Title 15, AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Sec. 80. (a) "Use", except as provided in subsection (b), means the placement or usage of fertilizer materials on a targeted growing area. (b) "Use", for purposes of IC 15-16-2.7, means the: (1) application of fertilizer material on an agricultural crop growing area; (2) handling…

Sec. 9. "Blending" means the physical mixing or combining: (1) of one (1) or more commercial fertilizers and one (1) or more filler materials; (2) of two (2) or more commercial fertilizers; or (3) of two (2) or more commercial fertilizers and filler materials; including mixing 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…

Sec. 3. (a) The board may adopt rules concerning the following: (1) Annual or biannual renewal of any class of license issued under this article. (2) A common renewal date for each class of license. (b) The state veterinarian or the state veterinarian's authorized agent shall sig…

Sec. 4. The board may not refuse to issue a license without cause. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-17-4.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 5. The board may refuse to issue or reissue and may suspend or revoke a license issued under this article for any of the following reasons relating to the licensee or applicant for a license: (1) Material misstatement in the application for original license, or in the applic…

Sec. 6. Pending: (1) a proceeding to suspend or revoke a license issued under this article; or (2) an appeal from a decision to suspend or revoke a license issued under this article; each person affected by the proceeding or appeal shall continue to comply with this article. [Pre…

Sec. 7. The board: (1) may upon its own motion; and (2) shall upon a verified written complaint that alleges facts that would constitute grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license under this article; investigate the actions of an applicant or person holding or cl…

Sec. 8. After the revocation or suspension of a license, the licensee must surrender the license to the board. If the licensee fails to surrender the license, the board may seize the license. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-17-9.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 9. A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally engages in an activity without a license required for the activity under this article commits a Level 6 felony. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-17-10.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.158-2013, S…

Sec. 1. The board may conduct any hearings that the board considers necessary for the performance of the board's duties under this article, IC 15-18-1, or IC 15-19-6. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-19-1.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 2. If a hearing is provided for or authorized to be held by the board, the board may designate a person as the board's agent to conduct the hearing. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-19-2.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 3. All hearings for the purpose of agency action shall be conducted under IC 4-21.5, unless the procedure is waived by the parties concerned after due notice of the right to a hearing under IC 4-21.5 has been given. Waiver of a hearing may be made in writing or by failure to…

Sec. 4. Before: (1) any license is denied, suspended, or revoked; (2) any disciplinary action is taken; or (3) the rights of any persons are adversely affected; under this article, IC 15-18-1, or IC 15-19-6, notice must be given to the person affected by the agency action. The no…

Sec. 5. Any notice required by this article, IC 15-18-1, or IC 15-19-6, including notice required under IC 4-21.5-3, may be served by: (1) personal delivery to the person concerned, by leaving the notice at the place of business or residence last specified by the person concerned…

Sec. 6. Any person who is aggrieved by the enforcement of any rule adopted by the board or any order of the state veterinarian or the board may appeal to the board for a review of the enforcement or order. The board may review the enforcement or order on appeal and affirm, modify…

Sec. 7. An aggrieved person may seek judicial review of a final determination of the board under IC 4-21.5-5. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-19-8.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 1. A person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) treats a bovine animal with a material, substance, or biologic to interfere with the brucellosis test or with a reaction to a brucellosis test; (2) fraudulently makes an animal react to a brucellosis test; or (3) interferes wit…

Sec. 10. A person may not import to or export from Indiana for the purpose of sale any dog under the age of eight (8) weeks unless the dog is transported with its dam. However, research facilities licensed under the federal Laboratory Animals Welfare Act, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq., a…

Sec. 11. (a) A person who sells: (1) a bird under the age of three (3) weeks; or (2) a rabbit under the age of two (2) months; commits a Class B misdemeanor. This subsection does not apply to commercial breeders or distributors whose facilities are adequately equipped for the car…

Sec. 12. (a) This section does not apply to IC 15-17-5 or IC 15-18-1. (b) A person who violates this article, a rule adopted under this article, or a determination or order of the board or an agency made under this article is liable for a penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousan…

Sec. 13. Official health certificates, official certificates of veterinary inspection, and official certificates of vaccination, tests, and other prescribed documents that are required by this article or by rule constitute written instruments for purposes of IC 35-43-5. [Pre-2008…

Sec. 2. A person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) alters or changes an animal's official identification to conceal the identity of an animal; (2) interferes with the official identification of a diseased domestic animal; (3) removes, without permission of the board, except as …

Sec. 3. A person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) sells; (2) keeps, with intent to sell; or (3) disposes of to another person, with intent to conceal, except for immediate slaughter; an animal classified as a reactor, or suspected of being affected with any disease as disclose…

Sec. 4. A person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) delivers for transportation; (2) drives on foot; (3) removes from the premises where they are located; or (4) receives for transportation; any cattle classified as a reactor or suspected of being affected with brucellosis as di…

Sec. 5. A person who knowingly or intentionally transports a domestic animal identified as a reactor with other domestic animals, except where the other domestic animals are being transported for immediate slaughter, commits a Level 6 felony. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15…

Sec. 6. A person who knowingly or intentionally imports a domestic animal into Indiana without taking suitable precautions to prevent the introduction and spread of contagious or infectious disease, in conformance with the rules adopted by the board, commits a Level 6 felony. [Pr…

Sec. 7. A person who knowingly or intentionally moves, from the property on which the domestic animal is confined, a domestic animal that has an infectious or a contagious disease, except under rules adopted by the board, commits a Level 6 felony. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citatio…

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person responsible for livestock or poultry who knowingly or intentionally permits the livestock or poultry to run at large commits a Class B misdemeanor. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who keeps livestock on prop…

Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to IC 15-17-5 or IC 15-18-1. (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates or fails to comply with this article commits a Level 6 felony. (c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates or fails to comply with a rule adopted und…

Sec. 1. All law enforcement officers and law enforcement agencies within Indiana shall provide assistance as is necessary to the board, the state veterinarian, a county veterinarian, or an agent of the United States Department of Agriculture in enforcing this article. [Pre-2008 R…

Sec. 2. This article may be enforced by any appropriate action in the name of the state of Indiana, filed and conducted by the attorney general or the appropriate prosecuting attorney. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-20-2.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 3. (a) If a person engages in the business of a livestock dealer, including employing an individual to act on the person's behalf, without a license required under this article: (1) the attorney general; (2) the board or the board's representative; (3) the prosecuting attorn…