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2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-5. Bedding

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "bedding" means any mattress, mattress pad, mattress protector pad, box spring, upholstered spring, upholstered sofa bed, quilted pad, comforter, bolster, cushion, pillow, featherbed, sleeping bag, or any other bag, case, or covering that meets the following conditions:
(1) Is made of leather, textile, or other material.
(2) Is stuffed or filled with any soft material or substance.
(3) Is designed or made for sleeping or reclining purposes or that is an integral part of a bed or couch or other device used for sleeping or reclining purposes.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-2(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-6. Filling Material

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "filling material" means the following:
(1) Hair.
(2) Down.
(3) Feathers.
(4) Wool.
(5) Cotton.
(6) Kapok.
(7) Plant fibers.
(8) Any other soft material used in the manufacture of and the filling or stuffing of articles of bedding.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-2(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-7. Manufacture

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this chapter, "manufacture" means making, remaking, or renovating.
(b) The term includes altering, repairing, finishing, refinishing, or preparing articles of bedding for sale or resale made of either new or secondhand material.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-2(e).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-8. New

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "new" means an article of bedding or filling material that has not been previously used for any purpose. Manufacturing processes may not be considered a prior use.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-2(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-9. Renovate

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "renovate" means to restore to former condition or to place in a good state of repair.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-2(f).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-10. Secondhand

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "secondhand" means any article of bedding or material or part of bedding or material of which prior use of any kind has been made. An article of bedding must be considered secondhand if the article contains any secondhand material in whole or in part.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-2(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-11. Sell

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "sell", or a variation of "sell", includes any of the following, or any combination of the following:
(1) Sell.
(2) Offer.
(3) Expose for sale.
(4) Barter.
(5) Trade.
(6) Lend.
(7) Deliver.
(8) Give away.
(9) Rent.
(10) Consign.
(11) Lease.
(12) Possess with intent to sell.
(13) Dispose of in any other commercial manner.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-2(i) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-12. Supply Dealer

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "supply dealer" means any person manufacturing, processing, or selling at wholesale any felt batting, pads, or loose material in bags or containers, concealed or not concealed, to be used in articles of bedding.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-2(h).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-13. Wholesaler

Sec. 13. (a) As used in this chapter, "wholesaler" means a person located outside Indiana who, on the person's own account, sells or distributes an article of bedding or filling material to another for the purpose of resale.
(b) The term does not include an affiliate or a subsidiary:
(1) if the ownership and name are identical; and
(2) that is the exclusive sales outlet of a manufacturer.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-2(k).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-14. Administration of Chapter

Sec. 14. (a) The state department shall administer this chapter. The state department may:
(1) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to administer this chapter;
(2) employ persons as necessary under IC 4-15-2.2;
(3) make expenditures;
(4) require reports and records;
(5) make investigations; and
(6) take other action;
as the state department considers necessary or suitable for the proper administration of this chapter.
(b) The state department may authorize persons to do any act that may be done by the state department.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.122.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-15. Inspections of Articles and Records

Sec. 15. (a) The state department may take possession of an article of bedding or filling material made or offered for sale for inspection and may open the article of bedding to examine the contents.
(b) The state department may also inspect the purchase records of the owner of the articles of bedding to determine the kinds of materials used.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-16. Prohibitions of Sale; Labels

Sec. 16. (a) If an article of bedding does not meet the requirements of this chapter, the state department shall do the following:
(1) Prohibit the sale of the article.
(2) Affix to each article of bedding a label designed and prescribed by the state department.
(b) The article of bedding may not be sold without the written consent of the state department. The label may not be removed except by an agent of the state department.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-17. Inspections of Sites

Sec. 17. A location where:
(1) an article of bedding covered by this chapter is made, remade, or renovated;
(2) material for the article of bedding is manufactured, prepared, or stored;
(3) the article of bedding is offered for sale or is possessed with intention to sell; or
(4) sterilization or disinfection is performed;
is subject to periodic inspection by the state department for the purpose of administering or enforcing this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-18. Interference With Inspections

Sec. 18. It is unlawful for any person to interfere with any inspection under this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-19. Sterilization and Disinfection of Materials

Sec. 19. A person engaged in:
(1) the manufacturing, remaking, or renovating of an article of bedding; or
(2) processing or selling felt, batting, pads, or loose material to be used in articles of bedding covered by this chapter;
may not use any secondhand material, new or secondhand feathers, down, or any material that comes from an animal unless the secondhand material, feathers, down, or other material has been thoroughly sterilized or disinfected by a process approved by the state department.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-4 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-20. Prohibited Sales

