Title 14, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 1. A person may not erect or construct a utility, telephone, or telegraph line upon or across: (1) a state park; (2) a state forest; (3) a state game preserve; (4) land acquired by the state and set aside for use by the public as a scenic or historic place; or (5) that part …

Sec. 2. The director may issue to any person, without charge, a permit to erect or construct a utility, telephone, or telegraph line as described in section 1 of this chapter under the rules and restrictions that the director considers necessary: (1) for the protection and preser…

Sec. 3. A person may not construct or erect a utility, telegraph, or telephone line as described in section 1 of this chapter in violation of any of the rules and restrictions of a permit issued under this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 32-5-4-3.] As added by P.L.1-1…

Sec. 4. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction. Each day that such a violation exists constitutes a separate offense. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 32-5-4-4.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.11.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "real property" means the following: The north and south halves of lots 23 and 24 in block 4 in the original plat of the town of Dana, Vermillion County, and the house located on the property known as the Ernie Pyle Birthplace. [Pre-1995 Recodific…

Sec. 2. 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 Ernie Pyle Birthplace. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-25.1-3.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.13. Amende…

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 2 of this chapter by P.L.138-1997 apply to causes of action that accrue after June 30, 1997. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.298.

Sec. 1. A person may not: (1) fish, hunt, trap, or chase; (2) shoot with any kind of firearm or archery equipment; (3) search for or gather any plant life (defined as the members of the kingdoms Fungi and Plantae); or (4) search for or gather any artifacts (as defined in IC 14-21…

Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the state is the sole regulator of the trapping of wild animals in Indiana, and trapping is regulated only by: (1) statutes; and (2) rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 by authority of statute. (b) A unit of local government may not re…

Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, "raptor" means a live migratory bird of the order Falconiformes or the order Strigiformes, other than a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) or a golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a unit of local gov…

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section and section 2.5 of this chapter, "governmental entity" means any of the following: (1) The government of the United States of America. (2) The state. (3) A county. (4) A city. (5) A town. (6) A township. (7) The following, if created by the Con…

Sec. 2.5. (a) A person who goes upon or through the premises, including caves, of another: (1) with or without permission; and (2) either: (A) without the payment of monetary consideration; or (B) with the payment of monetary consideration directly or indirectly on the person's b…

Sec. 3. (a) An individual may not take, carry, ship, transport, or accept for shipment or transportation outside Indiana a wild animal protected by Indiana law, except as provided in this article. (b) An individual having a license to use a commercial fishing device in Indiana ma…

Sec. 4. (a) A resident of Indiana who has a nonresident hunting or fishing license issued by another state or country may possess in Indiana the number of wild animals that the resident could and did legally kill, take, and possess under authority of the nonresident license in th…

Sec. 5. The title to a wild animal illegally taken or accidentally killed in violation of this article or IC 14-2 (before its repeal) does not vest in the taker of the wild animal, but remains in the state. The director shall do the following: (1) Seize and confiscate the wild an…

Sec. 6. (a) A person who, whether or not the person has been issued a certificate of approval, license, permit, or other document of approval authorized by this article or any other Indiana law, discharges, sprays, or releases waste materials, chemicals, or other substances: (1) …

Sec. 7. A person may not kill or cripple a wild animal without making a reasonable effort to retrieve the animal. After the animal is retrieved the animal must be: (1) taken into the person's possession, unless the animal is a nuisance wild animal taken with the permission of the…

Sec. 8. (a) The director may designate and set aside waters containing state owned fish and waters of the state (including any part of the boundary waters of the state) for the purpose of improvement and propagation of the wild animal population. The director shall designate the …

Sec. 9. (a) If necessary for the better protection of wild animals in or on the boundary waters of the state, the director may enter into an interstate agreement or compact for and in behalf of the state with any other state bordering the waters through the administrative or exec…

Sec. 1. (a) The department shall collect the following minimum fees: (1) For each license issued to a dealer, fifty dollars ($50). However, a certified nurseryman who has paid an inspection fee may obtain a dealer's license for twenty dollars ($20). (2) For the inspection of a nu…

Sec. 2. The division may collect fees for special services provided to a person who is not described in section 1 of this chapter. Fees collected under this section: (1) must be prescribed by rule; (2) may not exceed the expense incurred by the department to provide those service…

Sec. 3. (a) The entomology and plant pathology fund is established for the purpose of assisting the division in carrying out the division's objectives. The department shall administer the fund. (b) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state g…

Sec. 4. The department shall publish on the Internet a directory of persons who have obtained nursery certificates and nursery dealer licenses from the division under IC 14-24-5 and IC 14-24-7. As added by P.L.186-2003, SEC.67.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the land and water resources fund established by this chapter. [1995 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.

