# Ind. Code § 15-16-7-2: "Noxious weed"

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 15-16-7-2
- **Heading:** "Noxious weed"
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 15 / Article 16 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-16-7-2

## Text

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "noxious weed" refers to the following:

(1) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense).

(2) Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense).

(3) Columbus grass (Sorghum almum).

(4) Bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus).

(5) Shattercane (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench spp. drummondii (Steud.) deWet).

(6) Common waterhemp (Amaranthus rudis) and tall waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus).

(7) Marestail or horseweed (Conyza canadensis).

(8) Palmer amaranth or carelessweed (Amaranthus palmeri).

(9) Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum).

(10) Powell amaranth (Amaranthus powellii).

(11) Rough pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus).

(12) Smooth pigweed (Amaranthus hybridus).

[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-4.6-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.141-2018, SEC.3.

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