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2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 39. Enforcement › 14-22-39-4. Search Warrants; Issuance

Sec. 4. (a) A court may issue a warrant to search a house or place for the following:
(1) Seines, fishnets, fish traps, fish-spears, or any implement or device used or kept for use for taking wild animals illegally.
(2) Wild animals or parts of wild animals whose possession is unlawful.
(b) Search warrants, affidavits for search warrants, and all procedure concerning search warrants must be in the form and substance provided by law for search warrants and issuance of search warrants in other cases.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-2-3-4; 14-2-9-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 39. Enforcement › 14-22-39-5. Search Warrants; Execution and Service

Sec. 5. The director or a conservation officer may execute and serve any place in Indiana with the warrants and processes issued by a court having jurisdiction under a law that the director has the duty to enforce.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-9-3 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 39. Enforcement › 14-22-39-6. Seizure of Animals and Equipment

Sec. 6. (a) Conservation officers and other police officers may seize:
(1) wild animals;
(2) remains of wild animals; or
(3) hides or furs of furbearing animals;
taken or attempted to be taken in violation of this article or IC 14-2 (before its repeal). Upon conviction, the items seized are forfeited to the state, and the director shall dispose of the items according to the discretion of the director.
(b) Notwithstanding IC 35-47-3, conservation officers and other police officers may seize all equipment, devices, or machinery used by a person to:
(1) take or attempt to take a wild animal; or
(2) store or transport carcasses, hides, or furs of furbearing animals;
in violation of this article or IC 14-2 (before its repeal). Upon conviction, the equipment, devices, or machinery seized are forfeited to the state and the director shall dispose of the items according to the discretion of the director.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-9-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.155-2015, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 40. Shooting at Law Enforcement Decoys › 14-22-40-1. "Bow"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "bow" means any device that is intended to shoot an arrow. The term includes a crossbow.
As added by P.L.133-1996, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 40. Shooting at Law Enforcement Decoys › 14-22-40-2. "Decoy"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "decoy" means a three-dimensional object that:
(1) resembles; and
(2) is intended to resemble;
a game animal or other animal when placed in the animal's habitat.
As added by P.L.133-1996, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 40. Shooting at Law Enforcement Decoys › 14-22-40-3. "Firearm"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "firearm" means any weapon that is designed to expel a projectile by means of an explosion.
As added by P.L.133-1996, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 40. Shooting at Law Enforcement Decoys › 14-22-40-5. "Law Enforcement Officer"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "law enforcement officer" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-31.5-2-185. The term includes a conservation officer.
As added by P.L.133-1996, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.26-2008, SEC.17; P.L.114-2012, SEC.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 40. Shooting at Law Enforcement Decoys › 14-22-40-6. Unlawful Shooting at Law Enforcement Decoys

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who with a firearm or bow intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:
(1) shoots; or
(2) shoots at;
a decoy used by a law enforcement officer to enforce this article commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) A person described in subsection (a) does not commit the offense defined in subsection (a) if the person, in:
(1) shooting with the firearm or bow; and
(2) hunting the game animal that the decoy is intended to represent;
does not otherwise violate this article.
As added by P.L.133-1996, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 40. Shooting at Law Enforcement Decoys › 14-22-40-7. Reimbursement

Sec. 7. To compensate for harm caused to decoys, a person convicted of an offense under section 6 of this chapter shall reimburse the state one hundred dollars ($100) for each commission of the offense. The reimbursement required by this section is in addition to any penalty imposed on the person under IC 35-50-3.
As added by P.L.133-1996, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 40. Shooting at Law Enforcement Decoys › 14-22-40-8. Collection and Deposit of Reimbursement

Sec. 8. The court that convicts a person of an offense under section 6 of this chapter shall collect the reimbursement required by section 7 of this chapter and transmit the reimbursement to the department. The department shall deposit the reimbursement in the conservation officers fish and wildlife fund established by IC 14-9-8-21.
As added by P.L.133-1996, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 41. Wildlife Violator Compact › 14-22-41-5. Citations in Participating State

