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2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 1. Organization of Interstate Fairs › 15-14-1-7. Restrictions on Property Ownership

Sec. 7. (a) The amount of real estate that a corporation incorporated under this chapter may purchase or own may not exceed:
(1) one hundred sixty (160) acres; and
(2) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in value.
(b) A corporation incorporated under this chapter may sell any land that it possesses or may possess.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 15-1-2-6 part; subsection (b) formerly 15-1-2-10.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 1. Organization of Interstate Fairs › 15-14-1-8. Capital Stock

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the capital stock of a corporation incorporated under this chapter may not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
(b) The capital stock of a corporation incorporated under this chapter may be increased by the vote of the stockholders at:
(1) an annual meeting of the stockholders; or
(2) a meeting called especially to increase the capital stock;
to an amount not exceeding one million dollars ($1,000,000).
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-2-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 1. Organization of Interstate Fairs › 15-14-1-9. Awards; Promotions

Sec. 9. (a) A corporation incorporated under this chapter shall annually offer and present cash awards for the improvement of soils, tillage, crops, manures, improvement of stock, articles of domestic industry, and other articles, productions, and improvements the corporation considers proper. The awards must be provided in different amounts and grades so that large and small manufacturers and farmers have an opportunity to compete for the awards.
(b) A corporation incorporated under this chapter may perform any acts the corporation considers best to promote the agricultural and household manufacturing interests of the county and of the states whose residents have organized the corporation.
(c) When a corporation organized under this chapter makes its awards, special attention must be given to the profits that may or are likely to accrue from:
(1) the improved method of raising the crop;
(2) improving the soil or stock; or
(3) the fabrication of the articles offered;
with the intention that the award be given for the most economical method of improvement.
(d) Before an award is made under this section, a person competing for a cash award for improved:
(1) tillage methods;
(2) manufacturing methods; or
(3) production of any crop or other articles;
must deliver to the awarding committee a full and correct statement of the process of the tillage method, manufacturing method, or production. The statement must show the expense and value of the process to show accurately the profits derived or expected to be derived.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-2-8.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 1. Organization of Interstate Fairs › 15-14-1-10. Publishing List of Awards; Report

Sec. 10. A corporation incorporated under this chapter shall:
(1) annually publish a list of the awards made by the corporation under section 9 of this chapter and a summary of the treasurer's account in a newspaper of the county; and
(2) make a:
(A) report of its proceedings during the year;
(B) synopsis of the awards made by the corporation under section 9 of this chapter for improvements in agricultural and household manufactures, along with summary descriptions of the improvements; and
(C) report of the condition of agriculture in the county or district of the corporation, which must:
(i) comply with the rules of the state fair commission; and
(ii) be forwarded to the state fair commission at its annual meeting in January of each year.
A subsequent payment may not be made from the county treasury unless a certificate is presented to the auditor from the secretary of the state fair commission showing that the report has been made.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-2-9.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 1. Organization of Interstate Fairs › 15-14-1-11. Power to Borrow; Interest; Mortgages; Bond Issue

Sec. 11. (a) A corporation incorporated under this chapter may do the following:
(1) Borrow not more than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) at a rate of interest not to exceed six percent (6%) per annum.
(2) Mortgage its property to secure the repayment of the loan.
(3) Issue bonds for not more than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000).
(b) Bonds issued under subsection (a) must:
(1) not exceed a duration of twenty (20) years;
(2) have interest bearing coupons affixed; and
(3) be secured by mortgage on the property of the corporation.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-2-11.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 1. Organization of Interstate Fairs › 15-14-1-12. County Allowance to Association; Lien; Repayment

Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "county executive" means the board of commissioners of a county elected under IC 36-2-2-2.
(b) The county executive may make an allowance out of the general fund of the county to a corporation incorporated under this chapter.
(c) Before an allowance under subsection (b) is made, the president or secretary of the association shall file a sworn statement with the county executive showing the:
(1) name and date of organization of the association; and
(2) amount expended for fairgrounds and permanent improvements needed for the fairgrounds and the amount necessary to complete the improvements.
(d) After receiving a sworn statement under subsection (c), the county executive may make an allowance that the county executive considers necessary, but that does not exceed either of the following:
(1) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(2) One-half (1/2) the amount shown by the statement to be expended on the grounds and improvements.
(e) The amount appropriated under this section is a lien on the real and personal property of the association.
(f) Dividends may not be declared or paid to the incorporators or stockholders until the appropriation made by the board is repaid to the county treasurer with interest.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-2-12.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.86-2008, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 2. State Horticultural Associations › 15-14-2-1. Horticulture Associations; Methods of Incorporation; Body Corporate and Politic; Property

