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90_HB1158eng 225 ILCS 640/1 from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 208 225 ILCS 645/1 from Ch. 111, par. 401 225 ILCS 655/2 from Ch. 111, par. 502 510 ILCS 40/2.04 from Ch. 8, par. 33.62-04 510 ILCS 55/1.1 from Ch. 8, par. 1.1 510 ILCS 75/2 from Ch. 8, par. 229.52 Amends the Livestock Auction Market Law, the Illinois Livestock Dealer Licensing Act, the Slaughter Livestock Buyers Act, the Illinois Brand Act, the Illinois Domestic Animals Running at Large Act, and the Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act by including ratites in the definition of "livestock". LRB9004267SMdv HB1158 Engrossed LRB9004267SMdv 1 AN ACT to amend certain Acts in relation to animals. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Livestock Auction Market Law is amended 5 by changing Section 1 as follows: 6 (225 ILCS 640/1) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 208) 7 Sec. 1. Definitions. When used in this Act: 8 "Person" means any person, firm, partnership, or 9 corporation. 10 "Department" means the Department of Agriculture of the 11 State of Illinois. 12 "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department 13 of Agriculture, or his duly appointed representative. 14 "Livestock" means cattle, swine, sheep, equidae, ratites, 15 orandgoats. 16 "Livestock auction market" means any sale or exchange of 17 livestock held by any person at an established place of 18 business or premises where the livestock is assembled for 19 sale or exchange and is sold or exchanged at auction at 20 regular or irregular intervals, but more frequently than 3 21 times during the preceding 12 months. 22 "Consignor" means any person consigning, shipping, or 23 delivering livestock to a livestock auction market for sale, 24 resale, or exchange. 25 "Operator of a livestock auction market" means any person 26 holding, conducting, or carrying on a livestock auction 27 market. 28 "Marketing center" means a licensed livestock auction 29 market which has been so designated by the Illinois 30 Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of 31 Agriculture as a marketing center after having qualified HB1158 Engrossed -2- LRB9004267SMdv 1 under the rules and regulations of the State Department of 2 Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture 3 and is operated under the supervision of an accredited 4 veterinarian approved by the Illinois Department of 5 Agriculture. 6 "Consignment" means a document issued by the owner or 7 shipper of livestock, designating the name of the owner 8 and/or shipper; place of origin; stockyards, State or Federal 9 approved slaughtering establishment, or marketing center of 10 destination; date of shipment; and number and description of 11 livestock, certified to by the owner or shipper, kept in 12 possession of the carrier and delivered to a stockyards, 13 State or Federal approved slaughtering establishment, or 14 marketing center of destination upon acceptance. This 15 consignment shall be held by the stockyards, State or Federal 16 approved slaughtering establishment, or marketing center for 17 a period of not less than 6 months for inspection by the 18 legally authorized officials of the United States Department 19 of Agriculture and the Illinois Department of Agriculture and 20 other officials having police powers. 21 (Source: P.A. 89-154, eff. 1-1-96.) 22 Section 10. The Illinois Livestock Dealer Licensing Act 23 is amended by changing Section 1 as follows: 24 (225 ILCS 645/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 401) 25 Sec. 1. As used in this Act, unless the context 26 otherwise requires: 27 "Department" means the Illinois Department of 28 Agriculture. 29 "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department 30 of Agriculture or his duly authorized representative. 31 "Livestock" means cattle, goats, sheep, ratites, or swine 32 other than feeder swine, or any other animals of the bovine,HB1158 Engrossed -3- LRB9004267SMdv 1caprine, ovine, or porcine species. 2 "Feeder swine" means all swine except those consigned 3 directly to slaughter or swine sold as breeding animals with 4 a negative brucellosis test. 5 "Livestock dealer" means any person required to be 6 registered under the Federal "Packers and Stockyards Act, 7 1921", who buys, sells or offers to sell, exchange, barter, 8 or negotiate the sale of cattle, goats, sheep, ratites, or 9 swine other than feeder swine in this State whether the 10 cattle, goats, sheep, ratites, or swine were raised in this 11 State or brought into this State from another state. 12 "Livestock dealer" does not mean (1) a person who sells only 13 cattle, goats, sheep, ratites, or swine which he has produced 14 and raised, (2) a person who offers for sale or trade only 15 cattle, goats, sheep, ratites, or swine other than feeder 16 swine which he has owned or had in his possession for a 17 period of 30 days or longer and is not engaged in the 18 business of buying, selling, trading, or negotiating the 19 transfer of livestock, (3) a person who purchases cattle, 20 goats, sheep, ratites, or swine other than feeder swine for 21 feeding or breeding purposes and retains them in his 22 possession for a period of 30 days or longer, (4) a person 23 engaged in the business of buying and slaughtering livestock 24 for food and in marketing the meat products therefrom, 25 provided all animals purchased are slaughtered, (5) a person 26 licensed under the Illinois Feeder Swine Dealer Licensing Act 27"An Act providing for the licensing of feeder swine dealers,28regulating such business, and providing penalties for29violations hereof", approved July 31, 1961, for transactions 30 so governed, or (6) a person licensed under the Livestock 31 Auction Market Law"An Act in relation to the licensing and32regulation of livestock auction markets", approved July 15,331941, as heretofore or hereafter amended, when engaged in 34 transactions covered by such Act or (7) a "commission firm" HB1158 Engrossed -4- LRB9004267SMdv 1 as defined and exempted by this Act. 2 "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, or 3 corporation. 