TITLE 8: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)
PART 110 ANIMAL DISEASE LABORATORIES ACT
SECTION 110.60 EUTHANASIA FEES


 

Section 110.60  Euthanasia Fees

 

a)         Companion animals (pets, equids, camelids) and feral animals will not be accepted alive at any Department laboratory.  These animals must be euthanized prior to submission.  Livestock (cattle, swine, sheep, goats and poultry) can be accepted alive and will be euthanized following euthanasia guidelines published by the American Veterinary Medical Association. 

 

b)         If chemical euthanasia is required, a minimum charge of $10.00 will apply.  Aggregate weights will apply when a submission includes multiple animals.

 

c)         The following fees apply to livestock accepted at a Department laboratory for euthanasia based on the total weight of the livestock:

 

Weight (in pounds)

With Sedation

 

0-100

10.00

 

101-200

15.00

 

201-300

20.00

 

301-400

25.00

 

401-500

30.00

 

501-600

35.00

 

601-700

40.00

 

701-800

45.00

 

801-900

50.00

 

 

 

 

Each additional

Increment of 100

10.00

 

 

(Source:  Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 19439, effective January 1, 2011)