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Ind. Code § 14-26-2-3

"Public freshwater lake"

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Bowyer v. Indiana Department of Natural Resources (2011)

Most recently applied in Bowyer v. Indiana Department of Natural Resources (March 2011)

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "public freshwater lake" means a lake that has been used by the public with the acquiescence of a riparian owner.

(b) The term does not include the following:

(1) Lake Michigan.

(2) A lake lying wholly or in part within the corporate boundaries of any of the three (3) cities having the largest population in a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000).

(3) A privately owned body of water:

(A) used for the purpose of; or

(B) created as a result of;

surface coal mining.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.