Title 14, TITLE 14. NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 5. To take wildlife in the practice of falconry, an individual must: (1) hold a license issued under this chapter; (2) have in the individual's possession the type of hunting license required under this article for the taking of the wildlife; and (3) have in the individual's…

Sec. 1. (a) The following persons may enter land in the district and other land near the district as is necessary for district purposes: (1) The board of directors. (2) The board of appraisers. (3) The staffs of both boards. (4) All other persons employed or contracted with. (b) …

Sec. 2. The county auditor, county treasurer, and other officers of the county shall take all proper steps to: (1) collect and transmit money; and (2) perform other duties; necessary to carry out this article. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-93.] As added by P.L.1-1995,…

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a district established for the purpose of providing water supply, including treatment and distribution for domestic, industrial, and public use. (b) A public utility engaged in the production, transmission, or distribution of water may: (1) ini…

by municipality Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to: (1) a sewer; (2) a sewage disposal plant or installation; or (3) a storm water drain; that is installed by a district in and serves an area that subsequently comes within the corporate limits of a municipality that is not a par…

municipality Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a water line or water supply installation installed by a district serving an area that subsequently comes within the corporate limits of a municipality that: (1) is not a part of the district; and (2) owns and operates a waterworks…

Sec. 6. (a) This article shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purpose of creating districts by which local water management problems can best be solved. (b) Failure of notice, duly ordered, does not void a proceeding provided for in this article that is otherwise valid.…

Sec. 1. A person may not conduct a field trial without a permit issued by the department. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-19(a).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 2. (a) The department may issue a permit for a minimum fee of ten dollars ($10) to a person to conduct a field trial under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 for the protection of wild animals. The rules shall be incorporated in or attached to the permit when issued. (b) The fee …

Sec. 3. A permit to conduct a field trial may not be issued to a person unless the field trial is to be a sanctioned trial under the rules of a national or regional hunting dog association recognized or approved by the department. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-19(c).]…

Sec. 4. A person may not conduct a field trial if wild animals are being pursued out of season except: (1) in the areas and at the times that are approved by the department; and (2) under this article. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-19(d).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.…

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-19(e).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Repealed by P.L.289-2013, SEC.13.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commercial licensee" means a business entity granted a license by the utility owner to install and construct marinas, boat docks, and beaches adjacent to the shore line of the reservoir located within the boundaries of a reservoir conservancy dis…

Sec. 10. (a) A reservoir conservancy district, subject to sections 7 and 11 of this chapter and the district plan of the reservoir conservancy district, is authorized to do the following: (1) Install: (A) catch basins; (B) vegetative or constructed filtration systems; or (C) both…

Sec. 11. The utility owner of the reservoir located within the boundaries of the reservoir conservancy district has sole authority and control over all activities to control: (1) the water level of; (2) the water quality of; and (3) the availability of water from; the reservoir l…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "primary water recreation facility" means the part or parts of the reservoir located within the boundaries of a reservoir conservancy district that are suitable for recreational use by watercraft. As added by P.L.148-2020, SEC.16.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "reservoir" means a body of water created by the construction of a dam, embankment, or other structure. As added by P.L.148-2020, SEC.16.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "reservoir conservancy district" refers to a conservancy district established under this chapter. As added by P.L.148-2020, SEC.16.

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "utility owner" refers to a utility that: (1) owns at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the surface of the reservoir located within the boundaries of a reservoir conservancy district; and (2) is governed by a board of directors for utilities …

Sec. 6. A proposed conservancy district may be established as a reservoir conservancy district under this chapter if: (1) the proposed conservancy district will be established for the purposes of: (A) developing forests, wildlife areas, parks, and recreational facilities if feasi…

Sec. 7. (a) After the court issues an order establishing a reservoir conservancy district under IC 14-33-2-26 and the initial board of directors of the reservoir conservancy district is appointed under IC 14-33-5-1, the board of directors and the utility owner of the reservoir lo…

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (e) or another provision of this chapter, a reservoir conservancy district has all of the powers granted to other conservancy districts by this article. (b) The district plan of a reservoir conservancy district shall be pr…

Sec. 9. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Fishing boat" means a boat that has one (1) or more motors that have a total of not more than thirty (30) horsepower. (2) "Nonmotorized watercraft" means a watercraft that does not have a motor. The term in…

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) Animals imported into Indiana for the purpose of being confined and exhibited in a zoo or other public display of animals. (2) Other animals that the department designates. (3) Animals regulated under IC 14-22-31-7. (4) Ga…

Sec. 2. A person may not bring into Indiana, for the purpose of release or selling for release in Indiana, live fish, the fry of live fish, or any other living wild animal without a permit issued by the department. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-20(1) part.] As added b…

