Sec. 3. (a) If a person engages in the business of a livestock dealer, including employing an individual to act on the person’s behalf, without a license required under this article:

(1) the attorney general;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 15-17-19-3

  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
(2) the board or the board’s representative;

(3) the prosecuting attorney; or

(4) a resident of the county in which the person engaged in the business of dealing without a license;

may maintain an action in the name of the state to enjoin the person from continuing the violation.

     (b) An injunction granted under this section does not relieve a person from any criminal prosecution allowed for the person’s violation of this article.

     (c) A complaint for an injunction is sufficient if it alleges that:

(1) on a certain date; and

(2) in a specific county;

the person engaged in business as a livestock dealer and did not have a valid license required under this article.

     (d) If an injunction is granted in an action brought by a resident of the county, the court shall order the defendant to pay reasonable attorney’s fees to the plaintiff‘s attorney.

[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-20-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

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