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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-48 - "Weather deck" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-11-2-1; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 48.
"Weather deck" means those portions of the foredeck and
				  afterdeck of a boat that are open and exposed to the weather.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-49 - "Whistle" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-11-2-1; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 49.
"Whistle" means a sound signaling appliance capable of
				  producing frequencies between the following limits:
(1) One hundred thirty (130) to three hundred
				fifty (350) hertz for a boat seventy-five (75) meters long, but less than two
				hundred (200) meters long.
(2) Two
				hundred fifty (250) to five thousand two hundred forty-five (5,245) hertz for a
				boat less than seventy-five (75) meters long.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 3 - Boat Races, Water Ski Events, and Major Organized Boating Activities › Section 3-1 - Boat races, water ski events, and major organized boating activities; applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				rule governs the conduct of any boat race, water ski event, and major organized
				boating activity.
(b) No person
				shall sponsor, conduct, participate, or compete in a boat race, water ski
				event, or major organized boating activity upon the public waters of this
				state, including ice, unless a license for a boat race, water ski event, or
				major organized boating activity is issued by the division under this
				rule.
(c) A license application
				must be made on a department form and delivered to the central office for the
				division. The application shall include a description of the proposed boat race
				or water ski event course, capable of being marked and fixed. An application
				that is not filed with the division at least sixty (60) days before the
				proposed race or event will be denied unless the requirements of this rule are
				satisfied pertaining to permit review by the division and notice to interested
				persons.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 3 - Boat Races, Water Ski Events, and Major Organized Boating Activities › Section 3-2 - Site inspection by a conservation officer before issuance of a license for a boat race, water ski event, or major organized boating activity

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 2.
(a) Upon the
				receipt of a license application, a conservation officer shall inspect the
				areas that would be affected by the event.
(b) The conservation officer shall consider
				the following factors in reviewing the permit application:
(1) The density of water traffic on the
				public water.
(2) The physical
				characteristics of the public water.
(3) The proximity of the proposed event to
				land owned by a person other than the license applicant.
(4) The kinds of boats that would be involved
				or affected.
(5) Any other factors
				that are appropriate to at least one (1) of the following:
(A) Preventing the existence of unusual
				conditions or hazards.
(B)
				Promoting scientific fish, wildlife, or botanical resource
				management.
(C) Assisting in the
				protection of users.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 3 - Boat Races, Water Ski Events, and Major Organized Boating Activities › Section 3-3 - Public notice before the issuance of a license for a boat race, water ski event, or major organized boating activity

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14
Sec. 3.
(a) This
				section establishes notification requirements before a license is issued under
				this rule. Subsequent to the issuance of a license by the division, IC 4-21.5
				applies.
(b) At least thirty (30)
				days before the division can issue a license, an applicant shall provide, at
				its expense, notice of the license application as follows:
(1) Once in one (1) newspaper of general
				circulation in the county or counties where the boat race, water ski event, or
				major organized boating activity will occur.
(2) In person, by certified mail with return
				receipt requested, or by first class mail with proof of mailing, to the
				following:
(A) Any person who provides the
				division with a written request to be notified if a boat race, water ski event,
				or major organized boating activity permit is requested. A request under this
				clause is valid during the year in which it is received for the waterway named
				in the request.
(B) If the affected
				area for the boat race, water ski event, or major organized boating activity is
				located on a public freshwater lake or Lake Michigan, to at least one (1) of
				the owners of each parcel of property reasonably known to be located within two
				hundred (200) feet of the course.
(C) If the affected area for the boat race,
				water ski event, or major organized boating activity is located within a
				municipality, to the municipality.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 3 - Boat Races, Water Ski Events, and Major Organized Boating Activities › Section 3-4 - General conditions on a license issued for a boat race or water ski event

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 4.
(a) A
				license issued under this rule is subject to immediate suspension by a
				conservation officer if severe weather or other hazardous conditions threaten
				public safety.
(b) A license issued
				under this rule terminates on the earlier of the following:
(1) The termination date set forth in the
				license.
(2) One hundred eighty
				(180) days after issuance of the license.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 3.5 - Organized Activities and Tournaments on Designated Public Waters; Administration › Section 3.5-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 1.
(a) This rule
				applies to both of the following:
(1) The
				process for designating any public water where fishing tournaments are
				regulated.
(2) The administration
				of fishing tournaments on waters designated under subdivision (1).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 3.5 - Organized Activities and Tournaments on Designated Public Waters; Administration › Section 3.5-2 - Petition to regulate the conduct of fishing tournaments or other organized activities on designated public waters

