a) without authorization.

(c) A person may not take, catch, kill, or pursue for the purpose of taking, catching, or killing a wild animal from a designated area during the time the area is designated.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-6-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-35-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 35 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-35-1-7
Granting or rejecting bids
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. The department may grant a permit to the qualified bidder who submits the highest and best bid. However, the department may reject any or all bids.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-2-6 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 14-32-5-3.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-32-5-3.5
Certificate of organization; rebuttable presumption of establishment of district
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.5. (a) In an action or proceeding that:

(1) relates to; or

(2) involves the validity or enforcement of;

a contract, proceeding, or action of a district, proof of the issuance of a certificate of organization to the district by the secretary of state creates a rebuttable presumption of the establishment of the district under this article or IC 13-3-1 (before its repeal).

(b) A copy of a certificate of organization that was issued to a district and certified by the secretary of state is:

(1) admissible in evidence in an action or proceeding referred to in subsection (a); and

(2) proof of the filing and contents of the certificate.

As added by P.L.136-1997, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 14-15-9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-15-9-2
"Divers down flag" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "divers down flag" means a flag that:

(1) is at least twelve (12) inches wide by twelve (12) inches high;

(2) is square or rectangular, approximately four (4) units high by five (5) units long; and

(3) has a white diagonal stripe on a red background that begins at the top staff side of the flag and extends diagonally to the opposite lower corner.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-30-6-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 30 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-30-6-8
Traveling expenses; per diem
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) Either:

(1) the commission; or

(2) a participating county;

but not both, may pay its members reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency. Money paid under subdivision (1) may only be paid from money available to the commission at the time of reimbursement.

(b) A county may pay members of a commission the salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b) for the performance of the member's duties on the commission.

As added by P.L.123-2026, SEC.38.
Ind. Code § 14-37-4-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-37-4-3
Permit not property right or exclusive privilege
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A permit does not convey to the owner or operator a property right or an exclusive privilege.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-5-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 14-37-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-37-3-3
Regulation of well spacing
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The commission shall regulate the spacing of wells for oil and gas purposes. A rule adopted under this section may provide for the following:

(1) A minimum distance between a well and the property line of an adjacent landowner if the adjacent landowner does not provide a written waiver to the distance requirement.

(2) A minimum acreage requirement for each well.

(3) That wells may be drilled on the same tract to different formations if an acreage requirement established under subdivision (2) is satisfied for wells drilled to the same formation.

(b) A rule adopted under this section must consider regional and geological characteristics and factors conducive to the most efficient and economical recovery of oil and gas.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-4-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-240 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-240
"Reservoir"
Status: in_force

Sec. 240. (a) "Reservoir", for purposes of IC 14-33-24, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-33-24-3.

(b) "Reservoir", for purposes of IC 14-37, means an underground geological formation that contains oil or natural gas.

(c) "Reservoir", for purposes of IC 14-39, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-39-0.6-23.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-2-20.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.148-2020, SEC.9; P.L.161-2026, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-34-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-34-2-1
Adoption of rules and performance of duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The commission shall do the following:

(1) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that do the following:

(A) Effectuate the purposes of this article.

(B) Take into account the following:

(i) The terrain, climate, biologic, chemical, and other physical conditions in those areas of Indiana where surface coal mining operations may occur.

(ii) Land use considerations of the state and the state's political subdivisions.

(2) Perform all other duties required under this article.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-2-1(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-25-1-10 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-25-1-10
Public policy regarding regulation of public waters
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. The policy that surface waters of Indiana are declared to be public waters and subject to regulation by the general assembly is the accepted policy of the state. Users of surface waters who:

(1) institute withdrawal of water for artificial uses from a natural stream, natural lake, or other natural body of water; or

(2) increase artificial uses;

are subject to regulation of the uses or increased uses that are enacted into law by the general assembly.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-1-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 14-18-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 18 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-18-3-7
Notice to bidders
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. If the attorney general approves the lease and contract, the department shall give at least ten (10) days notice in a newspaper of general circulation in Indiana notifying the public and prospective bidders of the time and place that the department will receive bids.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-9-6 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-220 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-220
"Proposed district"
Status: in_force

Sec. 220. "Proposed district", for purposes of IC 14-33-4, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-33-4-1.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-6.5(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-26-8-39 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-26-8-39
Contractor's bond; action on bond
Status: in_force

Sec. 39. The surveyor may bring suit on the bond in a court with jurisdiction to recover any increased cost, expense, or damage of or to the work because of the failure of the contractor.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-15 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-29-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-29-4-4
Permits; fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A person who desires to construct a channel must do the following:

(1) File a verified written application for a permit with the commission that does the following:

(A) States the material facts.

(B) Includes the plans and specifications for the construction of the channel.

(C) Identifies each facility to which the channel will provide access.

(2) Subject to IC 14-10-2-1, include with the application a nonrefundable minimum fee of one hundred dollars ($100).

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18.5-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.195-2017, SEC.49.
Ind. Code § 14-9-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-9-2-1
Creation of office of director
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The office of director of the department is created. The governor shall appoint the director, who serves at the pleasure of the governor. The director is the executive and chief administrative officer of the department.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.100-2012, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-169.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-169.5
"Motorized cart"
Status: in_force

Sec. 169.5. "Motorized cart", for purposes of IC 14-19-1-1, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-19-1-0.5.

As added by P.L.225-2005, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 14-36-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 36 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-36-1-1
Purpose of reclamation
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter provides for the proper reclamation of areas of land subjected to surface mining of minerals in accordance with modern standards to do the following:

(1) Provide improved land use practice of these areas.

(2) Prevent or minimize injurious effects to the people and the natural resources of Indiana, including the need to do the following:

(A) Protect lakes and streams from pollution.

(B) Decrease soil erosion.

(C) Decrease the hazards of fire.

(D) Improve the aesthetic value of the landscape.

(E) Enhance the development of wildlife resources.

(F) Increase the economic contributions of the affected areas to the welfare of the people of Indiana.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-6-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-228.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-228.5
"Raptor"
Status: in_force

Sec. 228.5. "Raptor", for purposes of IC 14-22-10-11, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-22-10-11(a).

As added by P.L.52-2001, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 14-12-2-33 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-12-2-33
Annual report
Status: in_force

Sec. 33. Before October 1 of each year, the project commission shall prepare a report concerning the program established by this chapter for the public and the general assembly. A report prepared for the general assembly must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-20-35.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.126; P.L.172-2016, SEC.31; P.L.42-2024, SEC.116.
Ind. Code § 14-15-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-15-3-7
Speeding
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A person may not operate a boat at a rate of speed greater than:

(1) is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of traffic; or

(2) will permit the person, in the exercise of reasonable care, to bring the boat to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-22.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-15-3-30 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-15-3-30
Abandoned watercraft
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. (a) A person may not abandon a watercraft at any time on Indiana water. A watercraft found unattended in a sunken, beached, or drifting condition is considered to have been abandoned by the owner. In the interest of public safety, such a watercraft may be removed and impounded for safekeeping and disposal in accordance with the following:

(1) Abandoned watercraft may be impounded by any law enforcement officer of the department when located on public water.

(2) The owner of an impounded watercraft, if determined and located, shall be notified. The owner may redeem the boat by payment of the storage fee, if any, plus any expenses incurred by the department in the removal of the watercraft.

(3) If the owner of an impounded watercraft cannot be found, the impounded watercraft shall be held at a place of safekeeping for at least ninety (90) days.

(4) A watercraft unclaimed by the owner at the expiration of the period prescribed by subdivision (3) shall be destroyed or sold at public auction.

(5) All money received from the sale at public auction of a watercraft under subdivision (4) shall be deposited in the fish and wildlife fund.

(b) The department and the department's employees are not liable for any damages caused by an abandoned watercraft or incurred to the watercraft during or after the removal of the watercraft from public water.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-64.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-146 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-146
"Landscape survey"
Status: in_force

Sec. 146. "Landscape survey", for purposes of IC 14-32-7-8, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-32-7-8.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-12-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-12-2-1
Purpose of program
Status: reserved

Sec. 1. (a) The purpose of the President Benjamin Harrison conservation trust program and this chapter is to ensure that Indiana's rich natural heritage is preserved or enhanced for succeeding generations by acquiring real property or an interest in real property that:

(1) is an example of outstanding natural features and habitats;

(2) has historical and archeological significance; or

(3) provides areas for conservation, recreation, and the restoration of native biological diversity.

(b) The President Benjamin Harrison conservation trust program, on behalf of the state or in collaboration with partners and local communities across Indiana, shall acquire real property for new and existing state and local parks, archeological and historic sites, state forests, state and local nature preserves, state fish and wildlife areas, wetlands, local conservation areas, trails, and river corridors.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-20-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.172-2016, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 14-15-14-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-15-14-4
Local government reporting; drowning reports
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) A unit of local government that owns one (1) or more piers or public access sites on Lake Michigan shall:

(1) compile information; and

(2) at least twice per year, publish on the unit's website a report;

on lakefront drownings of which the unit is aware that have occurred within fifty (50) feet of a pier or public access site owned by the unit of local government.

(b) A report published under subsection (a)(2) must include at least the following information:

(1) The location of each drowning.

(2) The time of day at which the drowning occurred and the temperature and weather conditions at the time and place of the drowning.

(3) A description of:

(A) the public rescue equipment that was accessible at the pier or public access site within fifty (50) feet of the place of the drowning;

(B) how the public rescue equipment described under clause (A) may be used; and

(C) the type of entry into the water of Lake Michigan that is available at the pier or public access site within fifty (50) feet of the place of the drowning.

(c) If a drowning has occurred within fifty (50) feet of a pier or public access site owned by a unit of local government since the previous report of the unit of local government was published under subsection (a)(2), the unit of local government shall publish on its website, in addition to the report required by subsection (a)(2), a water safety plan pertaining to the pier or public access site.

As added by P.L.35-2024, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 14-39-1-2.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 39 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-39-1-2.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.291-2019, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.161-2026, SEC.43.
Ind. Code § 14-15-9-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-15-9-5
Operation of watercraft within 150 feet of divers down flag; objects in water within 100 feet of divers down flag; supporting watercraft
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) A person may not operate a watercraft within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a divers down flag unless the watercraft is directly involved in supporting the diver who is displaying the flag.

(b) A person may not put an object in the water within one hundred (100) feet of a divers down flag unless the object is used in supporting a diver who is displaying the flag.

(c) A watercraft that is involved in supporting the diver who is displaying the divers down flag shall remain within one hundred (100) feet of the flag.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-107 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-107
"Fund"
Status: in_force

Sec. 107. "Fund" has the following meaning:

(1) For purposes of IC 14-9-5, the meaning set forth in IC 14-9-5-1.

(2) For purposes of IC 14-9-8-21, the meaning set forth in IC 14-9-8-21.

(3) For purposes of IC 14-9-8-21.5, the meaning set forth in IC 14-9-8-21.5.

(4) For purposes of IC 14-9-9, the meaning set forth in IC 14-9-9-3.

(5) For purposes of IC 14-12-1, the meaning set forth in IC 14-12-1-1.

(6) For purposes of IC 14-12-2, the meaning set forth in IC 14-12-2-2.

(7) For purposes of IC 14-13-1, the meaning set forth in IC 14-13-1-2.

(8) For purposes of IC 14-13-2, the meaning set forth in IC 14-13-2-3.

(9) For purposes of IC 14-16-1, the meaning set forth in IC 14-16-1-30.

(10) For purposes of IC 14-19-8, the meaning set forth in IC 14-19-8-1.

(11) For purposes of IC 14-19-11, the meaning set forth in IC 14-19-11-3.1.

(12) For purposes of IC 14-20-11, the meaning set forth in IC 14-20-11-2.

(13) For purposes of IC 14-22-3, the meaning set forth in IC 14-22-3-1.

(14) For purposes of IC 14-22-4, the meaning set forth in IC 14-22-4-1.

(15) For purposes of IC 14-22-5, the meaning set forth in IC 14-22-5-1.

(16) For purposes of IC 14-22-8, the meaning set forth in IC 14-22-8-1.

(17) For purposes of IC 14-22-34, the meaning set forth in IC 14-22-34-2.

(18) For purposes of IC 14-23-3, the meaning set forth in IC 14-23-3-1.

(19) For purposes of IC 14-25-2-4, the meaning set forth in IC 14-25-2-4.

(20) For purposes of IC 14-25-10, the meaning set forth in IC 14-25-10-1.

(21) For purposes of IC 14-25.5, the meaning set forth in IC 14-25.5-1-3.

(22) For purposes of IC 14-31-2, the meaning set forth in IC 14-31-2-5.

(23) For purposes of IC 14-25-12, the meaning set forth in IC 14-25-12-1.

(24) For purposes of IC 14-32-8, the meaning set forth in IC 14-32-8-1.

(25) For purposes of IC 14-33-14, the meaning set forth in IC 14-33-14-3.

(26) For purposes of IC 14-33-21, the meaning set forth in IC 14-33-21-1.

(27) For purposes of IC 14-34-6-15, the meaning set forth in IC 14-34-6-15.

(28) For purposes of IC 14-34-14, the meaning set forth in IC 14-34-14-1.

(29) For purposes of IC 14-34-19-1.3, the meaning set forth in IC 14-34-19-1.3(a).

(30) For purposes of IC 14-34-19-1.5, the meaning set forth in IC 14-34-19-1.5(a).

(31) For purposes of IC 14-37-10, the meaning set forth in IC 14-37-10-1.

[1995 Recodification Citations: subdivision (1) New; subdivision (2) formerly 14-3-4-11; subdivision (3) formerly 14-3-17-4; subdivision (4) formerly 14-3-20-5; subdivision (5) formerly 14-6-35-4; subdivisions (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13) New; subdivision (14) formerly 14-3-19-1; subdivisions (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21) New; subdivision (22) formerly 14-4-5.1-2 part; subdivision (23) formerly 14-3-15-1; subdivision (24) New; subdivision (25) formerly 13-3-5-1(b); subdivision (26) 13-4.1-6-8 part; subdivision (27) New; subdivision (28) formerly 13-8-12-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.137-1997, SEC.1; P.L.160-1999, SEC.1; P.L.145-2002, SEC.2; P.L.233-2003, SEC.3; P.L.186-2003, SEC.30; P.L.225-2005, SEC.3; P.L.1-2006, SEC.208; P.L.85-2008, SEC.3; P.L.165-2011, SEC.1; P.L.167-2011, SEC.4; P.L.133-2012, SEC.164; P.L.113-2014, SEC.89; P.L.219-2014, SEC.9; P.L.189-2018, SEC.132; P.L.127-2022, SEC.7; P.L.123-2026, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 14-24-6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 24 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-24-6-5
Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The department:

(1) shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to prescribe the label described under section 6 of this chapter; and

(2) may adopt other rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-12-4 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 14-24-6-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 24 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-24-6-7
Removal of labels prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) A person may not remove a label described under section 6 of this chapter from nursery stock until the nursery stock has been sold for the ultimate use or purpose of the nursery stock in Indiana.