Sec. 5. ARTICLE III
(a) When issuing a citation for a wildlife violation, a wildlife officer shall issue a citation to any person whose primary residence is in a participating state in the same manner as the officer would issue a citation to a resident of the issuing state and may not require the person to post collateral to secure appearance, subject to the exception in subsection (b), if the officer receives the recognizance of the person that the person will comply with the terms of the citation.
(b) Personal recognizance is acceptable if:
(1) not prohibited by local law or the compact manual; and
(2) the violator provides adequate proof of identification to the wildlife officer.
(c) Upon conviction or failure of a person to comply with the terms of a wildlife citation, the appropriate official shall report the conviction or failure to comply to the licensing authority of the participating state in which the wildlife citation was issued. The report must be made in accordance with procedures specified by the issuing state.
(d) Upon receipt of the report of conviction or noncompliance under subsection (c), the licensing authority of the issuing state shall transmit to the licensing authority of the home state of the violator the information in the form and content prescribed in the compact manual.
As added by P.L.23-1999, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 41. Wildlife Violator Compact › 14-22-41-6. Treatment by Home State of Noncompliance or Conviction

Sec. 6. ARTICLE IV
(a) Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority of the issuing state reporting the failure of a violator to comply with the terms of a citation, the licensing authority of the home state shall:
(1) notify the violator;
(2) initiate a suspension action in accordance with the home state's suspension procedures; and
(3) suspend the violator's license privileges until satisfactory evidence of compliance with the terms of the wildlife citation has been furnished by the issuing state to the home state licensing authority.
Due process safeguards must be accorded.
(b) Upon receipt of a report of conviction from the licensing authority of the issuing state, the licensing authority of the home state shall enter the conviction in its records and treat the conviction as though it occurred in the home state for the purposes of the suspension of license privileges.
(c) The licensing authority of the home state shall maintain a record of actions taken and make reports to issuing states.
As added by P.L.23-1999, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 41. Wildlife Violator Compact › 14-22-41-7. Suspension of License Privileges

Sec. 7. ARTICLE V
(a) Each participating state shall recognize the suspension of license privileges of any person by any participating state as though the violation resulting in the suspension had occurred in their state and could have been the basis for suspension of license privileges in their state.
(b) Each participating state shall communicate suspension information to other participating states in form and content as contained in the compact manual.
As added by P.L.23-1999, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 41. Wildlife Violator Compact › 14-22-41-8. Application of Laws and Other Agreements Not Affected

Sec. 8. ARTICLE VI
Except as expressly required by provisions of this compact, nothing in this compact affects the right of any participating state to apply any of its laws relating to license privileges to any person or circumstance or to invalidate or prevent any agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a participating state and a nonparticipating state concerning wildlife law enforcement.
As added by P.L.23-1999, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 41. Wildlife Violator Compact › 14-22-41-9. Board of Compact Administrators

Sec. 9. ARTICLE VII
(a) For the purpose of administering the provisions of this compact and to serve as a governing body for the resolution of all matters relating to the operation of this compact, a board of compact administrators is established. The board is composed of one (1) representative, known as the compact administrator, from each of the participating states. The compact administrator shall be appointed by the head of the licensing authority of each participating state and serve and be subject to removal in accordance with the laws of the state the compact administrator represents. A compact administrator may provide for the discharge of the compact administrator's duties and the performance of the compact administrator's function as a board member by an alternate. An alternate is not entitled to serve on the board unless written notification of the alternate's identity has been given to the board.
(b) Each member of the board of compact administrators is entitled to one (1) vote. An action of the board is not binding unless taken at a meeting at which a majority of the total number of the board's votes are cast in favor of the action. Action by the board must be at a meeting at which a majority of the participating states are represented.
(c) The board shall elect annually from its membership a chair and vice chair.
(d) The board shall adopt bylaws consistent with the provisions of this compact or the laws of a participating state for the conduct of its business and shall have the power to amend and rescind its bylaws.
(e) The board may accept for any of its purposes and functions under this compact any and all donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services conditional or otherwise, from any state, the United States, or any governmental agency, and may receive, use, and dispose of the same.
(f) The board may contract with, or accept services or personnel from, any governmental or intergovernmental agency, individual, firm, or corporation or any private nonprofit organization or institution.
(g) The board shall formulate all necessary procedures and develop uniform forms and documents for administering the provisions of this compact. All procedures and forms adopted under board action must be contained in a compact manual.
As added by P.L.23-1999, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 41. Wildlife Violator Compact › 14-22-41-10. Effectiveness of Compact

