(510 ILCS 35/13) (from Ch. 8, par. 99)
Sec. 13.
Importation of animals; certificates.
Before accepting
consignment of cattle, bison, antelope, or cervids for importation into the
State of Illinois, all persons, transportation companies, or truck
operators, shall require that a copy of the certificate of health, or
permit, or Federal Inspection Certificate, covering the animals in the
shipment, as required in the orders and regulations of the Department, be
delivered to them to be attached to the waybill and accompany the shipment
to its destination. Such certificates must be carried by the person in
charge of said cattle, bison, antelope, or cervids and be available for
inspection upon demand. A copy
of the certificate of health under which cattle, bison, antelope, or
cervids are brought into the State
of Illinois, bearing the approval of the State Animal Health Official of
the State of origin, must be mailed to the Department of Agriculture.
(Source: P.A. 90-192, eff. 7-24-97.)
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