Sec. 1. (a) A state, district, or county society of persons associated for horticultural purposes may incorporate in the following manner:
(1) A state horticultural society may incorporate by depositing a certified copy of the society's articles of association, with its name and a description and an impress of the seal adopted by the society, in the office of the secretary of state.
(2) A district or county horticultural association may incorporate by depositing, under the seal of the state horticultural association, a statement showing that the district or county association:
(A) was organized for horticultural purposes and is entitled to representation; and
(B) has consented to elect at least one (1) delegate to represent the association;
in the state horticultural association at its annual and official meetings, in the office of the recorder of the county where the district or county horticultural association is organized, along with the name by which the association will be known and a description of the seal adopted. The recorder shall record the statement in the miscellaneous record. A fee of fifty cents ($0.50) may be charged and collected to record the statement.
(b) A state, district, or county horticultural association:
(1) is a body corporate and politic, with perpetual succession; and
(2) may:
(A) sue and be sued;
(B) enter into contracts;
(C) plead and be impleaded;
(D) take, hold, and convey real and personal property; and
(E) make bylaws and rules for the governance of the association and the management of its affairs and property consistent with Indiana law.
(c) A state, district, or county horticultural association may:
(1) purchase;
(2) improve; or
(3) sell, not exceeding, at any one (1) time, one hundred (100) acres of land;
for the use and purposes of the association, and may erect buildings on the land necessary for the use of the association and the improvement of the land.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-11-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 2. State Horticultural Associations › 15-14-2-2. Annual Meeting; Representatives; Reports

Sec. 2. (a) The state horticultural association organized under section 1 of this chapter shall hold, in Indianapolis or another location in Indiana to be selected by the association at the preceding meeting, an annual meeting, for the purpose of deliberating and consulting as to the wants, prospects, and conditions of the horticultural interests of the people of Indiana.
(b) At the annual meeting, the district and county horticultural associations may be represented by one (1) or more delegates each, as the state association provides. The district and county associations shall forward, by representatives, the report of the condition and prospects of the district or county associations to the state horticultural society.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-11-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 2. State Horticultural Associations › 15-14-2-3. State Horticulture Association; Maintenance of Collections

Sec. 3. (a) When the state horticultural association has complied with this chapter, the association is entitled to the occupancy and use of any unappropriated room in the state capitol or other building used or occupied by the state.
(b) The room described in subsection (a) shall be designated as the department of horticulture.
(c) An association occupying the room described in subsection (a) may maintain in the room:
(1) a library;
(2) specimens and representations of horticultural industry;
(3) collections of insect specimens or birds that are injurious or beneficial to horticultural products in Indiana; and
(4) floral specimens and representations collected by the association.
Those items and other items that the association collects and deposits in the room must be available for public inspection and examination under rules adopted by the association.
(d) The association:
(1) shall hold the items described in subsection (c) until ordered under rules adopted by the association or the interests of horticulture require; and
(2) may adopt bylaws for the association's protection and good order that are considered necessary and not inconsistent with Indiana law.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-11-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 3. County and District Agricultural Societies › 15-14-3-1. Agricultural Societies; Subscription or Membership Fees; County Funds

Sec. 1. (a) If:
(1) at least thirty (30) individuals who are residents of any county or a district containing two (2) Indiana counties have:
(A) organized themselves into a society for the improvement of agriculture within the county or district;
(B) adopted a constitution and bylaws that comply with the rules furnished by the state fair commission;
(C) appointed the usual and proper officers; and
(D) raised and paid to the treasurer of the society, by voluntary subscription or by fees imposed on its members, at least fifty dollars ($50); and
(2) the president of the society described in subdivision (1)(A) certifies to the respective county auditors the amounts paid, attested by the oath or affirmation of the treasurer before a person authorized to administer oaths;
the county auditors within the district in which the society is organized shall draw a warrant on the treasurer of the respective counties in favor of the president and treasurer of the society for the amount of funds that were received during the previous year for licenses issued to persons exhibiting menageries, circuses, theatrical performances, or other shows.
(b) A warrant issued under subsection (a) may not exceed the amount raised and paid in by the society by voluntary subscriptions or fees.
(c) The treasurer of the county shall pay the warrant issued under this section.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-3-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 3. County and District Agricultural Societies › 15-14-3-2. Awards; Promotions