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC
				  14-33-1-1
Sec. 2.
(a) The
				following persons may petition the commission to designate, by rule, a
				particular public water for regulation:
(1)
				The county executive for the county where the public water is located. A
				petition under this subsection applies only to the portion of the public water
				located in that county. The county executives for adjoining counties may enter
				a joint petition.
(2) If a portion
				of a public water is located within a municipality, the executive for the
				municipality. A petition under this subsection applies only to the portion of
				the public water located in the municipality.
(3) A deputy director of the
				department.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 3.5 - Organized Activities and Tournaments on Designated Public Waters; Administration › Section 3.5-3 - Notice of and response to petition

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 3.
(a) Upon
				receipt of a completed petition under section 2 of this rule, the division of
				hearings of the commission shall cause:
(1) a
				copy of the petition to be delivered to each deputy director of the department;
				and
(2) notice of the petition and
				a brief summary of its contents to be delivered to the legislative services
				agency for publication in the Indiana Register.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 3.5 - Organized Activities and Tournaments on Designated Public Waters; Administration › Section 3.5-4 - Designation of regulated public water by rule

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 4-22; IC 14
Sec. 4.
(a) The
				commission may approve the recommendations of the department under section 3(b)
				of this rule or may modify or reject those recommendations.
(b) If a petition results in preliminary
				adoption of a rule, the proposal shall be reviewed under IC 4-22. A public
				hearing on the proposal shall be conducted in the county where the public water
				to be regulated is located.
(c) The
				regulation of a fishing tournament or other organized activity becomes
				effective for a particular public water when a section under this rule
				designating that public water becomes effective under IC 4-22.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 3.5 - Organized Activities and Tournaments on Designated Public Waters; Administration › Section 3.5-5 - Advance date approval

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-1;
				  IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 5.
(a) The
				department shall conduct an organizational meeting or meetings between October
				1 and November 15 to establish dates for the following year on which fishing
				tournaments or other organized activities can be conducted. The department may
				apply any reasonable process in an organizational meeting, including holding a
				drawing, to reserve a date or dates for a scheduled event and to minimize user
				conflict. As a condition for participation in a drawing, an individual may be
				required to identify the organization that the individual represents. The
				department shall not approve more than one (1) scheduled event for an
				individual on the same waterway, if the events would be separated by fewer than
				fourteen (14) days.
(b) In addition
				to the establishment of dates under subsection (a), the department may
				establish a date for a tournament beyond the following year if an individual
				presents satisfactory evidence that a tournament would have national
				significance.
(c) An individual who
				receives a reserved date must submit a completed license application within
				thirty (30) days of notification and at least sixty (60) days before the
				scheduled event, whichever is earlier. Failure to submit a timely completed
				application releases the reservation.
(d) An individual is disqualified from
				participating in an organizational meeting unless the individual and the
				organization that the individual represents have paid any outstanding fee or
				cost established in section 10 of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 3.5 - Organized Activities and Tournaments on Designated Public Waters; Administration › Section 3.5-6 - License application

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-1;
				  IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 6.
(a) An
				application for a license to conduct a fishing tournament or other organized
				activity must be completed on a department form at least sixty (60) days before
				the date of the proposed tournament.
(b) An applicant must be an individual who
				is:
(1) at least eighteen (18) years of age;
				and
(2) a resident of
				Indiana.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 3.5 - Organized Activities and Tournaments on Designated Public Waters; Administration › Section 3.5-7 - General duties of license holder

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-11-2-1
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 7.
In addition to the terms of the license and the requirements
				  otherwise set forth in this rule, a license holder must do the
				  following:
(1) At least fourteen (14)
				days before the scheduled event, deliver a list of officials who will be
				present during the event.
(2)
				Obtain permission from the department to use a zone or zones in the public
				water for:
(A) mooring;
(B) judging;
(C) weigh-in;
(D) starting; or
(E) any other activities using public
				facilities.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 3.5 - Organized Activities and Tournaments on Designated Public Waters; Administration › Section 3.5-8 - Reporting

