Title 15, TITLE 15. AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
109 chapters · 1,412 sections in this title.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-14 "Can milk route"
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Sec. 14. "Can milk route" means a group of dairy farms from which milk is collected in milk cans and transported to a milk plant, receiving station, or transfer station. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-9.6.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-15 "Capable of use as human food"
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Sec. 15. "Capable of use as human food" means any livestock or poultry carcass or part or product of a livestock or poultry carcass, unless the carcass or part or product of the carcass is: (1) denatured or identified as not for human food as required by rules adopted by the boar…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-16 "Certificate" and "certificate of veterinary inspection"
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Sec. 16. "Certificate" and "certificate of veterinary inspection" means an official document issued by a state or federal representative or an accredited veterinarian that records a veterinary inspection of an animal, statements about the health of an animal, tests conducted on a…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-17 "Certified brucellosis free herd"
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Sec. 17. "Certified brucellosis free herd" means a herd that is certified as free from brucellosis as defined by rules of the board and regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture made under any cooperative agreement authorized by this article. [Pre-2008 Recodifica…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-17.5 "Cervidae"
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Sec. 17.5. "Cervidae", for purposes of IC 15-17-14.5 and IC 15-17-14.7, means privately owned members of the cervidae family, including deer, elk, moose, reindeer, and caribou. As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-18 "Color additive"
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Sec. 18. "Color additive" has the meaning set forth in the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.). [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-10.5.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. IC 15-17-2-19 "Commerce" Sec. 19. "Commerce" means commerce within Indiana. […
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-2 "Adulterated"
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Sec. 2. "Adulterated" means a food product that meets any of the following descriptions: (1) The product bears or contains a poisonous or deleterious substance that may make the product injurious to health. However, if the substance is not an added substance, the product is not c…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-20 "Concentration point"
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Sec. 20. "Concentration point" means a licensed place of business under IC 15-17-14 where only feeder pigs, to which the licensee has taken title, are assembled for resale. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-11.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-21 "Consignor"
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Sec. 21. (a) "Consignor" means any person consigning, shipping, or delivering animals for sale, resale, or exchange. (b) The term includes any person who causes animals to be transported or who delivers animals to a livestock auction market for the purpose of sale. [Pre-2008 Reco…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-22 "Container"
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Sec. 22. "Container" means any box, can, tin, cloth, package, plastic, or other receptacle, wrapper, or cover. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-12.5.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-23 "Dairy farm"
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Sec. 23. "Dairy farm" means a place: (1) where at least one (1) lactating cow, sheep, goat, water buffalo, or other hoofed mammal is kept; and (2) from which a part or all of the milk or milk products that are produced are provided, sold, or offered for sale to a milk plant, tran…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-24 "Dealer"
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Sec. 24. (a) Except as specifically exempted or excluded by this article, "dealer" means any person who is engaged in the business of buying, selling, or negotiating the transfer of livestock: (1) for processing into meat products in conjunction with the operation of a business e…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-25 "Disposal plant"
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Sec. 25. (a) "Disposal plant" means any plant and all associated equipment that is constructed or intended to be operated for the disposal of the following: (1) The bodies of dead animals not slaughtered and intended for human food. (2) The nonedible byproducts from the slaughter…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-26 "Domestic animal"
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Sec. 26. (a) "Domestic animal" means an animal that is not wild. (b) The term is limited to: (1) cattle, calves, horses, mules, swine, sheep, goats, dogs, cats, poultry, ostriches, rhea, emus, or other birds; (2) an animal of the bovine, equine, ovine, caprine, porcine, canine, f…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-27 "Employee"
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Sec. 27. "Employee" means a person employed by the board, including the state veterinarian, assistant state veterinarian, deputies, and assistants. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-16.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-28 "Establishment"
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Sec. 28. "Establishment", for purposes of IC 15-17-5, means a building, part of a building, or other location used for: (1) slaughtering livestock or poultry; or (2) preparing meat, poultry, meat food products, and meat byproducts capable of use as human food. [Pre-2008 Recodific…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-29 "Federal acts"
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Sec. 29. "Federal acts", for purposes of IC 15-17-5, means the following: (1) The federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). (2) The federal Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.). [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-16.5.] As added by P.L.2-200…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-3 "Animal"
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Sec. 3. "Animal" means a member of the animal kingdom, except humans. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-2.5.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-30 "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act"
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Sec. 30. "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act" means the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.). [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-16.7.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-31 "Feeder pig"
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Sec. 31. "Feeder pig" means swine of any breed weighing not more than one hundred eighty (180) pounds. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-17.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-32 "Food"
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Sec. 32. "Food" means the following: (1) All articles used for food, drink, confectionary, or condiment whether simple, mixed, or compound. (2) All substances or ingredients used in the preparation of the items described in subdivision (1). [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-33 "Food additive"
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Sec. 33. "Food additive" has the meaning set forth in the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.). [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-19.5.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-34 "Garbage"
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Sec. 34. (a) "Garbage" means: (1) any waste material derived in whole or in part from any animal, including fish and poultry; or (2) refuse from the handling, preparation, cooking, or consumption of food that has been associated with waste material derived in whole or in part fro…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-35 "Grade A dry milk and whey products"
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Sec. 35. "Grade A dry milk and whey products" means milk products that have been: (1) produced for use in Grade A pasteurized or aseptically processed milk products; and (2) manufactured under the federal Food and Drug Administration "Grade A Condensed and Dry Milk Products ) Con…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-36 "Grade A milk and milk products"
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Sec. 36. "Grade A milk and milk products" means milk and milk products that meet the requirements for Grade A in IC 15-18-1 and in the rules adopted under IC 15-18-1. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-20.7.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-37 "Herd"