Sec. 20. A person may not sell:
(1) an article of bedding covered by this chapter that is made, remade, or renovated in violation of this chapter; or
(2) a secondhand article of bedding or filling material covered by this chapter unless, since the article's last use, the article has been sterilized or disinfected by a process approved by the state department.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-4 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-21. Sterilization and Disinfection Permits

Sec. 21. (a) A person desiring to secure approval of the process by which the articles of bedding or filling materials are sterilized or disinfected, in accordance with sections 19 and 20 of this chapter, shall submit to the state department a plan of the apparatus and the process intended to be used for such sterilization or disinfection.
(b) After the state department inspects and approves the process and equipment to be used, the state department shall issue a numbered permit for use.
(c) A sterilization or disinfection permit issued under subsection (b) must be conspicuously posted on the premises near the sterilizer.
(d) A person holding a sterilization or disinfection permit shall keep an accurate written record of all articles of materials that are sterilized or disinfected, including the following:
(1) The date the sterilization or disinfection was performed.
(2) In the case of articles of bedding, the name and address of the buyer or owner of the articles.
This record shall be available for examination at any time by the state department.
(e) An application for a permit for the approval of a sterilization or disinfection process and equipment located outside Indiana may be approved only after the state department conducts a personal inspection of that process and equipment, unless the other state has an inspection service that is acceptable to the state department. The applicant shall pay the expenses for an inspection outside Indiana.
(f) The state department shall revoke the sterilization or disinfection permit of a person who, after fair hearing or opportunity to be heard by the state department, is found to be in noncompliance with the sterilization or disinfection provisions of this chapter. The state department may not issue a new permit to the person until the person does the following:
(1) Satisfies the state department that the person will comply with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.
(2) Posts a five hundred dollar ($500) bond in favor of the state department to guarantee compliance.
(g) This chapter does not prevent a person engaged in the making, remaking, renovation, or sale of an article of bedding or material that requires sterilization or disinfection under this chapter from having the sterilization or disinfecting performed by a person who has a valid permit for the purposes if the number of the permit appears on the tag attached to each article of bedding or filling material as described in section 22 of this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.142-1995, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-22. Information Tags

Sec. 22. (a) Each new article of bedding governed by this chapter must have securely attached to the article a substantial white cloth tag that meets the following conditions:
(1) Is visible on the outside covering, with the visible part being not less than six (6) square inches in size.
(2) Will not flake when abraded.
(3) Upon which is indelibly stamped or printed in the English language a statement of the following:
(A) Describing the kind of materials used in filling the article of bedding.
(B) Stating that the materials are new.
(C) Disclosing the name and address of the manufacturer, distributor, or vendor.
(D) For articles of bedding made of feather, down, or material that comes from an animal, the number of the permit issued to the processor who sterilized or disinfected the materials.
(E) For articles of bedding containing mixtures of material from animal or fowl, the percentage by weight of each kind of material contained in the article of bedding.
(b) Each article of bedding containing secondhand material, in whole or in part, must have securely attached to the article a similar tag of yellow cloth upon which is stamped or printed in the same manner as required in subsection (a) a statement of the following:
(1) Describing the kind of materials used in filling the article of bedding.
(2) Stating that the article of bedding or materials in the bedding are secondhand.
(3) Disclosing the number of the permit issued to the processor who sterilized or disinfected the article of bedding or materials in the bedding.
(c) A shipment or delivery, however contained, of material used for filling articles of bedding must have conspicuously attached to the material a tag upon which is stamped or printed, as required in this section, a statement of the following:
(1) Describing the kind of material.
(2) Stating whether the material is new or secondhand.
(3) Disclosing the name and address of the manufacturer, distributor, or vendor.
(4) For secondhand material or material from animal or fowl, disclosing the permit number of the processor who sterilized or disinfected the material.
(d) The terms used on the tag to describe filling materials must be restricted to those defined in the rules adopted under this chapter. A trade or substitute term may not be used, and no additional information may be contained in the statement. The description of the filling material and the statement of whether new or secondhand must be in plain type not less than one-eighth (1/8) inch in height.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-6 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.142-1995, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-23. Bedding Labels; False or Misleading Statements; Removal, Defacing, or Alteration

Sec. 23. A person may not:
(1) use a false or misleading statement, term, or designation on a bedding label; or
(2) remove, deface, or alter or attempt to remove, deface, or alter the label or the statement of filling materials that appears on the label.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-6 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-24. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-7(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.142-1995, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-25. Intent to Sell; Presumptive Evidence

Sec. 25. The possession of an article of bedding or filling material by a maker, remaker, or dealer in the course of business is presumptive evidence of intent to sell.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-2(i) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-26. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-7(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.142-1995, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-27. Renovation Tags