Sec. 2. (a) A county or district society formed under section 1 of this chapter shall annually offer and present cash awards for:
(1) the improvement of soils, tillage, crops, and manures;
(2) the improvement of stock and articles of domestic industry; and
(3) other articles, productions, and improvements;
the society considers proper. The awards must be provided in different amounts and grades so that large and small manufacturers and farmers have an opportunity to compete for the awards.
(b) A society formed under section 1 of this chapter may perform acts the society considers best to promote agricultural and household manufacturing interests of the district and of the state.
(c) When a society formed under section 1 of this chapter makes an award under subsection (a), special attention must be given to the profits that may or are likely to accrue from:
(1) the improved method of raising the crop;
(2) improving the soil or stock; or
(3) the fabrication of the articles offered;
with the intention that the award be given for the most economical method of improvement.
(d) Before an award is made under subsection (a), a person offering to compete for a cash award on improved:
(1) tillage methods; or
(2) production of any crop or other articles;
must deliver to the awarding committee a full and correct statement of the process of the tillage or production method. The statement must show the expense and value of the process to show accurately the profits derived or expected to be derived.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-3-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 3. County and District Agricultural Societies › 15-14-3-3. Publishing List of Awards; Reports

Sec. 3. A society organized under section 1 of this chapter shall:
(1) annually publish a list of the awards made by the society under section 2 of this chapter and a summary of the treasurer's account in a newspaper of the county or district; and
(2) make a:
(A) report of its proceedings during the year;
(B) synopsis of the awards made by the society under section 2 of this chapter for improvements in agriculture and household manufactures, along with summary descriptions of the improvements; and
(C) report of the conditions of agriculture in the county or district of the society, which must:
(i) comply with the rules of the state fair commission; and
(ii) be forwarded to the state fair commission at its annual meeting in January of each year.
A subsequent payment may not be made from the county treasury unless a certificate is presented to the auditor from the state fair commission showing that the report has been made.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-3-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 4. Incorporation of State Associations › 15-14-4-1. Authority to Incorporate State Associations; Procedure

Sec. 1. Associations of persons for the advancement of the agricultural interests of the state known as:
(1) the state corn growers' association;
(2) the state livestock breeders' association; and
(3) the state dairymen's association;
may become incorporated by depositing in the office of the secretary of state a certified copy of the articles of the association, including the name assumed and a description and impress of the seal adopted by the association.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-5-4-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 4. Incorporation of State Associations › 15-14-4-2. Meetings; Participation

Sec. 2. An association organized under section 1 of this chapter shall hold, in Indianapolis, or some other place in Indiana selected by the association at its preceding meeting, or by its executive committee before the date of the meeting, an annual meeting and any auxiliary meetings that may be desired, for the purpose of deliberating and consulting as to the wants, prospects, and conditions of the corn, livestock, or dairy interests of the people of Indiana. A person interested in any of these lines of industry may participate at the meetings.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-5-4-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 4. Incorporation of State Associations › 15-14-4-3. State Appropriations; Purposes; Officer's Compensation

Sec. 3. (a) The following entities, upon their compliance with sections 1 and 2 of this chapter, are entitled to receive from the state treasury, out of money in the state general fund not otherwise appropriated, sums of money the general assembly appropriates:
(1) The state corn growers' association.
(2) The state livestock breeders' association.
(3) The state dairymen's association.
(b) An appropriation under subsection (a) may be used only for the following purposes:
(1) Obtaining speakers for association meetings.
(2) Payment of traveling expenses for the speakers and officers of the association.
(3) Advertising association meetings.
(4) Publishing and distributing an annual report.
(5) Obtaining medals, trophies, dies, premium ribbons, awards, postage stamps, and clerical services.
An officer may not receive compensation for the officer's services other than the actual expenses incurred in engaging in the business of the association.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-5-4-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 5. Agricultural Societies, Associations, and Corporations › 15-14-5-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a society, an association, or a corporation:
(1) organized:
(A) for the improvement of agriculture; or
(B) to conduct fairs or agricultural exhibits; or
(2) owning or operating fairgrounds or other real estate for similar purposes.
(b) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) the state fair commission; or
(2) the property owned by the commission.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 15-1-10-1 part; subsection (b) formerly 15-1-10-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 5. Agricultural Societies, Associations, and Corporations › 15-14-5-2. Powers to Borrow Money, Mortgage Property, and Issue Bonds

