93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB3111


 
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Lawrence M. Walsh
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














510 ILCS 50/1
  from Ch. 8, par. 168



510 ILCS 50/24.1 new










    Amends the Illinois Diseased Animals Act.  Provides that the definition of "animals" includes only those wild animals in captivity that are intended for livestock production.  Provides that any person who organizes a livestock swap meet within the State must provide the Department of Agriculture with information regarding the meet and must maintain records detailing the kinds of animals at the meet and the transfer of any animals at the meet.  Provides that organizers must maintain the records for at least one year after each swap meet.
















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    AN ACT concerning animals.

 
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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 Diseased Animals Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 1 and by adding Section 24.1 as follows:
 



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    (510 ILCS 50/1)  (from Ch. 8, par. 168)



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    Sec. 1. For the purposes of this Act: 

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    "Department" means the Department of Agriculture of the 
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State of Illinois.

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    "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of 
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Agriculture,
or his duly appointed representative.

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    "Contagious or infectious disease" means a specific 
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disease designated by
the Department as contagious or 
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infectious under rules pertaining to this Act.

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    "Reportable disease" means a specific disease designated 
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by the Department as
reportable under rules pertaining to this 
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Act.

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    "Animals" means domestic animals, poultry, and wild 
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animals in captivity that are intended for livestock 
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production. 

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    "Exposed to" means for an animal to come in contact with 
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another animal or
an environment that is capable of 
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transmitting a contagious, infectious, or
reportable disease.  
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An animal will no longer be considered as "exposed to"
when it 
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is beyond the standard incubation time for the disease and the 
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animal
has been tested negative for the specific disease or 
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there is no evidence that
the animal is contagious, except for 
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animals exposed to Johne's disease.
Animals originating from a 
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herd where Johne's disease has been diagnosed will
be 
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considered no longer "exposed to" with a negative test.  The 
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negative test
must have been conducted within 30 days prior to 
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the sale or movement.

 


 






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(Source: P.A. 90-385, eff. 8-15-97; 91-457, eff. 1-1-00.)

 
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    (510 ILCS 50/24.1 new)

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    Sec. 24.1. Swap meets. Any organizer of a livestock swap 
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meet held within the State must provide the Department with 
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information regarding the swap meet at least 30 days prior to 
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the date on which the swap meet will be held.  For each 
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livestock swap meet that he or she organizes, an organizer must 
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maintain records for at least one year after the date on which 
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the swap meet is held.  The records must include information on 
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each kind of animal present at the swap meet and information on 
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any transfer of animals that takes place during the swap meet.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.