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| AN ACT concerning horses.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Equine Infectious Anemia Control |
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| Act is amended by changing Section 4 and adding Section 4.3 as |
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| follows:
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| (510 ILCS 65/4) (from Ch. 8, par. 954)
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| Sec. 4. Tests of equidae entering the State. All equidae
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| more than 12 months of age entering the State for any reason
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| other than for immediate slaughter shall be accompanied by a
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| Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued by an accredited
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| veterinarian of the state of origin within 30 days prior to
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| entry and shall be negative to an official test for EIA within
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| one year prior to entry. Equidae entering the State for
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| immediate slaughter shall be accompanied by a consignment
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| direct to slaughter at an approved equine slaughtering |
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| establishment.
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| (Source: P.A. 86-223.)
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| (510 ILCS 65/4.3 new)
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| Sec. 4.3. Auction certificate of notification. Any equine |
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| owner who sells or otherwise transfers an equine in an equine |
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| auction must sign, upon consignment, a certificate of |
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| notification acknowledging that he or she has been made aware |
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| of the fact that the auctioned equine may be sold for |
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| slaughter. A copy of the certificate of notification shall |
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| accompany the equine upon sale or transfer. The person or |
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| entity conducting the auction shall provide the certificate of |
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| notification.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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