Authority: IC 16-42-11-5

Affected: IC 16-42-11-5

Sec. 3. All eggs offered for sale in consumer packages (cases, boxes, baskets, or containers) shall be labeled with one (1) of the following means of identification:

1. (1) Name and address of packer.
2. (2) Indiana state egg license number, for example, IN-000.
3. (3) United States Department of Agriculture plant number, for example, P-000.
4. (4) Egg license number from another state, provided the number is on file in writing at the state egg board office.
5. (5) United States Department of Agriculture Shell Egg Surveillance number, including state code and handler code, for example, 18-0000. Note: The Shell Egg Surveillance registrant number contains a state code, county code, and handler code. Do not include the county code, only state and handler number.

All eggs offered for sale in cases, boxes, or cartons shall contain labeling that indicates refrigeration is required. Additionally, all cartons of shell eggs shall bear the statement, "SAFE HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS: To prevent illness from bacteria: Keep eggs refrigerated, cook eggs until yolks are firm, and cook foods containing eggs thoroughly.". The statement shall appear prominently and conspicuously, with the words "SAFE HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS" in bold type. The statement shall be set off in a box by use of hairlines. Shell eggs that have been specifically processed to destroy all viable salmonella shall be exempt from this requirement.

(State Egg Board; Reg 3, Title I, Sec 3; filed Aug 14, 1973, 1:30 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1974, p. 83; filed Feb 13, 1985, 1:57 p.m.: 8 IR 794; filed Feb 12, 1993, 5:00 p.m.: 16 IR 1776; readopted filed Nov 7, 2001, 3:22 p.m.: 25 IR 937; filed Jan 2, 2003, 10:03 a.m.: 26 IR 1543; readopted filed Sep 2, 2009, 11:37 a.m.: 20090930-IR-370090393RFA; readopted filed Aug 21, 2015, 10:57 a.m.: 20150916-IR-370150168RFA; readopted filed Sep 21, 2021, 11:57 a.m.: 20211020-IR-370210345RFA; readopted filed Nov 5, 2025, 4:13 p.m.: 20251119-IR-370240504RFA)