(b) As used in this section, 'recreational purpose' means the following:(1) Fishing.(2) Boating.(3) Swimming.(4) The storage of water to maintain water levels.(5) Any other purpose for which lakes are ordinarily used and adapted.(c) The:(1) natural resources and the natural scenic beauty of Indiana are a public right; and(2) public of Indiana has a vested right in the following:(A) The preservation, protection, and enjoyment of all the public freshwater lakes of Indiana in their present state.(B) The use of the public freshwater lakes for recreational purposes.(d) The state:(1) has full power and control of all of the public freshwater lakes in Indiana both meandered and unmeandered; and(2) holds and controls all public freshwater lakes in trust for the use of all of the citizens of Indiana for recreational purposes.(e) A person owning land bordering a public freshwater lake does not have the exclusive right to the use of the waters of the lake or any part of the lake.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 13-2-11.1-1 part; son owning land bordering a public freshwater lake does not have the exclusive right to the use of the waters of the lake or any part of the lake.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 13-2-11.1-1 part; 13-2-11.1-2.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
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