Indiana Code 6-1.1-6.7-3. Requirements for classification as filter strip
(1) The parcel of land is adjacent to an:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-1.1-6.7-3
- filter strip: refers to a strip or an area of vegetation for removing sediment, organic matter and other pollutants from runoff and wastewater. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-6.7-1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(B) open body of water such as a wetland or lake.
(2) The parcel of land is at least twenty (20) feet wide but not more than seventy-five (75) feet wide.
(3) The parcel of land does not contain a dwelling or other usable building.
(4) The parcel of land is not used for livestock grazing.
(5) No part of the parcel of land lies within a licensed shooting preserve.
(6) The landowner enters into an agreement with the:
(A) drainage board of jurisdiction along regulated drains; and
(B) county surveyor along nonregulated drains;
with concurrence of the local soil and water conservation district offices.
(b) A filter strip that exists on July 1, 1991, may qualify for classification if:
(1) the parcel meets the requirements of subsection (a); and
(2) the parcel is vegetated with a herbaceous vegetation that meets the seeding specifications of filter strips created after July 1, 1991, as determined by the county surveyor in concurrence with the local soil and water conservation district in which the parcel is located.
As added by P.L.55-1991, SEC.1.