Indiana § 14-8-1-2 - Inapplicability of definitions
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§ 14-8-1-2. Inapplicability of definitions
Sec. 2. The definitions in this article do not apply to the following:
(1) IC 14-25-13.
(2) IC 14-35-4.
[1995 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.
IC 14-8-2Chapter 2. Definitions
14-8-2-1"Abandon" 14-8-2-1.1"Abandoned property" 14-8-2-1.2"Accessory structure" 14-8-2-1.3"Abandoned well" 14-8-2-1.5"Acquiescence" 14-8-2-1.5Repealed 14-8-2-2"Adjacent land" 14-8-2-3"Affected area" 14-8-2-3.2"Affidavit" 14-8-2-4"Agency" 14-8-2-4.5"Agricultural fence" 14-8-2-5"Agricultural purpose" 14-8-2-5.2"Agricultural structure" 14-8-2-5.5"Alcoholic beverage" 14-8-2-5.7"All-terrain vehicle" 14-8-2-6"Alterations to the shoreline" 14-8-2-7"Animal" 14-8-2-7.5"Annual pass" 14-8-2-8"Apiary" 14-8-2-9"Applicant" 14-8-2-10"Appraised value" 14-8-2-11"Approximate original contour" 14-8-2-12"Aquatic vegetation" 14-8-2-13"Aquifer" 14-8-2-13.5"Archeological plan" 14-8-2-14"Area" 14-8-2-14.5"Area of review" 14-8-2-15"Articles of dedication" 14-8-2-16"Artifact" 14-8-2-16.2"Authority" 14-8-2-16.4Repealed 14-8-2-16.5"Automated point of sale licensing system" 14-8-2-17"Average normal water level" 14-8-2-18"Bag limit" 14-8-2-19Repealed 14-8-2-19.5"Base fluid" 14-8-2-20"Basin" 14-8-2-21Repealed 14-8-2-22"Beneficial use" 14-8-2-23Repealed 14-8-2-24"Board" 14-8-2-25"Boat" 14-8-2-26"Bond pool" 14-8-2-26.2"Boundary river" 14-8-2-26.3"Boundary river floodway" 14-8-2-27"Boundary waters" 14-8-2-27.5"Bow" 14-8-2-28Repealed 14-8-2-29"Buildings and grounds" 14-8-2-29.7"Bureau" 14-8-2-30"Burial ground" 14-8-2-31"Burial object" 14-8-2-32"Burns Waterway" 14-8-2-33"Buy" 14-8-2-34"Campaign" 14-8-2-34.1"Carbon dioxide" 14-8-2-34.2"Carbon dioxide injection well" 14-8-2-34.3"Carbon dioxide plume" 14-8-2-34.4"Carbon dioxide stream" 14-8-2-34.5"Carbon dioxide transmission pipeline" 14-8-2-34.6"Carbon sequestration" 14-8-2-34.7"Carbon sequestration pilot project" 14-8-2-34.8"Carbon sequestration project" 14-8-2-35"Carnivore" 14-8-2-36"Carry passengers for hire" 14-8-2-37"Cast overburden" 14-8-2-37.2"Catastrophically disabled" 14-8-2-37.5"Cemetery" 14-8-2-37.6Repealed 14-8-2-37.7Repealed 14-8-2-37.8Repealed 14-8-2-38"Channel" 14-8-2-39"Chase" 14-8-2-40Repealed 14-8-2-41"Class II well" 14-8-2-42Repealed 14-8-2-42.2"Coal bed methane" 14-8-2-42.5"Collateral" 14-8-2-43"Commence to drill a well" 14-8-2-44Repealed 14-8-2-45Repealed 14-8-2-46Repealed 14-8-2-46.5"Commercial licensee" 14-8-2-47"Commercially minable coal resource" 14-8-2-48"Commission" 14-8-2-49"Committee" 14-8-2-49.2"Compact" 14-8-2-49.5"Comparative balance sheet" 14-8-2-49.6"Comparative income statement" 14-8-2-50"Compensate" 14-8-2-50.2"Compensatory storage" 14-8-2-50.5"Confining zone" 14-8-2-51"Conservancy district" 14-8-2-52"Conservation easement" 14-8-2-53"Conservation officer" 14-8-2-54Repealed 14-8-2-55"Construction" 14-8-2-56Repealed 14-8-2-57Repealed 14-8-2-58"Corps" 14-8-2-58.5"Corrective action" 14-8-2-59"Corridor" 14-8-2-60Repealed 14-8-2-61"Council" 14-8-2-62Repealed 14-8-2-62.1"Credit card" 14-8-2-63"Current assets" 14-8-2-64"Current liabilities" 14-8-2-65"Dealer" 14-8-2-65.5"Decoy" 14-8-2-66"Dedicate" and "dedication" 14-8-2-66.5"Delinquent" 14-8-2-67"Department" 14-8-2-68"Deputy director" 