Title 15, TITLE 15. AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "agricultural commodity" means poultry, poultry products, cattle, dairy products, sheep, wool, goats, mint, soybeans, wheat, or small grains. The term includes flour made from wheat or small grains. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-3.5-1(a)…

membership Sec. 10. (a) A representative group of at least five percent (5%) of the producers of an agricultural commodity may petition the dean of agriculture for permission to establish a commodity market development council. (b) A petition described in subsection (a) must incl…

Sec. 11. (a) A hearing held under section 12 of this chapter must be public, and a permanent record must be made of all testimony received. The dean of agriculture shall conduct the hearing and may make the determination from the record. (b) The dean of agriculture shall give not…

Sec. 12. (a) If the dean of agriculture approves the petition, in whole or as revised, the dean of agriculture shall call a referendum among producers of commercial quantities of the commodity to vote upon establishment of the proposed commodity market development program. (b) Be…

Sec. 13. The dean of agriculture shall be guided by the advice, recommendations, and assistance of the commodity market development council about: (1) the collection and expenditures of funds; and (2) audits and refunds; associated with the commodity market development program. […

Sec. 14. (a) As used in this section, "commercial channel of trade" means that series of transactions leading directly from the final producer of the agricultural commodity to the purchase of the agricultural commodity by a processor. (b) The fee for an agricultural commodity imp…

Sec. 16. The state board of accounts shall audit the funds received and expended by the commodity market development council under this chapter. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-3.5-10.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.

Sec. 17. The dean of agriculture shall assist a commodity market development council to do the following: (1) Elect a chairperson and any other officers. (2) Authorize the expenditure of a budgeted amount of the council market development fund in the administration of the commodi…

Sec. 18. (a) A producer or handler is entitled to have the fees paid by the producer or handler refunded as provided in this section. (b) A producer or handler must file a request for refund with the dean of agriculture not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the payme…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "commercial quantity" means a quantity produced and marketed through commercial channels of trade. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-3.5-1(b).] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "commodity market development council" refers to a group representative of the agricultural commodity. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-3.5-1(d).] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "dean of agriculture" refers to the dean of the college of agriculture of Purdue University. The term includes the dean's designee. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-3.5-1(c).] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.130-2011, SEC.2.…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "director" refers to the director of the department of agriculture. [2008 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "handler" means a person who engages in the selling, marketing, or distribution of an agricultural commodity that the person: (1) has purchased for resale; or (2) is marketing on behalf of a producer. The term includes a producer who distributes a…

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "processor" means a person engaged in the receiving, grading, packing, canning, freezing, drying, or other methods of preparation for market of agricultural commodities produced in Indiana for sale. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-3.5-1(f)…

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "producer" means an individual, a firm, a limited liability company, a corporation, a partnership, or an unincorporated association engaged in Indiana in the business of producing for market or receiving income from an agricultural commodity in co…

establishment; fees Sec. 9. (a) A marketing program proposed or adopted under this chapter may include any of the following: (1) Market development and research programs. (2) Market promotion, education, and public relations programs. (3) Market information services. (4) The righ…

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to or affect the following: (1) Any person: (A) slaughtering, butchering, manufacturing, or selling in any manner any animal flesh or products, or any poultry flesh or poultry products, where the animals or poultry are killed for the sole purpo…

Sec. 10. (a) If the state veterinarian determines that an applicant for a disposal plant license has not complied with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter, the state veterinarian shall promptly mail the applicant the state veterinarian's written specific finding…

Sec. 11. (a) A person desiring to construct a new disposal plant or reconstruct and reopen a disposal plant previously closed must submit to the state veterinarian a written request for a permit that includes the following information: (1) A general statement of the applicant's p…

Sec. 12. (a) If the state veterinarian finds that an applicant under section 11 of this chapter has complied with all of the relevant requirements of this article and any rules adopted under this article, the state veterinarian shall issue a permit to construct or reconstruct the…

Sec. 13. A: (1) new disposal plant may not be located or constructed; and (2) discontinued plant may not be reconstructed or reopened; at any place where the location and operation of that plant is prohibited by law or ordinance. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-13.] …

Sec. 14. (a) This section does not apply to a disposal plant destroyed during a war. (b) If: (1) at least two-thirds (2/3) of the operating part of the disposal plant is destroyed; and (2) the disposal plant is located on a site where constructing a new disposal plant under secti…

Sec. 15. Except as provided in this chapter, a person may not haul or transport over the highways the bodies of any dead animals, except those that have been slaughtered and are intended for human food, unless: (1) the person has a valid disposal plant or collection service licen…

Sec. 16. (a) A license may not be issued to a person for the sole purpose of transporting the bodies of dead animals unless the person meets the requirements for a collection service under this chapter. (b) A public official with a legal duty to protect the public health and welf…

Sec. 17. A transport vehicle must be constructed: (1) in a manner that is practically watertight so that drippings or seepage from dead bodies does not escape from the vehicles if the drippings or seepage can be prevented; (2) with an endgate designed to prevent drippings and see…

