§ 16-42-20-1 — Powers of enforcement officers

(a) Each member of the Indiana board of
pharmacy, designated employees of the Indiana board of pharmacy, and
all law enforcement officers of Indiana are primarily responsible for the
enforcement of all statutes and rules of Indiana relating to controlled
substances. However, the Indiana board of pharmacy is primarily
responsible for making accountability audits of the supply and
inventory of controlled substances.
(b) An officer or employee of the Indiana board of pharmacy
designated by the board may do any of the following:
(1) Carry firearms in the performance of the officer's or
employee's official duties.
(2) Execute and serve search warrants, arrest warrants,
administrative inspection warrants, subpoenas, and summonses
issued under the authority of this state.
(3) Make arrests without warrant for any offense relating to
controlled substances committed in the officer's or employee's
presence or if the officer or employee has probable cause to
believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is
committing a felony relating to controlled substances.
(4) Make seizures of property under this chapter.
(5) Perform other law enforcement duties that the Indiana board
of pharmacy designates.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-8.5-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.