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2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-5. Term

Sec. 5. (a) The term of a member of the board is four (4) years beginning on April 1.
(b) A member serves until the member's successor is appointed and qualified.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), a person is not eligible to serve as a member of the board for more than two (2) consecutive full terms.
(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to the member appointed from the school of veterinary medicine at Purdue University under section 2(1) of this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-5.]
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 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-6. Expiration of Terms

Sec. 6. (a) The terms of:
(1) the member engaged in dairying; and
(2) the member engaged in swine production;
appointed under section 2(3) of this chapter expire March 31, 2008, and every four (4) years thereafter.
(b) The terms of:
(1) the members engaged in:
(A) poultry production; and
(B) sheep production;
appointed under section 2(3) of this chapter; and
(2) one (1) veterinarian member appointed under section 2(2) of this chapter;
expire March 31, 2009, and every four (4) years thereafter.
(c) The terms of:
(1) the member engaged in horse production appointed under section 2(3) of this chapter; and
(2) the member affiliated with a licensed livestock market appointed under section 2(4) of this chapter;
expire March 31, 2010, and every four (4) years thereafter.
(d) The terms of:
(1) the members engaged in:
(A) beef-type cattle production; and
(B) small animal veterinary medical practice;
appointed under section 2(3) of this chapter; and
(2) one (1) veterinarian member appointed under section 2(2) of this chapter;
expire March 31, 2011, and every four (4) years thereafter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-6.]
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 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-7. Appointment of Successor

Sec. 7. At least thirty (30) days before the expiration of the term of office of a member of the board, the governor shall appoint a successor.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-7.]
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 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-8. Vacancies

Sec. 8. In the event of a vacancy, the governor shall immediately appoint a successor to complete the unexpired term.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-8.]
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 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-9. Officers

Sec. 9. The board shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson from the board's membership each year at the board's April meeting. The chairperson and vice chairperson each serve a term of one (1) year. The state veterinarian serves as secretary of the board.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-9.]
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 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-10. Meetings; Quorum

Sec. 10. (a) The board:
(1) shall hold quarterly meetings at the board's office in Indianapolis, during January, April, July, and October of each year; and
(2) may hold special meetings upon the call of the chairperson or a majority of the members of the board.
(b) Six (6) members of the board constitute a quorum to transact business.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-10.]
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 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-11. Duties

Sec. 11. The board has general supervision of:
(1) the prevention, detection, control, and eradication of diseases and pests affecting the health of animals within and in transit through Indiana; and
(2) the production, manufacture, processing, and distribution of products derived from animals;
to control health hazards that may threaten the public health and welfare of the citizens of Indiana.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-11.]
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 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-12. Powers

Sec. 12. The board has all powers necessary to fulfill the board's duties under this article.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-12.]
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 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-12.5. Purchase of Insurance Related to a Prevalent Animal Disease Incident

Sec. 12.5. The board may purchase insurance to cover the loss and damages to the state of Indiana related to a prevalent animal disease incident.
As added by P.L.67-2019, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-14. Delegation of Duties to State Veterinarian

Sec. 14. The board may delegate any of the board's duties to the state veterinarian, except the following:
(1) The duty to supervise the state veterinarian.
(2) The duty to hold hearings under this article and IC 4-21.5.
(3) The duty to adopt rules under IC 4-22-2. However, the board may delegate the duty to adopt emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-13.5.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.41-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-15. Inspections; Entry Onto Property; Remediation

Sec. 15. (a) The board or the board's agent:
(1) may make sanitary inspections and surveys; and
(2) may enter upon any public or private property where any animals or objects are at the time quartered, including the location of the carcass of any animal;
to inspect the property, examine the animals or objects, conduct tests in regard to the presence of diseases or pests of animals and the possible cause and sources of the disease or pest, and perform any other function authorized by this article.
(b) The board or the board's agent may hold, seize, quarantine, treat, destroy, dispose of, or take other remedial action with respect to any animal or progeny of any animal, object, or means of conveyance that the board or the board's agent:
(1) has reason to believe:
(A) may carry, may have carried, or may have been affected by or exposed to any disease or pest of animals; or
(B) violates this article or a rule adopted under this article;
(2) finds is not being maintained or has not been maintained in accordance with a quarantine or condition imposed under this article, a rule adopted under this article, or an order issued under this article; or
(3) determines must be acted upon to prevent the dissemination of a disease or pest of animals.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-14.]
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 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-16. Subpoenas