Sec. 18. After the bodies of dead animals have been unloaded from a transport vehicle, the transport vehicle and all parts of the transport vehicle must be thoroughly: (1) washed out with steam or hot water; and (2) cleansed and disinfected in a manner and with a solution as the …

Sec. 19. (a) If a transport vehicle is loaded with the body of an animal that has died of a disease, the vehicle must be driven directly to the place of disposal or to a substation maintained for the temporary storage of the animal body. However, the vehicle may stop along the hi…

Sec. 2. A person may not do the following: (1) Engage in the business of operating a disposal plant without first obtaining a license for each disposal plant operated and any vehicle certificates required by this chapter. (2) Transport over the roads the body of a dead animal not…

Sec. 20. (a) A person who owns or cares for an animal that has died from any cause shall dispose of the animal's body not later than twenty-four (24) hours after knowledge of death so as not to produce a nuisance. Subject to subsection (b), the disposal of the animal's body must …

Sec. 21. A person who owns or controls a dead animal that has not died of a contagious disease may remove the hide or skin of the animal on the person's own premises before burying the body as required under this chapter. However, the skinning and disposition of the hide, skin, a…

Sec. 22. A person may not bury the body of any animal within the corporate limits of a city or town if the burial is prohibited by law or ordinance. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-23.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 23. (a) A disposal plant is not considered a suitable or sanitary place for disposing of the bodies of dead animals by any process of cooking unless it conforms to the following minimum specifications: (1) The building must have four (4) walls complete and be provided with c…

Sec. 24. (a) A disposal plant must maintain the following complete and accurate records concerning the disposal plant's nonedible meats: (1) The amount denatured. (2) The amount sold. (3) To whom the meat was sold. (4) The address of the consignee. (5) How and by whom the meat wa…

Sec. 25. (a) Nonedible meat may be sold when properly decharacterized for shipment to a plant producing pet food or to a person for use in feeding mink and other animals as allowed by the state veterinarian. (b) A disposal plant may not sell nonedible meats until after the follow…

Sec. 26. (a) A person that does not operate a disposal plant licensed under this chapter may not operate a business to transport: (1) dead animals; (2) nonedible byproducts from the slaughtering of animals, including poultry; or (3) restaurant grease; for delivery to a disposal p…

Sec. 27. (a) The owner or operator of a disposal plant in a state other than Indiana may apply to the state veterinarian for a collection service license as required by section 26 of this chapter. (b) The collection service license application must include the following: (1) The …

Sec. 29. (a) If an applicant's application to operate a collection service under section 26 of this chapter does not comply with this chapter, the state veterinarian shall notify the applicant that the applicant's application does not comply with the requirements of this chapter …

Sec. 3. To obtain a license required under this chapter, a person must file an application for the license with the state veterinarian. The application must include the following information: (1) The name and address of the applicant. (2) The location of the place of business. (3…

Sec. 30. An application for a collection service license must include the fees required under section 7 of this chapter for a collections service license, including the appropriate fees for vehicle certificates and substations. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-31.] As…

Sec. 31. A transport vehicle used by a collection service must meet the requirements for transport vehicles under this chapter. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-32.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 32. A substation maintained by a licensee under this chapter must meet the requirements under section 23(a) of this chapter. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-33.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 33. (a) The state veterinarian or the state veterinarian's authorized agent: (1) shall inspect each plant and substation licensed under this chapter at least once each year; and (2) may inspect plants and substations as often as is necessary to ensure compliance with this ch…

Sec. 4. (a) On receipt of an application for a license under this chapter, the state veterinarian or a designee of the state veterinarian shall: (1) inspect the disposal plant and the locality where the applicant is conducting or proposes to conduct business; and (2) determine wh…

Sec. 5. (a) A license issued under this chapter is valid until: (1) a licensee voluntarily surrenders a license; (2) the board suspends or revokes the license, as provided in this chapter; or (3) the license period expires, as determined by the board under IC 15-17-16-3. (b) The …

Sec. 6. (a) If an applicant for a disposal plant license complies with this chapter and any rules adopted under this chapter, the state veterinarian shall issue a disposal plant license to the applicant and a transport vehicle license certificate for each transport vehicle listed…

Sec. 7. Subject to section 8 of this chapter, the fees for licenses issued under this chapter are as follows: (1) The base license fee for each disposal plant, including transport vehicle certificates, is one hundred fifty dollars ($150). (2) The license fee for each substation i…

Sec. 8. The full amount of the fees specified in section 7 of this chapter must be paid for licenses and transport vehicle certificates issued before one-half (1/2) of the license period has expired. However, one-half (1/2) of the fee must be paid for licenses and certificates is…

Sec. 9. If an applicant under this chapter is refused a license, the applicant's fees may not be refunded but must be deposited into the state general fund. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-9.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.