Illinois Compiled Statutes 510 ILCS 100 — Illinois Swine Disease Control and Eradication Act.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Swine Disease Control and Eradication Act"

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Swine Disease Control and Eradication Act". (Source: P.A. 77-1731.)

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, words and phrases have the meaning ascribed to them in Section 2

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, words and phrases have the meaning ascribed to them in Section 2.1 through 2.10. (Source: P.A. 77-1731.)

"Department" means the Illinois Department of Agriculture

"Department" means the Illinois Department of Agriculture. (Source: P.A. 77-1731.)

"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture

"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. (Source: P.A. 77-1731.)

"Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service" means the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, or any successor agency thereto

"Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service" means the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, or any successor agency thereto. (Source: P.A. 78-786.)

"Person" means any individual, firm or corporation

"Person" means any individual, firm or corporation. (Source: P.A. 77-1731.)

"Accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian who is licensed by the state in which he practices, is approved by the Animal Health Official of that state and is accredited by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. (Source: P.A. 78-786.)

Feeder swine

Feeder swine. "Feeder swine" means all swine under 4 months of age except those consigned directly to slaughter or swine sold as breeding animals with a negative brucellosis test. (Source: P.A. 89-154, eff. 7-19-95.)

Immediate slaughter

Immediate slaughter. "Immediate slaughter" means slaughter within 10 days of purchase or possession. (Source: P.A. 89-154, eff. 7-19-95.)

"Quarantine" means the condition in which swine shall be kept separate and apart from and shall not be allowed to come in contact with other swine in any way

"Quarantine" means the condition in which swine shall be kept separate and apart from and shall not be allowed to come in contact with other swine in any way. (Source: P.A. 77-1731.)

It is the duty of the owner or person having charge of any swine and having knowledge of or reasonable grounds to suspect the existence among such swine of any contagious or infectious disease, as defined in Section 1 of the Illinois Diseased Animals Act, to use all reasonable means to prevent the spread of the disease…

The Department shall investigate all cases or suspected cases of any contagious and infectious disease among swine in the State which it considers necessary, and shall protect the health of swine in the State from such diseases. The Department may prevent the importation of swine into this State which it has reason to…

No person shall transport upon or along any public highway or other public grounds or any private lands any diseased swine, or swine known to have died of, or have been slaughtered on account of any contagious or infectious disease except that this Section shall not apply to a person permitted to dispose of such swine…

No person shall transport feeder or breeding swine into the State without first having applied for and received a permit from the Department

No person shall transport feeder or breeding swine into the State without first having applied for and received a permit from the Department. The Department, when satisfied that there is no reasonable ground to suspect the existence of any contagious or infectious disease affecting such swine, or that the applicant for…

Application

Application. Application for a permit as required by Section 10 may be made by the person making the shipment or by the person receiving the swine. Any permit issued under this Act is valid for 72 hours from time of issuance to time of delivery of the swine, and shall accompany the shipment. Such shipment shall also be…

The applicant for the permit shall return the permit to the Department within 5 days of the delivery of the shipment of swine covered by the permit together with names, addresses, and number of swine received by persons accepting delivery of the shipment. All swine imported into the State under a permit issued by the D…

Swine may enter the State destined for immediate slaughter or for resale for immediate slaughter if accompanied by a consignment form showing the point of origin, the number of animals in the shipment, the destination, the date of shipment and identification of the vehicle transporting the shipment. Such swine may not…

The Department shall enforce this Act and may make and adopt reasonable and necessary rules and regulations to carry out this Act

The Department shall enforce this Act and may make and adopt reasonable and necessary rules and regulations to carry out this Act. The Department, or its representatives, in performing its duties under this Act may enter, during usual working hours, any premise, barns, sheds or other places where swine are kept, for th…

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 the Act and the applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. (…

Administrative penalties

Administrative penalties. Any person who violates this Act or any regulation adopted under this Act 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 violation. (S…

Subpoenas

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

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

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…