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2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-29. Notice of Violation; Right to Counsel; Hearing

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 represented by legal counsel.
(b) The state veterinarian or board shall give the person ten (10) days notice in writing. The notice must do the following:
(1) Specify the charges for the action.
(2) Set the date, time, and place where the hearing is to be held.
(c) The board or the board's designee shall hold the hearing in Indianapolis.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-31.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-30. Interference With Official Duties

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 felony if, while committing the offense, the person draws or uses a deadly weapon or inflicts bodily injury on any other person.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-32.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.209.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-31. Violations

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 5.5. Grading and Certification of Meat and Meat Products › 15-17-5.5-1. Grading and Certification Services

Sec. 1. The board may provide voluntary grading and certification services relating to meat and meat products.
As added by P.L.120-2008, SEC.85.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 5.5. Grading and Certification of Meat and Meat Products › 15-17-5.5-2. Fees

Sec. 2. The board shall charge a fee to cover the cost of grading and certification under this chapter. The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to set the fees under this section.
As added by P.L.120-2008, SEC.85.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 5.5. Grading and Certification of Meat and Meat Products › 15-17-5.5-3. Liability

Sec. 3. Neither the board nor the state may incur any liability for lawful actions taken under this chapter.
As added by P.L.120-2008, SEC.85.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 5.5. Grading and Certification of Meat and Meat Products › 15-17-5.5-4. Forgery; Penalty

Sec. 4. A person who knowingly or intentionally forges a grade or certification under this chapter commits a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.120-2008, SEC.85. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.210.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 6. Rabies › 15-17-6-1. Rabies Vaccination Records

Sec. 1. (a) When an animal is vaccinated for rabies in Indiana, the veterinarian vaccinating the animal shall:
(1) make and keep a record of the vaccination; and
(2) give one (1) copy of the record to the owner of the animal.
(b) The vaccinated animal must be identified as vaccinated according to rules adopted by the board. The board may adopt additional rules for documenting rabies vaccinations and for the identification of animals that have been vaccinated for rabies.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-6-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 6. Rabies › 15-17-6-2. Quarantine Declaration

Sec. 2. (a) The state veterinarian may declare a quarantine against rabies in any county, township, city, or town, or a designated part of any county, township, city, or town whenever the state veterinarian finds that rabies exist in the area to the extent that the health or lives of individuals or domestic animals are endangered.
(b) If a quarantine has been declared, the owner or caretaker of an animal in the quarantine area shall confine the animal:
(1) on the premises of the owner; or
(2) in a suitable place, subject to the approval of the state veterinarian, for the impounding and care of animals as provided in this chapter.
(c) A quarantine order may specify the circumstances and conditions under which an owner may remove animals from the owner's premises or an impoundment facility.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-6-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 6. Rabies › 15-17-6-3. Vaccination Order

Sec. 3. (a) If a quarantine has been declared, the state veterinarian may order any animal, species of animal, or group of animals in the quarantined area vaccinated within a period stipulated in the order. The owner of the animal shall pay the cost of the antirabies immunization. However, local health departments or political subdivisions of government may furnish antirabies immunization without charge to owners who are unable to pay for the immunization.
(b) If an order for a rabies vaccination is made, any animal within the quarantined area whose owner refuses to have the owner's animal vaccinated shall be seized and disposed of by the state veterinarian, the state veterinarian's representative, or any person having police power within the quarantined area.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-6-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 6. Rabies › 15-17-6-4. Notice of Vaccine Order; Duties of County Health Officer and Sheriff

Sec. 4. (a) If the state veterinarian issues an order under section 3 of this chapter:
(1) the state veterinarian shall give notice of the order to the county health officer of the county within which the quarantined area is located; and
(2) the county health officer shall:
(A) publish notice of the order as provided in IC 5-3-1; and
(B) deliver a copy of the order to the sheriff of the county.
(b) The sheriff shall assist in the enforcement of this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-6-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 6. Rabies › 15-17-6-5. Impounding Area

