Title 15, AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "commercial applicator" means a certified applicator, whether or not a private applicator with respect to some uses, who: (1) uses or supervises the use of restricted use pesticide products; or (2) uses general use pesticide products or fertilizer…

Sec. 70. (a) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally: (1) violates this chapter, except as provided in subsection (b); or (2) impedes or prevents the state chemist or the state chemist's agent from performing a duty of the state chemist; commits a Class C misdemeanor…

Sec. 71. (a) A political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13) does not have authority to regulate by ordinance the use or application of pesticides. (b) A political subdivision may, by resolution, petition the board for a hearing to allow a variance from a rule of the board b…

Sec. 72. (a) Except as provided in IC 4-22-2.3-9, a rule adopted under this chapter that becomes effective after June 30, 2023, may not impose a restriction or requirement concerning pesticides more stringent than a restriction or requirement imposed under federal law unless the …

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "defoliant" means any substance or mixture of substances intended for causing the leaves or foliage to drop from a plant, with or without causing abscission. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-3.6-2(8).] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.7.

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "desiccant" means any substance or mixture of substances intended for artificially accelerating the drying of plant tissue. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-3.6-2(9).] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.7.

Sec. 1. The purpose of this chapter is to do the following: (1) Safeguard the public health and promote public welfare by: (A) preventing the slaughter of dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock or poultry for human food purposes; and (B) preventing the manufacture, processi…

Sec. 10. (a) An inspection of products placed in a container at an official establishment is not complete until the products are sealed or enclosed in the container under the supervision of an inspector. (b) For purposes of an inspection of products required by this chapter, insp…

Sec. 11. (a) As provided in this section, the board shall issue limited permits for the operations of an establishment that are exempt from antemortem inspection and postmortem inspection and other requirements of this chapter if any of the following conditions exist: (1) To the …

Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the board is not required to furnish meat or poultry inspection under this chapter: (1) for more than eight (8) hours in one (1) day; (2) for more than forty (40) hours in one (1) calendar week; or (3) on Saturdays, Sundays, or t…

Sec. 13. Inspection may not be provided under this chapter at an establishment for the slaughter of livestock or poultry or the preparation of livestock products or poultry products that are not intended for use as human food. However, the articles must, before being offered for …

Sec. 14. (a) After passing the postmortem inspection and upon request by the owner of a bison, farm raised cervidae, or ratitae, an establishment shall immediately upon slaughter return to the owner the head, hide, horns, and hooves. (b) The board shall conduct field antemortem i…

Sec. 15. The board may establish a schedule of fees for inspection services provided under this chapter. The fees must be reasonable but are not required to be equal to the costs of the inspection services. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-17.] As added by P.L.2-2008,…

Sec. 16. (a) A brand manufacturer, printer, or other person may not cast, print, lithograph, or otherwise make: (1) a device containing an official mark or a simulation of an official mark or a label bearing the mark or simulation; or (2) any form of official certificate or simul…

Sec. 17. (a) A person subject to this chapter that has not been approved for inspection may not offer for sale meat or poultry, a meat food product, or a poultry product in commerce in Indiana. (b) The board may take the following actions for a violation of this section: (1) Issu…

Sec. 18. If an establishment conducts operations that require an inspection for less than eight (8) hours a day, fewer than five (5) days a week, or for a period that is different from a normal Monday through Friday, eight (8) hours per day, five (5) days per week work week, the …

Sec. 19. (a) For purposes of this section, references in IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4 to: (1) "state health commissioner" refer to the state veterinarian; and (2) "department" refer to the board. (b) An establishment operating under this chapter shall do the following: (1) Provi…

Sec. 2. The state veterinarian shall administer this chapter to accomplish the purposes set forth in section 1 of this chapter. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-4.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 20. (a) For purposes of this section, references in IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4 to: (1) "state health commissioner" refer to the state veterinarian; and (2) "department" refer to the board. (b) Whenever: (1) a: (A) livestock product; (B) poultry product; (C) product exempt…

Sec. 21. (a) A livestock product, a poultry product, or dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock or poultry: (1) that is: (A) being transported in commerce; (B) subject to this chapter; or (C) held for sale in Indiana after transportation in commerce; and (2) that: (A) is or …

Sec. 22. (a) The state veterinarian may do the following: (1) Investigate, gather, and compile information concerning the organization, business, conduct, practices, and management of a person engaged in commerce and the relation of the person to other persons. (2) Require, by ge…

Sec. 23. (a) A person may not be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, schedules of charges, contracts, agreements, or other documentary evidence: (1) before the state veterinarian or board, or in obedience to a subpoena of the state veterinarian …

Sec. 24. A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally fails to: (1) attend and testify; (2) answer a lawful inquiry; or (3) produce documentary evidence if in the person's power to do so; in obedience to a subpoena or lawful requirement of the state veterinarian or board …

