355 Ind. Admin. Code 9-3-1

Current through November 6, 2024
Section 355 IAC 9-3-1 - Schedule

Authority: IC 15-16-2-49.5

Affected: IC 15-16-2-46

Sec. 1.

The schedule of civil penalties for violations of IC 15-16-2, the Indiana commercial fertilizers law, and the rules adopted under this law are as follows:

(1) Each penalty for each violation, if the violation is of a continuing nature, shall not be imposed for more than one hundred eighty (180) days when assessed on a per day basis.
(2) Each penalty for each violation, if the violation is of an identical repetitive nature, shall not be imposed for more than one hundred eighty (180) incidents when assessed on a per incident basis.

Legal Citation

General Description of Violation

Violation Number

Violation Assessment

1 2 3 and subsequent
355 IAC 2-3-1 and 355 IAC 2-3-4 Store a fertilizer in a bulk container made of improper design or materials. $100 $200 $300 Per incident
355 IAC 2-3-1(e) Operate storage containers or appurtenances with an improper design. $100 $200 $300 Per incident
355 IAC 2-3-2 Store a fertilizer in an underground bulk container. $250 $500 $1,000 Per day
355 IAC 2-3-3 Abandon a bulk storage container improperly. $250 $500 $1,000 Per incident
355 IAC 2-3-5(a) Fail to anchor bulk storage containers properly. $100 $250 $500 Per incident
355 IAC 2-3-6 Fail to provide bulk container security. $100 $250 $500 Per incident
355 IAC 2-3-7 Fill bulk container beyond intended capacity. $100 $200 $300 Per incident
355 IAC 2-3-8 Fail to support or contain appurtenances. $50 $50 $50 Per day
355 IAC 2-3-9 Fail to provide a liquid level device or secure liquid level gauge. $50 $100 $150 Per incident
355 IAC 2-3-10 Fail to properly label bulk container. $25 $50 $100 Per incident
355 IAC 2-3-11 Fail to maintain bulk container or appurtenance. $100 $200 $300 Per day
355 IAC 2-4-1(a) Fail to carry out operational area activities within contained area. $250 $500 $1,000 Per incident
355 IAC 2-4-1(b) Operate operational area containment with improper design, construction, or capacity. $100 $200 $300 Per day
355 IAC 2-4-1(d) Operate operational area with a relief outlet, valve, or improper pump. $100 $200 $300 Per day
355 IAC 2-4-1(e) Fail to remove liquids promptly from operational area containment. $100 $200 $300 Per incident
355 IAC 2-4-1(f) Fail to protect storage containers and appurtenances from damage by vehicles. $100 $200 $300 Per incident
355 IAC 2-4-1(i) Fail to maintain operational area containment. $100 $200 $300 Per day
355 IAC 2-5-1(a) Store a bulk container outside of secondary containment. $250 $500 $1,000 Per day
355 IAC 2-5-1(b) Fail to separate fertilizer secondary containment from other materials. $100 $200 $300 Per day
355 IAC 2-5-1(c) and 355 IAC 2-5-12.5(b) Fail to maintain required capacity for secondary containment. $100 $200 $300 Per day
355 IAC 2-5-1(f) Operate secondary containment with tile drainage within or under the containment. $100 $200 $300 Per day
355 IAC 2-5-2(a) Operate secondary containment with improperly constructed or sealed walls. $100 $200 $300 Per day
355 IAC 2-5-3, 355 IAC 2-5-4, 355 IAC 25-5, 355 IAC 2-5-6, or 355 IAC 2-5-7 Operate secondary containment with improperly constructed or sealed base. $100 $200 $300 Per day
355 IAC 2-5-12 Operate an improperly designed, constructed, or maintained elephant ring. $100 $200 $300 Per day
