Indiana Code 14-22-26.5-1. Applicability; permitted physical contact or proximity with a specified animal
(1) The owner of a specified animal.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-22-26.5-1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- professional production crew: means a cast or crew member of a production team and includes a professional photographer, videographer, or cinematographer. See Indiana Code 14-22-26.5-2.5
- proximity: means a distance created by a visual or physical barrier, including a barrier fence, safety line, or other means to signify a restricted area, that is designed to prevent a member of the public from touching a primary, permeable barrier that contains a specified animal. See Indiana Code 14-22-26.5-3
- specified animal: means a live animal that is any of the following:
Indiana Code 14-22-26.5-4
- trained: means having participated in specific instruction with a specified animal. See Indiana Code 14-22-26.5-5
(3) A trained employee of the facility’s owner who is conducting the trained employee’s duties, as determined by the facility’s owner, for the specified animal.
(4) A contractor, intern, service provider, professional production crew, or another person who:
(A) is accompanied by the facility’s owner; and
(B) is performing duties requiring the presence of the specified animal;
under a contract or other engagement with the facility’s owner.
(5) A licensed veterinarian.
(6) A veterinary intern or specialist accompanying a licensed veterinarian.
(7) A registered veterinary technician under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian.
(8) A veterinary student under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian.
As added by P.L.96-2022, SEC.7.