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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 6. (a) Any dairy product, meat, meat product, seafood, poultry, confectionery, bakery product, vegetable, fruit, or other perishable article:
(1) that is unsound;
(2) that contains any filthy, decomposed, or putrid substance; or
(3) that may be poisonous or deleterious to health or otherwise unsafe;
constitutes a nuisance.
(b) Whenever the state health commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent finds:
(1) in any room, building, vehicle of transportation, or other structure; or
(2) on any premises;
perishable food or a food product which constitutes a nuisance under this section, the state health commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent shall condemn or destroy the food or food product or in any other manner make the food or food product unsaleable as human food.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 16. Health § 16-42-2-6 - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-16-health/in-code-sect-16-42-2-6/
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