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2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-3. License Application

Sec. 3. To obtain a license required under this chapter, a person must file an application for the license with the state veterinarian. The application must include the following information:
(1) The name and address of the applicant.
(2) The location of the place of business.
(3) The number and location of all substations.
(4) The number and kind of vehicles to be used.
(5) Any other information required under this article or by rules adopted by the board.
The application must be accompanied by the license fees required under this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-3.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-4. License; Inspection; Compliance

Sec. 4. (a) On receipt of an application for a license under this chapter, the state veterinarian or a designee of the state veterinarian shall:
(1) inspect the disposal plant and the locality where the applicant is conducting or proposes to conduct business; and
(2) determine whether the applicant has fulfilled and complied with this chapter and the rules relating to the business.
(b) An inspection under this section must be conducted not later than thirty (30) days after the application is received by the state veterinarian.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-4.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-5. License Duration

Sec. 5. (a) A license issued under this chapter is valid until:
(1) a licensee voluntarily surrenders a license;
(2) the board suspends or revokes the license, as provided in this chapter; or
(3) the license period expires, as determined by the board under IC 15-17-16-3.
(b) The board may adopt rules to implement this chapter, including the following:
(1) Procedures for issuing, suspending, revoking, and updating licenses and certificates.
(2) Requiring annual or other regular reports from licensees to:
(A) determine the vehicle certificates required;
(B) determine the current status of facilities and equipment licensed under this chapter; or
(C) update other information used to administer this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-5.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-6. Issuance of Disposal Plant and Transport Vehicle License

Sec. 6. (a) If an applicant for a disposal plant license complies with this chapter and any rules adopted under this chapter, the state veterinarian shall issue a disposal plant license to the applicant and a transport vehicle license certificate for each transport vehicle listed in the license application.
(b) A truck or trailer that is to be used as a transport vehicle must bear a license certificate issued by the state veterinarian.
(c) A transport vehicle license issued under this section entitles the licensee to operate a transport vehicle in Indiana.
(d) This section does not relieve an owner of a transport vehicle from any requirement related to the titling, registration, or operation of a transport vehicle.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.646.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-7. Fees

Sec. 7. Subject to section 8 of this chapter, the fees for licenses issued under this chapter are as follows:
(1) The base license fee for each disposal plant, including transport vehicle certificates, is one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(2) The license fee for each substation is twenty dollars ($20).
(3) The collection service license fee, including transport vehicle certificates, is one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-7.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-8. Prorated Fees

Sec. 8. The full amount of the fees specified in section 7 of this chapter must be paid for licenses and transport vehicle certificates issued before one-half (1/2) of the license period has expired. However, one-half (1/2) of the fee must be paid for licenses and certificates issued after at least one-half (1/2) of the license period has expired.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-8.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-9. Fees; Nonrefundable

Sec. 9. If an applicant under this chapter is refused a license, the applicant's fees may not be refunded but must be deposited into the state general fund.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-9.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-10. Inspections

Sec. 10. (a) If the state veterinarian determines that an applicant for a disposal plant license has not complied with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter, the state veterinarian shall promptly mail the applicant the state veterinarian's written specific findings. The applicant may request in writing delivered to the state veterinarian a reinspection or reconsideration of the state veterinarian's findings. The state veterinarian shall not later than ten (10) days after the applicant's request make a similar second inspection, but is not required to make more than two (2) inspections of the same plant under one (1) application and the original payment of fees. However, the state veterinarian may make more than two (2) inspections if circumstances warrant additional inspections.
(b) If an application for a disposal plant license is denied, the applicant may reapply for a license by following the appropriate procedures and paying the required fees.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-10.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-11. New Disposal Plants: Plans

Sec. 11. (a) A person desiring to construct a new disposal plant or reconstruct and reopen a disposal plant previously closed must submit to the state veterinarian a written request for a permit that includes the following information:
(1) A general statement of the applicant's proposed plan.
(2) The method of operating the business and disposal plant.
(3) Proof the disposal plant is located or will continue to be located at a site allowed by this chapter.
(4) Any other information required by the state veterinarian.
(b) In addition to the information required under subsection (a), the state veterinarian may require the applicant to submit detailed plans and specifications for the proposed disposal plant. The state veterinarian may submit the plans, specifications, and other information to any:
(1) qualified architects and engineers employed in any department of the state government; or
(2) qualified person not employed by the state;
to obtain advice concerning the proposed plant's compliance with this chapter and any rules adopted under this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-11.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-12. New Disposal Plants: Inspections