(b) A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-12-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.195-2014, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 14-27-9-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-27-9-1
Assessments
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) If a nonprofit drainage corporation organized under Acts 1913, c.165 and reorganized under:

(1) IC 23-7-1 (before its repeal on September 2, 1971);

(2) IC 23-7-1.1 (before its repeal on August 1, 1991); or

(3) IC 23-17;

determines that repairs to a project constructed under a statute specified in this subsection are necessary, the board of directors may assess the land originally assessed for an amount not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the original cost of construction.

(b) The schedule of assessments for repairs shall be posted in the offices of the corporation and printed in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-30-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-21-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 21 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-21-5-3
Access to cemetery land
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The owner of land that is classified under IC 6-1.1-6.8 as cemetery land must allow family members of persons buried in the cemetery at least three (3) days each year during which the family members may gain access to and visit the cemetery. The date or dates on which family members will visit the cemetery must be agreed upon between the landowner and the family members.

As added by P.L.68-2012, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-23-6.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 23 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 14-23-6.5-5
Required components of program
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The program must include the following components:

(1) Financial assistance to rural fire departments for organizing, training, and equipment.

(2) Financial assistance to enable rural fire departments to continue to provide fire protection service.

(3) Assistance to rural fire departments in meeting safety and administrative requirements placed on these departments by Indiana and United States governments.

As added by P.L.55-1999, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-33-21-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 21 / Section 14-33-21-2
Purpose of fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A district may establish a cumulative improvement fund under IC 6-1.1-41 to provide money for the construction, additional construction, or repair of the works of improvement the district:

(1) is authorized to construct; and

(2) states in the district plan, or part of or amendment to the plan, is a purpose of the fund.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-5-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.17-1995, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 14-15-11-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-15-11-6
"Motorboat"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this chapter, "motorboat" means a watercraft that is:

(1) equipped with an internal combustion, a steam, or an electrical motor or engine that is inboard or outboard; or

(2) propelled by any mechanical means.

(b) The term includes a personal watercraft.

(c) The term includes a sailboat that is equipped with a motor or an engine described in subsection (a)(1) when in operation, whether or not the sails are hoisted.

(d) The term does not include a boat that is propelled by only one (1) motor or engine if the motor or engine is rated at not more than ten (10) horsepower.

As added by P.L.57-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-39-0.6-3.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 39 / Chapter 0.6 / Section 14-39-0.6-3.5
"Area of review"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.5. "Area of review" has the meaning set forth in 40 CFR 146.81.

As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 14-21-1-11 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 21 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-21-1-11
Administration and development of programs and policies
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. The division of historic preservation and archeology shall administer and develop the programs and policies established by this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3.4-2 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 14-27-7.3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 7.3 / Section 14-27-7.3-2
"Low head dam"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "low head dam" means a manmade in-channel structure in a watercourse that is capable of generating hazardous recirculating currents that pose a risk to public health and safety and causes the watercourse to have a vertical drop of twenty-five (25) feet or less. The term does not include:

(1) a dam with a downstream structure in place to dissipate the hydraulic energy of the water past the crest of the dam; or

(2) ramped impoundments which drop at slopes of five percent (5%) or flatter.

As added by P.L.104-2020, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 14-39-0.6-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 39 / Chapter 0.6 / Section 14-39-0.6-3
"Aquifer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. "Aquifer" means:

(1) a geologic formation;

(2) a group of formations; or

(3) part of a formation;

capable of yielding a significant amount of water to a well or spring.

As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-274.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-274.5
"Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act"
Status: in_force

Sec. 274.5. "Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act", for purposes of IC 14-34-7, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-34-7-2.5.

As added by P.L.176-1995, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-26-8-57 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-26-8-57
Nonpayment of assessments; public land
Status: in_force

Sec. 57. (a) If:

(1) a municipal corporation or other public corporation fails to pay an assessment for benefits or for property the municipal or other public corporation owns; and

(2) there is not a provision for selling the property at tax sale;

the municipal or other public corporation is considered to have elected to pay in installments at the same time and in the same manner as provided in other cases. The assessments shall be included in the respective lists, and the municipal or other public corporation shall pay the installments to the county treasurer in the same manner as provided in other cases.

(b) A municipal or other public corporation that fails to pay an installment is liable for the nonpayment. The auditor shall enforce collection by bringing an action in the name of the state of Indiana, on the relation of the county treasurer in behalf of the county for the installment that is due and unpaid, together with penalties. The recovery is without relief from valuation and appraisement laws and includes reasonable attorney's fees for collecting the installment.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-19 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-25-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-25-1-3
Riparian rights to water for domestic purposes
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The owner of land contiguous to or encompassing a public watercourse may use water from the public watercourse in the quantity necessary to satisfy the owner's needs for domestic purposes, including the following:

(1) Water for household purposes.

(2) Drinking water for livestock, poultry, and domestic animals.

(b) The use of water for domestic purposes has priority and is superior to all other uses.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-69 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-69
"Dewatering well"
Status: in_force

Sec. 69. "Dewatering well", for purposes of IC 14-25-4, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-25-4-2.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-2.5-2(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-22-14-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-22-14-9
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-11.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.136-1997, SEC.5; P.L.195-2017, SEC.20. Repealed by P.L.141-2022, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 14-22-7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-22-7-4
Stamps; issuance, fee, and expiration; use of fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) An electronically generated stamp shall be issued to each hunting license applicant or holder upon request and the payment of a fee of six dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75). Each stamp expires on March 31 of the year following issuance.

(b) The department may set a license fee to hunt a migratory waterfowl above the fee established under subsection (a).

(c) The fees collected shall be deposited in the fish and wildlife fund and credited to a special account to be used as provided in section 5 of this chapter. However, the fees collected do not have to be credited to the special account if the budget agency finds that it would reduce the balance in the fish and wildlife fund to less than three million dollars ($3,000,000) at the end of the state fiscal year.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-4.5-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.225-2005, SEC.17; P.L.151-2012, SEC.13; P.L.289-2013, SEC.6; P.L.217-2017, SEC.80.
Ind. Code § 14-34-6-13 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-34-6-13
Schedule for release of bond or deposit
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. The director may release the bond, deposit, or letter of credit in whole or in part if the director is satisfied that the reclamation covered by the bond or deposit or part of the bond or deposit has been accomplished as required by this article according to the following schedule:

(1) When the operator completes the backfilling, regrading, and drainage control of a bonded area in accordance with the approved reclamation plan, the release of sixty percent (60%) of the bond or collateral for the applicable permit area.

(2) After revegetation is established on the regraded mined land in accordance with the approved reclamation plan. When determining the amount of bond to be released after successful revegetation has been established, the director shall retain the amount of bond for the revegetated area that would be sufficient for a third party to cover the cost of establishing revegetation and for the period specified for operator responsibility in IC 14-34-10 of establishing revegetation. The director may not release a part of the bond or deposit under this subdivision:

(A) if the land to which the release would be applicable is contributing suspended solids to stream flow or runoff outside the permit area in excess of the requirements set forth in IC 14-34-10-2(b)(13); or

(B) until soil productivity for prime farmland has returned to equivalent levels of yield as nonmined land of the same soil type in the surrounding area under equivalent management practices as determined from the soil survey performed under IC 14-34-3-3(16).

If a silt dam is to be retained as a permanent impoundment under IC 14-34-10-2(b)(11), the appropriate part of the bond may be released under this subdivision if provisions for sound future maintenance by the operator or the landowner are made with the director.

(3) When the operator has successfully completed all surface coal mining and reclamation activities, the release of the remaining part of the bond, but not before the expiration of the period specified for operator responsibility in IC 14-34-10. However, the director may not fully release a bond or deposit until all reclamation requirements of this article are fully met.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-6-7(g).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-22-15-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 15 / Section 14-22-15-7
Violations regarding records and reports
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. An individual who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally:

(1) fails to keep accurate records in violation of section 4(a) of this chapter; or

(2) fails to report monthly to the department in violation of section 4(b) of this chapter;

commits a Class C misdemeanor.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-31(h).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.165-2011, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 14-9-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 9 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-9-7-1
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3-12(a), (b), (c).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.100-2012, SEC.36.
Ind. Code § 14-12-2-14 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-12-2-14
Establishment of project commission; membership
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) The President Benjamin Harrison conservation trust project commission is established.

(b) The project commission consists of the following twenty (20) members:

(1) The director of the division of fish and wildlife.

(2) The director of the division of forestry.

(3) The director of the division of nature preserves.

(4) The director of the division of state parks.

(5) The chief executive officer of the Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation established by IC 4-37-2-1.

(6) The chairperson of the board of directors of the natural resources foundation.

(7) Ten (10) individuals appointed by the governor. The governor shall appoint individuals so that all the following are satisfied:

(A) The individuals must be residents of Indiana.

(B) The individuals must have a demonstrated interest or experience in:

(i) conservation of natural resources; or

(ii) management of public property.

(C) There must be two (2) commission members from each of the following regions of Indiana:

(i) Northwest.

(ii) Northeast.

(iii) Southwest.

(iv) Southeast.

(v) Central.

(8) The following four (4) nonvoting members:

(A) One (1) member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(B) One (1) member of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.

(C) One (1) member of the senate appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate.

(D) One (1) member of the senate appointed by the minority leader of the senate.

(c) The individuals appointed by the governor under subsection (b)(7) must represent one (1) or more of the following:

(1) The environmentalist community.

(2) The land trust community.

(3) Organized hunting and fishing groups.

(4) The forest products community.

(5) The parks and recreation community.

Each group and community listed in subdivisions (1) through (5) must be represented on the project commission.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-3-20-16(a); 14-3-20-17(a); 14-3-20-17(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.170-2002, SEC.92; P.L.167-2011, SEC.15; P.L.172-2016, SEC.16; P.L.127-2022, SEC.14; P.L.42-2024, SEC.106.
Ind. Code § 14-20-9-0.3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 20 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-20-9-0.3
Transfer of property to society
Status: reserved

Sec. 0.3. (a) This section applies only if the real estate is transferred to the society under P.L.173-1993, SECTION 2.

(b) All rights, powers, and duties that were held by the department under IC 14-6-19 (before its repeal, now codified in this chapter):

(1) are continued in full force and effect and transferred to the Wilbur Wright Birthplace Preservation Society; and

(2) shall be held, exercised, and administered by the Wilbur Wright Birthplace Preservation Society.

(c) All books, records, papers, supplies, property, and equipment that:

(1) are in the possession of the department; and

(2) pertain to the Wilbur Wright Birthplace;

shall be transferred to and placed at the disposal of the Wilbur Wright Birthplace Preservation Society.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.295.
Ind. Code § 14-27-8-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-27-8-4
Petition to establish district; filing
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) A petition requesting the establishment of a drainage maintenance and repair district under this chapter may not be filed after June 30, 2001.

(b) Twenty percent (20%) of the owners of the real property assessed for a ditch or drain who:

(1) would benefit by the construction of the ditch or drain; and

(2) own not less than twenty percent (20%) of the land in acreage that is assessed for the ditch or drain;

may file, in the office of the clerk of a circuit or superior court having jurisdiction in the county in which is located the greatest acreage of the land as last assessed with benefits for the construction or reconstruction of the ditch, a petition requesting the establishment of a drainage maintenance and repair district.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-21-2 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.276-2001, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-20-11-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 20 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-20-11-9
Acquisition of real property
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The commission may, in the commission's discretion:

(1) acquire on behalf of the state;

(2) through gifts, bequests, legacies, and donations or by purchase out of money received as similar contributions; and

(3) at prices considered reasonable to the commission;

land, buildings, structures, and other property or interests in property.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-26-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 14-25-15-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 15 / Section 14-25-15-3
Authority of state agencies to cooperate with the council
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Agencies of this state are authorized to cooperate with the council.

As added by P.L.4-2008, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 14-32-7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-32-7-4
"Landscape"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "landscape" means the aggregate of all factors and features that constitute the total visual and perceptive impact of a given area of the earth's surface upon the human senses.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 14-23-7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 23 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-23-7-4
Restrictions on hunting, fishing, and trapping seasons
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. For the purpose of this chapter, the governor may, upon proper information from the department, close, postpone, or abridge by proclamation the hunting, fishing, and trapping seasons for the duration of the emergency fire hazard in an area designated by the proclamation.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-7-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 14-22-33-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 33 / Section 14-22-33-1
Migratory birds; effect of federal laws, regulations, and treaties
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The:

(1) laws of the United States;

(2) migratory bird treaties of the United States with other countries; and

(3) regulations issued and promulgated by a department of the United States government;

concerning migratory birds in effect on January 1, 1979, have the force and effect of law in Indiana, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a:

(1) person in Indiana may not violate; and

(2) person may not hunt, shoot, take, kill or possess, sell or offer to sell, purchase or offer to purchase, ship or transport, carry or deliver, or receive for shipment, transportation, or carriage in Indiana a migratory bird in violation of;

a law, a treaty, or a regulation described in subsection (a).

(c) At any time, the director may establish a season and bag limit for migratory birds identical to that established by:

(1) federal law;

(2) treaty of the United States with another country; or

(3) regulation promulgated by a department of the United States government;

concerning migratory birds. The director shall establish the season and bag limit by giving notice by publication in an Indianapolis newspaper of general circulation at least one (1) week before the season and bag limit are to take effect.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-8-1.1.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-22-21-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 21 / Section 14-22-21-4
Possession of wild animals for taxidermy purposes
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A person may:

(1) without a license; and

(2) for taxidermy purposes;

possess a wild animal not protected by Indiana law.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-9(3).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-12-2-31.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-12-2-31.5
Use of discretionary account to acquire property
Status: in_force

Sec. 31.5. (a) Money from the discretionary account may not be used to acquire property for an approved project unless the approved project receives endorsement and participation from:

(1) a department division associated with the accounts listed in section 26(a)(1) through 26(a)(5) of this chapter; and

(2) nonstate sources or the foundation.

(b) Expenditures from the discretionary account may not exceed one-half (1/2) of the value of a property acquired under this chapter unless:

(1) the approved project advances multiple conservation objectives; and

(2) at least two (2) of the department divisions associated with the accounts listed in section 26(a)(1) through 26(a)(5) of this chapter have endorsed and are participating in the approved project.

(c) If an approved project satisfies the requirements of subsection (b)(1) and (b)(2), the applicant may request that up to two-thirds (2/3) of the value of the acquired property be paid from the discretionary account.