Sec. 25. A person who knowingly: (1) makes a false entry or statement of fact in a report required to be made under this chapter or in any account, record, or memorandum kept by a person subject to this chapter; (2) fails to make full, true, and correct entries in the accounts, r…

Sec. 26. (a) A person who fails to file an annual or a special report as required by this chapter within the time fixed by the state veterinarian for filing the report and for thirty (30) days after notice of default shall forfeit to the state one hundred dollars ($100) for each …

Sec. 27. (a) If a condition exists in an official establishment that may adversely affect the wholesomeness of meat, poultry, meat food products, or meat byproducts prepared or processed in the official establishment, the state veterinarian may suspend state meat or poultry inspe…

Sec. 28. (a) This section applies if, upon inspection of an establishment, the state veterinarian or board finds a condition that meets any of the following conditions: (1) May affect adversely the wholesomeness of meat, poultry, meat food products, meat byproducts, or poultry pr…

Sec. 29. (a) Before a violation of this chapter is reported by the state veterinarian or board to a prosecuting attorney for institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom the proceeding is contemplated must be given an opportunity to be heard and may be represente…

Sec. 3. The board is designated as the appropriate state agency to cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States in the administration of this chapter. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-5.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 30. A person who knowingly and forcibly resists, obstructs, or interferes with another person while the other person is engaged in or on account of the performance of the person's official duties under this chapter commits a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 …

Sec. 31. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor. (b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-33.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

Sec. 4. To accomplish the objectives of this chapter, the board or an agent of the board may do the following: (1) Require by rules the following: (A) Antemortem inspection and postmortem inspection of livestock and poultry slaughtered for distribution as human food. (B) Except f…

Sec. 5. To accomplish the purposes in section 1 of this chapter, the board or state veterinarian may do the following: (1) Remove inspectors from an establishment that: (A) fails to destroy condemned products as required under this chapter; or (B) repeatedly violates this chapter…

Sec. 6. (a) A person may not do the following: (1) Slaughter livestock or poultry or prepare any meat products or poultry products that are capable of use as human food for commerce, except in compliance with this chapter. (2) Sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or…

Sec. 6.1. (a) A person shall not: (1) sell; (2) offer for sale; or (3) manufacture; a cultivated meat product in Indiana during the period beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027. (b) The board may: (1) take any enforcement action authorized under this chapter for violat…

Effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 6.5. (a) A person that labels meat products shall not misbrand a cultivated meat product. (b) A cultivated meat product is misbranded if the cultivated meat product is: (1) advertised; (2) labeled; or (3) offered for sale or sold; in a manner that does no…

Sec. 7. (a) A person may not sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in commerce, carcasses or parts of carcasses of horses, mules, or other equines or the meat or meat food products of equines, unless the carcasses are plainly and conspi…

Sec. 8. The board shall adopt rules governing humane methods to make livestock or poultry insensible to pain before incision of an instrument for severance of the carotid arteries. The rules must conform to the extent applicable to the regulations promulgated under the federal Hu…

Sec. 9. (a) Before a person may engage in slaughtering livestock or poultry or processing meat or poultry, meat food products, or poultry products for commerce, the person must apply for, and upon compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter, shall receiv…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the Indiana dairy industry development board established by section 9 of this chapter. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-6-4-1.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.9.

Sec. 10. (a) Before March 31 of each year, the board shall: (1) determine: (A) the percentage of the state's milk marketings produced by each producer registered with the state board of animal health or the United States Department of Agriculture; and (B) the number of representa…

Sec. 11. (a) Not later than thirty (30) days after receiving a notice from the board under section 10 of this chapter, a producer or group of producers entitled to representation on the board may submit nominations to the board for board members. (b) A producer or group of produc…

Sec. 12. (a) The board shall appoint from among the nominations made under section 11 of this chapter one (1) board member to represent each: (1) producer who represents at least three percent (3%) of the state's participating milk marketings; and (2) group of producers that: (A)…

Sec. 13. (a) The term of office of a board member is three (3) years. (b) A member continues in office until a successor who meets the qualifications set forth in section 9(c) of this chapter is elected. (c) A member may not serve for more than a total of three (3) terms. (d) If,…

Sec. 14. (a) As used in this section, "maximum daily amount" refers to the maximum daily amount allowable to employees of the executive branch of the federal government for subsistence expenses while away from home in travel status. (b) Each member of the board who is not a state…

Sec. 15. (a) A member's term of office terminates and the member's office becomes vacant if the member: (1) dies; (2) becomes disabled; (3) resigns; or (4) ceases to meet at least one (1) of the qualifications set forth in section 9(c) of this chapter. (b) If a board member's off…