14-8-2-68.3"Designated watershed" 14-8-2-68.5"Development plan" 14-8-2-69"Dewatering well" 14-8-2-70"Diffused surface water" 14-8-2-70.8"Direct contact" 14-8-2-71"Director" 14-8-2-72"District" 14-8-2-72.5"District marshal" 14-8-2-73"District plan" 14-8-2-74"Ditch" or "drain" 14-8-2-75"Diver" 14-8-2-76"Divers down flag" 14-8-2-77"Division" 14-8-2-77.5Repealed 14-8-2-78"Dock or harbor line" 14-8-2-79Repealed 14-8-2-79.5"Domiciled" 14-8-2-80"Due notice" 14-8-2-81Repealed 14-8-2-82"Elements of beekeeping" 14-8-2-83Repealed 14-8-2-84Repealed 14-8-2-85"Endangered species" 14-8-2-86"Exceptional benefits" 14-8-2-86.2"Executive" 14-8-2-86.4"Executive director" 14-8-2-86.5Repealed 14-8-2-87"Exotic mammal" 14-8-2-87.5"Exotic weed" 14-8-2-87.6"Family member" 14-8-2-87.7"Farmland" 14-8-2-87.8"Fault" 14-8-2-88"Field" 14-8-2-89"Field trial" 14-8-2-90"Financial clerk" 14-8-2-91"Financial responsibility bond" 14-8-2-91.5"Firearm" 14-8-2-91.7"Fishing boat" 14-8-2-92"Fixed assets" 14-8-2-93"Flood" or "flood water" 14-8-2-94"Flood control" 14-8-2-95Repealed 14-8-2-96"Flood easement" 14-8-2-97"Flood flow" 14-8-2-98"Flood hazard areas" 14-8-2-99"Flood plain" 14-8-2-100"Flood protection grade" 14-8-2-101"Flood water of a watercourse" 14-8-2-102"Floodway" 14-8-2-102.5"Forestry operation" 14-8-2-103"Foundation" 14-8-2-104"Freeholder" 14-8-2-105"Fresh water" 14-8-2-106"Freshwater lake" 14-8-2-107"Fund" 14-8-2-108"Furbearing mammal" 14-8-2-109"Fur buyer" 14-8-2-110"Game animal" 14-8-2-111"Game bird" 14-8-2-112"Gate" 14-8-2-113"Geology" 14-8-2-114Repealed 14-8-2-115"Ginseng" 14-8-2-116"Ginseng dealer" 14-8-2-116.3"Gold Star family member" 14-8-2-116.5"Golf cart" 14-8-2-117Repealed 14-8-2-117.3"Governmental entity" 14-8-2-118"Ground water" or "subterranean water" 14-8-2-118.5"Guide services" 14-8-2-119"Gypsum" 14-8-2-120"Hardiness zone" 14-8-2-121"Harvest season" 14-8-2-121.3"Hazard classification system" 14-8-2-121.5"Height" 14-8-2-122"Higher or better uses" 14-8-2-122.5"Highway" 14-8-2-123"Highway, street, or right-of-way" 14-8-2-123.5Repealed 14-8-2-124"Historic property" 14-8-2-125"Historic site" 14-8-2-126"Historic structure" 14-8-2-126.5"Historical value" 14-8-2-127"Human remains" 14-8-2-128"Hunt" 14-8-2-128.2"Hunter orange" 14-8-2-128.4"Hydraulic fracturing" 14-8-2-129"Idle speed" 14-8-2-130"Imminent danger to the health or safety of the public" 14-8-2-131"Improvement location permit" 14-8-2-131.5"Includes" 14-8-2-131.6"Indiana business" 14-8-2-131.7"Inland water" 14-8-2-131.9"Injection zone" 14-8-2-132"Inn" 14-8-2-133"Instream use" 14-8-2-134"Interested person" 14-8-2-135Repealed 14-8-2-135.2"Invitee" 14-8-2-136"Kankakee River basin" 14-8-2-137"Lake" 14-8-2-138Repealed 14-8-2-139"Lake owner" 14-8-2-140"Land" 14-8-2-141"Land conservation" 14-8-2-142"Landfill" 14-8-2-143"Land occupier" or "occupier of land" 14-8-2-144Repealed 14-8-2-144.5"Lands eligible for remining" 14-8-2-145"Landscape" 14-8-2-146"Landscape survey" 14-8-2-147"Land use easement" 14-8-2-148"Law enforcement officer" 14-8-2-149Repealed 14-8-2-150"Levee" 14-8-2-151"Liabilities" 14-8-2-152"License" 14-8-2-152.5"Lithology" 14-8-2-153"Litter" 14-8-2-154"Little Calumet River basin" 14-8-2-154.5"Local unit of government" 14-8-2-155Repealed 14-8-2-156"Log" 14-8-2-156.5"Logjam" 14-8-2-156.9"Low head dam" 14-8-2-157Repealed 