Indiana § 15-15-2-5 - Violations; exceptions

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§ 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 described in subdivision (1) with a false or inaccurate label; or

(3) offers for sale or sells a substance described in subdivision (1) that is not registered with the state chemist;

as required by this chapter commits a Class C infraction.

(b) This chapter does not prevent:

(1) the state chemist;

(2) the Purdue University office of agricultural research programs; or

(3) a person deputized by the state chemist;

from making experiments with pure or mixed cultures of microorganisms or materials used for promoting plant growth for the advancement of the science of agriculture.

[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-4-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.

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Section 15-15-2-5 ("Violations; exceptions") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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