Sec. 16. The board, over the signature of the chairperson or another board member authorized by the board, may do the following to accomplish the board's objectives:
(1) Subpoena and bring before the board any person in this state to take testimony either orally or by deposition or by exhibit, with the same fees and mileage, and in the same manner as prescribed by law in judicial procedure in civil cases in the circuit courts of Indiana.
(2) Subpoena and order any person to provide to board personnel for inspection and copying records, photographs, and any other type of document or data compilation, or to allow access for inspection, copying, testing, sampling, analysis, or treatment to any tangible thing, including animals, carcasses of animals, animal feed, and meat, dairy, and other human food products.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-15.]
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 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-17. Oaths

Sec. 17. An agent of the board may administer oaths to witnesses at any hearing that the board is authorized by law to conduct.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-16.]
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 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-18. Reports

Sec. 18. (a) The board may require, by general or special order, licensees and permittees under this article to file with the board in a prescribed form:
(1) annual, periodic, or special reports; or
(2) answers, in writing, to specific questions;
to provide information concerning the business conduct of the licensee or permittee and the practices and management of the business of the licensee or permittee as the practices and management relate to other persons in the same business.
(b) The board may require that the reports and answers under this section be made under oath and filed within a reasonable time if the requirements are determined to be essential by the board.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-17.]
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 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-19. Federal Laws

Sec. 19. The board may, on behalf of the state, accept or adopt, in whole or in part, federal laws, including regulations adopted by agencies of the United States that are necessary or helpful in fulfilling the board's duties under this article. The board may cooperate with the authorities of the United States government within Indiana in enforcing state and federal laws.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-18.]
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 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-20. Funds From Sources Other Than the State

Sec. 20. The board may accept, use, and expend funds or other resources from sources other than the state if:
(1) the resources are awarded for the pursuit of a specific objective that the board is authorized to accomplish under this article or that the board is qualified to accomplish by reason of the board's jurisdiction or professional expertise;
(2) the resources are expended for the pursuit of the objective for which the resources are awarded;
(3) activities connected with or occasioned by the expenditure of the resources do not interfere with or impair the performance of the board's duties and responsibilities and do not conflict with the exercise of the board's powers and duties under this article;
(4) monetary resources are kept in separate accounts in the state treasury; and
(5) reports of the board's receipt and use of the resources are prepared periodically.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-20.]
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 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-21. Rules

Sec. 21. The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are reasonable and necessary to discharge the duties imposed on the board by law and to implement this article, IC 15-18-1, and IC 15-19-6.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-19.]
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 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-22. Allowable Adoptions of Rules

Sec. 22. (a) Notwithstanding IC 15-17-2-37, the board may adopt by rule a different definition of "herd" to advance a disease control program or objective.
(b) Notwithstanding IC 15-17-2-64(5), the board may adopt rules concerning livestock products that are not in containers to establish the circumstances under which those products are not considered misbranded.
(c) Notwithstanding IC 15-17-2-64(5)(B), the board may adopt rules concerning small containers to establish variations or exemptions from label quantity statements under which the containers are not considered misbranded.
(d) Notwithstanding IC 15-17-2-64(9)(B), the board shall adopt rules to establish exemptions for product labels that do not bear the common or usual name of each ingredient in a product fabricated from at least two (2) ingredients under which the products are not considered misbranded if listing the common or usual name of each ingredient is impracticable or results in deception or unfair competition.
(e) Notwithstanding IC 15-17-2-64(11), the board shall adopt rules to establish exemptions for products that contain artificial flavoring, artificial coloring, or a chemical preservative under which the products are not considered misbranded if the products do not bear a label stating that the products contain those substances if stating that fact is impracticable.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-3-21.]
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 3. Board of Animal Health › 15-17-3-23. Livestock and Poultry Standards of Care