Sec. 5. The board of county commissioners of each county containing an area quarantined under section 2 of this chapter shall furnish a suitable area or quarters:
(1) for the impounding and care of animals that may be impounded under this chapter; and
(2) that comply with the rules adopted by the board.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-6-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 6. Rabies › 15-17-6-6. State Veterinarian Assistance to Local Health Officers

Sec. 6. If a quarantine has been declared under this chapter, the state veterinarian shall send an agent or employee into the area to assist the local health officers in the development of a program to control rabies in that area and assist the local law enforcement officers in the enforcement of the quarantine requirements.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-6-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 6. Rabies › 15-17-6-7. Impoundment, Release, and Disposition of Animals

Sec. 7. (a) An animal found running at large in violation of a quarantine declared under section 2 of this chapter may be impounded as provided in the quarantine order, in the area or quarters provided by the board of county commissioners. During the quarantine period the owner may obtain possession of the animal by doing all of the following:
(1) Paying the expenses of the animal's board and all tax or license fees that are due and unpaid on the animal.
(2) Having the animal vaccinated and paying for the vaccination or furnishing evidence that the animal was vaccinated during the previous twelve (12) months.
(3) Paying the impounding fee fixed by the board of county commissioners.
(b) An animal not redeemed under subsection (a) shall be disposed of in a manner prescribed by the local health officer having jurisdiction.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-6-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 6. Rabies › 15-17-6-8. Expenses of Impoundment

Sec. 8. Whenever a quarantine is declared by the state veterinarian under section 2 of this chapter, the expense of operating a pound, including food for animals impounded and expense of personnel, shall be paid from the general fund of the county without appropriation unless there are funds regularly appropriated to operate the pound.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-6-8.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 6. Rabies › 15-17-6-9. Requirements for Animals in Quarantine Area

Sec. 9. Whenever a quarantine is declared under section 2 of this chapter, all animals brought into a quarantined area, except for exhibition purposes where animals are confined and not permitted to run at large, are subject to the same requirements as animals already located within the quarantined area.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-6-9.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 6. Rabies › 15-17-6-10. Loose Animals; Impoundment or Destruction; Notice; Costs

Sec. 10. (a) A law enforcement officer shall impound or destroy an animal found running at large:
(1) during a quarantine ordered under section 2 of this chapter; or
(2) that is the subject of an order of confinement under section 11 of this chapter.
(b) A law enforcement officer or other authorized individual shall impound an animal that is subject to quarantine or confinement under this chapter if a statement is provided to the officer or authorized individual that states that the animal has broken quarantine or confinement. The statement must:
(1) be in writing;
(2) be given under oath;
(3) be signed by at least two (2) individuals; and
(4) include the name and address of the owner or suspected owner of the animal, if known.
(c) When possible, the authorized individual or agency contacted under this section shall give written notice to the owner or suspected owner of the animal upon impounding and before destroying the animal.
(d) All costs incurred by a local government relating to the impoundment of an animal under subsection (b) shall be paid by the owner of the animal.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-6-10.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 6. Rabies › 15-17-6-11. Authority of State Veterinarian and Local Health Officer; Confinement and Destruction of Animals; Investigation