Sec. 12. (a) If the state veterinarian finds that an applicant under section 11 of this chapter has complied with all of the relevant requirements of this article and any rules adopted under this article, the state veterinarian shall issue a permit to construct or reconstruct the disposal plant.
(b) After the disposal plant is completed and before it begins operations, the applicant shall notify the state veterinarian. After receiving notification, the state veterinarian shall:
(1) make the inspections that are required for an existing, established plant;
(2) use the procedures established for inspections and issuance of licenses;
(3) require the applicant to pay the license fees and any additional required fees;
(4) issue or deny the disposal plant's license; and
(5) comply with and require the applicant to comply with this chapter.
For each subsequent year, the annual license and other fees must be the same as for similar existing licensed plants.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-12.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-13. New Disposal Plants: Location

Sec. 13. A:
(1) new disposal plant may not be located or constructed; and
(2) discontinued plant may not be reconstructed or reopened;
at any place where the location and operation of that plant is prohibited by law or ordinance.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-13.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-14. Destruction of Disposal Plant; Reconstruction; Location

Sec. 14. (a) This section does not apply to a disposal plant destroyed during a war.
(b) If:
(1) at least two-thirds (2/3) of the operating part of the disposal plant is destroyed; and
(2) the disposal plant is located on a site where constructing a new disposal plant under section 13 of this chapter would be prohibited;
the disposal plant may not be reconstructed and the site may not be used again for a disposal plant.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-14.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-15. License Requirement to Transport Dead Animals

Sec. 15. Except as provided in this chapter, a person may not haul or transport over the highways the bodies of any dead animals, except those that have been slaughtered and are intended for human food, unless:
(1) the person has a valid disposal plant or collection service license issued under this chapter; and
(2) the bodies are being transported to a licensed disposal plant.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-15.]
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 › 15-17-11-16. Restrictions on Licensing to Transport Dead Animals

Sec. 16. (a) A license may not be issued to a person for the sole purpose of transporting the bodies of dead animals unless the person meets the requirements for a collection service under this chapter.
(b) A public official with a legal duty to protect the public health and welfare may remove or supervise the removal of the dead bodies of animals and the disposal of the dead bodies by any method provided for by this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-16.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-17. Transportation Vehicles: Specifications

Sec. 17. A transport vehicle must be constructed:
(1) in a manner that is practically watertight so that drippings or seepage from dead bodies does not escape from the vehicles if the drippings or seepage can be prevented;
(2) with an endgate designed to prevent drippings and seepage from escaping from the vehicle while transporting dead bodies; and
(3) in a manner that completely conceals the dead bodies in the transport vehicle from view of persons using the highways and any public nuisance is prevented during transport.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-17.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-18. Transportation Vehicles: Cleaning

Sec. 18. After the bodies of dead animals have been unloaded from a transport vehicle, the transport vehicle and all parts of the transport vehicle must be thoroughly:
(1) washed out with steam or hot water; and
(2) cleansed and disinfected in a manner and with a solution as the state veterinarian may prescribe by rule.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-18.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-19. Transportation Vehicles: General Requirements

Sec. 19. (a) If a transport vehicle is loaded with the body of an animal that has died of a disease, the vehicle must be driven directly to the place of disposal or to a substation maintained for the temporary storage of the animal body. However, the vehicle may stop along the highway to load other dead animal bodies.
(b) A driver of a transport vehicle may not do the following:
(1) Drive a transport vehicle upon the premises of any person unless the driver obtains the permission of the other person.
(2) Create a nuisance during the transportation of dead animal bodies.
(c) If any drippings or seepage escapes from a transport vehicle, the driver shall clean up the drippings or seepage and correct the escape, if possible to do so.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-19.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-20. Disposal of Dead Animals Required

