A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing FFA and all of its work to advance the quality of agricultural education both locally and nationally.
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the Indiana Rangers, Company D of the 151st Infantry Regiment of the Indiana National Guard.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the creation of a Medal of Honor Memorial Highway in Indiana.
Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee for the 2020 interim the task of studying carbon sequestration through conservation of forest lands, reforestation, and carbon farming.
Provides that an individual who performs teeth floating on horses is exempt from the licensing or special permit requirements of the veterinary medicine laws if the individual has a valid certification from the International Association of Equine Dentistry or an equivalent certification approved by the board of veterinary medicine and acts under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian when administering a sedative drug to a horse before performing teeth floating on the horse. Specifies that an individual who performs teeth floating may not administer a sedative drug to a horse before performing teeth floating on the horse unless the individual administers the sedative drug to the horse under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian.
Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee the task of studying seasonal employment.
Prohibits the sale of a companion animal unless the companion animal: (1) is at least eight weeks of age; and (2) has received appropriate vaccinations. Makes a violation a Class C infraction for every animal unlawfully sold, and increases the penalty to a Class B infraction if the person has a prior judgment for an unlawful sale. Defines "unfit for sale" and provides remedies for a person who purchases a companion animal that was unfit for sale or that was the subject of misrepresentations concerning the animal's age or medical history.
Makes changes to the statute governing the state chemist's authority to impose civil penalties for purposes of the law concerning pesticides, pesticide use, and pesticide application. Provides that the changes to the state chemist's imposition of civil penalties do not apply to the imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to a proceeding of the state chemist initiated before July 1, 2020.
Provides that the law that prohibits the manufacture, delivery, possession, or financing of the manufacture or delivery of smokable hemp does not apply to smokable hemp that is engaged in interstate commerce, if the smokable hemp is not intended to be: (1) sold at retail; or (2) distributed to or possessed by a consumer; in Indiana.
Provides that in determining whether a biosolid or an industrial waste product resulting from anaerobic digestion must be evaluated for characteristics of hazardous waste under certain federal regulations applicable to hazardous wastes, the commissioner of the Indiana department of environmental management: (1) may not apply standards that are more stringent than the federal standard; and (2) shall act expeditiously in making the determination for purposes of implementing a state administrative rule.