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 8.
(a) A
				license holder must report the results of the event on a form provided by the
				department within thirty (30) days of the completion of the event, including
				the following:
(1) The number of boats and
				participants.
(2) The starting and
				ending times.
(3) The actual use of
				public facilities.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 3.5 - Organized Activities and Tournaments on Designated Public Waters; Administration › Section 3.5-9 - Sanctions and emergency relief

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-8; IC 4-21.5-4; IC 14
Sec. 9.
(a) The
				department may file a complaint under IC 4-21.5-3-8, or seek emergency relief
				under IC 4-21.5-4, to condition, suspend, or revoke the license of a person who
				violates a term of the license, this article, or another law. In addition, the
				department may seek an order in the complaint to disqualify the person from
				receiving another license under this rule, for a period not to exceed three (3)
				years, if the person:
(1) conducts an
				activity, for which a license is required under this rule, without having such
				a license in effect; or
(2)
				violates a term of a license issued under this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 3.5 - Organized Activities and Tournaments on Designated Public Waters; Administration › Section 3.5-10 - Limitations on fishing tournaments at lakes administered by the division of state parks and reservoirs

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-1;
				  IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 5-14-3; IC 14
Sec. 10.
(a) This
				section governs fishing tournaments at lakes administered by the division of
				state parks and reservoirs.
(b) The
				number of boats that may participate in a fishing tournament must not, on any
				date, exceed the following:
Monroe
Salamonie
Mississinewa
Brookville
Hardy
Patoka
Lieber
Raccoon
March
100
75
75
100
30
178
50
100
April
175
75
75
100
30
178
50
60
May
175
75
75
100
20
178
28
50
June
175
30
30
75
20
125
28
50
July
175
30
30
75
20
125
28
50
August
175
30
30
75
20
125
28
50
September
175
75
75
100
20
178
28
60
October
175
75
75
100
30
178
50
100
November
100
75
75
100
30
178
50
100
(c)
				A boat used to administer a tournament is excluded in determining the number of
				participating boats.
(d) The
				director may authorize a license for a fishing tournament under this section
				where the participants are not provided with the name of the lake at least ten
				(10) days before the tournament. A license issued under this subsection does
				not authorize a fishing tournament that conflicts with another license issued
				under this section. Subject to IC 5-14-3, the department will not publish the
				location of a fishing tournament issued under this subsection.
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a fishing
				tournament on Monroe Lake, from October 15 through the end of February, is
				restricted to a maximum of one hundred (100) participating boats.
(f) At least thirty (30) days before the
				scheduled event, a license holder must file a certificate of insurance or an
				insurance binder with the department. The certificate of insurance or insurance
				binder shall name the license holder and the department as insureds and shall
				demonstrate the license holder has obtained an irrevocable general liability
				insurance policy with a limitation for each of the following of not less than:
(1) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)
				for all damages to property for a single occurrence.
(2) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)
				for injury or death of one (1) person in a single occurrence.
(3) Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000)
				for injury to or death of multiple persons in a single occurrence.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 3.5 - Organized Activities and Tournaments on Designated Public Waters; Administration › Section 3.5-11 - Limitations on organized boating activities at Lake Wawasee and Syracuse Lake, Kosciusko County

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 11.
(a) This
				section governs organized boating activities on Lake Wawasee and Syracuse Lake
				in Kosciusko County.
(b) On the
				combined waters of Lake Wawasee and Syracuse Lake, the maximum number of boats
				that can lawfully participate in a fishing tournament on a Saturday or a Sunday
				is as follows:
(1) One hundred twenty-five
				(125) for the following periods:
(A) From
				April 1 until the weekend including Memorial Day.
(B) After the weekend including Labor Day
				until September 15.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 3.5 - Organized Activities and Tournaments on Designated Public Waters; Administration › Section 3.5-12 - Limitations on organized boating activities at Sylvan Lake, Noble County

