Illinois Administrative Code

Section 115.90 Feeder Swine No person shall offer for sale, sell, trade, lease or loan any feeder swine unless the animals originate from a herd that is in compliance with Section 115.80, they are sold direct to slaughter, or they are sold and moved from a quarantined herd to a q…

Section 116.10 Testing of Illinois Equidae a) When a reactor is disclosed on an official test within Illinois, the reactor and all other equidae found by the Department to be exposed shall be quarantined and owners are required to submit all exposed equidae for an equine infectio…

Section 116.20 Retesting of Reactors The Department will grant a retest of reactors upon request by the owner or veterinarian. The retest must be conducted within 15 days after the original test.

Section 116.30 Quarantining of Reactors If the owner of a known reactor does not wish to have the reactor euthanized or removed under the authority of the Department, the animal must be quarantined for life. The reactor must be kept at all times in an insect proof stall and canno…

Section 116.50 Falsification of Records No person shall change the names, dates, description or phrases on an official certificate of veterinary inspection or equine infectious anemia test chart to evade the provisions of the law. The veterinarian who originally drew the blood fo…

Section 125.10 Definitions a) The Department incorporates by reference the definitions of terms in 9 CFR 301, 303.1(d)(2), (ii), (iii) (a), (b), (d), (e) and (f), (iv), (v) and (vi), 381.1, 381.10(d)(2), (ii), (iii)(a), (b), (d), (iv), (v) and (vi), 352.1(b) through (t) and 362.1…

Section 125.100 Records and Reports a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 320.1(b), 320.6(a), 320.7, 381.175(b), 381.180(a) and 381.181 (2004; 69 FR 1874, effective January 12, 2004; 74 FR 31829, effective July 6, 2009; 77 FR 26929, effective May 8, 2012; 78 FR 66826,…

Section 125.110 Exemptions a) Meat and/or poultry and meat and/or poultry products exempted from ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection requirements shall be as set forth in Section 5 of the Act. Transportation of meat and/or poultry and meat and/or poultry products which are exe…

Section 125.120 Disposal of Dead Animals and Poultry The collection, transportation, and disposal of carcasses or parts of carcasses of animals or poultry that have died other than by slaughter at an official establishment shall be in accordance with the Illinois Dead Animal Disp…

Section 125.130 Reportable Animal and Poultry Diseases Any animal or poultry suspected of being infected with a reportable disease (see 8 Ill. Adm. Code 85.10) shall be reported by the inspector or veterinarian in accordance with the Illinois Diseased Animals Act [510 ILCS 50] an…

Section 125.140 Detention; Seizure; Condemnation a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 329.1 through 329.5(a) and 329.5(c), and 381.210 through 381.214(a) and 381.214(c) (2004). b) Reference in the incorporated language to Title I and II of the Act, any other federal …

Section 125.141 Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 416 (2004). The applicability date for 9 CFR 416 will be October 1, 1997. (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 5661, effective April 13, 2005)

Section 125.142 Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 417 (2004; 77 FR 26929, effective May 8, 2012; 78 FR 66826, effective January 6, 2014; 83 FR 25302, effective July 30, 2018). (Source: Amended at 43 Ill. Reg.…

Section 125.143 Imported Products The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 327.2, 327.7, and 381.196 (2004; 70 FR 57725 effective November 3, 2005; 70 FR 70033 effective December 21, 2005; 71 FR 43958 effective September 5, 2006; 72 FR 61793 effective December 3, 2007). (So…

Section 125.144 Preparation and Processing Operations The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 424 (2004; 76 FR 82077, effective December 30, 2011; 78 FR 14636, effective May 6, 2013; 78 FR 66826, effective January 6, 2014; 83 FR 25302, effective July 30, 2018). (Source: Am…

Section 125.145 Control of Listeria Monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 430 (2004; 80 FR 35178, effective September 17, 2015). (Source: Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 2739, effective January 22, 2016)

Section 125.146 Consumer Protection Standards: Raw Products The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 441 (2004). (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 5661, effective April 13, 2005)

Section 125.147 Rules of Practice The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 500.1, 500.2(a) and (b), 500.3, 500.4, 500.5(a)(1-4), (b), (c) and (e), 500.6 and 500.8 (64 Fed. Reg. 66541, November 29, 1999; 79 FR 49566, effective October 20, 2014). (Source: Amended by peremptor…

Section 125.148 Quantity of Contents Labeling and Procedures and Requirements for Accurate Weights The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 442 (2008). (Source: Added by peremptory rulemaking at 32 Ill. Reg. 17831, effective October 30, 2008)

Section 125.149 Label Approval The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 412. (Source: Added by peremptory amendment at 38 Ill. Reg. 4176, effective February 1, 2014)

Section 125.150 Livestock and Meat Products Entering Official Establishments − Inspection Requirements All livestock and all products entering any official establishment, and all products prepared, in whole or in part, in the official establishment, shall be inspected, handled, s…

Section 125.151 Livestock and Meat Products – Custom Exemption for Establishments with Type I Licenses a) Type I custom exempt establishments are those: 1) that slaughter, or prepare any meat or meat food products, on a custom basis (i.e., for the customer's own use and not for s…

Section 125.160 Equine and Equine Products The slaughter, labeling, denaturing, and transportation of equine and equine products shall be in accordance with the Illinois Horse Meat Act [225 ILCS 635] and the rules adopted pursuant thereto (8 Ill. Adm. Code 70). (Source: Amended a…

Section 125.170 Facilities for Inspection a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 307.1, 307.2, 307.3 and 307.7 (2004). b) The Department shall approve construction of an establishment or the remodeling of an establishment if such establishment or the remodeling is in a…

