Indiana Code Title 16. Health § 16-41-34-7

(1) owns, leases, occupies, possesses, or has charge of any:

(2) permits the areas listed in subdivision (1) to become rat infested;

(1) permits an area listed in subsection (a) to become rat infested;  and

(2) upon any knowledge or notice, fails to endeavor in good faith to exterminate the rats by poisoning, trapping, or other appropriate means such as that suggested by the state department or local health officers;