IC 16-42-18

    

Chapter 18. Food: Transportation of Food in Trucks Used to
Transport Solid Waste


IC 16-42-18-1

"Solid waste" defined

    

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter and except as provided in
subsection (b), "solid waste" has the meaning set forth in
IC 13-11-2-205(a).

    (b) The term does not include waste that is regulated under the
following:

        (1) IC 13-22-1 through IC 13-22-8.

        (2) IC 13-22-11.5.

        (3) IC 13-22-13 through IC 13-22-14.

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.1-1996, SEC.77;
P.L.45-1997, SEC.22; P.L.128-1997, SEC.10.


IC 16-42-18-2

"Truck" defined

    

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "truck" has the meaning set forth
in IC 9-13-2-188(a).

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.


IC 16-42-18-3

Trucks transporting both solid waste and food; time limitations

    

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, a truck that
is used to transport a quantity of more than four thousand (4,000)
pounds of solid waste to a landfill, an incinerator, or a transfer
station may not be used to transport food until at least fifteen (15)
days after transporting the solid waste.

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.


IC 16-42-18-4

Sanitizing trucks transporting both solid waste and food

    

Sec. 4. A truck that is used to transport a quantity of more than
four thousand (4,000) pounds of solid waste to a landfill, an
incinerator, or a transfer station may be used to transport food less
than fifteen (15) days after transporting the solid waste if the truck,
after transporting the solid waste, has been properly sanitized
according to rules adopted under section 5 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.



IC 16-42-18-5

Rules

    

Sec. 5. The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
implement this chapter. The rules adopted under this section may do
the following:

        (1) Require documentation on the transportation of food in
Indiana that would disclose violations of section 3 of this
chapter.

        (2) Establish procedures for the proper sanitizing of trucks for
the purposes of this chapter.

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.


IC 16-42-18-6

Civil penalties

    

Sec. 6. A person who violates section 3 of this chapter is subject
to civil penalties under IC 16-42-1-17.

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.


IC 16-42-18-7

Violations

    

Sec. 7. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly
violates or fails to comply with this chapter commits a Class B
misdemeanor.

    (b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.