14-8-2-158"Management" 14-8-2-158.5"Mass of wood debris" 14-8-2-159"Maumee River basin" 14-8-2-159.5"Mechanical integrity test" 14-8-2-160"Member" 14-8-2-161"Merchantable timber" 14-8-2-162"Migratory birds" 14-8-2-163"Migratory water fowl" 14-8-2-164"Mineral" 14-8-2-164.5"Mineral lessee" 14-8-2-164.7"Mineral owner" 14-8-2-165"Mining" 14-8-2-166"Mining refuse" 14-8-2-167"Minnow" 14-8-2-168"Mollusk" 14-8-2-169"Motorboat" 14-8-2-169.5"Motorized cart" 14-8-2-170Repealed 14-8-2-171"Mussel" 14-8-2-172"Natural gas" 14-8-2-173"Nature preserve" 14-8-2-174"Natural resources" 14-8-2-175"Natural river" 14-8-2-176"Natural scenic beauty" 14-8-2-177"Net revenues" 14-8-2-178"Net worth" 14-8-2-179"Nongame species" 14-8-2-179.5"Nonresident" 14-8-2-179.8"Nonmotorized watercraft" 14-8-2-180"Nonsignificant ground water withdrawal facility" 14-8-2-181"Normal water level of a lake" 14-8-2-181.5"Notable user" 14-8-2-182"Nursery" 14-8-2-183"Nurseryman" 14-8-2-184"Nursery stock" 14-8-2-185"Off-road vehicle" 14-8-2-186"Oil" 14-8-2-187"Open burning" 14-8-2-188"Operate" 14-8-2-189"Operation" 14-8-2-190"Operator" 14-8-2-191Repealed 14-8-2-192"Other state" 14-8-2-192.2"Out-of-state business" 14-8-2-193Repealed 14-8-2-194"Overburden" 14-8-2-195"Owner" 14-8-2-196Repealed 14-8-2-196.5"Packer" 14-8-2-197Repealed 14-8-2-198"Participating county" 14-8-2-199"Permit" 14-8-2-200"Permit area" 14-8-2-201"Permittee" 14-8-2-202"Person" 14-8-2-202.5"Personal watercraft" 14-8-2-203"Pest or pathogen" 14-8-2-204"Petroleum" 14-8-2-204.8"Pier" 14-8-2-205"Pit" 14-8-2-206"Plan" 14-8-2-207"Plug" or "plugging" 14-8-2-208"Political subdivision" 14-8-2-208.5"Pontoon" 14-8-2-209"Pool" 14-8-2-209.5"Pore space" 14-8-2-209.7"Pore space owner" 14-8-2-209.9"Post-injection site care" 14-8-2-210"Potable water" 14-8-2-210.5"Power boat" 14-8-2-211"Premises" 14-8-2-211.7"Primacy" 14-8-2-212Repealed 14-8-2-212.5"Primary water recreation facility" 14-8-2-213"Prime farmland" 14-8-2-214"Prior natural resources law" 14-8-2-215"Private waters" 14-8-2-215.7"Professional production crew" 14-8-2-216"Program" 14-8-2-217"Project" 14-8-2-218"Project commission" 14-8-2-219"Property" 14-8-2-220"Proposed district" 14-8-2-221"Proven territory" 14-8-2-221.5"Proximity" 14-8-2-221.7"Public" 14-8-2-221.9"Public access site" 14-8-2-222"Public freshwater lake" 14-8-2-222.5"Public highway" 14-8-2-223"Public land" 14-8-2-224"Public or private property" 14-8-2-225"Public property" 14-8-2-225.4"Public rescue equipment" 14-8-2-226"Public waters" 14-8-2-227"Pumping station" 14-8-2-228"Pursue" 14-8-2-228.2"Qualified entity or authority" 14-8-2-228.3"Qualified individual" 14-8-2-228.5"Raptor" 14-8-2-229"Rated capacity of a pump" 14-8-2-230"Real property" 14-8-2-231"Reasonable beneficial use" 14-8-2-232"Reclamation" 14-8-2-233"Reclamation plan" 14-8-2-233.5"Recreational off-highway vehicle" 14-8-2-234"Recreational purpose" 14-8-2-235"Recreational river" 14-8-2-236"Register" 14-8-2-237"Registry" 14-8-2-238Repealed 14-8-2-239"Repair" 14-8-2-239.5Repealed 14-8-2-240"Reservoir" 14-8-2-240.2"Reservoir conservancy district" 14-8-2-241"Reservoir impoundment" 14-8-2-242"Resident" 14-8-2-242.1"Resident of Indiana" 14-8-2-242.3"Responsible officer" 14-8-2-242.5Repealed 14-8-2-243"Restore" or "restoration" 14-8-2-244"Review board" 14-8-2-245"River" 14-8-2-245.1"Roster" 