Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, “suit” refers to a suit commenced against a farmer by a seed supplier to enforce the seed supplier‘s rights under, or in connection with, a seed contract.

     (b) If a seed supplier files suit against a farmer, the seed supplier shall provide simultaneous written notice of the suit to the director of the Indiana state department of agriculture.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 15-15-7-11

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • farmer: refers to a person who is engaged in commercial farming and who plants seed in Indiana under a seed contract to grow a commercial crop. See Indiana Code 15-15-7-3
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • seed: refers to agricultural seed (as defined in IC 15-15-1-2) or vegetable seed (as defined in IC 15-15-1-24) used to grow a commercial agricultural or a commercial vegetable crop. See Indiana Code 15-15-7-5
  • seed supplier: refers to a person engaged in commercial production or supply of either of the following:

    Indiana Code 15-15-7-7

     (c) Failure to give notice of the suit to the director of the Indiana state department of agriculture as provided in subsection (b) does not impair the jurisdiction of the court to hear the suit.

     (d) A seed supplier that fails to give notice to the director of the Indiana state department of agriculture as provided in subsection (b) commits a Class B infraction.

     (e) The director of the Indiana state department of agriculture shall keep a file of all notices of suits received under this section.

[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-13-12.]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.120-2008, SEC.49.

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