As added by P.L.172-2016, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 14-11-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-11-5-1
Enforcement
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The attorney general and prosecuting attorneys shall rigidly enforce this title.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-23.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-25-15-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 15 / Section 14-25-15-9
Study and findings by the general assembly
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. Not later than ten (10) years after the compact takes effect under section 9.4 of the compact, the general assembly shall study and make findings and recommendations concerning the following:

(1) The appropriateness of the permit threshold amounts established in section 7(a) of this chapter considering:

(A) advances made under section 1.4 of the compact; and

(B) other new water management technology and practices that become available.

(2) Any changes in those amounts that the general assembly deems warranted.

As added by P.L.4-2008, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.133-2012, SEC.177.
Ind. Code § 14-39-1-2.6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 39 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-39-1-2.6
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.53-2023, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.161-2026, SEC.44.
Ind. Code § 14-39-2-5.2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 39 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-39-2-5.2
Construction of well
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.2. (a) A storage operator must ensure that each Class VI well is constructed and completed for the following:

(1) To prevent the movement of fluids into or between underground sources of drinking water or into any unauthorized zones.

(2) To permit the use of appropriate testing devices and workover tools.

(3) To permit continuous monitoring of the annulus space between the injection tubing and long string casing.

(b) Casing and cement or other materials used in the construction of each Class VI well must have sufficient structural strength and be designed for the life of the geologic sequestration project. All well materials must be compatible with fluids with which the materials may be expected to come into contact and must meet federal standards or be comparable to standards required by the department.

(c) Tubing and packer materials used in the construction of each Class VI well must be compatible with fluids with which the materials may be expected to come into contact and must meet federal standards or be comparable to standards required by the department.

(d) The department shall adopt rules that mirror applicable federal regulations to implement this section.

As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.55.
Ind. Code § 14-26-1-12 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-26-1-12
Cooperation with federal government authorized
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) The department shall cooperate with the United States and the appropriate agencies of the United States in the planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of:

(1) the Downeyville multiple purpose reservoir, which has been authorized for construction by the Congress of the United States; and

(2) the Richland Creek reservoir in Greene County if the construction of the Richland Creek reservoir is authorized by Congress.

(b) The department may, on behalf of the state and subject to the approval of the governor, enter into agreements with the United States or agencies of the United States necessary to do the following:

(1) Fully effectuate the authorized purposes and functions of the reservoirs.

(2) Pay a share of the costs of the reservoirs for the purposes of water supply and recreation.

(c) The state's share of the costs:

(1) must be computed on the basis of the laws of the United States pertaining to multiple purpose reservoir projects; and

(2) must be requested by the department in the regular biennial budget requests.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 13-2-9-10; 13-2-9-11.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-54 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-54
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-22.2-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.2-1997, SEC.91.
Ind. Code § 14-29-7-25 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 29 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-29-7-25
Violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 25. (a) If a river commission brings an action in the circuit or superior court with jurisdiction in the county in which the land is located, the court shall order a person who violates section 18 of this chapter to be:

(1) enjoined from continuing the violation; and

(2) required to do the following:

(A) Remove a structure erected in violation of:

(i) this chapter; or

(ii) IC 13-2-27 (before its repeal).

(B) Restore the natural and scenic qualities of the river altered by the person's activities.

(C) Pay the costs of the action.

(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), a person who violates section 18 of this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty of:

(1) at least ten dollars ($10); and

(2) not more than three hundred dollars ($300);

for each day the violation continues.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-27-26.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 14-22-26.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 26.5 / Section 14-22-26.5-1
Applicability; permitted physical contact or proximity with a specified animal
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to physical contact or proximity between a specified animal and any of the following:

(1) The owner of a specified animal.

(2) The owner of the facility in which the specified animal is kept.

(3) A trained employee of the facility's owner who is conducting the trained employee's duties, as determined by the facility's owner, for the specified animal.

(4) A contractor, intern, service provider, professional production crew, or another person who:

(A) is accompanied by the facility's owner; and

(B) is performing duties requiring the presence of the specified animal;

under a contract or other engagement with the facility's owner.

(5) A licensed veterinarian.

(6) A veterinary intern or specialist accompanying a licensed veterinarian.

(7) A registered veterinary technician under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian.

(8) A veterinary student under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian.

As added by P.L.96-2022, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 14-20-15-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 20 / Chapter 15 / Section 14-20-15-4
Membership; terms; vacancies
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The commission consists of the following members:

(1) Two (2) members of the house of representatives, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. The members appointed under this subdivision may not be members of the same political party.

(2) Two (2) members of the senate, to be appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate. The members appointed under this subdivision may not be members of the same political party.

(3) The governor or the governor's designee.

(4) The director of the department of natural resources or the director's designee.

(5) One (1) employee of the office of tourism development with expertise in the tourism or film industry, to be designated by the director of the office of tourism development (before July 1, 2020). After June 30, 2020, one (1) employee of the Indiana destination development corporation with expertise in the tourism or film industry, to be designated by the director of the corporation.

(6) One (1) member of the Indiana historical society, to be appointed by the governor.

(7) Three (3) Indiana citizens, to be appointed by the governor. Not more than two (2) members appointed under this subdivision may be members of the same political party.

(b) The term of a member of the commission appointed under subsection (a)(6) or (a)(7) expires as follows:

(1) For a member appointed under subsection (a)(6), June 30, 2025, and every fourth year thereafter.

(2) For one (1) of the citizens appointed under subsection (a)(7), as determined by the governor, June 30, 2025, and every fourth year thereafter.

(3) For two (2) of the citizens appointed under subsection (a)(7), as determined by the governor, June 30, 2027, and every fourth year thereafter.

(c) A member of the general assembly appointed to the commission serves a two (2) year term that expires June 30 of an odd-numbered year.

(d) A member of the commission appointed under subsection (a) serves at the pleasure of the member's appointing authority and may be reappointed to successive terms.

(e) A vacancy on the commission shall be filled by the appropriate appointing authority. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the unexpired term of the individual's predecessor.

As added by P.L.54-2004, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.229-2005, SEC.17; P.L.203-2014, SEC.10; P.L.78-2019, SEC.20; P.L.42-2024, SEC.120.
Ind. Code § 14-28-1-29 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-28-1-29
Coordination of flood control works; approval of plans or specifications
Status: in_force

Sec. 29. (a) All works of any nature for flood control in Indiana that are established and constructed shall be coordinated in design, construction, and operation according to sound and accepted engineering practice so as to effect the best flood control obtainable throughout Indiana. A:

(1) person may not construct or install any works of any nature for flood control; and

(2) court may not enter the final order or judgment establishing or ordering works constructed;

unless the proposed works and the plans and specifications are approved by the commission.

(b) The interested parties must file a verified written application with the commission. The commission shall consider all the pertinent facts relating to the proposed works that will affect flood control in Indiana and shall determine whether the proposed works in the plans and specifications will:

(1) be in aid of and acceptable as part of; or

(2) adversely affect and interfere with;

flood control in Indiana.

(c) The commission shall enter an order approving or disapproving the application, plans, and specifications. If the commission disapproves the application, the order must set forth the objectionable features so that the proposed works and plans and specifications may be corrected or adjusted to obtain the approval of the commission.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-22-15.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 14-13-9-23 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-13-9-23
County failure to pay special assessments or direct support; procedure; remedy
Status: in_force

Sec. 23. (a) If:

(1) a county fails to pay direct support or special assessments to the commission when due under section 21 or 22 of this chapter; and

(2) more than thirty (30) days have elapsed since the due date;

the 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 must be interpreted liberally to ensure that the obligations of the commission are paid to the extent legally valid. However, this section does not create a debt of the state.

As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.13-2020, SEC.1; P.L.9-2024, SEC.349.
Ind. Code § 14-27-8-11 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-27-8-11
Drainage commissioners; appointment; qualifications
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) The board of commissioners of the county shall appoint three (3) drainage commissioners to do the following:

(1) Take charge of the maintenance and repair of the dredge ditch or drain within the district.

(2) Perform other duties assigned to the drainage commissioners under this chapter.

(b) A drainage commissioner must have the following qualifications:

(1) Own land in the district.

(2) Reside in the district.

(3) Be an individual of intelligence and good judgment.

(c) If the district is composed of land from more than one (1) county, the board of commissioners of each county may participate in the appointment of the drainage commissioners.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-21-4(c) part, (e).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-18-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-18-2-2
Lease and contract powers of department
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The department may do the following:

(1) Lease state owned land that is under the management and control of the department to a local governmental unit or a political subdivision of the state or local government.

(2) Lease federally owned land that is under the control and management of the department.

(3) Contract for the construction and operation of lodging, food, and other outdoor recreation, water resources, or service facilities that the department considers appropriate on the land.

(b) If the department determines that action permitted by subsection (a) would be in the best interests of the citizens of Indiana, a lease and contract may be negotiated and executed in the manner prescribed by this chapter in addition to the methods permitted by other statutes.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-8-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-13-2-3.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-13-2-3.5
"Taxable parcel"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.5. As used in this chapter, "taxable parcel" refers to a parcel that is not exempt from property taxation under IC 6-1.1-10.

As added by P.L.106-2012, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-33-5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-33-5-8
Petition to fill vacancies
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. If a district fails to conduct an election of directors as provided by this chapter, any interested person of the district may petition the board of commissioners of the county to appoint a director to fill vacancies. The board of commissioners of the county shall make an appointment within fifteen (15) days from the date the petition is filed.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-34(j).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-25-3-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-25-3-9
Withdrawal permits; conditions
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. In granting a permit, the department may do the following:

(1) Impose the conditions or stipulations that are necessary to conserve the ground water of the area and prevent waste, exhaustion, or impairment of the ground water.

(2) Require that ground water in a restricted area that is withdrawn and used be returned to the ground through wells, pits, or spreading grounds. If this condition is imposed, the water shall be returned under the rules that the department adopts subject to the approval of the environmental rules board to avoid pollution of underground water.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-2-5(d), (e).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.113-2014, SEC.97.
Ind. Code § 14-37-8-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-37-8-3
Sealing and capping of wells
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. An owner or operator of a well that:

(1) is required to be plugged under section 1 of this chapter; and

(2) is not converted under this chapter to another type of well for oil and gas purposes;

shall seal and cap the well at the casinghead until the plugging operations begin.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-10-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 14-22-15-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 15 / Section 14-22-15-2
Annual fee
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Subject to IC 14-22-2-10, the minimum annual fee for a fishing guide's license for a resident or a nonresident is one hundred dollars ($100).

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-31(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.165-2011, SEC.17; P.L.195-2017, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-3
"Affected area"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. "Affected area", for purposes of IC 14-36-1, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-36-1-4.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-15-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-15-7-1
Duties of department
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The department shall do the following:

(1) Prescribe the form of accident reports, permits, and certificates required by this article and the form of applications for permits and certificates.

(2) Carry on a campaign of education with respect to safety in the operation of watercraft and in the use and enjoyment of public waters and with respect to Indiana laws relating to public waters.

(3) Carry out and enforce this article and in connection with these duties provide and maintain conservation officers and patrol boats upon public waters.

(4) Locate, establish, and place, and authorize the location, establishment, and placing by others on behalf of the department, buoys, beacons, lights, markers, stakes, flags, and other aids to the safe operation of watercraft upon public waters. Each safety device must be approved by the United States Coast Guard and recommended by the United States Coast Guard as a uniform waterway marking system.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-55(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-27-7.7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 7.7 / Section 14-27-7.7-4
Lease limitations and restrictions
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A lease executed under this chapter may include any other limitations or restrictions determined necessary by the director.

As added by P.L.16-2009, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 14-31-1-16 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 31 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-31-1-16
Notice of proposed action
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) Before the commission:

(1) makes a finding of the existence of an imperative and unavoidable public necessity under section 15 of this chapter;

(2) grants an estate, an interest, or a right in a nature preserve under section 15 of this chapter;

(3) disposes of a nature preserve or an estate, an interest, or a right in a nature preserve under section 15 of this chapter; or

(4) enters into an amendment of articles of dedication under section 13 of this chapter;

the department must give notice of the proposed action and an opportunity for any person to be heard.

(b) The notice must be published at least one (1) time in a newspaper printed in the English language with a general circulation in each county in which the nature preserve is located. The notice must do the following:

(1) Set forth the substance of the proposed action.

(2) Describe, with or without legal description, the nature preserve affected.

(3) Specify a place and time not less than thirty (30) days after the publication for a public hearing before the commission on the proposed action.

(c) All persons desiring to be heard shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard before action by the commission on the proposal.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 14-30.5-1-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 30.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-30.5-1-8
"Surface water outlet"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. "Surface water outlet" means the river, stream, lake, impoundment, or other body of water into which the water in a watershed naturally drains.

As added by P.L.251-2023, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 14-22-38-4.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 38 / Section 14-22-38-4.5
Use of silencer; penalty
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.5. A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally:

(1) violates IC 14-22-10-1(1) by hunting on privately owned land without the consent of the owner or tenant; and

(2) while committing the violation described in subdivision (1), uses or possesses:

(A) a sound suppressor designed for use with or on a firearm, commonly called a silencer; or

(B) a device used as a silencer;

commits unauthorized hunting on private land while using or possessing a silencer, a Class B misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.289-2013, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-267 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-267
"Stream"
Status: in_force

Sec. 267. "Stream" has the following meaning:

(1) For purposes of IC 14-25-7, the meaning set forth in IC 14-25-7-7.

(2) For purposes of IC 14-29-8, the meaning set forth in IC 14-29-8-1.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: subdivision (1) formerly 13-2-6.1-1 part; subdivision (2) formerly 13-2-33-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-33-2-20 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-33-2-20
Expenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. The expenses of the hearings and other expenses of necessary investigations and surveys, together with any expense incurred by the commission in subsequent studies of district plans, are payable initially out of the general money of the commission. The district shall repay the expenditures, not to exceed thirty percent (30%) of the amount paid by the district to independent private engineers for the preparation of plans, to the commission from the district's planning money. Commission expenses include only expenses incurred by an assisting or a cooperating state agency for services provided by an entity that is not a state agency.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-24.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.165-2011, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 14-27-6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-27-6-5
"Pumping station" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "pumping station" means any place equipped with pumps for the purpose of lifting water over a levee wall and into the stream.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-31-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-39-1-18 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 39 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-39-1-18
Nonbinding mediation; procedures; costs; consolidated requests; cause of action; remedies
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. (a) If a person who claims ownership of pore space described in section 17 of this chapter is unable to reach an agreement with the pilot project operator concerning the acquisition, lease, or occupancy of the pore space, the person may file a request for nonbinding mediation of the dispute before a single mediator qualified under Rule 2.5 of the Indiana Supreme Court Rules for Alternative Dispute Resolution.

