Sec. 15. (a) This section does not apply to the following:

(1) A state or federally inspected livestock slaughtering facility (for conduct authorized by IC 15-17-5 and rules adopted under that chapter).

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B misdemeanorup to 180 daysup to $1,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-3-3
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 35-46-3-15

  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) An animal disease diagnostic laboratory established under IC 21-46-3-1.

(3) A postsecondary educational institution.

(4) A research facility licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture.

     (b) As used in this section, “animal” has the meaning set forth in IC 35-46-3-3.

     (c) A person who knowingly or intentionally destroys or authorizes the destruction of an animal by placing the animal in a decompression chamber and lowering the pressure of or the oxygen content in the air surrounding the animal commits a Class B misdemeanor.

[Pre-2008 Title 15 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 15-5-17-2(a); subsection (b) formerly 15-5-17-1; subsection (c) formerly 15-5-17-2(b).]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.141-2019, SEC.11.