Illinois · statute · 225 ILCS 635 · 23 active provisions
In this Act, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: (1) "Horse Meat" means the flesh of any animal of the equine family. (2) "Slaughterer" means any person engaged in killing animals of the equine family where the carcasses are butchered for any purpose other than that of manufacturing tankage. (3) "W…
Slaughter for human consumption unlawful. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is unlawful for any person to slaughter a horse if that person knows or should know that any of the horse meat will be used for human consumption. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is unlawful for any person to…
No person shall engage in business as slaughterer, processor, breeder and raiser, or wholesale distributor without a license secured from the Department. The form for the application shall be specified by the director. The form shall indicate whether or not the applicant for a license is a corporation in which case a l…
No carcass or part of a carcass of a horse, donkey, mule or other animal of the genus equus shall be transported into or slaughtered in the State of Illinois, or held, kept, sold, offered for sale or given away unless it shall be ground, chopped or comminuted so that no piece shall be greater than 3/4 of an inch in any…
Each person engaged in business as a slaughterer, processor, breeder and raiser, or wholesale distributor shall pay an annual license of $50 for each location, except a breeder and raiser of fur bearing animals who slaughters for his own use shall pay an annual license fee of $10 for each location. However any city, vi…
Upon receipt of an application for a license, the Director of the Department shall cause the said applicant, his premises and facilities to be inspected by authorized inspectors of the Department for purposes of sanitation, proper facilities and the character of the firm, person, corporation or its officers filing such…
The following persons are ineligible for licenses: a. A person who is not a resident of the city, village or county in which the premises covered by the license are located; except in case of railroad or boat licenses. b. A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he resides. c. (Bla…
Applicant convictions. (a) The Department shall not require applicants to report the following information and shall not consider the following criminal history records in connection with an application for a license under this Act: (1) Juvenile adjudications of delinquent minors as defined in Section 5-105 of the Juve…
Each person engaged in business as a slaughterer or wholesale distributor and operating from any vehicle, unless the vehicle is operated as a part of a licensed establishment having a fixed location, shall pay an annual fee of $25 for each vehicle. (Source: Laws 1951, p. 1498.)
Each applicant for a license and each licensee shall operate its business in a sanitary manner and be subject to inspection by authorized agents of the Department. Each person engaged in business as a slaughterer, processor, breeder and raiser, or wholesale distributor, except a breeder and raiser of fur bearing animal…
Each person engaged in business as a slaughterer or wholesale distributor who uses vehicles to distribute horse meat shall mark plainly on both sides of the vehicle the person's name, address and license number. (Source: Laws 1951, p. 1498.)
Any vehicle operating independently in distributing horse meat shall be marked plainly on both sides with the name of the operator and his license number. (Source: Laws 1951, p. 1498.)
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as requiring any person to secure a license for any vehicle which is operating as a common carrier. (Source: Laws 1951, p. 1498.)
No distributor of horse meat shall have in his possession horse meat ready for distribution unless each package is plainly labeled or tagged with the words "Horse Meat" or, if the meat is that of some member or members of the equine family other than the horse or is a mixture of meats, then with a label designating the…
No slaughterer shall have any package of horse meat ready for distribution in its possession unless such package is plainly labeled as is provided by Section 9 of this Act. The possession or control of any horse meat which violates any of the provisions of this Act shall be held to be prima facie evidence that such pos…
No retailer, stock or pet ranch, or place where food is served for consumption on the premises shall have in his or its possession any package of horse meat ready for distribution which is not plainly labeled as provided in section 9 of this Act. (Source: Laws 1955, p. 388.)
No person shall, with intent to mislead or deceive, deface, erase or remove any label or mark required by any provision of this Act. (Source: Laws 1951, p. 1498.)
No person shall sell horse meat or mixture of horse meat and the meat of any other animal unless the package is plainly labeled as provided in section 9 of this Act. (Source: Laws 1955, p. 388.)
The Department of Agriculture shall make and enforce reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 1208.)
For the violation of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules and regulations made by the Department pursuant to this Act, the Department shall have the authority to revoke any license, subject to a hearing as is provided for under "The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act", approved September 22, 1975, as amend…
Whoever violates any provision of this Act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 77-2508.)
All final administrative decisions of the Department hereunder are subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof and all rules and regulations adapted pursuant thereto. The term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-10…
Short Title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Horse Meat Act. (Source: P.A. 83-760.)