Title 15, AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Sec. 10. If the board determines that an emergency event or a disease or pest of animals has resulted in or is likely to result in a large number of dead animals, the board may facilitate the prompt disposal of the dead animals by adopting a rule under IC 4-22-2 that amends or su…

Sec. 11. If the board determines that a disease or pest of animals presents a hazard to the citizens or animals of Indiana, the board may: (1) use funds appropriated to the board by the general assembly for indemnity or any other purpose; and (2) submit to the budget agency a req…

Sec. 12. The board may purchase an animal or object to prevent, detect, control, and eradicate diseases and pests of animals. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-16.5.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 13. The board shall prescribe and furnish upon request all forms to be used in conjunction with applications and reports required under this article. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-17.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 14. All money received by the state veterinarian under this chapter shall be reported to the state comptroller at the end of each month or at another time prescribed by law, and at the same time the state veterinarian shall deposit the entire amount of the receipts with the …

Sec. 15. The Indiana State Poultry Association is designated as the official state agency to cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture and the board in administering the national poultry improvement plan. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-19.] As added…

Sec. 16. A person may not feed or permit the feeding of garbage to swine, unless: (1) the garbage is treated to kill disease organisms in accordance with rules adopted by the board; and (2) the processing occurs at a facility operated by a person holding a valid license issued by…

Sec. 2. An owner or a caretaker of an animal and the owner's or a caretaker's agents shall provide reasonable assistance that is required to enable the state veterinarian, the state veterinarian's authorized agent, or an agent of the United States Department of Agriculture to per…

Sec. 3. The state veterinarian or the state veterinarian's agent shall make an examination of animals and objects suspected to be dangerous or diseased and shall enforce related laws, rules, and orders. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-11.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC…

Sec. 4. An agent of the United States Department of Agriculture may do the following: (1) Inspect, test, quarantine, and condemn animals and objects in Indiana that are affected with any disease or pest of animals, are suspected to be affected, or may have been exposed to any dis…

Sec. 5. If the governor has good reason to believe that: (1) any disease or pest of animals has been discovered; and (2) the importation of animals or objects from another state, or the movement of animals or objects within Indiana, would be injurious to the health of the citizen…

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the owner of any animal or object condemned by the board shall be indemnified as provided in this article and regulations governing the payment of indemnity by the state or by the state in cooperation with the federal government. …

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an indemnity payment may not be made for the following: (1) Animals or objects belonging to the United States. (2) Animals or objects belonging to the state. (3) Animals or objects brought into the state or moved in violation of t…

Sec. 8. (a) The board or the board's agent may condemn and control the disposition of any animal or object infected with or exposed to, or suspected to be infected with or exposed to, foot and mouth disease, glanders, or other diseases or pests of animals that, in the opinion of …

Sec. 9. If the board determines that an emergency event has occurred or a disease or pest of animals or animal products presents a hazard to the citizens or animals of Indiana, the following action may be taken: (1) The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that facilitate the pr…

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)…

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 include the fol…

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. 15. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the dean of agriculture shall collect the fee imposed under the commodity market development program from the producers, handlers, or processors. (b) This subsection applies to a commodity market development program for cattle, d…

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…

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 right to contract with q…

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 …