Title 14, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 4. The Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) shall administer the real property, which shall be known as the Wilbur Wright Birthplace. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.167-2011, SEC.23.

Sec. 5. The Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation (IC 4-37-2-1) may do the following: (1) Receive any appropriations made by the federal government to assist in memorializing the achievements of Wilbur Wright. (2) Expend the money received from the federal governmen…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as allowed by sections 3 and 11 of this chapter, an individual may not take fish from waters containing state owned fish, waters of the state, or boundary waters of the state by the following: (1) Means of: (A) a weir; (B) an electric current; (C) dynamite or o…

Sec. 10. (a) This section does not apply to the following: (1) A privately owned lake, farm pond, or public or private drainage ditch. (2) A landowner or tenant adjacent to public waters or boundary waters of the state, who chemically, mechanically, or physically controls aquatic…

Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, "motorboat" means a watercraft propelled by: (1) an internal combustion, steam, or electrical inboard or outboard motor or engine; or (2) any mechanical means. The term does not include a personal watercraft. (b) The director shall establish …

Sec. 2. (a) A person may not: (1) ice fish; or (2) attempt to ice fish; in water of the state through a hole greater than twelve (12) inches in diameter. (b) A house, shanty, or fully enclosed structure used in ice fishing must have the name and address of the owner clearly paint…

Sec. 3. A person may not use, set, cause to be used or set, take, or attempt to take fish by means of: (1) a trotline; (2) a set line; (3) a throw line; (4) a net; (5) a trap; or (6) a seine; within two hundred (200) yards of a dam that wholly or partly crosses a river, stream, o…

Sec. 4. A bait dealer may not transport or hold live minnows or live crayfish in Indiana for any purpose in a manner or under the conditions that cause unnecessary loss and death of minnows. A violation of this section is sufficient cause for the division to revoke and seize a ba…

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to a person engaged in commercially raising in private waters: (1) minnows; (2) crayfish; or (3) game fish; for the purpose of sale. (b) As used in this section, "private waters" means water wholly on the land of an individual that: (1) is …

Sec. 6. All offal or filth of any kind accruing from the catching, curing, cleaning, or shipping of fish in or near the water of Lake Michigan shall be burned, buried, or otherwise disposed of in a sanitary manner that: (1) does not pollute the water; and (2) is not or does not b…

Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to the sale of fish produced in private ponds for sale or for breeding and stocking purposes, or for roe bearing species listed in IC 14-22-13-2.5(a), if the owner obtains a permit from the director under the rules adopted by the department…

Sec. 8. Except as otherwise provided, a person may not stock fish in the following: (1) Waters containing state owned fish. (2) Waters of the state. (3) Boundary waters of the state. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-5-8.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to a downstream water release from an existing municipal or fire protection impoundment that has not impounded sufficient water for release. (b) A person may not stretch, place, or set an obstruction, other than a dam, across a waterway of …

Sec. 1. The department shall establish a program for the annual distribution and planting of seedlings by every third grade student in Indiana who attends a school that asks to participate in the program. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-9-1.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1…

Sec. 2. Seedlings planted under section 1 of this chapter shall be planted according to guidelines established by the department. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-9-2.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.16.

Sec. 1. (a) If, as a result of an inspection under this article, a written notice or order is issued for the treatment, removal, or destruction of a plant or element of beekeeping, the division may require that an affidavit be filed by the person to whom the notice or order was i…

Sec. 2. A person may not cause the movement of a plant or an element of beekeeping that contains a pest or pathogen without a permit issued by the division director. A permit issued under this section must provide adequate measures to assure that communication will not occur to a…

Sec. 3. The director may appoint an agent, an employee, or a representative of the United States Department of Agriculture to perform, on behalf of the department, an inspection authorized by this article. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-9-3.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.…

Sec. 4. A person who violates section 2 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction. As added by P.L.195-2014, SEC.20.

Sec. 1. The department may conduct the investigation and measurement of water resources of Indiana. The department may enter into a contract and cooperate with the United States Geological Survey or any other appropriate federal agency concerning the details of the investigation …

Sec. 2. The department shall do the following: (1) Accept money contributed by a municipality, a corporation, or an individual to assist in the prosecution of this program. (2) Deposit the money in the revolving funds of the divisions of geological survey and engineering. (3) Des…

Sec. 3. An agency of the state or of a subdivision of the state, a corporation, or an individual that desires special investigations or additional measurements not covered in the general program must contribute the cost of the special investigation or survey to the program in the…

Sec. 4. (a) Money accruing to the use of the department under this chapter constitutes a revolving fund for the sole use of the water resources program of the state. (b) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund. When the water …