Section 125.190 Ante-Mortem Inspection a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 309.1 through 309.4(a), 309.5 through 309.11, and 309.13 through 309.18 (2004; 69 FR 1862, effective January 12, 2004; 72 FR 38700, effective October 1, 2007; 74 FR 11463, effective April 17,…

Section 125.20 Incorporation by Reference of Federal Rules a) The federal rules that have been incorporated by reference in this Part do not include any future amendments, additions or deletions beyond the date specified. b) For the purpose of administering the federal rules: 1) …

Section 125.200 Post-Mortem Inspection a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 310.1(a) and 310.2 through 310.23 (2010; 76 FR 82077, effective December 30, 2011), except that the preparation of meat and meat products for nonhuman food purposes (e.g., dog food) is not pe…

Section 125.210 Disposal of Diseased or Otherwise Adulterated Carcasses and Parts a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 311 (2004; 69 FR 1862, effective January 12, 2004). b) For the purpose of administering the incorporated language, the laboratories referred to shal…

Section 125.220 Humane Slaughter of Animals Animals shall be slaughtered in accordance with the Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act [510 ILCS 75] and the rules adopted pursuant thereto (8 Ill. Adm. Code 50). (Source: Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 11494, effective August 1, 1997)

Section 125.230 Handling and Disposal of Condemned or Other Inedible Products at Official Establishment a) Condemned and inedible products shall be disposed of by persons licensed in accordance with the Illinois Dead Animal Disposal Act (see Section 125.120). If the official esta…

Section 125.240 Rendering or Other Disposal of Carcasses and Parts Passed for Cooking a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 315 (2004). b) References to 9 CFR 314 shall be interpreted to mean in accordance with Section 125.230. c) When the product in the tank that has…

Section 125.250 Marking Products and Their Containers a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 316.1 through 316.5(d), 316.5(f) through 316.11, 316.13(a), 316.13(b), 316.13(d) through 316.13(h) and 316.14 through 316.15 (2004). b) Branding ink need not be submitted to th…

Section 125.260 Labeling, Marking and Containers a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 317.1 through 317.2(j)(10), 317.2(j)(12) through 317.4(f)(2), 317.5, 317.6, 317.8, 317.10 through 317.13, 317.17 through 317.24, 317.300, 317.302, 317.308, 317.309, 317.312, 317.313…

Section 125.270 Entry into Official Establishment; Reinspection and Preparation of Product a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 318.1(c) through 318.6, 318.9, 318.14 through 318.20, 318.22, 318.23, 318.24 (2007; 76 FR 82077, effective December 30, 2011; 78 FR 66826, …

Section 125.280 Meat Definitions and Standards of Identity or Composition The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 319 (2008; 76 FR 82077, effective December 30, 2011; 83 FR 25302, effective July 30, 2018). Methods for the destruction of live trichinae in pork shall be as s…

Section 125.290 Transportation a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 325.1(a) through 325.2, 325.5 through 325.8(b), 325.10, 325.13 through 325.19 (2004). b) Transportation of products which have become adulterated or misbranded from an official establishment shall be…

Section 125.30 Application for License; Approval a) An application for license to operate an establishment or act as a broker shall be made in accordance with Section 3 of the Act. A fee as set forth in Section 3(b) of the Act shall accompany the license application. b) When ther…

Section 125.300 Special Services Relating to Meat and Other Products a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 350.1 through 350.3(a), 350.3(c), 350.5 through 350.7(a) and 350.7(d) (2004). b) The charges for special services shall be paid by check, draft or money order pa…

Section 125.305 Exotic Animal Inspection a) With regard to the inspection and processing of exotic animals, the Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 352.1, 352.3, 352.11, 352.12, 352.13, 352.14, 352.15, 352.16, and 352.17 (2004). b) The Department incorporates by reference …

Section 125.310 Application of Inspection The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 381.3(c) through (e) and 381.7 (2004); 79 FR 49566, effective October 20, 2014, unless such products are exempted from inspection in accordance with Section 5 of the Act. All rabbits that are…

Section 125.320 Facilities for Inspection a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 381.36 (2004); 79 FR 49566, effective October 20, 2014. b) The Department shall approve the construction of an establishment or the remodeling of an establishment if such establishment or …

Section 125.340 Operating Procedures a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 381.65 through 381.67 (2004); 79 FR 49566, effective October 20, 2014. b) The bar-cut method of evisceration shall not be used. c) Cut-up poultry may be processed from unchilled eviscerated pou…

Section 125.350 Ante-Mortem Inspection a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 381: Subpart J (2004). b) Procedures for ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections and any correlation between the two inspections shall be as set forth in the "Meat and Poultry Inspection Manu…

Section 125.360 Post-Mortem Inspection; Disposition of Carcasses and Parts a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 381: Subpart K (2004); 79 FR 49566, effective October 20, 2014. The E. coli process control testing regulations set forth in 9 CFR 381.94(a) will be applic…

Section 125.370 Handling and Disposal of Condemned or Inedible Products at Official Establishments Condemned and inedible poultry and/or poultry products shall be disposed of by persons licensed in accordance with the Illinois Dead Animal Disposal Act (see Section 125.120). If th…

Section 125.380 Labeling and Containers a) The Department incorporates by reference 381.115 through 381.127, 381.129 through 381.132(f), 381.133, 381.134, 381.136 through 381.140, 381.144(a) through 381.144(d), 381.400, 381.402, 381.408, 381.409, 381.412, 381.413, 381.443; 381.44…

Section 125.390 Entry of Articles Into Official Establishments; Processing Inspection and Other Reinspections; Processing Requirements a) The Department incorporates by reference 9 CFR 381.145(b) through 381.146, 381.148, 381.150 through 381.151, 381.200 (2004; 76 FR 82077, effec…