Sec. 11. (a) If an order has not been issued under section 2 of this chapter, the state veterinarian, the local health officer having jurisdiction, or an individual designated by the state veterinarian or the local health officer having jurisdiction may do the following:
(1) Order the confinement and destruction of an animal showing clinical symptoms of rabies for laboratory diagnosis.
(2) Order the confinement of an animal suspected of having rabies.
(3) Order the confinement of an animal that has potentially exposed an individual to rabies.
(4) Order the confinement and destruction of an animal that has potentially exposed an individual to rabies.
(b) Whenever possible, the state veterinarian or local health officer exercising authority under this section shall give written notice to the owner or suspected owner of an animal:
(1) upon impounding; and
(2) before destroying;
the animal.
(c) The period of confinement ordered under subsection (a) must be:
(1) of at least ten (10) days duration;
(2) under the supervision of:
(A) the state veterinarian; or
(B) a licensed accredited veterinarian or a person designated by the official exercising authority under this chapter; and
(3) at the expense of the owner.
(d) Any animal that has been bitten by a domestic or feral animal suspected or known to have rabies may be:
(1) confined for not more than twelve (12) months at the owner's expense; or
(2) destroyed.
(e) Whenever informed that an animal subject to an order of quarantine or an order of destruction or confinement under subsection (a) is running at large, the official who issued the order or the official's designee shall investigate the status of the animal. If the investigating official is given a statement that complies with section 10(b) of this chapter, the investigating official may order the animal impounded and, if necessary, provide the statement to a law enforcement officer for action under section 10 of this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-6-11.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 6. Rabies › 15-17-6-12. Emergency Order; Nonexpiration

Sec. 12. (a) For purposes of IC 4-21.5, an order issued under this chapter is an emergency order.
(b) Notwithstanding IC 4-21.5-4-5(a)(3), an emergency order issued under this chapter does not expire.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-6-14.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 6. Rabies › 15-17-6-13. Cooperation

Sec. 13. The Indiana department of health and the local health officers shall cooperate with the state veterinarian in the rabies control program.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-6-12.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.137.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 6. Rabies › 15-17-6-14. Local Ordinances

Sec. 14. This chapter may not be construed as repealing or prohibiting municipal ordinances on rabies control or divesting municipalities of existing rights or powers related to rabies control that are not in conflict with this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-6-13.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 7. Bovine Tuberculosis › 15-17-7-1. Testing; County Appropriation; Payment of Expenses; Animal Health Indemnity Fund

Sec. 1. (a) If the board determines that the cattle within an accredited county must be tested for bovine tuberculosis to conform with federal regulations governing the reaccreditation of the county, the county council, subject to subsection (d), shall appropriate a sufficient amount of money to perform the testing. The board shall determine the amount of the appropriation based on the most reliable source of information.
(b) The appropriation under subsection (a) must reflect the number of cattle within the county, but may not exceed a tax levy of seventy-five ten-thousandths (0.0075) per dollar of assessed valuation.
(c) The board, before July 1 of the year in which the appropriation under subsection (a) is made, shall notify the county auditor to include the appropriation in the county budget for the year in which the testing of cattle for reaccreditation purposes will be done.
(d) Expenses related to bovine tuberculosis testing each calendar year in a county under this chapter are payable as follows:
(1) Fifty percent (50%) from the county council.
(2) Fifty percent (50%) from the board.
(e) The board is responsible for paying, with funds appropriated to the board in the state board of animal health indemnity fund, for the board's share of expenses related to bovine tuberculosis testing in a county.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-7-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.59-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 7. Bovine Tuberculosis › 15-17-7-2. Testing; Contract Between County and Board

Sec. 2. (a) After a county council makes an appropriation under section 1 of this chapter, the commissioners of the county shall enter into a contract with the board concerning the testing in the county required under section 1 of this chapter and the expenses paid by the county.
(b) The board shall prescribe a standard contract for all counties concerning expenditures for incidental items and the employment of veterinary inspectors.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-7-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 7. Bovine Tuberculosis › 15-17-7-3. Employment of Veterinary Inspectors

Sec. 3. (a) A sufficient number of veterinary inspectors must be employed to meet the requirements of this chapter.
(b) A veterinary inspector must:
(1) satisfy the qualifications set forth in IC 25-38.1; and
(2) be licensed or eligible for licensure to practice in Indiana and accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture to do tuberculin testing.
(c) The board shall supervise and control the veterinary inspectors.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-7-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 7. Bovine Tuberculosis › 15-17-7-4. Salaries of Veterinary Inspectors