Sec. 23. The board may adopt rules to establish standards governing the care of livestock and poultry. The board shall consider the following when adopting the standards:
(1) The health and husbandry of the livestock and poultry.
(2) Generally accepted farm management practices.
(3) Generally accepted veterinary standards and practices.
(4) The economic impact the standards may have on:
(A) livestock and poultry farmers;
(B) the affected livestock and poultry sector; and
(C) consumers.
As added by P.L.50-2010, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 4. Personnel › 15-17-4-1. State Veterinarian; Appointment

Sec. 1. (a) The state veterinarian shall be appointed by the board with the approval of the governor.
(b) The state veterinarian serves as the chief administrative officer of the board.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-4-1.]
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 4. Personnel › 15-17-4-2. State Veterinarian; Qualifications

Sec. 2. The state veterinarian:
(1) must:
(A) be a graduate of a recognized veterinary college;
(B) be licensed and accredited to practice veterinary medicine in Indiana; and
(C) have at least five (5) years experience as a general practitioner of veterinary medicine or as a veterinary administrator, or both; and
(2) may not be a member of the board.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-4-2.]
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 4. Personnel › 15-17-4-3. State Veterinarian; Term

Sec. 3. The state veterinarian shall serve a term of four (4) years.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-4-3.]
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 4. Personnel › 15-17-4-4. State Veterinarian; Vacancy

Sec. 4. A vacancy in the office of state veterinarian shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as for a full term.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-4-4.]
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 4. Personnel › 15-17-4-5. State Veterinarian; Duties

Sec. 5. The state veterinarian:
(1) serves as the chief administrative officer of the board and performs the duties delegated by the board to the state veterinarian;
(2) provides technical advice and assistance to, and serves as the chief administrative officer of, the Indiana board of veterinary medicine under IC 25-38.1; and
(3) performs the duties delegated by the Indiana board of veterinary medicine to the state veterinarian.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-4-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.48-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 4. Personnel › 15-17-4-6. Organization of Board

Sec. 6. The state veterinarian may, subject to the approval of the board:
(1) organize the personnel and functions of the board into divisions and subdivisions;
(2) delegate responsibilities to the divisions and employees; and
(3) consolidate, divide, or abolish the divisions and subdivisions;
as necessary to carry out the state veterinarian's powers and duties and the powers and duties of the board.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-4-6.]
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 4. Personnel › 15-17-4-7. State Veterinarian; Salary

Sec. 7. The salary of the state veterinarian is fixed by the board with the approval of the governor.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-4-7.]
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 4. Personnel › 15-17-4-8. Employees; Appointment

Sec. 8. The board:
(1) may appoint one (1) assistant state veterinarian; and
(2) shall appoint other employees necessary to carry out this article.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-4-8.]
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 4. Personnel › 15-17-4-9. Employees; Nonpartisan

Sec. 9. All employees of the board shall be selected on a nonpartisan basis and may not be discharged for political reasons.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-4-9.]
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 4. Personnel › 15-17-4-10. Employees; Salaries

Sec. 10. The salary of the employees of the board shall be fixed according to IC 4-12-2.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-4-10.]
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 4. Personnel › 15-17-4-11. Employees; Expenses

Sec. 11. Employees are entitled to receive necessary transportation and per diem expenses while away from the employees' official station and performing official duties.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-4-11.]
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 4. Personnel › 15-17-4-12. Prohibited Fees; Private Practice

Sec. 12. (a) An employee may not receive or collect any fee or other payment for any services provided as an employee.
(b) To learn professional skills and become familiar with new developments in the field of veterinary medicine, the state veterinarian or other veterinarians employed by the board may, in an individual capacity as a licensed veterinarian but not in an official capacity as a board employee, engage in the private practice of veterinary medicine if the private practice of veterinary medicine does not interfere with the employee's performance of duties as an employee of the board or does not violate state laws governing ethics and conflicts of interest.
(c) The board may impose conditions or restrictions on the practice of veterinary medicine by the board's employees to facilitate the performance of board duties and compliance with state ethics laws.
(d) The state is not liable for any act performed by the state veterinarian or a board employee performed in the private practice of veterinary medicine.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-4-12.]
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 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-1. Purpose