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 12.
(a) This
				section governs organized boating activities on Sylvan Lake, Noble
				County.
(b) On the waters of Sylvan
				Lake, the maximum number of boats that can lawfully participate in a fishing
				tournament is as follows:
(1) One (1)
				tournament each day, consisting of no more than sixty-five (65) boats, for the
				period of April 1 through April 30.
(2) One (1) tournament each day, consisting
				of no more than fifty (50) boats, for the period of May 1 through September
				30.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 4 - Navigation Aids and Water Recreation Structures › Section 4-1 - Navigation aids and water recreation structures; applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-11-2-1; IC
				  14-15-7-3;
				  IC
				  14-29-1-8
Affected: IC
				  14-15-3-17
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				rule governs the placement of any navigation aid or water recreation
				structure.
(b) A person must comply
				with this rule before placing a navigation aid or water recreation structure on
				or along public waters. Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), a
				license from the division is required for the placement of a navigation aid or
				water recreation structure.
(c)
				Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), each navigation aid must be
				colored white with international orange geometric shapes. If placed on the
				water, a navigation aid must be a buoy.
(d) A buoy that identifies a point two
				hundred (200) feet from the shoreline of any lake or channel under IC
				14-15-3-17
				is exempted from subsection (c). This exemption does not apply to Lake Michigan
				or where the division determines the exemption will be contrary to safe and
				lawful boat usage.
(e) This rule
				does not apply to a navigation aid or water recreation structure located within
				one hundred fifty (150) feet from the waterline or shoreline of a public
				freshwater lake or to a mooring buoy. The placement of a navigation aid or
				water recreation structure under this subsection is governed by 312 IAC 11. A
				mooring buoy located on a navigable waterway is governed by 312 IAC 6.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 4 - Navigation Aids and Water Recreation Structures › Section 4-2 - Application for a license for a navigation aid or water recreation structure; general requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-11-2-1; IC
				  14-15-7-3;
				  IC
				  14-29-1-8
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 2.
An application for a license under this rule must be
				  completed on a department form and contain information sufficient to describe
				  the purpose for which the license is sought. The application shall include the
				  following information:
(1) The name
				and address of the applicant.
(2)
				The name, address, and telephone number of an individual who can be contacted
				concerning placement, maintenance, and removal of the navigation aid or water
				recreation structure.
(3) A
				description of any navigation aid or water recreation structure to be placed
				under the license.
(4) The date,
				location, and duration of placement.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 4 - Navigation Aids and Water Recreation Structures › Section 4-3 - License application; additional information; notice to affected persons; consolidated applications

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-11-2-1; IC
				  14-15-7-3;
				  IC
				  14-29-1-8
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 3.
(a) In
				addition to the information required under section 2 of this rule, the
				department may require the following information to be included in an
				application:
(1) The name and address of any
				adjacent property owner, municipality, or other interested person who may be
				affected by placement of the navigation aid or water recreation
				structure.
(2) Information that
				will assist in determining whether issuance of the permit is likely to result
				in any hazard to persons, property, or the environment.
(3) Any other information deemed appropriate
				by the director.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 4 - Navigation Aids and Water Recreation Structures › Section 4-4 - Buoys used as navigation aids; general requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-11-2-1; IC 14-15-7-3; IC
				  14-29-1-8
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 4.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsection (b), a buoy used as a navigation aid must be white
				with horizontal bands of international orange placed completely around the buoy
				circumference. One (1) band must be at the top of the buoy body, with a second
				band just above the waterline of the buoy so that both international orange
				bands are clearly visible to approaching vessels. The bands must be at least
				two (2) inches wide. The area of the buoy, which is visible between the two (2)
				bands, must be white and provide adequate space for the placement of geometric
				shapes. The buoy must be constructed of materials that are shatter-resistant
				and unsinkable within anticipated usage. The buoy must be anchored adequately
				to prevent movement by wind, current, and wave action.
(b) Lateral marks, safe water marks, isolated
				danger marks, and special marks shall, to the extent practicable, conform with
				33
				CFR 62.25 through 33 CFR 62.31. Sections 6
				and 7 of this rule do not apply to this subsection.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 4 - Navigation Aids and Water Recreation Structures › Section 4-5 - Buoys used as navigation aids on Lake Michigan; construction standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-11-2-1; IC
				  14-15-7-3;
				  IC
				  14-29-1-8
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 5.
A buoy used as a navigation aid on Lake Michigan must
				  conform to the following construction standards:
(1) The exterior diameter of the buoy is at
				least eight (8) inches.
(2) The
				buoy is constructed of materials that are shatter-resistant and unsinkable
				within anticipated usage.
(3) The
				buoy is anchored in a manner that is suitable for use on the waters of Lake
				Michigan.
(4) Letters and numbers
				are placed on the regulatory marker as follows:
(A) Solid black.
(B) To enable them to be clearly visible to
				an approaching or passing boat, but not less than three (3) inches
				high.
(C) In block style and
				well-proportioned.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 4 - Navigation Aids and Water Recreation Structures › Section 4-6 - Buoys used as navigation aids; geometric shapes and designations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-11-2-1; IC
				  14-15-7-3;
				  IC
				  14-29-1-8
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 6.
(a)
				Geometric shapes must be placed on the white portion of the body of a buoy. The
				geometric shapes must be colored international orange. The authorized geometric
				shapes and meanings associated with them are as follows:
(1) A vertical, open-faced diamond shape
				means danger. This shape is illustrated as follows:
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(2) A
				vertical, open-faced diamond shape with a cross centeredin the diamond
				designates a zone whichis excluded fromusageby a boat or from some other
				designated purpose. This shape is illustrated as follows:
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(3)
				Acircular shape designates a zone where a boat may be operated only if the
				operation complies with certain restrictions.This shape is illustrated as
				follows:
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				square or rectangular shape means information or directions are provided. This
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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 4 - Navigation Aids and Water Recreation Structures › Section 4-7 - Restricted use zones

