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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 115

 
2     WHEREAS, The Meat and Poultry Inspection Act provides for
3 the licensing of meat processors and slaughterers; and
 
4     WHEREAS, The Act establishes a license for Type I
5 establishments that sell or offer to sell meat, meat product,
6 poultry, and poultry product; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The Act establishes a license for Type II
8 establishments that custom slaughter and are not to sell the
9 meat they slaughter; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Questions and concerns have arisen in regards to
11 the increased regulations Type I establishments must adhere to
12 that are not imposed on Type II establishments; therefore, be
13 it
 
14     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
16 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Joint Task
17 Force on Meat and Poultry Inspection under the Department of
18 Agriculture for the purpose of reviewing current law and
19 regulations pertaining to the licensing and regulation of meat
20 and poultry processors and slaughterers and determining
21 whether changes are warranted in the licensing and regulation
22 of these entities; and be it further
 
23     RESOLVED, That the Joint Task Force on Meat and Poultry
24 Inspection shall consist of the following members: one member
25 appointed by the President of the Senate; one member appointed
26 by the Minority Leader of the Senate; one member appointed by
27 the Speaker of the House; one member appointed by the Minority
28 Leader of the House; the Chairman of the Senate Agriculture and
29 Conservation Committee or his or her designee; the Minority
30 Spokesman of the Senate Agriculture and Conservation Committee

 

 

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1 or his or her designee; the Chairman of the House Agriculture
2 and Conservation Committee or his or her designee; the Minority
3 Spokesman of the House Agriculture and Conservation Committee
4 or his or her designee; the Director of Agriculture or his or
5 her designee; two members representing Type I licensees
6 appointed by the Director of Agriculture; two members
7 representing Type II licensees appointed by the Director of
8 Agriculture; one member who is an expert from academia on meat
9 and poultry inspection appointed by the Director of
10 Agriculture; one member appointed by an association
11 representing meat processors; one member appointed by an
12 association representing beef producers; one member appointed
13 by an association representing pork producers; and one member
14 appointed by an association representing farmers; and be it
15 further
 
16     RESOLVED, That the Joint Task Force shall meet initially at
17 the call of the Director of Agriculture and thereafter as
18 necessary and shall report its findings and recommendations to
19 the General Assembly by filing copies of its report with the
20 Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate no later
21 than December 1, 2006; and that upon filing its report the
22 Joint Task Force is dissolved; and be it further
 
23     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
24 delivered to the Illinois Director of Agriculture.