25-26-23-9. Program to accept unused medication

IN Code § 25-26-23-9 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "unit" means a city, town, or county.

(b) A program to accept unused medication by a business or other entity that complies with applicable state and federal law is not subject to regulation by a unit.

(c) A unit may not do any of the following:

(1) Impose a tax, fee, assessment, or charge on a consumer, business, or other entity to pay for or support a program to accept unused medication in the unit's jurisdiction.

(2) Require a business or other entity to establish, pay for, or operate a program to accept unused medication in the unit's jurisdiction.

(d) Nothing in this section prohibits a unit from using money in the unit's general fund to operate a program to accept unused medication.

As added by P.L.246-2019, SEC.20 and P.L.264-2019, SEC.9.