15-16-8-9. Duties of the County Auditor Concerning Certified Statement of Costs; Disposition of Amounts Collected
Sec. 9. Except as provided in sections 5 through 8 of this chapter, the county auditor, upon receiving and filing a certified statement under section 7(a) of this chapter, shall: (1) immediately place the amounts on the certified statement on the tax duplicate of the county; and (2) collect the amounts at the next tax […]
15-16-8-10. Budget
Sec. 10. When the annual township budget is prepared, a sufficient amount shall be appropriated to enable the township officials to comply with this chapter. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-4-7.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.7.
15-16-8-11. Exemption of Land Subject to Program
Sec. 11. The director of the department of natural resources or the dean of agriculture of Purdue University may totally or partially exempt land that is subject to a program of the department or station from this chapter or any other statute concerning the destruction of detrimental plants. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-4-9.] As added by […]
15-16-8-12. Assistance to Township Trustees
Sec. 12. (a) The Purdue University cooperative extension service shall provide technical assistance to township trustees for the control of detrimental plants. (b) All law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction in a township shall assist the township trustee in carrying out the duties imposed on the trustee under this chapter. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-4-8.] As added […]
15-16-8-13. Violation; Failure of Trustee to Perform Duties
Sec. 13. A township trustee who fails to perform the duties required of the trustee by this chapter commits a Class C infraction. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-4-6.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.7.
15-16-8-14. Violations; Failure to Eradicate; Selling Certain Seed
Sec. 14. (a) A person who: (1) knowingly allows detrimental plants to grow and mature on land owned or possessed by the person; (2) knowing of the existence of detrimental plants on land owned or possessed by the person, fails to cut them down or eradicate the plants by chemicals each year, as prescribed in […]
15-16-8-8. Cutting and Destroying Weeds by the Board on Governmental Property
Sec. 8. (a) This subsection applies to real estate owned by the state. The auditor of state shall issue a warrant to pay the amount set forth in the certified statement under section 6(a) of this chapter for real estate owned by the state and shall charge the appropriate fund for the amount. (b) This […]
15-16-8-1. “Detrimental Plant”
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, “detrimental plant” includes the following: (1) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense). (2) Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense). (3) Columbus grass (Sorghum almum). (4) Bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus). (5) Shattercane (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench spp. drummondii (Steud.) deWet). (6) Common waterhemp (Amaranthus rudis) and tall waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus). (7) Marestail (Conyza […]
15-16-8-2. “Person”
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “person” means: (1) an individual; (2) an incorporated or unincorporated organization or association; (3) a trustee or legal representative; (4) the state or an agency of the state; (5) a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13) or an agency of a political subdivision; or (6) any combination […]
15-16-8-3. Duty to Destroy Detrimental Plants
Sec. 3. A person owning or possessing real estate in Indiana shall destroy detrimental plants by: (1) cutting or mowing and, if necessary, by plowing, cultivating, or smothering; or (2) using chemicals in the bud stage of growth or earlier, to prevent detrimental plants from maturing on the person’s real estate. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-4-1(c).] […]