Title 14, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 1. The department shall do the following: (1) Prescribe the form of accident reports, permits, and certificates required by this article and the form of applications for permits and certificates. (2) Carry on a campaign of education with respect to safety in the operation of…

Sec. 2. The department may enter into reciprocal agreements with foreign nations and other states in areas concerning the operation and inspection of boats carrying passengers for hire from foreign nations and other states that operate in Indiana water. [Pre-1995 Recodification C…

Sec. 3. (a) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this article concerning the following: (1) Applications for and the issuance of permits and certificates required by this article. (2) The conduct of watercraft races. (3) Standards of safety for boats used t…

Sec. 4. In adopting rules under IC 4-22-2, a required hearing with respect to a rule adopted under section 3(a)(4) or 3(a)(5) of this chapter shall be held in the affected locality. A notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circula…

Sec. 5. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that vary from equipment and operational standards specified in this article with respect to water over which Indiana has concurrent jurisdiction with the United States or another state. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-…

Sec. 1. The department has occupancy and control of and shall manage: (1) swamp land; (2) swamp and indemnity land; (3) saline land; and (4) meander land; owned by the state on May 1, 1984, to further the purposes of the department. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-10.5-1.…

Sec. 1. The department is designated as the local sponsor of and may manage the Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-34-1.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.12.

Sec. 2. The department shall include the George Rogers Clark Homesite as an adjunct to the Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-34-2.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.12.

Sec. 3. The department may cooperate with Indiana political subdivisions to develop and implement plans for appropriate facilities within and adjacent to the Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-34-3.] As added by P.L.1-19…

Sec. 4. The department may develop and implement plans for a state park within and adjacent to the Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-34-4.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.12.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "buildings and grounds" means the property that: (1) lies east of a line running north and south and tangent to the most easterly point on the circular drive of the Indiana Veterans' Home; (2) contains approximately six (6) acres; and (3) includes…

Sec. 2. The department shall maintain the buildings and grounds as a historical monument with emphasis on the early history of the Indiana Veterans' Home when the home was founded by the Grand Army of the Republic as a home for Civil War veterans. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citatio…

Sec. 3. The Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) may receive donations for the upkeep of the monument provided for in this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-27-3.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.167-2011, SEC.19.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "migratory waterfowl" means a wild goose, brant, or wild duck. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-4.5-1(a).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "stamp" refers to the migratory waterfowl stamp provided by this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-4.5-1(c).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 3. An individual may not hunt a migratory waterfowl within Indiana without having an electronically generated migratory waterfowl stamp issued by the department. The stamp must be in the possession of each individual hunting a migratory waterfowl. The licensee shall validate…

Sec. 4. (a) An electronically generated stamp shall be issued to each hunting license applicant or holder upon request and the payment of a fee of six dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75). Each stamp expires on March 31 of the year following issuance. (b) The department may set…

Sec. 5. (a) The department shall contract annually with an appropriate nonprofit organization to use fifty percent (50%) of the revenue credited to the special account under section 4 of this chapter for development of waterfowl propagation areas. Before paying the revenue to a n…

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…

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,…

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…

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. …

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 unde…

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.1…

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a person must obtain a dealer's license from the division under this chapter before selling or soliciting an order for nursery stock or otherwise conducting the business of a dealer. (b) A person who operates one (1) or more grocery stores i…

Sec. 2. (a) A dealer's license application must be completed on a commission form and must include an affidavit or affirmation that the dealer will do the following: (1) Only buy and sell stock that has been inspected and certified by an authorized inspector. (2) Maintain with th…

Sec. 3. The division director shall issue a dealer's license certificate to a dealer upon completion of an application. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-7-1(d).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.

Sec. 4. Each license expires December 31 following the day the license becomes effective. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-10-2.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.

Sec. 5. The requirements of IC 14-24-5 apply to a dealer. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-7-3.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.

Sec. 6. A person who violates section 1 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction. As added by P.L.195-2014, SEC.19.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "aquifer" means an underground geologic formation that: (1) is consolidated or unconsolidated; and (2) has the ability to receive, store, and transmit water in amounts sufficient for the satisfaction of any beneficial use. [Pre-1995 Recodification…

Sec. 10. (a) The commission shall administer this chapter. (b) The deputy director for the bureau of resource management shall serve as technical secretary to the commission. The deputy director shall perform the duties that are required by this chapter or that the commission dir…

Sec. 11. The commission shall do the following: (1) Conduct a continuing assessment of the availability of the water resource. (2) Take and maintain an inventory of significant uses of water withdrawn from the surface or ground. (3) Plan for the development, conservation, and use…

Sec. 12. The commission may do the following: (1) Collect and disseminate information relating to the water resource. (2) Consult with and advise all users of the water resource as to availability of the water resource and the most practical method of water withdrawal, developmen…

Sec. 12.5. (a) The department shall cooperate with the United States Geological Survey to establish a program under which volunteers may monitor the water resource and provide monitoring data to the commission, the department, and the United States Geological Survey. Data derived…

Sec. 13. (a) As used in this section, "surplus water" means that water found to exceed: (1) existing uses; and (2) reasonably foreseeable needs; in the watershed of origin. (b) The commission shall make and maintain an inventory of the water resource of Indiana. The inventory mus…

Sec. 14. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the commission may determine and establish the minimum flows of streams, taking into account the varying low flow characteristics of the streams of Indiana and the importance of instream and withdrawal uses, including established water qual…

Sec. 15. (a) As used in this section, "significant water withdrawal facility" means the water withdrawal facilities of a person that, in the aggregate from all sources and by all methods, has the capability of withdrawing more than one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons of ground…

Sec. 16. The interim study committee on agriculture and natural resources established by IC 2-5-1.3-4 shall do the following: (1) Oversee the water resource management program of this chapter and the needs of the people of Indiana. (2) Report the findings and recommendations in a…

Sec. 17. A person who violates section 15 of this chapter commits a Class B infraction. A separate infraction is committed each day a violation occurs. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-9.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.

Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, "authority" refers to the Indiana finance authority established by IC 5-1.2-3. (b) As used in this section, "quality assurance review" means a process of reviewing and verifying water resources data with the goal of assuring the reliability o…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "beneficial use" means the use of water for any useful and productive purpose. The term includes the following uses: (1) Domestic. (2) Agricultural, including irrigation. (3) Industrial. (4) Commercial. (5) Power generation. (6) Energy conversion.…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "ground water" means all water occurring beneath the surface of the ground regardless of location and form. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "instream use" means any use of water that uses surface water in place. The term includes the following uses: (1) Commercial and recreational navigation. (2) Hydroelectric power generation. (3) Waste assimilation. (4) Fish and wildlife habitat. (5…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, an incorporated or unincorporated organization or association, a trustee or legal representative, the state, a political subdivision of the state, the United States of America, an agency of the state, a political subd…

Sec. 6. For purposes of this chapter, "reasonable beneficial use" means the use of water for a beneficial use in the quantity and manner that is: (1) necessary for economic and efficient utilization; and (2) both reasonable and consistent with the public interest. [Pre-1995 Recod…