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IN Code § 14-15-2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment|14-15-2-6. Personal Flotation Devices

Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to the following:(1) A sailboard or windsurfing board.(2) A manually propelled boat, such as a racing shell, rowing scull, or racing kayak:(A) that is recognized by national or international racing associations for use in competitive racing;(B) in which all occupants row, scull, or paddle, with the exception of a coxswain if a coxswain is provided; and(C) that is designed to carry and carries equipment only for competitive racing.(b) All boats must be equipped with the number and type of personal flotation devices listed in this subsection. A person may not operate a boat unless the boat contains:(1) for each person on board, one (1) personal flotation device that meets the requirements for designation by the United States Coast Guard as a wearable personal flotation device; and(2) for a boat, except a canoe or kayak, at least sixteen (16) feet in length and in addition to the requirements of subdivision (1), one (1) personal flotation device that meets the requirements for designation by the United States Coast Guard as a throwable personal flotation device.(c) The director may waive the requirements of this section for a boat during competition in a boat race for which a permit has been issued by the department if the following conditions are met:(1) The sponsor of the boat race has informed the director of the precautions the sponsor will take to minimize the safety hazards that exist due to noncompliance with the requirements of this section.(2) The sponsor files with the director a document under which the sponsor assumes all liability that may result from the use of a boat under the waiver.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-7(a), (c), (d).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.38-2000, SEC.2; P.L.24-2001, SEC.1; P.L.111-2016, SEC.9.
IN Code § 14-15-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment|14-15-2-7. Holding Tanks; Sewage Disposal

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "sewage" means human body wastes.(b) A person may not keep, maintain, or operate upon public water a boat that is equipped with a water closet or toilet unless the water closet or toilet is equipped with a holding tank with the capacity to store wastes for subsequent disposal at:(1) an approved shoreside facility or incinerator; or(2) a treatment system approved by the department of environmental management according to rules adopted by the environmental rules board.(c) A person may not dispose of sewage accumulated in a holding tank or any other container on a watercraft in a manner that the sewage reaches or may reach public waters, except through a sewage disposal facility approved by the department of environmental management according to rules adopted by the environmental rules board.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-1-1-1 part; 14-1-1-8.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.113-2014, SEC.95.
IN Code § 14-15-2-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment|14-15-2-8. Littering

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "litter" means bottles, glass, crockery, cans, scrap metal, junk, paper, garbage, rubbish, plastic, or similar refuse.(b) In the operation or use of watercraft, a person may not throw, dump, place, deposit, or cause or permit to be thrown, dumped, placed, or deposited:(1) any litter, filth, or putrid or unwholesome substance; or(2) the contents of a water closet or toilet, catch basin, or grease trap;in or upon public water or the banks of public water.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-1-1-1 part; 14-1-1-9.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment|14-15-2-9. Gas or Flammable Liquids

Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to motor fuel or fuel used in pocket cigarette, cigar, or pipe lighters.(b) A person may not carry in a boat that is:(1) kept, maintained, or operated upon public water; and(2) used to carry passengers for hire;gas, liquefied gas, or an inflammable liquid capable of being used for cooking, heating, or lighting.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-10.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-2-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment|14-15-2-10. Lights

Sec. 10. A person may not operate a boat upon public water during the period between sunset and sunrise that is not equipped with a light required by this chapter. The light must be:(1) in good repair and operating condition; and(2) displayed and lighted or burning except as otherwise permitted.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-11.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-2-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment|14-15-2-11. White Light Aft

Sec. 11. Motorboats and auxiliary sailboats must be equipped with at least one (1) white light aft, casting a light visible three hundred sixty degrees (360°) for a distance of at least two (2) miles, under the following conditions:(1) Except as provided in section 13 of this chapter, motorboats and auxiliary sailboats, whether under power and sail or power alone, must display one (1) of the following:(A) An all-round white light aft.(B) A combination of one (1) stern light visible through an arc of twelve (12) points or one hundred thirty-five degrees (135°) to the stern and at least one (1) masthead light visible twenty (20) points or two hundred twenty-five degrees (225°) so as to complete the white light arc over the horizon.(2) Sailboats more than twenty-two (22) feet in length and operating under sail alone must display one (1) of the following:(A) An all-round white light aft visible three hundred sixty degrees (360°).(B) A white stern light visible through an arc of twelve (12) points or one hundred thirty-five degrees (135°) to the stern.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-12.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-2-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment|14-15-2-12. Combination Starboard and Port Lights

Sec. 12. All:(1) motorboats and auxiliary sailboats equipped with a motor or engine rated at least fifteen (15) horsepower;(2) sailboats more than twenty-two (22) feet in length; and(3) motorboats operated on waters of concurrent jurisdiction with the United States or another state;must be equipped with combination lights forward showing green to starboard and red to port visible for a distance of at least one (1) mile and affixed or attached so as to throw light from dead ahead to two (2) points abaft the beam of the respective sides. The lights shall be affixed or attached to the bow of the boat, except that sailboats operating under sail alone may combine the red and green lights with the stern light at the uppermost point of the mast.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-13.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.39-2018, SEC.5.
IN Code § 14-15-2-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment|14-15-2-13. Hand Lanterns or Flashlights