355 IAC 2-5-12.5(a) Operate secondary containment with a relief outlet, valve, or improper pump. $100 $200 $300 Per day
355 IAC 2-5-13(a) Fail to maintain secondary containment. $100 $200 $300 Per day
355 IAC 2-5-13(b) Fail to maintain secondary containment free of debris and foreign matter. $25 $50 $100 Per day
355 IAC 2-6-1.5(a) Store dry bulk fertilizer in an unsound manner. $250 $500 $1,000 Per day
355 IAC 2-6-1.5(b) Fail to provide a dry fertilizer operations pad. $250 $500 $1,000 Per incident
355 IAC 2-9-1 Fail to notify the state chemist annually of the bulk storage facility location and status. $50 $100 $150 Per year
IC 15-16-2-46 Sell, use, or remove without permission a product placed under a stop sale, use, or removal order. $250* $500* $1,000* Per incident
355 IAC 7-3-1 and 355 IAC 7-3-2 Use fertilizer material without certification. $100 $200 $300 Per day
355 IAC 7-3-1 Engage in business for hire without a business license. $250 $500 $1,000 Per day
355 IAC 7-3-3 Distribute fertilizer material without a business license. $250 $500 $1,000 Per day
355 IAC 7-3-3 Distribute fertilizer material to an unlicensed user. $100 $200 $300 Per incident
355 IAC 7-3-4 Fail to train employees. $100 $200 $300 Per incident
355 IAC 7-3-4 Supervise more than 10 employees. $100 $100 $100 Per day and per person
355 IAC 7-3-4 Fail to properly supervise employee. $125 $250 $500 Per day
IC 15-16-2-43 and 355 IAC 7-4-4 Use fraud in applying for license, permit, or registration. $250 $500 $1,000 Per incident
355 IAC 8-3-1(1) and 355 IAC 8-3-1(2) Fail to develop or follow a fertilizer application plan. $100 $250 $500 Per incident
355 IAC 8-3-1(3) Apply fertilizer material directly to surface water. $100 $250 $500 Per incident
355 IAC 8-3-1(4) Apply fertilizer material to saturated ground. $100 $250 $500 Per incident
355 IAC 8-3-1(5) Apply fertilizer material from a public road. $100* $250* $500* Per incident
355 IAC 8-3-2 Fail to follow proper unmanipulated organic fertilizer application setback or incorporation requirements. $250 $500 $1,000 Per incident
355 IAC 8-3-3 Improper application of unmanipulated organic fertilizer to highly erodible land. $250 $500 $1,000 Per incident
355 IAC 8-3-4 Improper application of unmanipulated organic fertilizer to frozen or snow covered ground. $250 $500 $1,000 Per incident
355 IAC 8-3-5 Fail to properly monitor organic fertilizer application. $100 $250 $500 Per day
355 IAC 8-4-1 Fail to properly stage inorganic fertilizer. $250 $500 $1,000 Per incident and per day
355 IAC 8-4-2 Fail to properly stage organic fertilizer. $250 $500 $1,000 Per incident and per day
355 IAC 8-5-1 Fail to keep proper distribution records. $25 $50 $75 Per day
355 IAC 8-5-2 Fail to keep proper application records. $25 $50 $75 Per day
355 IAC 8-5-3 Fail to make records available. $100* $250* $500* Per incident
355 IAC 8-5-1 and 355 IAC 8-5-2 Make false records $250* $500* $1,000* Per incident

*This penalty shall not be subject to the potential for mitigation listed in section 3 of this rule.

355 IAC 9-3-1

State Chemist of the State of Indiana; 355 IAC 9-3-1; filed May 7, 2010, 9:48 a.m.: 20100602-IR-355090797FRA; filed Mar 9, 2011, 12:05 p.m.: 20110406-IR-355100627FRA; filed Oct 11, 2012, 1:01 p.m.: 20121107-IR-355120203FRA
Readopted filed 10/6/2016, 8:56 a.m.: 20161102-IR-355160128RFA
Readopted filed 11/22/2022, 2:18 p.m.: 20221221-IR-355220115RFA