(510 ILCS 35/6) (from Ch. 8, par. 92)
Sec. 6.
Appraisal and payment for animals destroyed.
If any cattle,
bison, or cervids tested for tuberculosis under this Act react to
the test and are destroyed, the State of Illinois shall pay to the owner
of such cattle, bison, or cervids an indemnity of $200 for any grade animal
or $400 for any
registered animal. The Department may, by regulation, increase the indemnity
payments to facilitate the program for eradication of tuberculosis. No payment
shall be made unless the owner has complied with all lawful quarantine
regulations.
Before payment of indemnity, the owner shall present to the Department
the registration certificates covering animals registered with an approved
registry association, otherwise indemnity payment shall be made as grade.
A reasonable length of time shall be allowed for the registration of eligible
animals that are under 3 years of age.
When the complete herd depopulation procedure is followed, the State
shall pay to the owner of cattle, bison, or cervids destroyed the appraisal
value of such cattle,
bison, or cervids, less any salvage value received and less any indemnity
received from the
Federal Government, but in no case shall the State indemnity payment exceed
$200 for a grade animal or $400 for a registered animal, except as provided
in Section 7 of this Act. All cattle, bison, or cervids in a herd,
regardless of test status,
may be destroyed when Mycobacterium bovis is confirmed in the herd.
(Source: P.A. 90-192, eff. 7-24-97.)
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