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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE BILL No. 186 |
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| 4 | 4 | | _____ |
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| 5 | 5 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL |
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| 6 | 6 | | Citations Affected: IC 1-1-2-5. |
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| 7 | 7 | | Synopsis: Right to food. Provides that an individual has the right to: |
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| 8 | 8 | | (1) save and exchange seeds to grow food; and (2) grow, raise, |
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| 9 | 9 | | produce, harvest, and consume the food that the individual chooses; for |
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| 10 | 10 | | the individual's own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health, and |
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| 11 | 11 | | well-being. Specifies certain acts that are prohibited. Provides that a |
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| 12 | 12 | | zoning ordinance may restrict but may not prohibit the growing or |
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| 13 | 13 | | raising of food. Specifies that the Indiana state board of animal health |
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| 14 | 14 | | may enforce a state or federal law, rule, or regulation concerning |
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| 15 | 15 | | animals. Specifies that the right to grow and raise food may not impair |
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| 16 | 16 | | the terms of a lease or contract. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Effective: July 1, 2024. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Byrne, Doriot |
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| 19 | 19 | | January 9, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 2024 IN 186—LS 6877/DI 150 Introduced |
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| 21 | 21 | | Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024) |
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| 22 | 22 | | PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana |
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| 23 | 23 | | Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type, |
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| 24 | 24 | | additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type. |
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| 25 | 25 | | Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional |
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| 26 | 26 | | provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the |
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| 27 | 27 | | word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds |
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| 28 | 28 | | a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts |
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| 30 | 30 | | between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SENATE BILL No. 186 |
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| 32 | 32 | | A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning |
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| 33 | 33 | | general provisions. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 35 | 35 | | 1 SECTION 1. IC 1-1-2-5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2 A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 3 2024]: Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), an |
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| 38 | 38 | | 4 individual has the right to: |
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| 39 | 39 | | 5 (1) save and exchange seeds to grow food; and |
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| 40 | 40 | | 6 (2) grow, raise, produce, harvest, and consume the food that |
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| 41 | 41 | | 7 the individual chooses; |
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| 42 | 42 | | 8 for the individual's own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 9 and well-being. However, an individual may not trade or exchange |
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| 44 | 44 | | 10 trademarked or patented seeds. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 11 (b) Nothing in this section allows an individual to commit: |
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| 46 | 46 | | 12 (1) trespassing; |
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| 47 | 47 | | 13 (2) theft; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 14 (3) the illegal: |
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| 49 | 49 | | 15 (A) taking; |
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| 50 | 50 | | 16 (B) catching; |
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| 51 | 51 | | 17 (C) killing; |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2024 IN 186—LS 6877/DI 150 2 |
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| 53 | 53 | | 1 (D) possession; or |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2 (E) transportation; |
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| 55 | 55 | | 3 of an animal; |
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| 56 | 56 | | 4 (4) animal cruelty; or |
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| 57 | 57 | | 5 (5) an abuse of: |
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| 58 | 58 | | 6 (A) private property rights; |
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| 59 | 59 | | 7 (B) public lands; or |
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| 60 | 60 | | 8 (C) natural resources; |
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| 61 | 61 | | 9 in the growing, raising, production, harvesting, consumption, or |
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| 62 | 62 | | 10 acquisition of seeds or food. |
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| 63 | 63 | | 11 (c) A unit of local government that exercises planning and |
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| 64 | 64 | | 12 zoning under IC 36-7-4 may adopt and enforce ordinances and |
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| 65 | 65 | | 13 resolutions under IC 36-7-4 that regulate the growing or raising of |
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| 66 | 66 | | 14 food. However, a unit of local government may not adopt or |
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| 67 | 67 | | 15 enforce ordinances or resolutions under IC 36-7-4 that prohibit or |
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| 68 | 68 | | 16 have the effect of prohibiting the growing or raising of food. |
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| 69 | 69 | | 17 (d) Nothing in subsection (a) prohibits the Indiana state board |
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| 70 | 70 | | 18 of animal health from enforcing a state or federal law, rule, or |
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| 71 | 71 | | 19 regulation concerning animals, including the humane slaughter of |
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| 72 | 72 | | 20 animals. |
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| 73 | 73 | | 21 (e) Nothing in subsection (a) may impair the terms of a lease or |
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| 74 | 74 | | 22 contract, including the governing documents (as defined in |
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| 75 | 75 | | 23 IC 32-25.5-2-3) of a homeowners association. |
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| 76 | 76 | | 2024 IN 186—LS 6877/DI 150 |
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