Sec. 4. (a) The board shall determine the salaries of full-time and part-time veterinary inspectors.
(b) In addition to the salary determined under subsection (a), a full-time veterinary inspector is entitled to reimbursement of necessary expenses incurred in performing official duties.
(c) Each month, a veterinary inspector shall file with the auditor of the county in which the veterinary inspector is employed a sworn statement of the following:
(1) The number of days during the month that the veterinary inspector performed official duties.
(2) The amount of necessary expenses the veterinary inspector incurred in the performance of official duties.
(d) The county auditor shall submit a claim based on the statement filed under subsection (c) to the board of county commissioners for approval. Upon approval, the county auditor shall draw a warrant on the county treasurer in the amount approved by the board of county commissioners. The county treasurer shall pay the warrant.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-7-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 7. Bovine Tuberculosis › 15-17-7-5. Positive Tuberculin Test Mark; Tampering

Sec. 5. (a) Cattle, goats, and cervids that react positively to a tuberculin test must be marked immediately using a method of identification approved by the board.
(b) All animals marked under this section shall be appraised by an authorized agent of the board or the United States Department of Agriculture.
(c) An identification mark on reactor cattle, goats, and cervids may not be tampered with or altered.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-7-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.86-2008, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 7. Bovine Tuberculosis › 15-17-7-6. Tuberculin Positive Animals; Slaughter

Sec. 6. (a) Cattle, goats, and cervids that react positively to a tuberculin test are condemned and designated for:
(1) further testing at a laboratory approved by the board; or
(2) slaughter;
not more than fifteen (15) days after appraisal under section 5 of this chapter.
(b) Animals designated for slaughter under subsection (a)(2) shall be slaughtered at an establishment that is:
(1) subject to federal or state inspection; and
(2) under the direction of an inspector employed by the United States Department of Agriculture or the board.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-7-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 7. Bovine Tuberculosis › 15-17-7-7. Indemnity

Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to cervidae on a cervidae hunting preserve licensed under IC 15-17-14.7.
(b) Owners of cattle, goats, or cervids that are destroyed because they have:
(1) reacted positively to a tuberculin test administered by:
(A) the state veterinarian or the state veterinarian's agent; or
(B) an agent of the United States Department of Agriculture; or
(2) been exposed to tubercular animals;
are entitled to be indemnified for the cattle, goats, or cervids under the rules of the board and the United States Department of Agriculture, as applicable.
(c) Indemnification by the state may not exceed the per animal limit set in the rules of the board.
(d) Joint federal-state indemnity, plus salvage, may not exceed the appraised value of each animal.
(e) State indemnity may not exceed federal indemnity on each animal.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-7-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.89-2016, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 7. Bovine Tuberculosis › 15-17-7-8. Quarantine

Sec. 8. A herd of:
(1) cattle;
(2) goats; or
(3) cervids;
in which any animal reacts positively to a tuberculin test is under quarantine.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-7-8.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 8. Bovine Brucellosis › 15-17-8-1. Testing; County Appropriation

Sec. 1. (a) If the board requires a testing program in which cattle within a certified county are tested for bovine brucellosis to conform with rules governing the recertification of a county, the county council shall appropriate a sufficient amount of money to conduct the testing program. The board shall determine the amount of the appropriation based on the most reliable source of information.
(b) The appropriation under subsection (a) must reflect the number of cattle within a county, but may not exceed a tax levy of seventy-five ten-thousandths (0.0075) per dollar of assessed valuation.
(c) Not later than July 1 of the year in which the appropriation under subsection (a) is made, the board shall notify the county auditor to include the appropriation in the county budget for the year in which the testing of cattle for recertification purposes will be done.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-8-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 8. Bovine Brucellosis › 15-17-8-2. Testing; Contract Between County and Board

Sec. 2. (a) After a county council makes an appropriation to conduct a testing program under this chapter, the board of county commissioners of the county shall enter into a contract with the board concerning the work to be done in the county and the expenses paid by the county.
(b) The board shall prescribe a standard contract for all counties concerning expenditures for incidental items and the employment of veterinary inspectors.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-8-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 8. Bovine Brucellosis › 15-17-8-3. Employment of Veterinarians

