CHAPTER 8. INSPECTION OF GRAIN MOISTURE TESTING EQUIPMENT
IC 15-11-8
Chapter 8. Inspection of Grain Moisture Testing Equipment
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Annual inspection and testing of equipment
Sec. 1. The director or the director's designee shall, at least one
(1) time each year, inspect and test all equipment used to test:
(1) the moisture; and
(2) the foreign material and dockage;
content of grain purchased, sold, or exchanged in Indiana.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.2.
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Seals on tested equipment
Sec. 2. Each piece of equipment that is tested under this chapter
and found to be accurate according to rules or standards prescribed
by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the United
States Department of Agriculture, and the department must bear a
seal issued by the office of the director that contains the following
information:
(1) A statement that the equipment has been tested for accuracy.
(2) The date of inspection.
(3) The expiration date of the seal.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.2.
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Fees
Sec. 3. (a) The director or the director's designee shall charge each
inspection site a ten dollar ($10) fee for each moisture testing device
inspected at the inspection site under this chapter.
(b) All fees collected under this section must be deposited in the
grain buyers and warehouse licensing agency license fee fund
established by IC 26-3-7-6.3.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.2.
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Appropriation
Sec. 4. Money is appropriated to the department to carry out this
chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.2.
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Rules
Sec. 5. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
administer this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.2.
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Department's powers
Sec. 6. The department may:
(1) employ persons;
(2) make expenditures;
(3) require reports and records;
(4) make investigations; and
(5) take other action;
that the department considers necessary or suitable for the proper
administration of this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.2.
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Posting laws and rules
Sec. 7. A copy of this chapter and the rules adopted under this
chapter must be posted in a conspicuous manner at every commercial
grain buying site.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.2.
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Use of equipment without seal; offense
Sec. 8. A person who recklessly uses equipment:
(1) to ascertain the moisture and the foreign material and
dockage content of grain in the process of commercial buying
or selling of grain; and
(2) that does not bear the seal required by section 2 of this
chapter;
commits a Class B misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.2.