Title 14, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the operator of a boat involved in an accident or a collision resulting in injury to or death of a person or damage to a boat or other property, shall do the following: (1) If the action described in this subdivision can be done without enda…

Sec. 2. (a) The operator of a boat involved in an accident or a collision shall provide the information required under subsection (b) if the following conditions occur: (1) Injury to or death of a person. (2) Damage to a boat or other property to an apparent extent of at least th…

Sec. 3. (a) If the operator of a boat is physically incapable of performing a duty imposed by sections 1 and 2 of this chapter, each other occupant of the boat shall perform the duty or see that the duty is performed. (b) If a person to whom the operator of a boat is required to …

Sec. 4. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates section 1, 2, or 3 of this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor. However, the offense is: (1) a Class A misdemeanor if the accident or collision results in an injury to a person; (2) a Level 6 felony if: (A) the accident o…

Sec. 1. (a) The state consents to the acquisition by the United States of real property in Indiana for any of the following purposes: (1) The acquisition, establishment, maintenance, or development of fish hatcheries, wildlife preserves, or forest preserves. (2) Agricultural, rec…

Sec. 2. Except as provided in this chapter, the United States may act as necessary to maintain, develop, control, and administer real property acquired under this chapter through either of the following: (1) The officers, agents, or employees of the United States. (2) Cooperative…

Sec. 3. Subject to IC 4-20.5-3, the department may accept any real property acquired by the United States under this chapter in the same manner as the department acquires real property owned in Indiana by an individual. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 4-20.5-17-3.] As added by…

Sec. 4. The department may enter into an agreement with the United States or an agency of the United States for the acquisition, maintenance, development, control, and administration of real property acquired by the United States under this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citat…

Sec. 5. The state retains concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over real property acquired under this chapter, so that civil process and criminal process issued under the authority of the state against a person charged with the commission of an offense can be exe…

Sec. 6. The state retains the exclusive right to regulate the taking, killing, or hunting of wild birds (except migratory birds) or wild animals on real property acquired by the United States under this chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as the state may regulate t…

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to real property acquired by the United States under this chapter and in which the United States does not have concurrent criminal jurisdiction. (b) Upon application of an officer of the United States who has authority and control over the real pr…

Sec. 8. (a) A person must have a written permit from the supervisor in charge of real property acquired by the United States under a statute to: (1) burn brush, grass, or debris; or (2) set or kindle an open fire; within one-half (1/2) mile of the real property. (b) The permit de…

Sec. 1. If the department determines that it would be in the best interest of the citizens of Indiana to enter into extended term contracts for the operation of hotels, inns, and lodges located in state parks under the department's jurisdiction, the department may negotiate and e…

Sec. 2. (a) A contract authorized by this chapter must include in its terms the following provisions and conditions: (1) The term of the contract. The term may not exceed ten (10) years. (2) The manner of payment of rental. (3) The facilities must be available to the public witho…

Sec. 3. (a) The department shall do the following: (1) Draft and distribute copies of the following to the hotel and motel industry: (A) A proposed lease and contract. (B) A notice of the time and place that the department will hold a public hearing to consider the terms and cond…

Sec. 4. (a) The department shall give at least sixty (60) days notice of the public hearing by publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in Indiana. (b) At the public hearing the department shall receive objections and suggested amendments to the terms of the propos…

Sec. 5. Following the hearing under section 4 of this chapter, the department shall do the following: (1) Prepare a final draft of the proposed lease and contract. (2) Submit the lease and contract to the commission, the governor, and the attorney general. [Pre-1995 Recodificatio…

Sec. 6. If the commission, governor, and attorney general approve the lease and contract, the department shall do the following: (1) Give at least ten (10) days notice in a newspaper of general circulation in Indiana, notifying the public and prospective bidders of the time and p…

Sec. 7. After the interview, the department may award the lease to the highest and best bidder. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-9.5-5 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the lifetime hunting, fishing, and trapping license trust fund established by this chapter. [1995 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.17-1997, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. The lifetime hunting, fishing, and trapping license trust fund is established. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-16.5(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.17-1997, SEC.3.

