Sec. 5. (a) If a person in charge or in possession of elements of beekeeping does not carry out an order issued under:
(1) this chapter; or
(2) IC 14-7-8 (before its repeal);
the department may proceed to treat or destroy the elements of beekeeping that contain a pest or pathogen.
(b) The division director shall certify the expense incurred by the department to the county auditor of the county where the property is located. The county auditor shall place the certified amount upon the tax duplicate. The amount shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner that state and county taxes are collected and paid over to the department.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-8-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17.