Title 14, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 16. (a) A property owner, the owner's representative, or an individual who resides downstream from a structure: (1) over which the department does not have jurisdiction under this chapter; and (2) that the property owner, the owner's representative, or the individual believe…

Sec. 17. (a) Notwithstanding sections 9 and 10 of this chapter, a structure that before July 1, 2022, was inspected under this chapter as a: (1) high hazard structure is not required to be reinspected for two (2) years from the date of the previous inspection; (2) significant haz…

Sec. 18. (a) A property owner of property that contains a high hazard dam shall prepare an emergency action plan that includes the following: (1) Identifies conditions that may endanger the dam. (2) Identifies remedial actions to prevent or minimize the downstream impacts of a da…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "hazard classification system" means a rating assigned to a structure by the department based on: (1) the height of the structure and the volume of water impounded by the structure; and (2) the force of the water and the likely consequences result…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "height" means the vertical dimension of a structure as measured from the lowest point in the natural streambed or watercourse under the centerline of the structure to the top of the structure. As added by P.L.148-2002, SEC.15.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "owner" means an individual, a firm, a partnership, a copartnership, a lessee, an association, a corporation, an executor, an administrator, a trustee, the state, an agency of the state, a municipal corporation, a political subdivision of the stat…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "structure" means a dam and its appurtenant works. As added by P.L.148-2002, SEC.15.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "volume" means the amount of water that is impounded by a structure: (1) at or below the elevation of the top of the structure; or (2) at or below the maximum design flood pool elevation; whichever is lower. As added by P.L.148-2002, SEC.15.…

Sec. 7. (a) The owner of a structure shall maintain and keep the structure in the state of repair and operating condition required by the following: (1) The exercise of prudence. (2) Due regard for life and property. (3) The application of sound and accepted technical principles.…

Sec. 8. (a) The department: (1) has, on behalf of the state, jurisdiction and supervision over the maintenance and repair of structures in, on, or along the rivers, streams, and lakes of Indiana; (2) shall exercise care to see that the structures are maintained in a good and suff…

Sec. 9. (a) The owner of a high hazard structure shall: (1) have a professional engineer licensed under IC 25-31 make an engineering inspection of the high hazard structure at least one (1) time every two (2) years; (2) submit a report of the inspection in a form approved by the …

Sec. 1. The director may enter into a long term lease of the Williams Dam on the East Fork of the White River in Lawrence County. As added by P.L.16-2009, SEC.23.

Sec. 2. A lease executed under this chapter must meet the following requirements: (1) It must be for the development of hydroelectric power at the Williams Dam Fishing Area. (2) It must enhance the recreation and fishing potential of the Williams Dam Fishing Area. (3) The initial…

Sec. 3. A lease executed under this chapter may provide for renewal at the option of the director, with the approval of the governor. As added by P.L.16-2009, SEC.23.

Sec. 4. A lease executed under this chapter may include any other limitations or restrictions determined necessary by the director. As added by P.L.16-2009, SEC.23.

Sec. 5. Revenue from a lease under this chapter shall be used solely for the division of fish and wildlife. As added by P.L.16-2009, SEC.23.

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter: (1) "Fund" refers to the recreational trail maintenance fund established by section 2 of this chapter. (2) "Recreational trail" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-4.5-1-16. (3) "Responsible party" has the meaning set…

Sec. 2. (a) The recreational trail maintenance fund is established for the purpose of receiving money from the sources listed in subsection (b) for ultimate distribution to responsible parties to defray the costs of maintaining recreational trails. The department shall administer…

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "hunting guide" refers to an individual who holds a license under this chapter to provide hunting guide services. (b) As used in this chapter, "hunting guide license" means a license issued under this chapter. (c) As used in this chapter, "hun…

Sec. 2. (a) An individual may not provide hunting guide services without a hunting guide license issued under this chapter. (b) The director shall issue a hunting guide license to an applicant upon the applicant's submission of an application that includes all information require…

Sec. 3. Subject to IC 14-22-2-10, the minimum annual fee for a hunting guide license for a resident or a nonresident is one hundred dollars ($100). As added by P.L.154-2019, SEC.3.

Sec. 4. A hunting guide license: (1) is valid for one (1) year; and (2) expires March 31 following the year in which the license was issued. As added by P.L.154-2019, SEC.3.