Sec. 3. (a) A sufficient number of veterinarians shall be employed to meet the requirements of this chapter. The veterinarians must:
(1) satisfy the requirements for an applicant to practice veterinary medicine set forth under IC 25-38.1;
(2) be licensed to practice in Indiana; and
(3) be accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture.
(b) The board shall supervise the veterinarians employed under this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-8-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 8. Bovine Brucellosis › 15-17-8-4. County Appropriation; Duty of County Council

Sec. 4. Upon receipt of a budgetary request under this chapter, the county council shall appropriate a sufficient amount of money to conduct the testing program.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-8-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 8. Bovine Brucellosis › 15-17-8-5. Contract Between County and Board

Sec. 5. After the county council makes an appropriation under section 4 of this chapter, the board of county commissioners shall contract with the board to cover the expenditures involved in the testing program, including funds to assist the board in the employment of inspectors and quarantine officers and the necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the testing program.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-8-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 8. Bovine Brucellosis › 15-17-8-6. Testing Program Appropriation

Sec. 6. If:
(1) a county council appropriates money for a testing program; and
(2) the testing program begins in the year of the appropriation;
the county council shall annually appropriate money to continue the program until the incidence of brucellosis in cattle has been reduced in accordance with rules and federal regulations.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-8-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 8. Bovine Brucellosis › 15-17-8-7. County Appropriation; Carry Over

Sec. 7. Any unused part of an appropriation under this chapter is available for use in the following year.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-8-8.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 8. Bovine Brucellosis › 15-17-8-8. County Appropriation; Sufficient Funds

Sec. 8. The county council of a county that is certified as a modified-certified brucellosis area shall continue to appropriate sufficient funds to maintain the county upon a certified basis as required by state and federal laws.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-8-9.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 8. Bovine Brucellosis › 15-17-8-9. Duty of Cattle Owners

Sec. 9. After a program for the control and eradication of brucellosis has begun in a county, each cattle owner in the county shall:
(1) comply with all existing rules and federal regulations to maintain the county's certification;
(2) upon notice by a representative of a local, state, or federal cooperating agency, confine the owner's cattle in suitable quarters for testing; and
(3) render reasonable assistance in testing.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-8-10.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 8. Bovine Brucellosis › 15-17-8-10. Quarantine

Sec. 10. Each herd in which brucellosis infection is revealed shall be placed under quarantine by the board until:
(1) all cattle that react positively to a bovine brucellosis test have been sold for slaughter; and
(2) the remainder of the herd tests negative for brucellosis under the rules of the board.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-8-11.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 8. Bovine Brucellosis › 15-17-8-11. Control Program; Expenses

Sec. 11. All necessary expenses for carrying out the program under this chapter shall be paid equally by the state and the county. However, any federal funds that are available for the program shall be used, and the expenses paid by the state and county shall be reduced pro rata.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-8-13.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 8. Bovine Brucellosis › 15-17-8-12. Identification of Reactor Cattle

Sec. 12. All cattle that:
(1) react positively to a brucellosis test; or
(2) are officially vaccinated;
shall be permanently identified as prescribed by the board.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-8-22.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 8. Bovine Brucellosis › 15-17-8-13. Reports

Sec. 13. Persons required by the board shall send complete reports of:
(1) tests for brucellosis; and
(2) calfhood vaccination;
to the state veterinarian and as otherwise required by the board not more than seven (7) days after the completion of testing or vaccination.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-8-24.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 9. Swine Brucellosis › 15-17-9-1. Application; Rules

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to swine that are:
(1) moved into Indiana; or
(2) sold in a public or private sale in Indiana.
(b) The board may adopt rules that require that swine must be accompanied by:
(1) an official certificate of veterinary inspection; or
(2) a sanction on a form prescribed by the board showing that the swine have been:
(A) tested for diseases; and
(B) found to be negative;
under rule of the board before the date of sale.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-10-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 9. Swine Brucellosis › 15-17-9-2. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection

