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Sec. 31. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Controlled substance" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-48-1-9. (2) "Property" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-2-15-3. (b) The superintendent shall adopt: (1) guidelines; and (2) a reporting form or a specified electronic format, or both; for the report by a law enforcement agency under IC 5-2-15-3 of a property used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance. (c) The guidelines adopted under this section must require a law enforcement agency to report the existence of a property used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance to: (1) the department; (2) the local fire department that serves the area in which the property is located; and (3) the local health department in whose jurisdiction the property is located; on the form or in the specified electronic format adopted by the superintendent. (d) The guidelines adopted under this section: (1) may incorporate a recommendation of the methamphetamine abuse task force (IC 5-2-14, expired June 30, 2007, and repealed) that the superintendent determines to be relevant; (2) may require the department to report the existence of the property to one (1) or more additional agencies or organizations; (3) must require the department to maintain reports filed under IC 5-2-15-3 in a manner permitting an accurate assessment of: (A) the number of properties used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance located in Indiana in a specified period; (B) the geographical dispersal of properties used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance located in Indiana in a specified period; and (C) any other information that the superintendent determines to be relevant; and (4) must require a law enforcement agency to report any other information that the superintendent determines to be relevant. As added by P.L.192-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.186-2007, SEC.7; P.L.3-2008, SEC.83; P.L.111-2018, SEC.4; P.L.30-2019, SEC.17.