Public Act 100-0841
 
HB4999 EnrolledLRB100 16160 SLF 31281 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by changing Section 5-525 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 5/5-525)  (was 20 ILCS 5/6.01)
    Sec. 5-525. In the Department of Agriculture.
    (a) (Blank).
    (b) An Advisory Board of Livestock Commissioners to consist
of 25 persons. The Board shall consist of the administrator of
animal disease programs, the Dean of the College of
Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences of the
University of Illinois, the Dean of the College of Veterinary
Medicine of the University of Illinois, and, commencing on
January 1, 1990, the Deans or Chairmen of the Colleges or
Departments of Agriculture of Illinois State University,
Southern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University
in that order who shall each serve for 1 year terms, provided
that, commencing on January 1, 1993, such terms shall be for 2
years in the same order, the Director of Public Health, the
Director of Natural Resources, the Chairperson of the
Agriculture and Conservation Committee of the Senate, and the
Chairperson of the Agriculture & Conservation Committee of the
House of Representatives, who shall be ex-officio members of
the Board, and 17 additional persons, appointed by the Governor
to serve at the Governor's pleasure, who are interested in the
well-being of domestic animals and poultry and in the
prevention, elimination, and control of diseases affecting
them. Of the 17 additional persons, one shall be a
representative of breeders of beef cattle, one shall be a
representative of breeders of dairy cattle, one shall be a
representative of breeders of dual purpose cattle, one shall be
a representative of breeders of swine, one shall be a
representative of poultry breeders, one shall be a
representative of sheep breeders, one shall be a veterinarian
licensed in this State, one shall be a representative of
general or diversified farming, one shall be a representative
of deer or elk breeders, one shall be a representative of
livestock auction markets, one shall be a representative of
cattle feeders, one shall be a representative of pork
producers, one shall be a representative of the State licensed
meat packers, one shall be a representative of canine breeders,
one shall be a representative of equine breeders, one shall be
a representative of the Illinois licensed renderers, and one
shall be a representative of livestock dealers. An appointed
member's office becomes vacant upon the member's absence from 3
consecutive meetings. Appointments made by the Governor after
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
Assembly shall be for a term of 5 years. The members of the
Board shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for
expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their
duties. In the appointment of the Advisory Board of Livestock
Commissioners, the Governor shall consult with representative
persons and recognized organizations in the respective fields
concerning the appointments.
    Rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture
pertaining to the well-being of domestic animals and poultry
and the prevention, elimination, and control of diseases
affecting them shall be submitted to the Advisory Board of
Livestock Commissioners for approval at its duly called
meeting. The chairperson of the Board shall certify the
official minutes of the Board's action and shall file the
certified minutes with the Department of Agriculture within 30
days after the proposed rules and regulations are submitted and
before they are promulgated and made effective. In the event it
is deemed desirable, the Board may hold hearings upon the rules
and regulations or proposed revisions. The Board members shall
be familiar with the Acts relating to the well-being of
domestic animals and poultry and to the prevention,
elimination, and control of diseases affecting them. The
Department shall, upon the request of a Board member, advise
the Board concerning the administration of the respective Acts.
    The Director of Agriculture or his or her representative
from the Department shall act as chairperson of the Board. The
Director shall call annual semiannual meetings of the Board and
may call other meetings of the Board as deemed necessary from
time to time or when requested by 3 or more appointed members
of the Board. A quorum of appointed members must be present to
convene an official meeting. The chairperson and ex-officio
members shall not be included in a quorum call. Ex-officio
members may be represented by a duly authorized representative
from their department, division, college, or committee;
however, that representative may not exercise the voting
privileges of the ex-officio member. Appointed members shall
not be represented at a meeting by another person. Ex-officio
members and appointed members shall have the right to vote on
all proposed rules and regulations; voting that in effect would
pertain to approving rules and regulations shall be taken by an
oral roll call. No member shall vote by proxy. The chairman
shall not vote except in the case of a tie vote. Any ex-officio
or appointed member may ask for and shall receive an oral roll
call on any motion before the Board. The Department shall
provide a clerk to take minutes of the meetings and record
transactions of the Board. The Board, by oral roll call, may
require an official court reporter to record the minutes of the
meetings.
(Source: P.A. 96-1025, eff. 7-12-10.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.