Sec. 27. A person who receives an article of bedding governed by this chapter for renovation shall attach, at the time received, a red tag on which the date of receipt and the name and address of the owner are legibly written.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-8 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-28. Clean Materials

Sec. 28. Filling material that is used in the manufacture of bedding governed by this chapter must be free from extraneous foreign matter, dirt, or trash.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-9 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-29. Clean Premises and Equipment

Sec. 29. The premises, delivery equipment, machinery, appliances, and devices of:
(1) bedding manufacturers;
(2) supply dealers;
(3) renovators;
(4) sterilizers or disinfectors; and
(5) retailers;
must at all times be kept free from refuse, dirt contaminations, insects, and vermin.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-9 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-30. Violations

Sec. 30. (a) A person who:
(1) knowingly makes a false statement, misrepresentation, or report to the state department; or
(2) knowingly fails to disclose a material fact to avoid liability under this chapter;
commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) A person who knowingly violates or fails to comply with this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 32. Regulation of Lodging Facilities and Bedding Materials: Materials Used in Mattresses and Bedding › 16-41-32-31. Enforcement

Sec. 31. All proceedings for the enforcement of this chapter or to restrain violations of this chapter shall be in the name of the state.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-4-11.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 33. Pest Control: Local and State Programs for Vector Abatement › 16-41-33-1. Pest

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "pest" means an arthropod, a vertebrate, or a microorganism of health significance to humans.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.3-1(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 33. Pest Control: Local and State Programs for Vector Abatement › 16-41-33-2. Vector

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "vector" means an arthropod or a feral animal responsible for the transmission of pathogens from a host to another animal or human.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.3-1(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 33. Pest Control: Local and State Programs for Vector Abatement › 16-41-33-3. Authorization of Local Programs

Sec. 3. The:
(1) executive of a county that has formed a county health department;
(2) fiscal body of a city that has formed a city health department; and
(3) executive of the county and the fiscal body of a city that have formed a joint county-city health department;
may, as an alternative, on their own initiative or after a petition by five percent (5%) of the registered voters within the jurisdiction of the health department, by ordinance establish and maintain a vector abatement program in that health department.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.3-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 33. Pest Control: Local and State Programs for Vector Abatement › 16-41-33-4. Appropriations; Tax Levies

Sec. 4. The county fiscal body or the governing board of a health and hospital corporation may, on the fiscal body's or board of trustees' own initiative or after a petition signed by five percent (5%) of the registered voters within the jurisdiction of the health department, make an annual appropriation specifically for the purpose of vector control to be used by the health department solely for that purpose and levy a tax of not more than sixty-seven hundredths of one cent ($0.0067) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed value of taxable property in the county.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.3-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.6-1997, SEC.179.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 33. Pest Control: Local and State Programs for Vector Abatement › 16-41-33-5. Direction of Local Programs

Sec. 5. The vector abatement program must be under the direction of the local health officer.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.3-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 33. Pest Control: Local and State Programs for Vector Abatement › 16-41-33-6. Duties of Local Health Officers

Sec. 6. (a) The:
(1) county fiscal body for the county health department;
(2) city fiscal body for a city health department; and
(3) county fiscal body and city fiscal body for a joint city-county health department;
may, by ordinance, determine the duties with respect to vector control of the local health officer.
(b) The duties under subsection (a) may include the following:
(1) Taking all necessary and proper steps to control vectors that have adverse health significance to humans or domestic animals and livestock.
(2) Entering upon any land, public or private, at any reasonable time to inspect for or to abate all pest and vector breeding grounds that have adverse health significance to humans or domestic animals and livestock.
(3) Purchasing supplies, material, and equipment.
(4) Recommending to the county commissioners or other appropriate authority the building, construction, maintenance, or repair of necessary levees, cuts, canals, channels, or other structures upon any land within the jurisdiction of the local health department after obtaining the necessary local and department of natural resources approvals.
(5) Executing contracts.
(6) Conducting control in a manner consistent with recommendations of the Purdue University cooperative extension service, the pesticide review board, and the state department.
(7) Entering into cooperative agreements with appropriate organizations for the purpose of assuring technical assistance in developing and carrying out specific duties.
(8) Identifying problems determined to be of importance to the public welfare and developing control programs appropriate to each situation.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.3-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.40-1993, SEC.53.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 33. Pest Control: Local and State Programs for Vector Abatement › 16-41-33-7. State Funding

