# Ind. Code § 15-16-4-2: "Active ingredient"

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 15-16-4-2
- **Heading:** "Active ingredient"
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 15 / Article 16 / Chapter 4 / Section 15-16-4-2

## Text

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "active ingredient" means:

(1) in the case of a pesticide other than a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant, an ingredient that will:

(A) prevent;

(B) destroy;

(C) repel; or

(D) mitigate;

insects, nematodes, fungi, rodents, weeds, or other pests;

(2) in the case of a plant regulator, an ingredient that, through physiological action, will accelerate or retard the rate of growth or rate of maturation or alter the behavior of:

(A) ornamental or crop plants; or

(B) the produce of ornamental or crop plants;

(3) in the case of a defoliant, an ingredient that will cause the leaves or foliage to drop from a plant;

(4) in the case of a desiccant, an ingredient that will artificially accelerate the drying of plant tissue; and

(5) in the case of a nitrogen stabilizer, an ingredient that will prevent or hinder the process of nitrification, denitrification, ammonia volatilization, or urease production through an action affecting soil bacteria.

[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-3.5-2(1).]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.120-2008, SEC.60.

## Nearby sections

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- [Ind. Code § 15-16-4-8 "Defoliant"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T15_A16_C4_S15-16-4-8.md)
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