Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-24-3

Affected: IC 4-21.5-4-5; IC 14-24

Sec. 4. (a) The department shall give notice of the quarantine as is practicable to the persons who are required to comply with the quarantine. The quarantine is effective when issued.

(b) A quarantine is an order which is controlled by IC 4-21.5-4. A quarantine is effective for ninety (90) days unless a shorter period is stated in the quarantine or unless terminated or modified under this section. The quarantine may be extended as provided in IC 4-21.5-4-5(b).

(c) As quickly as practicable, following a request for administrative review by an affected person, a hearing shall be scheduled under IC 4-21.5-4 and 312 IAC 3 to determine whether the quarantine should be voided, terminated, modified, stayed, or continued.

(d) The division director may terminate a quarantine which:

1. (1) has attained its objectives;
2. (2) is determined not to be biologically sound; or
3. (3) is found incapable of attaining its objectives.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 18-2-4; filed Nov 22, 1996, 3:00 p.m.: 20 IR 942; readopted filed Oct 2, 2002, 9:10 a.m.: 26 IR 546; readopted filed Sep 19, 2008, 10:23 a.m.: 20081008-IR-312080076RFA; readopted filed Jul 17, 2014, 3:48 p.m.: 20140813-IR-312140105RFA; readopted filed Sep 18, 2019, 1:18 p.m.: 20191016-IR-312190373RFA; readopted filed Mar 25, 2025, 9:50 a.m.: 20250423-IR-312240574RFA)