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IN Code § 14-26-4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 4. Lakes; Average Normal Water Level|14-26-4-6. Reports; Docket; Notice

Sec. 6. The clerk of the circuit court shall do the following:(1) Immediately docket the report as a cause of action pending in the circuit court of the county.(2) Cause notice to be published for two (2) consecutive weeks in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in each county in which the lake is situated. The notice must briefly describe the nature of the report and fix a day for the hearing of the report.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-13-1(a) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-4-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 4. Lakes; Average Normal Water Level|14-26-4-7. Court to Hear Evidence

Sec. 7. The court shall, on the day fixed in the notice or on a later day to be fixed by the court, hear all of the evidence submitted respecting the matter submitted by the following:(1) The department.(2) Any other agency of government.(3) Any affected landowners.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-13-1(a) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-4-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 4. Lakes; Average Normal Water Level|14-26-4-8. Findings; Judgments

Sec. 8. (a) After the hearing, the court shall do the following:(1) Make findings of fact.(2) Give an appropriate judgment establishing the level and area of the lake.(b) If the judgment is favorable to the moving party, a description of:(1) a monument;(2) the location of the monument; and(3) all data furnished by the report;shall be made a part of the court's findings and judgment by reference.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-13-1(a) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-4-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 4. Lakes; Average Normal Water Level|14-26-4-9. Lake Level Record

Sec. 9. (a) If the judgment is favorable to the moving party, the findings and judgment of the court properly certified by the clerk of the court shall be recorded in a lake level record to be kept in the recorder's office of each county having land draining into the lake. Each county in which is situated a lake other than a private lake shall provide record books for this purpose. The county recorders may make the recordings by pasting or otherwise securely attaching the report containing all descriptive material in the record, which shall be properly indexed and paged.(b) The clerk and the county recorder may not make or enter of record a charge for their services.(c) Certified copies of the record of the judgment of the court as kept in the office of the clerk of the circuit court and of the records recorded in the office of the county recorder shall be received in evidence in any court in Indiana as conclusive evidence of all matters contained in the records.(d) The department shall make and keep a similar record as a part of the public records of the state.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-13-1(a) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-4-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 4. Lakes; Average Normal Water Level|14-26-4-10. Monument

Sec. 10. Within one (1) year after the court has established the average normal water level or area, the department shall construct a suitable permanent monument as prescribed in the findings of the court on the shore of the lake. The monument must contain the following:(1) The name of the lake.(2) The average water normal level.(3) The size if established.(4) The highest level to which the lake has risen during the ten (10) years preceding the time of the filing of the complaint.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-13-1(b).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-4-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 4. Lakes; Average Normal Water Level|14-26-4-11. Applicability to Dams, Spillways, and Control Works

Sec. 11. The requirements and procedure prescribed by this chapter for reports, notice, court procedure, and record apply to all dams, spillways, and control works provided for in this chapter.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-13-1(a) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-4-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 4. Lakes; Average Normal Water Level|14-26-4-12. Construction of Dams, Spillways, or Control Works

Sec. 12. The department may do the following:(1) Accept contributions or grants-in-aid from:(A) an individual;(B) a group of individuals; or(C) county, state, or federal agencies;to finance the construction of dams, spillways, or control works to maintain the average normal water level of a lake.(2) Sponsor the building of dams, spillways, or control works to maintain the average normal water level of a lake.(3) Sponsor the building of dams, spillways, or control works by:(A) an individual;(B) a group of individuals; or(C) county, state, or federal agencies.The department shall supervise the construction.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-13-1(a) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to freshwater lakes having an area of at least ten (10) acres.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-1(a) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-2. "Normal Water Level of a Lake" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "normal water level of a lake" means:(1) the water level of the lake established by law; or(2) if the water level has not been established, the level where the presence and action of the water has been so constant as to give to the bed of the lake a character distinct from that of the surrounding land with regard to vegetation and the nature of the soil.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-3.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-3. Permit Required for Certain Work on Ditches and Drains; Exception

Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to a ditch or drain if:(1) water from the ditch or drain empties into a lake before activities referred to in subsection (b) begin;(2) water from the ditch or drain continues to empty into the lake at the same location after the activities are completed; and(3) the activities are conducted using best management practices for soil and erosion control.(b) A person may not:(1) locate, make, dig, dredge, construct, reconstruct, repair, or reclean; or(2) order or recommend the location, establishment, construction, reconstruction, repair, or recleaning of;a ditch or drain having a bottom depth lower than the normal water level of a lake within one-half (1/2) mile of the lake without a permit from the department.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-1(a) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.28-2007, SEC.1.
IN Code § 14-26-5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-4. Request for Permits; Fees