Sec. 10. ARTICLE VIII
(a) This compact becomes effective when it is adopted in a substantially similar form by two (2) or more states.
(b) Entry into the compact must be made by resolution of ratification executed by the authorized officials of the applying state and submitted to the chair of the board. The resolution must substantially be in the form and content as provided in the compact manual and include the following:
(1) A citation of the authority from which the state is empowered to become a party to this compact.
(2) An agreement of compliance with the terms and provisions of this compact.
The effective date of entry shall be specified by the applying state but may not be less than sixty (60) days after notice has been given by the chair of the board of the compact administrators or by the secretary of the board to each participating state that the resolution from the applying state has been received.
(c) A participating state may withdraw from participation in this compact by official written notice to each participating state, but withdrawal is not effective until ninety (90) days after the notice of withdrawal is given. The notice must be directed to the compact administrator of each member state. No withdrawal of any state shall affect the validity of this compact as to the remaining participating states.
As added by P.L.23-1999, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 41. Wildlife Violator Compact › 14-22-41-11. Amendments

Sec. 11. ARTICLE IX
(a) This compact may be amended from time to time. Amendments must be presented in resolution form to the chair of the board of compact administrators and be initiated by one (1) or more participating states.
(b) Adoption of an amendment requires endorsement by all participating states and becomes effective thirty (30) days after the date of the last endorsement.
As added by P.L.23-1999, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 22. Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 41. Wildlife Violator Compact › 14-22-41-12. Construction

Sec. 12. ARTICLE X
This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes stated herein. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any participating state or of the United States, or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, individual, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact shall not be affected by the declaration. If this compact is held contrary to the constitution of any participating state, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the participating state affected as to all severable matters.
As added by P.L.23-1999, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 1. Duties of Department › 14-23-1-1. Duties of Department

Sec. 1. The department shall do the following:
(1) Have the care, custody, and control of the forest land owned by the state, exclusive of state parks.
(2) Adopt necessary rules to properly enforce this chapter.
(3) Establish, operate, and maintain nurseries for the production of trees to be used in reforestation. The trees may be:
(A) used to reforest land owned by the state;
(B) supplied to owners of private land at a price not exceeding cost of production; or
(C) used for planting on public roads or land under the terms that are considered by the department to be for the public benefit.
(4) Prepare, print, post, or distribute printed matter relating to forestry.
(5) Make investigations or experiments with regard to forestry questions.
(6) Subject to the approval of the governor, purchase land and forests. For the purpose of acquiring land and forests, the commission may exercise the right of eminent domain in the manner provided in IC 14-17-3.
(7) Receive and accept, in the name of the people of Indiana, by gift or devise, the fee or other estate in land or forests.
(8) Examine the forest land owned by the state or by a state institution for the purpose of advising and cooperating in securing proper forest management of the land.
(9) Employ, with approval of the authorities having control of the state penal institutions, convicts committed to a penal institution for the purpose of producing or planting trees, building roads, or doing other work in the forests and in clearing, draining, or developing land purchased or acquired by the state for forestry purposes.
(10) Propagate trees and shrubs for state institutions or for planting along highways. A common carrier may transport trees or shrubs grown by the state at a rate less than the established tariff to and from points within Indiana.
(11) Have the custody of all abstracts of title, papers, contracts, or related memoranda, except original deeds to the state, for land purchased or received under this section.
(12) Examine private forest land:
(A) upon request of; and
(B) at the expense of;
the owner for the purpose of advising the owner on the proper methods of forest management.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-13.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 1. Duties of Department › 14-23-1-2. Nursery Stock and Wildflower Seed Sales

Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to the following:
(1) The sale or distribution of nursery stock or wildflower seeds to the following:
(A) An individual who resides in Indiana.
(B) A governmental entity.
(C) A nonprofit organization or an educational institution.
(D) An agricultural research program.
(2) The exchange of nursery stock or wildflower seeds with a person or an entity.
(b) The department may not sell or distribute nursery stock or wildflower seeds to the following:
(1) An individual who resides in a state other than Indiana, unless the individual:
(A) owns land in Indiana; and
(B) submits an affidavit that affirms that the nursery stock or wildflower seeds will be planted in Indiana.
(2) A retail business that sells nursery stock or wildflower seeds.
(3) A wholesale business that sells nursery stock or wildflower seeds.
As added by P.L.82-2007, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 2. Status Report › 14-23-2-1. Collection of Information; Recommendation of Plans

Sec. 1. The department shall do the following:
(1) Collect, digest, and classify information respecting forests, timber land, forest preservation, and timber culture.
(2) Recommend plans and methods for forest preservation and timber culture and for the establishment of state forest reserves.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 2. Status Report › 14-23-2-2. Annual Reports

Sec. 2. The department shall annually, on or before December 1, file with the governor a report of the information, plans, and methods prepared under section 1 of this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 3. State Forestry Fund › 14-23-3-0.3. Effect of Expiration of Section 3 of Chapter; Deposit of Delinquent Property Taxes

Sec. 0.3. IC 1-1-5-1 applies to the expiration of section 3 of this chapter, as amended by P.L.146-2008. Liability and penalties for delinquent tax payments for a property tax imposed under section 3 of this chapter before January 1, 2009, are not extinguished as a result of the expiration of section 3 of this chapter under P.L.146-2008. Delinquent property taxes collected after December 31, 2008, from a property tax imposed under section 3 of this chapter before January 1, 2009, shall be deposited and used after December 31, 2008, as provided in section 3 of this chapter (before its expiration), as effective December 30, 2008.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.299.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 3. State Forestry Fund › 14-23-3-1. "Fund" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the state forestry fund established by this chapter.
[1995 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 3. State Forestry Fund › 14-23-3-3. Repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-5-2-1; 14-5-3-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.198-2001, SEC.96; P.L.1-2002, SEC.71; P.L.272-2003, SEC.7; P.L.146-2008, SEC.424. Repealed by P.L.1-2010, SEC.156.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 3. State Forestry Fund › 14-23-3-4. Purposes of Fund

Sec. 4. The department shall expend the fund for the following:
(1) The purchase, supervision, and development of state forests and state forest land.
(2) The growing and distribution of forest tree seedlings for state and private forest planting.
(3) The organized prevention, detection, control, and suppression of forest fires in the forests, woodlands, and plantations within Indiana.
(4) The providing of forestry assistance to farmers and private forest landowners for the purpose of providing for the better protection, management, development, and utilization of forest products and forests located in Indiana.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-5-2-2; 14-5-3-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 3. State Forestry Fund › 14-23-3-5. Deposits of Income

Sec. 5. All income derived from the sale of state forest land or the products of state forest land shall be deposited in the fund.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-2-3.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 4. State Forest Management › 14-23-4-1. Legislative Intent

