Title 14, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 6. A vacancy on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-26-1(f).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.13.

Sec. 7. A member of the commission serves until a successor has been appointed. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-26-1(g).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.13.

Sec. 8. The members of the commission shall elect a chairman. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-26-1(h).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.13.

Sec. 9. The commission may, in the commission's discretion: (1) acquire on behalf of the state; (2) through gifts, bequests, legacies, and donations or by purchase out of money received as similar contributions; and (3) at prices considered reasonable to the commission; land, bui…

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "farmland" means agricultural land that is: (1) devoted or best adaptable for the production of crops, fruits, timber, and the raising of livestock; or (2) assessed as agricultural land for property tax purposes. (b) An individual may not take…

Sec. 10. (a) A nonresident of Indiana who is on active duty with a branch or department of the armed forces of the United States while stationed in Indiana may hunt or fish in Indiana after obtaining the proper resident license. A nonresident described in this subsection must car…

Sec. 11. A resident of Indiana on leave from the armed forces of the United States may hunt or fish any species in season without a license for the duration of the person's leave. However, when the person is hunting or fishing, the person must show the person's leave orders and m…

Sec. 12. (a) Each license, permit, certificate, seal, stamp, tag, order, and rule required or authorized by this article must be in the form prescribed by the director, unless otherwise provided in this article. (b) A rule or restriction that the director is authorized by this ar…

Sec. 13. (a) A nonresident of Indiana may not represent falsely to an officer or agent authorized to sell a license or permit under this article that the nonresident is a resident of Indiana for the purpose of procuring a resident license or permit under this article. (b) A licen…

Sec. 14. (a) A person who has procured a license or permit required under this article must have the license or permit on the person when engaged in the pursuit for which the license or permit was issued. Upon request of an officer authorized to enforce this article or the fish a…

Sec. 15. (a) Each license and permit issued under this article is issued upon the express condition, to which the licensee or permittee by acceptance of the license or permit is considered to agree and consent, that the licensee or permittee will obey and comply with the followin…

Sec. 16. (a) If a state bordering Indiana permits the holder of an Indiana resident fishing license to fish in the bordering state's part of public waters forming a common boundary line between the bordering state and Indiana without obtaining a nonresident fishing license issued…

Sec. 17. A person who violates section 6, 7, or 8 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-3-8(d)(1).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, "catastrophically disabled" has the meaning set forth in 38 CFR 17.36(e) as in effect January 1, 2023. (b) The director may designate not more than four (4) days each year as free hunting days for youth hunters and catastrophically disabled v…

Sec. 19. (a) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish and operate a lottery system to allow an individual to purchase a license to take more than one (1) antlered deer within a one (1) year period. (b) The rules adopted under subsection (a) must include the fol…

Sec. 20. (a) The department shall place an identifying symbol of the individual's intention to make an anatomical gift on the face of the resident license to hunt, fish, or trap that is issued to the individual. (b) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for issuing lic…

Sec. 3. (a) An applicant for a hunting, trapping, or fishing license must provide the last four (4) digits of the applicant's Social Security number in order to obtain the license. Social Security numbers acquired under this subsection shall be kept confidential and used only to …

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in IC 14-22-13-9 and IC 14-22-15-3, each yearly hunting or fishing license expires on March 31 immediately following the date on which the license became effective. (b) A yearly trapping license expires on March 31 immediately following the date on …

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to an individual issued an apprentice license under IC 14-22-12-1.7. (b) Except as provided in subsection (d), in addition to other requirements for obtaining a hunting license, a person born after December 31, 1986, must have successfully …

Sec. 6. Except as provided in sections 1 and 18 of this chapter, every person must have a hunting license in the person's possession when hunting. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-3(a).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.132-2006, SEC.2.

Sec. 7. Except as provided in section 1 of this chapter, every person must have a trapping license in the person's possession when trapping. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-3(b).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to the following: (1) A person who is: (A) a resident of Indiana; and (B) an individual born before April 1, 1943. (2) A person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age. (3) A person who is legally blind. (4) A person who is a resident p…

Sec. 9. If a special hunting, trapping, or fishing license is issued, a regular license is not required. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-3(e).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 1. A person who does any of the following violates this article: (1) Sells, barters, or gives away a plant that contains a pest or pathogen that is likely to cause harm. (2) Exposes an element of beekeeping to the danger of other bees or elements of beekeeping infected with …

