Title 14, TITLE 14. NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-4-1(a).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.26-2008, SEC.19.

Sec. 10. (a) Injury, death, or occupational disease of a conservation officer arising out of and during the course of the performance of the officer's duties as a conservation officer is compensable under IC 22-3. (b) For the purposes of this chapter and IC 22-3, all conservation…

Sec. 11. (a) The division director shall, with the approval of the director, organize and conduct a training school for officer candidates and other employees of the division. A conservation officer may not be assigned to regular active duty until the officer has received trainin…

Sec. 12. All new conservation officers appointed to the division are probationary employees for one (1) year from the date of appointment. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-4-6(b) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2.

Sec. 13. A person who: (1) is discharged from the division; or (2) withdraws before the completion of two (2) years of duty from date of appointment; is not eligible for reappointment. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-4-6(b) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2.…

Sec. 14. (a) The division director may, with the approval of the director, discharge, demote, or temporarily suspend an employee of the division, for cause, after preferring charges in writing. (b) An employee who is discharged or demoted is entitled to a public hearing before th…

Sec. 15. (a) The department shall provide the conservation officers of the division the uniforms and equipment necessary to the performance of their duties. All uniforms and equipment remain the property of the state. (b) The division director shall, with the approval of the dire…

Sec. 16. (a) A conservation officer of the division: (1) has all necessary police powers to enforce the natural resources laws; and (2) may, without warrant, arrest a person for a violation of those laws when committed in the officer's presence. (b) A conservation officer shall d…

Sec. 17. A conservation officer: (1) is a law enforcement officer under IC 9-13-2-92 and IC 35-31.5-2-185 and has the power to enforce Indiana laws and without warrant to arrest for the violation of any of those laws when committed in the officer's presence; (2) is a police offic…

Sec. 18. (a) A uniformed conservation officer shall carry arms in the performance of the officer's duty. (b) A nonuniformed conservation officer may carry arms in the performance of the officer's duty. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-4-9(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, …

employee Sec. 19. A person who knowingly obstructs, hinders, or interferes with: (1) the director; (2) the division director; (3) a conservation officer; or (4) an employee or agent of the division of fish and wildlife; in lawful discharge of the individual's duty in the enforcem…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "division" refers to the law enforcement division. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-4-1(b).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2.

Sec. 20. The division shall do the following: (1) Cooperate with the law enforcement officers of the state in the detection of the violation of Indiana natural resources laws. (2) Conduct investigations as necessary to secure the evidence that may be essential to the conviction o…

Sec. 21. (a) As used in this section, "fund" refers to the conservation officers fish and wildlife fund established by this section. (b) The conservation officers fish and wildlife fund is established. The department shall administer the fund. The department may expend the money …

Sec. 21.5. (a) As used in this section, "fund" refers to the conservation officers marine enforcement fund established by this section. (b) The conservation officers marine enforcement fund is established. The department shall administer the fund. The department may expend the mo…

Sec. 22. Whenever a conservation officer retires after at least twenty (20) years of service, the department shall, in recognition of the officer's service to the department, do the following: (1) Permit the officer to retain the standard hand service weapon the department issued…

Sec. 23. (a) The "turn in a poacher" program is established within the division for the purpose of encouraging citizen participation in deterring the unlawful taking or possession of game, fish, or nongame wildlife. (b) Under the program the department shall accomplish the purpos…

Sec. 24. The director may authorize a person who is not a conservation officer to enforce Indiana fish and wildlife laws as if the person were a conservation officer under the following conditions: (1) The person must be a full-time law enforcement officer in Indiana or a full-ti…

enforcement agencies Sec. 25. The director may authorize a conservation officer to work temporarily with a law enforcement agency in Indiana, another state, or Canada under the following conditions: (1) The authorization may not be for longer than thirty (30) days, but the author…

As added by P.L.57-1995, SEC.5; P.L.104-1995, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.2-1996, SEC.297.

watercraft laws Sec. 27. (a) A conservation reserve officer may be appointed to assist the division in the enforcement of watercraft laws and for no other purpose. A conservation reserve officer must be appointed in the same manner that a conservation officer is appointed. (b) A …

Sec. 28. (a) The natural resources commission shall categorize salaries of enforcement officers within each rank based upon the rank held and the number of years of service in the department through the twentieth year. The salary ranges that the commission assigns to each rank sh…

