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 […]
15-16-8-9. 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 […]
15-16-8-4. Township Trustee; Investigation of Detrimental Plants; Notice
Sec. 4. (a) If a township trustee: (1) has reason to believe that detrimental plants may be on real estate; and (2) gives the owner or person in possession of the real estate forty-eight (48) hours notice under subsection (e); the township trustee may enter the real estate to investigate whether there are detrimental plants […]
15-16-8-5. Certification of Costs; Use of Power Equipment
Sec. 5. (a) The township trustee may pay the following costs incurred in cutting or destroying detrimental plants under this chapter: (1) Chemicals. (2) Work. (3) Labor, at a rate per hour to be fixed by the township trustee commensurate with local hourly wages. (b) If the trustee believes the infestation of the real estate […]
15-16-8-6. Cost Statement; Information Required; Notice
Sec. 6. (a) The township trustee shall prepare a statement that contains the following: (1) A certification of the following costs: (A) The cost or expense of the work. (B) The cost of the chemicals. (C) Twenty dollars ($20) per day for each day that the trustee or the trustee’s agent supervises the performance of […]