Sec. 7. (a) Local departments of health, including the department of a health and hospital corporation, are eligible to receive state funds appropriated by the general assembly only if, after allocation by the state agency and before receipt of those state funds, a local appropriation for vector control is made by the appropriate local health agency.
(b) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to govern the application for and the distribution of any state funds appropriated for this purpose, according to the need and proper utilization.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.3-8.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 33. Pest Control: Local and State Programs for Vector Abatement › 16-41-33-8. Support Programs

Sec. 8. An action program in vector abatement requires significant support in monitoring and research to assure the program's continued success. State agencies, including the state department and the office of agricultural research programs, are encouraged to pursue strong programs in support of abatement. Where appropriate and feasible, state agencies may draw on the resources and expertise of other institutions and the private sector in this effort.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7.3-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.40-1993, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 33. Pest Control: Local and State Programs for Vector Abatement › 16-41-33-9. Violations

Sec. 9. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-35-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 34. Pest Control: Specific Provisions for Eradication of Rats › 16-41-34-1. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-27-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.142-1995, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 34. Pest Control: Specific Provisions for Eradication of Rats › 16-41-34-2. Education Programs

Sec. 2. The township trustees and the boards of school trustees of the cities and towns shall make provisions in the public schools under their jurisdiction for the illustrative teaching of the following:
(1) The dissemination of diseases by rats, flies, and mosquitoes.
(2) The effects of the dissemination.
(3) The prevention of diseases by the proper selection and consumption of food.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-27-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 34. Pest Control: Specific Provisions for Eradication of Rats › 16-41-34-3. Inspections

Sec. 3. The state department and inspectors appointed by the state department and local health officers and inspectors appointed for the purpose, as provided in this section, may enter into and on all lands, places, buildings, structures, vessels, or watercraft for the purpose of ascertaining whether the places are infested with rats and whether the requirements of this article as to extermination and destruction of the rats are being complied with. A building occupied as a dwelling, hotel, or rooming house may not be entered for that purpose, except between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. of any day.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-27-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 34. Pest Control: Specific Provisions for Eradication of Rats › 16-41-34-4. Extermination and Destruction

Sec. 4. (a) The:
(1) executive of a county, with the consent of the fiscal body of the county; and
(2) legislative body of a town or city;
whenever the executive or legislative body determines by resolution that it is necessary for the preservation of the public health or to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious disease communicable to humans, or when the executive or legislative body determines that it is necessary to prevent great damage to crops, grain, food, or other property, may appropriate money for the purchase of and may purchase poison, traps, and other materials for the purpose of eliminating and destroying rats in the county, town, or city.
(b) The county, town, or city may employ inspectors who shall prosecute the work of extermination and destruction under the direction of the executive or legislative body or the local health officer or board of health on both private and public property in the county, town, or city.
(c) The inspectors may when necessary to carry out this article do the following:
(1) Dig into the ground.
(2) Remove parts of floors, walls, or other parts of buildings or structures.
(3) Remove from one (1) place to another on the premises any other property when reasonably necessary to do so.
(d) The inspectors, after taking the necessary steps for the discovery and destruction of rats on any premises, shall restore the premises, as far as may be reasonably practicable, to the condition in which the premises were found.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-27-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 34. Pest Control: Specific Provisions for Eradication of Rats › 16-41-34-5. Nuisance Abatement; Extermination and Destruction of Rats

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a person who owns, leases, occupies, possesses, or has charge of any:
(1) land;
(2) place;
(3) building;
(4) structure;
(5) stacks or quantities of:
(A) wood;
(B) hay;
(C) corn;
(D) wheat; or
(E) other grains or materials; or
(6) vessel or watercraft;
that is infested with rats.
(b) If a person fails, neglects, or refuses to proceed to exterminate and destroy the rats, as required by this chapter, the state department or the state department's inspectors, and the local health officer or local board of health and the local board's inspectors shall at once cause the nuisance to be abated by exterminating and destroying the rats.
(c) The expense is a charge against the county, town, or city that has, by the county's, town's, or city's legislative body, ordered the destruction or extermination of rats, and the legislative body shall pay the expense.
(d) When the destruction of rats is ordered by the town or city legislative body, the clerk of the town or city shall at once file with the county auditor a certified statement of the expense of the extermination and the county auditor shall charge the amount expended for destroying rats against the property on which the nuisance was abated. The amount shall be collected as other taxes are collected. When collected the amount shall be paid to the county, town, or city to reimburse the county, city, or town for the amount paid out for the destruction of rats.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-27-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 34. Pest Control: Specific Provisions for Eradication of Rats › 16-41-34-6. Inspectors' Right of Entry; Penalty for Obstruction