Sec. 5. (a) A hunting guide shall keep an accurate record of the following: (1) Each day's harvest of game measured by county and township. (2) Other related information that the director requires by rule. (b) Before the fifteenth day of each month, a hunting guide shall report t…

Sec. 6. (a) The director may: (1) refuse under IC 4-21.5-3-5 to grant, renew, or restore; or (2) suspend or revoke under IC 4-21.5-3-6; a hunting guide license of an individual who fails to keep a record or make a report required under section 5 of this chapter. (b) A determinati…

Sec. 8. An individual who: (1) fails to keep accurate records in violation of section 5(a) of this chapter; or (2) fails to report monthly to the director in violation of section 5(b) of this chapter; shall have the individual's hunting guide license suspended by the director for…

Sec. 9. The director shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.154-2019, SEC.3.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to any two (2) conservancy districts that: (1) are contiguous; and (2) share at least one (1) common purpose set forth in IC 14-33-1-1. As added by P.L.189-2005, SEC.7.

Sec. 10. (a) After an election is held under this chapter, the assistant secretary of the smaller district shall do the following: (1) Keep the ballots safe and secure until the end of the voting period. (2) At the end of the voting period, present all ballots cast to the three (…

Sec. 11. In an election held under this chapter, a majority of all votes cast by the freeholders of the smaller district determines the question of the dissolution of the smaller district and the larger district's assumption of the smaller district's operations, obligations, and …

Sec. 12. The costs of a smaller district's election held under this chapter shall be paid by the smaller district. As added by P.L.189-2005, SEC.7.

Sec. 13. (a) In an election held under this chapter, if a majority of the freeholders of the smaller district votes to dissolve the smaller district, not later than sixty (60) days after the election, as the final action of the board of directors of the smaller district, the boar…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter: (1) "freeholder" means an owner of real property, as reflected in the real property tax records of the county auditor; (2) "larger district" means, of the two (2) districts referred to in section 1 of this chapter, the one (1) that has the larger …

Sec. 3. (a) The freeholders of a smaller district may initiate dissolution proceedings under this chapter by filing a petition with the county auditor of the county in which most of the smaller district's area is located. The petition must be signed by at least the lesser of: (1)…

Sec. 4. (a) Not later than thirty (30) days after a petition is filed with the county auditor under section 3 of this chapter, the county auditor shall: (1) prepare and certify a list of freeholders of the smaller district; (2) make the list available for inspection by any person…

Sec. 5. Not later than ten (10) days after the county auditor receives a resolution from the board of directors of the larger district under section 4 of this chapter, the county auditor shall, by personal delivery or by certified mail, notify the board of directors of the smalle…

Sec. 6. (a) Not later than ten (10) days after receipt of a notice under section 5 of this chapter, the board of directors of the smaller district shall fix the following: (1) A convenient and suitable place for the smaller district's election. (2) The date for the election that …

Sec. 7. After receiving a notice under section 5 of this chapter, the board of directors of the smaller district shall prepare and furnish ballots in sufficient number in the following form: "Shall the _______________ (insert smaller district) Conservancy District be dissolved an…

Sec. 8. After receiving a notice under section 5 of this chapter, the board of directors of the smaller district shall do the following: (1) Appoint an assistant secretary. (2) Provide a voting list at each voting place. As added by P.L.189-2005, SEC.7.

Sec. 9. (a) Before the voting begins under this chapter, the board of directors of the smaller district shall appoint three (3) freeholders of the district as clerks to conduct the dissolution and assumption election. (b) Before casting a vote, each freeholder must sign the list …

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to physical contact or proximity between a specified animal and any of the following: (1) The owner of a specified animal. (2) The owner of the facility in which the specified animal is kept. (3) A trained employee of the facility's owner who i…

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "direct contact" means physical contact between the public and a specified animal. (b) The term includes the taking of a photograph of a specified animal except where there is located between the public and the specified animal a permanent phy…

Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "professional production crew" means a cast or crew member of a production team and includes a professional photographer, videographer, or cinematographer. (b) The term includes a member of the news media. As added by P.L.96-2022, SEC.7.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "proximity" means a distance created by a visual or physical barrier, including a barrier fence, safety line, or other means to signify a restricted area, that is designed to prevent a member of the public from touching a primary, permeable barrie…

Sec. 3.5. As used in this chapter, "public" refers to a person or an individual who is not listed or otherwise described in section 1 of this chapter. However, the term does not include a trespasser. As added by P.L.96-2022, SEC.7.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "specified animal" means a live animal that is any of the following: (1) An animal from the following species of Felidae: (A) Lions (Panthera leo). (B) Tigers (Panthera tigris). (C) Leopards (Panthera pardus). (D) Snow leopards (Panthera uncia). (…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "trained" means having participated in specific instruction with a specified animal. As added by P.L.96-2022, SEC.7.