Sec. 14. (a) A person who:

(1) knowingly allows detrimental plants to grow and mature on land owned or possessed by the person;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 15-16-8-14

  • Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • person: means :

    Indiana Code 15-16-8-2

  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) knowing of the existence of detrimental plants on land owned or possessed by the person, fails to cut them down or eradicate the plants by chemicals each year, as prescribed in this chapter;

(3) having charge of or control over any highway:

(A) knowingly allows detrimental plants to grow or mature on the right-of-way of the highway; or

(B) knowing of the existence of the detrimental plants, fails to cut the plants down or eradicate the plants by using chemicals, as prescribed in this chapter;

(4) having charge of or control over the right-of-way of a railroad or interurban company:

(A) knowingly allows detrimental plants to grow and mature on the right-of-way; or

(B) knowing of the existence of the detrimental plants, fails to cut the plants down or eradicate the plants by using chemicals, as prescribed in this chapter; or

(5) knowingly sells Canada thistle (cirsium arvense) seed;

commits a Class C infraction. Each day this section is violated constitutes a separate infraction.

     (b) All judgments collected under this section shall be paid to the trustee and placed in the trustee’s township funds for use at the discretion of the trustee.

[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-4-5.]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.7.