# Ind. Code § 14-32-7-5: "Soil"

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C7_S14-32-7-5

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 14-32-7-5
- **Heading:** "Soil"
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 14-32-7-5

## Text

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "soil" means the surface layer of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of plant life.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-3-3(d).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 14-32-7-1 Policy of department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C7_S14-32-7-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-32-7-2 "Geology"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C7_S14-32-7-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-32-7-3 "Land conservation"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C7_S14-32-7-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-32-7-4 "Landscape"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C7_S14-32-7-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-32-7-5 "Soil"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C7_S14-32-7-5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-32-7-6 Division of soil conservation; administration and coordination of duties and responsibilities of department of agriculture; annual report](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C7_S14-32-7-6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-32-7-7 "Urban geology survey"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C7_S14-32-7-7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-32-7-8 "Landscape survey"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C7_S14-32-7-8.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-32-7-8.5 "Soil surveys and geographic information systems"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C7_S14-32-7-8.5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-32-7-9 Support and assistance to local soil and water conservation districts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C7_S14-32-7-9.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-32-7-10 Appropriations; uses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C7_S14-32-7-10.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-32-7-11 Coordination and scheduling of urban geology survey program and landscape survey program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C7_S14-32-7-11.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-32-7-12 Duties of soil conservation division](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C7_S14-32-7-12.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-32-7-13 Administration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C7_S14-32-7-13.md)

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