4 "Commission firm" means a person who negotiates the sale 5 or purchase of livestock for the account of another on a 6 commission basis and who does not buy or sell for his own 7 account. 8 "Agent" means any person authorized to act for a licensed 9 livestock dealer. 10 "Clearee" means any person whose livestock financial 11 transactions are processed through a clearing agency. For the 12 purpose of this Act, a clearee shall be licensed as a 13 livestock dealer. 14 "Clearing agency" means a financial institution which 15 provides clearing services for a person buying and selling 16 livestock, but which does not take possession of the 17 livestock and, therefore, is not required to be licensed as a 18 livestock dealer. 19 (Source: P.A. 81-191.) 20 Section 15. The Slaughter Livestock Buyers Act is 21 amended by changing Section 2 as follows: 22 (225 ILCS 655/2) (from Ch. 111, par. 502) 23 Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the 24 context otherwise requires, words and phrases have the 25 meaning ascribed to them as follows: 26 "Department" means the Illinois Department of 27 Agriculture. 28 "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department 29 of Agriculture. 30 "Animals" or "livestock" means cattle, goats, sheep, 31 swine, or ratitesor any other animals of the bovine,32caprine, ovine, or porcine species. HB1158 Engrossed -5- LRB9004267SMdv 1 "Slaughter livestock buyer" means any person determined 2 by the Department to be engaged in the business of purchasing 3 livestock in this State for slaughter and such livestock is 4 slaughtered in this or any other state for food and the 5 marketing meat products therefrom. 6 "Agent" means any person duly authorized to represent or 7 act for a registrant. 8 "Slaughter livestock broker" means any person in the 9 business of buying, receiving, selling, exchanging, 10 negotiating, or soliciting the sale, resale, exchange, or 11 transferring of any slaughter livestock purchased from the 12 producer or his agent or representative or received on 13 consignment from the producer or his agent or representative. 14 "Registrant" means any person required to be registered 15 under this Act. 16 "Producer" means any producer of slaughter livestock 17 produced in the State. 18 "On consignment" means any receiving or sale of slaughter 19 livestock, wherein the broker acts as the agent for the 20 owner. 21 "Person" means any association, corporation, individual, 22 partnership or any other business unit. 23 (Source: P.A. 78-794.) 24 Section 20. The Illinois Brand Act is amended by 25 changing Section 2.04 as follows: 26 (510 ILCS 40/2.04) (from Ch. 8, par. 33.62-04) 27 Sec. 2.04. "Livestock" means bison, cattle, swine, 28 sheep, goats, ratites, or equidae. 29 (Source: P.A. 79-880.) 30 Section 25. The Illinois Domestic Animals Running At 31 Large Act is amended by changing Section 1.1 as follows: HB1158 Engrossed -6- LRB9004267SMdv 1 (510 ILCS 55/1.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 1.1) 2 Sec. 1.1. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the 3 context otherwise requires: 4 "Livestock" means bison, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, 5 equidae, ratites, or geese. 6 "Owner" means any person who (a) has a right of property 7 in an animal, (b) keeps or harbors an animal, (c) has an 8 animal in his care, or (d) acts as custodian of an animal. 9 "Person" means any individual, firm, association, 10 partnership, corporation, or other legal entity, any public 11 or private institution, the State of Illinois, or any 12 municipal corporation or political subdivision of the State. 13 "Running at large" or "run at large" means livestock that 14 strays from confinement or restraint and from the limits of 15 the owner. 16 (Source: P.A. 84-28.) 17 Section 30. The Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act is 18 amended by changing Section 2 as follows: 19 (510 ILCS 75/2) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.52) 20 Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act: 21 (1) "Director" means the Director of the Department of 22 Agriculture of the State of Illinois. 23 (2) "Person" means any individual, partnership, 24 corporation, or association doing business in this State, in 25 whole or in part. 26 (3) "Slaughterer" means any person regularly engaged in 27 the commercial slaughtering of livestock. 28 (4) "Livestock" means cattle, calves, sheep, swine, 29 horses, mules, goats, ratites, and any other animal which can 30 or may be used in and for the preparation of meat or meat 31 products for consumption by human beings or animals. 32 (5) "Packer" means any person engaged in the business of HB1158 Engrossed -7- LRB9004267SMdv 1 slaughtering or manufacturing or otherwise preparing meat or 2 meat products for sale, either by such person or others; or 3 of manufacturing or preparing livestock products for sale by 4 such person or others. 5 (6) "Humane method" means either (a) a method whereby 6 the animal is rendered insensible to pain by gunshot or by 7 mechanical, electrical, chemical or other means that is rapid 8 and effective, before being shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast 9 or cut; or (b) a method in accordance with ritual 10 requirements of the Jewish faith or any other religious faith 11 whereby the animal suffers loss of consciousness by anemia of 12 the brain caused by the simultaneous and instantaneous 13 severance of the carotid arteries with a sharp instrument. 14 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2023.)