Sec. 1. The purpose of this chapter is to do the following:
(1) Safeguard the public health and promote public welfare by:
(A) preventing the slaughter of dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock or poultry for human food purposes; and
(B) preventing the manufacture, processing, storage, transportation, and sale of adulterated meat and poultry products for human food purposes.
(2) Eliminate the manufacture, processing, distribution, and sale of fraudulent, misbranded, or deceptive products of livestock and poultry origin.
(3) Prohibit the use of nonhumane methods in the slaughter of livestock and poultry.
(4) Provide for humane slaughter of livestock and poultry and for meat and poultry products inspection programs that will impose and enforce requirements with respect to intrastate operations and commerce that are at least equal to those imposed and enforced under the federal Humane Slaughter Act (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), the federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), and the federal Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) with respect to operations and transactions in interstate commerce.
(5) Aid in the control of livestock and poultry diseases by discovering the origins of diseased livestock and poultry found in antemortem inspections and obtaining samples of blood and tissue specimens as considered necessary for the control of livestock and poultry diseases.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-1.]
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 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-2. Administration

Sec. 2. The state veterinarian shall administer this chapter to accomplish the purposes set forth in section 1 of this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-3. Designation of Board

Sec. 3. The board is designated as the appropriate state agency to cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States in the administration of this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-6. Prohibitions Regarding Livestock and Poultry Products

Sec. 6. (a) A person may not do the following:
(1) Slaughter livestock or poultry or prepare any meat products or poultry products that are capable of use as human food for commerce, except in compliance with this chapter.
(2) Sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation in commerce any meat products or poultry products that are:
(A) capable of use as human food and are adulterated or misbranded; or
(B) required to be inspected under this chapter unless the products have been inspected and passed.
(3) With respect to articles that are capable of use as human food, perform an act:
(A) while the articles are being transported in commerce or held for sale after transportation in commerce; and
(B) that is intended to cause or has the effect of causing the articles to be adulterated or misbranded.
(b) A person may not sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in commerce, or from an official establishment, slaughtered poultry from which the blood, feathers, feet, head, or viscera have not been removed in accordance with rules adopted by the board except as authorized by rule.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-8.]
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 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-7. Transportation of Equine Carcasses, Livestock, Poultry Not Intended for Human Consumption, and Carcasses of Animals That Died Other Than by Slaughter

Sec. 7. (a) A person may not sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in commerce, carcasses or parts of carcasses of horses, mules, or other equines or the meat or meat food products of equines, unless the carcasses are plainly and conspicuously marked or labeled or identified as required by rules adopted by the board to show the kinds of animals from which the carcasses were derived.
(b) A person may not buy, sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in commerce, livestock products or poultry products that are not intended for use as human food unless the products are denatured or identified as required by the rules of the board or are naturally inedible by humans.
(c) A person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or transporting in commerce, dead, dying, disabled, or diseased animals, or any parts of the carcasses of any animals that died other than by slaughter, may not buy, sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in commerce, dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock or poultry or the products of such animals that died other than by slaughter unless the transaction or transportation is made in accordance with rules adopted by the board to ensure that the animals, or the unwholesome parts or products of the animals, will be prevented from being used for human food purposes.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-9.]
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 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-8. Anesthetic Measures Before Severance of Carotid Arteries

Sec. 8. The board shall adopt rules governing humane methods to make livestock or poultry insensible to pain before incision of an instrument for severance of the carotid arteries. The rules must conform to the extent applicable to the regulations promulgated under the federal Humane Slaughter Act, as amended.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-10.]
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 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-9. Granting of Inspection Service

Sec. 9. (a) Before a person may engage in slaughtering livestock or poultry or processing meat or poultry, meat food products, or poultry products for commerce, the person must apply for, and upon compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter, shall receive from the state veterinarian, inauguration of inspection service in the establishment where the:
(1) livestock or poultry are to be slaughtered for human consumption; or
(2) meat or poultry, meat food products, or poultry products are processed or manufactured.
(b) The board shall adopt rules governing the granting of inspection to the establishments that trade in commerce.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-11.]
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 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-10. Completion of Inspection; Reasonable Access

Sec. 10. (a) An inspection of products placed in a container at an official establishment is not complete until the products are sealed or enclosed in the container under the supervision of an inspector.
(b) For purposes of an inspection of products required by this chapter, inspectors authorized by the state veterinarian shall have access at reasonable times, by day or night, to every part of every establishment required to have inspection under this chapter, whether or not the establishment is operating.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-12.]
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 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-12. Duty of Board to Provide Inspection Service; Fee

Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the board is not required to furnish meat or poultry inspection under this chapter:
(1) for more than eight (8) hours in one (1) day;
(2) for more than forty (40) hours in one (1) calendar week; or
(3) on Saturdays, Sundays, or the following legal holidays:
(A) New Year's Day.
(B) Washington's Birthday.
(C) Memorial Day.
(D) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
(E) Columbus Day.
(F) Independence Day.
(G) Labor Day.
(H) Veterans Day.
(I) Thanksgiving Day.
(J) Christmas.
(b) If the operator of an establishment under inspection pays to the board an hourly fee for each hour of state meat or poultry inspection furnished:
(1) more than eight (8) hours in one (1) day;
(2) more than forty (40) hours in one (1) calendar week; or
(3) on Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays;
the board shall furnish the inspection service.
(c) Subject to the approval of the budget agency, the board shall establish an hourly rate for overtime at an amount sufficient to defray the cost of the inspection service. The establishment shall reimburse the board not later than thirty (30) days after assessment for overtime or legal overtime fees collected under this chapter. The fees must be deposited with the treasurer of state. All overtime fees deposited with the treasurer of state under this subsection are appropriated to the budget agency for allotment to the board for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
(d) The board may assign inspection personnel to more than one (1) establishment in order to efficiently use board personnel and resources.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-14.]
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 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-13. No Inspection for Products Not Intended for Use as Human Food

Sec. 13. Inspection may not be provided under this chapter at an establishment for the slaughter of livestock or poultry or the preparation of livestock products or poultry products that are not intended for use as human food. However, the articles must, before being offered for sale or transportation in commerce, unless naturally inedible by humans, be denatured or identified as prescribed by rules of the board to deter use for human food.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-15.]
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 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-14. Inspection of Bison, Farm Raised Cervidae, or Ratitae

Sec. 14. (a) After passing the postmortem inspection and upon request by the owner of a bison, farm raised cervidae, or ratitae, an establishment shall immediately upon slaughter return to the owner the head, hide, horns, and hooves.
(b) The board shall conduct field antemortem inspections of bison, farm raised cervidae, and ratitae only if a means of expeditious delivery of the exsanguinated carcass to an establishment is available.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-16.]
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 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-15. Fee Schedule

Sec. 15. The board may establish a schedule of fees for inspection services provided under this chapter. The fees must be reasonable but are not required to be equal to the costs of the inspection services.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-17.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-16. Prohibition Against Use of Official Device, Mark, or Certificate

Sec. 16. (a) A brand manufacturer, printer, or other person may not cast, print, lithograph, or otherwise make:
(1) a device containing an official mark or a simulation of an official mark or a label bearing the mark or simulation; or
(2) any form of official certificate or simulation of an official certificate;
except as authorized by the board.
(b) A person may not do any of the following:
(1) Forge an official device, mark, or certificate.
(2) Use an official device, mark, certificate, or a simulation of an official device, mark, or certificate or alter, detach, deface, or destroy an official device, mark, or certificate without authorization from the board.
(3) Contrary to the rules adopted by the board, fail to use or detach, deface, or destroy an official device, mark, or certificate.
(4) Knowingly possess, without promptly notifying the state veterinarian or the state veterinarian's representative, any of the following:
(A) An official device.
(B) A counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official certificate.
(C) A device or label on a carcass of an animal, including poultry, or part or product of a carcass, bearing a counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official mark.
(5) Knowingly make a false statement in a shipper's certificate or other nonofficial or official certificate provided for in the rules adopted by the board.
(6) Knowingly represent that an article has been inspected and passed or exempted under this chapter when the article has not been inspected and passed or exempted.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-18.]
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 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-17. Violations; Penalties

Sec. 17. (a) A person subject to this chapter that has not been approved for inspection may not offer for sale meat or poultry, a meat food product, or a poultry product in commerce in Indiana.
(b) The board may take the following actions for a violation of this section:
(1) Issue an order of compliance under IC 4-21.5-3-6, IC 4-21.5-3-8, or IC 4-21.5-4.
(2) Levy a civil penalty under IC 4-21.5-3-6.
(3) Both of the actions listed in subdivisions (1) and (2).
(c) The board may, by rules adopted under IC 4-22-2, adopt a schedule of civil penalties that may be levied for violations of this section. A penalty included in the schedule of civil penalties may not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation for each day of the violation.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-19.]
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 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-18. Schedule of Slaughter