(b) If the person who claims ownership of the pore space files a request for mediation under subsection (a), the mediation shall occur as follows:

(1) A demand for mediation must be:

(A) in writing; and

(B) served upon all other parties.

(2) Not later than thirty (30) days after the date on which the demand for mediation is served under subdivision (1), the parties shall mutually select an independent mediator.

(3) If the parties are unable to agree on the selection of a mediator, a mediator shall be appointed, upon motion of a party, by a judge of the Vigo County Circuit Court.

(4) After a mediator is selected under subdivision (2) or appointed under subdivision (3), the parties shall meet with the mediator for the purpose of attempting to resolve the dispute. The mediator shall determine:

(A) a time period within which the meeting required under this subdivision must occur; and

(B) a location within Indiana for the meeting.

The mediator may extend the period within which the meeting must occur for good cause shown by a party or upon stipulation of the parties.

(5) The mediation must be concluded not later than ninety (90) days after the mediator is selected under subdivision (2) or appointed under subdivision (3).

(6) The costs of a mediation under this subsection shall be borne by the pilot project operator.

(7) The pilot project operator may consolidate multiple requests for mediation into one (1) or more mediation proceedings.

(8) The following apply to a mediation conducted under this subsection:

IC 4-21.5-3.5-4

IC 4-21.5-3.5-13

IC 4-21.5-3.5-16 through IC 4-21.5-3.5-19

IC 4-21.5-3.5-20(b) and IC 4-21.5-3.5-20(c)

IC 4-21.5-3.5-23

IC 4-21.5-3.5-24

IC 4-21.5-3.5-26

IC 4-21.5-3.5-27.

If the parties are not able to reach an agreement as to the assessment of compensation through a mediation under this subsection, the case shall proceed as described in subsection (c).

(c) If a person who claims ownership of pore space described in section 17 of this chapter is unable to reach an agreement with the pilot project operator concerning the acquisition, lease, or occupancy of the pore space through negotiation or mediation, the person may pursue a civil action against the pilot project operator. A civil action described in this subsection may be brought only under this section.

(d) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), unless otherwise agreed to by the person who claims ownership of the pore space and the pilot project operator, in a civil action under this section a court may not grant:

(1) injunctive relief or an order of possession; or

(2) monetary relief that exceeds the fair market value of pore space in Indiana.

(e) Monetary recovery may not be limited under subsection (d) in a civil action under this section if the claimant pleads and proves direct and tangible physical injury or damage to:

(1) a person;

(2) tangible property; or

(3) an animal.

(f) This section does not limit monetary recovery by a public utility for any effect of the carbon sequestration pilot project on the sources of the public water supply used by the public utility.

As added by P.L.53-2023, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 14-29-7-21 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 29 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-29-7-21
Structures existing when commission established
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. The lawful use of a structure existing at the time of the effective date of the establishment of a river commission:

(1) may be continued even though the use does not conform to this chapter; and

(2) may be extended throughout the structure if a structural alteration is not made, except those required by law.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-27-21.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 14-39-0.6-22 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 39 / Chapter 0.6 / Section 14-39-0.6-22
"Primacy"
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. "Primacy" means primary enforcement authority over Class VI wells under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 14-21-1-28 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 21 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-21-1-28
Penalty for disturbing human remains or grave markers
Status: in_force

Sec. 28. A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally disturbs human remains or grave markers while moving, uncovering, or removing artifacts or burial objects either:

(1) without a plan approved by the department under:

(A) section 25 of this chapter; or

(B) IC 14-3-3.4-14 (before its repeal); or

(2) in violation of such a plan;

commits a Level 6 felony.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3.4-17.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.26-2008, SEC.10; P.L.158-2013, SEC.202.
Ind. Code § 14-34-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-34-2-6
Financial interest
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) An employee of the department who has a duty under this article may not have a direct or an indirect financial interest in a surface coal mining operation.

(b) In addition to the filings required under IC 35-44.1, each member of the commission shall file annually with the director a statement of employment and financial interest on a form prescribed by the department.

(c) A member of the commission may not participate in a proceeding that may affect the member's direct or indirect financial interests.

(d) A person who knowingly violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.126-2012, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 14-31-3-18 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 31 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-31-3-18
Violations; exceeding quotas
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. A person who harvests ginseng in an amount greater than a quota established under section 13 of this chapter commits a Class B infraction.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-8-10(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 14-18-4-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 18 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-18-4-7
Award of lease to highest and best bidder
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. After the interview, the department may award the lease to the highest and best bidder.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-9.5-5 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-9-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 9 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-9-6-2
Members
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The advisory council consists of seven (7) members appointed by the governor.

(b) Not more than four (4) members may be of the same political party.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3-10(a) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.95-2006, SEC.2; P.L.133-2012, SEC.168.
Ind. Code § 14-34-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-34-1-2
Exemptions from article
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. This article does not apply to any of the following activities:

(1) The extraction of coal by a landowner for the landowner's own noncommercial use from land owned or leased by the landowner.

(2) The extraction of coal as an incidental part of federal, state, or local government financed highway or other construction under rules established by the commission.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-1-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-13-5-12 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-13-5-12
General powers
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) If necessary to further the accomplishment of the commission's purposes, the commission may do the following:

(1) Conduct all studies necessary for the performance of the commission's duties.

(2) Publicize, advertise, and distribute reports on the commission's purposes, objectives, and findings.

(3) Provide recommendations in matters related to the commission's functions and objectives to political subdivisions in and adjacent to the corridor and to other public and private agencies.

(4) When requested, act as a coordinating agency for programs and activities of other public and private agencies that are related to the commission's objectives.

(5) Acquire and dispose of real property by grant, gift, purchase, lease, devise, or otherwise.

(6) Acquire and dispose of personal property by grant, gift, purchase, lease, devise, or otherwise.

(7) Hold, use, improve, maintain, operate, own, manage, or lease as lessor or lessee real or personal property, or any interest in that property.

(8) Contract for services relating to the design, construction, and maintenance of:

(A) roadways;

(B) bridges;

(C) walkways;

(D) trails;

(E) other public thoroughfares, park areas, and recreational sites; and

(F) any other public improvements;

necessary to accomplish the goals of the commission.

(9) Employ an executive director and other individuals necessary to carry out the commission's duties.

(b) The commission may contract for staff services with:

(1) qualified agencies or individuals; or

(2) a regional planning commission established under IC 36-7-7.

(c) It is the goal of a project under this chapter to create or enhance the following:

(1) Tourism.

(2) Transportation.

(3) Recreation.

(4) Development.

(5) Employment.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-37-10.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 14-34-16-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 16 / Section 14-34-16-7
Interference with director in performance of director's duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A person who willfully resists, prevents, impedes, or interferes, except as otherwise provided by law, with the director or the director's representative in the performance of duties under this article commits a Class A misdemeanor.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-12-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-33-24-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 24 / Section 14-33-24-5
"Utility owner"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "utility owner" refers to a utility that:

(1) owns at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the surface of the reservoir located within the boundaries of a reservoir conservancy district; and

(2) is governed by a board of directors for utilities under IC 8-1-11.1-3.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, the utility owner of the reservoir located within the boundaries of a reservoir conservancy district is the utility owner that owns at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the surface of the reservoir located within the boundaries of the reservoir conservancy district.

As added by P.L.148-2020, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 14-27-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-27-4-2
Effect of repeal on surviving corporation
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A surviving corporation:

(1) may continue and possesses all the rights, powers, duties, and privileges of any law repealed by IC 19-3-2-106 (repealed April 1, 1980); and

(2) is not affected by the repeal.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-28-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-9-9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 9 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-9-9-2
"Fiscal body" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fiscal body" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-6(1) or IC 36-1-2-6(2), whichever applies.

As added by P.L.137-1997, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-4.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-4.5
"Agricultural fence"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.5. "Agricultural fence", for purposes of IC 14-28-1-22.5, means a structure that is primarily used to keep animals in or out of an area that does not obstruct the flow of water or debris through a floodway.

As added by P.L.164-2024, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 14-36-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 36 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-36-2-12
Sale of land
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) If the retention of the land by the department or other state agencies is determined to be impractical, the department may, with the approval of the governor, sell the land:

(1) to political subdivisions of the state at the cost of acquisition and restoration; or

(2) by public sale to the highest bidder for not less than fair market value for reclaimed land as determined by two (2) private appraisers appointed by the department.

(b) The proceeds of a sale may, upon approval of the department, be used and expended to reclaim and rehabilitate land.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-2.1-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 14-32-8-8.2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-32-8-8.2
Limit on matching funds from division if district territory is larger than one county
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.2. (a) This section applies to a district if, as the result of:

(1) the merger of two (2) or more districts; or

(2) the changing of the boundaries of one (1) or more districts under IC 14-32-6.5;

the territory of the district is larger than the entire area of one (1) county.

(b) The limit in section 8(b) of this chapter on the funds from political subdivisions that the state may be obligated to match shall be adjusted under this section in the case of a district described in subsection (a).

(c) If the territory of a district includes the entire area of two (2) or more counties, the limit on the funds from political subdivisions that the state may be obligated to match is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) multiplied by a whole number equal to the number of counties whose entire area is included in the territory of the district.

(d) If the territory of a district includes some of but less than the entire area of a particular county, the limit on the funds from political subdivisions that the state may be obligated to match is the sum of:

(1) ten thousand dollars ($10,000) multiplied by a percentage equal to the percentage of the particular county's entire area that is included in the territory of the district; plus

(2) either:

(A) ten thousand dollars ($10,000), if the territory of the district also includes all the area of one (1) other county; or

(B) the figure calculated under subsection (c), if the territory of the district also includes all the area of two (2) or more counties.

As added by P.L.95-2016, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 14-26-8-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-26-8-9
Viewers; appointment and qualifications
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. On the day set for the hearing on the form of a petition, the court shall appoint two (2) viewers who shall, with the viewers designated under section 8 of this chapter, pass upon the project as set out. The two (2) viewers appointed by the court:

(1) must be reputable freeholders;

(2) may not be qualified to sign the petitions;

(3) may not be related to an affected landowner; and

(4) must be residents of a county in which the lake lies.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-4 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-13-1-11 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-13-1-11
Chairman; treasurer
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) The governor shall designate:

(1) one (1) of the voting members of the commission as chairman; and

(2) one (1) of the voting members of the commission as treasurer.

(b) The chairman and treasurer serve until:

(1) the governor designates another voting member of the commission as chairman or treasurer, respectively, under subsection (a); or

(2) the term of the member designated as chairman or treasurer, respectively, expires;

whichever occurs first.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-29-3(d) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.197-2021, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 14-18-1.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 18 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 14-18-1.5-1
Establishment
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The state land office is established as a division of the department.

As added by P.L.151-2012, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 14-27-6-38 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-27-6-38
General obligation bonds; issuance
Status: in_force

Sec. 38. (a) The board may issue general obligation bonds of the authority for the purpose of procuring money to pay the cost of:

(1) acquiring real property or rights-of-way; or

(2) constructing, enlarging, improving, remodeling, repairing, or equipping levees, gates, and pumping stations and sewers, ditches, and drains in connection with that construction or maintenance or other facilities;

for use as or in connection with or for administrative purposes of the levee.

(b) The board must authorize the issuance of bonds by ordinance providing for the following:

(1) The amount, terms, and tenor of the bonds.

(2) The time and character of notice.

(3) The mode of selling the bonds.

(c) The bonds:

(1) may bear interest at any rate;

(2) are payable in not more than twenty-five (25) years after the date of issuance; and

(3) shall be:

(A) executed in the name of the authority by the president of the board; and

(B) attested by the secretary and treasurer who shall affix to each of the bonds the official seal of the authority.

(d) The interest coupons attached to the bonds may be executed by placing on the coupons the facsimile signature of the president of the board.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-31-19(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-34-7-10 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-34-7-10
Report of public accounting consultant
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) An applicant shall submit, in addition to the financial information required under section 4 of this chapter, a report prepared by a qualified independent public accounting consultant selected from a list of public accounting consultants approved by the director. The director shall consider the information in the report when deciding whether to accept the self-bond of an applicant.

(b) The director may also require reports described in subsection (a) after the director accepts the applicant's self-bond, but not more than one (1) time every three (3) years while the self-bond is posted, except as provided in subsection (d).

(c) A consultant who prepares a report under this section must:

(1) verify that the financial information required under section 4 of this chapter was prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(2) verify that the accounting principles referred to in subdivision (1) were applied consistently for each year of the period for which the information is submitted;

(3) state the amount of, and reason for, any restatement of the financial information referred to in subdivision (1) that is necessary to meet the requirements of subdivision (2); and

(4) state whether any information reviewed during the preparation of the report would lead the consultant to conclude that the applicant would not meet the requirements of section 4 of this chapter at the end of each of the three (3) fiscal years ending after the calendar month in which the report is completed.

(d) If the consultant who prepares a report under this section is unable to provide the information required by subsection (c)(4), the applicant for whom the report is prepared shall submit an updated report annually.

(e) An applicant shall submit a report required under this section not later than ninety (90) days after the director notifies the applicant or permittee that the report is required.

(f) If an applicant fails to submit a report required under subsection (a), the director shall refuse to accept the self-bond of the applicant until the applicant files the report.

(g) If a permittee who has posted a self-bond under this chapter fails to submit a report required under subsection (b), the director may require the permittee to post an alternate form of bond not later than ninety (90) days after the deadline for the submission of the report.

As added by P.L.176-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-30.5-3.5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 30.5 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 14-30.5-3.5-8
Capacity to sue and be sued
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. A watershed development commission may sue and be sued.

As added by P.L.104-2025, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 14-20-11-11 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 20 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-20-11-11
Plans and designs for monument
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. The commission shall secure plans and designs for a meaningful monument of the state symbolizing to the state and to the world the ideal of One World expressed by Wendell L. Willkie and published in his book. The plans shall be submitted to the Indiana arts commission and may be submitted to the general assembly.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-26-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-209.7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-209.7
"Pore space owner"
Status: in_force

Sec. 209.7. "Pore space owner", for purposes of IC 14-39, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-39-0.6-21.

As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 14-32-5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-32-5-5
Prohibited actions
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A district may not do any of the following:

(1) Exercise the right of eminent domain.

(2) Incur indebtedness beyond available money.

(3) Issue bonds.

(4) Take contributions by exactions or persuasions. However, the district may accept voluntary contributions from any source if the following conditions are met:

(A) The donations are offered for the sole and exclusive purpose of promoting soil and water conservation within the district.

(B) The district satisfactorily guarantees to the donors the faithful use of the donations for that purpose.

