Chapter 510 — ANIMALS

(510 ILCS 75/5) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.55) Sec. 5. The Director shall administer this Act. He shall promulgate and may from time to time revise rules and regulations in connection with this Act. The Director may, by administrative order, exempt from compliance with this Act, for a…

(510 ILCS 75/6) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.56) Sec. 6. Any violation of this Act or of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Director is a petty offense. (Source: P.A. 77-2684.)

(510 ILCS 75/7) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.57) Sec. 7. This Act shall take effect July 1, 1968. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2023.)

(510 ILCS 75/8) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.58) Sec. 8. This Act is not applicable to a slaughterer or packer subject to and in compliance with the Federal Humane Slaughter Act of 1958, 72 Stat. 862, and any amendments thereto and regulations thereunder. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2023.)…

(510 ILCS 77/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Livestock Management Facilities Act. (Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

(510 ILCS 77/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act words and phrases have the meanings set forth in the following Sections, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

(510 ILCS 77/10.10) Sec. 10.10. Animal unit. "Animal unit" means a unit of measurement for any animal feeding operation calculated as follows: (1) Brood cows and slaughter and feeder cattle multiplied by 1.0. (2) Milking dairy cows multiplied by 1.4. (3) Young dairy stock multipl…

(510 ILCS 77/10.15) Sec. 10.15. Certified livestock manager. "Certified livestock manager" means a person that has been duly certified by the Department as an operator of a livestock waste handling facility. (Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

(510 ILCS 77/10.20) Sec. 10.20. Department. "Department" means the Illinois Department of Agriculture. (Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

(510 ILCS 77/10.23) Sec. 10.23. Farm residence. "Farm residence" means any residence on a farm owned or occupied by the farm owners, operators, tenants, or seasonal or year-round hired workers. For purposes of this definition, a "farm" is the land, buildings, and machinery used i…

(510 ILCS 77/10.24) Sec. 10.24. Karst Area. "Karst area" means an area with a land surface containing sinkholes, large springs, disrupted land drainage, and underground drainage systems associated with karstified carbonate bedrock and caves or a land surface without these feature…

(510 ILCS 77/10.25) Sec. 10.25. Lagoon. "Lagoon" means any excavated, diked, or walled structure or combination of structures designed for biological stabilization and storage of livestock wastes. A lagoon does not include structures such as manufactured slurry storage structures…

(510 ILCS 77/10.26) Sec. 10.26. Karstified carbonate bedrock. "Karstified carbonate bedrock" means a carbonate bedrock unit (limestone or dolomite) that has a pronounced conduit or secondary porosity due to dissolution of the rock along joints, fractures, or bedding plains. (Sour…

(510 ILCS 77/10.30) Sec. 10.30. Livestock management facility. "Livestock management facility" means any animal feeding operation, livestock shelter, or on-farm milking and accompanying milk-handling area. Two or more livestock management facilities under common ownership, where …

(510 ILCS 77/10.35) Sec. 10.35. Livestock waste. "Livestock waste" means livestock excreta and associated feed losses, bedding, wash waters, sprinkling waters from livestock cooling, precipitation polluted by falling on or flowing onto an animal feeding operation, and other mater…

(510 ILCS 77/10.40) Sec. 10.40. Livestock waste handling facility. "Livestock waste handling facility" means individually or collectively those immovable constructions or devices, except sewers, used for collecting, pumping, treating, or disposing of livestock waste or for the re…

(510 ILCS 77/10.43) Sec. 10.43. Modified. "Modified" means structural changes to a lagoon that increase its volumetric capacity. (Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

(510 ILCS 77/10.45) Sec. 10.45. New facility. "New facility" means a livestock management facility or a livestock waste handling facility the construction or expansion of which is commenced on or after the effective date of this Act. Expanding a facility where the fixed capital c…

(510 ILCS 77/10.47) Sec. 10.47. Non-farm residence. "Non-farm residence" means any residence which is not a farm residence. (Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

(510 ILCS 77/10.5) Sec. 10.5. Agency. "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. (Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

(510 ILCS 77/10.50) Sec. 10.50. Owner or operator. "Owner or operator" means any person who owns, leases, controls, or supervises a livestock management facility or livestock waste-handling facility. (Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

(510 ILCS 77/10.55) Sec. 10.55. Person. "Person" means any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision, state agency, or any other legal entity or their legal representative, agent, or…

