Exemptions

815 ILCS 357/12, under Animal Parts and Products Ban Act.

815 ILCS 357/12

(815 ILCS 357/12)     Sec. 12. Exemptions. The prohibitions under Section 10 shall not apply:         (1) When the animal part or product is part of a bona     fide antique, if:            (A) the animal part or product is less than 20%         by volume of the antique;            (B) the animal part or product is a fixed         component or components of a larger item and is not, in its current form, the primary source of value of the item; and            (C) the seller establishes by documentation that         the antique is not less than 100 years old.        (2) When the animal part or product is part of a     musical instrument, including, but not limited to, a string or wind instrument or piano, and that is less than 20% by volume of the instrument, and the owner or seller provides historical documentation demonstrating provenance and showing the item was manufactured no later than 1975. (Source: P.A. 102-64, eff. 1-1-22.)