Authority: IC 15-16-2-44

Affected: IC 15-16-2

Sec. 2. (a) A person shall not stage organic fertilizer as follows:

1. (1) Within three hundred (300) feet of surface waters, drainage inlets, or water wells unless there is a:

   1. (A) cover; or
   2. (B) gradient barrier that contains or directs any organic fertilizer away from the surface waters, drainage inlets, or water wells.
2. (2) On an area with a slope greater than six percent (6%) unless run-on and runoff are controlled.
3. (3) On any standing water or waterway or floodway.

(b) Organic fertilizer that is staged for more than seventy-two (72) hours shall be as follows:

1. (1) Protected by a:

   1. (A) cover; or
   2. (B) gradient barrier.
2. (2) Applied within ninety (90) days.
3. (3) Set back from property lines one hundred (100) feet.
4. (4) Set back from public roads one hundred (100) feet.
5. (5) Set back from residential buildings four hundred (400) feet.

(State Chemist of the State of Indiana; 355 IAC 8-4-2; filed Feb 16, 2012, 11:50 a.m.: 20120314-IR- 355110364FRA; readopted filed Jul 5, 2018, 11:38 a.m.: 20180801-IR-355180129RFA; readopted filed Oct 11, 2024, 11:15 a.m.: 20241106-IR-355230830RFA)