Section 345 IAC 7-7-2 - Exemption or license requiredAuthority: IC 15-17-3-21; IC 15-17-5-5
Affected: IC 15-17
Sec. 2.
(a) No person shall transport animal carcasses, condemned and inedible waste, or restaurant grease in the state unless that person: (1) holds a valid disposal plant license or collection service license and transport vehicle licenses issued under IC 15-17-11; or(2) is exempt under IC 15-17-11-1 or this rule.(b) A person who owns, cares for, or possesses an animal that dies must dispose of all parts of the animal carcass within twenty-four (24) hours of knowing of the death in a manner that meets the requirements in this rule.(c) A slaughtering establishment must dispose of condemned and inedible waste in compliance with the following: (d) The following persons and activities are exempt from the requirements in this rule:(1) The transportation or selling of any meat and meat products for the purpose of human consumption.(2) Persons transporting, disposing of, or selling the hides or skins of animals, or tanning animal hides or skins provided no other byproducts operation is involved.(3) Persons transporting and disposing of carcasses of the following: (4) Any governmental agency collecting, transporting, or disposing of animal carcasses in any manner.(5) An animal owner or a person caring for animals who is transporting the carcass of an animal that the person owns or cared for to a diagnostic facility or a site for disposal in compliance with this rule.(6) Transportation and disposal of the carcasses of wild deer and other wild animals.(7) Any person collecting, transporting, or disposing of animal carcasses in any manner for educational or research purposes.(8) Any person engaging in the disposal of animal carcasses under a timeline and method set forth in a specific approval from the state veterinarian for the purpose of responding to an animal disease outbreak, weather emergency, or other catastrophic event.(e) A person disposing of animal carcasses and condemned and inedible waste from other operations must obtain a disposal plant license from the board under IC 15-17-11 and meet the requirements of section 4.5 of this rule prior to accepting carcasses or waste from other operations for disposal. However, the following may be transported to another site and accepted for disposal without a license:(1) Persons and activities excluded from this rule under subsection (d).(2) Animal carcasses and condemned and inedible waste from facilities or animals under common ownership or management.(f) The following apply to disposal plant, collection service, and transport vehicle licenses issued under this section: (1) The license fees are those listed in IC 15-17-11-7.(2) Each license expires at the end of the day on May 31 or the date a replacement license is issued, whichever is earlier. Licenses issued in March and April expire May 31 of the next year.(3) A license may be renewed.Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 7-7-2; filed Jan 20, 1988, 4:04 p.m.: 11 IR 1758; readopted filed May 2, 2001, 1:45 p.m.: 24 IR 2895; filed Nov 4, 2002, 12:07 p.m.: 26 IR 694; readopted filed Jul 18, 2008, 8:16 a.m.: 20080813-IR-345080287RFA; errata filed Oct 3, 2008, 3:30 p.m.: 20081022-IR-345080767ACA; filed Jun 16, 2011, 8:46 a.m.: 20110713-IR-345100561FRAReadopted filed 7/17/2017, 9:06 a.m.: 20170816-IR-345170165RFAFiled 5/16/2022, 10:44 a.m.: 20220615-IR-345210540FRA