Sec. 14.5. (a) For purposes of determining the acquiescence of a riparian owner to allow the public use of a lake, indicators of acquiescence include the following:
(1) Evidence that the general public has used the lake for recreational purposes.
(2) Evidence that the riparian owner did not object to the operation by another person of a privately owned boat rental business, campground, or commercial enterprise that allowed nonriparian owners to gain access throughout the lake.
(3) A record of regulation of previous construction activities on the lake by the department or the department of conservation (before its repeal).
(b) Acquiescence does not exist if a lake has been adjudicated after March 12, 1947, to be a private lake and the department, or the department of conservation (before its repeal), was a party to the adjudication.
As added by P.L.6-2008, SEC.9.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs
14-26-2-1. Applicability of Chapter
14-26-2-2. "Natural Resources"
14-26-2-3. "Public Freshwater Lake"
14-26-2-4. "Shoreline or Water Line"
14-26-2-7. Construction of Ditches or Dams So as to Lower Water Level Prohibited
14-26-2-10. Notice and Hearing
14-26-2-12. Permit to Construct Channels
14-26-2-13. Sewage Disposal Facilities for Housing Developments
14-26-2-14. Applicability to Private Cooling or Pollution Control Ponds
14-26-2-14.5. Determination of Public Use of a Lake
14-26-2-15. Applicability to Tippecanoe River Impoundments
14-26-2-16. Applicability to Water Supply Reservoirs
14-26-2-17. Expiration of Permit
14-26-2-18. Posting and Keeping of Permit
14-26-2-19. Remedies for Violations
14-26-2-20. Department May Bring Action for Damages
14-26-2-22. Additional Civil Penalties
14-26-2-23. Prohibited Activities; Permit; Applications; Fees; Rules; Mediation; Civil Enforcement