Title 15, AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "bushel" means sixty (60) pounds of soybeans by weight. As added by P.L.8-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 20. (a) The term of office of an elected or appointed ISA board member is three (3) years. A board member's term of office expires at the board meeting after the final marketing year in the term. However, a board member continues in office until a successor who meets the qua…

Sec. 21. (a) When necessary, the ISA may appoint individuals who hold offices of importance to the soybean industry or have special expertise concerning the soybean industry to participate in the work of the ISA. These individuals may not participate in votes taken by the ISA but…

Sec. 22. (a) Six (6) ISA board members shall be elected from each of the following districts: DISTRICT 1. The counties of Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Elkhart, Fulton, Howard, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Tipto…

Sec. 23. (a) An election of an ISA board member shall be held in a district in the year in which the term of the district's ISA board member is to expire. (b) The ISA shall provide notice to producers of the district of the impending election by: (1) publishing one (1) or more no…

Sec. 24. (a) The ballot for the election of a district ISA board member must include the name of each producer who: (1) meets the qualifications set forth in section 19 of this chapter; and (2) files with the ISA a petition in support of candidacy signed by ten (10) other produce…

Sec. 25. The director shall appoint a third party person that shall count all ballots and conduct other activities expressly delegated to it by the director. As added by P.L.8-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 26. The election of an ISA board member must be conducted by the ISA in a manner designated by the ISA and set forth in the notices required under section 23 of this chapter. The winner of an election takes office at the first meeting after the end of the marketing year. As …

Sec. 27. The ISA shall do the following: (1) Employ personnel and contract for services that are necessary for the proper implementation of this chapter. (2) Bond the ISA treasurer and such other persons as necessary to ensure adequate protection of funds received and administere…

Sec. 28. (a) First purchasers shall collect an assessment equal to one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the net market price on all soybeans sold in Indiana and remit to the ISA all assessments collected under this section in the manner prescribed by subsection (f). (b) The first pu…

Sec. 29. (a) The ISA shall pay all expenses incurred under this chapter with money from the assessments remitted to the ISA under this chapter. (b) The ISA may invest all money the ISA receives under this chapter, including gifts or grants that are given for the express purpose o…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "Commodity Credit Corporation" refers to the corporation that administers and issues loans under a price support loan program in exchange for soybeans pledged as collateral. As added by P.L.8-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 30. (a) Assessments collected by the ISA under the program are subject to refund requests by a producer if the producer requests a refund pursuant to the procedure established by the ISA. (b) A producer's application for a refund under this section must be made to the ISA no…

purchaser; audit by ISA; qualifications of auditor Sec. 31. (a) A first purchaser shall keep detailed records of all assessments collected and remitted under this chapter for at least three (3) years. (b) Upon request, a first purchaser shall supply the ISA with any information f…

Sec. 32. (a) If a first purchaser fails to remit the assessments collected during a period specified in section 28 of this chapter within thirty (30) days after the end of the period, the ISA shall contact the first purchaser and allow the first purchaser to present comments to t…

Sec. 33. (a) Proceeds of the checkoff assessment collected by the ISA under this chapter may not be used to influence legislation or governmental action or policy. (b) Proceeds of the assessment collected under this chapter may be used to communicate information related to the: (…

Sec. 34. (a) If a person fails to discharge a duty imposed by this chapter other than remitted assessments, the ISA shall allow the person an opportunity to present comments to the ISA concerning reasons why the ISA should not bring legal action against the person. (b) If it is n…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "dean of agriculture" means the dean of agriculture at Purdue University. As added by P.L.8-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the Indiana state department of agriculture established by IC 15-11-2-1. As added by P.L.8-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "first purchase" means a sale of soybeans at the first point of delivery when the soybeans are: (1) weighed; (2) graded; (3) titled; and (4) transferred to the first purchaser. As added by P.L.8-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "first purchaser" means a person who is engaged in Indiana in the business of buying or acquiring soybeans from a producer or the Commodity Credit Corporation. As added by P.L.8-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "Indiana Soybean Alliance" or "ISA" refers to the Indiana Soybean Alliance, Inc., an Indiana nonprofit corporation incorporated in accordance with the laws of the state of Indiana on July 1, 1997. As added by P.L.8-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "market development" means to: (1) provide for the development of new or larger domestic and foreign markets for products derived from soybeans; and (2) access federal government money available to the state to further the market development activ…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "cervidae livestock operation" means an operation that: (1) contains privately owned cervidae; and (2) involves the breeding, propagating, purchasing, selling, and marketing of cervidae or cervidae products; but does not involve the hunting of pri…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "cervidae products" means products, coproducts, or byproducts of cervidae. As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.17.

