1. (a) As a condition precedent to maintaining a civil action against a seller for failure of the agricultural or vegetable seeds to produce or perform:

   1. (1) as represented by the label required to be attached to those seeds or furnished under IC 15-15-1-32 or IC 15-15-1-33 ;
   2. (2) as represented by warranty; or

   3. (3) because of negligence;

      the buyer must submit the claim to arbitration.

2. (b) Any applicable period of limitation with respect to a claim subject to this chapter is tolled until twenty (20) days after the filing of the report of arbitration with the commissioner.

   [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-11-9.]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.