Sec. 1. (a) It is the public policy of Indiana to protect and conserve the timber, water resources, wildlife, and topsoil in the forests owned and operated by the division of forestry for the equal enjoyment and guaranteed use of future generations. However, by the employment of good husbandry, timber that has a substantial commercial value may be removed in a manner that benefits the growth of saplings and other trees by thinnings, improvement cuttings, and harvest processes and at the same time provides a source of revenue to the state and counties and provides local markets with a further source of building material.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), IC 13-12-4 does not apply to forestry management practices of the division of forestry.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-4-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.66-2006, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 4. State Forest Management › 14-23-4-2. "Merchantable Timber" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "merchantable timber" means timber, trees, and parts of trees that can be used for sawtimber, veneer, poles, posts, pulp, and any other product using wood or parts of trees.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-4-2(e).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.66-2006, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 4. State Forest Management › 14-23-4-3. Permits, Leases, and Contracts

Sec. 3. (a) The department may issue permits, execute leases, or contract for the removal of merchantable timber from the state forests under this chapter. A permit, lease, or contract must do the following:
(1) Determine and fix the area within which it is lawful and in the best interests of the state to permit the removal of timber.
(2) Specify the nature of the timber to be removed.
(b) A permit, lease, or contract must include specific provisions for at least the following:
(1) Adequate fire prevention measures.
(2) The completion of harvesting operations, which includes the disposition of the slash and repair of rights-of-way.
(3) Granting of rights-of-way.
(4) Compliance with rules adopted by the department to carry out this chapter.
(5) Reports to the department by the person authorized to remove the timber.
(6) Authorization for the state forester or the state forester's designee to inspect the activities.
(7) Revocation of permits for failure to comply with any of the following:
(A) This chapter.
(B) Rules adopted under this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-5-4-2(c); 14-5-4-2(d); 14-5-4-2(f); 14-5-4-3(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 4. State Forest Management › 14-23-4-4. Removal and Sale of Merchantable Timber; Investigations and Inspections

Sec. 4. (a) The state forester or the state forester's designee shall investigate the feasibility of the department entering into arrangements for removal and sale of merchantable timber, taking into consideration the following:
(1) Local market conditions.
(2) Adaptability of terrain for cutting and removal of timber.
(3) Potential hazards to surrounding stands of timber.
(4) Other matters that the department requests.
(b) The state forester or the state forester's designee shall inspect areas in which timber is removed to determine if cutting and removal of timber is conducted in a manner that protects and preserves topsoil and surrounding growths.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-5-4-2(c); 14-5-4-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 4. State Forest Management › 14-23-4-5. Allocation of Receipts

Sec. 5. (a) The net receipts derived from or by virtue of a permit, lease, or contract entered into or issued under this chapter or from or by any operations under this chapter shall be paid as follows:
(1) Eighty-five percent (85%) of the net receipts shall be deposited in the state forestry fund.
(2) Fifteen percent (15%) of the net receipts shall be deposited in the general fund of the county in which the state forest is located.
(b) If the land of a state forest is situated in at least two (2) counties, the receipts shall be allocated to the counties pro rata as determined on the basis of the acreage of each county that is:
(1) within the state forest; and
(2) subject to the permit, lease, or contract.
(c) All distributions under this section shall be made after deducting all costs incurred by the department relating to the operations.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-4-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 4. State Forest Management › 14-23-4-6. Payments to Counties; Distributions to Fire Departments

Sec. 6. (a) Pro rata payments to a county shall be made at the close of each fiscal year on a fiscal year basis. The payments shall be made to the county by certification on the part of the department of the specific amounts due the county upon submission by the county of state vouchers stating the amounts due. The payments shall be made by the department in the same manner and procedure as other voucher claims upon the state are paid.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), fifty percent (50%) of the payments made to each county under this section shall be appropriated and equally distributed to the volunteer fire departments within the county that have a cooperative lease agreement or contract with the division of forestry.
(c) Unless the county legislative body allows a greater distribution, each fire department is limited to receiving a maximum annual distribution under this section of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-4-6.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.66-2006, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 5. Forest Firefighting › 14-23-5-1. Establishment of Firefighting Organization