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-11-2-1; IC
				  14-15-7-3;
				  IC
				  14-29-1-8
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 7.
A buoy may be placed under section 6(a)(2) or 6(a)(3) of
				  this rule only as provided as follows:
(1) The commission adopts a rule to establish
				and delineate a restricted use zone.
(2) The restricted use zone designates one
				(1) of the following:
(A) Boats are excluded
				from the zone.
(B) Swimming is
				excluded from the zone.
(C) Scuba
				is excluded from the zone.
(D)
				Boats and swimming are excluded from the zone.
(E) Boats are prohibited from towing water
				skis or similar objects in the zone.
(F) Boats are prohibited from operating in
				excess of idle speed in the zone.
(G) Boats are prohibited from operating in
				excess of a designated speed limit in the zone.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 4 - Navigation Aids and Water Recreation Structures › Section 4-8 - Tampering with a navigation aid

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-11-2-1; IC
				  14-15-7-3;
				  IC
				  14-29-1-8
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 8.
A person must not move, remove, deface, destroy, obscure, or
				  otherwise interfere with a navigation aid placed under this rule, except at the
				  direction of the division or the United States Coast Guard.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 5 - Waste Disposal › Section 5-1 - Application

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-11-2-1; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 1.
This rule governs the disposal or discharge of sewage,
				  graywater, and other wastes from a boat that is located upon public waters.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 5 - Waste Disposal › Section 5-2 - Sewage disposal from a boat

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-11-2-1; IC 14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 2.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsection (c), a person must 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 Type III marine sanitation device
				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 Indiana department of environmental management according
				to rules adopted by the:
(A) solid waste
				management board; or
(B) water
				pollution control board.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 5 - Waste Disposal › Section 5-3 - Litter and other waste disposal from a boat

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-11-2-1; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 3.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsection (b), a person must not dispose of litter or other
				waste from a boat maintained or operated upon public water.
(b) A person who maintains or operates a boat
				upon Lake Michigan or another waterway described in 40 CFR 1700 must not
				violate 40 CFR 1700 in treatment or disposal of litter or other waste from a
				boat.
(c) As used in this section,
				"other waste" includes the following:
(1)
				Filth.
(2) A putrid
				substance.
(3) An unwholesome
				substance.
(4) Contents of a catch
				basin.
(5) Contents of a grease
				trap.
(6) Any other
				graywater.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 6 - Specified Public Freshwater Lakes; Restrictions › Section 6-1 - Boating restrictions on specified public freshwater lakes; applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-11-2-1; IC 14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				rule establishes zones on specified public freshwater lakes to govern the
				operation of boats for any of the following purposes:
(1) Addressing unusual conditions or
				hazards.
(2) Fish, wildlife, or
				botanical resource management.
(3)
				The protection of users.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 6 - Specified Public Freshwater Lakes; Restrictions › Section 6-2 - Barbee Chain of Lakes; special boating zones

