# Ind. Code § 15-17-12-1: Restrictions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T15_A17_C12_S15-17-12-1

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 15-17-12-1
- **Heading:** Restrictions
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 15 / Article 17 / Chapter 12 / Section 15-17-12-1

## Text

Sec. 1. (a) A person may not use, offer for sale or exchange, or distribute any substance for the prevention or treatment of a contagious or infectious disease that:

(1) contains living germs in a virulent or attenuated state; and

(2) may at any time cause an outbreak of a contagious or infectious disease;

unless the person has submitted a notice to the state veterinarian describing the substance. The state veterinarian may require that a sample of the substance be submitted to the state veterinarian for examination.

(b) The state veterinarian may forbid the use of a substance that in the state veterinarian's judgment:

(1) jeopardizes the health of domestic animals; or

(2) causes the masking of a diagnosis of a contagious or infectious disease.

[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-18-5.]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 15-17-12-1 Restrictions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T15_A17_C12_S15-17-12-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 15-17-12-2 License and permit requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T15_A17_C12_S15-17-12-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 15-17-12-3 Location of producer](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T15_A17_C12_S15-17-12-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 15-17-12-4 Approved vaccines](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T15_A17_C12_S15-17-12-4.md)

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