Indiana § 16-42-3-12 - Violation of chapter; offenses
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-42-3-12 — Violation of chapter; offenses, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-42-3-12. Violation of chapter; offenses
Sec. 12. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-35-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
IC 16-42-3.5Chapter 3.5. Produce Farm Food Safety
16-42-3.5-1Produce farm requirements; suspension of requirements 16-42-3.5-2Implementation; rules
IC 16-42-3.5-1Produce farm requirements; suspension of requirements Sec. 1. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a produce farm shall comply with the requirements in 21 CFR 112. However, a produce farm that has a qualified exemption under 21 CFR 112 is required only to comply with the requirements specified for the qualified exemption under 21 CFR 112.6.
(b) The state department may suspend the requirements under subsection (a) if the federal government does not provide sufficient funds for the state department to administer and enforce the requirements in 21 CFR 112. However, if the federal government does not provide any funds for the state department to administer and enforce the requirements in 21 CFR 112, the state department shall suspend the requirements under subsection (a).
As added by P.L.101-2018, SEC.5.
IC 16-42-3.5-2Implementation; rules Sec. 2. (a) The state department shall implement this chapter.
(b) The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to implement this chapter. However, the rules may not provide for requirements that are more stringent than required under 21 CFR 112.
As added by P.L.101-2018, SEC.5.
IC 16-42-4Chapter 4. Uniform Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Adulteration or Misbranding of Cosmetics
16-42-4-1Hair dye defined 16-42-4-1.1Duties of state veterinarian and state board of animal health 16-42-4-2Adulterated cosmetics 16-42-4-3Misbranded cosmetics 16-42-4-4Cosmetics in transit for processing, labeling, or repacking; exemption 16-42-4-5Chapter violations; offenses
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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