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Sec. 37. "Herd", except as provided in IC 15-17-3-22(a), means a group or groups of animals that are: (1) maintained on common ground; or (2) geographically separated but under common ownership, supervision, or control. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-21.2.] As added …
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-38 "Humane method"
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Sec. 38. (a) "Humane method" means a method by which livestock is made insensible to pain by mechanical, electrical, chemical, or other means that is rapid and effective, before being shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast, or cut. (b) The term does not include the use of a manually ope…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-38.5 "Hunting preserve"
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Sec. 38.5. "Hunting preserve", for purposes of IC 15-17-14.7, has the meaning set forth in IC 15-17-14.7-1. As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-39 "Immediate container"
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Sec. 39. "Immediate container" means a container, receptacle, or other covering in which milk products, livestock products, or poultry products are directly contained or wholly or partially enclosed. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-21.7.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-4 "Antemortem inspection"
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Sec. 4. "Antemortem inspection" means the inspection of all livestock or poultry before slaughter on the day of slaughter at an official establishment. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-3.2.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-40 "Immediate slaughter"
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Sec. 40. (a) "Immediate slaughter" means any animal purchased or sold for: (1) immediate slaughter; or (2) slaughter and will be slaughtered by the purchaser not later than seven (7) days after purchase or will be consigned to an establishment or to a properly licensed market fac…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-41 "Inedible"
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Sec. 41. "Inedible" means not suitable for human consumption. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-23.1.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. IC 15-17-2-42 "Inspector" Sec. 42. "Inspector" means an individual who is authorized by the board to perform any inspection functions un…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-43 "Label"
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Sec. 43. "Label" means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon an article or the immediate container, excluding package liners, of an article. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-23.5.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-44 "Labeling"
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Sec. 44. "Labeling" means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter: (1) placed upon an article or any of the article's containers or wrappers; or (2) accompanying an article. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-23.7.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-45 "Laboratory"
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Sec. 45. "Laboratory" means: (1) the animal disease diagnostic laboratory established by IC 21-46-3-1; or (2) any other laboratory approved by the board. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-24.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-46 "Licensed and accredited veterinarian"
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Sec. 46. "Licensed and accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian: (1) licensed by any state; and (2) accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture under 9 CFR Subchapter J to perform official functions. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-26.] As added by …
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-47 "Livestock"
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Sec. 47. (a) "Livestock", except as provided in subsection (b), means domestic animals, except the following: (1) Aquatic animals. (2) Fish. (3) Dogs. (4) Cats. (5) Poultry and other birds; however, the term includes ratites that are domestic animals under section 26 of this chap…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-48 "Livestock auction market"
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Sec. 48. "Livestock auction market" means an established place of business and contiguous surroundings where animals are consigned to be sold at public auction by the operator of the business as an agent for the consignor in exchange for a commission paid by the consignor. [Pre-2…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-49 "Livestock product"
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Sec. 49. "Livestock product" means: (1) a carcass; (2) part of a carcass; (3) meat; or (4) a meat food product; of livestock. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-27.3.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-5 "Approved certificate of veterinary inspection"
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Sec. 5. "Approved certificate of veterinary inspection" means an official certificate of veterinary inspection that contains the approval of the chief livestock sanitary official of the state of origin. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-3.4.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-50 "Livestock transaction"
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Sec. 50. "Livestock transaction", for purposes of IC 15-17-15, means the following: (1) For market agencies selling livestock on commission, the dollar value of livestock sold on commission. (2) For market agencies buying on commission and dealers buying livestock, the dollar val…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-51 "Manufacturing grade milk products"
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Sec. 51. "Manufacturing grade milk products" means dairy products that are not considered Grade A under IC 15-18-1 or under the rules adopted under IC 15-18-1. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-27.7.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-52 "Manufacturing grade raw milk"
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Sec. 52. "Manufacturing grade raw milk" means milk produced on a dairy farm that does not have a valid permit issued by the board to sell Grade A raw milk for pasteurization. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-27.6.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-53 "Market agency"
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Sec. 53. "Market agency" means a person who buys or sells livestock on a commission basis. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-28.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. IC 15-17-2-54 "Meat food product" and "meat product" Sec. 54. (a) "Meat food product" and "meat product" mean…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-55 "Milk"
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Sec. 55. "Milk" means the lacteal secretion practically free from colostrum that: (1) is obtained by the complete milking of healthy dairy animals; and (2) meets a definition and standard of identity for milk adopted by the board under IC 4-22-2. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-56 "Milk distributor"
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Sec. 56. (a) "Milk distributor" means a person that offers for sale or sells milk or milk products to another person. (b) The term does not include the following: (1) A store or market that receives and sells bottled or packaged milk and milk products in the original container or…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-57 "Milk plant"
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Sec. 57. (a) "Milk plant" means a place, a premises, or an establishment where milk or milk products are collected, handled, processed, stored, ultrapasteurized, bottled, aseptically processed, condensed, dried, packaged, or prepared for distribution. (b) The term does not includ…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-58 "Milk producer"
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Sec. 58. "Milk producer" means a person that does the following: (1) Operates a dairy farm. (2) Provides, sells, or offers raw milk for sale to a milk plant, receiving station, or transfer station. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-28.8.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-59 "Milk products"
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Sec. 59. "Milk products" means those products designated by the rules of the board as: (1) being within IC 15-18-1; and (2) conforming to the definitions and standards of identity specified in those rules. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-2-28.9.] As added by P.L.2-2008,…
Ind. Code § 15-17-2-6 "Approved slaughtering establishment"
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Sec. 6. "Approved slaughtering establishment" means an establishment operating under: (1) the federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); (2) the federal Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.); or (3) IC 15-17-5. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1…