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Home » US Law » 2022 Indiana Code » Title 15. Agriculture and Animals » Article 11. Department of Agriculture » Chapter 8. Inspection of Grain Moisture Testing Equipment

15-11-8-1. Annual Inspection and Testing of Equipment

Sec. 1. The director or the director’s designee shall, at least one (1) time each year, inspect and test all equipment used to test: (1) the moisture; and (2) the foreign material and dockage; content of grain purchased, sold, or exchanged in Indiana. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 4-4-27-1.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.2.

15-11-8-2. Seals on Tested Equipment

Sec. 2. Each piece of equipment that is tested under this chapter and found to be accurate according to rules or standards prescribed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the department must bear a seal issued by the office of the director that contains the following […]

15-11-8-3. Fees

Sec. 3. (a) The director or the director’s designee shall charge each inspection site a two hundred dollar ($200) fee for each moisture testing device inspected at the inspection site under this chapter. (b) All fees collected under this section must be deposited in the grain buyers and warehouse licensing agency license fee fund established […]

15-11-8-4. Appropriation

Sec. 4. Money is appropriated to the department to carry out this chapter. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 4-4-27-4.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.2.

15-11-8-5. Rules

Sec. 5. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to administer this chapter. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 4-4-27-5.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.2.

15-11-8-6. Department’s Powers

Sec. 6. The department may: (1) employ persons; (2) make expenditures; (3) require reports and records; (4) make investigations; and (5) take other action; that the department considers necessary or suitable for the proper administration of this chapter. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 4-4-27-6.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.2.

15-11-8-7. Posting Laws and Rules

Sec. 7. A copy of this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter must be posted in a conspicuous manner at every commercial grain buying site. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 4-4-27-7.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.2.

15-11-8-8. Use of Equipment Without Seal; Offense

Sec. 8. A person who recklessly uses equipment: (1) to ascertain the moisture and the foreign material and dockage content of grain in the process of commercial buying or selling of grain; and (2) that does not bear the seal required by section 2 of this chapter; commits a Class B misdemeanor. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: […]