Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 15 > Article 11 - Department of Agriculture

• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• aquaculture: means a form of agriculture that is the controlled cultivation and harvest of aquatic plants and animals. See Indiana Code 15-11-7-1
• commission: refers to the Indiana grown commission established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 15-11-12-1
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• diversified farming: means new, emerging, and small scale agricultural markets, including alternative and niche agricultural markets. See Indiana Code 15-11-7-1.3
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. ^{Source: OCC}
• fund: refers to the livestock industry promotion and development fund established by section 4(a) of this chapter. See Indiana Code 15-11-5-2
• livestock: includes the following:

  Indiana Code 15-11-5-1

• 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.
• person: means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, or other legal entity. See Indiana Code 4-1-10-1.5
• personal information: means :

  Indiana Code 4-1-11-3

• program: refers to the Indiana grown initiative program established by section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 15-11-12-2
• specialty crop: means any fruit, vegetable, tree nut, dried fruit, and nursery crop, including floriculture. See Indiana Code 15-11-7-1.6
• state agency: means an authority, a board, a branch, a commission, a committee, a department, a division, or another instrumentality of the executive, including the administrative, department of state government. See Indiana Code 4-1-10-2
• Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}