Indiana § 14-31-2-1 - Purposes
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§ 14-31-2-1. Purposes
Sec. 1. The general purposes of this chapter are to do the following:
(1) Promote the general health and welfare of citizens of Indiana by promoting the preservation of areas of unusual natural interest for scientific, educational, recreational, cultural, and aesthetic purposes as a link to Indiana's past and a legacy to Indiana's future.
(2) Provide for the completion of Indiana's nature preserve system through a joint public and private campaign for protection of the best available remaining examples of the natural systems that represent Indiana's natural heritage before those unique and outstanding public resources are lost.
(3) Provide for the maintenance and management of those natural areas and the rare native species for which the areas are habitat.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5.1-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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