Sec. 2. A society, an association, or a corporation described in section 1 of this chapter, with authority of its board of directors, may:
(1) borrow money;
(2) mortgage its property; and
(3) issue notes, bonds, and other obligations without restrictions other than those applying to corporations generally.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-10-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 5. Agricultural Societies, Associations, and Corporations › 15-14-5-3. Authority to Sell Property, Pay Obligations, and Distribute Proceeds to Shareholders

Sec. 3. A society, an association, or a corporation described in section 1 of this chapter may:
(1) upon authority granted by the votes of those holding two-thirds (2/3) of the shares of stock:
(A) sell; and
(B) convey by deed all or any part of its grounds and property at any time; and
(2) use the proceeds obtained from the sale in payment of its obligations, or for other and usual corporate purposes, in the same manner as corporations generally are authorized to do.
After payment of its obligations the society, association, or corporation may distribute the proceeds among the shareholders.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-10-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 5. Agricultural Societies, Associations, and Corporations › 15-14-5-4. Dissolution and Liquidation

Sec. 4. A society, an association, or a corporation described in section 1 of this chapter may:
(1) dissolve; and
(2) liquidate;
the affairs of the society, association, or corporation in the same manner as corporations generally are authorized to do.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-10-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 6. Corporate Status for County and District Agricultural Societies › 15-14-6-1. Corporate Status; Authority to Issue Capital Stock and Hold Real Estate

Sec. 1. (a) A county or district agricultural society, an agricultural and mechanical society, and a horticultural society must be a body corporate with perpetual succession.
(b) A society described in subsection (a) may:
(1) issue capital stock not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), in shares not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) each; and
(2) hold real estate, by purchase, gift, or devise, not to exceed eighty (80) acres.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-4-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 6. Corporate Status for County and District Agricultural Societies › 15-14-6-2. Transferability of Capital Stock

Sec. 2. Shares in the capital stock of a society described in section 1 of this chapter are transferable for consideration from a person to another person, subject to the bylaws that the society adopts.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-5-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 6. Corporate Status for County and District Agricultural Societies › 15-14-6-3. Voting Rights

Sec. 3. (a) In all meetings of stockholders of a society, described in section 1 of this chapter, held for the:
(1) election of:
(A) trustees; or
(B) directors; or
(2) purpose of expressing the will of the stockholders by vote on any question;
a stockholder is entitled to cast one (1) vote for each share the stockholder owns and has fully paid for.
(b) A stockholder is not entitled to vote on more than ten (10) shares in a vote held under subsection (a).
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-5-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 7. Allowance for Tax Levy Procedure for Support of County 4-H Clubs › 15-14-7-1. "Executive"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "executive" means the board of commissioners of a county under IC 36-2-2-2.
[2008 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 7. Allowance for Tax Levy Procedure for Support of County 4-H Clubs › 15-14-7-2. County Appropriation for 4-H Clubs

Sec. 2. Subject to section 3 of this chapter, the executive of a county may make an appropriation from the county general fund to a 4-H club that promotes the agricultural and horticultural interests of the county.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-6-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 7. Allowance for Tax Levy Procedure for Support of County 4-H Clubs › 15-14-7-3. Petition; Notice; Remonstrance; Duration

