Authority: IC 15-17-3-21

Affected: IC 15-17-11-20

Sec. 3.4. (a) A person burying animal carcasses or condemned and inedible waste must meet the following requirements:

1. (1) The burial must occur on the owner's premises or other location authorized by the landowner.

2. (2) The carcasses or condemned and inedible waste must be placed to a depth below grade and with a sufficient covering to prevent the following:

   1. (A) Resurfacing of any part of the carcass.
   2. (B) Access to the carcass by scavenger animals.
   3. (C) Odor emissions of a level that creates a public nuisance.

(b) A person may not bury a carcass or condemned and inedible waste within the corporate limits of a city or town if the burial is prohibited by ordinance.

(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 7-7-3.4; filed May 16, 2022, 10:44 a.m.: 20220615-IR-345210540FRA)