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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 3. (a) If a person engages in the business of a livestock dealer, including employing an individual to act on the person's behalf, without a license required under this article:
(1) the attorney general;
(2) the board or the board's representative;
(3) the prosecuting attorney; or
(4) a resident of the county in which the person engaged in the business of dealing without a license;
may maintain an action in the name of the state to enjoin the person from continuing the violation.
(b) An injunction granted under this section does not relieve a person from any criminal prosecution allowed for the person's violation of this article.
(c) A complaint for an injunction is sufficient if it alleges that:
(1) on a certain date; and
(2) in a specific county;
the person engaged in business as a livestock dealer and did not have a valid license required under this article.
(d) If an injunction is granted in an action brought by a resident of the county, the court shall order the defendant to pay reasonable attorney's fees to the plaintiff's attorney.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 15. Agriculture and Animals § 15-17-19-3 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-15-agriculture-and-animals/in-code-sect-15-17-19-3/
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