15-15-2-1. Application of Chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to commercial fertilizers, barnyard manure, marl, lime, wood ashes, or plaster. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-4-9.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
15-15-2-2. “Person”
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “person” means an individual, a firm, a limited liability company, a corporation, a trustee, a receiver, or an assignee for the benefit of creditors. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-4-10.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
15-15-2-3. Materials for Plant Growth; Samples; Statement; Registration Certificate; Permit; Grounds for Refusal or Cancellation of Permit
Sec. 3. (a) Before pure or mixed cultures of microorganisms or materials used for promoting plant growth are sold or offered for sale in Indiana, the manufacturer, dealer, importer, agent, or person that causes the materials to be sold, offered for sale, or provided by sample shall: (1) file with the state chemist a: (A) […]
15-15-2-4. Label; Information Required
Sec. 4. A person who manufactures, offers for sale, sells, displays for sale, or provides by sample, a pure or mixed culture of microorganisms or materials used for promoting plant growth shall affix or cause to be affixed, in a conspicuous place on the outside of every package or sample of the material, a label […]
15-15-2-5. Violations; Exceptions
Sec. 5. (a) A person that: (1) offers for sale, sells, or provides by sample a package, a sample, or a quantity of a pure or mixed culture of microorganisms or materials used for promoting plant growth to which the label prescribed by section 4 of this chapter is not affixed; (2) labels a substance […]
15-15-2-6. Fees; Disposition
Sec. 6. (a) The state chemist shall charge, collect, and receive a minimum fee of twenty-five dollars ($25): (1) at the time of registering a pure or mixed culture of microorganisms or materials described in section 3 of this chapter for each material or culture registered; and (2) not later than the fifteenth day of […]
15-15-2-7. Taking Samples
Sec. 7. (a) The state chemist or a person deputized by the state chemist may procure a suitable sample from any lot, parcel, or package of pure or mixed cultures of microorganisms or materials used for promoting plant growth that is offered for sale or found in Indiana. (b) A sample procured under subsection (a) […]
15-15-2-8. Interference With Inspection or Taking Samples; Violation
Sec. 8. A person who prevents the state chemist or a person deputized by the state chemist from inspecting and obtaining samples of pure or mixed cultures of microorganisms or materials as provided in this chapter commits a Class C infraction. [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-4-6.] As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
15-15-2-9. State Chemist’s Authority; Rules; Permits; Registration
Sec. 9. (a) The state chemist may: (1) prescribe and enforce rules necessary to implement this chapter; (2) refuse to issue a permit; or (3) refuse to register or cancel the registration of any product used for promoting plant growth or any pure or mixed cultures of microorganisms or materials used for promoting plant growth […]