Indiana § 14-26-2-12 - Permit to construct channels
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§ 14-26-2-12. Permit to construct channels
Sec. 12. (a) The department may not issue a permit for the construction of a channel into a public freshwater lake unless:
(1) the channel follows the path of a stream already in existence; or
(2) the applicant proves that fifty-one percent (51%) of the property owners abutting the shoreline of the public freshwater lake approve of the channel construction.
(b) This section does not prevent the department from issuing a permit to construct small private drainage channels.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-11.1-7.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.6-2008, SEC.8.
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Section 14-26-2-12 ("Permit to construct channels") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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