Title 15, TITLE 15. AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

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…

pilot program Sec. 1. (a) Beginning July 1, 2017, the department may: (1) implement and promote a program to supply to the agriculture industry marketing assistance that provides unbiased price and sales information to assist in the marketing and distribution of farm commodities;…

Sec. 2. The department may negotiate and enter into cooperative agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture or any other appropriate federal agency to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.133-2015, SEC.2; P.L.202-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) The purchase of livestock by an individual for the individual's own use other than resale on the livestock market. (2) The distribution of livestock in connection with programs dedicated to improvement of breeding practice…

Sec. 10. (a) Scales used by a dealer licensed under this chapter are subject to inspection and testing by a scale inspector who may be any weights and measures inspector appointed by the Indiana department of health. Scales are subject to the applicable requirements of the code o…

Sec. 11. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally allows a scale to be used in a business transaction involving the purchase, sale, or exchange of livestock: (1) after the scale has been condemned; and (2) before it has been repaired to the satisfaction of the scale inspector;…

Sec. 2. Unless specifically exempted in this chapter, a person must obtain a license under this chapter to act as a dealer in livestock in Indiana. A person may not deal in livestock after the expiration, suspension, or revocation of the person's license. [Pre-2008 Recodification…

Sec. 3. The board shall classify dealers required to be licensed under this chapter based on the enterprise in which each dealer is engaged. The classifications must be consistent with the definitions set forth in this article and must be based on the facts in the dealer's licens…

Sec. 4. (a) Licenses are issued under the following classifications: (1) A market facility dealer license issued to livestock auction markets, stockyards, packers, or concentration points. (2) An individual dealer license issued to individual dealers and market agencies not opera…

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a livestock dealer may designate agents subject to the liabilities that ordinarily attach under a contract of agency. An agent may deal in livestock for the principal under the principal's livestock dealer license. An agent dealing in livest…

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided under sections 7 and 8 of this chapter, before operating a livestock dealer business, a person must execute and maintain a bond or bond equivalent that meets the requirements of this section. (b) The form of the bond or bond equivalent shall be pres…

Sec. 7. If a licensee under this chapter has a valid bond or bond equivalent on file with the United States Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection and Packers and Stockyards Administration, and the bond or bond equivalent is an adequate amount and conditioned upon terms that…

Sec. 8. A packer, other than a packer operating stockyards in Indiana, is not required to furnish security under section 6 of this chapter if a bond or bond equivalent is not required of the packers under the federal Packers and Stock Yards Act of 1921 (7 U.S.C. 181 through 7 U.S…

Sec. 9. A dealer required to be licensed under this chapter shall keep records, accounts, and memoranda fully and correctly disclosing all purchases, sales, or transfers involving completed livestock transactions in connection with the dealer's business. The records concerning th…

Sec. 1. A person may not sell an animal that the person knows or suspects has an infectious or contagious disease except: (1) to an approved slaughtering establishment; (2) to a licensed marketing facility; or (3) as the state veterinarian directs. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citati…

Sec. 10. The operator of a livestock auction market or community sale and the operator's agents and employees shall provide reasonable assistance to the personnel engaged in state inspection as required to enable the inspectors to perform their duties. The operator shall furnish …

Sec. 11. Animals moving in trade or market channels within Indiana must be identified to the extent and in a manner considered necessary and prescribed by the board. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-15-17.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 12. The official health certificates, tests, charts, or other prescribed documents that are required by law or by rule must: (1) accompany animals when they are transported, shipped, or moved; (2) be present in the truck or other vehicle of transport used in shipping the ani…

Sec. 2. (a) A person that operates or conducts a sale of livestock shall keep an accurate and complete record of all sales, including the following: (1) The kind of animals received for sale. (2) The name and address of the person from whom the animals were received. (3) The date…

Sec. 3. (a) The board may adopt rules requiring that: (1) all dairy or breeding cattle and bison sold through any public or private sale must be accompanied with an official health certificate; and (2) the cattle and bison test negative for brucellosis and tuberculosis. However, …

Sec. 4. Cattle that react positively to a brucellosis test may not be sold for any purpose other than immediate slaughter. If cattle first react positively to a brucellosis test at a livestock auction market, community sale, or public stockyard, the owner or consignor of the catt…

Sec. 5. A person owning, operating, or controlling a livestock auction market, livestock show, or public stockyard in Indiana shall thoroughly clean and disinfect all the premises and enclosures according to rules adopted by the board. All disinfecting agents used for disinfectin…

Sec. 6. A person operating or conducting a livestock auction market, community sale, or public stockyard may not sell or offer for sale any swine unless the swine have been: (1) vaccinated; (2) treated; (3) vaccinated and treated; or (4) inspected; according to rules adopted by t…

Sec. 7. (a) An animal may be sold for immediate slaughter at a livestock auction market, community sale, or public stockyard. (b) A person may not knowingly resell or divert for any purpose, other than immediate slaughter to an approved slaughtering establishment, an animal sold …

Sec. 8. An injured or a diseased animal and its products are unfit for human consumption and may not be: (1) sold or offered for sale; or (2) purchased or offered for purchase; for food purposes. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-15-10.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.…

Sec. 9. The sale, exhibit, or display of animals at a fair or livestock show is subject to rules adopted by the board. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-15-14.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 1. (a) An application for a license under this article must be made on forms prescribed by the board. The board may adopt a rule that requires: (1) the information on the application to be subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before a notary public by the applicant or the app…

Sec. 2. (a) Except for an applicant that is a foreign corporation, a nonresident applicant for a license under this article must file with the board an irrevocable consent that specifies the following: (1) The proceedings against the applicant may be filed in any appropriate cour…