Sec. 18. If an establishment conducts operations that require an inspection for less than eight (8) hours a day, fewer than five (5) days a week, or for a period that is different from a normal Monday through Friday, eight (8) hours per day, five (5) days per week work week, the state veterinarian shall arrange a schedule of slaughter for each establishment so that proper and efficient antemortem inspection and postmortem inspection of livestock or poultry is provided in each establishment while efficiently using inspection resources among the establishments. The schedule must be arranged in conference with the recognized establishments involved.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-20.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-19. Duties of Establishments

Sec. 19. (a) For purposes of this section, references in IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4 to:
(1) "state health commissioner" refer to the state veterinarian; and
(2) "department" refer to the board.
(b) An establishment operating under this chapter shall do the following:
(1) Provide information considered necessary by the state veterinarian to enforce this chapter.
(2) Supply samples of ingredients used in the formulation of products.
(3) Supply samples of products manufactured, processed, or prepared in the establishment for laboratory examination or other examination required by the board to ensure that the products comply with this chapter and IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-21.]
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 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-20. Detention of Livestock or Poultry Products or Animals Pending Investigation

Sec. 20. (a) For purposes of this section, references in IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4 to:
(1) "state health commissioner" refer to the state veterinarian; and
(2) "department" refer to the board.
(b) Whenever:
(1) a:
(A) livestock product;
(B) poultry product;
(C) product exempted from the definition of a livestock product and from the definition of a poultry product; or
(D) dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock or poultry;
is found by an authorized representative of the board upon any premises where the product or animal is held for purposes of or during or after distribution in commerce or is subject to this chapter; and
(2) there is reason to believe that:
(A) the product or animal is adulterated or misbranded and is capable of use as human food;
(B) the product or animal has not been inspected in violation of this chapter, IC 16-42-1 through IC 16-42-4, the federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); or
(C) the product or animal has been or is intended to be distributed in violation of a law listed under clause (B);
the product or animal may be detained by the representative for not more than twenty (20) days, pending action under section 21 of this chapter or notification of federal authorities having jurisdiction over the product or animal, and may not be moved by a person from the place at which the product or animal is located when the product or animal is detained until released by the representative.
(c) All official marks may be required by the representative to be removed from the product or animal before the product or animal is released unless it appears to the satisfaction of the state veterinarian that the product or animal is eligible to retain the official marks.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-22.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-21. Procedures for Seizure and Condemnation of Article or Animal

Sec. 21. (a) A livestock product, a poultry product, or dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock or poultry:
(1) that is:
(A) being transported in commerce;
(B) subject to this chapter; or
(C) held for sale in Indiana after transportation in commerce; and
(2) that:
(A) is or has been prepared, sold, transported, or distributed or offered or received for distribution in violation of this chapter;
(B) is capable of use as human food and is adulterated or misbranded; or
(C) in any other way is in violation of this chapter;
may be seized and condemned, at any time, on furnishing evidence of a violation of this chapter in any proper court as provided in section 28 of this chapter within whose jurisdiction the article or animal is found.
(b) After entry of a decree condemning an article or animal, the article or animal must be disposed of by destruction or sale, as the court directs.
(c) If the article or animal is sold, the proceeds from the sale, less:
(1) court costs and fees; and
(2) storage and other proper expenses;
must be paid into the state treasury.
(d) The article or animal may not be sold contrary to any of the following:
(1) This chapter.
(2) The federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
(3) The federal Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.).
(4) The federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).
However, upon the execution and delivery of a sufficient agreement conditioned that the article or animal will not be sold or disposed of contrary to this chapter, the article or animal may be delivered to the owner of the article or animal subject to supervision by authorized representatives of the board necessary to ensure compliance with the applicable laws.
(e) When a decree of condemnation is entered against the article or animal and the article or animal is released under the agreement or destroyed, court costs, fees, storage, and other proper expenses must be awarded against the person, if any, intervening as claimant of the article or animal.
(f) The proceedings in cases for condemnation of an article or animal must conform, as much as possible, to the proceedings in admiralty, except that either party may demand trial by jury of any issue of fact joined in any case and all of the proceedings must be at the suit of and in the name of the state of Indiana.
(g) This section does not derogate from authority for condemnation or seizure conferred by this chapter or other laws.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-23.]
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 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-23. No Right Against Self-Incrimination

