Indiana § 15-17-1-2 - Construction of article
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§ 15-17-1-2. Construction of article
Sec. 2. This article shall be liberally construed to effect and promote the purposes of this article.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-1-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
IC 15-17-2Chapter 2. Definitions
15-17-2-1Applicability of definitions 15-17-2-2"Adulterated" 15-17-2-3"Animal" 15-17-2-4"Antemortem inspection" 15-17-2-5"Approved certificate of veterinary inspection" 15-17-2-6"Approved slaughtering establishment" 15-17-2-7"Baby chick" 15-17-2-8"Board" 15-17-2-9"Brucellosis" 15-17-2-10"Bulk milk hauler/sampler" 15-17-2-11"Bulk milk pickup tanker" 15-17-2-12"Bulk milk route" 15-17-2-13"Can milk hauler" or "cream hauler" 15-17-2-14"Can milk route" 15-17-2-15"Capable of use as human food" 15-17-2-16"Certificate" and "certificate of veterinary inspection" 15-17-2-17"Certified brucellosis free herd" 15-17-2-17.5"Cervidae" 15-17-2-18"Color additive" 15-17-2-19"Commerce" 15-17-2-20"Concentration point" 15-17-2-21"Consignor" 15-17-2-22"Container" 15-17-2-22.5"Cultivated meat product" 15-17-2-23"Dairy farm" 15-17-2-24"Dealer" 15-17-2-25"Disposal plant" 15-17-2-26"Domestic animal" 15-17-2-27"Employee" 15-17-2-28"Establishment" 15-17-2-29"Federal acts" 15-17-2-30"Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act" 15-17-2-31"Feeder pig" 15-17-2-32"Food" 15-17-2-33"Food additive" 15-17-2-34"Garbage" 15-17-2-35"Grade A dry milk and whey products" 15-17-2-36"Grade A milk and milk products" 15-17-2-37"Herd" 15-17-2-38"Humane method" 15-17-2-38.5"Hunting preserve" 15-17-2-39"Immediate container" 15-17-2-40"Immediate slaughter" 15-17-2-41"Inedible" 15-17-2-42"Inspector" 15-17-2-43"Label" 15-17-2-44"Labeling" 15-17-2-45"Laboratory" 15-17-2-46"Licensed and accredited veterinarian" 15-17-2-47"Livestock" 15-17-2-48"Livestock auction market" 15-17-2-49"Livestock product" 15-17-2-50"Livestock transaction" 15-17-2-51"Manufacturing grade milk products" 15-17-2-52"Manufacturing grade raw milk" 15-17-2-53"Market agency" 15-17-2-54"Meat food product" and "meat product" 15-17-2-55"Milk" 15-17-2-56"Milk distributor" 15-17-2-57"Milk plant" 15-17-2-58"Milk producer" 15-17-2-59"Milk products" 15-17-2-60"Milk tank truck" 15-17-2-61"Milk tank truck cleaning facility" 15-17-2-62"Milk transport tank" 15-17-2-63"Milk transportation company" 15-17-2-64"Misbranded" 15-17-2-65"Modified accredited or tuberculosis free area" 15-17-2-66"Move" 15-17-2-67"Nonedible" 15-17-2-68"Oath" 15-17-2-69"Object" 15-17-2-70"Official certificate" 15-17-2-71"Official device" 15-17-2-72"Official establishment" 15-17-2-73"Official health certificate" 15-17-2-74"Official identification" 15-17-2-75"Official inspection legend" 15-17-2-76"Official laboratory" 15-17-2-77"Official mark" 15-17-2-78"Officially designated laboratory" 15-17-2-79"Officially vaccinated calves" 15-17-2-80"Packer" 15-17-2-81"Packers and Stock Yards Act" 15-17-2-82"Pasteurization", "pasteurized", and similar terms 15-17-2-82.5"Permitted animal" 15-17-2-83"Person" 15-17-2-84"Pest" 15-17-2-85"Pesticide chemical" 15-17-2-86"Postmortem inspection" 15-17-2-87"Poultry" 15-17-2-88"Poultry product" 15-17-2-89"Practice of veterinary medicine" 15-17-2-90"Prepared" 15-17-2-91"Private sale" 15-17-2-91.5"Processed product" 15-17-2-92"Public sale" 15-17-2-93"Reactor" 15-17-2-94"Receiving station" 15-17-2-95"Rendered product" 15-17-2-96"Renderer" 15-17-2-97"Sale", "sell", or "selling" 15-17-2-98"Stockyards" 15-17-2-99"Transfer station" 15-17-2-100"Transport vehicle" 15-17-2-101"Tuberculosis" 15-17-2-102"Veterinarian"
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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