Sec. 2. The commission may revoke a permit, certification, or other authorization issued under this article if the commission finds at least one (1) of the following: (1) The permit, certification, or other authorization was issued as a result of fraud or misrepresentation by the…

Sec. 3. The commission may bring a civil action in the name of the state through the attorney general, in a circuit or superior court having jurisdiction in a county in which the property involved is located or in which a person resides, to restrain the person from commencing or …

Sec. 4. (a) A person, other than the state or a political subdivision of the state, that recklessly disturbs or molests an apiary, a honeybee hive, a honeybee colony, or other honeybee habitat, natural or manmade, without the permission of the owner commits a Class B misdemeanor.…

Sec. 1. The board may issue bonds to pay the following: (1) The cost of the works that are provided in the district plan. (2) Necessary engineering, legal, and administrative fees. (3) The repayment or refinancing of a loan. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-81 part.] As …

Sec. 2. The total amount of bonds issued may not exceed the cost less the following: (1) Money on hand from the collection of assessments. (2) Money on hand or obligated to the district by the state or federal government. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-81 part.] As add…

Sec. 3. Bonds may be issued by either of the following methods: (1) Solely against the revenues expected to be produced by the operation of the district. The board may make proper contractual arrangements to pay the bonds from the net revenues produced. (2) Against the real prope…

Sec. 4. (a) Revenue bonds issued for the payment of works of improvement for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage and other liquid wastes may provide that the principal and interest shall be paid: (1) solely from the net revenue of the sewage works, which is gross re…

Sec. 5. (a) Bonds: (1) may be issued in any denomination; (2) may bear interest at any rate, with interest payable on January 1 and July 1; (3) shall be issued in not less than ten (10) series and not more than fifty (50) series; and (4) are payable, one (1) series each year, beg…

Sec. 6. Bonds issued: (1) must be negotiable; (2) may be registered; and (3) shall be advertised and sold in the manner provided by general statutes concerning the sale of bonds. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-84(a).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.…

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to a district: (1) that has been established with a few freeholders or even only one (1) freeholder; and (2) for which the accomplishment of the district's purposes is necessary and desirable primarily for persons purchasing and using the land aft…

Sec. 8. (a) Before offering bonds for sale, the board shall give notice in the same manner as is required by IC 6-1.1-20 for the sale of bonds by municipal corporations. (b) Persons affected are entitled to: (1) remonstrate against issuance of the bonds (in the case of a prelimin…

Sec. 9. If the board is denied the right to issue bonds as a result of remonstrance proceedings or an election on a local public question held under IC 6-1.1-20-3.6: (1) all contracts let by the board for work to be paid from the sale of bonds are void; and (2) no liability accru…

Sec. 1. In addition to other requirements that the commission establishes by rule after considering the distinct difference between surface coal mining and underground coal mining and that do not conflict with or supersede any provision of the federal Mine Safety and Health Act o…

Sec. 2. To protect the stability of the land, the director shall suspend underground coal mining: (1) under urbanized areas, cities, towns, and communities; and (2) adjacent to industrial or commercial buildings, major impoundments, or permanent streams; if the director finds an …

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "compensate" means to provide an amount equal to the full amount of the diminution in value resulting from the subsidence described in subsection (c)(1). The term includes the purchase, before the commencement of mining operations, of a noncan…

Sec. 4. All provisions of this article apply to surface impacts incident to an underground coal mine. However, the director may modify the: (1) permit application requirements; (2) permit approval or denial procedures; and (3) bond requirements; to accommodate the distinct differ…

Sec. 1. Except as provided in this chapter, waste is prohibited. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-13-1.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.

Sec. 2. An owner or operator of a well producing both oil and natural gas may burn the natural gas in flares if there is not a market for the natural gas. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-13-2.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.

Sec. 3. The owner or operator of a coal mine may burn in flares the coal bed methane produced from a coal bed methane well if either or both of the following apply: (1) The burning is necessary to protect coal miners' safety. (2) It is not economical to market the coal bed methan…

Sec. 4. (a) An owner or operator who violates section 1 of this chapter commits a Class B infraction. (b) The department may assess a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) against an owner or operator who violates section 1 of this chapter. (c) An owner or…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "individual" means an individual human being. As added by P.L.57-1995, SEC.9.

Sec. 10. (a) A personal watercraft operated on public waters must at all times be operated in a reasonable and prudent manner. (b) A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on public waters in a way that endangers human life, human physical safety, or property. (c) A perso…