Chapter 510, ANIMALS

(510 ILCS 72/105) Sec. 105. Stenographer; transcript. The Department, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all proceedings at the formal hearing of any case involving the refusal to issue or renew a certificate or the discipline of a certified euthanasia technician. The not…

(510 ILCS 50/11) (from Ch. 8, par. 178) Sec. 11. All claims against the State arising from the slaughter of animals as herein provided for, shall be made to the Department under such rules, not inconsistent with this Act, as the Department may prescribe. The Department shall, aft…

(510 ILCS 77/11) Sec. 11. Filing notice of intent to construct and construction data; registration of facilities. (a) An owner or operator shall file a notice of intent to construct for a livestock management facility or livestock waste handling facility with the Department prior…

(510 ILCS 40/11) (from Ch. 8, par. 33.71) Sec. 11. The Department shall place all fees collected, under the provisions of this Act, in the General Revenue Fund. (Source: P.A. 79-880.)

(510 ILCS 100/11) (from Ch. 8, par. 511) Sec. 11. 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 ti…

(510 ILCS 90/11) (from Ch. 8, par. 811) Sec. 11. The Department may require a negative pseudorabies test on swine entering or being sold, leased, traded or offered for sale in Illinois for feeding, breeding or exhibition purposes. All swine entering Illinois for feeding, breeding…

(510 ILCS 35/11) (from Ch. 8, par. 97) Sec. 11. No tuberculin test is required for cattle or bison brought into the State of Illinois or shipped from public stockyards in the State, or exhibited in the State, when such cattle or bison are accompanied by a certificate of health is…

(510 ILCS 5/11) (from Ch. 8, par. 361) Sec. 11. Animal placement. When not redeemed by the owner, agent, or caretaker, a dog or cat must be scanned for a microchip. If a microchip is present, the registered owner or chip purchaser, if the purchaser was a nonprofit organization, a…

(510 ILCS 30/11) (from Ch. 8, par. 144) Sec. 11. Administrative penalties. Any person violating any provision of this Act or of any rule, regulation or order of the Department issued pursuant to this Act may be ordered, following an administrative hearing, to pay the following ad…

(510 ILCS 70/11) (from Ch. 8, par. 711) Sec. 11. (a) If an investigation under Section 10 discloses that a violation of this Act has been committed, the approved humane investigator shall furnish the violator, if known, with a notice of violation, and state what action is necessa…

(510 ILCS 30/11.10) Sec. 11.10. 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.)

(510 ILCS 30/11.15) Sec. 11.15. 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 Ci…

(510 ILCS 30/11.5) Sec. 11.5. 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 mi…

(510 ILCS 72/110) Sec. 110. Compelling testimony. A circuit court may, upon application of the Department or its designee or of the applicant, agency, or technician against whom proceedings are pending, enter an order requiring the attendance of witnesses and their testimony and …

(510 ILCS 72/115) Sec. 115. Findings and recommendations. At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall present to the Director a written report of its findings and recommendations. The report shall contain a finding of whether or not the accused applicant, agency, …

(510 ILCS 50/12) (from Ch. 8, par. 179) Sec. 12. The Director and any employee of the Department, in the performance of his duties under this act, has power to call on sheriffs and their deputies, and police officers, mayors of cities, city and town marshals and policemen, to ass…

(510 ILCS 70/12) (from Ch. 8, par. 712) Sec. 12. Impounding animals; notice of impoundment. (a) When an approved humane investigator, a Department investigator or a veterinarian finds that a violation of this Act has rendered an animal in such a condition that no remedy or correc…

(510 ILCS 77/12) Sec. 12. Public informational meeting; lagoons and non-lagoon structures. (a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1999, within 7 days after receiving a form giving notice of intent to construct (i) a new livestock management facility or live…

(510 ILCS 5/12) (from Ch. 8, par. 362) Sec. 12. The owner of any animal which exhibits clinical signs of rabies, whether or not the animal has been inoculated against rabies, shall immediately notify the Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy Adm…

(510 ILCS 100/12) (from Ch. 8, par. 512) Sec. 12. 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 …

(510 ILCS 77/12.1) Sec. 12.1. Final determination. (a) Within 15 calendar days of the close of the comment period under subsection (b) of Section 12, the Department shall determine if, more likely than not, the provisions of the Act have been met and shall send notice to the appl…

(510 ILCS 35/12.5) (from Ch. 8, par. 98.5) Sec. 12.5. Animals for immediate slaughter. Cattle, bison, sheep, goats, antelope, or cervids for immediate slaughter consigned to a recognized slaughtering center may be shipped into Illinois without a tuberculin test, health certificat…

(510 ILCS 35/12.6) (from Ch. 8, par. 98.6) Sec. 12.6. Negative tuberculin test; quarantine. When, for the protection of the livestock herds of Illinois, and in the interest of the general public, in the opinion of the Department of Agriculture it is deemed advisable, said Departm…

(510 ILCS 72/120) Sec. 120. Rehearing on motion. In a case involving the refusal to issue or renew a certificate or the discipline of a certified agency or technician, a copy of the hearing officer's report shall be served upon the respondent by the Department, either personally …

(510 ILCS 72/125) Sec. 125. Rehearing on order of Director. Whenever the Director is satisfied that substantial justice has not been done in the revocation or suspension of a certification or refusal to issue or renew a certificate, the Director may order a rehearing. (Source: P.…

(510 ILCS 50/13) (from Ch. 8, par. 180) Sec. 13. The Department shall cooperate with any commissioner or other officer appointed by the United States authorities, in connection with carrying out any provision of any United States Statute providing for the suppression and preventi…