Sec. 4. (a) A request for a permit may be made by any person interested in the proposed work by filing with the department the following:(1) A brief statement and description of the work.(2) Plans and specifications for the work.(3) An investigation fee of a minimum of twenty-five dollars ($25).(b) Subject to IC 14-10-2-1, the commission may set an investigation fee above the minimum fee established under subsection (a)(3).[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-1(b) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.195-2017, SEC.42.
IN Code § 14-26-5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-5. Permits; Investigation Upon Request

Sec. 5. The department shall promptly consider a request by making an investigation of the land, water, lakes, fish, wildlife, and botanical resources that may be affected by the proposed work.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-1(b) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-6. Permits; Issuance

Sec. 6. If the department finds that the proposed work will not:(1) endanger:(A) the legally established water level of a lake; or(B) the normal water level of a lake whose water level has not been legally established; or(2) result in unreasonably detrimental effects upon fish, wildlife, or botanical resources;the department shall promptly grant the request and issue a permit to the person requesting the permit.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-1(b) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-5-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-7. Safeguards

Sec. 7. If the department finds that the proposed work could be done provided certain safeguards are included in the proposed work, the department shall designate the safeguards that will in the department's opinion protect the lake.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-1(b) part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-5-7.4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-7.4. Time Requirements for Approval or Refusal of Permit Request

Sec. 7.4. If a request for a permit is submitted under this chapter by or for a county drainage board for a project for the reconstruction or maintenance of a regulated drain under IC 36-9-27, the department shall approve or refuse the request within one hundred fifty (150) calendar days after the request is deemed complete by the department. A request held more than one hundred fifty (150) calendar days by the department without being either approved or refused shall be considered approved.As added by P.L.180-1995, SEC.2.
IN Code § 14-26-5-7.6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-7.6. Refusal of Permit Request; Notice and Hearing

Sec. 7.6. (a) If the department refuses to issue a permit after an investigation under section 5 of this chapter, the department shall promptly cause a public notice to be given by one (1) publication in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the lake or any part of the lake is located. The notice must state that, on the date set forth in the notice, which may not be less than ten (10) days after the publication, at a designated place in the county, the department will hold a hearing on the request, and any interested person appearing at the hearing will have the right to be heard. The notice must contain a brief description of the proposed work and a statement of the department's reasons for refusing to issue a permit and of the safeguards, if any, that the department considers necessary to protect the water level of the lake. The hearing shall be held by the director of the department or by the director's designee. A hearing held under this subsection is a nonevidentiary hearing. The rules of evidence and IC 4-21.5 do not apply to the hearing.(b) If the request of a county drainage board for a permit for a project for the reconstruction and maintenance of a regulated drain under IC 36-9-27 is refused, the department shall publish the public notice required by subsection (a) within sixty (60) days after the permit is refused.As added by P.L.180-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 14-26-5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-8. Permits; Expiration

Sec. 8. A permit issued under this chapter expires two (2) years after the permit is issued.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-1(c).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-5-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-9. Permits, Posting, Keeping

Sec. 9. The person to whom a permit is issued under this chapter shall do the following:(1) Post the permit at the site of the activity authorized by the permit.(2) Keep the permit posted at the site where the activity is authorized until the activity is completed.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-1(d).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-5-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-10. Complaints; Filing

Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation that is adversely affected by a decision of the department may appeal the decision by filing a complaint in the circuit or superior court of the county in which the lake or a part of the lake is situated.(b) If the proposed work is the work petitioned for in a pending drainage proceeding, the complaint:(1) must be filed in the court in which the drainage proceeding is pending; and(2) shall be heard and determined as part of the drainage proceeding.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-2 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-5-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-11. Complaints; Contents

Sec. 11. A complaint must do the following:(1) State the interest of the person filing the appeal, whether the person is:(A) proposing to construct, reconstruct, repair, or reclean a ditch or drain on the person's own land; or(B) a petitioner or other party or public officer in a pending drainage proceeding.(2) Set forth the plans and specifications of the proposed work.(3) State the action taken by the department in granting or withholding approval.(4) State the objections and causes of appeal from the decision of the department.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-2 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-5-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-12. Complaints; Service of Summons

Sec. 12. A complaint must be filed in the court within thirty (30) days from the date of the decision of the department by causing summons to be issued and served upon the director as summons are served in other civil cases.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-2 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-5-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-13. Intervention in Proceedings

Sec. 13. Any person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation interested in or affected by the proposed work may intervene in the proceedings before the court.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-2 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-5-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-14. Court to Hear Evidence De Novo

Sec. 14. The court shall hear de novo all evidence relevant to the issues determined by the department.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-2 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-5-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-15. Appeals