Sec. 13. (a) This section applies to the following:(1) Nonpowered boats including canoes and kayaks.(2) Sailboats not more than twenty-two (22) feet in length under sail alone.(3) Boats powered only by electric motor on lakes restricted to propulsion solely by oars, paddles, or electric motors.(4) Any boat using an electric motor for positioning purposes only.(b) A boat must be equipped with a hand portable lantern or flashlight not affixed or attached to any part of the boat and capable of throwing a white light visible for a distance of at least two (2) miles. The operator of the boat shall display the same or the white light aft, if available, in sufficient time to avoid a collision with any other boat that is being operated in accordance with this article.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-14.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-2-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment|14-15-2-14. Pontoon Boat Lights

Sec. 14. All flat bottomed boats supported by floats, commonly called pontoon boats, must display a fixed combination red and green light forward and a fixed white light aft, according to standards prescribed by the department.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-62.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-2-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 2. Watercraft Equipment|14-15-2-15. Violations

Sec. 15. (a) A person who violates section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7(b), 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction.(b) A person who violates section 7(c) or 8 of this chapter commits a Class A infraction. Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-4(a), a judgment of at least one thousand dollars ($1,000) shall be imposed for each Class A infraction committed in violation of section 7(c) or 8 of this chapter.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-59 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.137-2007, SEC.32; P.L.195-2014, SEC.3; P.L.111-2016, SEC.10.
IN Code § 14-15-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-1. "Small Lake" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "small lake" means a body of public water having a surface area that does not exceed three hundred (300) acres, excluding the following in determining the surface area:(1) An adjoining channel.(2) Any other small lake connected to the body of public water by a natural or manmade channel less than five hundred (500) feet wide at the narrowest point.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-1 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-2. Unlawful Operation Prohibited

Sec. 2. A person may not operate a boat upon public waters:(1) in any manner;(2) under any circumstances; or(3) at any rate of speed;prohibited by this article.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-15.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-3. Careful and Prudent Operation

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.
IN Code § 14-15-3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-5. Operation of Unsafe Boats Prohibited

Sec. 5. A person may not operate a boat if all or part of the boat is:(1) designed or constructed in a manner; or(2) in a condition or state of repair;that endangers the person or property of any other person.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-19.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-6. Dangerous Operation Prohibited

Sec. 6. A person may not operate a boat in a manner that does any of the following:(1) Unnecessarily endangers the person or property of another person.(2) Unnecessarily interferes with the safe and lawful use of public waters by another person.(3) Unnecessarily interferes with or obstructs a special event sanctioned or otherwise legally permitted by the department, another state, or the United States.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-20.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-7. Speeding

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.
IN Code § 14-15-3-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-8. Night Speed Limit

Sec. 8. Subject to section 9 of this chapter, a person may not operate a boat during the period between sunset and sunrise at a speed greater than ten (10) miles per hour.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-23(a).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-9. Restrictions on Operation on Boundary Lakes

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies only to lakes of more than four hundred (400) acres but less than one thousand (1,000) acres lying on the boundary of Indiana and another state.(b) Between 6:30 p.m. and 10 a.m., a person may not do any of the following:(1) Operate a boat at a speed greater than ten (10) miles per hour.(2) Tow an object with a boat, except a disabled motor boat or an object incidental to fishing.(3) Obtain or be issued a permit under IC 14-15-5 for an activity described in subdivision (1) or (2).[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-23(b).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-10. Small Lakes; Speed Limit

Sec. 10. Subject to section 11 of this chapter, a person may not operate a motorboat upon a small lake at a speed greater than ten (10) miles per hour.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-24(a).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-12. Small Lakes; Rescission or Amendment of Exemption From Speed Limit

Sec. 12. (a) A petition filed by a majority of the abutting property owners of a small lake continues in effect and may not be rescinded by a subsequent petition to amend, alter, or abolish for two (2) years from the date of certification of the last filed petition.(b) To amend, alter, or abolish an existing certified petition a majority of the abutting property owners of the small lake must petition the department.(c) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to rescind or amend an exemption granted under section 11 of this chapter if:(1) a majority of the abutting property owners of a small lake that has been exempted under section 11 of this chapter petitions the commission in substantial accordance with the appropriate corresponding requirements of subsection (d) to rescind the exemption; or(2) the commission determines that because of the exemption:(A) there is an unreasonable hazard to persons; or(B) unreasonable harm to fish, wildlife, or botanical resources is occurring.(d) A petition under this section must be in the following form:To the State of IndianaDepartment of Natural ResourcesThe undersigned, all owners of abutting property to (name of lake) and situated in __________ County, Indiana, petition the department to (amend) (abolish) an existing petition as follows:(Insert desired action)We certify that the signatures listed on this petition represent a majority of the bona fide property owners of abutting property of (name of lake), as recorded in the office of the county recorder of (name of county). The county auditor of the county in which the property is located shall verify the validity of the signatures before the petition is presented to the department. We also understand and agree that this petition, superseding all existing and prior petitions, when certified, takes effect immediately, and a subsequent petition may not be filed for two (2) years from the date of certification.
IN Code § 14-15-3-12.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-12.5. Effect of Certain Exemptions to Motorboat Speed Limits

