§ 15-16-8-14 — Violations; failure to eradicate; selling certain seed

Indiana § 15-16-8-14

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 16: HORTICULTURE CONTROL
• Ch. 8: Destruction of Detrimental Plants

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(a) A person who:
(1) knowingly allows detrimental plants to grow and mature on
land owned or possessed by the person;
(2) knowing of the existence of detrimental plants on land owned
or possessed by the person, fails to cut them down or eradicate the
plants by chemicals each year, as prescribed in this chapter;
(3) having charge of or control over any highway:
(A) knowingly allows detrimental plants to grow or mature on
the right-of-way of the highway; or
(B) knowing of the existence of the detrimental plants, fails to
cut the plants down or eradicate the plants by using chemicals,
as prescribed in this chapter;
(4) having charge of or control over the right-of-way of a railroad
or interurban company:
(A) knowingly allows detrimental plants to grow and mature on
the right-of-way; or
(B) knowing of the existence of the detrimental plants, fails to
cut the plants down or eradicate the plants by using chemicals,
as prescribed in this chapter; or
(5) knowingly sells Canada thistle (cirsium arvense) seed;
commits a Class C infraction. Each day this section is violated
constitutes a separate infraction.
(b) All judgments collected under this section shall be paid to the
trustee and placed in the trustee's township funds for use at the
discretion of the trustee.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-4-5.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.7.