Sec. 20. (a) Upon the filing of a petition for condemnation of an adulterated or misbranded food, drug, device, or cosmetic, the court shall promptly cause process to issue to the appropriate law enforcement agency commanding the law enforcement agency to seize the merchandise described in the court order and to hold the goods for further order of the court.
(b) The appropriate law enforcement agency shall, at the time of seizure of goods under this section, serve a copy of the process upon the owner of the merchandise.
(c) At the expiration of thirty (30) days after the seizure of merchandise under this section, if no claimant has appeared to defend against the petition, the court shall order the appropriate law enforcement agency to destroy the seized merchandise.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-28-24.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 42. Regulation of Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics
Chapter 1. Uniform Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: General Provisions
16-42-1-1.1. Duties of State Veterinarian and State Board of Animal Health
16-42-1-2. Authority to Adopt Certain Federal Regulations
16-42-1-3. Adoption of Regulations; Notice and Hearing
16-42-1-4. Construction of Act and Rules
16-42-1-5. Federal Agency References; Successor Agency
16-42-1-7. Misleading Advertising or Labeling; Evaluation of Representations
16-42-1-8. Labeling Requirements; Visibility
16-42-1-9. Advertisements; Curative or Therapeutic Effect for Certain Diseases
16-42-1-10. Samples or Specimen; Investigation and Examination
16-42-1-11. Inspection of Records
16-42-1-12. Access to and Copying of Records; Use of Evidence
16-42-1-13. Entry and Inspections
16-42-1-14. Report of Judgments, Orders, and Decrees
16-42-1-15. Dissemination of Information
16-42-1-16. Prohibited Acts; Defenses; Injunctions
16-42-1-17. Schedule of Civil Penalties; Order of Compliance; Consolidation of Proceedings
16-42-1-18. Embargo or Detention of Adulterated or Misbranded Merchandise; Tagging or Marking
16-42-1-19. Condemnation of Detained or Embargoed Merchandise; Petition
16-42-1-20. Seizure and Destruction of Embargoed or Detained Merchandise
16-42-1-21. Filing of Answer or Demurrer
16-42-1-22. Rights of Litigants
16-42-1-25. Judgment for Costs
16-42-1-26. Return of Libeled Merchandise; Liability for Damages
16-42-1-27. New Trial; Appeal; Appeal Bond
16-42-1-28. Judgment as Evidence
16-42-1-29. Costs Not Adjudicated Against Defendants
16-42-1-30. Libel for Condemnation; Procedure
16-42-1-31. Destruction of Adulterated or Misbranded Products; Expenses
16-42-1-32. Notice and Opportunity for Hearing Preceding Criminal Prosecution