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 2.
(a) This
				section establishes special boating zones on the Barbee Chain of Lakes in
				Kosciusko County. The Barbee Chain of Lakes includes the following:
(1) Bantam Lake (also known as Banning
				Lake).
(2) Big Barbee
				Lake.
(3) Irish Lake.
(4) Kuhn Lake.
(5) Little Barbee Lake.
(6) Sawmill Lake.
(7) Sechrist Lake.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 6 - Specified Public Freshwater Lakes; Restrictions › Section 6-3 - Bass Lake; special boating zones and temporary structure standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-15-7-3; IC 14-26-2-23
Affected: IC 14-15; IC 14-26-2-4
Sec. 3.
(a)
				Notwithstanding
				312
				IAC 11-3-1(b)(5), a temporary pier or
				boat lift is authorized on Bass Lake in Starke County by a general license
				under IC 14-26-2 if the structure conforms with both of the following:
(1) Satisfies
				312
				IAC 11-3-1(b)(1)  through
				312
				IAC 11-3-1(b)(4),
				312
				IAC 11-3-1(b)(7), and
				312
				IAC 11-3-1(b)(8).
(2) Extends not more than:
(A) one hundred fifty (150) feet from the
				shoreline or water line and satisfies
				312
				IAC 11-3-1(b)(6); or
(B) three hundred (300) feet from the
				shoreline or water line and does not extend over water that is continuously
				more than three (3) feet deep.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 6 - Specified Public Freshwater Lakes; Restrictions › Section 6-3.5 - Clear Lake; special boating zones and temporary structure standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-15-7-3; IC 14-26-2-3
Affected: IC 14-26-2-4
Sec. 3.5.
(a)
				Notwithstanding
				312 IAC
				11-3-1(b)(5), a temporary pier or
				boat lift is authorized on Clear Lake in Steuben County by a general license
				under IC 14-26-2 if the structure conforms with both of the following:
(1) Satisfies
				312 IAC 11-3-1(b)(1)
				 through
				312 IAC 11-3-1(b)(4)
				 and
				312 IAC 11-3-1(b)(7)
				 through
				312 IAC
				11-3-1(b)(9).
(2) Extends not more than either of the
				following:
(A) One hundred fifty (150) feet
				from the shoreline or water line and satisfied
[sic,
				satisfies]
312 IAC
				11-3-1(b)(6).
(B) Two hundred fifty (250) feet from the
				shoreline or water line and does not extend over water that is continuously
				more than three (3) feet deep from a point at the shoreline or water line 16 T
				0680132 (UTM 46220900) clockwise to a point at the shoreline or water line at
				16 T 0680436 (UTM 4622968).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 6 - Specified Public Freshwater Lakes; Restrictions › Section 6-4 - Indian Lakes Chain of Lakes; special boating zones

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 4.
(a) This
				section establishes special boating zones on the Indian Lakes Chain of Lakes in
				LaGrange County. The Indian Lakes Chain of Lakes includes the following:
(1) Dallas Lake.
(2) Hackenburg Lake.
(3) Messick Lake.
(4) Westler Lake.
(5) Whitmer Lake.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 6 - Specified Public Freshwater Lakes; Restrictions › Section 6-5 - Lake James Chain of Lakes; special boating zones

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14; IC 32-19-1-1
Sec. 5.
(a) This
				section establishes special boating zones on the Lake James Chain of Lakes in
				Steuben County. For the purposes of this section, the Lake James Chain of Lakes
				includes the following:
(1) Big Otter
				Lake.
(2) Junmerson Lake.
(3) Lake James.
(4) Little Otter Lake.
(5) Marsh Lake.
(6) Snow Lake.
(7) The streams connecting the
				lakes.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 6 - Specified Public Freshwater Lakes; Restrictions › Section 6-5.6 - Lake Manitou; special boating zones

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14; IC 32-19-1-1
Sec. 5.6.
(a) This
				section establishes a special boating zone in Fulton County on Lake
				Manitou.
(b) A person must not
				operate a boat with other than an electric trolling motor or paddle in an area
				commonly known as the Prairie, bounded by buoys designating the boundary of the
				restricted zone:
(1) beginning at SPC 2114452
				(UTM 4544874) north and SPC 185170 (UTM 568503) east;
(2) continuing in a westerly direction to the
				point at SPC 2114363 (UTM 4544844) north and SPC 184604 (UTM 568331)
				east;
(3) continuing in a northwest
				direction to the point at SPC 2114622 (UTM 4544921) north and SPC 184240 (UTM
				568219) east;
(4) continuing in a
				northerly direction to the point at SPC 2115393 (UTM 4545156) north and SPC
				184258 (UTM 568221) east;
(5)
				continuing in a northeast direction to the point at SPC 2115872 (UTM 4545305)
				north and SPC 184899 (UTM 568414) east;
(6) continuing in an easterly direction to
				the point at SPC 2115639 (UTM 4545237) north and SPC 185472 (UTM 568590)
				east;
(7) continuing in a southerly
				direction to the point at SPC 2114954 (UTM 4545028) north and SPC 185493 (UTM
				568599) east; and
(8) then in
				southwest direction to the point of beginning identified in subdivision
				(1).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 6 - Specified Public Freshwater Lakes; Restrictions › Section 6-6 - Lake Wawasee and Syracuse Lake; special boating zones

