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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. 

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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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    "Swap meet" means an organized event where animals 
 


 






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including, but not limited to, dogs, cats, birds, fish, 
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reptiles, or other animals customarily obtained as pets, are 
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sold, traded, or exchange hands.

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