This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Pseudorabies Control Act
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Pseudorabies Control Act. (Source: P.A. 85-165; 85-171.)
Illinois · statute · 510 ILCS 90 · 16 active provisions
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Pseudorabies Control Act. (Source: P.A. 85-165; 85-171.)
The General Assembly recognizes that pseudorabies is a serious disease in the swine industry and that the disease can be transmitted to other domestic animals. It further recognizes that the disease can have a severe economic and psychological impact on the affected swine owner and that additional costs are incurred, b…
Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Animal" means cattle, goats, horses and ponies, sheep, swine, or any other animals of the bovine, caprine, equine, ovine, or porcine species. "Appraisal value" means the actual value of the swine for meat, feeding or breeding purposes at the time…
No person shall produce, distribute, sell, or use any pseudorabies vaccine for the immunization of any animal in this State, unless such vaccine is currently licensed by an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture and approved for use within this State. (Source: P.A. 80-969.)
No person shall transport, or have transported into Illinois, any animal which has been vaccinated with a pseudorabies vaccine unless such vaccine is currently licensed by an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture and approved for use within this State. (Source: P.A. 80-969.)
The Department is authorized to establish a program aimed at controlling the spread of pseudorabies. This authority includes, but is not limited to, requiring negative tests of swine, the right to quarantine swine infected with or exposed to pseudorabies, to establish guidelines and specified herd plans for monitoring…
Pseudorabies Advisory Committee. Upon the detection of pseudorabies within the State, the Director of Agriculture is authorized to establish within the Department an advisory committee to be known as the Pseudorabies Advisory Committee. The Committee shall consist of, but not be limited to, representatives of swine pro…
Administrative penalties. Any person violating or aiding in or abetting the violation of any provision of this Act, or any provision of any rule, regulation, or order of the Department issued pursuant to this Act, may be ordered, following an administrative hearing, to pay the following administrative penalties: (1) $3…
Subpoenas. The Department, over the signature of the Director, is authorized to subpoena and bring before the Department any person or persons in this State and to take testimony either orally or by deposition or by exhibit, with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed by law in judicial proceedi…
Hearing rules. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and the Illinois Department of Agriculture rules adopted under that Act apply to hearings under this Act. (Source: P.A. 89-154, eff. 7-19-95.)
Judicial review. All final administrative decisions of the Department are subject to judicial review under Article III of the Code of Civil Procedure and its rules. The term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in the…
The Department of Agriculture is authorized to cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture in the control of pseudorabies in swine in this State. The Department may recognize areas, both within and outside of the State, as pseudorabies free or low prevalence areas in accordance with the recommendations o…
Upon request of the Department, owners of swine within the State of Illinois shall submit their swine for an official test for the detection of pseudorabies, provide the necessary facilities for testing, and render such assistance as may be required by the Department. The reasonable expense of making such tests shall b…
Herd plan. When pseudorabies has been diagnosed in a swine herd, the herd owner shall enter into an approved herd plan with the Department within 90 days of issuance of the quarantine or the effective date of this Act. If an approved herd plan cannot be agreed upon between the Department and the herd owner, the Technic…
Indemnity. If State funds are available to pay indemnity and the Technical Committee recommends depopulation as part of an approved herd plan, indemnity may be paid only for positive individual breeding animals which are removed from the herd and slaughtered in accordance with an approved herd plan. Indemnity payment w…
The Department may require a negative pseudorabies test on swine entering or being sold, leased, traded or offered for sale in Illinois for feeding, breeding or exhibition purposes. All swine entering Illinois for feeding, breeding or exhibition purposes shall be accompanied by an official health certificate or certifi…