Sec. 20. (a) A person who owns or cares for an animal that has died from any cause shall dispose of the animal's body not later than twenty-four (24) hours after knowledge of death so as not to produce a nuisance. Subject to subsection (b), the disposal of the animal's body must be by one (1) of the following methods:
(1) At an approved disposal plant.
(2) Burial upon the owner's premises according to standards approved by the board to mitigate the risk of transmission of a:
(A) disease or pest of animals; or
(B) chemical or radiological substance.
(3) Thorough and complete incineration according to standards established by an appropriate governmental agency.
(4) Composting according to standards approved by the board.
(b) The board may adopt rules to allow alternate methods for the safe, orderly, and efficient disposal of dead animals.
(c) The board may adopt rules and issue orders restricting the use of the disposal methods described in subsection (a) to control:
(1) disease or pest of animals; and
(2) chemical or radiological substances.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-20.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.41-2021, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-21. Removal of Animal Hide

Sec. 21. A person who owns or controls a dead animal that has not died of a contagious disease may remove the hide or skin of the animal on the person's own premises before burying the body as required under this chapter. However, the skinning and disposition of the hide, skin, and body must be made in a manner that will avoid the creation of a nuisance.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-21.]
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 › 15-17-11-22. Ordinances

Sec. 22. A person may not bury the body of any animal within the corporate limits of a city or town if the burial is prohibited by law or ordinance.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-23.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-24. Records

Sec. 24. (a) A disposal plant must maintain the following complete and accurate records concerning the disposal plant's nonedible meats:
(1) The amount denatured.
(2) The amount sold.
(3) To whom the meat was sold.
(4) The address of the consignee.
(5) How and by whom the meat was hauled.
(b) The records under subsection (a) must be open for inspection during the disposal plant's normal working hours to the state veterinarian, the commissioner of the Indiana department of health, or the state veterinarian's or commissioner's agent.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-25.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.138.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-25. Nonedible Meat; Sales Permit

Sec. 25. (a) Nonedible meat may be sold when properly decharacterized for shipment to a plant producing pet food or to a person for use in feeding mink and other animals as allowed by the state veterinarian.
(b) A disposal plant may not sell nonedible meats until after the following conditions have been met:
(1) The disposal plant has applied to the state veterinarian for a permit to sell nonedible meats.
(2) The state veterinarian has:
(A) inspected the disposal plant;
(B) determined that the disposal plant is adequate to process and handle nonedible meats; and
(C) issued to the disposal plant a permit to sell nonedible meat.
(c) An additional fee may not be charged for a permit issued under this section.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-26.]
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 › 15-17-11-26. Collection Service License: Requirements

Sec. 26. (a) A person that does not operate a disposal plant licensed under this chapter may not operate a business to transport:
(1) dead animals;
(2) nonedible byproducts from the slaughtering of animals, including poultry; or
(3) restaurant grease;
for delivery to a disposal plant unless the person has a collection service license.
(b) A person desiring a collection service license must submit an application to the state veterinarian with payment of the license fee required under this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-27.]
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 › 15-17-11-27. Collection Service License: Application

Sec. 27. (a) The owner or operator of a disposal plant in a state other than Indiana may apply to the state veterinarian for a collection service license as required by section 26 of this chapter.
(b) The collection service license application must include the following:
(1) The name of the applicant.
(2) The location of any proposed substation in Indiana to be used as a concentration site for the temporary deposit or storage of rendering materials pending final delivery to a disposal plant.
(3) The location of the applicant's disposal plant outside Indiana.
(4) The number and kind of vehicles that will be operated in Indiana.
(5) Other essential information required by rules adopted by the board.
(6) The license fee required under this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-28.]
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 › 15-17-11-28. Collection Service License: Application; Approval

Sec. 28. The state veterinarian shall determine if an applicant for a collection service license meets the requirements for a collection service license within ninety (90) days after an application is filed.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-29.]
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 › 15-17-11-29. Collection Service License: Denial

