SB3262 - Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act

• Creates the Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act to prohibit mink farming in Illinois effective January 1, 2025.

• Prohibits any person from owning or operating a mink facility in the state, including operations that raise, breed, slaughter, or sell mink for their fur.

• Defines "mink" to include American mink, European mink, mink hybrids, and any mink parts or products.

• Violation of the prohibition is a Class C misdemeanor.

• Bases the ban on findings that minks' respiratory systems are physiologically similar to humans, making them susceptible to and capable of transmitting respiratory viruses like SARS-CoV-2 and avian influenza, with documented cases of mink-to-human transmission.