Title 14, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 2. The procedures prescribed by this chapter shall be followed to enlist, train, hire, or terminate employment of individuals subject to this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3.5-1(b) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.3.

Sec. 3. The commission shall establish minimum aptitude, educational, and experience requirements for each position of management and supervision. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3.5-1(b) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.3.

Sec. 4. (a) The director of a division subject to this chapter shall inform the state personnel department and the general public of Indiana of the following: (1) That a position is or will be vacant within the division. (2) That applications for employment will be accepted for a…

Sec. 5. The director of the division with whom the application for employment is made shall: (1) review all applications; and (2) recommend to the commission at least one (1) individual for employment. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3.5-1(b) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995…

Sec. 0.3. As used in this chapter, "bureau" refers to the child support bureau (Title IV-D agency) established under IC 31-25-3. As added by P.L.257-1997(ss), SEC.26. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.130.

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "delinquent" means at least: (1) two thousand dollars ($2,000); or (2) three (3) months; past due on payment of court ordered child support. As added by P.L.257-1997(ss), SEC.27.

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "license" means a license, a franchise, a permit, a certification, an approval, a registration, a charter, or a similar form of authorization that may be issued to a person by: (1) the department; (2) the commission; or (3) the director; under…

Sec. 2. (a) The commission shall hold all hearings under IC 4-22-2. (b) The office of administrative law proceedings shall conduct all administrative adjudications under IC 4-15-10.5. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3-25.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.92-…

Sec. 4. (a) Upon receiving an order from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(j) or IC 31-25-4-34(e), the director shall place on probationary status any license issued under IC 14-22-12, IC 14-22-16, IC 14-22-19, IC 14-24-7, or IC 14-31-3 and held by the person who is the subject of t…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "small lake" means a body of public water having a surface area that does not exceed three hundred (300) acres, excluding the following in determining the surface area: (1) An adjoining channel. (2) Any other small lake connected to the body of pu…

Sec. 10. (a) Subject to section 11 of this chapter, a person may not operate a motorboat upon a small lake at a speed greater than ten (10) miles per hour. (b) An individual may not operate a motorboat upon a small lake while engaging in wake boarding or wake surfing unless it is…

Sec. 11. (a) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to exempt a small lake containing more than seventy (70) acres from section 10 of this chapter if the following conditions exist: (1) A majority of the abutting property owners petitions the commission as provided in thi…

Sec. 11.1. A rule adopted under section 11 of this chapter before July 1, 2026, applies to wake boarding and wake surfing. As added by P.L.154-2026, SEC.6.

Sec. 12. (a) A petition filed by a majority of the abutting property owners of a small lake continues in effect and may not be rescinded by a subsequent petition to amend, alter, or abolish for two (2) years from the date of certification of the last filed petition. (b) To amend,…

Sec. 12.5. Notwithstanding sections 10, 11, and 12 of this chapter, any exemption to the motorboat speed limit that was: (1) granted by the department in response to a petition from a majority of abutting property owners; and (2) in effect on August 31, 1985; remains in effect. H…

Sec. 13. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter, a person operating a boat competing in and during: (1) a boat race; (2) a water ski event; or (3) any other organized boating activity; over a fixed and marked course for which a permit has been issued by the departm…

Sec. 14. A person operating a boat shall observe all traffic rules under 33 CFR 83, if applicable. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-26.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.69-2009, SEC.3; P.L.94-2026, SEC.66.

Sec. 15. A person operating a motorboat may not approach or pass another boat: (1) in such a manner; or (2) at such a rate of speed; as to create a hazardous wake or wash. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-27.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.

prohibited Sec. 16. A person may not operate a motorboat in a circular course around any of the following: (1) Another boat with an occupant engaged in fishing. (2) A person swimming. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-28.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.…

Sec. 17. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person may not operate a motorboat within two hundred (200) feet of the shore line of a lake or channel of the lake at a speed greater than idle speed. (b) This subsection applies to lakes formed by hydroelectric dams in either…

Sec. 18. (a) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to: (1) establish speed limits for watercraft; and (2) prescribe areas for special use; on those lakes and reservoirs financed either wholly or in part with state or federal money. (b) The rules adopted under subsection …

Sec. 19. Provisions of this chapter concerning the operation of boats or motorboats apply as follows: (1) Whether or not the boat or motorboat is towing any object. (2) To each object and person. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-31.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amende…

Sec. 2. A person may not operate a boat upon public waters: (1) in any manner; (2) under any circumstances; or (3) at any rate of speed; prohibited by this article. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-15.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.

Sec. 20. A person operating a motorboat may not tow a water ski, a watersled, a wakeboard, barefoot water skis, an aquaplane, or a similar object, including a person on the waterski, watersled, wakeboard, barefoot water skis, aquaplane, or similar object, unless: (1) the motorboa…

Sec. 22. A person other than a law enforcement officer may not operate or sound a siren. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-34.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.