Sec. 29. (a) If an applicant's application to operate a collection service under section 26 of this chapter does not comply with this chapter, the state veterinarian shall notify the applicant that the applicant's application does not comply with the requirements of this chapter and specifically indicate why the application does not comply. An application that does not comply with this chapter must be placed on hold for not more than sixty (60) days during which time the applicant may provide additional information showing the deficiencies have been corrected.
(b) After notification by the applicant that the deficiencies have been corrected, the state veterinarian shall promptly determine if the applicant is entitled to a license.
(c) If the state veterinarian again determines the applicant is not entitled to a license, the state veterinarian may deny the request for a license. If an application is denied, an applicant may reapply by submitting the information and fees required under this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-30.]
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 › 15-17-11-30. Collection Service License: Fees

Sec. 30. An application for a collection service license must include the fees required under section 7 of this chapter for a collections service license, including the appropriate fees for vehicle certificates and substations.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-31.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-31. Collection Service License: Transport Vehicles

Sec. 31. A transport vehicle used by a collection service must meet the requirements for transport vehicles under this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-32.]
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 › 15-17-11-32. Substation Specifications

Sec. 32. A substation maintained by a licensee under this chapter must meet the requirements under section 23(a) of this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-33.]
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 11. Disposal of Dead Animals › 15-17-11-33. Inspections

Sec. 33. (a) The state veterinarian or the state veterinarian's authorized agent:
(1) shall inspect each plant and substation licensed under this chapter at least once each year; and
(2) may inspect plants and substations as often as is necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter.
(b) The state veterinarian shall enforce compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-34.]
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 › 15-17-11-34. License; Sanctions; Hearing

Sec. 34. (a) The state veterinarian may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter after receiving written certification of specific charges from the Indiana department of health that allege:
(1) a particular disposal plant;
(2) the operation of a particular disposal plant; or
(3) the operator of a byproducts collection service;
is a menace to the public health.
(b) If a hearing on the license suspension or revocation is requested under this section, the hearing must be held not later than thirty (30) days after the charges of the Indiana department of health are filed.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-16-35.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.139.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 12. Biological Products › 15-17-12-1. Restrictions

Sec. 1. (a) A person may not use, offer for sale or exchange, or distribute any substance for the prevention or treatment of a contagious or infectious disease that:
(1) contains living germs in a virulent or attenuated state; and
(2) may at any time cause an outbreak of a contagious or infectious disease;
unless the person has submitted a notice to the state veterinarian describing the substance. The state veterinarian may require that a sample of the substance be submitted to the state veterinarian for examination.
(b) The state veterinarian may forbid the use of a substance that in the state veterinarian's judgment:
(1) jeopardizes the health of domestic animals; or
(2) causes the masking of a diagnosis of a contagious or infectious disease.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-5.]
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 12. Biological Products › 15-17-12-2. License and Permit Requirements

Sec. 2. (a) A person may not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute within Indiana a biological product for use on an animal unless the biological product is produced at an establishment that is:
(1) licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture, as provided in 21 U.S.C. 151 through 21 U.S.C. 158, as amended; or
(2) located in Indiana and approved by and issued permits by the board.
(b) The permitee shall pay the expenses related to the required tests for biological products approved under this section.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-6.]
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 12. Biological Products › 15-17-12-3. Location of Producer

Sec. 3. A serum, virus, vaccine, or other remedy may not be produced at an establishment that is within four thousand (4,000) feet from any of the following:
(1) A public stockyard where a public livestock market is maintained.
(2) A garbage disposal or rendering plant where garbage or dead animals are hauled over a public street or highway.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-7.]
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 12. Biological Products › 15-17-12-4. Approved Vaccines

Sec. 4. (a) Only vaccines produced at establishments:
(1) licensed under the federal Virus-Serum-Toxin Act (21 U.S.C. 151 through 21 U.S.C. 158); or
(2) in Indiana and approved by the board;
may be administered to animals in Indiana.
(b) The serial number and the date of expiration of a vaccine administered to animals must be affixed to the vaccine container.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-8.]
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 13. Feeder Pigs › 15-17-13-1. License; Requirement

Sec. 1. A livestock dealer's license is required to engage in business as a feeder pig dealer.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-12-1.]
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 13. Feeder Pigs › 15-17-13-2. Inspection and Approval of Concentration Points

Sec. 2. Before issuing a feeder pig dealer a license under this chapter, the board shall inspect and approve the concentration point or points used by the feeder pig dealer.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-12-5.]
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 13. Feeder Pigs › 15-17-13-3. Exemption; Special Permit

