Pesticide Laws & Regulations
There are two state pesticide laws in Indiana. These are the Indiana Pesticide Registration Law (IC 15-16-4) and the Indiana Pesticide Use and Application Law (IC 15-16-5). In addition, there are a number of rules that have been developed under those two laws to further define regulatory requirements.
Following is a Table of Contents for each of those laws and rules. You can view the law and/or rule documents by clicking on the title of each law or rule. The pdf document that opens contains a Table of Contents which will allow you to "jump" to each Section/Title.
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View the IC 15-16-4 Pesticides Law (pdf, 160kb)
Section/Title:
- 1: Exemption for exports
- 2-41: Definitions
- 42: Establish Pesticide Review Board
- 43: Board vacancies
- 44: Board Chairperson
- 45: Board Meetings
- 46: Board Quorum
- 47: Board per diem expenses
- 48: Board duties
- 49: Board Pest Designation & Hearing
- 50: Board rule making
- 51: State Chemist administers charter
- 52: State Chemist rule making
- 53: State Chemist agents
- 54: State Chemist cooperation
- 55: State Chemist inspection
- 56: Similar products
- 57: Unlawful product distribution
- 58: Exemption from unlawful distribution
- 59: Unlawful acts
- 60: Exemption from unlawful acts
- 61: Product registration requirement
- 62: Annual product registration fees
- 63: Exemption of fertilizer from fees
- 64: Product registration acceptance and denial
- 64.5: Review and appeal of state chemist actions
- 65: Confidential information
- 66: Product distribution prohibitions
- 67: Product handling and storage
- 68: Product disposal and storage
- 69: Enforcement actions for violations
- 70: Determining compliance of products
- 71: Injunctions
- 72: Notice of Judgments
- 73: Stop sale, use or removal order
- 74: Condemned pesticides
- 75: Disposal of condemned pesticides
- 76: Costs for condemned pesticides
- 77: Class "C" misdemeanor
- 78: Class "A" misdemeanor
View the IC 15-16-5 Pesticide Use and Application Law
Section/Title:
- 1-38: Definitions
- 39: State chemist administers chapter
- 40: State chemist agents
- 41: Confidential information
- 42: Reciprocity with other states and agencies
- 43: Training by cooperative extension service
- 44: Board rule making
- 45: State chemist rule making
- 46: Certification and registration requirements
- 47: License transfer
- 48: Pesticide business license
- 49: For-hire applicator license
- 50: Not-for-hire applicator license
- 51: Public applicator license
- 52: License application procedures
- 53: Pesticide consultants
- 54: Private applicator (farmer) license procedures
- 55: Exemption from business license
- 56: Registered technician requirement
- 57: Restricted use pesticide dealers
- 58: Insurance requirement
- 59: Record keeping requirements
- 60: Late payment fees
- 61: Disposition of fees
- 62: Filing pesticide accident and incident reports
- 63: Cooperation with other agencies
- 64: Pesticide storage, transportation and disposal prohibitions
- 65: Enforcement actions for violations
- 66: Civil penalty schedule
- 67: Review and appeal of state chemist actions
- 68: Subpoenas
- 69: State chemist inspection authority
- 70: Class "A" and "C" misdemeanors
- 71: Regulation by political subdivision
View the Certification and Licensing Rules (355)
- Rule 0.5 & 1: Definitions and Categorizations of Licenses and Certificates
- Rule 2: Site Awareness and Direct Supervision of Non-certified Applicators
- Rule 3: Financial Responsibility of Commercial Applicator
- Rule 4: Records
- Rule 5: Licensed Applicators (for hire) and Registered Technicians; Qualifications; Training and Supervision; Category 7b
- Rule 6: Training Requirements for Licensed Applicators and Registered Technicians; Category 3b
- Rule 7: Renewal of Applicator Certification and Technician Registration
View the Storage and Secondary Containment of Pesticides Rules (355)
- Rule 1: Definitions
- Rule 2: Storage of Liquid Pesticide
- Rule 3: Operational Area Containment
- Rule 4: Secondary Containment of Liquid Pesticide
- Rule 5: Storage of Dry Bulk
- Rule 6: Repealed
- Rule 7: Repealed
- Rule 8: Storage Facility Registry
View the Pesticide Review Board Rules (357)
- Rule 1: Definition of a Pest
- Rule 2: Expired
- Rule 3: Distribution of Pesticide Products with Restricted Uses
- Rule 4: List of Restricted Use Pesticides
- Rule 5: Outdoor Lawn Pesticide Applications; Notification and Posting
- Rule 6: Civil Penalty Assessment Schedule; Registration
- Rule 7: Civil Penalty Assessment Schedule; Use and Application
- Rule 8: Indiana Pesticide Law Violators; Public Listing
- Rule 9: Pesticide Consultants; Registration
- Rule 10: Regulation of Pesticides Near Community Public Water Supply System Wells
- Rule 11: Community-Wide Mosquito Abatement Pesticide Applicators and Technicians
- Rule 12: Pesticide Drift
- Rule 13: Open Burning of Pesticide Containers
- Rule 14: Use of Pesticide Service Containers
- Rule 15: Applicator Certification and Licensing at Golf Courses
- Rule 16: Pesticide Use at Schools