Sec. 3. Cervidae and cervidae products legally produced, purchased, possessed, or acquired within Indiana or imported into Indiana are the exclusive property of the owner. As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.17.

Sec. 4. Meat and products derived from privately owned cervidae that are from a cervidae livestock operation may be sold to the general public, subject to IC 15-17-5. As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.17.

Sec. 5. The board may establish under IC 15-17-3-23 standards of care for animals on cervidae livestock operations. As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.17.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "hunting preserve" means an area of land where permitted animals are hunted. As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.18.

Sec. 10. (a) The board shall provide a licensed owner with a transportation tag or a cull tag to be affixed as follows to every permitted animal taken on the licensed owner's hunting preserve: (1) The licensed owner shall cause a transportation tag to be affixed to each permitted…

Sec. 11. (a) A licensed owner shall keep records that accurately represent the following: (1) The permitted animals entering and leaving the hunting preserve. (2) The individuals who use the hunting preserve. (3) Information that documents compliance with this chapter as determin…

Sec. 12. (a) Permitted animals may be hunted on a hunting preserve licensed under this chapter from September 1 through March 1 between one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise and one-half (1/2) hour after sunset. (b) For permitted animals taken on a hunting preserve there is not a ba…

Sec. 13. (a) Only weapons that may be used legally in hunting on other property in Indiana may be used in hunting on a hunting preserve. (b) A hunting preserve may not allow computer assisted remote hunting. (c) If a permitted animal has been sedated, the hunting preserve may not…

Sec. 14. (a) The board may establish under IC 15-17-3-23 standards of care for permitted animals on hunting preserves licensed under this chapter. (b) The board may not adopt rules that have the effect of prohibiting or unreasonably restricting the operation of a hunting preserve…

Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who violates this chapter is subject to the penalties set forth in IC 15-17-18-12. (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates section 7, 8, 13(b), or 13(c) of this chapter commits a Level 6 felony. As added by …

Sec. 16. (a) The captive cervidae programs fund is established. The board may use money in the fund to pay the expenses of: (1) administering IC 15-17-14.5 and this chapter; and (2) implementing programs to control diseases in cervidae authorized under this article. (b) The fund …

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "licensed owner" means an owner of a hunting preserve who holds a license issued under this chapter. As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.18.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "permitted animal" means a legally owned captive bred wild animal classified as follows: (1) A member of the cervidae family. (2) A member of the bovidae family genus ovis. (3) A member of the bovidae family genus capra. As added by P.L.89-2016, S…

Sec. 4. (a) The board shall issue an initial hunting preserve license to a person who: (1) meets all other requirements of this chapter; and (2) pays a fee of three hundred dollars ($300). (b) A hunting preserve license issued under this section may be transferred or assigned. If…

Sec. 5. Permitted animals, including their products, are the property of the licensed owner of the hunting preserve containing the permitted animals. As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.18.

Sec. 6. (a) A hunting preserve must: (1) provide sufficient space and cover to allow permitted animals the opportunity to evade hunters; and (2) meet the following requirements: (A) The hunting preserve must meet the applicable minimum size requirement of subsection (b). (B) The …

Sec. 7. If a permitted animal escapes from a hunting preserve, the owner shall report the escape to the board within twenty-four (24) hours after the escape is discovered. As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.18.

Sec. 8. A licensed owner may not do the following: (1) Release a permitted animal into the wild. (2) Release any cervid other than a permitted animal on the hunting preserve. As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.18.

Sec. 9. (a) Hunting on a hunting preserve is not regulated by the department of natural resources. A person who takes or hunts a permitted animal on a hunting preserve is not required to hold a license under IC 14-22. (b) A person who takes or hunts a permitted animal on a huntin…