Sec. 3. The board may do the following:
(1) Exempt from this chapter a farmer that moves feeder pigs into Indiana for the farmer's feeding program.
(2) Require a farmer described in subdivision (1) to obtain a special permit from the board for each shipment of feeder pigs moved into Indiana.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-12-10.]
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 13. Feeder Pigs › 15-17-13-4. Standards; Concentration Points

Sec. 4. The board shall establish standards for construction and maintenance of concentration points to assure adequate facilities for washing and disinfecting swine pens and maintaining sanitary conditions. Concentration points must meet the standards before approval.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-12-6.]
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 13. Feeder Pigs › 15-17-13-5. Identification of Pigs

Sec. 5. Pigs sold through:
(1) stockyards;
(2) livestock auction markets; or
(3) places of business where pigs are assembled for resale, other than pigs sold for immediate slaughter;
must be identified using an identification approved by the board before being moved from the point of sale.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-12-7.]
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 13. Feeder Pigs › 15-17-13-6. Imported Pigs; Identification

Sec. 6. Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, a person may not import, move, or introduce into Indiana any feeder pigs unless the feeder pigs are:
(1) identified using an identification approved by the board;
(2) accompanied by a permit issued by the board; and
(3) accompanied by an official certificate of veterinary inspection issued and signed by a veterinarian who is:
(A) licensed or legally able to practice in Indiana; and
(B) accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture or another sanctioning body approved by the board.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-12-7.5.]
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 13. Feeder Pigs › 15-17-13-7. Vaccination

Sec. 7. All pigs must be vaccinated, treated, or inspected before sale or being offered for sale, as required by the board.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-12-8.]
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 13. Feeder Pigs › 15-17-13-8. Violation; Imported Pigs

Sec. 8. Feeder pigs that are imported, moved, or introduced into Indiana in violation of this chapter shall be immediately placed under quarantine and unloaded at a facility designated by the board. The truck or conveyance used to transport the quarantined feeder pigs must be impounded until compliance with this chapter is determined. The consignor or shipper shall pay the costs of feeding and caring for the quarantined feeder pigs.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-12-9.]
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 14. Livestock Dealers › 15-17-14-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) The purchase of livestock by an individual for the individual's own use other than resale on the livestock market.
(2) The distribution of livestock in connection with programs dedicated to improvement of breeding practices or experimental procedures in which the ownership of the livestock remains vested, in whole or in part, in the distributor or breeder.
(3) The purchase or sale of livestock by a producer or farmer that buys or sells livestock in connection with a business of raising, feeding, grazing, or breeding livestock as a part of a farming enterprise and does not follow a definite or routine pattern of disposing of acquired livestock through channels of trade in less than sixty (60) days after the date of acquisition as part of a farming enterprise as distinguished from that of a dealer or trader.
(4) The purchase of livestock by slaughtering establishments, meat processors, restaurants, grocery stores, meat markets, and similar businesses if:
(A) the livestock is purchased solely for the purpose of being processed into meat products for use or sale in connection with the business; and
(B) the total number of livestock purchased for the use or sale does not exceed twenty (20) in any one (1) week.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-14-1.]
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 14. Livestock Dealers › 15-17-14-2. License Requirement

Sec. 2. Unless specifically exempted in this chapter, a person must obtain a license under this chapter to act as a dealer in livestock in Indiana. A person may not deal in livestock after the expiration, suspension, or revocation of the person's license.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-14-2.]
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 14. Livestock Dealers › 15-17-14-3. Classification of Dealers

Sec. 3. The board shall classify dealers required to be licensed under this chapter based on the enterprise in which each dealer is engaged. The classifications must be consistent with the definitions set forth in this article and must be based on the facts in the dealer's license application and any supporting papers or any inquiry or investigation made in conjunction with the application.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-14-3.]
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 14. Livestock Dealers › 15-17-14-4. License Classifications

