HB4505 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Dead Animal Disposal Act to create new license classifications and definitions for grease and oil collectors and processors who recycle used cooking grease and oils for purposes other than rendering or blending.

• Establishes Class "H" grease and oil processor license with $25 application and annual renewal fees, and permits vehicle transportation for grease and oil collectors delivering materials to processors.

• Requires grease and oil collectors and processors to comply with the same vehicle permit, marking, record-keeping, and inspection requirements as traditional renderers handling dead animal materials.

• Modifies the Criminal Code definition of "garbage" in the swine feeding prohibition to align with the federal Swine Health Protection Act and clarifies that used cooking grease and oils are not subject to the dead animal disposal transportation restrictions.

• Exempts used cooking grease and oil materials from the interstate transportation restrictions previously applied to raw or unrendered dead animal, poultry, and fish materials.