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1 | | AN ACT concerning animals.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Pseudorabies Control Act is amended |
5 | | by changing Section 5.1 as follows:
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6 | | (510 ILCS 90/5.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 805.1)
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7 | | Sec. 5.1. Pseudorabies Advisory Committee. Upon the |
8 | | detection of pseudorabies within the State, the The Director of |
9 | | Agriculture
is authorized to establish
within the Department an |
10 | | advisory committee to be known as the Pseudorabies
Advisory |
11 | | Committee. Such committee shall consist of, but not be limited
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12 | | to, representatives of swine producers, general swine |
13 | | organizations within
the State, licensed veterinarians, |
14 | | general farm organizations, auction
markets, the packing |
15 | | industry and the University of Illinois. Members of this |
16 | | committee shall only serve for the duration of the pseudorabies |
17 | | outbreak. The committee shall only meet during the duration of |
18 | | the pseudorabies outbreak. The Director
shall, from time to |
19 | | time, consult with the Pseudorabies Advisory Committee
on |
20 | | changes in the pseudorabies control program.
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21 | | The Director shall appoint a Technical Committee from the |
22 | | membership of
the Pseudorabies Advisory Committee, which shall |
23 | | be comprised of a
veterinarian, a swine extension specialist, |