Sec. 1. The department shall do the following:
(1) Prescribe the form of accident reports, permits, and certificates required by this article and the form of applications for permits and certificates.
(2) Carry on a campaign of education with respect to safety in the operation of watercraft and in the use and enjoyment of public waters and with respect to Indiana laws relating to public waters.
(3) Carry out and enforce this article and in connection with these duties provide and maintain conservation officers and patrol boats upon public waters.
(4) Locate, establish, and place, and authorize the location, establishment, and placing by others on behalf of the department, buoys, beacons, lights, markers, stakes, flags, and other aids to the safe operation of watercraft upon public waters. Each safety device must be approved by the United States Coast Guard and recommended by the United States Coast Guard as a uniform waterway marking system.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-55(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Article 15. Regulation of Water Recreation
Chapter 7. Powers and Duties of Department
14-15-7-1. Duties of Department
14-15-7-2. Reciprocal Agreements With Foreign Nations or States
14-15-7-3. Adoption of Rules; Violations
14-15-7-5. Rules Regarding Waters Under Concurrent Jurisdiction