Sec. 4. (a) Licenses are issued under the following classifications:
(1) A market facility dealer license issued to livestock auction markets, stockyards, packers, or concentration points.
(2) An individual dealer license issued to individual dealers and market agencies not operating a market facility.
(b) A separate license is required for each location at which stockyards, packing plants, market agencies, or livestock auction markets are operated. More than one (1) license may not be required of individual dealers other than those operating as market agencies at different locations.
(c) A license issued under this chapter continues in effect until the licensee ceases operating as a livestock dealer in Indiana or the board revokes the license.
(d) The board may adopt rules to implement this chapter, including the following:
(1) Procedures for issuing, suspending, revoking, and updating licenses.
(2) Requiring annual or other regular reports from licensees to:
(A) determine the required amount of bond coverage under this chapter or the current status of agents or other personnel acting under the license; or
(B) update other information used in administering the requirements of this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-14-4.]
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 14. Livestock Dealers › 15-17-14-5. Dealers and Agents

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a livestock dealer may designate agents subject to the liabilities that ordinarily attach under a contract of agency. An agent may deal in livestock for the principal under the principal's livestock dealer license. An agent dealing in livestock may deal only as an agent for the principal unless the agent has obtained a separate license under this chapter.
(b) A livestock dealer may not designate an individual as an agent if the individual's dealer's license was suspended or revoked in any state or by the United States Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration during the two (2) years preceding the proposed designation.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-14-5.]
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 14. Livestock Dealers › 15-17-14-7. Bond or Bond Equivalent With Other Agency

Sec. 7. If a licensee under this chapter has a valid bond or bond equivalent on file with the United States Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection and Packers and Stockyards Administration, and the bond or bond equivalent is an adequate amount and conditioned upon terms that provide at least as much protection to sellers of livestock as a state bond under this chapter, additional coverage by bond or bond equivalent under this chapter is not required.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-14-6(g).]
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 14. Livestock Dealers › 15-17-14-8. Packer; Security

Sec. 8. A packer, other than a packer operating stockyards in Indiana, is not required to furnish security under section 6 of this chapter if a bond or bond equivalent is not required of the packers under the federal Packers and Stock Yards Act of 1921 (7 U.S.C. 181 through 7 U.S.C. 229).
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-14-6(h).]
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 14. Livestock Dealers › 15-17-14-9. Records

Sec. 9. A dealer required to be licensed under this chapter shall keep records, accounts, and memoranda fully and correctly disclosing all purchases, sales, or transfers involving completed livestock transactions in connection with the dealer's business. The records concerning the business must disclose all persons with an ownership interest in the business, including stockholders. If the board finds that the accounts, records, memoranda, and ownership interest do not fully disclose all the transactions involved in the dealer's business, the board may prescribe the record keeping procedures that the dealer must follow.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-14-8.]
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 14. Livestock Dealers › 15-17-14-10. Scales

Sec. 10. (a) Scales used by a dealer licensed under this chapter are subject to inspection and testing by a scale inspector who may be any weights and measures inspector appointed by the Indiana department of health. Scales are subject to the applicable requirements of the code of specifications, tolerances, and rules for scales adopted by the Indiana department of health.
(b) If, after proper inspection and testing, a scale fails to meet the applicable requirements of subsection (a), the scale inspector may condemn the scale to prevent its further use until the scale is brought into conformance with the requirements.
(c) A dealer licensed under this chapter, after a hearing under this chapter, shall have the dealer's license revoked if the hearing establishes that the dealer is guilty of fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest practices in the weighing of livestock.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-14-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.140.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 14. Livestock Dealers › 15-17-14-11. Offenses; Civil Penalties

Sec. 11. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally allows a scale to be used in a business transaction involving the purchase, sale, or exchange of livestock:
(1) after the scale has been condemned; and
(2) before it has been repaired to the satisfaction of the scale inspector;
commits a Level 6 felony.
(b) In addition to any criminal penalties imposed, a person who violates subsection (a) may be subject to a civil penalty of fifty dollars ($50) for each day the defective scale is used. If a civil penalty is assessed under this subsection and not paid, the prosecuting attorney of the county where the proceeding was brought may enforce the collection of the civil penalty. Civil penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the state general fund.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-14-9.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.211.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 14.5. Cervidae and Cervidae Products › 15-17-14.5-1. "Cervidae Livestock Operation"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "cervidae livestock operation" means an operation that:
(1) contains privately owned cervidae; and
(2) involves the breeding, propagating, purchasing, selling, and marketing of cervidae or cervidae products;
but does not involve the hunting of privately owned cervidae.
As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 14.5. Cervidae and Cervidae Products › 15-17-14.5-2. "Cervidae Products"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "cervidae products" means products, coproducts, or byproducts of cervidae.
As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 14.5. Cervidae and Cervidae Products › 15-17-14.5-3. Cervidae and Products Property of the Owner

