CHAPTER 33. PEST CONTROL: LOCAL AND STATE PROGRAMS FOR VECTOR ABATEMENT
IC 16-41-33
Chapter 33. Pest Control: Local and State Programs for Vector
Abatement
IC 16-41-33-1
Pest
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "pest" means an arthropod, a
vertebrate, or a microorganism of health significance to humans.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
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Vector
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "vector" means an arthropod or a
feral animal responsible for the transmission of pathogens from a
host to another animal or human.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
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Authorization of local programs
Sec. 3. The:
(1) executive of a county that has formed a county health
department;
(2) fiscal body of a city that has formed a city health
department; and
(3) executive of the county and the fiscal body of a city that
have formed a joint county-city health department;
may, as an alternative, on their own initiative or after a petition by
five percent (5%) of the registered voters within the jurisdiction of
the health department, by ordinance establish and maintain a vector
abatement program in that health department.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
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Appropriations; tax levies
Sec. 4. The county fiscal body or the governing board of a health
and hospital corporation may, on the fiscal body's or board of
trustees' own initiative or after a petition signed by five percent (5%)
of the registered voters within the jurisdiction of the health
department, make an annual appropriation specifically for the
purpose of vector control to be used by the health department solely
for that purpose and levy a tax of not more than sixty-seven
hundredths of one cent ($0.0067) on each one hundred dollars ($100)
of assessed value of taxable property in the county.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.6-1997, SEC.179.
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Direction of local programs
Sec. 5. The vector abatement program must be under the direction
of the local health officer.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
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Duties of local health officers
Sec. 6. (a) The:
(1) county fiscal body for the county health department;
(2) city fiscal body for a city health department; and
(3) county fiscal body and city fiscal body for a joint
city-county health department;
may, by ordinance, determine the duties with respect to vector
control of the local health officer.
(b) The duties under subsection (a) may include the following:
(1) Taking all necessary and proper steps to control vectors that
have adverse health significance to humans or domestic animals
and livestock.
(2) Entering upon any land, public or private, at any reasonable
time to inspect for or to abate all pest and vector breeding
grounds that have adverse health significance to humans or
domestic animals and livestock.
(3) Purchasing supplies, material, and equipment.
(4) Recommending to the county commissioners or other
appropriate authority the building, construction, maintenance,
or repair of necessary levees, cuts, canals, channels, or other
structures upon any land within the jurisdiction of the local
health department after obtaining the necessary local and
department of natural resources approvals.
(5) Executing contracts.
(6) Conducting control in a manner consistent with
recommendations of the Purdue University cooperative
extension service, the pesticide review board, and the state
department.
(7) Entering into cooperative agreements with appropriate
organizations for the purpose of assuring technical assistance in
developing and carrying out specific duties.
(8) Identifying problems determined to be of importance to the
public welfare and developing control programs appropriate to
each situation.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.40-1993, SEC.53.
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State funding
Sec. 7. (a) Local departments of health, including the department
of a health and hospital corporation, are eligible to receive state
funds appropriated by the general assembly only if, after allocation
by the state agency and before receipt of those state funds, a local
appropriation for vector control is made by the appropriate local
health agency.
(b) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
govern the application for and the distribution of any state funds
appropriated for this purpose, according to the need and proper
utilization.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
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Support programs
Sec. 8. An action program in vector abatement requires significant
support in monitoring and research to assure the program's continued
success. State agencies, including the state department and the office
of agricultural research programs, are encouraged to pursue strong
programs in support of abatement. Where appropriate and feasible,
state agencies may draw on the resources and expertise of other
institutions and the private sector in this effort.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.40-1993, SEC.54.
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Violations
Sec. 9. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly
violates or fails to comply with this chapter commits a Class B
misdemeanor.
(b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.