Section 312 IAC 8-2-8 - Vehicles, trails, boats, and aircraftAuthority: IC 14-10-2-1; IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-11-2-1; IC 14-19-1-1
Affected: IC 14-19-1-1; IC 14-22-11-1
Sec. 8.
(a) A person must not operate a vehicle:(1) at a speed greater than:(A) thirty (30) miles per hour on straight, open stretches of road; or(B) fifteen (15) miles per hour on steep grades or curves or where posted; or(2) except as provided in section 17 of this rule, other than on a public road.(b) A person must not park: (3) associated equipment; except at a site designated by the department.(c) A person must not operate a motorized cart on DNR property unless: (1) the person is using the motorized cart within a campground and: (A) meets the requirements set forth in IC 14-19-1-1(2)(A);(B) meets the requirements set forth in IC 14-19-1-1(2)(B); or(C) holds a valid driver's license and is transporting another person as authorized under clause (A) or (B);(2) the motorized cart, if operated between the hours of sunset and sunrise, has a lamp on the: (A) front exhibiting a white light visible at least five hundred (500) feet ahead of the motorized cart; and(B) rear exhibiting a red light visible at least five hundred (500) feet behind the motorized cart; and(3) the operator of the motorized cart complies with all restrictions applicable to the operation, parking, or other use of a vehicle under this section.(d) Unless an activity is licensed or exempted from licensure under this rule, a person must not do the following: (1) Leave the designated pathway for a trail while moving cross-country.(2) Except on a trail designated for the purpose: (E) operate an off-road vehicle or snowmobile.(3) Except where designated by the department, ride, lead, drive, or hitch an animal.(e) A person must not launch, dock, or moor a boat, except: (1) for approved periods; and(2) at sites designated by the department for those purposes.(f) A person must not: (1) leave a boat unattended in a courtesy dock provided by the department; or(2) moor a boat at a designated group dock or mooring post unless the boat exhibits a valid mooring permit.(g) A person must not operate or maintain a boat on a lake unless the person does each of the following: (1) Operates the boat according to the horsepower or speed restrictions applicable to the lake.(2) Except as provided in subdivisions (3) and (6), obtains and displays a valid annual boat lake permit as follows: (A) Purchase from the department a boat lake permit under a fee schedule approved by the commission.(B) Affix the permit in a visible location on the forward half of the boat.(3) Except as provided in subdivision (6), for a motorboat, obtains and displays a valid annual motorboat lake permit as follows:(A) Purchase from the department a motorboat lake permit under a fee schedule approved by the commission.(B) Affix the permit in a visible location on the port (left) side immediately following the excise tax decal or registration number.(4) For a lake containing fewer than three hundred (300) acres, operates a motorboat only if the motorboat is either of the following:(A) Powered by an electric trolling motor with not more than: (i) two (2) 12-volt batteries; or(ii) one (1) 24-volt battery.(B) Operated on Loon Lake, Otter Lake, or Blue Grass Pit in the Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area at not greater than idle speed.(5) Removes a boat from the lake before the expiration of fourteen (14) consecutive days, unless the boat is moored in an area where the department has approved mooring for a longer duration.(6) A lake located on a DNR property administered by the division of fish and wildlife is exempted from subdivisions (2) and (3).(h) A person must not leave a vehicle, a boat, or associated equipment at a DNR property unless the person is actively engaged in the use of: (2) an adjacent: (A) public freshwater lake; or(i) A person must not: (1) land, taxi, take off, park, or moor an airborne human transportation device; or(2) knowingly land, taxi, take off, park, or moor on DNR property an unmanned motor-driven airborne device.(j) A person may operate a class 1 electric bicycle on a trail designated by the department as a mountain bike trail.Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 8-2-8; filed Oct 28, 1998, 3:32 p.m.: 22 IR 741, eff Jan 1, 1999; filed Nov 5, 1999, 10:14 a.m.: 23 IR 555, eff Jan 1, 2000; filed Jun 17, 2002, 4:13 p.m.: 25 IR 3715; readopted filed Nov 17, 2004, 11:00 a.m.: 28 IR 1315; filed Sep 14, 2005, 2:45 p.m.: 29 IR 463, eff Jan 1, 2006; filed Jun 9, 2006, 3:40 p.m.: 20060705-IR-312050344FRA; filed Jun 29, 2007, 2:32 p.m.: 20070725-IR-312060333FRA; readopted filed Mar 25, 2010, 2:58 p.m.: 20100421-IR-312100037RFA; filed Aug 18, 2011, 11:38 a.m.: 20110914-IR-312100668FRA; filed Feb 6, 2012, 3:07 p.m.: 20120307-IR-312110442FRA, eff Jan 1, 2013; filed Feb 11, 2014, 3:12 p.m.: 20140312-IR-312130294FRAReadopted filed 9/27/2016, 1:57 p.m.: 20161026-IR-312160151RFAReadopted filed 2/28/2018, 9:40 a.m.: 20180328-IR-312170052FRAReadopted filed 9/28/2022, 8:20 a.m.: 20221026-IR-312220242RFAFiled 1/25/2024, 1:33 p.m.: 20240221-IR-312230538FRA Emergency Rule, LSA Document #22-16(E), temporarily supplements this section, effective February 15, 2022. See LSA Document 22-16(E) posted at 20220126-IR-312220016ERA. LSA Document #22-16(E) expires on February 14, 2023.