Sec. 3. Cervidae and cervidae products legally produced, purchased, possessed, or acquired within Indiana or imported into Indiana are the exclusive property of the owner.
As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 14.5. Cervidae and Cervidae Products › 15-17-14.5-4. Sale of Cervidae Meat

Sec. 4. Meat and products derived from privately owned cervidae that are from a cervidae livestock operation may be sold to the general public, subject to IC 15-17-5.
As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 14.5. Cervidae and Cervidae Products › 15-17-14.5-5. Animal Standards of Care

Sec. 5. The board may establish under IC 15-17-3-23 standards of care for animals on cervidae livestock operations.
As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 14.7. Hunting Preserves › 15-17-14.7-2. "Licensed Owner"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "licensed owner" means an owner of a hunting preserve who holds a license issued under this chapter.
As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 14.7. Hunting Preserves › 15-17-14.7-3. Permitted Animal

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "permitted animal" means a legally owned captive bred wild animal classified as follows:
(1) A member of the cervidae family.
(2) A member of the bovidae family genus ovis.
(3) A member of the bovidae family genus capra.
As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 14.7. Hunting Preserves › 15-17-14.7-4. Initial License; Change of Ownership; Annual Inspections; Fee

Sec. 4. (a) The board shall issue an initial hunting preserve license to a person who:
(1) meets all other requirements of this chapter; and
(2) pays a fee of three hundred dollars ($300).
(b) A hunting preserve license issued under this section may be transferred or assigned. If a person acquires a hunting preserve through a sale, a lease, or a change in ownership of the hunting preserve, the person must:
(1) obtain a hunting preserve license from the board; and
(2) meet the requirements set forth in this chapter;
before allowing hunting on the hunting preserve.
(c) A hunting preserve must pass an annual inspection by the board.
(d) A person who:
(1) meets the requirements set forth in this chapter; and
(2) pays an annual fee of three hundred dollars ($300);
is entitled to renew a license.
(e) The board shall deposit all fees collected under this section in the captive cervidae programs fund established by section 16 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 14.7. Hunting Preserves › 15-17-14.7-5. Permitted Animals Property of the Owner

Sec. 5. Permitted animals, including their products, are the property of the licensed owner of the hunting preserve containing the permitted animals.
As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 14.7. Hunting Preserves › 15-17-14.7-6. Hunting Preserve Requirements

Sec. 6. (a) A hunting preserve must:
(1) provide sufficient space and cover to allow permitted animals the opportunity to evade hunters; and
(2) meet the following requirements:
(A) The hunting preserve must meet the applicable minimum size requirement of subsection (b).
(B) The hunting preserve must be enclosed by a fence that is at least eight (8) feet in height and not more than six (6) inches above the ground.
(C) Reasonable efforts must be made to clear the hunting preserve of wild deer.
(D) The hunting preserve may not be bisected by a public road, fencing, or any other barrier.
(E) The fence enclosing the hunting preserve must be marked with signs that meet the specifications of the board.
(b) A hunting preserve must contain:
(1) an aggregate total of at least eighty (80) acres in the areas where permitted animals are hunted if the hunting preserve was in operation during the 2015 calendar year; or
(2) at least one hundred (100) contiguous acres in the area where permitted animals are hunted if the hunting preserve was not in operation during the 2015 calendar year.
As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 14.7. Hunting Preserves › 15-17-14.7-7. Report of Escape

Sec. 7. If a permitted animal escapes from a hunting preserve, the owner shall report the escape to the board within twenty-four (24) hours after the escape is discovered.
As added by P.L.89-2016, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 14.7. Hunting Preserves › 15-17-14.7-8. Prohibited Activities

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