Indiana Code Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources § 14-15-3-11

Sec. 11. (a) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to exempt a small lake containing more than seventy (70) acres from section 10 of this chapter if the following conditions exist:

(b) A petition under this section must specify one (1) of the following periods for exemption from section 10 of this chapter:

(c) The commission may not establish a period that deviates from the period requested in the petition.  However, the commission may adopt rules to establish restrictions for the safe operation of watercraft if unusual conditions or hazards would otherwise result by granting the exemption.

(d) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to rescind or amend an exemption granted under subsection (a) if:

(e) Before the adoption of a rule under subsection (a), the commission must certify that the petition represents a majority of the abutting property owners.  A determination under this subsection is subject to an administrative adjudication under IC 4-21.5.

(f) A petition under this section must be in the following form:

To the State of Indiana

Department of Natural Resources

The undersigned, all owners of abutting property to (name of lake) and situated in __________ County, Indiana, petition the department to post time periods exempting (name of lake) from speed limits as specified in IC 14-15-3-10 as follows:

(Petition to specify one (1) of the time periods listed above.)

We certify that, according to land and water acreage maps on file with the department or certified survey attached, (name of lake) is less than three hundred (300) acres and more than seventy (70) acres, as specified in IC 14-15-3 and that the signatures listed on this petition represent a majority of bona fide property owners of abutting property of (name of lake), as recorded in the office of the county recorder of (name of county).  The department may verify the validity of the signatures.  We also understand and agree that this petition, when certified, may not be changed or altered within two (2) years from the date of the certification.