Sec. 3. The law enforcement division shall be organized in conformity with rules adopted by the commission. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-4-1(e).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. The department shall purchase all property, supplies, and equipment for the division. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-4-1(f).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. The salaries and compensation of the division director and the conservation officers shall be fixed by the director and approved by the budget agency as provided by Indiana law. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-4-1(g).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. The governor shall appoint the director of the division in accordance with a recommendation of the director. The division director: (1) is in charge of the division and has general supervision of the work of the division; (2) serves at the pleasure of the governor; (3) sh…

Sec. 7. (a) The division director shall, with the approval of the director, do the following: (1) Establish classification of ranks, grades, and positions in the division. (2) Designate the authority and responsibility of each rank. (3) For each rank, grade, and position, set sta…

Sec. 8. The division director shall, with the approval of the director, appoint personnel to the ranks, grades, and positions within the division. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-4-4(a).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.100-2012, SEC.40.

Sec. 9. An officer appointee or a conservation officer of the division may not be ordered in any manner to do any of the following: (1) Engage in the activities or interest of any of the following: (A) A political party. (B) A candidate for public office. (C) A candidate for nomi…

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to a marina located in a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000). (b) The state may not give money or other consideration to a marina unless the marina fulfills the fol…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "property" refers to real property that is: (1) owned by the state; and (2) held or managed by the department under IC 14-19 or IC 14-20. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-2.5-2.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of IC 14-19 or IC 14-20, the department may dispose of property under the law governing disposal of real property that is owned by the state. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-2.5-3.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

Sec. 3. Disposal of property under this chapter is subject to restrictions contained in the instrument by which the state took title to the property. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-2.5-4.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the state parks and reservoirs special revenue fund established by section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.186-2003, SEC.56.

Sec. 2. (a) The state parks and reservoirs special revenue fund is established. (b) The fund shall be administered by the department. As added by P.L.186-2003, SEC.56.

Sec. 3. (a) The fund consists of the following: (1) All revenues accruing to the department from the operation of the state parks. (2) All revenues accruing to the department from the operation of reservoirs. (3) Other sources as specified by law. (b) The treasurer of state shall…

Sec. 4. The money in the fund may be expended by the director exclusively for the operation of the state parks and reservoirs. The director shall submit, in accordance with IC 4-12-1, a suggested budget for appropriations and expenditures from the fund. The director shall use mon…

Sec. 5. Unencumbered parts of appropriations made for a state fiscal year from the fund revert to the fund at the end of that state fiscal year unless otherwise specified by statute. Money in the fund does not revert to the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year. As…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "real property" means the following: The north 284 feet of a 10 foot alley along the east side of Plat No. 210 and a part of Lots No. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Plat No. 210, which is a part of the west one-half of Block 10, of the Whitehill Tract, Plat…

Sec. 2. The state pledges to maintain in perpetuity the real property as: (1) a public memorial to the distinguished business career and public services of William S. Culbertson; and (2) a permanent example of a notable Indiana home of the end of the nineteenth century. [Pre-1995…

Sec. 3. The real property shall be administered by the Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) as a historic property and shall be known as the William S. Culbertson Mansion. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-28-3.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.13. …

Sec. 4. The Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) may receive the following: (1) Donations for the maintenance of the mansion. (2) Other money that is necessary to carry out this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-28-4.] As added by P.L.1…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the game bird habitat restoration fund established by this chapter. [1995 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "game bird" means pheasant, quail, grouse, mourning dove, and wild turkey. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-4.6-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.66-2008, SEC.9; P.L.69-2009, SEC.8.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "stamp" refers to the game bird habitat restoration stamp provided by this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-4.6-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 4. An individual may not hunt a game bird within Indiana without having an electronically generated game bird habitat restoration stamp issued by the department. The stamp must be in the possession of each individual hunting a game bird. The licensee shall validate the stamp…

Sec. 5. (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. 6. (a) The game bird habitat restoration fund is established as a dedicated fund. (b) The department shall administer the fund. The director may expend the money in the fund exclusively for the purpose of restoring the habitat of the various game birds in Indiana. (c) The pr…

Sec. 7. (a) The department shall contract for the development of game bird habitats in Indiana. Each contract must: (1) be for at least three (3) years; and (2) provide a plan for the development of habitat for at least one (1) species of game bird. (b) The department may seek th…

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 o…