Sec. 23. A person may not operate or permit operation of a watercraft if a reasonably prudent person would believe the total load aboard or the total horsepower of any motor or engine of the watercraft presents a risk of physical harm to persons or property, having due regard for…

Sec. 24. (a) A person operating a motorboat may not permit an occupant to sit, stand, or lie on the gunwales. (b) A person operating a motorboat less than twenty-one (21) feet in length may not permit an occupant to sit, stand, or lie on the bow decking of the motorboat, except f…

Sec. 25. A person may not: (1) moor or attach a boat to; or (2) move, remove, displace, tamper with, damage, or destroy; a buoy, beacon, light marker, stake, flag, or other aid to safe operation placed upon public water by or by others under the authority of the United States or …

Sec. 26. A person may not anchor a boat in the traveled part of a river or channel so as to: (1) prevent; (2) impede; or (3) interfere with; the safe passage of another boat through the river or channel. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-38.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8…

Sec. 27. A person may not participate or compete in a boat race unless: (1) the race is over a fixed and marked course; and (2) a permit for the race has been issued by the department under this article. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-39.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8…

Sec. 28. A person who is: (1) the owner of a boat; (2) in possession of a boat; or (3) entitled to the possession of a boat, whether by reason of legal title, lease, license, rental arrangement, lease with option to purchase, contract of conditional sale, or otherwise; may not au…

Sec. 29. A person may not: (1) take possession of; (2) assume control of; or (3) operate upon public water; a boat of which any other person is entitled to the possession, whether by reason of legal title, lease, license, rental arrangement, lease with option to purchase, contrac…

Sec. 3. A person operating a boat shall operate the boat in a careful and prudent manner, having due regard for the following: (1) The rights, safety, and property of other persons. (2) The conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density…

Sec. 30. (a) A person may not abandon a watercraft at any time on Indiana water. A watercraft found unattended in a sunken, beached, or drifting condition is considered to have been abandoned by the owner. In the interest of public safety, such a watercraft may be removed and imp…

Sec. 31. (a) A person who violates section 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 8.1, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or 30 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction. (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates section 6 of this chapter commits a Class C misdemean…

Sec. 5. A person may not operate a boat if all or part of the boat is: (1) designed or constructed in a manner; or (2) in a condition or state of repair; that endangers the person or property of any other person. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-19.] As added by P.L.1-19…

Sec. 6. A person may not operate a boat in a manner that does any of the following: (1) Unnecessarily endangers the person or property of another person. (2) Unnecessarily interferes with the safe and lawful use of public waters by another person. (3) Unnecessarily interferes wit…

Sec. 7. A person may not operate a boat at a rate of speed greater than: (1) is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of traffic; or (2) will permit the person, in the exercise …

Sec. 8. Subject to section 9 of this chapter, a person may not operate a boat during the period between sunset and sunrise at a speed greater than ten (10) miles per hour. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-23(a).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.

Sec. 8.1. An individual shall not operate a motorboat on a public freshwater lake for the purpose of wake boarding or wake surfing during the period between sunset and sunrise. As added by P.L.154-2026, SEC.4.

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies only to lakes of more than four hundred (400) acres but less than one thousand (1,000) acres lying on the boundary of Indiana and another state. (b) Between 6:30 p.m. and 10 a.m., a person may not do any of the following: (1) Operate a boat at a s…

Sec. 1. (a) The commission may exercise the power of eminent domain as necessary or proper to carry out the following: (1) IC 14-19-1-1. (2) IC 14-22-3. (3) IC 14-23-1-1. (4) IC 14-25-10. (5) IC 14-31-1. (6) IC 14-26-1-4. (7) IC 14-26-1-5. (8) IC 14-28-1-11. (b) The department ma…

Sec. 2. If the commission considers it necessary or proper to appropriate real property or acquire a right under this chapter, the commission shall do the following: (1) Adopt an appropriate resolution that states the following: (A) A specific description of the real property or …

Sec. 3. The attorney general shall do the following: (1) In the proper court, file an action in the name of the state of Indiana on the relation of the commission for the condemnation of the real property or right. (2) Proceed under IC 32-24 to condemn the real property or right …

Sec. 4. Expenses incurred in conducting condemnation proceedings and in acquiring real property or rights by condemnation under this chapter shall be paid out of money appropriated or otherwise available for the use of the department and not otherwise expended in the work of the …

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies if the department: (1) acquired land under: (A) this chapter; or (B) IC 14-3-1-19 (before its repeal); after September 1, 1983; and (2) decides to lease or sell the land for use in a manner identical or similar to that for which the land was used …