Indiana Code 25-36.5-1-8. Inspection of premises, records, and papers
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Sec. 8. (a) The department may inspect the premises used by any timber buyer in the conduct of the timber buyer‘s business at any reasonable time and the books, accounts, records and papers of every such timber buyer shall at all times during business hours be subject to inspection by the department.
(c) The information obtained under this section is exempt under IC 5-14-3-4(a)(1). Unless otherwise required by judicial order, the information obtained under this section may be disclosed only as follows:
(b) A timber buyer shall keep complete and accurate records and accounts for each transaction. The timber buyer shall retain records and accounts for not less than five (5) years after a transaction.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-36.5-1-8
- Department: means the department of natural resources. See Indiana Code 25-36.5-1-1
- Director: means the director of the department of natural resources. See Indiana Code 25-36.5-1-1
- Timber: means trees, standing or felled, and logs which can be used for sawing or processing into lumber for building or structural purposes or for the manufacture of any article. See Indiana Code 25-36.5-1-1
- Timber buyer: means a person engaged in the business of buying timber from timber growers for sawing into lumber, processing, or resale, but does not include a person who occasionally purchases timber for sawing or processing for his own use and not for resale. See Indiana Code 25-36.5-1-1
- Timber grower: means the owner, tenant, or operator of land in this state who has an interest in, or is entitled to receive any part of the proceeds from, the sale of timber grown in this state and includes persons exercising lawful authority to sell timber for a timber grower. See Indiana Code 25-36.5-1-1
(1) All of the information may be disclosed to the director or the director’s designee.
(2) If a timber buyer had transactions with a particular timber grower, information about those transactions may be disclosed to that timber grower.
Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.190, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.141-2022, SEC.53; P.L.191-2023, SEC.15.