Sec. 3. (a) The president or secretary of a 4-H club described in section 2 of this chapter may file a petition signed by at least thirty (30) resident freeholders of the county with the county auditor of the county requesting that the executive make an appropriation provided for in section 2 of this chapter.
(b) The county auditor shall have the petition, without the signatures, printed in a newspaper of general circulation that is published in the county.
(c) The notice must state the date and time when the petition will be considered by the executive. The auditor shall set the date, time, and place at which the petition will be considered, which must be at least thirty (30) days after the publication of the notice.
(d) If not later than the date and time published in the notice for the consideration of the petition by the executive, a remonstrance signed by more resident freeholders of the county than the number signing the petition is filed with the county auditor protesting the allowance, the executive shall consider the remonstrance. If the executive finds that the remonstrance is signed by a greater number of resident freeholders than the petition asking for an allowance, the executive:
(1) may not make an appropriation for the purposes set forth in section 2 of this chapter; and
(2) shall dismiss the petition and take no further action.
(e) After final acceptance by the executive, a petition under this section is effective for one (1) to five (5) years, as determined by the executive.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citations: part formerly 15-1-6-2(a); part formerly 15-1-6-2(b).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.86-2008, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 7. Allowance for Tax Levy Procedure for Support of County 4-H Clubs › 15-14-7-4. Tax Levy; Duration

Sec. 4. The county council may levy an annual tax of not more than three and thirty-three hundredths cents ($0.0333) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation to:
(1) construct;
(2) operate; or
(3) maintain;
a building owned and operated by a 4-H club described in section 2 of this chapter. The tax may be levied only until the building has been constructed or for not more than five (5) years, whichever occurs first. After the building has been constructed, the county council may levy an annual tax of not more than sixty-seven hundredths of one cent ($0.0067) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation to operate and maintain the building.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-6-2(c).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 7. Allowance for Tax Levy Procedure for Support of County 4-H Clubs › 15-14-7-5. Contributions

Sec. 5. A 4-H club described in section 2 of this chapter may solicit and accept any kind of contribution for the development and maintenance of the club's projects.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-6-2(d).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 7. Allowance for Tax Levy Procedure for Support of County 4-H Clubs › 15-14-7-6. Lien on Property; Repayment

Sec. 6. (a) An amount appropriated under section 2 of this chapter is a lien on the real and personal property of the 4-H club.
(b) A dividend may not be declared or paid to the incorporators or stockholders of the 4-H club until the appropriation made by the board is repaid with interest to the county treasury.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-6-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 8. Issuance of Mortgage Bonds by County Agricultural or Horticultural Societies › 15-14-8-1. Authority to Issue First Mortgage Bonds

Sec. 1. All:
(1) agricultural or horticultural societies; or
(2) county fairs having a state charter;
owning at least fifty (50) acres of real estate in fee simple may issue first mortgage bonds in a maximum amount of seventy-five percent (75%) of the value of the real estate unimproved to pay off a current incumbrance or make permanent improvements on the society's or fair's grounds.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-7-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 8. Issuance of Mortgage Bonds by County Agricultural or Horticultural Societies › 15-14-8-2. Bonds; Tax Exemption; Duration; Sale Price

Sec. 2. (a) Bonds issued under section 1 of this chapter:
(1) are free from state tax; and
(2) may not be issued for a period longer than the life of the charter of the society or fair.
(b) The bonds may be sold at a price less than the par value if the action is endorsed by a full meeting of the board of directors of the society or fair.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-7-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 8. Issuance of Mortgage Bonds by County Agricultural or Horticultural Societies › 15-14-8-3. Surplus; Use to Retire Bonds

Sec. 3. If bonds have been issued under section 1 of this chapter and there is a surplus in the treasury of the society or fair, funds not needed for improvements on the grounds must be used to retire the bonds. Bonds must be retired in the order of their seniority, and a clause stating this privilege must be inserted in all bonds.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-7-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 9. Tax Levy for County Fairs › 15-14-9-1. County Appropriation; Purposes; Restrictions

Sec. 1. (a) The county council and board of county commissioners of a county may appropriate and pay to:
(1) an agricultural fair, exhibition, or association; or
(2) an organized county 4-H club in which the residents of the county are interested;
a sum not exceeding four cents ($0.04) on each one hundred dollars ($100) valuation of the taxable property of the county, to be paid out of the county general fund.
(b) An appropriation under subsection (a) may be used only for necessary costs and expenses:
(1) incidental to the conduct and carrying out the purposes of organized:
(A) 4-H clubs; and
(B) boys' and girls' club work;
(2) for cash awards on:
(A) agricultural and horticultural products;
(B) livestock; and
(C) boys' and girls' club work; and
(3) for judging products, livestock, and club work described in this subsection.
(c) An appropriation under subsection (a) applies to regularly organized:
(1) fair associations; and
(2) boys' and girls' clubs, 4-H clubs, or agricultural clubs;
if the fair or exhibition is given only for the promotion of the interests of agriculture, horticulture, and stock raising. The appropriation does not apply to a person, an association, or a corporation conducting the fair or exhibition for profit or to street fairs or exhibitions.
(d) An appropriation under subsection (a) may not be used or given for contests of speed.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-8-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 9. Tax Levy for County Fairs › 15-14-9-2. Multiple Fairs and Exhibitions; Appropriations

