CHAPTER 12. PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE AND MULTIFLORA ROSES

IC 14-24-12
     Chapter 12. Purple Loosestrife and Multiflora Roses

IC 14-24-12-1
"Agency" defined
    
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "agency" means any state administration, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, division, institution, office, service, or other similar body of state government.
As added by P.L.132-1996, SEC.5.

IC 14-24-12-2
"Director" defined
    
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "director" refers to:
        (1) the director of the department of natural resources appointed under IC 14-9-2-1; or
        (2) a designee of the director.
As added by P.L.132-1996, SEC.5.

IC 14-24-12-3
"Division director" defined
    
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "division director" refers to the director of the division of entomology and plant pathology appointed under IC 14-24-1-2.
As added by P.L.132-1996, SEC.5.

IC 14-24-12-4
"Person" defined
    
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "person" means:
        (1) an individual;
        (2) a limited liability company;
        (3) a corporation;
        (4) an unincorporated organization or association;
        (5) the state of Indiana;
        (6) a unit of local government;
        (7) an agency; or
        (8) a group of persons acting in concert.
As added by P.L.132-1996, SEC.5.

IC 14-24-12-5
Permits for rosa multiflora
    
Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, a person may not plant any variety of rosa multiflora in Indiana unless the person has a permit issued by the division director authorizing the planting of the variety of rosa multiflora.
    (b) The only purpose for which the division director may issue a permit authorizing the planting of rosa multiflora under subsection (a) is for the use of rosa multiflora in controlled experiments.
As added by P.L.132-1996, SEC.5.
IC 14-24-12-6
Exception to permit requirement
    
Sec. 6. A nurseryman:
        (1) whose nursery has been inspected and certified under IC 14-24-5; and
        (2) who holds a dealer's license under IC 14-24-7;
may plant the rosa multiflora for use as a grafting root stock in growing roses.
As added by P.L.132-1996, SEC.5.

IC 14-24-12-7
Permits for lythrum
    
Sec. 7. A person may not:
        (1) sell;
        (2) offer for sale;
        (3) give away;
        (4) plant; or
        (5) otherwise distribute;
seeds, roots, or plants of any species of lythrum in Indiana unless the person has a permit issued by the division director authorizing the planting or distribution of lythrum.
As added by P.L.132-1996, SEC.5.

IC 14-24-12-8
Enforcement
    
Sec. 8. The director shall enforce this chapter.
As added by P.L.132-1996, SEC.5.

IC 14-24-12-9
Rules
    
Sec. 9. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to administer this chapter.
As added by P.L.132-1996, SEC.5.