Indiana Administrative Code
Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH
Article 7 - LIVESTOCK DEALERS, MARKETING, EXHIBITIONS, AND SLAUGHTER LIVESTOCK
Rule 3.5 - Licensing and Bonding of Livestock Dealers and Markets
Section 3.5-9.5 - Records and facilities inspection; falsification, retention

Universal Citation: 345 IN Admin Code 3.5-9.5

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 15-17-3-21

Affected: IC 15-17

Sec. 9.5.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to:

(1) make or cause to be made a false entry or statement of fact in any report or record kept by any business subject to this rule; and

(2) willfully mutilate, alter, deface, remove, or otherwise destroy any identification or to otherwise change or conceal the true identity of any animal that is required by state or federal law to be identified.

(b) Every person licensed by the state as an individual or market facility dealer and their agents and employees shall, upon request during ordinary business hours, permit authorized representatives of the board to:

(1) enter the licensee's place of business for the purpose of examining records, accounts, and memoranda pertinent to livestock transactions made in connection with the licensee's business;

(2) make copies of such records, memoranda, or accounts; and

(3) inspect such property and facilities used in connection with such business as may be necessary to effectively carry out the duties of the board.

(c) Records required to be kept by this rule shall be kept open for inspection by authorized personnel of the board for a period of three (3) years, but records for:

(1) cattle;

(2) bison;

(3) sheep;

(4) goats;

(5) cervids; and

(6) equines;

must be kept for five (5) years.

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