312 IAC 6-3-3 Licensing

Sec. 3. (a) No person may remove, disturb, salvage, or destroy an abandoned shipwreck or a historic site located in whole or in part within a navigable waterway except under a license issued under this rule. (b) A license application, with respect to a historic site (including a shipwreck located at a historic site), must include a plan (as defined in 312 IAC 22-1-14) that is proposed by the applicant to satisfy 312 IAC 22. The applicant must also satisfy 312 IAC 21. Except as provided in section 4 of this rule, the application shall be filed with the department at least thirty (30) days before a licensed activity is scheduled to begin. (c) A person who wishes to recover or salvage an abandoned shipwreck that is not believed to be located at a historic site shall file a notification with the department. The notification must: (1) provide the location of the abandoned shipwreck; and (2) identify how the application determined: (A) the abandoned ship is not located at a historic site; and (B) that the proposed activity: (i) does not otherwise violate IC 14-29-1-8; or (ii) is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of a federal court or federal agency. (d) A license issued under this rule may be revoked for a violation of IC 14-21-1, IC 14-29-1-8, this article, or a term of the license.