Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the owner of any animal or object condemned by the board shall be indemnified as provided in this article and regulations governing the payment of indemnity by the state or by the state in cooperation with the federal government. The length of time that a condemned animal has been in Indiana may not be considered when determining the payment of indemnity. The board or the board's agent shall determine indemnity amounts based on appraisals or other determinations of value made according to:
(1) rules and policies adopted by the board; or
(2) laws and policies of the federal government;
that govern indemnity payments.
(b) The board is not required to indemnify objects that are adulterated, misbranded, or condemned under IC 15-17-5, IC 15-18-1, or IC 16-42.
(c) The board may pay the cost of transporting, testing, treating, euthanizing, destroying, and disposing of infected, exposed, or suspect animals and objects.
(d) The board may pay the cost of cleaning and disinfecting for purposes allowed under this article.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-14.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 15. Agriculture and Animals
Article 17. Animal Health and Animal Products
Chapter 10. Dangerous and Diseased Animals
15-17-10-1. Duty to Report Diseased Animals
15-17-10-2. Owner and Caretaker Duties
15-17-10-3. Examination of Suspected or Diseased Animals
15-17-10-5. Proclamation Prohibiting Movement of Animals
15-17-10-7. Indemnification Exceptions
15-17-10-9. Board's Powers; Emergency Rules and Orders
15-17-10-10. Disposal of Dead Animals
15-17-10-11. Declaration of Animal Health Emergency
15-17-10-12. Purchasing Animals for Disease Study
15-17-10-14. Receipts; Report; Deposit