Indiana § 15-17-10-7 - Indemnification exceptions

Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 15-17-10-7 — Indemnification exceptions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 15-17-10-7. Indemnification exceptions

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an indemnity payment may not be made for the following:

(1) Animals or objects belonging to the United States.

(2) Animals or objects belonging to the state.

(3) Animals or objects brought into the state or moved in violation of this article, the rules of the board, or an agreement for the control of diseases or pests.

(4) Animals that were previously affected by any other disease or pest, which, from its nature and development, caused an incurable condition and was necessarily fatal.

(5) Animals or objects affected with disease or pest of animals that the owner purchased, knowing that the animals or objects were infected with or exposed to a disease or pest of animals, including animals or objects purchased from a place where a contagious disease or pest of animals was known to exist.

(6) Any animal or object that the owner or the owner's agent intentionally infects with or exposes to a disease or pest of animals.

(7) Any animal or object for which the owner received indemnity or reimbursement from any other source.

(8) Any cervidae or objects on a hunting preserve licensed under IC 15-17-14.7.

(b) The board may pay indemnity for animals or objects described in subsection (a)(3) through (a)(5) if the board finds that payment of indemnity is necessary to accomplish the purposes of this article.

[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-15.]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.89-2016, SEC.16.

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Section 15-17-10-7 ("Indemnification 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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