Sec. 2. The land and water resources fund is established as a dedicated fund. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-25(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.

Sec. 3. The department shall administer the fund. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-25(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.

Sec. 4. Fees received by the department under the following statutes shall be deposited in the fund: (1) IC 14-26-2-23. (2) IC 14-26-5-4. (3) IC 14-28-1-22. (4) IC 14-29-3-2. (5) IC 14-29-4-4. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-25(c).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18. Amend…

Sec. 5. The director may expend the money in the fund exclusively to do the following: (1) Contribute toward the development and expansion of the soil and water conservation programs of local soil and water conservation districts, with emphasis on soil erosion control measures, a…

Sec. 6. Money in the fund does not revert to the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year. However, if the fund is abolished, the money in the fund reverts to the state general fund. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-25(b).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.

Sec. 1. (a) If the appraisers have determined that there are exceptional benefits to real property, the board of directors shall prepare an assessment roll from the appraisers' report as approved by the court. The assessment roll consists of the following: (1) A description of ea…

Sec. 2. (a) The board shall give notice by publication once a week for two (2) successive weeks: (1) with each publication of notice: (A) in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in each county having land in the district; or (B) in one (1) newspaper in the county if there is…

Sec. 3. (a) An assessment not paid in full shall be paid in annual installments over the time commensurate with the term of the bond issue or other financing determined by resolution adopted by the board. Interest shall be charged on the unpaid balance at the same rate per year a…

Sec. 4. (a) An assessment is a lien on the real property assessed equal to taxes levied on the property. If an installment of an assessment is not paid when due, the real property is subject to the same rate of interest and penalty as is provided by statute for delinquent taxes. …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "approximate original contour" means the surface configuration achieved by backfilling and grading of the mined area so that the reclaimed area, including terracing or access roads: (1) closely resembles the general surface configuration of the la…

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "higher or better uses" means postmining land uses that have a higher: (1) economic value; or (2) nonmonetary benefit; to the landowner or the community than the premining land uses. (b) In addition to other standards a permittee must meet und…

Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to the following: (1) A permittee of a surface coal mining operation that is mining on flat or gently rolling terrain with an occasional slope as described in subsection (b) through which the coal mining operation is to proceed. (2) A permi…

Sec. 4. (a) The director may, under procedures established by rule, permit surface coal mining operations if: (1) an industrial, a commercial, an agricultural, a residential, a recreational, or a public facility is proposed for the postmining use of the affected land; and (2) the…

Sec. 5. (a) The director may grant a variance from the requirement to restore to approximate original contour set forth in section 3(b)(2) of this chapter if the following conditions exist: (1) After approval of the appropriate state environmental agencies, the watershed control …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the oil and gas environmental fund established by this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-12-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.

Sec. 2. The oil and gas environmental fund is established. The department shall administer the fund. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-12-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.

Sec. 3. The following shall be deposited in the fund: (1) Annual fees for oil and gas wells received under IC 14-37-5. (2) Accrued interest and other investment earnings of the fund. (3) Civil penalties collected under IC 14-37. (4) Bonds forfeited under IC 14-37-13-2. (5) Gifts,…

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), money in the fund does not revert to the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year. (b) The total amount of money in the fund may not exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000). Any amount of money in…

Sec. 5. (a) Money paid into the fund shall be appropriated for the following purposes: (1) To supplement the cost required to abandon a well that has had a permit revoked under IC 14-37-13-1. (2) To cover the costs of remedial plugging and repairing of wells under IC 14-37-8, inc…

Sec. 6. The department shall make a reasonable effort to exhaust any other sources of funding available for the purposes described in section 5 of this chapter before seeking an appropriation from the fund. If, however, a delay in: (1) plugging and repairing a well; or (2) mitiga…

Sec. 7. (a) An expenditure made from the fund under this chapter does not release a responsible person from liability for the purposes described in section 5 of this chapter. (b) The department may seek reimbursement for expenses incurred under this chapter from a responsible per…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "bureau" refers to the bureau of motor vehicles established by IC 9-14-7-1. As added by P.L.57-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.638.