(510 ILCS 35/12.6) (from Ch. 8, par. 98.6)
Sec. 12.6.
Negative tuberculin test; quarantine.
When, for the
protection of the livestock herds of Illinois, and
in the interest of the general public, in the opinion of the Department of
Agriculture it is deemed advisable, said Department shall have the
authority to require negative tuberculin testing prior to
entry into Illinois
and or prior to exhibition in Illinois, and to quarantine for tuberculosis
all cattle, sheep, goats, antelope,
cervids, or bison shipped into Illinois or from a public stock yard
through regulations promulgated by the Department and approved by the
Advisory Board of Livestock Commissioners.
However, no tuberculin test shall be required for any cattle exhibiting in
the State of Illinois that originate from a Tuberculosis Accredited Free
State as defined under the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Uniform Methods
and Rules approved by the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
(Source: P.A. 90-192, eff. 7-24-97.)
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