Sec. 2. Copies of the official certificate of veterinary inspection shall be issued and distributed as prescribed by the board.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-10-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 9. Swine Brucellosis › 15-17-9-3. Testing

Sec. 3. (a) Tests required under this chapter must be conducted by a veterinarian who is:
(1) licensed or legally able to practice in Indiana; and
(2) accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture.
The form on which the test results are reported must include the veterinarian's name.
(b) Tests required under this chapter must be conducted by:
(1) either:
(A) the animal disease diagnostic laboratory at Purdue University; or
(B) a laboratory designated or established by the board; or
(2) in the case of swine imported from another state, a state federally approved laboratory.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-10-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals › 15-17-10-1. Duty to Report Diseased Animals

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "animal health professional" refers to an individual, corporate entity, or other organization with formal training in the diagnosis or recognition of animal diseases or pests of livestock, including:
(1) a veterinarian or a registered veterinary technician (as defined in IC 25-38.1-1-13);
(2) biomedical researchers;
(3) public health officials;
(4) trained technicians;
(5) zoo personnel; and
(6) wildlife personnel.
(b) A veterinarian, owner, caretaker, or custodian of an animal who knows or has reason to suspect that a disease or condition declared reportable by the board exists in the animal shall report the existence of the disease or condition to the state veterinarian or local health officer not later than twenty-four (24) hours after discovering the occurrence or suspected occurrence of the disease or condition.
(c) A local health officer who receives a report from a person under this section shall report the disease or condition within twenty-four (24) hours to the state veterinarian.
(d) For diseases and conditions of animals that have been declared reportable by the board, a laboratory or an animal health professional shall report to the state veterinarian the following:
(1) The type of test performed and corresponding results within a time frame established by the board.
(2) Whenever a test renders a positive diagnosis, a positive diagnosis not later than twenty-four (24) hours after receiving the positive diagnosis.
(e) The board may adopt rules it considers necessary to carry out this section.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-10.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.86-2008, SEC.11; P.L.5-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals › 15-17-10-2. Owner and Caretaker Duties

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 perform the state veterinarian's or agent's duties.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-9.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals › 15-17-10-3. Examination of Suspected or Diseased Animals

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.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals › 15-17-10-4. Authority of Usda

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 disease or pest of animals.
(2) Enter the grounds or premises to carry out the duties under subdivision (1).
(3) Request that a law enforcement officer provide assistance in discharging the duties under subdivision (1). A law enforcement officer shall assist an agent when requested. An agent has the same power and protection as a law enforcement officer when engaged in the discharge of the agent's duties. However, the state is not liable for any damages or expenses caused or made by an agent.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-12.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals › 15-17-10-5. Proclamation Prohibiting Movement of Animals

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 citizens or the animals of Indiana;
the governor may, on the recommendation of the board, issue a proclamation to prohibit the entry into or other movement within Indiana of animals and objects or stipulate the conditions under which animals and objects may enter or move within Indiana.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-13.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals › 15-17-10-6. Indemnification

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. The length of time that a condemned animal has been in Indiana may not be considered when determining the payment of indemnity. The board or the board's agent shall determine indemnity amounts based on appraisals or other determinations of value made according to:
(1) rules and policies adopted by the board; or
(2) laws and policies of the federal government;
that govern indemnity payments.
(b) The board is not required to indemnify objects that are adulterated, misbranded, or condemned under IC 15-17-5, IC 15-18-1, or IC 16-42.
(c) The board may pay the cost of transporting, testing, treating, euthanizing, destroying, and disposing of infected, exposed, or suspect animals and objects.
(d) The board may pay the cost of cleaning and disinfecting for purposes allowed under this article.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-14.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals › 15-17-10-7. Indemnification Exceptions