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14; IC
				  32-19-1-1
Sec. 6.
(a) This
				section establishes restrictions on the operation of boats on and between Lake
				Wawasee and Syracuse Lake in Kosciusko County. The coordinates used in this
				section are on the Indiana coordinate system of 1983, east zone, in United
				States Survey feet as defined in IC
				32-19-1-1,
				hereinafter referred to as SPC.
(b)
				A person must not operate a boat in excess of idle speed in any of the
				following locations:
(1) In an area known as
				Johnson Bay on Lake Wawasee and more particularly described as east and north
				of buoys placed along a boundary in the northeastern portion of the bay. The
				boundary:
(A) begins at its southernmost
				point with a buoy placed at SPC 2244173.23 (UTM 4585045.15) north and SPC
				323786.03 (UTM 610130.52) east;
(B)
				continues in a northwesterly direction, including, but not limited to, buoys
				placed at:
(i) SPC 2244348.87 (UTM
				4585097.04) north and SPC 323439.20 (UTM 610024.02) east;
(ii) SPC 2244959.54 (UTM 4585282.60) north
				and SPC 323331.64 (UTM 609988.38) east; and
(iii) SPC 2245188.84 (UTM 4585350.69) north
				and SPC 322952.76 (UTM 609871.86) east; and
(C) concludes with the northernmost buoy
				placed at SPC 2245460.99 (UTM 4585431.22) north and SPC 322442.69 (UTM
				609715.17) east.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 6 - Specified Public Freshwater Lakes; Restrictions › Section 6-6.5 - Lake of the Woods; special boating zones and temporary structure standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-15-7-3; IC 14-26-2-23
Affected: IC 14-15; IC 14-26-2-4
Sec. 6.5.
(a)
				Notwithstanding
				312
				IAC 11-3-1(b)(5), a temporary pier or
				boat lift is authorized on Lake of the Woods in Marshall County by a general
				license under IC 14-26-2 if the structure conforms with both of the following:
(1) Satisfies
				312
				IAC 11-3-1(b)(1)  through
				312
				IAC 11-3-1(b)(4),
				312
				IAC 11-3-1(b)(7), and
				312
				IAC 11-3-1(b)(8).
(2) Extends not more than either of the
				following:
(A) One hundred fifty (150) feet
				from the shoreline or water line and satisfies
				312
				IAC 11-3-1(b)(6).
(B) Three hundred (300) feet from the
				shoreline or water line and does not extend over water that is continuously
				more than three (3) feet deep at either of the following locations:
(i) From a point at the shoreline or water
				line at 16 T 0564236 UTM 4587255 clockwise to a point at the shoreline or water
				line at 16 T 0564816 UTM 4585984.
(ii) From a point at the shoreline or water
				line at 16 T 0565073 UTM 4585166 clockwise to a point at the shoreline or water
				line at 16 T 0564606 UTM 4585044.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 6 - Specified Public Freshwater Lakes; Restrictions › Section 6-7 - Lime Lake; special boating zones

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 7.
A person must not operate a boat in excess of ten (10) miles
				  per hour on Lime Lake in Steuben County.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 6 - Specified Public Freshwater Lakes; Restrictions › Section 6-8 - Oliver Chain of Lakes; special boating zones

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 8.
(a) This
				section establishes special boating zones on the Oliver Chain of Lakes in
				LaGrange County. The Oliver Chain of Lakes includes the following:
(1) Martin Lake.
(2) Olin Lake.
(3) Oliver Lake.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 6 - Specified Public Freshwater Lakes; Restrictions › Section 6-9 - Tippecanoe Lake and James Lake; special boating zones

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 9.
(a) This
				section establishes special boating zones in Kosciusko County on Tippecanoe
				Lake, James Lake, and channels connected to these lakes. Oswego Lake is:
(1) exempted from this section; and
(2) controlled by
				312
				IAC 5-11-12.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 6 - Specified Public Freshwater Lakes; Restrictions › Section 6-10 - West Chain of Lakes; special boating zones

