Indiana § 15-17-12-1 - Restrictions
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 15-17-12-1 — Restrictions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-17-12-1. Restrictions
Sec. 1. (a) A person may not use, offer for sale or exchange, or distribute any substance for the prevention or treatment of a contagious or infectious disease that:
(1) contains living germs in a virulent or attenuated state; and
(2) may at any time cause an outbreak of a contagious or infectious disease;
unless the person has submitted a notice to the state veterinarian describing the substance. The state veterinarian may require that a sample of the substance be submitted to the state veterinarian for examination.
(b) The state veterinarian may forbid the use of a substance that in the state veterinarian's judgment:
(1) jeopardizes the health of domestic animals; or
(2) causes the masking of a diagnosis of a contagious or infectious disease.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
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Section 15-17-12-1 ("Restrictions") 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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