Indiana § 15-16-8-5 Certification of costs; use of power equipment

Indiana Statutes

§ 15-16-8-5 — Certification of costs; use of power equipment

Indiana·Art. 16 HORTICULTURE CONTROL·Ch. 8 Destruction of Detrimental Plants

(a)The township trustee may pay the following costs incurred in cutting or destroying detrimental plants under this chapter:

(1)Chemicals.

(2)Work.

(3)Labor, at a rate per hour to be fixed by the township trustee commensurate with local hourly wages.

(b)If the trustee believes the infestation of the real estate with detrimental plants is so great and widespread that cutting or eradication by hand methods is impractical, the trustee shall use the necessary power machinery or equipment. The trustee may pay for the work at a rate per hour fixed by the township trustee commensurate with the local hourly rate.

(c)When the work has been performed, the person doing the work shall file an itemized bill for the work in the office of the township trustee. When the bill has been approved, the t

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(a) The township trustee may pay the following
costs incurred in cutting or destroying detrimental plants under this
chapter:
(1) Chemicals.
(2) Work.
(3) Labor, at a rate per hour to be fixed by the township trustee
commensurate with local hourly wages.
(b) If the trustee believes the infestation of the real estate with
detrimental plants is so great and widespread that cutting or eradication
by hand methods is impractical, the trustee shall use the necessary
power machinery or equipment. The trustee may pay for the work at a
rate per hour fixed by the township trustee commensurate with the local
hourly rate.
(c) When the work has been performed, the person doing the work
shall file an itemized bill for the work in the office of the township
trustee. When the bill has been approved, the trustee shall pay the bill
out of the township fund. If there is no money available in the township
fund for that purpose, the township board, upon finding an emergency
exists, shall act under IC 36-6-6-14(b) or IC 36-6-6-15 to borrow
money sufficient to meet the emergency.
(d) The trustee, when submitting estimates to the township board for
action, shall include in the estimates an item sufficient to cover those
expenditures.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly
15-3-4-3(a); subsection (b) formerly 15-3-4-3(b); subsection (c) part
formerly 15-3-4-3(c) part; subsection (c) part formerly 15-3-4-3(h);
subsection (d) formerly 15-3-4-3(i).]

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