Sec. 15. An appeal may be had from the finding and judgment of the court as provided by law in other civil cases.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-2 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-5-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-16. Injunctive Relief

Sec. 16. A person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation that violates or threatens to violate this chapter is subject to an injunction upon a complaint filed by any of the following:(1) Any person whose land or interest in land may be damaged by the violation.(2) The department.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-4.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-5-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 5. Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes|14-26-5-17. Violations

Sec. 17. A person who knowingly violates section 3 of this chapter commits a Class B infraction.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-1(e).]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.71-2004, SEC.8.
IN Code § 14-26-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 6. Lowering of Twenty Acre Lakes|14-26-6-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to lakes having an area greater than twenty (20) acres.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-16-1 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-6-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 6. Lowering of Twenty Acre Lakes|14-26-6-2. Exemptions

Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to any of the following:(1) An artificial lake that is created or used in or in connection with the following:(A) Supplying a city or town with water.(B) The generation of electric energy.(C) The storage of water for a use described in clause (A) or (B).(2) The waters of Lake Michigan.(3) A lake owned or controlled by the department.(4) The waters of an artificial lake in a town located in a county having a population of more than forty-seven thousand five hundred (47,500) but less than forty-eight thousand (48,000).[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-16-2.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.170-2002, SEC.94; P.L.119-2012, SEC.120.
IN Code § 14-26-6-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 6. Lowering of Twenty Acre Lakes|14-26-6-3. Violations

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.
IN Code § 14-26-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 7. Lakes; Restrictions on Ditches and Drains|14-26-7-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following:(1) The construction of new ditches and drains.(2) Alterations, changes, or other improvements to existing ditches and drains.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-17-1 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 7. Lakes; Restrictions on Ditches and Drains|14-26-7-2. Ditches or Drains Through Line of Freshwater Lake; Dam Required

Sec. 2. A:(1) person may not locate, make, dig, dredge, or in any manner construct; and(2) court, county executive, body of viewers, or drainage commissioners may not order or recommend the location, establishment, or construction of;a ditch or drain cutting into, through, or upon the line of a freshwater lake unless a dam has been provided for and constructed to adequately protect the water level of each lake likely to be affected.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-17-1 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 7. Lakes; Restrictions on Ditches and Drains|14-26-7-3. Ditches or Drains Within One-Half Mile of Freshwater Lake; Dam Required

Sec. 3. A person may not locate, dig, make, dredge, or in any way construct a ditch or drain having a bottom depth lower than the level of a freshwater lake as established by law within one-half (1/2) mile of any point on the line of the lake unless a dam has been provided for and constructed to adequately protect the water level of each lake likely to be affected.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-17-1 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-7-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 7. Lakes; Restrictions on Ditches and Drains|14-26-7-4. Construction of Dams

Sec. 4. A dam required by this chapter shall be constructed:(1) before any work on the proposed drainage; and(2) according to plans and specifications furnished or approved by the engineering division.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-17-1 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-7-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 7. Lakes; Restrictions on Ditches and Drains|14-26-7-5. Interference With Dam, Bank, or Levee Prohibited

Sec. 5. A person may not:(1) cut into or around;(2) attempt to cut into or around;(3) interfere with; or(4) attempt to interfere with, change, or destroy;a dam, bank, or levee constructed under Indiana law for the purpose of maintaining the water level of a freshwater lake at the established level.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-17-2 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-7-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 7. Lakes; Restrictions on Ditches and Drains|14-26-7-6. Interference With Banks or Shores of Freshwater Lakes Prohibited

Sec. 6. A person may not:(1) cut into or through;(2) attempt to cut into or through;(3) interfere with; or(4) attempt to interfere with;the banks or shores of a freshwater lake or any part of the lake in such a way as to lower or tend to lower the water of the lake.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-17-2 part.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-7-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 7. Lakes; Restrictions on Ditches and Drains|14-26-7-7. Alteration of Dam, Spillway, or Outlet to Lake

Sec. 7. Subject to IC 14-26-8 and IC 36-9-27, a person, court, county executive, body of viewers, or drainage board may not do any of the following:(1) Interfere with, change, alter, or attempt to interfere with, change, or alter a bank, dam, spillway, or outlet of a freshwater lake.(2) Dig, dredge, or in any way lower or attempt to lower an outlet or part of an outlet to a freshwater lake at any point in the outlet within three-fourths (3/4) mile of the lake.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-17-3.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
IN Code § 14-26-7-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs|Chapter 7. Lakes; Restrictions on Ditches and Drains|14-26-7-8. Violations

Sec. 8. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class A infraction. Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-4, a judgment for a Class A infraction imposed under this section may not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-17-4.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.195-2014, SEC.34.