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IL HB3665

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/15/2019

Primary Sponsor

Jerry Costello

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Illinois Diseased Animals Act (510 ILCS 50/21) to add enforcement provisions for quarantine violations.

  • Authorizes the Department of Agriculture or its designee to seize and destroy animals subject to a quarantine if the quarantine is violated.

  • Allows the Department to impose fines up to $1,000 per animal in violation of the quarantine, or both seize/destroy and fine.

  • Maintains existing penalties for knowingly concealing disease, selling diseased animals, transporting contaminated animals, or violating quarantine regulations as petty offenses.

  • Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Legislative Description

DISEASED ANIMALS-VIOLATIONS

Last Action

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/29/2019

Committee Referrals

Rules3/29/2019
Agriculture & Conservation3/5/2019
Rules2/15/2019

Full Bill Text

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