Title 15, TITLE 15. AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Sec. 0.5. The state seed commissioner shall administer this chapter. As added by P.L.165-2014, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. (a) Nothing in this chapter authorizes any person to violate any federal law or regulation. (b) Nothing in this chapter authorizes the state seed commissioner to regulate a hemp product. As added by P.L.165-2014, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.190-2019, SEC.2.

Sec. 10. The amount of any fees charged growers and handlers by the state seed commissioner under this chapter must be sufficient to cover the cost of the administration of this chapter, including the cost of conducting audits and testing. As added by P.L.165-2014, SEC.1.

Sec. 11. Only a hemp licensee, the licensee's designee, or the licensee's agents may be permitted to transport hemp off a production site. When transporting hemp off the production site, the hemp licensee, designee, or agent shall have in the licensee's, designee's, or agent's po…

Sec. 12. The state seed commissioner is responsible for the following: (1) Monitoring the hemp grown by any license holder. (2) Conducting random testing of the hemp for compliance with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels. The state seed commissioner may enter into agreements with …

Sec. 13. (a) Subject to section 13.5 of this chapter, in addition to any other liability or penalty provided by law, the state seed commissioner may revoke or refuse to issue or renew a hemp license or an agricultural hemp seed production license and may impose a civil penalty fo…

Sec. 13.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the state seed commissioner shall give a person who negligently violates this chapter a reasonable time, determined by the state seed commissioner, to correct the violation without imposing a penalty under section 13 of this ch…

Sec. 14. (a) The state seed commissioner shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement and administer this chapter. (b) The state seed commissioner may adopt emergency rules in the manner provided under IC 4-22-2-37.1 to comply with any federal requirement under the Agriculture …

Sec. 15. Before December 31, 2019, the state seed commissioner, after consultation with the governor, the director of the state department of agriculture, and the superintendent of the state police department, shall submit a plan that monitors and regulates the production of hemp…

Sec. 16. (a) The state seed commissioner shall pay all fees collected under this chapter to the treasurer of Purdue University. (b) The board of trustees of Purdue University shall expend the fees on proper vouchers filed with the treasurer of Purdue University. The treasurer sha…

Sec. 17. (a) The seed commissioner may keep the: (1) names of growers and handlers who are licensed under this chapter; and (2) locations of licensed hemp crops; confidential for purposes of IC 5-14-3. (b) The seed commissioner may share confidential information under subsection …

Sec. 18. (a) A person who sells hemp in Indiana must: (1) be licensed in Indiana and in the jurisdiction where the hemp was grown; and (2) provide the buyer with a receipt that contains the seller's name, place of business, and license number and quantity of hemp sold. (b) A pers…

Sec. 19. (a) Hemp bud (as defined in IC 35-48-1-17.2) and hemp flower (as defined in IC 35-48-1-17.3) may be sold only to a processor licensed under this chapter. (b) The state seed commissioner may impose a civil penalty under section 13 of this chapter for a violation of subsec…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "agricultural hemp seed" means Cannabis sativa seed that meets any labeling, quality, and other standards set by the state seed commissioner and that is intended for sale or is sold to, or purchased by, licensed growers for planting. As added by P…

Sec. 20. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates: (1) a term, condition, or requirement of a license issued; or (2) a rule adopted; under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty, determined by the state seed commissioner, not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,00…

Sec. 21. A county, city, town, or township may not adopt or enforce an ordinance restricting or regulating: (1) the growth, production, or processing of hemp; or (2) any subject regulated by this chapter. As added by P.L.190-2019, SEC.22.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "crop" means any hemp grown under a single license. As added by P.L.165-2014, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.190-2019, SEC.3.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "grower" means: (1) an individual, a partnership, a company, or a corporation that produces hemp for commercial purposes; or (2) a person, as part of a hemp research program conducted by a state educational institution (as defined by IC 21-7-13-32…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "handler" means an individual, a partnership, a company, or a corporation that receives hemp for scientific research, or for processing into commodities, hemp products, or agricultural hemp seed. As added by P.L.165-2014, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.190…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol…

Sec. 6.5. As used in this chapter, "hemp product" means a product derived from, or made by, processing hemp plants or plant parts including derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers. However, the term does not include: (1) smokable hemp (as …

Sec. 7. (a) Subject to section 15 of this chapter, the production of, possession of, scientific study of, and commerce in hemp is authorized in Indiana. Hemp is subject to regulation by the state seed commissioner. The state seed commissioner shall adopt rules to oversee the lice…

renewal Sec. 8. (a) Each license application received under this chapter must be processed as follows: (1) Upon receipt of a license application, the state seed commissioner shall do one (1) of the following: (A) Forward a copy of the application to the state police department. T…

inspections; license revocation; detention of crops; cost of testing Sec. 9. (a) An agricultural hemp seed production license issued under this chapter authorizes a grower or handler to produce and handle agricultural hemp seed for sale to licensed hemp growers and handlers. A se…

Sec. 9.5. (a) A person who is a handler licensed under this section may distribute clones and other nonseed propagative materials of a hemp plant using the person's own labeling, if the distributor does the following: (1) Complies with the requirements of this chapter. (2) Report…

Sec. 1. A livestock dealer's license is required to engage in business as a feeder pig dealer. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-12-1.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 2. Before issuing a feeder pig dealer a license under this chapter, the board shall inspect and approve the concentration point or points used by the feeder pig dealer. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-12-5.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 3. The board may do the following: (1) Exempt from this chapter a farmer that moves feeder pigs into Indiana for the farmer's feeding program. (2) Require a farmer described in subdivision (1) to obtain a special permit from the board for each shipment of feeder pigs moved i…

Sec. 4. The board shall establish standards for construction and maintenance of concentration points to assure adequate facilities for washing and disinfecting swine pens and maintaining sanitary conditions. Concentration points must meet the standards before approval. [Pre-2008 …

Sec. 5. Pigs sold through: (1) stockyards; (2) livestock auction markets; or (3) places of business where pigs are assembled for resale, other than pigs sold for immediate slaughter; must be identified using an identification approved by the board before being moved from the poin…

Sec. 6. Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, a person may not import, move, or introduce into Indiana any feeder pigs unless the feeder pigs are: (1) identified using an identification approved by the board; (2) accompanied by a permit issued by the board; and (3) acc…

Sec. 7. All pigs must be vaccinated, treated, or inspected before sale or being offered for sale, as required by the board. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-12-8.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 8. Feeder pigs that are imported, moved, or introduced into Indiana in violation of this chapter shall be immediately placed under quarantine and unloaded at a facility designated by the board. The truck or conveyance used to transport the quarantined feeder pigs must be imp…