Sec. 3. The department shall administer the fund. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-16.5(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 4. The department may accept gifts to enrich the fund. The proceeds of the gifts shall be deposited in the fund. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-16.5(b).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 5. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund in the same manner as the money in the state general fund. The treasurer of state shall deposit the proceeds from the investment earnings in the fund. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-16.5(c).] As added by…

Sec. 6. (a) On July 1 of each year: (1) all of the accumulated earnings in the fund; plus (2) two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the money in the fund, less the accumulated earnings; shall be transferred to the fish and wildlife fund to maintain the automated point of sale lice…

Sec. 7. Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-16.5(e).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 1. (a) It is the public policy of Indiana to protect and conserve the timber, water resources, wildlife, and topsoil in the forests owned and operated by the division of forestry for the equal enjoyment and guaranteed use of future generations. However, by the employment of …

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "merchantable timber" means timber, trees, and parts of trees that can be used for sawtimber, veneer, poles, posts, pulp, and any other product using wood or parts of trees. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-4-2(e).] As added by P.L.1-1995, …

Sec. 3. (a) The department may issue permits, execute leases, or contract for the removal of merchantable timber from the state forests under this chapter. A permit, lease, or contract must do the following: (1) Determine and fix the area within which it is lawful and in the best…

inspections Sec. 4. (a) The state forester or the state forester's designee shall investigate the feasibility of the department entering into arrangements for removal and sale of merchantable timber, taking into consideration the following: (1) Local market conditions. (2) Adapta…

Sec. 5. (a) The net receipts derived from or by virtue of a permit, lease, or contract entered into or issued under this chapter or from or by any operations under this chapter shall be paid as follows: (1) Eighty-five percent (85%) of the net receipts shall be deposited in the s…

Sec. 6. (a) Pro rata payments to a county shall be made at the close of each fiscal year on a fiscal year basis. The payments shall be made to the county by certification on the part of the department of the specific amounts due the county upon submission by the county of state v…

Sec. 1. The division may inspect any site in Indiana where agricultural, horticultural, or sylvan products are being grown, shipped, sold, or stored to determine if a pest or pathogen is present. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-5-1.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.

Sec. 2. If as a result of an inspection under section 1 of this chapter a site is determined to be infested with a pest or pathogen that is likely to spread or communicate to adjacent or contiguous territory in an adjoining area, the director may prescribe the boundaries of an ar…

Sec. 3. All farms and premises located within an area declared to be an infested area shall be operated and managed according to standards approved by the commission. An agricultural, a horticultural, or a sylvan product capable of producing and disseminating the pest or pathogen…

Sec. 4. After written notice by the department and within the prescribed period, a person having charge of an agricultural, a horticultural, or a sylvan product described under section 3 of this chapter shall have the product destroyed, treated, or otherwise disposed of as direct…

Sec. 5. (a) If the person having charge of the product does not comply with the written notice given under section 4 of this chapter, the department or the department's agent may take the necessary action and incur the expenses required to satisfy the directive contained in the w…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "construction" means the process of building a building, highway, utility, or another structure. The term includes the following: (1) The process of assembling materials. (2) Disassembling and removing a structure. (3) The preparation of the const…

Sec. 10. If the director has reasonable evidence that indicates that continued ground water withdrawals from a significant ground water withdrawal facility will exceed the recharge capability of the ground water resource of the area, the director shall, by temporary order, declar…

Sec. 11. A temporary order under section 9 or 10 of this chapter must include a notice of hearing to be held under IC 4-21.5-4 as soon as practicable after the declaration of the ground water emergency. Following the hearing, the director may continue, amend, or terminate the gro…

Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the director may restrict the quantity of ground water that may be extracted from a significant ground water withdrawal facility when the director declares a ground water emergency under section 9 or 10 of this chapter if: (1) th…

Sec. 13. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to administer this chapter. The rules must be consistent with IC 25-39 and rules adopted under IC 25-39. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-2.5-5.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.

Sec. 14. (a) A declaration of a ground water emergency under this chapter is effective when a copy of a declaration is served under IC 4-21.5-3-1 upon a person who owns the significant ground water withdrawal facility that is reasonably believed to have caused the failure of the …

Sec. 15. This chapter does not: (1) create a new; or (2) abridge an existing; civil right of action. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-2.5-8.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.

Sec. 16. (a) A person who violates a rule or order adopted under this chapter concerning a ground water emergency commits a Class A infraction. (b) The commission may, without proof of irreparable injury, maintain an action to enjoin a violation of this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodif…

Sec. 17. The owner of a significant ground water withdrawal facility shall, subject to an order issued under section 20 of this chapter or under IC 13-2-2.5-11 (before its repeal), provide timely and reasonable compensation to another person who owns a significant ground water wi…