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 this article, the rules of the board, or an agreement for the control of diseases or pests.
(4) Animals that were previously affected by any other disease or pest, which, from its nature and development, caused an incurable condition and was necessarily fatal.
(5) Animals or objects affected with disease or pest of animals that the owner purchased, knowing that the animals or objects were infected with or exposed to a disease or pest of animals, including animals or objects purchased from a place where a contagious disease or pest of animals was known to exist.
(6) Any animal or object that the owner or the owner's agent intentionally infects with or exposes to a disease or pest of animals.
(7) Any animal or object for which the owner received indemnity or reimbursement from any other source.
(8) Any cervidae or objects on a hunting preserve licensed under IC 15-17-14.7.
(b) The board may pay indemnity for animals or objects described in subsection (a)(3) through (a)(5) if the board finds that payment of indemnity is necessary to accomplish the purposes of this article.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-15.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.89-2016, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals › 15-17-10-8. Condemnation

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 the board, are a health hazard to the livestock industry, other animals, or the citizens of Indiana.
(b) Objects infected with, exposed to, or suspected to be infected with or exposed to a disease or pests of animals described in subsection (a) may be condemned and shall be destroyed or disposed of in a manner as directed by the board.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-16.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals › 15-17-10-9. Board's Powers; Emergency Rules and Orders

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 emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1 that facilitate the prevention, detection, control, and eradication of the disease or pest of animals, including the following to:
(A) Prohibit or impose conditions on importing animals and objects into Indiana.
(B) Require testing of animals and objects.
(C) Require vaccination or other treatment of animals and objects.
(D) Prohibit or impose conditions on moving animals and objects within Indiana.
(E) Govern the disposition of animals and objects.
(F) Impose other measures governing animals and objects to protect the citizens and animals of Indiana from diseases and pests of animals.
(2) The board may issue emergency orders under IC 4-21.5-4 governing animals and objects in order to protect the citizens and animals of the state from diseases and pests of animals.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-21.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.41-2021, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals › 15-17-10-10. Disposal of Dead 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 an emergency rule under IC 4-22-2-37.1 that amends or suspends any of the following:
(1) IC 15-17-11.
(2) A rule adopted by the board that governs the disposal of dead animals.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-22.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.41-2021, SEC.4; P.L.9-2022, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals › 15-17-10-11. Declaration of Animal Health Emergency

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 request for additional funds under IC 4-12-1-15 or any other prescribed procedure and use any funds received;
to address the hazard.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-23.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals › 15-17-10-12. Purchasing Animals for Disease Study

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals › 15-17-10-13. Forms

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals › 15-17-10-14. Receipts; Report; Deposit

Sec. 14. All money received by the state veterinarian under this chapter shall be reported to the auditor of state 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 treasurer of state for deposit in the state general fund.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-18.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals › 15-17-10-15. State Poultry Association; Cooperation

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 by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals › 15-17-10-16. Feeding Garbage to Swine

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 the board, for the treatment of garbage.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-20.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.133-2015, SEC.6; P.L.202-2015, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-1. Application of Chapter

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 purpose of being used for human consumption;
(B) engaged in transporting and disposing of the bodies of the animals killed for human consumption; or
(C) engaged in the transportation and disposing of poultry or of any parts or products of animals or poultry to any person solely for human consumption.
(2) Any person transporting, disposing of, or selling the hides or skins of animals or tanning the hides or skins for the person's own use or the use of other persons, if the person does not engage in any other byproducts operation.
(3) Any bodies of dead fish, reptiles, or small animals of any kind, including dogs, cats, and small game.
(4) Any governmental agency collecting, transporting, or disposing of the bodies of dead animals or poultry in any manner.
(5) Any person collecting, transporting, or disposing of dead animals or poultry in any manner for educational or research purposes under a permit and approval of the board.
(6) Any livestock owner transporting the owner's dead livestock to a rendering plant or to a diagnostic facility.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-2. Disposal Plant License; Vehicle Certificates; Required

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 slaughtered for human food unless the person:
(A) holds a license to operate a disposal plant or collection service in Indiana or is acting for a licensee; or
(B) is exempt under this article.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.