14-8-2-245.2"Roe" 14-8-2-245.3"Rural community" 14-8-2-245.5"Rural fire department" 14-8-2-246"Scenic easement" 14-8-2-247"Scenic river" 14-8-2-248"Season" 14-8-2-249"Sell" 14-8-2-250"Selling season" 14-8-2-251Repealed 14-8-2-252"Sewage" 14-8-2-253"Sewerage system" 14-8-2-254"Ship" 14-8-2-254.5"Shooting range" 14-8-2-255"Shoreline or water line" 14-8-2-256"Significant ground water withdrawal facility" 14-8-2-257"Significant water withdrawal facility" 14-8-2-258"Site" 14-8-2-259"Small lake" 14-8-2-260"Small state park" 14-8-2-261"Snowmobile" 14-8-2-262"Soil" 14-8-2-262.5"Specified animal" 14-8-2-263"St. Joseph River basin" 14-8-2-264"Stamp" 14-8-2-265"State" 14-8-2-266Repealed 14-8-2-266.8"State college or university project" 14-8-2-266.9"Storage facility" 14-8-2-267"Stream" 14-8-2-267.1"Storage operator" 14-8-2-267.3"Stratum" 14-8-2-268"Structure" 14-8-2-268.5"Substantial alteration" 14-8-2-269"Substantial legal and financial commitments in a surface coal mining operation" 14-8-2-270Repealed 14-8-2-271"Supervisor" 14-8-2-272"Surface coal mining and reclamation operations" 14-8-2-273"Surface coal mining operations" 14-8-2-274"Surface mining" 14-8-2-274.5"Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act" 14-8-2-274.7"Surface or subsurface property interest owner" 14-8-2-275"Surface water" 14-8-2-275.1"Surface water outlet" 14-8-2-276"Surplus water" 14-8-2-277"System" 14-8-2-278"Take" 14-8-2-279"Tangible net worth" 14-8-2-279.5Repealed 14-8-2-279.8"Taxable parcel" 14-8-2-280"Taxidermist" 14-8-2-281"Test hole" 14-8-2-281.5"Total length" 14-8-2-282Repealed 14-8-2-282.5"Trained" 14-8-2-282.9"Transporting carbon dioxide" 14-8-2-283Repealed 14-8-2-284"Trust I" 14-8-2-285"Trust II" 14-8-2-285.3"UIC Class VI permit" 14-8-2-285.4"UIC program" 14-8-2-285.5"Unanticipated event or condition" 14-8-2-286Repealed 14-8-2-287"Underground injection" 14-8-2-287.3"Underground source of drinking water" 14-8-2-287.7"Underground storage of carbon dioxide" 14-8-2-288"Underwater breathing apparatus" 14-8-2-289"Unit of local government" 14-8-2-290"United States" 14-8-2-290.5"Unmanned aerial vehicle" 14-8-2-291"Unwarranted failure to comply" 14-8-2-291.5"Upper Wabash River basin" 14-8-2-292"Urban geology survey" 14-8-2-293"User" 14-8-2-294Repealed 14-8-2-294.5"Utility" 14-8-2-294.6"Utility owner" 14-8-2-295Repealed 14-8-2-296"Vehicle" 14-8-2-297"Visible" 14-8-2-298"Vital" 14-8-2-298.5"Volume" 14-8-2-299"Wabash River" 14-8-2-300"Wabash River heritage corridor" 14-8-2-301"Wake" or "wash" 14-8-2-301.1"Wake boarding" 14-8-2-301.4"Wake surfing" 14-8-2-302"Waste" or "wasted" 14-8-2-303"Water containing state owned fish" 14-8-2-304"Watercourse" 14-8-2-305"Watercraft" 14-8-2-306"Water facilities" and "water supply" 14-8-2-307"Water of the state" 14-8-2-308"Water resource" 14-8-2-309"Water resources" 14-8-2-310"Watershed" 14-8-2-311"Water supply" 14-8-2-312"Water supply reservoir" 14-8-2-313"Water supply storage" 14-8-2-314"Water use easement" 14-8-2-315"Waterway" 14-8-2-315.2"Wear hunter orange" 14-8-2-316"Weed" 14-8-2-317"Well for oil and gas purposes" 14-8-2-318"Wild animal" 14-8-2-319"Wild ginseng" 14-8-2-320"Wildlife" 14-8-2-321"Withdrawal use" 14-8-2-322"Works" 14-8-2-323"Zoological park"
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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