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Chapter 1. Creation of Department
14-9-1-1. Creation of Department - Sec. 1. The department of natural resources is created. The...
Chapter 2. Director of Department
14-9-2-1. Creation of Office of Director - Sec. 1. The office of director of the department is...
14-9-2-2. Appointment and Removal of Deputies, Officers, and Employees - Sec. 2. The director may do the following: (1) Appoint...
14-9-2-3. Supervisory Duties - Sec. 3. The director has the following duties: (1) Supervision...
14-9-2-4. Law Enforcement Powers - Sec. 4. (a) The director may, with the approval of...
14-9-2-5. "Endangered Species" - Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "endangered species"...
Chapter 3. Bureaus of Department
14-9-3-1. Creation of Bureaus - Sec. 1. The following bureaus are created within the department:...
14-9-3-2. Deputy Directors - Sec. 2. Each bureau is headed by a deputy director....
Chapter 4. Divisions of Department
14-9-4-1. Establishment of Divisions - Sec. 1. The following divisions are established within the department:...
14-9-4-2. Creation, Consolidation, or Abolition of Divisions or Bureaus - Sec. 2. (a) The commission may, with the approval of...
14-9-4-3. State Entomologist; State Forester - Sec. 3. The: (1) director of the division of entomology...
Chapter 5. Revolving Funds of Divisions
14-9-5-1. "Fund" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to...
14-9-5-2. Revolving Funds - Sec. 2. All money accruing to the use of a...
14-9-5-3. Money Reverting to State General Fund - Sec. 3. Money in a fund does not revert to...
14-9-5-4. Indiana Sportsmen's Benevolence Account - Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "account" means...
Chapter 6. Advisory Council
14-9-6-1. Creation of Advisory Council - Sec. 1. An advisory council is established to serve both...
14-9-6-2. Members - Sec. 2. (a) The advisory council consists of seven (7)...
14-9-6-3. Terms of Members - Sec. 3. The term of a member of a council...
14-9-6-4. Filling of Vacancies - Sec. 4. A vacancy on a council caused by a...
14-9-6-5. Travel Expenses - Sec. 5. The members are entitled to receive traveling expenses...
14-9-6-6. Meetings - Sec. 6. The advisory council: (1) shall hold a meeting...
14-9-6-7. Chairpersons and Officers - Sec. 7. During the meeting held in January of each...
14-9-6-8. Action in Advisory Capacity - Sec. 8. (a) The advisory council shall act in an...
Chapter 7. Employees of Department
14-9-7-1. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3-12(a), (b), (c).] As added by P.L.1-1995,...
14-9-7-2. Personnel Procedures - Sec. 2. The department shall develop the necessary procedures to...
14-9-7-3. Applicability of Ic 14-9-8 to Law Enforcement Division Employees - Sec. 3. Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the...
14-9-7-4. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-2.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2. Repealed...
14-9-7-5. Repealed - As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.290. Repealed by P.L.100-2012, SEC.39.
Chapter 8. Law Enforcement
14-9-8-1. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-4-1(a).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.2. Repealed...
14-9-8-2. "Division" Defined - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "division" refers to...
14-9-8-3. Organization of Division - Sec. 3. The law enforcement division shall be organized in...
14-9-8-4. Purchases - Sec. 4. The department shall purchase all property, supplies, and...
14-9-8-5. Compensation of Director and Conservation Officers - Sec. 5. The salaries and compensation of the division director...
14-9-8-6. Appointment of Director - Sec. 6. The governor shall appoint the director of the...
14-9-8-7. Duties of Director - Sec. 7. (a) The division director shall, with the approval...
14-9-8-8. Appointment of Personnel - Sec. 8. The division director shall, with the approval of...
14-9-8-9. Political Activities Not to Be Required - Sec. 9. An officer appointee or a conservation officer of...
14-9-8-10. Worker's Compensation - Sec. 10. (a) Injury, death, or occupational disease of a...
14-9-8-11. Training and Examinations - Sec. 11. (a) The division director shall, with the approval...
14-9-8-12. Probationary Employees - Sec. 12. All new conservation officers appointed to the division...
14-9-8-13. Ineligibility for Reappointment - Sec. 13. A person who: (1) is discharged from the...
14-9-8-14. Discharge, Demotion, or Suspension - Sec. 14. (a) The division director may, with the approval...
14-9-8-15. Uniforms and Equipment - Sec. 15. (a) The department shall provide the conservation officers...
14-9-8-16. Powers and Duties of Conservation Officers - Sec. 16. (a) A conservation officer of the division: (1)...
14-9-8-17. Police and Arrest Powers - Sec. 17. A conservation officer: (1) is a law enforcement...
14-9-8-18. Carrying Arms - Sec. 18. (a) A uniformed conservation officer shall carry arms...
14-9-8-19. Obstructing, Hindering, or Interfering With Director, Officer, or Employee - Sec. 19. A person who knowingly obstructs, hinders, or interferes...
14-9-8-20. Cooperation With Law Enforcement Officers; Investigations - Sec. 20. The division shall do the following: (1) Cooperate...
14-9-8-21. Conservation Officers Fish and Wildlife Fund - Sec. 21. (a) As used in this section, "fund" refers...
14-9-8-21.5. Conservation Officers Marine Enforcement Fund - Sec. 21.5. (a) As used in this section, "fund" refers...
14-9-8-22. Retirement of Conservation Officers - Sec. 22. Whenever a conservation officer retires after at least...
14-9-8-23. "Turn in a Poacher" Program - Sec. 23. (a) The "turn in a poacher" program is...
14-9-8-24. Persons Authorized to Enforce Fish and Wildlife Laws - Sec. 24. The director may authorize a person who is...
14-9-8-25. Conservation Officers Authorized to Work With Law Enforcement Agencies - Sec. 25. The director may authorize a conservation officer to...
14-9-8-26. Repealed - As added by P.L.57-1995, SEC.5; P.L.104-1995, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.2-1996,...
14-9-8-27. Conservation Reserve Officer Assisting in Enforcement of Watercraft Laws - Sec. 27. (a) A conservation reserve officer may be appointed...
14-9-8-28. Salaries - Sec. 28. (a) The natural resources commission shall categorize salaries...
Chapter 9. Counties With Special Boat Patrol Needs
14-9-9-1. "Department" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to...
14-9-9-2. "Fiscal Body" Defined - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fiscal body" has...
14-9-9-3. "Fund" Defined - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to...
14-9-9-4. "Lake" Defined - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "lake" has the...
14-9-9-5. Establishment of Fund; Operation - Sec. 5. (a) The counties with special boat patrol needs...
14-9-9-6. Distribution of Grants From Fund; Formula - Sec. 6. The department shall develop a formula for the...
14-9-9-7. Grant Eligibility Requirements - Sec. 7. For a county to be eligible to receive...
14-9-9-8. Restrictions on Grant Usage - Sec. 8. (a) If a county is awarded a grant...
14-9-9-9. Time of Distributions - Sec. 9. The department shall make the grant distributions to...
14-9-9-10. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 10. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2...