(5) Engage in:

(A) the marketing of farm products; or

(B) the buying and selling of farm supplies;

other than those products or supplies used or needed directly or indirectly in soil and water conservation work.

(6) Engage in agricultural research or agricultural extension teaching except in cooperation with Purdue University.

(7) Levy taxes.

(8) Make or levy benefit assessments or any other kind of assessments.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-1-8(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.136-1997, SEC.32.
Ind. Code § 14-32-7-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-32-7-7
"Urban geology survey"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "urban geology survey" means a systematic scientific identification, inventory, and mapping of the earth materials of a given area that sets forth the capabilities, potentials, and limitations of the earth materials for human needs.

(b) The Indiana state department of agriculture shall use the money appropriated by the general assembly to initiate and carry out a program of urban geology surveys, together with other geologic investigations, for Indiana to develop and present the geologic data and information necessary to a coordinated land conservation program that will promote sound land use decisions.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 13-4-3-3(g); 13-4-3-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.136-1997, SEC.38; P.L.1-2006, SEC.224; P.L.120-2008, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 14-38-2-13 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 38 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-38-2-13
Actions to restrain violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. If it appears that a person is violating or is about to violate this chapter or the rules and orders of the commission adopted under this chapter or under IC 13-4-5 (before its repeal), the commission may, in the name of the state of Indiana through the attorney general, bring an action against the person in the circuit or superior court of the county in which:

(1) the land involved is located;

(2) the violator resides; or

(3) the authorized agent of a nonresident violator resides;

to restrain the person from continuing the violations.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-5-9(a) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 14-37-7-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-37-7-6
Owner's or operator's obligations for plugging operations not limited
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. This chapter does not limit the obligation of an owner or operator for plugging operations under this article.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-9-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 14-13-1-13 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-13-1-13
Reimbursement of member expenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) Each voting member who is a state employee is entitled to reimbursement for traveling and other expenses as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.

(b) Each voting member who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem as provided in IC 4-10-11-2.1(b), mileage, and reimbursement for traveling and other expenses as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.

(c) Each legislative member of the commission is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and travel allowances paid to members of the general assembly serving on interim study committees established by the legislative council. Per diem, mileage, and travel allowances paid under this subsection shall be paid from appropriations made to the legislative council or the legislative services agency.

(d) Expenses paid under subsections (a) and (b) shall be paid from appropriations to the commission.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-29-3(e).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.42-2024, SEC.119.
Ind. Code § 14-25.5-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-25.5-2-4
Applicability of adjudicative proceedings to notice of violation
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A notice of violation issued under this chapter is governed by IC 4-21.5-3-6.

As added by P.L.145-2002, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 14-27-6-48 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-27-6-48
Cumulative building fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 48. (a) The board may provide a cumulative building fund in compliance with IC 6-1.1-41 to provide for the erection of:

(1) levees, gates, and pumping stations; or

(2) other facilities or the addition to or improvement of the facilities on the levees;

needed to carry out this chapter.

(b) In compliance with IC 6-1.1-41, the board may levy a property tax not to exceed sixty-seven hundredths of one cent ($0.0067) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of taxable property within the district. As the tax is collected, the tax may be invested in negotiable United States bonds or other securities that the federal government has the direct obligation to pay.

(c) Any money of the cumulative building fund not invested in government obligations shall be withdrawn from the cumulative building fund in the same manner as money is regularly withdrawn from a general fund but without further or additional appropriation.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-31-26.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.17-1995, SEC.13; P.L.6-1997, SEC.159.
Ind. Code § 14-22-21-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 21 / Section 14-22-21-5
Possession of mounted wild animals
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A person may possess at any time a wild animal legally taken in open season and mounted.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-9(4).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-39-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 39 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-39-2-3
Rights to pore space
Status: reserved

Sec. 3. (a) Before July 1, 2022, this chapter does not alter, amend, diminish, or invalidate ownership of the pore space of real property that has been divided into a surface estate and a mineral estate where ownership of the pore space was acquired or reserved by conveyance document. Any ownership rights to pore space that were not expressly or by implication acquired or reserved by conveyance document remain vested in the surface estate.

(b) After June 30, 2022, the ownership of pore space is vested in the surface estate of real property that is divided into a surface estate and a mineral estate unless such rights are explicitly acquired by conveyance document.

(c) This chapter does not alter, amend, diminish, or invalidate common law established prior to July 1, 2022, regarding the rights to or dominance of a mineral estate, or the implied or express right of a mineral owner or mineral lessee for the use of pore space.

(d) A grant of:

(1) an easement to use; or

(2) a lease of;

pore space for carbon sequestration is in perpetuity if specified by an easement or lease. Unless an individual who obtains an easement or lease operates carbon dioxide injection not later than twenty (20) years after obtaining the easement or lease, interest shall lapse, extinguish, and revert to the owner of the surface estate.

As added by P.L.163-2022, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.360.
Ind. Code § 14-29-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 29 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-29-1-3
Obstruction of waterway
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A person who obstructs a stream or watercourse declared navigable is subject to the same penalties as a person who obstructs a public highway. General Indiana law governing:

(1) public highways; and

(2) the laying out and working of public highways in all other respects;

applies, as far as applicable, to the defining and working of navigable watercourses.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 14-37-8-4.3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-37-8-4.3
Emergency plugging of a well
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.3. (a) This section applies to the plugging of a well other than a well referred to in section 4 of this chapter if an emergency or other urgent condition requires the immediate plugging of the well.

(b) An emergency condition exists if a well is found to be leaking or discharging oil, gas, or other fluids in quantities that are capable of:

(1) causing substantial harm to the environment; or

(2) posing an immediate threat to public health or safety.

(c) An urgent condition exists if delay in the plugging of a well will result in a substantial increase in the cost to plug the well due to impending weather or other conditions that are beyond the control of the owner or operator.

(d) An owner or operator may begin plugging a well under this chapter upon verbal approval from the division director or a designated representative of the division director.

(e) An oil and gas inspector must be present during the plugging of a well only if the presence of the inspector is required in the approval given under subsection (d).

As added by P.L.140-2011, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 14-30.5-3-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 30.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-30.5-3-0.5
Applicability
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.5. This chapter does not apply to a watershed development commission that includes the Maumee River basin.

As added by P.L.104-2025, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-18-12-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 18 / Chapter 12 / Section 14-18-12-4
Actions to vacate
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Notwithstanding this chapter, the state may bring an action to vacate as much of a public highway as is located in a:

(1) state park;

(2) state forest;

(3) state game preserve; or

(4) scenic or historic place;

in the same manner as provided by law as of June 7, 1937, for vacation of public highways by any person.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 32-5-10-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-17-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 17 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-17-1-2
Money used for acquisition
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The department may acquire real property under this chapter with any money appropriated or available to the department for the acquisition of real property.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 4-20.5-3-5(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 14-27-9-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-27-9-3
Filing of assessments and placement on tax duplicate
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The board of directors of the corporation shall file a statement of the repair assessments with the county auditor. The assessments are a lien upon filing.

(b) The county auditor shall do the following:

(1) Draw a warrant for the total amount of the repair assessments payable to the treasurer of the corporation.

(2) Place the repair assessments on the tax duplicate of each affected landowner.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-30-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-148 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-148
"Law enforcement officer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 148. "Law enforcement officer", for purposes of IC 14-22-40, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-22-40-5.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.133-1996, SEC.5; P.L.40-2012, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 14-33-16.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 16.5 / Section 14-33-16.5-3
Initiation of dissolution proceedings; petition
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The freeholders of a smaller district may initiate dissolution proceedings under this chapter by filing a petition with the county auditor of the county in which most of the smaller district's area is located. The petition must be signed by at least the lesser of:

(1) fifty (50); or

(2) five percent (5%);

of the smaller district's freeholders.

(b) A petition under subsection (a) may be circulated and presented in separate parts. All the parts of the petition constitute a single petition.

(c) The petitioning freeholders must sign the petition, showing:

(1) the name and address of each petitioner; and

(2) the date of the signature.

(d) A petition must state that the petitioners desire an election on the question of whether:

(1) the smaller district will dissolve and become part of the larger district; and

(2) the larger district will assume the smaller district's operation, obligations, and assets.

(e) A person who presents a petition from the smaller district's freeholders under this section to the county auditor must verify and certify the signatures on the petition upon oath.

As added by P.L.189-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 14-15-3-25 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-15-3-25
Mooring to or tampering with navigational aids
Status: in_force

Sec. 25. A person may not:

(1) moor or attach a boat to; or

(2) move, remove, displace, tamper with, damage, or destroy;

a buoy, beacon, light marker, stake, flag, or other aid to safe operation placed upon public water by or by others under the authority of the United States or the state.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-37.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-37-4-14 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-37-4-14
Transfer permits
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. To transfer the ownership of a permit for a well for oil or gas purposes, a person must submit the following:

(1) A transfer fee of fifteen dollars ($15) payable to the department for each well. However, if an applicant submits more than fifty (50) applications simultaneously, the transfer fee for each application in excess of fifty (50) is ten dollars ($10).

(2) The name and mailing address of the seller and buyer on a form prescribed by the commission.

As added by P.L.186-2003, SEC.78.
Ind. Code § 14-18-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 18 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-18-4-2
Contents of contract
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) A contract authorized by this chapter must include in its terms the following provisions and conditions:

(1) The term of the contract. The term may not exceed ten (10) years.

(2) The manner of payment of rental.

(3) The facilities must be available to the public without discrimination and at charges designed to make the facilities available to a maximum number of the citizens of Indiana.

(4) A prohibition on the sale or public display of alcoholic beverages on the contract premises.

(5) The establishment of a major maintenance and replacement fund.

(b) The contract may prescribe other terms and conditions that the department considers necessary and advisable to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-9.5-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-36-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 36 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-36-2-9
Payment of purchase price, damages, and incidental expenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The:

(1) purchase price, for a negotiated acquisition; or

(2) damages as finally determined, for acquisition by condemnation;

and the necessary incidental expenses shall be paid from appropriations made by the general assembly or from federal money made available for these purposes.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-2.1-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 14-22-34-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 34 / Section 14-22-34-6
"Wildlife" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "wildlife" means:

(1) any wild mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, mollusk, crustacean, or other wild animal; or

(2) any part, product, egg or offspring, or the dead body or parts of the wild animal.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-8.5-1(i).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-32-6.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 14-32-6.5-3
Petition to change boundaries; requirements of territory proposed for inclusion
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) If:

(1) a petition is filed under section 1(a)(1) of this chapter to change the boundaries of a district; and

(2) the territory proposed for inclusion in the reconfigured district includes all or part of the territory of one (1) or more existing districts;

the petition must meet the requirement set forth in subsection (b), subsection (c), or subsection (d).

(b) If the territory proposed for inclusion includes only a portion of the existing district, a petition described in subsection (a) must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) land occupiers whose tracts of land are located within the territory, except as provided in subsection (d).

(c) If the territory proposed for inclusion includes all or part of two (2) or more existing districts, the petition must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) land occupiers whose tracts of land are located within the part of each existing district that is proposed for inclusion, except as provided in subsection (d).

(d) If there are fewer than fifty (50) land occupiers whose tracts of land are located in:

(1) a territory referred to in subsection (b); or

(2) a part of a district referred to in subsection (c);

the petition must be signed by a majority of the land occupiers whose tracts of land are located within the territory or part of a district.

(e) The signature requirements of this section are in addition to the signature requirement imposed by section 1(b) of this chapter.

As added by P.L.136-1997, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 14-13-9-25 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-13-9-25
Creation of segregated account; uses; landowner reimbursement
Status: reserved

Sec. 25. (a) The commission shall deposit special assessments received under section 22 of this chapter into a segregated account maintained by the commission. Except as provided in subsection (b), special assessments deposited into the account may not be transferred into other accounts belonging to the commission. Money in the account may be used only for the following purposes:

(1) To pay expenses directly related to the acquisition, construction, or improvement of real property, a facility, a betterment, or an improvement constituting part of a project of the commission, including acquisition of the site for a project.

(2) To pay expenses directly related to the operation, repair, and maintenance of flood protection systems within the basin.

(3) To pay the annual installment and interest on a loan or other financial assistance received under IC 5-1.2-13.

(b) The commission shall establish an account for reimbursing landowners for damages incurred through the use of the landowners' land for flood storage. The account consists of money transferred from the segregated account described in subsection (a). The commission may transfer amounts considered appropriate by the commission.

As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-17-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 17 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-17-3-5
Lease or purchase of land by person from whom land acquired
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies if the department:

(1) acquired land under:

(A) this chapter; or

(B) IC 14-3-1-19 (before its repeal);

after September 1, 1983; and

(2) decides to lease or sell the land for use in a manner identical or similar to that for which the land was used before the acquisition.

(b) The person from whom the department acquired the land may, at the person's option, lease or purchase the land under the same conditions that the land will be leased or sold by the department if the person does not exercise the option.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-19.5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 14-39-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 39 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-39-2-9
Payment to the department a fee for carbon dioxide storage
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) A storage operator shall pay the department the fees described in subsections (b) and (c) for every metric ton of carbon dioxide injected for storage.

(b) Not later than March 1 of each year, a storage operator shall pay to the department a fee of eight cents ($0.08) per metric ton of carbon dioxide injected into the storage facility during the immediately preceding calendar year. The department shall deposit the fee into the carbon dioxide storage facility trust fund established by section 10 of this chapter.

(c) Not later than March 1 of each year, a storage operator shall pay to the department a fee that is based on the amount of carbon dioxide injected into the storage facility during the immediately preceding calendar year and that is equal to the product of:

(1) the number of metric tons of carbon dioxide injected into the storage facility during the immediately preceding calendar year; multiplied by

(2) five cents ($0.05).

The department shall deposit the fee into the carbon sequestration project program administrative fund established by section 10.5 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.163-2022, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.25-2025, SEC.8; P.L.213-2025, SEC.139.
Ind. Code § 14-34-7-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-34-7-0.5
"Collateral" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "collateral" means the actual or constructive deposit, as appropriate, with the director of one (1) or more of the following types of property in support of a self-bond:

(1) A perfected, first-lien security interest in favor of the department of natural resources in real property located in Indiana that meets the requirements of this chapter.

(2) Securities backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government, or state government securities, that are:

(A) acceptable to;

(B) endorsed to the order of; and

(C) placed in the possession of;

the director.

(3) Personal property that is located in Indiana and owned by the applicant, the market value of which is more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per property unit.

As added by P.L.176-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-32-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-32-7-1
Policy of department
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The general assembly recognizes the following:

(1) That the land resource of Indiana, including the principal elements of geology, landscape, and soils, is one (1) of the basic natural resources of Indiana.

