Public freshwater lake petition

Sec. 25. (a) The owner or owners of the entire shoreline or water line of: (1) a lake; (2) a pond; or (3) another reasonably permanent body of water that is substantially at rest; may petition the department to declare the body of water a public freshwater lake. (b) If the department, in writing, grants the petition under subsection (a), the body of water becomes subject to this chapter. As added by P.L.6-2008, SEC.12.