(510 ILCS 77/13) Sec. 13. Livestock waste handling facilities other than earthen livestock waste lagoons; construction standards; certification; inspection; removal-from-service requirements. (a) After the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1999, livestock waste handling fa…

(510 ILCS 35/13) (from Ch. 8, par. 99) Sec. 13. Importation of animals; certificates. Before accepting consignment of cattle, bison, antelope, or cervids for importation into the State of Illinois, all persons, transportation companies, or truck operators, shall require that a co…

(510 ILCS 5/13) (from Ch. 8, par. 363) Sec. 13. Dog or other animal bites; observation of animal. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this Section, when the Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator receives …

(510 ILCS 70/13) (from Ch. 8, par. 713) Sec. 13. Nothing in this Act affects normal, good husbandry practices utilized by any person in the production of food, companion or work animals, or in the extermination of undesirable pests. In case of any alleged conflict between this Ac…

(510 ILCS 72/130) Sec. 130. Hearing officer. The Director has the authority to appoint an attorney duly licensed to practice law in this State to serve as the hearing officer in an action for refusal to issue or renew a certificate or for the discipline of a certified euthanasia …

(510 ILCS 72/135) Sec. 135. Order or certified copy. An order or a certified copy of an order, over the seal of the Department and purporting to be signed by the Director, shall be prima facie proof that: (1) the signature is the genuine signature of the Director; and (2) the Dir…

(510 ILCS 50/14) (from Ch. 8, par. 181) Sec. 14. The annual report of the Department to the Governor shall include an itemized statement of all moneys expended by it under this Act, including a statement of all damages recommended by it to be paid for animals slaughtered, and the…

(510 ILCS 40/14) (from Ch. 8, par. 33.74) Sec. 14. The Department shall enforce this Act and may make and adopt reasonable and necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act. No rule or regulation made, adopted, or issued by the Department pursuant to the…

(510 ILCS 35/14) (from Ch. 8, par. 100) Sec. 14. Sale of reacting animals. It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, trade, give away, or purchase any cattle, bison, sheep, goats, antelope, or cervids known to have reacted to the tuberculin test, except for slaughter at an ap…

(510 ILCS 5/14) (from Ch. 8, par. 364) Sec. 14. Whenever a case of rabies has occurred in a locality, or when the proper officials of a government unit are apprehensive of the spread of rabies, the Department shall act to prevent its spread among dogs and other animals. The Depar…

(510 ILCS 30/14) (from Ch. 8, par. 146) Sec. 14. Vaccines. The use of vaccines containing Brucella microorganisms shall be permitted in the manner and upon the conditions hereinafter set forth. Only vaccines produced under license of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service…

(510 ILCS 70/14) (from Ch. 8, par. 714) Sec. 14. Any person affected by a final administrative decision of the Department may have such decision reviewed judicially by the circuit court of the county wherein the person resides, or in the case of a corporation, the county where it…

(510 ILCS 100/14) (from Ch. 8, par. 514) Sec. 14. 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…

(510 ILCS 72/140) Sec. 140. Restoration of certificate. Any time after the suspension or revocation of a certificate, the Department may restore the certificate to the accused agency upon the written recommendation of the Department unless, after an investigation and a hearing, t…

(510 ILCS 72/145) Sec. 145. Surrender of certificate. Upon the revocation or suspension of a certificate, the agency or technician shall immediately surrender the certificate to the Department, and if the agency or technician fails to do so, the Department shall have the right to…

(510 ILCS 50/15) (from Ch. 8, par. 182) Sec. 15. Bulls, cows, heifers and other livestock accepted by individuals, trucks and other transportation companies for delivery into the State of Illinois, if unloaded en route for feed or water, shall be confined in pens under lock and k…

(510 ILCS 101/15) Sec. 15. Illinois Swine Market Development Program. (a) The name of the program authorized by and created by this Act is the Illinois Swine Market Development Program. (b) The program shall include, as applicable, the following: (1) a definition of terms; (2) th…

(510 ILCS 40/15) (from Ch. 8, par. 33.75) Sec. 15. Any authorized representative of the Department or any law enforcement officer may, for the purpose of enforcing this Act, enter during usual working hours any premise, building, or other place where livestock may be present; pro…

(510 ILCS 83/15) Sec. 15. Vehicles transporting police dogs; requirements. A vehicle used to transport a police dog shall be equipped with a heat sensor monitoring device which shall: (1) monitor the internal temperature of the vehicle in which the police dog is being transported…

(510 ILCS 5/15) (from Ch. 8, par. 365) Sec. 15. (a) In order to have a dog deemed "vicious", the Administrator, Deputy Administrator, or law enforcement officer must give notice of the infraction that is the basis of the investigation to the owner, conduct a thorough investigatio…

(510 ILCS 35/15) (from Ch. 8, par. 101) Sec. 15. Care of undelivered animals. In all cases where the transportation company is obliged under the provisions of this law to withhold or refuse delivery of cattle, bison, sheep, goats, antelope, or cervids, the duty to feed and care f…

(510 ILCS 77/15) Sec. 15. Livestock waste lagoon. (a) Standards for livestock waste lagoon construction. Any earthen livestock waste lagoon subject to registration shall be constructed or modified in accordance with "Design of Anaerobic Lagoons for Animal Waste Management" promul…

(510 ILCS 30/15) (from Ch. 8, par. 147) Sec. 15. Any veterinarian administering any vaccines containing Brucella microorganisms or making any test for bovine brucellosis shall report same to the Department within 30 days, on forms to be furnished by the Department. (Source: P.A. …

(510 ILCS 67/15) Sec. 15. Qualified Illinois equine owner. A resident of Illinois shall be considered a qualified Illinois equine owner if he or she executes an affidavit verifying Illinois residency and one of the following requirements: (1) Current registration for the equine. …