Indiana Code 15-15-1-43. Regulation of seed by political subdivision prohibited; waiver; hearing
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Sec. 43. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13) may not regulate the advertising, labeling, distribution, sale, transportation, storage, or use of seed.
(c) If the state seed commissioner, after a public hearing under subsection (b), grants a political subdivision’s petition for a waiver, the political subdivision may regulate the advertising, labeling, distribution, sale, transportation, storage, or use of seed to the extent allowed by the waiver.
(b) A political subdivision may, by resolution, petition the state seed commissioner for a hearing to allow a waiver to adopt an ordinance because of special circumstances relating to the advertising, labeling, distribution, sale, transportation, storage, or use of seed. If a petition is received, the state seed commissioner shall hold a public hearing to consider granting the waiver requested. The public hearing must be conducted in an informal manner. IC 4-21.5 does not apply to a public hearing under this section.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 15-15-1-43
- labeling: refers to the use of labels or other written, printed, or graphic representations in any form accompanying or associated with a lot of seed whether in bulk or in containers. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-11
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-1-16.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.