Public freshwater lake petition
Ind. Code § 14-26-2-25
in effectSec. 25. (a) The owner or owners of the entire shoreline or water line of:
(1) a lake;
(2) a pond; or
(3) another reasonably permanent body of water that is substantially at rest;
may petition the department to declare the body of water a public freshwater lake.
(b) If the department, in writing, grants the petition under subsection (a), the body of water becomes subject to this chapter.
As added by P.L.6-2008, SEC.12.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/14Fetched: 10/17/2026