Indiana § 35-46-3-15 - Decompression of animals
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 35-46-3-15 — Decompression of animals, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-46-3-15. Decompression of animals
Sec. 15. (a) This section does not apply to the following:
(1) A state or federally inspected livestock slaughtering facility (for conduct authorized by IC 15-17-5 and rules adopted under that chapter).
(2) An animal disease diagnostic laboratory established under IC 21-46-3-1.
(3) A postsecondary educational institution.
(4) A research facility licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture.
(b) As used in this section, "animal" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-46-3-3.
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally destroys or authorizes the destruction of an animal by placing the animal in a decompression chamber and lowering the pressure of or the oxygen content in the air surrounding the animal commits a Class B misdemeanor.
[Pre-2008 Title 15 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 15-5-17-2(a); subsection (b) formerly 15-5-17-1; subsection (c) formerly 15-5-17-2(b).]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.141-2019, SEC.11.
IC 35-46-4Chapter 4. RepealedRepealed by P.L.158-2013, SEC.569.
IC 35-46-5Chapter 5. Offenses Against Public Sensibility
35-46-5-1Human organ trafficking 35-46-5-1.5Unlawful transfer of fetal tissue 35-46-5-2Unlawful participation in human cloning; exception 35-46-5-3"Qualified egg bank"; unlawful transfer of human organisms; exceptions; penalties 35-46-5-4Unlawful documentation of a gift of organs, tissue, eyes, or body parts
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 35-46-3-15 ("Decompression of animals") 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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