Sec. 23. (a) A person may not be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, schedules of charges, contracts, agreements, or other documentary evidence:
(1) before the state veterinarian or board, or in obedience to a subpoena of the state veterinarian or board, regardless of whether the subpoena was signed or issued by the state veterinarian, the state veterinarian delegate, or board; or
(2) in a cause or proceeding, criminal or civil, based upon or growing out of an alleged violation of this chapter;
on the ground that the testimony, evidence, documents, or other evidence required of the person may tend to incriminate the person or subject the person to a penalty or forfeiture.
(b) A person may not be prosecuted or subjected to a penalty or forfeiture for or on account of a transaction, matter, or thing concerning which the person is compelled to testify or produce testimony, evidence, documents, or other evidence after having claimed the person's privilege against self-incrimination. However, a person testifying is not exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-25.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-24. Failure to Obey Subpoena or Other Requirement

Sec. 24. A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally fails to:
(1) attend and testify;
(2) answer a lawful inquiry; or
(3) produce documentary evidence if in the person's power to do so;
in obedience to a subpoena or lawful requirement of the state veterinarian or board commits a Class A misdemeanor.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-26.]
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 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-25. Falsifying or Interfering With Documentary Evidence or Inspection

Sec. 25. A person who knowingly:
(1) makes a false entry or statement of fact in a report required to be made under this chapter or in any account, record, or memorandum kept by a person subject to this chapter;
(2) fails to make full, true, and correct entries in the accounts, records, or memoranda of all facts and transactions pertaining to the person's business;
(3) removes out of Indiana or damages, alters, or falsifies documentary evidence of a person subject to this chapter; or
(4) refuses to submit to the state veterinarian or board or to the state veterinarian's or board's authorized agent for the purpose of inspection and taking copies of documentary evidence of a person subject to this chapter in the person's possession or within the person's control;
commits a Level 6 felony.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-27.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.208.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-26. Failure to File Report; Forfeiture After Notice of Default

Sec. 26. (a) A person who fails to file an annual or a special report as required by this chapter within the time fixed by the state veterinarian for filing the report and for thirty (30) days after notice of default shall forfeit to the state one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of the continuance of the failure beginning thirty-one (31) days after the notice of default. The forfeiture is payable into the state treasury and is recoverable in a civil suit in the name of the state of Indiana brought in the circuit court, superior court, or probate court where the person has the person's principal office or in any county in which the person does business.
(b) The prosecuting attorneys, under the direction of the attorney general, shall prosecute for the recovery of forfeitures. The costs and expenses of prosecution must be paid out of the appropriation for the expenses of the courts.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-28.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.84.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products › Chapter 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-27. Adverse Conditions in Official Establishment

Sec. 27. (a) If a condition exists in an official establishment that may adversely affect the wholesomeness of meat, poultry, meat food products, or meat byproducts prepared or processed in the official establishment, the state veterinarian may suspend state meat or poultry inspection until the condition is remedied.
(b) After notice and hearing in compliance with IC 4-21.5, the board may revoke state meat and poultry inspection from an official establishment if the person in authority at the establishment repeatedly and persistently fails to comply with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-29.]
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 5. Meat and Poultry Inspection; Humane Slaughter Act › 15-17-5-28. Powers of State Veterinarian or Board Upon Finding of Adverse Conditions

Sec. 28. (a) This section applies if, upon inspection of an establishment, the state veterinarian or board finds a condition that meets any of the following conditions:
(1) May affect adversely the wholesomeness of meat, poultry, meat food products, meat byproducts, or poultry products.
(2) Is in violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.
(b) The state veterinarian or board may do either of the following:
(1) Furnish evidence of the violation to the prosecuting attorney of the judicial circuit in which the violation occurs.
(2) Issue an order to the person in authority at the offending establishment to abate the condition or violation within five (5) days or other reasonable time required to abate the condition or violation. The proceedings to abate must be in accordance with IC 4-21.5.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-30.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.