Indiana Code
Chapter 6. Organization of Horticultural and Quarantine Districts
15-16-6-1. Authority to Organize Horticulture and Quarantine Districts; Purposes

Sec. 1. (a) Horticultural and quarantine districts may be organized under this chapter for any or all of the following purposes:
(1) To prevent the spread of contagious diseases among fruit, fruit trees, and fruit bearing plants.
(2) To provide for the prevention, treatment, cure, and extirpation of:
(A) fruit pests; and
(B) diseases of fruit, fruit trees, and fruit bearing plants.
(3) To:
(A) provide for the purchase and maintenance of spraying machines, wagons, or other necessary apparatus to adequately spray fruit trees or other fruit bearing plants;
(B) hire workers and teams to perform the required labor; and
(C) incur the necessary expense to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(4) To hire experts to:
(A) inspect fruit trees and fruit bearing plants found within a horticultural and quarantine district; and
(B) prescribe the proper methods of treatment of diseases of fruit trees or fruit bearing plants.
(b) A horticultural and quarantine district shall be administered by a voluntary association that has three (3) elected directors.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-7-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.7.