Sec. 1. The department, acting through the director and the state forester, shall establish and equip a firefighting organization within the division of forestry for the purpose of detecting, preventing, fighting, and controlling fires in state forest land. The department may extend the same fire detection, prevention, fighting, and control services established to other state land under the department's supervision and control. The department may also establish the same services for land not owned by the state and not lying within a city or town for the purpose of protecting the forests, fields, and grassland of the state.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-5-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 5. Forest Firefighting › 14-23-5-2. Rights and Immunities

Sec. 2. In fighting fires under this chapter, the officers and employees of the department have the following:
(1) All the rights and immunities guaranteed to municipal firefighters by law.
(2) The right to enter upon the land of an individual, a firm, a limited liability company, a corporation, a municipal corporation, a city, a town, a county, or the state to carry out their duties.
(3) The authority to set back fires, dig trenches, cut lanes, and use all other customary and accepted modern methods of firefighting on private land.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-5-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 6. Volunteer Forest Firefighters › 14-23-6-1. Duties of Department

Sec. 1. The department shall do the following:
(1) Organize, establish, and maintain a program of education, training, and service throughout Indiana to combat forest, brush, or open fires occurring in Indiana.
(2) Establish an organization of trained volunteer forest firefighters to be known and designated as the Indiana volunteer forest firefighters service.
(3) Cooperate with local firefighting services and the department of homeland security to combat fires under this section.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-6-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.214; P.L.187-2021, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 6. Volunteer Forest Firefighters › 14-23-6-2. Duties of State Forester

Sec. 2. The state forester shall do the following:
(1) Direct the Indiana volunteer forest firefighters service.
(2) Recommend to the commission rules for the service.
(3) Provide education and training for the service.
(4) Use the service in times of emergency due to fire.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-6-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 6. Volunteer Forest Firefighters › 14-23-6-3. Medical and Hospital Services

Sec. 3. If a qualified member of the Indiana volunteer forest firefighters service is injured or made sick while engaged in fighting fire under the direction of the state forester or an authorized fire warden of the division of forestry, the member may be provided medical and hospital services to be paid out of the money of the division of forestry.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-6-3.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 6.5. Indiana Rural Fire Protection Initiative (Inrfpi) › 14-23-6.5-1. "Program" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the Indiana rural fire protection initiative established in section 4 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.55-1999, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 6.5. Indiana Rural Fire Protection Initiative (Inrfpi) › 14-23-6.5-2. "Rural Community" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "rural community" means a city, town, village, or community having a population of ten thousand (10,000) or less.
As added by P.L.55-1999, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 6.5. Indiana Rural Fire Protection Initiative (Inrfpi) › 14-23-6.5-3. "Rural Fire Department" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "rural fire department" means a recognized organization providing primary fire protection to a rural area or rural community.
As added by P.L.55-1999, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 6.5. Indiana Rural Fire Protection Initiative (Inrfpi) › 14-23-6.5-5. Required Components of Program

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 6.5. Indiana Rural Fire Protection Initiative (Inrfpi) › 14-23-6.5-7. Duties of Department

Sec. 7. The department shall do the following:
(1) Administer the program.
(2) Administer grants provided by the United States government for the program.
As added by P.L.55-1999, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 7. Emergency Fire Hazard Areas › 14-23-7-1. "Area" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "area" includes the state and the entirety or a part of a county, a township, a city, a town, or an unincorporated settlement that is in danger of fire as proclaimed under this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-7-3.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 7. Emergency Fire Hazard Areas › 14-23-7-2. Declaration of Emergency Fire Hazard Area

Sec. 2. If the governor receives information from:
(1) the director;
(2) the county commissioners of a county; or
(3) the executive of a city or town;
that because of drought conditions existing in an area the lives of the people, forests, fields, woodland, livestock, structures, or other property are endangered by a fire hazard, the governor may, in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, after investigation, declare an area within Indiana as an emergency fire hazard area.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-7-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 7. Emergency Fire Hazard Areas › 14-23-7-3. Notice of Proclamation

