Section 14-26-5-3 - Permit required for certain work on ditches and drains; exception(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.
Amended by P.L. 164-2024,SEC. 13, eff. 7/1/2024.As added by P.L. 1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L. 28-2007, SEC.1.