Public Act 093-0980
 
SB3111 Enrolled LRB093 17946 RAS 43629 b

    AN ACT concerning animals.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Diseased Animals Act is amended by
changing Section 1 and by adding Section 24.1 as follows:
 
    (510 ILCS 50/1)  (from Ch. 8, par. 168)
    Sec. 1. For the purposes of this Act:
    "Department" means the Department of Agriculture of the
State of Illinois.
    "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of
Agriculture, or his duly appointed representative.
    "Contagious or infectious disease" means a specific
disease designated by the Department as contagious or
infectious under rules pertaining to this Act.
    "Reportable disease" means a specific disease designated
by the Department as reportable under rules pertaining to this
Act.
    "Animals" means domestic animals, poultry, and wild
animals in captivity.
    "Exposed to" means for an animal to come in contact with
another animal or an environment that is capable of
transmitting a contagious, infectious, or reportable disease.
An animal will no longer be considered as "exposed to" when it
is beyond the standard incubation time for the disease and the
animal has been tested negative for the specific disease or
there is no evidence that the animal is contagious, except for
animals exposed to Johne's disease. Animals originating from a
herd where Johne's disease has been diagnosed will be
considered no longer "exposed to" with a negative test. The
negative test must have been conducted within 30 days prior to
the sale or movement.
    "Swap meet" means an organized event where animals
including, but not limited to, dogs, cats, birds, fish,
reptiles, or other animals customarily obtained as pets, are
sold, traded, or exchange hands.
(Source: P.A. 90-385, eff. 8-15-97; 91-457, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
    (510 ILCS 50/24.1 new)
    Sec. 24.1. Swap meets. Any organizer of a swap meet held
within the State must provide the Department with information
regarding the swap meet at least 30 days prior to the date on
which the swap meet will be held. For each swap meet that he or
she organizes, an organizer must maintain records for at least
one year after the date on which the swap meet is held. The
records must include information on each kind of animal present
at the swap meet and information on any transfer of animals
that takes place during the swap meet.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/20/2004