Sec. 3. An application for a permit must be filed with the director not less than ten (10) days before the proposed date of importation. Subject to IC 14-22-2-10, a minimum fee of five dollars ($5) must accompany the application. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-20(1) pa…

Sec. 4. (a) A permit may be granted only upon satisfactory proof that the specific animals intended to be imported meet the following conditions: (1) The animals are free of a communicable disease at the time of importation. (2) The animals will not become a nuisance. (3) The ani…

Sec. 1. If the: (1) board consists of directors in which each director of the board has been elected to the board under IC 14-33-5-2 or IC 14-33-5.4-3; and (2) district plan requires the district to assume responsibility for the construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and oper…

Sec. 2. The district marshal serves at the pleasure of the board. However, before terminating or suspending a district marshal who has been employed by the district for more than six (6) months after completing the minimum basic training requirements adopted by the law enforcemen…

Sec. 3. The district marshal is the chief police officer of the district and has the powers of other law enforcement officers in enforcing laws. The district marshal or the district marshal's deputy: (1) shall arrest without process all persons who commit an offense within the di…

bond, compensation, and term; dismissal procedure Sec. 4. (a) The board may by resolution authorize the district marshal to appoint deputy district marshals. The board shall by resolution fix the number of deputy district marshals. Deputy district marshals have the powers and lia…

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "body armor" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-5-13(a). (b) A district may provide the district marshal and active deputy district marshals of the district with body armor for the torso. The district shall replace the body armor for the to…

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following licenses: (1) Commercial animal dealers, breeders, or exhibitors licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture for species of wild and exotic animals that can be possessed without a permit or license from the departme…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "zoological park" means a permanent establishment that is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-21(d).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.141-2022, SEC.41.

Sec. 3. The director may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to require and issue the following: (1) A permit to possess a wild animal protected by statute or rule. (2) A permit to possess a wild animal that may be harmful or dangerous to people, domestic animals, or wild animals. [Pre-1…

Sec. 4. A permit issued under this chapter: (1) must be in the form prescribed by the director; (2) may not be issued unless the director is satisfied that the permit should be issued; (3) has an expiration date fixed by the director; and (4) subject to IC 14-22-2-10, has a minim…

adjudicative proceedings; costs Sec. 5. (a) If an emergency exists, the director may summarily suspend a permit issued under this chapter. The director may summarily seize and hold an animal for which a permit is required under this chapter, pending the outcome of the proceedings…

Sec. 6. Rules adopted under this chapter must provide for the following: (1) The safety of the public. (2) The health of the animals. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-21(i).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 1. The department may issue to a person a permit to stock fish in: (1) waters containing state owned fish; (2) waters of the state; or (3) boundary waters of the state; under rules adopted by the department. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-22 part.] As added by P.L…

Sec. 2. Subject to IC 14-22-2-10, the minimum fee for a permit under this chapter is three dollars ($3). [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-22 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.195-2017, SEC.33.

Sec. 1. The director may issue to a person that owns or has an interest in property: (1) being damaged; (2) threatened with damage; or (3) on which a health or safety threat to persons or domestic animals is posed; by a wild animal protected by this article a permit to take the w…

Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other prohibition or requirement of this article or the rules adopted under this article, the director shall prescribe the following: (1) The manner of taking the wild animal. (2) The expiration of the permit. (3) The rules the director considers neces…

Sec. 3. The conditions and rules prescribed under section 2 of this chapter shall be incorporated in or attached to the permit when issued. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-23(a) part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 4. The director may have an investigation made of a complaint that wild animals are causing damage or posing a health or safety threat to persons or domestic animals. If it is found that: (1) the damage has not been caused by wild animals; or (2) the person has not complied …

Sec. 5. A protected wild animal killed, captured, or taken during the closed season shall be disposed of in the manner that the director considers necessary. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-23(c).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 1. The director may issue to a person who is the owner of a private pond a free permit to: (1) possess on the person's premises; and (2) use in the person's private pond only; an otherwise illegal fishing device under the rules that the director considers necessary. [Pre-199…

Sec. 1. A person may not use, set, or discharge dynamite or other explosives in any of the waters of this state without having a permit from the director. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-2-7-26(a).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 2. The director may issue to a person, upon application, a permit to use or discharge dynamite or other explosives in the waters of this state under the rules that the director prescribes for the protection of fish in the waters of the state. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citatio…

Sec. 0.5. This chapter does not apply to a hunting preserve licensed under IC 15-17-14.7. As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.10.

Sec. 1. A person who: (1) owns; (2) holds; or (3) controls by lease for a term of not less than five (5) years; a contiguous tract of land containing an area of not less than one hundred (100) acres and not more than six hundred forty (640) acres, and who desires to establish a l…