Sec. 4. (a) A person, other than the state or a political subdivision of the state, that recklessly disturbs or molests an apiary, a honeybee hive, a honeybee colony, or other honeybee habitat, natural or manmade, without the permission of the owner commits a Class B misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B misdemeanorup to 180 daysup to $1,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-3-3

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     (b) A person who introduces a pest or pathogen into Indiana without a permit issued under:

(1) IC 14-7-9-2 (before its repeal); or

(2) IC 14-24-9-2;

commits a Class A infraction.

     (c) Each day a violation occurs under this section is a separate offense.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-7-11-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.195-2014, SEC.21.