Indiana § 36-9-27-2.5 - "Dam" defined; certain sections not applicable; designation as regulated drain; jurisdiction
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§ 36-9-27-2.5. "Dam" defined; certain sections not applicable; designation as regulated drain; jurisdiction
Sec. 2.5. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, a reference to "drain", "drainage", or "ditch" is deemed to include a "dam". However, sections 16(b), 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 54, and sections 56 through 66 of this chapter do not apply to a dam.
(b) Any owner may petition a board to designate a dam as a regulated drain, and any board may assume jurisdiction over a dam in the same manner that an owner may petition and the board may assume jurisdiction over a mutual drain. A board does not otherwise have jurisdiction over a dam.
(c) A board may reconstruct or maintain a dam over which the board has assumed jurisdiction, but an agency may not construct a new dam.
As added by P.L.166-1983, SEC.3.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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