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1    AN ACT concerning animals.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Animal Gastroenteritis Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 2 as follows:
 



6    (510 ILCS 15/2)  (from Ch. 8, par. 204)



7    Sec. 2. 
The Director of Agriculture is authorized to 
8establish within the
Department an Advisory Committee to be 
9known as the Swine Disease Control
Committee.  Such committee 
10shall consist of 5 producers of swine, 2
representatives of 
11general farm organizations in the State, one
representative of 
12general swine organizations in the State,
one or more licensed 
13practicing veterinarians, the State Veterinarian, the Director 
14of the Galesburg Animal Disease Laboratory,
the administrator 
15of animal disease programs
the Dean of the College of 
16Veterinary Medicine and the
Dean of the College of Agriculture 
17of the University of Illinois, the Dean of the College of 
18Agricultural Science of Southern Illinois University, the Dean 
19of the School of Agriculture of Western Illinois University, 
20the Chair of the Department of Agriculture of the Illinois 
21State University, the
Director of Public Health, and the 
22Chairman of the Senate Agriculture and ,
 Conservation and Energy 
23Committee, of the Senate and the Chairman of the House

 
 
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1Committee on Agriculture and Conservation Committee
of the 
2House.  In the appointment of such committee, the Director shall

3consult with representative persons and recognized 
4organizations in the
respective fields concerning such 
5appointments of producers and members of
general farm 
6organizations.

7    The Director is authorized to establish within the 
8Department an
advisory committee to be known as the Cattle 
9Disease Control Research Committee.
Such committee shall 
10consist of 2 representatives of general farm
organizations in 
11the State, one representative of general cattle
organizations 
12in the State, the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine

13and the Dean of the College of Agriculture of the University of 
14Illinois, the Dean of the College of Agricultural Science of 
15Southern Illinois University, the Dean of the School of 
16Agriculture of Western Illinois University, the Chair of the 
17Department of Agriculture of the Illinois State University,
the 
18administrator of animal disease programs and
the Director of 
19Public Health, the Chairman of the Senate Agriculture and ,

20Conservation and Energy Committee,
of the Senate and the 
21Chairman of the House Agriculture and Conservation Committee on 
22Agriculture of the
House.  Eight additional members 
23representing the following agricultural
interests: feeder 
24cattle, purebred beef cattle, dairy cattle and one or
more 
25licensed practicing veterinarians, the State Veterinarian, and 
26the Director of the Galesburg Animal Disease Laboratory.  In the 
 
 
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1appointment of such
committee, the Director shall consult with 
2representative persons and
recognized organizations in the 
3respective fields, producers and members of
general farm 
4organizations.

5    Meetings shall only occur in the event of a disease 
6outbreak or other significant disease situation. The meetings 
7shall be scheduled at the call of From time to time the 
8Director shall consult with the Swine Disease
Control Committee 
9and the Cattle Disease Control Research Committee to address 
10disease prevention, management, and control in the case of a 
11disease outbreak. Members of the Committees shall receive no 
12compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily 
13incurred in the performance of their duties concerning
research 
14projects to be undertaken, the priority of such projects, the

15results of such research and the manner in which the results of 
16such
research can be made available to best serve the livestock 
17industry of the
State.

18    The Director may also consult with such committees 
19concerning problems
arising in the administration of "An Act 
20authorizing and providing for a
cooperative program between 
21United States, state and local agencies, public
and private 
22agencies and organizations and individuals for the control of

23starlings, rodents and other injurious predatory animal and 
24bird pests and
making an appropriation therefor", approved 
25August 26, 1963.

26(Source: P.A. 85-323.)

 

 
 
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1    (510 ILCS 15/1 rep.)

2    Section 10. The Animal Gastroenteritis Act is amended  by 
3repealing Section 1.
 
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
5becoming law.