(510 ILCS 77/10.60) Sec. 10.60. Populated area. "Populated area" means any area where at least 10 inhabited non-farm residences are located or where at least 50 persons frequent a common place of assembly or a non-farm business at least once per week. (Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5…

(510 ILCS 77/10.7) Sec. 10.7. Animal feeding operation. "Animal feeding operation" means a feeding operation as defined in the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and the rules promulgated under that Act concerning agriculture related pollution. (Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-…

(510 ILCS 77/100) Sec. 100. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as a limitation or preemption of any statutory or regulatory authority under the Illinois Environmental Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

(510 ILCS 77/105) Sec. 105. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

(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 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 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 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 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 77/16) Sec. 16. Inspection of earthen livestock waste lagoons by Department. At least once each year on a random basis, the Department shall inspect every earthen livestock waste lagoon that services 1,000 or more animal units and is required to be registered under this…

(510 ILCS 77/17) Sec. 17. Financial responsibility. Owners of new or modified lagoons registered under the provisions of this Act shall establish and maintain evidence of financial responsibility to provide for the closure of the lagoons and the proper disposal of their contents …

(510 ILCS 77/18) Sec. 18. Reporting release of waste. (a) An owner or operator of a livestock waste handling facility shall report to the Agency any release of livestock waste from a livestock waste handling facility or from the transport of livestock waste within 24 hours after …

(510 ILCS 77/20) Sec. 20. Handling, storing and disposing of livestock waste. (a) The livestock management facility owner or operator shall comply with the requirements for handling, storing, and disposing of livestock wastes as set forth in the rules adopted pursuant to the Illi…

(510 ILCS 77/200) Sec. 200. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96; text omitted.)

(510 ILCS 77/25) Sec. 25. Odor control. (a) Operators of livestock waste handling facilities shall practice odor control methods during the course of manure removal and field application. Odor control methods shall be those methods identified in the rules adopted pursuant to the …

(510 ILCS 77/30) Sec. 30. Certified Livestock Manager. The Department shall establish a Certified Livestock Manager program in conjunction with the livestock industry that will enhance management skills in critical areas, such as environmental awareness, safety concerns, odor con…

(510 ILCS 77/35) Sec. 35. Setbacks for livestock management and livestock handling facilities. (a) Grandfather provision; facilities in existence prior to July 15, 1991. Livestock management facilities and livestock waste handling facilities in existence prior to July 15, 1991 sh…

(510 ILCS 77/40) Sec. 40. Environmental research. Environmental research is critical to a livestock producer's ability to implement sound, integrated management systems that will enhance industry profitability and protect the environment. The Department of Agriculture shall annua…

(510 ILCS 77/45) Sec. 45. Tax abatement on environmental equipment. The Department in cooperation with the Agency and the Department of Revenue shall recommend to the General Assembly incentive programs that will provide for the abatement of state income tax or real estate tax on…

(510 ILCS 77/5) Sec. 5. Policy. (a) The General Assembly finds the following: (1) Enhancements to the current regulations dealing with livestock production facilities are needed. (2) The livestock industry is experiencing rapid changes as a result of many different occurrences wi…

(510 ILCS 77/50) Sec. 50. Intergovernmental cooperation. The Department shall consult and advise owners and operators of livestock management facilities serving 7,000 or greater animal units of applicable laws and rules relating to environmental laws and rules, the Water Use Act …

(510 ILCS 77/55) Sec. 55. Rules; Livestock Management Facilities Advisory Committee. (a) There is hereby established a Livestock Management Facilities Advisory Committee, which shall include the Directors of the Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the …

(510 ILCS 77/60) Sec. 60. The Livestock Management Facilities Fund. The Livestock Management Facilities Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All fees and fines collected under this Act shall be deposited into this Fund. These moneys shall be appropriated to th…

(510 ILCS 77/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 89-456, eff. 5-21-96.)

(510 ILCS 81/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Care for Retired Police Dogs Program Act. (Source: P.A. 104-276, eff. 1-1-26.)

(510 ILCS 81/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Correctional agency" means a lawfully established State or local public agency having primary responsibility for the supervision, protection, care, custody, control, or investigation of inmates at a correctional institution. "L…

(510 ILCS 81/100) Sec. 100. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-276, eff. 1-1-26; text omitted.)

(510 ILCS 81/15) Sec. 15. Establishment of program. The Care for Retired Police Dogs Program is created within the University of Illinois system to provide a stable funding source for the veterinary care of retired police dogs. (Source: P.A. 104-276, eff. 1-1-26.)