Sec. 2. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), in a county where two (2) or more fairs or exhibitions are conducted as provided in section 1 of this chapter, the county council may appropriate to each of the fairs or associations an amount that the county council considers proper and equitable.
(b) The amount appropriated under subsection (a) must be computed by the ratio that the cash awards and judging expenses of each fair bears to the total amount spent for awards and judging by the fairs sharing in the division.
(c) The total amount appropriated under subsection (a) may not exceed a sum equal to one cent ($.01) on each one hundred dollars ($100) valuation of the taxable property located in the county.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-8-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 14. Agricultural Fairs, Associations, and Societies › Chapter 10. Appropriation to County Corn Growers' Association or Horticultural Society in a County Without a County Fair › 15-14-10-1. Appropriation for Cash Awards

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to a county corn growers' association or horticulture society with at least:
(1) fifty (50) members in the local association or society; and
(2) ten (10) members in the state association or society.
(b) In a county where an agricultural fair or association:
(1) does not exist; or
(2) is not active;
the county council and the board of county commissioners may annually appropriate and pay to any county corn growers' association or horticultural society up to two hundred dollars ($200) to be used in the payment of cash awards.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1-9-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-1. "Advertisement"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "advertisement" means any representation, other than those on the label, relating to seed covered by this chapter, disseminated in any manner or by any means.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(g).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-2. "Agricultural Seed"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "agricultural seed" means the seeds of legume, grass, forage, cereal, fiber, or oil crops. The term includes other kinds of seeds commonly recognized in Indiana as agricultural seeds, lawn seeds, and mixtures of such seeds.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(b).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.75-2010, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-3. "Brand"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "brand" means a word, name, number, or design used to identify seed of one (1) person to distinguish it from seed of another person.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(x).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-4. "Bulk Lot"; "In Bulk"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "bulk lot" or "in bulk" refers to seed in an unpackaged form. The term does not include seed in bags.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(q).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-5. "Certifying Agency"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "certifying agency" refers to either of the following:
(1) An agency authorized under the laws of a state, territory, or possession of the United States to officially certify seed.
(2) An agency of a foreign country determined by the state seed commissioner to adhere to procedure and standards for seed certification generally adhered to by certification agencies described in subdivision (1).
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(r).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-5.5. "Cool Season Lawn and Turf Grasses"

Sec. 5.5. As used in this chapter, "cool season lawn and turf grasses" includes:
(1) Kentucky bluegrass, red fescue, chewings fescue, hard fescue, tall fescue, perennial ryegrass, intermediate ryegrass, annual ryegrass, colonial bentgrass, or creeping bentgrass; and
(2) mixtures of any of the grasses referred to in subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.75-2010, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-6. "Distribute"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "distribute" means to sell, offer to sell, barter, or supply or transport for sale agricultural or vegetable seed for sowing and seeding purposes in Indiana.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(i).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-7. "Effective"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "effective", as applied to inoculants, means that under laboratory tests at least two (2) nodules must be produced on or adjacent to the primary root on at least sixty-six percent (66%) of the plants in the test.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(w).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-8. "Hybrid"

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "hybrid" means the first generation of a cross made under controlled conditions between strains of different parentage and of satisfactory purity.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(m) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-9. "Kind"

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "kind" means one (1) or more related species or subspecies of plant that singly or collectively are known by one (1) common name, including corn, oats, alfalfa, and timothy.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(j).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-10. "Label"

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "label" means the display or displays of written, printed, or graphic matter on or attached to a seed container or accompanying seed sold in bulk quantities.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(v).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-11. "Labeling"

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "labeling" refers to the use of labels or other written, printed, or graphic representations in any form accompanying or associated with a lot of seed whether in bulk or in containers. The term includes any representations on an invoice.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(f).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-12. "Legume Inoculant"

