Title 14, TITLE 14. NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 29. (a) There is established an advisory committee consisting of: (1) the north-northwest regional director of the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts; and (2) the county surveyor of each Indiana county within the basin. However, a county surveyor ma…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "Kankakee River basin" means the following areas drained by the Kankakee River and the tributaries of the Kankakee River: (1) The area in Jasper County, LaPorte County, Lake County, Marshall County, Newton County, Porter County, St. Joseph County,…

Sec. 30. (a) The counties in the basin may budget, appropriate, and disburse an aggregate amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year to carry out the purposes of the commission under this chapter. The appropriation shall be apportioned among the counties in th…

Sec. 31. (a) The commission shall do the following: (1) Prepare and adopt by majority vote an annual budget. (2) Submit the budget to each county, municipality, or agency appropriating money for the use of the commission. (b) After approval of the budget by the commission, money …

Sec. 32. The commission shall coordinate its flood control activities with the department and other public agencies to ensure that undeveloped public land is used for providing flood storage to the greatest extent feasible before other lands are used. As added by P.L.282-2019, SE…

Sec. 33. (a) As used in this section, "out-of-state business" refers to a business that is not an Indiana business. (b) The commission may give a preference to an Indiana business that submits a bid under this article if all of the following apply: (1) An out-of-state business su…

by the commission Sec. 34. (a) As used in this section, "resident of Indiana" means a person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and is one (1) of the following: (1) A person who has registered a motor vehicle in Indiana. (2) A person who is registered to vote in Indiana. …

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "taxable parcel" refers to a parcel that is not exempt from property taxation under IC 6-1.1-10. As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.

Sec. 4.5. As used in this chapter, "tributaries of the Kankakee River" refers only to rivers and streams that flow into the Kankakee River at confluences located in Indiana. As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "Yellow River basin" means the area in Marshall County, Starke County, and St. Joseph County that is drained by the Yellow River in Indiana. As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.

Sec. 6. The Kankakee River basin and Yellow River basin development commission is established as a public body corporate and politic. As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.

Sec. 7. The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter is for the benefit of the people of Indiana and for the increase of their commerce, health, enjoyment, and prosperity. The operation, creation, development, and maintenance of the projects by the commission constitute the…

Sec. 8. The commission shall limit the commission's activities to the Kankakee River basin and the Yellow River basin. As added by P.L.282-2019, SEC.8.

Sec. 9. (a) The commission consists of the following individuals: (1) The director of the department of natural resources, or the director's designee, who is a voting member. (2) One (1) representative appointed by the county executive of each county in the basin in Indiana, who …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "diver" means an individual who is: (1) wholly or partially submerged in any water of Indiana; and (2) equipped with: (A) a face mask and snorkel; or (B) an underwater breathing apparatus. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-7-1.] As added by …

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "divers down flag" means a flag that: (1) is at least twelve (12) inches wide by twelve (12) inches high; (2) is square or rectangular, approximately four (4) units high by five (5) units long; and (3) has a white diagonal stripe on a red backgrou…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "underwater breathing apparatus" means an apparatus, whether: (1) self contained; or (2) connected to a distant source of air or other gas; that enables an individual wholly or partially submerged in water to obtain or reuse air or any other gas f…

Sec. 4. (a) A diver shall prominently display a divers down flag in the area in which the diving occurs, except when diving in an area customarily used for swimming only. (b) The divers down flag: (1) must be free flying; and (2) shall be lowered when all divers are aboard or ash…

objects in water within 100 feet of divers down flag; supporting watercraft Sec. 5. (a) A person may not operate a watercraft within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a divers down flag unless the watercraft is directly involved in supporting the diver who is displaying the flag. (…

Sec. 6. A diver may not dive or display a divers down flag within one hundred fifty (150) feet of an anchored watercraft unless the watercraft is directly involved in supporting the diver. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-7-7.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.

Sec. 7. (a) Except during an emergency, a diver shall surface within one hundred (100) feet of the divers down flag displayed for the diver. (b) If: (1) a diver surfaces at a distance greater than one hundred (100) feet from the divers down flag displayed for the diver; and (2) t…

Sec. 8. A person who violates section 4, 5, 6, or 7(a) of this chapter commits a Class C infraction. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-7-9.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.195-2014, SEC.10.

improved state land Sec. 1. (a) If: (1) the state receives a direct profit from the sale of state land or the products of the state land; and (2) the profit is a direct result of work done on the land under 16 U.S.C. 585 through 590 (before their repeal); the state may, through t…

Sec. 2. (a) The director may determine what part of the proceeds of the sale of state land or the products of state land is: (1) a profit; and (2) a direct result of work done on the land by the United States government under 16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq. (b) When the director determi…

Sec. 3. This chapter: (1) does not authorize the sale of state land or products of state land; and (2) applies only to a sale authorized by another law. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-7-3.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

Sec. 4. This chapter is enacted to procure a continuance of emergency conservation work within Indiana under 16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-7-4.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

Sec. 0.3. (a) This section applies only if the real estate is transferred to the society under P.L.173-1993, SECTION 2. (b) All rights, powers, and duties that were held by the department under IC 14-6-19 (before its repeal, now codified in this chapter): (1) are continued in ful…

Sec. 1. This section and sections 2 through 5 of this chapter do not apply if: (1) the Wilbur Wright memorial is transferred to the Wilbur Wright Birthplace Preservation Society after June 30, 1995; or (2) the board of trustees of the Indiana state museum and historic sites corpo…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "real property" means the following: Part of the northwest quarter of section 2, township 17 north, range 11 east, commencing at a point 41 links west of the southeast corner of said quarter section; thence south 85 degrees west on the section lin…

Sec. 3. The state pledges to maintain in perpetuity the real property as: (1) a public memorial to the distinguished services and life of Wilbur Wright; and (2) a permanent tribute to this noted Hoosier. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-19-2.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1…

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…

or pathogens 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 n…

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…