Sec. 3. The designation of an emergency fire hazard area may be made at any time and becomes effective upon proclamation by the governor. Public notice of the proclamation shall be given by:
(1) publication in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation in the area affected; or
(2) posting conspicuously in at least ten (10) public places within the area.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-7-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 7. Emergency Fire Hazard Areas › 14-23-7-4. Restrictions on Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Seasons

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 7. Emergency Fire Hazard Areas › 14-23-7-5. Open Burning Prohibited

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "open burning" means burning under such conditions that the products of combustion are emitted directly into the surrounding air and are not conducted into the air through a stack, chimney, duct, or pipe. The term includes above ground or underground smoldering fires.
(b) A person who:
(1) throws from a vehicle matches, ashes, or burning material; or
(2) conducts open burning;
during the period of a proclamation commits a Class C misdemeanor.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-7-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 7. Emergency Fire Hazard Areas › 14-23-7-6. Annulment of Proclamation

Sec. 6. If, after the issuing of a proclamation, the governor is satisfied that the occasion has passed for maintaining the proclamation, the governor may annul the proclamation with another proclamation.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-7-6.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 8. Youth Conservation Corps › 14-23-8-1. Purposes of Chapter

Sec. 1. The purposes of this chapter are to provide the youth of Indiana with the opportunity for short term employment and the opportunity to gain an appreciation for the state's natural environment by working with the department and others for the conservation and maintenance of the state forests and other publicly owned land.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-8-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 8. Youth Conservation Corps › 14-23-8-2. "Agency" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "agency" means:
(1) a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13); or
(2) a private entity desiring to participate in a corps program.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-8-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 8. Youth Conservation Corps › 14-23-8-3. "Corps" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "corps" refers to the youth conservation corps established by this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-8-3 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 8. Youth Conservation Corps › 14-23-8-4. Establishment of Corps

Sec. 4. The youth conservation corps is established to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The department shall administer the corps.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-8-3.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 8. Youth Conservation Corps › 14-23-8-5. Members

Sec. 5. (a) The corps consists of persons who are:
(1) employed by:
(A) the department; or
(B) an agency designated by the department; and
(2) at least fifteen (15) years of age but less than nineteen (19) years of age.
(b) A person may not be employed as a member of the corps more than one hundred twenty (120) days during a calendar year.
(c) The department shall establish recruitment guidelines for accepting applications to the corps.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-8-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 8. Youth Conservation Corps › 14-23-8-6. Corps Camps; Services and Equipment

Sec. 6. (a) The department may establish corps camps if there is sufficient money available to establish a corps camp for the youth of Indiana.
(b) The department may provide transportation, lodging, subsistence, and other services and equipment for the members of the corps.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-8-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 8. Youth Conservation Corps › 14-23-8-7. Participation in Corps Camp Program

Sec. 7. (a) For an agency to participate in the corps camp program for a particular year, the agency must submit an application for participation to the department in the form and in the manner required by the department.
(b) Each participating agency shall, from the agency's general money, contribute an amount of money determined by the department, but not less than twenty percent (20%) of the total amount of:
(1) money expended;
(2) the value of services, materials, or property used; or
(3) both;
in the area under the agency's jurisdiction for purposes of the corps camp.
(c) Instead of the amount of money or a part of the amount of money determined under subsection (b), the agency may contribute labor, materials, or property equivalent in value to the amount of money to carry out this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-8-6.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 8. Youth Conservation Corps › 14-23-8-8. Compensation and Conditions of Employment

Sec. 8. The department shall establish the rates of pay, hours, and other conditions of employment in the corps.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-8-7.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 8. Youth Conservation Corps › 14-23-8-9. Contracts for Services or Equipment