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 10.
(a) This
				section establishes special boating zones on the West Chain of Lakes in Noble
				County. The West Chain of Lakes includes each of the following:
(1) Jones Lake.
(2) Steinbarger Lake.
(3) Tamarack Lake.
(4) Waldron Lake.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 6 - Specified Public Freshwater Lakes; Restrictions › Section 6-11 - Simonton Lake; special boating zones

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-15-7-3
Affected: IC 14; IC 32-19-1-1
Sec. 11.
(a) This
				section establishes a special boating zone in Elkhart County on Simonton
				Lake.
(b) A person must not operate
				a boat with other than an electric trolling motor or paddle in an area in the
				southeast corner of the east basin of the lake bounded by buoys designating the
				boundary of the restricted zone:
(1) beginning
				on shore at SPC 2367635.632 (UTM 4622323) north and SPC 251603.940 (UTM 587556)
				east which is immediately south of Lot # 12 of the Dawns Edge
				Subdivision;
(2) continuing in a
				northwest direction to the point at SPC 2367945.962 (UTM 4622414) north and SPC
				250981.110 (UTM 587365) east;
(3)
				continuing in a westerly direction to the point at SPC 2367511.934 (UTM
				4622280) north and SPC 250586.145 (UTM 587246) east; and
(4) then following the southern shoreline in
				an easterly direction to the point of beginning identified in subdivision
				(1).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 7 - Specified Public Waters Other Than Lake Michigan; Restrictions › Section 7-1 - Boating restrictions on specified public waters other than Lake Michigan; applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-11-2-1; IC 14-15-7-3; IC
				  14-29-1-8
Affected: IC 14; IC 32-19-1-1
Sec. 1.
(a) This rule
				establishes boating zones on specified public waters, other than Lake Michigan
				and its tributaries, in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte counties, to govern the
				operation of boats for any of the following purposes:
(1) Addressing unusual conditions or
				hazards.
(2) Fish, wildlife, or
				botanical resource management.
(3)
				The protection of users.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 7 - Specified Public Waters Other Than Lake Michigan; Restrictions › Section 7-2 - Kankakee River; boating speed zones

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-15-7-3;
				  IC
				  14-29-1-8
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 2.
A person must not operate a boat in excess of idle speed in
				  Lake County and Newton County on the Kankakee River from the U.S. 41 bridge
				  upstream for two (2) miles.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 7 - Specified Public Waters Other Than Lake Michigan; Restrictions › Section 7-3 - Ohio River embayments and tributaries; Arnolds Creek in Ohio County; boating speed zones

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-11-2-1; IC
				  14-15-7-3;
				  IC
				  14-29-1-8
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 3.
A person must not operate a boat in excess of idle speed on
				  Arnolds Creek in Ohio County for two thousand four hundred fifty (2,450) feet
				  upstream from the confluence of the Ohio River and Arnolds Creek.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 7 - Specified Public Waters Other Than Lake Michigan; Restrictions › Section 7-4 - Big Oil Creek, Perry County

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-11-2-1; IC
				  14-15-7-3;
				  IC
				  14-29-1-8
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 4.
A person must not operate a boat in excess of idle speed on
				  Big Oil Creek in Perry County from buoys placed three hundred (300) feet
				  downstream from the boat ramp for Bayou Ridge Campground to buoys placed three
				  hundred (300) feet upstream from the boat ramp for Bayou Ridge Campground.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 5 - BOATING ON PUBLIC WATERS OF INDIANA › Rule 7 - Specified Public Waters Other Than Lake Michigan; Restrictions › Section 7-5 - Ohio River embayments and tributaries; Bryant Creek and Turtle Creek in Switzerland County; boating speed zones

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-11-2-1; IC
				  14-15-7-3;
				  IC
				  14-29-1-8
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 5.
A person must not operate a boat in excess of idle speed for
				  the following embayments and tributaries of the Ohio River located in
				  Switzerland County:
(1) On Bryant
				Creek within two hundred (200) feet of a boat launching ramp located in the
				northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section
				34, township 2 north, range 1 west as designated by buoys placed by the
				department.
(2) On Turtle Creek Bay
				upstream from the confluence of the Ohio River and Turtle Creek.