(2) That an ever increasing demand upon the fixed and limited land resource is resulting from a growing population, with the accompanying expansions in commercial, industrial, transportation, recreation, and cultural development and the continuing need for an adequate agricultural base for the production of food and fiber.

(3) That conservation of the land resource is essential to protect and promote the public health, safety, and welfare.

(4) That the task of conservation can only be accomplished through a factual knowledge and understanding of the land resource.

(b) Therefore, it is the policy of the general assembly that the state promote and participate in the conservation of the land resource of Indiana by doing the following:

(1) Providing new or expanded means for the securing, development, and furnishing to land use decision makers of adequate factual knowledge concerning the geology, landscape, and soils of Indiana, including their potentials, limitations, and interrelationships, in the manner set forth in this chapter.

(2) Strengthening the capabilities of local soil and water conservation districts.

(3) Expanding the level of small watershed planning for soil and water conservation measures.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-3-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.136-1997, SEC.36.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-42 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-42
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-22.2-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.2-1997, SEC.91.
Ind. Code § 14-25-4-17 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-25-4-17
Right to compensation for impairment
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. The owner of a significant ground water withdrawal facility shall, subject to an order issued under section 20 of this chapter or under IC 13-2-2.5-11 (before its repeal), provide timely and reasonable compensation to another person who owns a significant ground water withdrawal facility or nonsignificant ground water withdrawal facility if there is failure or substantial impairment of those facilities as set forth in section 8 of this chapter if the following conditions exist:

(1) The failure or substantial impairment was caused by the ground water withdrawals of the owner's significant ground water withdrawal facility.

(2) In the case of an affected nonsignificant ground water withdrawal facility, either:

(A) the affected nonsignificant ground water withdrawal facility was in existence before January 1, 1986; or

(B) if constructed after December 31, 1985, the facility conforms to the rules of the department issued under section 13 of this chapter. Water wells constructed after December 31, 1985, but before the adoption of rules under this chapter must conform to the Recommended Guidelines of the department in Information Bulletin No. 3 published at 9 IR 1242.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-2.5-10(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.71-2025, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-33-17-12 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 17 / Section 14-33-17-12
Voting procedures
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) Before casting a vote, each freeholder must sign the list of freeholders opposite the freeholder's name in the presence of:

(1) the district secretary;

(2) the financial clerk; or

(3) a person designated by the district secretary or financial clerk.

(b) If:

(1) a clerk finds a freeholder's name is omitted from the list; and

(2) all three (3) clerks determine that the freeholder's name should be added to the list;

the clerks shall place the freeholder's name on the list and the freeholder may vote.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-77.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-77.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.132-1996, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.39-2018, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-269 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-269
"Substantial legal and financial commitments in a surface coal mining operation"
Status: in_force

Sec. 269. "Substantial legal and financial commitments in a surface coal mining operation", for purposes of IC 14-34-18, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-34-18-2.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-1-3(10.5).]

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

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "property" means an interest in real property. The term includes the following:

(1) Ownership in fee simple.

(2) Conservation easements.

(3) Leaseholds.

(4) Management rights.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-20-10.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 14-27-6-13 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-27-6-13
Board; filling of vacancy upon resignation
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. If a vacancy occurs on the board by resignation or otherwise, except for the expiration of a term, the city executive or board of commissioners of the county shall appoint a member for the remainder of the term.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-31-7(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-15-3-11 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-15-3-11
Small lakes; exemption from speed limit
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to exempt a small lake containing more than seventy (70) acres from section 10 of this chapter if the following conditions exist:

(1) A majority of the abutting property owners petitions the commission as provided in this section.

(2) An unreasonable hazard to persons would not result.

(3) An unreasonable harm to fish, wildlife, or botanical resources would not result.

(b) A petition under this section must specify one (1) of the following periods for exemption from section 10 of this chapter:

(1) Each day of the week (Sunday through Saturday) from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (local time prevailing).

(2) Monday, Thursday, and Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (local time prevailing).

(3) Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (local time prevailing).

(4) Each day of the week (Sunday through Saturday) from sunrise to sunset if the small lake is owned, leased, or operated in whole or in part by a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13).

(5) Each day of the week (Sunday through Saturday) from sunrise to sunset if the small lake is connected by a natural channel to a lake having a surface area of more than three hundred (300) acres.

(c) The commission may not establish a period that deviates from the period requested in the petition. However, the commission may adopt rules to establish restrictions for the safe operation of watercraft if unusual conditions or hazards would otherwise result by granting the exemption.

(d) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to rescind or amend an exemption granted under subsection (a) if:

(1) a majority of the abutting property owners of a small lake that has been exempted under this section petitions the commission in substantial accordance with the appropriate corresponding requirements of subsection (f) 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.

(e) Before the adoption of a rule under subsection (a), the commission must certify that the petition represents a majority of the abutting property owners. A determination under this subsection is subject to an administrative adjudication under IC 4-21.5.

(f) 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 post time periods exempting (name of lake) from speed limits as specified in IC 14-15-3-10 as follows:

(Petition to specify one (1) of the time periods listed above.)

We certify that, according to land and water acreage maps on file with the department or certified survey attached, (name of lake) is less than three hundred (300) acres and more than seventy (70) acres, as specified in IC 14-15-3 and that the signatures listed on this petition represent a majority of 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 department may verify the validity of the signatures. We also understand and agree that this petition, when certified, may not be changed or altered within two (2) years from the date of the certification.

______________________ _____________________

Signed Lake Property Address

_____________________

Date

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-24(b), (c), (d), (f), (g).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.92-2025, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 14-26-6-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-26-6-3
Violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A person who knowingly lowers the water level of a lake more than twelve (12) inches below the high water mark established by the dam or other artificial device creating the lake commits a Class B infraction.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-16-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.71-2004, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 14-22-32-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 32 / Section 14-22-32-2
Prohibitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A person may not do any of the following:

(1) Offer a game bird or an exotic mammal for hunting, trapping, or chasing by a person using a weapon or device that is not a shotgun, muzzle loading gun, handgun, or bow and arrow.

(2) Hunt, trap, or chase a game bird or an exotic mammal with a weapon or device that is not a shotgun, muzzle loading gun, handgun, or bow and arrow.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-32(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-16-1-25 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-16-1-25
Enforcement powers
Status: in_force

Sec. 25. (a) All law enforcement officers in Indiana shall enforce this chapter.

(b) The attorney general and prosecuting attorneys have concurrent power to approve, file, and prosecute an affidavit charging a violation of this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-3-16(a) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.186-2003, SEC.52.
Ind. Code § 14-11-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 11 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-11-4-4
Issuance of license 30 days after notice of application given
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The director or the department may not issue a license until thirty (30) days after the notice required by this chapter has been given. Notice may be given at any time after an application for a license is filed with the department. The department may require by rule that notice under section 5 of this chapter be provided by the license applicant.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-18-7.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-33-5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-33-5-5
Ballots; certification
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Before the annual meeting, the board shall prepare the ballots and a list of the freeholders of the district, which must be certified by the county auditor and placed in the district's files. A deficiency in this process or an omission of the names of any freeholders does not void action taken at an annual meeting.

(b) Only one (1) vote may be cast per freehold.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-34(f), (g).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.16-2010, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-26-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-26-3-1
"Lake" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "lake" includes both meandered and unmeandered lakes.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-12-3 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-28-1-38 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-28-1-38
Duties of departments in establishing process
Status: in_force

Sec. 38. (a) As used in this section, "permit" means any of the following:

(1) A water quality certification from the department of environmental management under IC 13-13-5-1(1) and Section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1341).

(2) A permit from the department of environmental management for wetland activity in a state regulated wetland under IC 13-18-22.

(3) A permit from the director for a structure, obstruction, deposit, or excavation in a floodway under IC 14-28-1.

(b) In establishing the process required under section 37 of this chapter, the department and the department of environmental management shall do the following:

(1) Determine:

(A) how to inform a person who proposes to perform work for which a permit is required of the need to seek a permit for the work; and

(B) how to ensure that a person proposing to perform work for which a permit is required is informed of every state permit the person needs in order to do the work.

(2) Change the:

(A) application forms;

(B) application processes; or

(C) application forms and application processes;

used by the department and the department of environmental management for purposes of permits as necessary to ensure that a person proposing to perform work for which a permit is required is not required to provide the same information separately to the department and the department of environmental management.

(3) Determine how either the department or the department of environmental management may serve as the single point of contact, for purposes of:

(A) distributing and receiving permit applications;

(B) obtaining information needed to complete the processing of permit applications; and

(C) issuing permits;

for an applicant who does not need to have independent contact with the department that is not serving as the single point of contact.

(4) Create an internal process to ensure that the appropriate office within the department and the department of environmental management receives and timely reviews each permit application.

(5) Ensure that the processing of each permit application is monitored.

As added by P.L.214-2014, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 14-32-6.5-22 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 14-32-6.5-22
Dissolution; procedures; certificate
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. (a) To proceed with the dissolution of a district under section 14(b) of this chapter in accordance with the results of an election, the supervisors of the district, upon notification of the results of the election, shall do the following:

(1) Begin immediately to terminate the affairs of the district.

(2) Dispose of all property belonging to the district at public auction and pay over the proceeds of the sale into the state treasury.

(3) File with the secretary of state a notarized letter of application for dissolution of the district that:

(A) recites that the property of the district has been disposed of and the proceeds of the sale paid over as required by this section; and

(B) sets forth a full accounting of the property and proceeds of the sale.

(4) Transmit with the letter of application a copy of the certification by the board of the results of the election on the local public question of whether to dissolve the district.

(b) Upon receipt, examination, and approval of the letter of application and accompanying required document, the secretary of state shall do the following:

(1) Issue to the supervisors a certificate of dissolution.

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

As added by P.L.136-1997, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 14-37-11-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-37-11-2
Burning natural gas
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. An owner or operator of a well producing both oil and natural gas may burn the natural gas in flares if there is not a market for the natural gas.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 14-19-11-16 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 19 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-19-11-16
Exemption; paying certain taxes or assessments
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. The authority is not required to pay taxes or assessments upon:

(1) any property acquired or used by the authority; or

(2) the income from property acquired or used by the authority.

As added by P.L.127-2022, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-215.7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-215.7
"Professional production crew"
Status: in_force

Sec. 215.7. "Professional production crew", for purposes of IC 14-22-26.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-22-26.5-2.5.

As added by P.L.96-2022, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-33-22-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 22 / Section 14-33-22-6
Request for assessment
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A user, all or a part of whose real property is subject to no tax other than the special benefits tax imposed under this article, may file with the county assessor and the board a request for assessment of the user's real property under this chapter. A request for a change in assessment must be filed before November 2 of the year preceding the assessment date for which the change in assessment is requested. Every request applies only to the following:

(1) Real property specified in the request and subject to no tax other than the special benefits tax imposed under this article.

(2) The past year specified in the request for which assessment is requested under this chapter and all future years until further notice.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.245-2015, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 14-38-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 38 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-38-2-12
Affidavit of plugging and abandoning
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) The commission's designated representative or the authorized representative of the permittee who supervises the plugging of the test hole shall make and furnish to the permittee an affidavit to the effect that the test hole has been plugged and abandoned in accordance with this chapter, reciting in the affidavit the pertinent information that is prescribed by the commission.

(b) The commission representative or the authorized representative of the permittee shall furnish to the commission an exact copy of the affidavit.

(c) The commission shall permanently retain the affidavit, which must be open to inspection by all persons.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-5-8 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 14-18-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-18-2-3
Contents of leases and contracts
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "inn" means a public facility that has the following:

(1) At least twenty (20) rooms for the accommodation of overnight guests.

(2) A dining room that offers table service for at least forty (40) individuals at one (1) time during normal dining hours.

(b) A lease and contract authorized by this chapter must include in its terms the following provisions and conditions:

(1) The legal description of the leasehold. A survey for the description is not required.

(2) The term of the lease. The term may not exceed forty (40) years with two (2) additional options to renew of thirty (30) years each.

(3) Provision for the submission of complete plans and specifications to the department for review and written approval before beginning any construction.

(4) The manner of payment of rental.

(5) The facilities provided will be available to the public without discrimination and at charges designed to make the facilities available to a maximum number of the citizens of Indiana.

(6) That the rates and fees charged for goods and services on the leased area will be in accord with those charged at similar developments in the area.

(7) The disposition of the leasehold and improvements at the termination of the lease.

(8) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (e), if the lease and contract concerns state owned land under the management and control of the department, including state parks, a prohibition on the sale or public display of alcoholic beverages on the premises.

(c) A lease and contract authorized by this chapter may permit in its terms the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises of an inn if the lessee or concessionaire applies for and secures the necessary permits required by IC 7.1.

(d) A lease and contract authorized by this chapter may permit in its terms the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises of a public golf course if:

(1) the lease and contract concerns federally owned land that is:

(A) under the control and management of the department; and

(B) located on Brookville Reservoir; and

(2) the lessee or concessionaire applies for and secures the necessary permits required by IC 7.1.

(e) A lease and contract authorized by this chapter may permit in its terms the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises of:

(1) a pavilion located within Indiana Dunes State Park, and within one hundred (100) feet of the pavilion and the pavilion parking lot; or

(2) a marina located:

(A) within the Newton-Stewart State Recreational Area; and

(B) within Orange County;

if the lessee or concessionaire applies for and secures the necessary permits required by IC 7.1.

(f) The retail sale of alcoholic beverages on licensed premises described in subsections (c), (d), and (e) is subject to any other applicable alcoholic beverage provisions under the Indiana Code and any rule adopted to implement any other applicable alcoholic beverage provisions under the Indiana Code.

(g) A lease and contract may prescribe other terms and conditions that the department considers necessary and advisable to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.71-2012, SEC.10; P.L.70-2014, SEC.6; P.L.121-2015, SEC.3; P.L.196-2015, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 14-37-6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-37-6-5
Forfeiture of bond or alternative security
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The director shall order forfeiture of a bond or alternative security provided under this chapter when a permit is revoked under IC 14-37-13.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-8-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 14-34-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-34-7-1
"Liabilities" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "liabilities" means obligations to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future as a result of past transactions. The term does not include amounts that are required to be recorded for financial accounting purposes under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards number 106 issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and effective December 1990.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-6.3-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.176-1995, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-39-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 39 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-39-1-3
Declaration that pipeline transportation and underground storage of carbon dioxide are in the public interest
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Because:

(1) the movement of carbon dioxide conducted for:

(A) a person's own use or account; or

(B) the use or account of another person or persons;

by pipeline in Indiana for carbon management applications can assist efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions; and

(2) the underground storage of carbon dioxide can assist efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions;

the use of carbon dioxide transmission pipelines, including their routing, construction, maintenance, and operation, and the underground storage of carbon dioxide are declared as a matter of legislative determination to be a public use and service, in the public interest, and a benefit to the welfare and people of Indiana.