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "legume inoculant" means a pure or mixed culture of bacteria of the genus Rhizobium capable of effectively inoculating a specific kind or specific kinds of legume plants.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(t).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-13. "Lot"

Sec. 13. As used in this chapter, "lot" means a definite quantity of seed identified by a lot number or other mark, every portion or bag of which is uniform within recognized tolerances for the factors that appear in the labeling.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(l).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-14. "Noxious Weed Seed"

Sec. 14. As used in this chapter, "noxious weed seed" means either of the following:
(1) Prohibited noxious weed seed.
(2) Restricted noxious weed seed.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(e) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-15. "Percent"; "Percentage"

Sec. 15. As used in this chapter, "percent" or "percentage" refers to the percentage by weight.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(n).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-15.5. "Permit"

Sec. 15.5. As used in this chapter, "permit" means a written authorization granted by the seed commissioner and required under this chapter before a person may distribute agricultural or vegetable seed in Indiana subject to this chapter.
As added by P.L.75-2010, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-16. "Person"

Sec. 16. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a partnership, a company, or a corporation.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(a).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-17. "Pre-Inoculated Seed"

Sec. 17. As used in this chapter, "pre-inoculated seed" means seed to which has been applied before sale an application of a legume inoculant to effectively nodulate the resultant plant until the expiration date of the inoculant.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(u) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-18. "Prohibited Noxious Weed Seed"

Sec. 18. As used in this chapter, "prohibited noxious weed seed" means:
(1) the seeds of perennial weeds that not only reproduce by seed but also spread by underground roots, stems, and other reproductive parts; and
(2) seeds, which when well established, are highly destructive and difficult to control by ordinary good cultural practice.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(e) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-19. "Record"

Sec. 19. As used in this chapter, "record" means all information relating to the shipment or distribution of a lot of seed. The term includes a file sample of each lot of seed.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(h).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-20. "Restricted Noxious Weed Seed"

Sec. 20. As used in this chapter, "restricted noxious weed seed" means:
(1) seeds of weeds that are very objectionable in fields, lawns, and gardens of Indiana; and
(2) seeds of weeds that can be controlled by good cultural practices.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(e) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-20.5. "Special Use Permit"

Sec. 20.5. As used in this chapter, "special use permit" means authorization issued by the seed commissioner to a person subject to section 27(c) of this chapter for the use of seeds of plant species for the purpose of research, development, production, or education.
As added by P.L.75-2010, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-21. "Treated"

Sec. 21. As used in this chapter, "treated" refers to seed that has been subjected to an application of a substance or a process to:
(1) reduce, control, or repel certain disease organisms, insects, or other pests attacking the seed or seedlings growing from the seed; or
(2) change the appearance, growth pattern, or performance of the seed or seedlings growing from the seed.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(p).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-22. "Type"

Sec. 22. As used in this chapter, "type" means the general physiological and morphological characters common to a number of varieties, which varieties cannot be differentiated except under special conditions.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(s).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-23. "Variety"

Sec. 23. As used in this chapter, "variety" means a subdivision of a kind characterized by growth, yield, plant, fruit, seed, or other characteristics, by which a plant can be differentiated from other plants of the same kind.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(k).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-24. "Vegetable Seed"

Sec. 24. As used in this chapter, "vegetable seed" means the seeds:
(1) of crops grown commercially or in home gardens; and
(2) commonly known and sold in Indiana as vegetable seeds.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(c).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-25. "Weed Seed"

Sec. 25. As used in this chapter, "weed seed" means the seeds of all plants commonly recognized as weeds in Indiana. The term includes noxious weed seeds.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(d).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-26. State Seed Commissioner

Sec. 26. The state chemist is the state seed commissioner by virtue of office.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-28. Rules; Pure Seed and Germination

Sec. 28. (a) The state seed commissioner may by rule define seed labeling and testing terms in common usage such as "pure seed" and "germination".
(b) A rule adopted by the state seed commissioner under this section must be based on published sources such as the rules of the Association of Official Seed Analysts.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(o).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 15. Agriculture and Animals › Article 15. Horticulture Products › Chapter 1. Indiana Seed Law › 15-15-1-29. Rules; Purity of Hybrid Seed

Sec. 29. The state seed commissioner may, by rule, define controlled conditions and satisfactory purity for the production of hybrid seed of any kind. A hybrid designation shall be treated as a variety name.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-3(m) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.