Indiana § 14-26-5-3 Permit required for certain work on ditches and drains; exception

Indiana Statutes

§ 14-26-5-3 — Permit required for certain work on ditches and drains; exception

Indiana § 14-26-5-3

Art. 26LAKES AND RESERVOIRS

Ch. 5Lowering of Ten Acre Lakes

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Ind. Code § 14-26-5-3 (2026).

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(a)A person is not required to obtain a permit from the department for a ditch or drain under this section if:

(1)water from the ditch or drain empties into a lake before activities referred to in subsection (b) begin;

(2)water from the ditch or drain continues to empty into the lake at the same location after the activities are completed; and

(3)the activities are conducted using best management practices for soil and erosion control.

(b)A person may not:

(1)locate, make, dig, dredge, construct, reconstruct, repair, or reclean; or

(2)order or recommend the location, establishment, construction, reconstruction, repair, or recleaning of; a ditch or drain having a bottom depth lower than the normal water level of a lake within one-half (1/2) mile of the lake without a permit from the

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(a) A person is not required to obtain a permit
from the department for a ditch or drain under this section if:
(1) water from the ditch or drain empties into a lake before
activities referred to in subsection (b) begin;
(2) water from the ditch or drain continues to empty into the lake
at the same location after the activities are completed; and
(3) the activities are conducted using best management practices
for soil and erosion control.
(b) A person may not:
(1) locate, make, dig, dredge, construct, reconstruct, repair, or
reclean; or
(2) order or recommend the location, establishment, construction,
reconstruction, repair, or recleaning of;
a ditch or drain having a bottom depth lower than the normal water
level of a lake within one-half (1/2) mile of the lake without a permit
from the department.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-15-1(a)
part.]