"Public freshwater lake"
Ind. Code § 14-26-2-3
in effectSec. 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.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-11.1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.11-2023, SEC.52.
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