§ 15-15-7-1 Application; applicable law
§ 15-15-7-2 Application to production contract
§ 15-15-7-3 “Farmer”
§ 15-15-7-4 “Production contract”
§ 15-15-7-5 “Seed”
§ 15-15-7-6 “Seed contract”
§ 15-15-7-7 “Seed supplier”
§ 15-15-7-8 Unenforceable seed contract provisions; conflict with law
§ 15-15-7-9 Unenforceable seed contract provisions; waiver of law
§ 15-15-7-10 Inspection under seed contract; procedure; court order; rules
§ 15-15-7-11 Notice of seed contract suit; violations
§ 15-15-7-12 Farmer right of action for violations; damages; attorney’s fees

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 15 > Article 15 > Chapter 7 - Inspections Under Seed Contracts

  • 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
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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 contract: refers to a written contract between a seed supplier and a farmer that a farmer must sign to obtain the seed or the right to plant the seed. See Indiana Code 15-15-7-6
  • seed supplier: refers to a person engaged in commercial production or supply of either of the following:

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