Sec. 12.5. Notwithstanding sections 10, 11, and 12 of this chapter, any exemption to the motorboat speed limit that was:(1) granted by the department in response to a petition from a majority of abutting property owners; and(2) in effect on August 31, 1985;remains in effect. However, if a majority of abutting property owners petition the department to rescind or amend the exemption, the department may rescind or amend the exemption.As added by P.L.16-2009, SEC.22.
IN Code § 14-15-3-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-13. Exemption From Boat Speed Limits

Sec. 13. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter, a person operating a boat competing in and during:(1) a boat race;(2) a water ski event; or(3) any other organized boating activity;over a fixed and marked course for which a permit has been issued by the department under this article may attempt to attain any speed of which the boat is capable.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-25.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.21-2005, SEC.1.
IN Code § 14-15-3-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-14. Traffic Rules

Sec. 14. A person operating a boat shall observe the following traffic rules when applicable:(1) When two (2) boats are approaching each other "head and head", or nearly so, each boat shall bear to the right and pass the other boat on the boat's left side.(2) When two (2) boats are approaching each other obliquely or at right angles, the boat on the right has the right-of-way. However, when:(A) one (1) boat is under sail or is nonmotorized, the sailboat or nonmotorized boat has the right-of-way; and(B) two (2) boats are under sail or are nonmotorized, the boat on the right has the right-of-way.(3) A boat operated on a river or a channel shall bear to the right.(4) A boat may overtake and pass another boat on either side if the passing can be done with safety and within the assured clear distance ahead, but the boat overtaken has the right-of-way.(5) A boat leaving a dock, a pier, a wharf, or the shore has the right-of-way over all boats approaching the dock, pier, wharf, or shore.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-26.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.69-2009, SEC.3.
IN Code § 14-15-3-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-15. Hazardous Wake or Wash Prohibited

Sec. 15. A person operating a motorboat may not approach or pass another boat:(1) in such a manner; or(2) at such a rate of speed;as to create a hazardous wake or wash.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-27.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-16. Circular Operation of Motorboats Around Fishers or Swimmers Prohibited

Sec. 16. A person may not operate a motorboat in a circular course around any of the following:(1) Another boat with an occupant engaged in fishing.(2) A person swimming.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-28.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-17. Minimum Distance From Shore Lines

Sec. 17. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person may not operate a motorboat within two hundred (200) feet of the shore line of a lake or channel of the lake at a speed greater than idle speed.(b) This subsection applies to lakes formed by hydroelectric dams in a county having a population of:(1) more than twenty-four thousand five hundred (24,500) but less than twenty-five thousand (25,000); or(2) more than twenty thousand (20,000) but less than twenty thousand five hundred (20,500).A person may not operate a motorboat within fifty (50) feet of the shore line at a speed greater than idle speed. However, on tributaries of lakes described in this subsection that are formed by hydroelectric dams, a person operating a motor boat may not approach or pass within two hundred (200) feet of the shore line of the tributary at a speed greater than idle speed. For the purposes of this chapter, tributaries on lakes formed by hydroelectric dams do not include the principal body of water flowing into the lakes.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-29.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.38-2000, SEC.3; P.L.170-2002, SEC.93; P.L.119-2012, SEC.119; P.L.195-2017, SEC.5.
IN Code § 14-15-3-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-18. Adoption of Rules Regarding State or Federally Financed Lakes and Reservoirs

Sec. 18. (a) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to:(1) establish speed limits for watercraft; and(2) prescribe areas for special use;on those lakes and reservoirs financed either wholly or in part with state or federal money.(b) The rules adopted under subsection (a) may do the following:(1) Establish zoning of lakes for the protection of users.(2) Establish quiet areas in which the use of watercraft may be limited or prohibited for the purposes of fish and wildlife management.(3) Provide that special use areas be marked with buoys and marking devices approved by the United States Coast Guard.(c) A rule adopted under subsection (a) may not interfere with, prohibit, or deprive owners of land adjoining or abutting upon the lakes or reservoirs and their guests of access, ingress, and egress to the land by means of motorized watercraft.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-30.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-15-3-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation|Chapter 3. Watercraft Operation|14-15-3-19. Applicability of Chapter to Towed Persons or Objects

Sec. 19. Provisions of this chapter concerning the operation of boats or motorboats apply as follows:(1) Whether or not the boat or motorboat is towing a water ski, a watersled, an aquaplane, or a similar object, including a person on the water ski, watersled, aquaplane, or similar object.(2) To each object and person.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-31.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.