{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-22-5-9","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-22-5-9","heading":"Purchases of biobased products","body":"Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to a purchase of supplies by any of the following:\n(1) A governmental body.\n(2) A state educational institution.\n(b) As used in this section, \"biobased product\" refers to an item designated by the United States Department of Agriculture as a biobased product for federal procurement under Section 9002 of the federal Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102).\n(c) A governmental body or a state educational institution shall, whenever possible, purchase biobased products if all of the following apply:\n(1) Biobased products are available at the time of the purchase.\n(2) It is economically feasible to purchase biobased products.\n(3) The purchase of biobased products is not inappropriate because of:\n(A) federal regulations or policy in matters involving the federal government; or\n(B) the special requirements of scientific uses.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 22. PUBLIC PURCHASING","Chapter 5. Specifications"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-22-5-9","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"a099a2dcf45a45b4189e1f12056859cf42231a2a36ac6223d5ef781d9199e188","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-22-5-8.5","next":"us-in/ic-5-22-6-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}