Illinois Administrative Code

Section 65.190 Restricted Eggs (Definition, Labeling, Handling, Disposition) a) "Restricted eggs" means shell eggs that are checks, dirties, incubator rejects, inedibles, leakers or loss. Except for the producer exemption provided in subsection (c), checks and dirties may be used…

Section 65.20 Packaging Material, Master Containers, Packing Material and Consumer-Size Containers a) Eggs sold at retail may be packaged only in new consumer-size containers with the exception that ungraded eggs sold directly by producers to household consumers may be packaged i…

Section 65.200 Denaturants Illinois standards for use of denaturants shall be those required by the Federal Egg Products Inspection Act (21 USCA 1039) and its rules (7 CFR 59.504(c) (2004)). (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 14774, effective October 1, 2005)

Section 65.210 Egg Inspection Fee a) An inspection fee of 11¢ per case (30 dozen equals a case) or fraction of a case shall be imposed on all eggs bearing a designated size and grade that are offered for sale or sold in the State of Illinois. b) The first handler in Illinois who …

Section 65.220 Illinois Grade Standards The standards for shell eggs for the State of Illinois shall be those standards as set by the United States Department of Agriculture for shell eggs (see 7 CFR 56 (2004)). (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 14774, effective October 1, 2005)

Section 65.230 Administrative Hearings (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 19 Ill. Reg. 16933, effective January 1, 1996)

Section 65.30 Consumer Container Labeling Requirements a) All shell eggs sold by a producer-dealer, packer, handler, or distributor to a retailer for resale to a consumer shall be labeled on the consumer-size container with the grade and size. Labeling shall be in bold type with …

Section 65.40 Restrictions a) No person shall sell or offer for sale shell eggs to retailers, institutional consumers, or food manufacturers in this State that do not meet the requirements of Grade B quality or better (see 8 Ill. Adm. Code 65.220), except that producers may sell …

Section 65.50 Master Container Labeling Requirements a) All master containers, whether full or partial containing bulk (loose) eggs offered, exposed or packed for sale, or transported for sale within the State shall bear a label stamped on the container or a removable tag affixed…

Section 65.60 Advertising a) No person other than those persons who sell only nest run eggs produced by their own flocks shall sell, offer for sale or advertise for sale shell eggs as "fresh eggs", "hennery eggs", or "strictly fresh eggs", any eggs which do not meet the minimum r…

Section 65.70 Brand or Firm Name No person except a bona fide producer as defined in the Act shall use a component of a brand name or company name any word or words which carry the connotation that he is in fact a producer or owns or operates facilities for that purpose. With the…

Section 65.80 Food Preparation Restaurants, institutional consumers, and food manufacturers shall receive and use only clean sound shell eggs of Grade B quality or better. They may buy dried, frozen or liquid eggs only if such products are prepared and pasteurized in a plant unde…

Section 65.90 Holding Temperature a) From the point of candling and grading (including transportation), all eggs designated for human consumption shall be held at a temperature not to exceed 45° F. ambient temperature after processing until they reach the retailer. b) All shell e…

Section 70.10 Enforcement The Director of the Department of Agriculture, and the authorized agents of that Department, are charged with the enforcement of said Act and shall exercise the authority therein conferred.

Section 70.100 Chilling Immediately after the carcass is stamped it shall be placed in the chill room at 50 degrees F. for a minimum of 48 hours and shall be denatured upon removal from the cooler. (Source: Amended at 7 Ill. Reg. 859, effective January 10, 1983)

Section 70.110 Marking Vehicles Used in Distribution All vehicles owned and operated by a slaughterer or wholesale distributor shall be plainly marked with the name, street address, city, and license number issued by the Department to said slaughterer or distributor on both sides…

Section 70.120 Special Permits (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 7 Ill. Reg. 859, effective January 10, 1983)

Section 70.130 Sanitary Requirements The premises on which animals are slaughtered, processed or wholesaled must be constructed and maintained in conformity with requirements of the Illinois Sanitary Inspection Act [410 ILCS 650]: a) Floors shall be constructed of concrete, be sm…

Section 70.140 Records and Inventory All persons, firms, or corporations must keep records that will fully and correctly disclose all transactions involved in their business. The Department's representative shall be afforded access to such records and inventory during regular bus…

Section 70.150 Samples Any authorized representative of the Department must be allowed access to inventory in order to inspect and to take reasonable samples for determining compliance with this Act.

Section 70.160 Transportation and Transactions No person, firm, or corporation shall buy, sell, transport, offer for sale, receive, or transport in commerce any slaughtered horses, mules, or other equines or parts of carcasses of such animals unless such transportation or transac…

Section 70.20 Consent Statement The licensee will be required to sign a consent statement on the license application, which will permit authorized Department personnel entrance onto the premise for inspection during reasonable business hours or at other times as deemed necessary …

Section 70.30 Types of License Each person, partnership, or corporation engaged in the business of either a slaughterer, processor, or wholesale distributor of horse meat shall have a separate license for each type of operation and each place of business.