Sec. 9. The department may contract with a governmental agency or a private person for any of the services or equipment necessary or required to carry out this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-8-8.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 8. Youth Conservation Corps › 14-23-8-10. Cooperation in Recruitment

Sec. 10. At the request of the department, the department of education shall assist in carrying out the recruitment and selection of students to participate in the corps program. School corporations and governmental agencies are encouraged to cooperate with the department in recruiting for the corps program.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-8-9.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 8. Youth Conservation Corps › 14-23-8-11. Instruction and Work Experience Plan

Sec. 11. The department may cooperate with a school corporation, governmental agency, college, or university to develop an instruction and work experience plan that provides for high school or college credit for students participating in the corps program.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-8-10.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 9. Planting Seedlings › 14-23-9-1. Establishment of Program

Sec. 1. The department shall establish a program for the annual distribution and planting of seedlings by every third grade student in Indiana who attends a school that asks to participate in the program.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-9-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 23. Forestry › Chapter 9. Planting Seedlings › 14-23-9-2. Guidelines

Sec. 2. Seedlings planted under section 1 of this chapter shall be planted according to guidelines established by the department.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-9-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 24. Entomology and Plant Pathology › Chapter 1. Organization of Division › 14-24-1-1. Department to Administer Article

Sec. 1. The department shall administer this article.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-2-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 24. Entomology and Plant Pathology › Chapter 1. Organization of Division › 14-24-1-2. Director as Administrative Head

Sec. 2. The division director, who shall be appointed by the director, is the administrative head of the division and the state entomologist.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-2-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 24. Entomology and Plant Pathology › Chapter 1. Organization of Division › 14-24-1-3. Employment of Personnel

Sec. 3. The division director shall employ the personnel of the division.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-2-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 24. Entomology and Plant Pathology › Chapter 1. Organization of Division › 14-24-1-4. Commission as Ultimate Authority for Department

Sec. 4. The commission is the ultimate authority (as defined in IC 4-21.5-1-15) for the department under this article.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-2-6.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 24. Entomology and Plant Pathology › Chapter 1. Organization of Division › 14-24-1-5. Delegation of Commission's Powers and Duties

Sec. 5. The commission may delegate any of the commission's powers and duties under this article to the director, deputy director, division director, or another employee of the department.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-2-7.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 24. Entomology and Plant Pathology › Chapter 2. Duties of Division Director › 14-24-2-1. Powers Regarding Pests or Pathogens

Sec. 1. The division director may cooperate with a person in Indiana to locate, check, or eradicate a pest or pathogen.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-3-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 24. Entomology and Plant Pathology › Chapter 2. Duties of Division Director › 14-24-2-2. Cooperation With Federal Government or Other States

Sec. 2. The division director may, on behalf of the department, enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States government, the government of another state, or an agency of the United States or another state to carry out this article.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-3-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 24. Entomology and Plant Pathology › Chapter 2. Duties of Division Director › 14-24-2-3. Pamphlets Describing Pests and Pathogens

Sec. 3. The division director shall periodically cause to be prepared and disseminated a pamphlet describing a pest or pathogen that is significant in Indiana. The pamphlet must indicate how to detect a pest or pathogen and what methods may lawfully be used for control and treatment.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-3-3.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 24. Entomology and Plant Pathology › Chapter 2. Duties of Division Director › 14-24-2-4. Duties Regarding Bee and Honey Industry

Sec. 4. The division director shall aid and assist in the development and protection of the bee and honey industry in Indiana.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-3-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 24. Entomology and Plant Pathology › Chapter 2. Duties of Division Director › 14-24-2-5. Emergency Action

Sec. 5. The division director shall initiate appropriate emergency action to implement this article. Appropriate emergency action under this section includes the following:
(1) Orders to treat a pest or pathogen.
(2) Orders to prevent the movement or to require the destruction of a plant or element of beekeeping that contains a pest or pathogen that may pose an environmental, a health, or an economic hazard to Indiana.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-3-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.