Illinois · statute · 510 ILCS 95 · 22 active provisions
As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, words and phrases have the meanings ascribed to them in the Sections following this Section and preceding Section 2. (Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
"Department" or "Department of Agriculture", means the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois. (Source: Laws 1959, p. 2259.)
"Brucella suis" or "brucellosis" means the disease wherein an animal of the porcine species is infected with Brucella microorganisms, irrespective of the occurrence or absence of clinical signs of infectious abortion. (Source: P.A. 78-636.)
"Official test" means any test approved by the Department and the United States Department of Agriculture for the detection of swine brucellosis which is based on the use of a standardized suspension (antigen) of killed Brucella microorganisms in dilution of blood serum taken from the animal to be tested. (Source: P.A.…
"Infected animal" or "reactor" means an animal which has given a reaction to any recognized test for the detection of brucellosis approved by the Department, or if Brucella microorganisms have been found in the body or in the body discharges. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 564.)
"Accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian who is licensed by the state in which he practices, is approved by the State Animal Health Official of that state and is accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture. (Source: P.A. 77-120.)
"Official brucellosis certificate" means a legible record made on an official form of the state of origin or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture or any successor agency and issued by an accredited veterinarian of the state of origin or a veterinarian in the empl…
Health certificate. "Health certificate" or "certificate of health" or "interstate health certificate" or "certificate of veterinary inspection" means a legible record, made on an official form of the state of origin or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture or any…
"Validated Brucellosis-free Area" means a state that meets the classification standards established by the United States Department of Agriculture in the Brucellosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules. (Source: P.A. 86-231.)
No person shall lease, loan, trade or sell any swine 4 months of age and over for breeding purposes, or offer or receive the services of any male swine for breeding purposes, unless such swine are accompanied by an official brucellosis testing certificate showing that the swine have been tested by an accredited veterin…
An official test for the intrastate movement of swine, when required, shall be conducted by any official State or Federal laboratory, except that an accredited veterinarian may conduct such test when performing his official duties at a livestock auction market or at a marketing center that has been approved by the U.S.…
All breeding swine 4 months of age and over entering Illinois for breeding or exhibition purposes shall be accompanied by an official interstate health certificate, issued by an accredited veterinarian of the state of origin, showing that such swine meet the Illinois entry requirements and are negative to an official t…
Illinois breeding swine 4 months of age and over for exhibition within the State of Illinois shall meet all requirements for exhibition purposes and shall also be accompanied by an official certificate of health showing the swine to have been negative to an official test for brucellosis conducted within 90 days of date…
Quarantine. When any animal in a herd is classified as a reactor to an official test for brucellosis, the Department shall quarantine any animal it deems necessary to prevent the spread of the disease. Reactor swine shall be tagged in the left ear with a reactor identification tag. Such reactors shall not be offered fo…
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing the movement of swine into stockyards registered under the Packers and Stockyards Act, a State-Federal approved slaughtering establishment or a marketing center. (Source: P.A. 91-457, eff. 1-1-00.)
The Department may make and adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Act. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 971.)
Administrative penalties. Whoever violates any provision of this Act, or any regulation adopted under it, may be ordered, following an administrative hearing, to pay the following administrative penalties: (1) $300 for a first violation; (2) $600 for a second violation; and (3) $1,000 for a third and subsequent violati…
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…
If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, by a court of competent jurisdiction, the constitutionality of the remainder of this Act and the applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. (…
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Swine Brucellosis Eradication Act. (Source: P.A. 78-636.)