CHAPTER 18. FOOD: TRANSPORTATION OF FOOD IN TRUCKS USED TO TRANSPORT SOLID WASTE

IC 16-42-18
     Chapter 18. Food: Transportation of Food in Trucks Used to Transport Solid Waste

IC 16-42-18-1
"Solid waste" defined
    
Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter and except as provided in subsection (b), "solid waste" has the meaning set forth in IC 13-11-2-205(a).
    (b) The term does not include waste that is regulated under the following:
        (1) IC 13-22-1 through IC 13-22-8.
        (2) IC 13-22-11.5.
        (3) IC 13-22-13 through IC 13-22-14.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.1-1996, SEC.77; P.L.45-1997, SEC.22; P.L.128-1997, SEC.10.

IC 16-42-18-2
"Truck" defined
    
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "truck" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-188(a).
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.

IC 16-42-18-3
Trucks transporting both solid waste and food; time limitations
    
Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, a truck that is used to transport a quantity of more than four thousand (4,000) pounds of solid waste to a landfill, an incinerator, or a transfer station may not be used to transport food until at least fifteen (15) days after transporting the solid waste.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.

IC 16-42-18-4
Sanitizing trucks transporting both solid waste and food
    
Sec. 4. A truck that is used to transport a quantity of more than four thousand (4,000) pounds of solid waste to a landfill, an incinerator, or a transfer station may be used to transport food less than fifteen (15) days after transporting the solid waste if the truck, after transporting the solid waste, has been properly sanitized according to rules adopted under section 5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.

IC 16-42-18-5

Rules
    
Sec. 5. The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. The rules adopted under this section may do the following:
        (1) Require documentation on the transportation of food in Indiana that would disclose violations of section 3 of this chapter.         (2) Establish procedures for the proper sanitizing of trucks for the purposes of this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.

IC 16-42-18-6
Civil penalties
    
Sec. 6. A person who violates section 3 of this chapter is subject to civil penalties under IC 16-42-1-17.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.

IC 16-42-18-7
Violations
    
Sec. 7. (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.25.