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90_HB1094eng 225 ILCS 650/2.6 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 302.6 Amends the Meat and Poultry Inspection Act to add ratites to the definition of "animals". Effective January 1, 1998. LRB9004038DPgc HB1094 Engrossed LRB9004038DPgc 1 AN ACT to amend the Meat and Poultry Inspection Act by 2 changing Section 2.6. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Meat and Poultry Inspection Act is 6 amended by changing Section 2.6 as follows: 7 (225 ILCS 650/2.6) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 302.6) 8 Sec. 2.6. Animals. "Animals" means cattle, calves, 9 American bison (buffalo), catalo, cattalo, sheep, swine, 10 domestic deer, domestic elk, domestic antelope, domestic 11 reindeer, ratites, water buffalo and goats. For the purposes 12 of this Act, domestic deer, domestic elk, domestic antelope 13 and domestic reindeer mean live deer, elk, antelope and 14 reindeer that are delivered to and slaughtered at a licensed 15 establishment. 16 (Source: P.A. 86-217.) 17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect 18 January 1, 1998.