§ 16-42-11-5 — Powers and duties

Indiana § 16-42-11-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 42: REGULATION OF FOOD, DRUGS, AND
• Ch. 11: Food: Eggs Offered for Sale and State Egg Board

Text

(a) The state egg board shall administer,
enforce, and carry out this chapter.
(b) The state egg board shall do the following:
(1) Formulate and determine standards of quality and weights of
eggs sold or offered for sale.
(2) Regulate the sale of and commerce in eggs sold or offered for
sale at retail or wholesale and regulate the sale of eggs by
wholesalers and retailers.
(3) Formulate and publish definitions, names, and grades of eggs
and specifications for the care and handling of eggs that may be
offered for sale at retail and wholesale under the terms of this
chapter and for the care and handling of eggs that may be offered
for sale by wholesalers and retailers as eggs fit for human
consumption.
(4) Provide for and issue permits to wholesalers or retailers of
eggs and provide for the registration of wholesalers and retailers
of eggs.
(5) Adopt rules necessary for or incident to carrying out this
chapter.
(6) Investigate and report violations of this chapter and violations
of the rules of the state egg board to the proper authorities for
prosecution.
(7) Revoke any registration or permit for a violation of this
chapter or of the rules adopted by the state egg board.
(8) Hold four (4) regular meetings at quarterly intervals at the
time and place the state egg board designates. The president of
the state egg board may call special meetings of the state egg
board whenever in the president's judgment it becomes necessary.
The president shall call a special meeting of the state egg board
upon written request of a majority of the members of the state egg
board.
(9) The state egg board shall publish or cause to be published an
annual report of the board's work. In addition, the state egg board
may periodically publish or cause to be published and distributed
other information concerning eggs.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-1-2(b).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.28-2009, SEC.6.