As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.291-2019, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-33-20-18 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 20 / Section 14-33-20-18
Execution of bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness; valid and binding obligations
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. (a) The bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness shall be executed in the name of the district by the chairman of the board and attested by the secretary. Interest coupons may be executed by placing the facsimile signature of the chairman on the coupons.

(b) The bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness are valid and binding obligations of the district for all purposes provided by this chapter and in the resolution, even if before delivery any of the persons whose signatures appear on the bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness have ceased to be officers of the district.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-4-8(c) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-13-2-29 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-13-2-29
Little Calumet River basin
Status: in_force

Sec. 29. (a) As used in this section, "Little Calumet River basin" means the area and subareas that:

(1) drain into the western arm of the Little Calumet River; and

(2) are certified by the department after consultation with the following:

(A) The county surveyors.

(B) The United States Army Corps of Engineers.

(b) If a regulated drain situated within the Little Calumet River basin is included in a flood control project approved by the department:

(1) the drain ceases to be subject to IC 36-9-27; and

(2) the agency that constructs and maintains the project on the date the flood control project is approved has the same right-of-entry and right-of-way powers over and upon private land that is given the county surveyor or drainage board under IC 36-9-27-33.

(c) The construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of a drain described in subsection (b) are the responsibility of the agency that constructs and maintains the project.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-29.5-11, Part new.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 14-31-1-11 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 31 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-31-1-11
Dedication of property
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) An estate, an interest, or a right in an area may be dedicated by any of the following:

(1) A state agency having jurisdiction of the area.

(2) Any other unit of government within Indiana having jurisdiction of the area.

(3) A private owner of the area.

(b) A dedication is effective and an area becomes a nature preserve only upon the acceptance of the articles of dedication by the department. Articles of dedication shall be placed on public record in the proper record in the county in which the area is located.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5-6(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-38 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-38
"Channel"
Status: in_force

Sec. 38. "Channel" has the following meaning:

(1) For purposes of IC 14-28-1 and IC 14-28-3, the natural or artificial channel of a river or stream.

(2) For purposes of IC 14-29-4, the meaning set forth in IC 14-29-4-1.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: subdivision (1) formerly 13-2-22-3(10); subdivision (2) formerly 13-2-18.5-1(1).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-28-1-26.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-28-1-26.5
Mobile home or residence in boundary river floodway; permits; fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.5. (a) This section applies to the following activities:

(1) The placement or replacement of a mobile home within a boundary river floodway.

(2) The repair of a residence that:

(A) is located in a boundary river floodway; and

(B) has been damaged by floodwaters or another means;

except for the reconstruction of a residence to which section 25 of this chapter applies.

(3) The construction of an:

(A) addition to; or

(B) improvement of;

a residential structure within a boundary river floodway.

(4) The construction of a new residence within a boundary river floodway.

(b) The federal regulations that:

(1) were adopted by the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to implement the National Flood Insurance Act (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.);

(2) are published in 44 CFR Parts 59 through 60; and

(3) are in effect on January 1, 1997;

are adopted as the criteria for determining whether an activity referred to in subsection (a) is allowed in Indiana. However, the lowest floor of a new residence constructed within a boundary river floodway referred to in subsection (a)(4) must be at least two (2) feet above the one hundred (100) year frequency flood elevation.

(c) A person who wishes to perform an activity referred to in subsection (a) is authorized to perform the activity if:

(1) the federal regulations described in subsection (b) as the governing criteria allow the activity; and

(2) the person obtains a permit for the activity under this section.

(d) To obtain a permit for an activity referred to in subsection (a), a person must:

(1) file with the director a verified written application for a permit on a form provided by the department; and

(2) pay to the department a nonrefundable minimum fee of ten dollars ($10).

(e) An application filed under this section must:

(1) set forth the material facts concerning the proposed activity; and

(2) in the case of an activity described in subsection (a)(1), (a)(3), or (a)(4), include plans and specifications for the construction, reconstruction, or repair.

(f) If an application submitted under this section meets the requirements set forth in subsections (d) and (e), the director may not reject the application unless the regulations adopted as the governing criteria under subsection (b) do not allow the activity.

(g) If the federal regulations adopted as the governing criteria under subsection (b) authorize a type of activity only when certain conditions are met, a permit that the director issues for that type of activity may require the applicant, in carrying out the activity, to meet the same conditions.

(h) If:

(1) there is a dispute under this section about the elevation of a site; and

(2) the elevation of the site has been determined by a professional surveyor;

the elevation determined by the professional surveyor must be used as the accepted elevation.

As added by P.L.135-1997, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.121-2003, SEC.1; P.L.57-2013, SEC.18; P.L.195-2017, SEC.47.
Ind. Code § 14-16-1-18 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-16-1-18
Duties of dealers
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. (a) A dealer shall maintain in safe operating condition all vehicles rented, leased, or furnished by the dealer. The dealer or the dealer's agents or employees shall explain the operation of a vehicle being rented, leased, or furnished. If the dealer or the dealer's agent or employee believes the person to whom the vehicle is to be rented, leased, or furnished is not competent to operate the vehicle with safety to the person or others, the dealer or the dealer's agent or employee shall refuse to rent, lease, or furnish the vehicle.

(b) A dealer renting, leasing, or furnishing a vehicle shall carry a policy of liability insurance subject to minimum limits, exclusive of interest and costs, with respect to the vehicle as follows:

(1) Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for bodily injury to or death of one (1) person in any one (1) accident.

(2) Subject to the limit for one (1) person, forty thousand dollars ($40,000) for bodily injury to or death of at least two (2) persons in any one (1) accident.

(3) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for injury to or destruction of property of others in any one (1) accident.

(c) In the alternative, a dealer may demand and must be shown proof that the person renting, leasing, or being furnished a vehicle carries a liability policy of at least the type and coverage specified in subsection (b).

(d) A dealer:

(1) shall prepare an application for a certificate of title as required by IC 9-17-2-1 for a purchaser of an off-road vehicle and shall submit the application for the certificate of title in the format required by IC 9-17-2-2 to the bureau of motor vehicles; and

(2) may charge a processing fee for this service that may not exceed ten dollars ($10).

(e) This subsection does not apply to an off-road vehicle that is at least five (5) model years old. After January 1, 2008, a dealer may not have on its premises an off-road vehicle that does not have a certificate of:

(1) origin from its manufacturer; or

(2) title issued by;

(A) the bureau of motor vehicles or its equivalent in another state; or

(B) a foreign country.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-3-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.219-2005, SEC.18; P.L.198-2016, SEC.640; P.L.85-2017, SEC.68.
Ind. Code § 14-33-5-11 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-33-5-11
Terms for initial directors
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) The board of commissioners of the county shall appoint the initial directors for the following terms:

(1) If there are three (3) or five (5) directors, the terms are as follows:

(A) One (1) term expires at the next annual meeting.

(B) One (1) term expires at the second annual meeting.

(C) One (1) term expires at the third annual meeting.

(D) Any other terms expire at the fourth annual meeting.

(2) If there are seven (7) or nine (9) directors, the terms are as follows:

(A) Two (2) terms expire at the next annual meeting.

(B) Two (2) terms expire at the second annual meeting.

(C) Two (2) terms expire at the third annual meeting.

(D) All other terms expire at the fourth annual meeting.

(b) As the terms expire, each new director shall be elected for a term of four (4) years.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-35.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-27-7.3-13 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 7.3 / Section 14-27-7.3-13
Violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.

As added by P.L.104-2020, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 14-16-1-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-16-1-8
Expired
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Title 14 Recodification Citation: 14-1-3-2; Pre-2016 Title 9 Revision Citation: subsection (a)(2) formerly 14-16-1-19.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.186-2003, SEC.41; P.L.225-2005, SEC.12; P.L.86-2010, SEC.6; P.L.25-2011, SEC.1; P.L.259-2013, SEC.31; P.L.198-2016, SEC.639. Expired 1-1-2017 by P.L.198-2016, SEC.639.
Ind. Code § 14-25-8-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-25-8-2
Duties of department
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The department shall do the following:

(1) Continue the geological, scientific, and topographical survey of Indiana and the work of discovering, developing, and preserving Indiana's natural resources.

(2) Collect and disseminate information concerning the agricultural, mining, and manufacturing advantages of Indiana and give special attention to the following:

(A) The discovery of minerals, stone, clay, or other natural substances useful in agriculture, road making, manufacture, or the mechanical arts.

(B) The prevention of waste of minerals and mineral products and coal.

(b) The commission:

(1) has charge of; and

(2) shall, as practicable, periodically add specimens to;

the state geological cabinet, museums, apparatus, and library.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-11.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 14-15-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-15-3-3
Careful and prudent operation
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A person operating a boat shall operate the boat in a careful and prudent manner, having due regard for the following:

(1) The rights, safety, and property of other persons.

(2) The conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of traffic.

(3) Possible injury to the person or property of other persons.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-16.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-15-9-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-15-9-3
"Underwater breathing apparatus" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "underwater breathing apparatus" means an apparatus, whether:

(1) self contained; or

(2) connected to a distant source of air or other gas;

that enables an individual wholly or partially submerged in water to obtain or reuse air or any other gas for breathing without returning to the surface of the water.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-7-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-25-7-10 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-25-7-10
Administration of chapter; reporting requirement
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The commission shall administer this chapter.

(b) The deputy director for the bureau of resource management shall serve as technical secretary to the commission. The deputy director shall perform the duties that are required by this chapter or that the commission directs.

(c) The advisory council established by IC 14-9-6-1 shall serve in an advisory capacity to the commission with respect to the implementation of the commission's powers and duties, including the drafting of rules and development of inventories, assessments, and plans.

(d) For the time that the advisory council is involved in the drafting of rules, the membership of the council shall be augmented as follows:

(1) Two (2) members of the senate, not more than one (1) of whom may be of the same political party, shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years by the president pro tempore of the senate.

(2) Two (2) members of the house of representatives, not more than one (1) of whom may be of the same political party, shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years by the speaker of the house of representatives.

These members are entitled to travel expenses and a per diem allowance as determined by the budget agency for members of boards and commissions generally.

(e) The department shall provide professional, technical, and clerical personnel, equipment, supplies, and support services reasonably required to assist the commission in the exercise of the commission's powers and duties under this chapter. The department shall include money for this purpose in the regular operating budget requests of the department.

(f) On or before July 1, 2027, and July 1 biennially thereafter, the advisory council shall submit a report to the executive director of the legislative services agency, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, for review by the interim committee on government in accordance with IC 1-1-15.5-4 and IC 2-5-1.3-13(g). The report shall describe:

(1) official action taken; and

(2) actionable items considered;

by the advisory council during the preceding two (2) years.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.95-2006, SEC.9; P.L.127-2022, SEC.28; P.L.161-2025, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 14-38-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 38 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-38-2-5
Enforcement by department
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The department shall carry out and enforce this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-5-3.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 14-34-18-2 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 18 / Section 14-34-18-2
"Substantial legal and financial commitments in a surface coal mining operation" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "substantial legal and financial commitments in a surface coal mining operation" means significant investments that have been made on the basis of a long term coal contract in power plants, railroads, coal handling facilities, preparation facilities, extraction facilities, or storage facilities and other capital intensive activities, such as the following:

(1) Improvement or modification of coal land within, for access to, or in support of surface coal mining and reclamation operations.

(2) Acquisition of capital equipment for use in, for access to, or for use in support of surface coal mining and reclamation operations.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-1-3(10.5).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-33-5.4-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 5.4 / Section 14-33-5.4-9
Annual meeting
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) The annual meeting of the district must be held at the time designated by the court under IC 14-33-2-27.

(b) The location of the annual meeting must be:

(1) the office of the district; or

(2) a place in or near the district as determined by resolution of the board adopted before December 1 of the year.

(c) Notice of the annual meeting of the district must be published in one (1) issue of a newspaper of general circulation in each county in the district. The notice must be published:

(1) not less than fourteen (14); and

(2) not more than thirty-one (31);

days before the annual meeting.

(d) The notice must set forth:

(1) the fact that the meeting is the annual meeting of the district; and

(2) the purposes of the meeting.

As added by P.L.185-1995, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-26-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-26-3-6
Department as party in interest
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. In the interest of public health and convenience, the department is a party in interest in the matters set out in this chapter. Nonbenefit or the nonownership of land affected by a cause may not be pleaded in any court acting under Indiana law as a bar to the right of the department to appear, commence, prosecute, or defend in the cause.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-12-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-11-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-11-3-1
Licenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "license" means a license, a franchise, a permit, a certification, an approval, a registration, a charter, or a similar form of authorization that may be issued to a person by:

(1) the department;

(2) the commission; or

(3) the director;

under Indiana law. The term does not include a license issued by the historic preservation review board established by IC 14-21-1-20.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the director shall issue all licenses.

(c) A designee of the director may issue licenses. A designee of the director must be a full-time employee of the department.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3-24.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-19-11-13 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 19 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-19-11-13
Suits by and against authority
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. The authority may:

(1) sue and be sued; and

(2) plead and be impleaded.

As added by P.L.127-2022, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 14-30.5-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 30.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-30.5-3-7
Powers concerning real or personal property; development of water resources
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) A watershed development commission may:

(1) acquire and dispose of real or personal property by grant, gift, purchase, lease, devise, or otherwise; and

(2) hold, use, improve, maintain, operate, own, manage, or lease as lessor or lessee real or personal property or any interest in that property;

for the purposes set forth in this chapter.

(b) A watershed development commission may exercise the powers granted by this section for the development of the water resources of the commission's designated watershed.

As added by P.L.251-2023, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 14-22-14-17 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-22-14-17
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-12-19.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed by P.L.141-2022, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 14-36-1-12 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 36 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-36-1-12
"Reclamation plan" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "reclamation plan" means the operator's written proposal approved by the commission for reclamation of the affected area. The term includes the following:

(1) Land use objectives.

(2) Specifications for grading.

(3) Manner and type of revegetation.

(4) The maps and other supporting documents that are required by this chapter.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 14-27-5-11 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-27-5-11
Repayment of loan by levy of special assessment
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. A loan made under this chapter or under IC 13-2-29-1 (before its repeal) shall be repaid by levy of the special assessment authorized on the real property within the proposed project. The assessment against the landowners must be in the proportion that the benefits assessed against each tract of real property bear to the total benefits assessed as shown by the report of the appraisers appointed by the board of commissioners of the county under Acts 1913, c. 165, s. 16. Statutes regulating:

(1) the payment and collection of state and county taxes;

(2) the placing of assessments on the tax rolls and the recording of the assessments;

(3) the validity of the assessments;

(4) the assessment of penalties and interest; and

(5) the sale of property for delinquent taxes;

apply to the assessments.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-29-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 14-27-7-9 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-27-7-9
Exemption of department from liability
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. This chapter does not create a liability for damages against the department or the department's officers, agents, and employees caused by or arising out of any of the following:

(1) The construction, maintenance, operation, or failure of a levee, dike, or floodwall and appurtenant works.