Section 70.40 Breeders and Raisers of Fur-Bearing Animals A breeder and raiser of fur-bearing animals who slaughters only for his own use may apply for a $10 license; however, if he sells horse meat to anyone – even another breeder and raiser of fur-bearing animals – he must appl…

Section 70.50 Processor's License A processor's license must be had by any establishment which in any way processes or packages horse meat, or any product containing horse meat, in any form for sale either retail or wholesale, except a licensed slaughterer who merely denatures ho…

Section 70.60 Retail Sale (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 7 Ill. Reg. 859, effective January 10, 1983)

Section 70.70 Interstate Sale Nothing in this Act shall prevent undenatured horse meat coming from a federally inspected plant outside this state through the State of Illinois for sale in another state. However, if such undenatured horse meat shall be held over, or stopped, or de…

Section 70.80 Identification by Roller Stamp When an animal is slaughtered the entire carcass must be identified as HORSE MEAT, immediately after the hide has been removed, by means of a roller stamp using green ink. It shall be stamped so that no surface of 6 square inches or mo…

Section 70.90 Denaturing "Denaturing" methods defined: a) Charcoal. When charcoal is used, it shall be in powdered or pulverized form fine enough to pass through a 10 to 14 U. S. standard mesh. b) Bone. Bone means enough ground bone present in the ground horse meat, so that it ca…

Section 75.10 Official Classification of the Results of the Brucellosis Blood Test a) The official tests and classification of results for the brucellosis blood and milk tests shall be as prescribed in the Brucellosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules as approved by the Unite…

Section 75.100 Herds Revealing Suspects Only Only the suspects are restricted, using State Form C-41, and only the suspects need to be retested at 30-day intervals until all suspects test negative. Retest of suspects shall be conducted at State-Federal expense, provided funds are…

Section 75.110 Identification Tags No person shall remove identification tags, numbers, brands, ear tags, microchips, or market cattle identification program backtags from livestock except: a) Backtags shall only be removed when an animal is blood tested or is slaughtered and a M…

Section 75.120 Requirements for Establishing and Maintaining Certified Brucellosis-Free Herds of Cattle or Bison Certified brucellosis-free herds shall be established and maintained in accordance with the Brucellosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules as approved by the United…

Section 75.130 Feeding or Grazing Cattle a) All steers, spayed heifers and calves under 6 months of age may enter Illinois when accompanied by an official interstate health certificate or by a permit from the Department. A permit may be obtained by telephoning or writing the Depa…

Section 75.140 Sale of Quarantined Feeding or Grazing Cattle The sale or transfer of feeding or grazing cattle under quarantine is permitted provided that the original quarantine holder shall, within 10 days, report to the Department such transfer of quarantined animals, giving n…

Section 75.15 Permits to Conduct Official Brucellosis Tests a) A permit to operate a laboratory to conduct blood serum agglutination tests for brucellosis will be issued when the applicant has: 1) Completed a Department permit application and returned it to the Department. 2) Rec…

Section 75.150 Cattle or Bison for Immediate Slaughter Cattle or bison for immediate slaughter accompanied by a consignment and consigned to a recognized slaughtering establishment or markets identified under Section 17a of the Act may be shipped into Illinois without brucellosis…

Section 75.160 Female Cattle 18 Months and Over Female cattle 18 months of age and over, for feeding or grazing purposes only, may enter Illinois if they are accompanied by an official interstate health certificate showing: a) Negative brucellosis blood test conducted at a state …

Section 75.170 Release of Feeding or Grazing Cattle from Quarantine The quarantine on feeding or grazing cattle is released when: a) The owner reports to the Department the shipment of the quarantined animals to a public stockyard or a licensed livestock auction market, OR b) The…

Section 75.180 Cattle or Bison a) All sexually intact cattle or bison transported or moved into the State of Illinois, unless those cattle or bison are consigned directly to slaughter and delivered by the transportation company within the confines of a public stockyards, livestoc…

Section 75.190 Additional Requirements on Cattle and Bison from States Designated as Class B and Class C States a) In addition to other entry requirements, a prior permit must be obtained for all cattle or bison, except those consigned directly to slaughter or calves under 6 mont…

Section 75.20 Reports Required a) The veterinarian is required to report in writing to the Department all brucellosis blood tests within seven days of the date of test. The report must accompany the blood sample and shall be reported on forms furnished by the Department. This rep…

Section 75.200 Slaughter Cattle and Bison from Class B or Class C States a) Prior to movement for slaughter, all test-eligible cattle or bison of unknown status originating in Class B or Class C states in accordance with the Brucellosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules (Octo…

Section 75.210 Official Calfhood Vaccination A female bovine animal is recognized as an official vaccinate if the animal is not less than 120 days nor more than 240 days of age when inoculated against brucellosis. Such vaccinations shall be by an accredited veterinarian who shall…

Section 75.220 Recognition of Brucellosis State Status If there are multiple brucellosis classifications within a state, the lowest classification shall be recognized by this Department as the classification for that entire state. State status is not recognized for bison. (Source…

Section 75.30 Tests Conducted at State Expense or for Interstate or Export Shipment The official test for the detection of bovine brucellosis, if tests are made at State expense or for interstate or export shipment, shall be one made by an approved laboratory. Tests of a herd sha…

Section 75.40 Tests Conducted at Owner's Expense for Intrastate Movement (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 18 Ill. Reg. 1833, effective January 24, 1994)

Section 75.5 Definitions The definitions for this Part shall be as stated in 8 Ill. Adm. Code 20.1. The following definitions shall also apply: "Act" means the Illinois Bovine Brucellosis Eradication Act [510 ILCS 30]. "Registered animal" means an animal for which individual reco…

Section 75.50 Indemnity a) If State funds are available, indemnity will be paid to owners of dairy and breeding cattle which react to the official test for the detection of bovine brucellosis and are destroyed provided: 1) Tests are read at an approved laboratory. 2) A report has…

Section 75.60 Identification of Cattle or Bison a) All purebred or crossbred cattle or bison subject to registration vaccinated with brucella abortus vaccine shall be identified on the report of vaccination by their registration number, or record association approved individual t…