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IN HB1492

Bill

Status

Passed

4/3/2019

Primary Sponsor

Beau Baird

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds 8 new plant species to Indiana's legal definition of "detrimental plant" under IC 15-16-8-1, effective July 1, 2019

  • New additions include common waterhemp, tall waterhemp, marestail, Palmer amaranth (carelessweed), poison hemlock, Powell amaranth, rough pigweed, and smooth pigweed

  • Landowners and certain persons are required by state law to destroy detrimental plants on their property

  • Agricultural crops remain explicitly excluded from the definition of detrimental plants

  • Noxious weeds and rank vegetation continue to apply only in residential areas

Legislative Description

Noxious weed control. Adds common waterhemp, tall waterhemp, marestail, palmer amaranth, poison hemlock, powell amaranth, rough pigweed, and smooth pigweed to the list of detrimental plants that are required to be destroyed by certain persons under state law.

Last Action

Public Law 13

4/3/2019

Committee Referrals

Agriculture3/4/2019
Agriculture and Rural Development1/16/2019

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