Section 16-19-8-2 - Location; purpose; fees(a) The state health laboratory shall be located in Indianapolis and shall be used to: (1) analyze foods and drugs for the purpose of enforcing the pure food and drug laws;(2) perform sanitary analyses, pathological examinations, and studies in hygiene and preventive medicine; and(3) support public health activities; to aid in the enforcement of the health laws and for no other purpose.
(b) All work done in the state health laboratory must be done exclusively and entirely for the public benefit.(c) The state department may establish fee schedules and charges for services provided by the state health laboratory.Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-9-3-2.
Amended by P.L. 143-2022,SEC. 36, eff. 7/1/2022.As added by P.L. 2-1993, SEC.2.