Indiana Code 12-10-3-8.5. Reporting of observed or suspected animal cruelty, abandonment, or neglect
(1) the local law enforcement agency; or
Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-10-3-8.5
- adult protective services unit: refers to the entity with whom the division contracts to carry out the duties listed in section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-10-3-1
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- protective services: refers to available medical, psychiatric, residential, and social services that are necessary to protect the health or safety of an endangered adult. See Indiana Code 12-10-3-5
(b) The information provided in a report under subsection (a) must include the following:
(1) A name and description of the animal and the animal’s condition.
(2) The name and contact number, if known, of the owner or custodian of the animal.
(3) The address or location of the observed or suspected animal cruelty, abandonment, or neglect.
(4) The nature and apparent extent of the observed or suspected animal cruelty, abandonment, or neglect.
(c) This section does not impose a duty or obligation on the adult protective services unit to investigate known or suspected animal cruelty, abandonment, or neglect.
(d) An adult protective services unit that makes a report of an animal that may be a victim of animal cruelty, abandonment, or neglect is immune from any civil or criminal liability unless the adult protective services unit made the report as a result of gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.
(e) The identity of any adult protective services unit that makes a report under this section is confidential.
(f) This section does not expand or limit other laws concerning confidentiality requirements.
As added by P.L.106-2018, SEC.1.