Sec. 1. (a) If a nonprofit drainage corporation organized under Acts 1913, c.165 and reorganized under: (1) IC 23-7-1 (before its repeal on September 2, 1971); (2) IC 23-7-1.1 (before its repeal on August 1, 1991); or (3) IC 23-17; determines that repairs to a project constructed…

Sec. 2. (a) The board shall hear an objection offered by an affected landowner to the assessment for repairs within ten (10) days of the posting under section 1 of this chapter. (b) An affected landowner may appeal the assessment to the circuit court, superior court, or probate c…

Sec. 3. (a) The board of directors of the corporation shall file a statement of the repair assessments with the county auditor. The assessments are a lien upon filing. (b) The county auditor shall do the following: (1) Draw a warrant for the total amount of the repair assessments…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in IC 6-1.1-17-20, the budget of a district: (1) must be prepared and submitted: (A) at the same time; (B) in the same manner; and (C) with notice; as is required by statute for the preparation of budgets by municipalities; and (2) if the district i…

Sec. 10. A conservancy district may require a statement processing charge on a special benefits tax statement. A special benefits tax liability assessed under this chapter of less than ten dollars ($10) on a parcel may be increased to not more than ten dollars ($10). The differen…

Sec. 11. (a) This section applies only to a reservoir conservancy district established under IC 14-33-24. (b) Notwithstanding IC 14-33-7-1(b) and IC 14-33-21-5, the maximum annual levy of the special benefits tax imposed by the board of a reservoir conservancy district establishe…

Sec. 2. (a) The board shall budget annually the necessary money to meet the probable expenses of operation and maintenance of the district, including the following: (1) Repairs. (2) Fees. (3) Salaries. (4) Depreciation on all depreciable assets. (5) Rents. (6) Supplies. (b) Subje…

Sec. 3. (a) The board shall deduct from the operation and maintenance expenses estimated under section 2 of this chapter the following: (1) Any revenue actually received during the current year. (2) Other money not obligated to paying or protecting the bonds or notes of the distr…

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to districts: (1) established after July 1, 1983; and (2) containing all or part of a county having a population of more than three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) and less than four hundred thousand (400,000). (b) Each year the board shall submi…

Sec. 5. (a) Upon approval by the department of local government finance, the board of directors shall certify the tax levy to the auditor of each county having land in the district. (b) The auditor of each county shall have the levy entered on the tax records of the county treasu…

Sec. 6. Sections 1 and 5 of this chapter apply to: (1) budgets; (2) levy of taxes; and (3) collection of taxes; both before and after a district plan is approved. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-76.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.

Sec. 7. The special benefits tax levied by a district is a primary lien on real property in the district equal to other taxes imposed on real property. The same provisions of other taxes regarding collections, penalties, and sale of property for delinquencies apply to this tax. […

Sec. 8. A district's property and income are exempt from taxation by the state and political subdivisions of the state. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-74(b).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.

Sec. 9. A district is not considered a municipal corporation with respect to limitations on the amount of the district's indebtedness irrespective of how that indebtedness is secured in a pledge of the district. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-74(c).] As added by P.L.1-…

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to subsection (b), before conducting a coal exploration operation the person intending to conduct the operation must do the following: (1) File with the director a notice of intention to explore. (2) Demonstrate the ability to comply with the revegetation requ…

Sec. 2. The notice of intention to explore and the application for written permission to explore as required by section 1 of this chapter must include the following: (1) A description of the exploration area. (2) The period of supposed exploration. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citati…

Sec. 3. The commission shall adopt rules to do the following: (1) Establish a procedure for application for permission to conduct a coal exploration operation. (2) Establish guidelines for granting or denying the application. (3) Require that the applicant comply with the require…

Sec. 4. Information concerning trade secrets or privileged commercial or financial information relating to the competitive rights of the person or entity intending to explore the described area that is submitted to the director under this chapter is confidential and not available…

Sec. 5. A person engaged in coal exploration is subject to IC 14-34-15 and IC 14-34-16 as if the person were a permittee. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-7-5.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.

Sec. 6. Coal exploration may not disturb the following: (1) Habitats of unique or unusually high value for fish and wildlife and other related environmental values. (2) Critical habitats of threatened or endangered species. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-7-6.] As added…

Sec. 1. (a) If at least two (2) separately owned tracts of land are located: (1) within an established drilling unit; or (2) within a pool or part of a pool suitable for secondary recovery methods; the owners of the separate tracts may agree to integrate their interests and to de…

Sec. 2. An order for integration issued under this chapter must be based upon reasonable terms that give the owner of each tract an equitable share of oil and natural gas in the unit or pool. The part of the production allocated to the owner of each tract shall be considered as i…

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "field" means a group of pools that are related to a single geologic feature by structure or stratigraphy. (b) If an integration order is entered, the operator may assess each interested owner for the actual reasonable expenditures required in…