Sec. 6. (a) A health officer or an inspector appointed under this article may, without a warrant, enter on or into any land, place, building, structure, or premises suspected of being rat infested for the discovery or destruction of rats.
(b) A person who obstructs a health officer or an inspector in the performance of the health officer's or inspector's duties commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-27-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 34. Pest Control: Specific Provisions for Eradication of Rats › 16-41-34-7. Allowing Infestation; Penalties

Sec. 7. (a) A person who:
(1) owns, leases, occupies, possesses, or has charge of any:
(A) land;
(B) place;
(C) building;
(D) structure;
(E) stacks or quantities of:
(i) wood;
(ii) hay;
(iii) corn;
(iv) wheat; or
(v) other grains or materials; or
(F) vessel or water craft; and
(2) permits the areas listed in subdivision (1) to become rat infested;
commits a Class C infraction.
(b) A person who:
(1) permits an area listed in subsection (a) to become rat infested; and
(2) upon any knowledge or notice, fails to endeavor in good faith to exterminate the rats by poisoning, trapping, or other appropriate means such as that suggested by the state department or local health officers;
commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-27-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 34. Pest Control: Specific Provisions for Eradication of Rats › 16-41-34-8. Violations

Sec. 8. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-35-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-1. Public Policy

Sec. 1. Whereas radiation may improve the health, welfare, and productivity of the public if properly utilized but may impair the health of the public if improperly utilized, it is declared to be the public policy of Indiana to encourage the constructive medical uses of radiation and to control harmful effects of radiation.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.29-2014, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-2. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-3(n).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.113-2010, SEC.170.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-3. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-3(f).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.29-2014, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-4. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-3(i).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.29-2014, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-5. Electronic Products

Sec. 5. As used in the chapter, "electronic products" means a manufactured product or device or a component part of a product or device that has an electronic circuit that can generate or emit a physical field of radiation.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-3(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-6. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-3(o).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.29-2014, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-7. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-3(j).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.29-2014, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-8. Radiation

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "radiation" means the following:
(1) Ionizing radiation, including gamma rays, x-rays, alpha particles, beta particles, and other atomic or nuclear particles or rays.
(2) Electromagnetic radiation generated during the operation of electronic products.
(3) Sonic, ultrasonic, or infrasonic waves that are emitted from an electronic product as a result of the operation of an electronic circuit in that product that may produce a hazard to health.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-3(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-9. Radiation Machine

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "radiation machine" is any equipment or device that produces ionizing radiation when the associated control devices are operated.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-3(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-10. Radioactive Material

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "radioactive material" is any solid, liquid, or gas material that emits radiation spontaneously.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-3(e).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-11. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-3(h).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.144-1996, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.29-2014, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-12. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-3(g).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.144-1996, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.29-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-13. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-3(p).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.29-2014, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-14. Unnecessary Radiation

Sec. 14. As used in this chapter, "unnecessary radiation" means the use of radiation in a manner that is injurious or dangerous to health, life, or property.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-3(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-15. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-3(k).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.29-2014, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-16. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.113-2010, SEC.170.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-17. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-5(a), (b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.113-2010, SEC.170.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-18. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-5(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.113-2010, SEC.170.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-19. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-5(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.113-2010, SEC.170.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-20. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-5(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.113-2010, SEC.170.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-21. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-5(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.113-2010, SEC.170.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-22. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-5(e).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.113-2010, SEC.170.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-23. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.113-2010, SEC.170.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-24. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.113-2010, SEC.170.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-25. Inspections and Investigations; Assistance

Sec. 25. The state department or the state department's agent may enter at all reasonable times any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to radiation control. The state department may call upon any state officer, employee, board, department, school, university, or other state institution to receive any assistance considered necessary to carry out this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-8.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-26. Registration of Person That Produces Radiation or Uses or Disposes of Radiation Machines

Sec. 26. A person may not produce radiation or produce, use, store, sell, or otherwise dispose of radiation machines or electronic products, unless the person registers in writing with the state department, giving the pertinent information the state department requires, in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the state department.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.144-1996, SEC.11; P.L.29-2014, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-27. Repealed

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.172-2011, SEC.119. Repealed by P.L.29-2014, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease › Chapter 35. Radiation: Radiation Control › 16-41-35-28. Production, Transportation, Use, and Disposition Rules

Sec. 28. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the production, transportation, use, storage, sale, or other disposition of radioactive material, radiation machines, or electronic products used for medical purposes on human beings to do the following:
(1) Prohibit and prevent unnecessary radiation.
(2) Carry out this chapter.
(b) Standards relative to unnecessary radiation included in the rules must be in general conformance with the recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) and performance standards promulgated by appropriate federal agencies.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 13-1-2-11(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.29-2014, SEC.22.