Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 3 > Chapter 6 - Governor Authorized to Present Reorganization Plans for State Agencies to the General Assembly

• Agency: means any executive or administrative department, commission, council, board, bureau, division, service, office, officer, administration, or other establishment in the executive or administrative branch of the state government not provided for by the constitution. See Indiana Code 4-3-6-2
• animal care facility: refers to an animal care facility (as defined in IC 6-9-39-1) that has companion animals that are available for adoption. See Indiana Code 15-20-4-1
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• board: refers to the Indiana state board of animal health established by IC 15-17-3-1. See Indiana Code 15-19-6-2
• brand: means a distinctive design or mark of identification made or applied to the hide on livestock by the use of a hot iron or by any other method or process approved by the board. See Indiana Code 15-19-6-3
• brand name: means a word, name, symbol, or device or any combination of words, names, symbols, graphics, or devices that identifies the commercial feed of a distributor and distinguishes it from that of other distributors. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-1
• commercial feed: means all materials, or combinations of materials, that are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed or for mixing in feed, except as exempted in this section. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-2
• companion animal: means a dog or a cat. See Indiana Code 15-20-4-2
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• customer formula feed: means commercial feed that consists of a mixture of commercial feeds or feed ingredients, each batch of which is mixed to meet the request of the final purchaser that the mixture contain a specific content of ingredients, nutrients, or nonnutritive additives. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-3
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• distribute: means to:

  Indiana Code 15-19-7-4

• distributor: means a person who distributes. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-5
• drug: means :

  Indiana Code 15-19-7-6

• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• feed ingredient: means each of the constituent materials making up a commercial feed. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-7
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• horse: includes a stallion, mare, filly, gelding, colt, donkey, or mule. See Indiana Code 15-19-3-2
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• label: means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon or affixed to the container in which a commercial feed is distributed or on the invoice or delivery slip with which a commercial feed is distributed. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-8
• labeling: means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter:

  Indiana Code 15-19-7-9

• livestock: means :

  Indiana Code 15-19-6-4

• manufacture: means to grind, mix, blend, or further process a commercial feed for distribution. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-10
• minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• official sample: means a sample of feed taken by the state chemist or the chemist's agent in accordance with section 35(c) or 36 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-12
• owner: means the owner of a dog. See Indiana Code 15-20-1-2
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• percentage: means percentage by weight. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-13
• person: includes an individual, a firm, an association, a partnership, a corporation, other legal entity, a public or private institution, the state, a municipal corporation, or a political subdivision of the state. See Indiana Code 15-19-6-5
• person: includes individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, and associations. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-14
• Personal property: includes goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• pet: means a dog or cat. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-15
• pet food: means a commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by dogs or cats. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-16
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• product name: means the name of the commercial feed that:

  Indiana Code 15-19-7-17

• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• race: means :

  Indiana Code 15-19-3-3

• raw milk: means any milk or milk product, including butter, yogurt, cottage cheese, and cheese, from any species other than humans, that has not been pasteurized according to processes recognized by the United States Food and Drug Administration. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-17.5
• Reorganization: means :

  Indiana Code 4-3-6-2

• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• specialty pet: means a domesticated animal normally maintained in a cage or tank, including a gerbil, hamster, bird, fish, snake, and turtle. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-18
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• ton: means a net weight of two thousand (2,000) pounds avoirdupois. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-20
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5