(2) The issuance and enforcement of a notice of violation or a rule issued by the department to carry out the department's duties.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-20-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.148-2002, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 14-27-7-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-27-7-6
Emergency measures to protect life and property
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) If at any time the condition of a levee, a dike, a floodwall, or an appurtenance becomes so dangerous to the safety of life and property that, in the opinion of the department there is not sufficient time for the issuance and enforcement of a notice of violation for the maintenance, alteration, repair, reconstruction, change in construction or location, or removal of the dike, floodwall, levee, or appurtenance in the manner provided in this chapter, the department may immediately take the measures that are essential to provide emergency protection to life and property.

(b) The department may recover the cost of the emergency measures from the owner by appropriate legal action.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-20-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.148-2002, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-39-1-13 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 39 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-39-1-13
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.18. Repealed by P.L.291-2019, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 14-34-17-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 17 / Section 14-34-17-1
Action subject to review; operation of rights not limited
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. An action of the director or the commission is subject to judicial review under IC 4-21.5-5. The availability of judicial review under this chapter does not limit the operation of rights under IC 14-34-15-12 through IC 14-34-15-15.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 14-33-16-10 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 16 / Section 14-33-16-10
Absentee ballot
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. A freeholder of the district may vote absentee by written ballot. A written ballot vote must be signed and mailed or delivered to the district office. Ballots voted by absentees are valid if delivered or received before the scheduled date of the election.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-96(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-15-9-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 15 / Chapter 9 / Section 14-15-9-7
Surfacing within 100 feet of divers down flag
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) Except during an emergency, a diver shall surface within one hundred (100) feet of the divers down flag displayed for the diver.

(b) If:

(1) a diver surfaces at a distance greater than one hundred (100) feet from the divers down flag displayed for the diver; and

(2) the diver is injured by a watercraft while surfacing;

the operator of the watercraft is not liable for the injury to the diver unless the operator was negligent in the operation of the watercraft.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-7-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 14-24-6-6 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 24 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-24-6-6
Labeling of imported nursery stock
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to nursery stock that is:

(1) imported into Indiana by a nursery grower; and

(2) transplanted, grown, and held by the grower for at least five (5) years after the date of import.

(b) If a person imports nursery stock into Indiana from outside the forty-eight (48) contiguous states of the United States, the nursery stock must have a label attached that contains the following information:

(1) The hardiness zone of the nursery stock.

(2) The common name and botanical name of the nursery stock.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-12-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 14-32-6.5-23 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 14-32-6.5-23
Dissolution; contracts remain in force
Status: in_force

Sec. 23. (a) Despite the issuance of a certificate of dissolution of a district under section 22 of this chapter, all contracts to which the district is a party remain in force and effect for the period provided in the contracts.

(b) The board:

(1) is substituted for the district as party to the contracts;

(2) is entitled to all benefits and subject to all liabilities under the contracts; and

(3) has the same right and obligation under the contracts as the district would have had to:

(A) perform;

(B) require performance;

(C) sue and be sued; and

(D) modify or terminate the contracts by mutual consent or otherwise.

As added by P.L.136-1997, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 14-37-8-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 8 / Section 14-37-8-1
When plugging and abandonment required; violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) An owner or operator shall plug and abandon a well that:

(1) is completed as a nonproductive well;

(2) ceases to produce oil or natural gas; or

(3) is no longer operated for the purpose for which the well is permitted;

unless the owner or operator is authorized to delay the plugging and abandonment of the well under section 8 of this chapter.

(b) The department may assess a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) against an owner or operator of a well who:

(1) ceases to operate the well; and

(2) knowingly fails to plug and abandon the well in violation of subsection (a).

(c) An owner or operator who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Level 6 felony if the violation or failure to comply relates to the operation of a Class II well.

(d) A civil penalty assessed under this section shall be deposited in the oil and gas environmental fund established by IC 14-37-10-2.

(e) Each day that the well remains not plugged and not abandoned constitutes a separate violation of subsection (a).

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-10-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.195-2014, SEC.40.
Ind. Code § 14-16-1-27 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-16-1-27
Operation on public property
Status: in_force

Sec. 27. An individual may not operate a vehicle:

(1) on public property without the consent of the state or an agency of the state; or

(2) in a United States forest without the consent of the United States Forest Service.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-3-16(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 14-39-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 39 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-39-2-12
Recovery of public utility; claim of subsurface trespass
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) Nothing in this section prohibits recovery by a public utility for any impact on a source of the public water supply from a carbon sequestration project.

(b) A claim of subsurface trespass shall not be actionable against a storage operator conducting carbon sequestration in accordance with a valid UIC Class VI permit and a permit issued by the department for a carbon sequestration project, unless the claimant proves that injection or migration of carbon dioxide:

(1) is injurious to health, indecent, offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property so as essentially to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property; or

(2) has caused direct physical injury to a person, an animal, or tangible property.

(c) A surface or subsurface property interest holder shall be permitted to recover money damages only for the loss of a nonspeculative value resulting from the injection and migration of carbon dioxide beyond the storage facility.

(d) A surface or subsurface property interest holder may seek punitive damages in accordance with IC 34-51-3-4 only if the storage operator violates the requirements of the UIC Class VI permit or acts with reckless disregard of public safety.

As added by P.L.163-2022, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-25-17-7 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 25 / Chapter 17 / Section 14-25-17-7
Department's review of application; determination of completeness; corrected application; approval of application; required findings
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) The department shall review an application submitted under section 6 of this chapter. If the department determines that the application submitted under section 6 of this chapter is complete, the department shall notify the applicant.

(b) The department shall return an application to the applicant if the department determines that the application is incomplete, inaccurate, or both.

(c) If the department returns an application to an applicant under subsection (b), the department shall include with the returned application a written notice that:

(1) identifies the deficiency in the application; and

(2) informs the applicant that the applicant may file a corrected application not later than sixty (60) days after the applicant's receipt of the returned application.

(d) Upon receiving a corrected application under this section, the department shall review the application.

(e) Not later than ninety (90) days after receiving a complete application, the department shall notify the applicant in writing as to whether the department has approved or denied the application. The department shall approve an application if the department determines that the transfer:

(1) will not result in a perennial overdraft of a ground water resource or in a perennial stream flow depletion; and

(2) is in the public interest, as described in IC 14-25-1-1 and IC 14-25-1-2.

As added by P.L.99-2025, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 14-34-5-8.4 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 34 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-34-5-8.4
Minor field revision; determination and approval
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.4. (a) For purposes of sections 7 and 8 of this chapter, a proposed revision of a permit is a minor field revision if the proposed change:

(1) does not require technical review or design analysis; and

(2) is capable of being evaluated in the field by the director's designated delegate for compliance with the requirements of section 7(d) of this chapter.

(b) A minor field revision may be approved by a field inspector in an inspection report or on a form signed in the field.

(c) A minor field revision approved under this section:

(1) must be properly documented and separately filed; and

(2) may include the following:

(A) Soil stockpile location and configurations.

(B) As-built pond certifications.

(C) Minor transportation facilities changes.

(D) Any of the following for a pond:

(i) Depth.

(ii) Shape.

(iii) Orientation.

(E) An area for temporary drainage control or temporary water storage.

(F) Equipment changes.

(G) Explosive storage areas.

(H) Minor mine management or support facility locations (except for the disposal or storage of refuse).

(I) Adding United States Natural Resources Conservation Service conservation practices.

(J) Methods of erosion protection on diversions.

(K) Temporary cessation of mining.

(L) Minor diversion location changes.

As added by P.L.75-1998, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 14-22-31.5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 22 / Chapter 31.5 / Section 14-22-31.5-8
Issuance of shooting range permit by local unit
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) The maintenance, repair, renovation, modernization, or expansion of buildings, structures, or facilities used in connection with a shooting range, including improvements to safety, security accessibility, or environmental controls, is a continuation of a permitted use and may not be treated by a local unit of government as:

(1) an expansion of a nonconforming use; or

(2) a basis to deny, delay, or condition approval of any permit that is otherwise required under applicable building codes or safety regulations.

(b) A local unit of government shall review and act upon any application for a permit described in subsection (a) using the same objective standards and procedures that apply to similarly situated commercial, industrial, or agricultural properties, without regard to the:

(1) type of goods or services offered by the shooting range; or

(2) status of the property with respect to annexation.

(c) A local unit of government may not condition, explicitly or implicitly, the approval, issuance, or timely processing of a permit described in subsection (a) on the:

(1) owner's or operator's consent to annexation by a municipality (as defined in IC 36-1-2-11); or

(2) waiver of any right granted to the owner or operator under this chapter or any other law.

(d) Nothing in this section prohibits a local unit of government from enforcing generally applicable building, fire, or safety codes that are:

(1) neutral and of general applicability; and

(2) not adopted or applied for the purpose of restricting, hindering, or causing the closure of a shooting range.

As added by P.L.117-2026, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 14-37-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-37-1-1
Permit, bond, or security governed by article
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A permit, a bond, or an alternative security for a permit issued for a well for oil and gas purposes in force after June 30, 1988, is governed by this article.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-1-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.80-2005, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-28-4-27 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 28 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-28-4-27
Injunctive relief
Status: in_force

Sec. 27. (a) The commission may institute the following:

(1) A suit for injunction in the circuit court, superior court, or probate court with jurisdiction in the county to restrain an individual or a governmental entity from violating this chapter or an ordinance adopted under this chapter or under IC 13-2-22.6 (before its repeal).

(2) A suit for a mandatory injunction directing an individual or a governmental entity to remove a structure erected in violation of:

(A) this chapter or IC 13-2-22.6 (before its repeal); or

(B) an ordinance adopted under this chapter or under IC 13-2-22.6 (before its repeal).

(b) If the commission is successful in the commission's suit, the respondent shall pay the costs of the action. A change of venue from the county may not be granted.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-22.6-23.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.73.
Ind. Code § 14-33-20-38 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 33 / Chapter 20 / Section 14-33-20-38
Discharge of indebtedness
Status: in_force

Sec. 38. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a district may do the following:

(1) Borrow money from the state in accordance with other statutes.

(2) Evidence the indebtedness upon terms and conditions that are provided in the statutes or that the state requires.

(b) A district may:

(1) pay and discharge the indebtedness from the proceeds of bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued under:

(A) this chapter; or

(B) IC 13-3-4 (before its repeal); or

(2) refund the indebtedness to the state;

in accordance with this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-4-15.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 14-19-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-19-3-3
Motor vehicle towing unoccupied vehicle considered one vehicle
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. If a motor vehicle is towing an unoccupied motor vehicle, the two (2) motor vehicles are considered one (1) motor vehicle for the purpose of calculating the admission fee to a state park or recreation area.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-3-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 14-37-3-15 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-37-3-15
Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this article. The rules must include rules necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon the commission under this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-4-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 14-26-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-26-4-5
Reports; filing
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The department shall file the report with the following:

(1) The commission.

(2) The clerk of the circuit court with jurisdiction in the county in which the greatest area of the lake is situated.

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

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 14-8-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-8-3-5
Recodification of prior natural resources law
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The recodification act of the 1995 regular session of the general assembly shall be construed as a recodification of prior natural resources law. If the literal meaning of the recodification act of the 1995 regular session of the general assembly would result in a substantive change in the prior natural resources law, the difference shall be construed as a typographical, spelling, or other clerical error that must be corrected by:

(1) inserting, deleting, or substituting words, punctuation, or other matters of style in the recodification act of the 1995 regular session of the general assembly; and

(2) using any other rule of statutory construction;

as necessary or appropriate to apply the recodification act of the 1995 regular session of the general assembly in a manner that does not result in a substantive change in the law. The principle of statutory construction that a court must apply the literal meaning of an act if the literal meaning of the act is unambiguous does not apply to the recodification act of the 1995 regular session of the general assembly to the extent that the recodification act of the 1995 regular session of the general assembly is not substantively identical to the prior natural resources law.

[1995 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 14-13-1-12 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-13-1-12
Meetings
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) The commission shall meet on call of any of the following:

(1) The chairman.

(2) The executive director.

(3) Any three (3) voting members.

(b) Seven (7) voting members constitute a quorum.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-29-3(d) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 14-38-1-17 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 38 / Chapter 1 / Section 14-38-1-17
Agreement for production from same petroleum field
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) If the commission finds it is in the best interest of the state for the production of petroleum, the state, a permittee, a lessee, an operator, or any person owning or controlling royalty or other interest in separate properties of the same producing or prospective petroleum field may enter into agreement among each other, subject to the approval of the commission, for the following purposes:

(1) Cooperative exploration, development, and operation of all or a part of the field or exploration, development, or operation of all or part of the field as a pool or unit.

(2) Fixing the time, location, and manner of drilling.

(3) Regulating the location, sequence, and number of exploratory wells required for permits under unit operations and leases.

(4) Operating wells for the exploration of petroleum on state and private land.

(5) The apportionment of the petroleum between the state and the owners of land embraced within the field placed in the pool, taking into consideration the following:

(A) The relative character and geological nature of the tracts of land as far as the character and nature is reasonably ascertainable.

(B) The apparent probability of producing petroleum from all or any part of the land.

(6) All other apparent factors that tend to aid in arriving at a fair, just, and equitable participation by the state and the owners in the apportionment and distribution of the petroleum that is recovered and saved.

(b) The purpose of this section is to encourage the development and exploration of petroleum upon state land by and through the unit plan of development. If it is in the best interests of the state, the commission shall compel the adoption of unit plans of operation if state land is included in a productive pool. If the permittee or lessee of the land fails to agree upon a plan of unit operation acceptable to the commission, the commission may fix the terms of the unit plan. A permittee or lessee affected who fails to abide by the plan forfeits the permit or lease upon notice as provided in this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-3-13.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-242.5 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-242.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.225-2005, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.113-2014, SEC.93; P.L.219-2014, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 14-8-2-152 — Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-8-2-152
"License"
Status: in_force

Sec. 152. "License" has the following meaning:

(1) For purposes of IC 14-11-3-1, the meaning set forth in IC 14-11-3-1.

(2) For purposes of IC 14-11-4, the meaning set forth in IC 14-11-4-3.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: subdivision (1) formerly 14-3-3-24(a); subdivision (2) formerly 14-3-18-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.