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| Public Act 096-1025 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||
amended by changing Section 5-525 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 5/5-525) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.01)
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Sec. 5-525. In the Department of Agriculture.
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(a) (Blank).
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(b) An Advisory Board of Livestock Commissioners to consist | ||||
of 25 persons.
The Board shall consist of the administrator of | ||||
animal disease programs,
the Dean of the College of | ||||
Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences Agriculture | ||||
of the University of Illinois, the
Dean of the College of | ||||
Veterinary Medicine of the University of Illinois,
and, | ||||
commencing on January 1, 1990, the Deans or Chairmen of the | ||||
Colleges or
Departments of Agriculture of Illinois State | ||||
University, Southern Illinois
University, and Western Illinois | ||||
University in that order who shall each serve
for 1 year terms, | ||||
provided that, commencing on January 1, 1993, such terms shall
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be for 2 years in the same order, the Director of Public | ||||
Health, the Director
of Natural Resources, the Chairperson | ||||
chairman of the Agriculture and , Conservation and Energy
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Committee of the Senate, and the Chairperson chairman of the | ||||
Committee on Agriculture & Conservation Committee of
the House | ||
of Representatives, who shall be ex-officio be members of the | ||
Board,
and 17 additional persons, appointed by the Governor to | ||
serve at the Governor's pleasure, who are interested in the | ||
well-being of domestic animals and poultry and in the | ||
prevention,
elimination, and control of diseases affecting | ||
them of domestic animals and poultry who
shall be appointed by | ||
the Governor to serve at the Governor's pleasure.
An appointed | ||
member's office becomes vacant upon the member's absence from 3
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consecutive meetings. Of the 17 additional persons, one shall | ||
be a
representative of breeders of beef cattle, one shall be a | ||
representative of
breeders of dairy cattle, one shall be a | ||
representative of breeders of dual
purpose cattle,
one shall be | ||
a representative of breeders of swine, one shall be a
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representative of poultry breeders, one shall be a | ||
representative of sheep
breeders, one shall be a veterinarian | ||
licensed in this State, one shall be
a representative of | ||
general or diversified farming, one shall be a
representative | ||
of deer or elk breeders, one shall be a representative of
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livestock auction markets, one shall be a representative of | ||
cattle feeders,
one shall be a representative of pork | ||
producers, one shall be a
representative of the State licensed | ||
meat packers, one shall be a
representative of canine breeders, | ||
one shall be a representative of equine
breeders, one shall be | ||
a representative of the Illinois licensed
renderers, and one | ||
shall be a representative of livestock dealers. An appointed | ||
member's office becomes vacant upon the member's absence from 3
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consecutive meetings. Appointments made by the Governor after | ||
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | ||
Assembly shall be for a term of 5 years. The
members of the | ||
Board shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for | ||
expenses
necessarily incurred in the performance of their | ||
duties. In the appointment
of the Advisory Board of Livestock | ||
Commissioners, the Governor shall
consult with representative | ||
persons and recognized organizations in the
respective fields | ||
concerning the appointments.
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Rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture | ||
pertaining to the well-being of domestic animals and poultry | ||
and the
prevention, elimination, and control of diseases | ||
affecting them of domestic animals and
poultry shall be | ||
submitted to the Advisory Board of Livestock Commissioners
for | ||
approval at its duly called meeting. The chairperson chairman | ||
of the Board shall
certify the official minutes of the Board's | ||
action and shall file the
certified minutes with the Department | ||
of Agriculture within 30 days after
the proposed rules and | ||
regulations are submitted and before they are
promulgated and | ||
made effective. If the Board fails to take action within 30
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days this limitation shall not apply and the rules and | ||
regulations may
be promulgated and made effective. In the event | ||
it is deemed desirable,
the Board may hold hearings upon the | ||
rules and regulations or proposed
revisions. The Board members | ||
shall be familiar with the Acts relating to
the well-being of | ||
domestic animals
and poultry and to the prevention, | ||
elimination, and control of diseases affecting them among | ||
domestic animals
and poultry. The Department shall, upon the | ||
request of a Board member,
advise the Board concerning the | ||
administration of the respective Acts.
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The Director of Agriculture or his or her representative | ||
from the Department
shall act as chairperson chairman of the | ||
Board. The Director shall call semiannual call meetings of the
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Board and may call other meetings of the Board from time to | ||
time or when requested by 3 or more appointed members
of the | ||
Board. A quorum of appointed members must be present to convene | ||
an
official meeting. The chairperson chairman and ex-officio | ||
members shall not be included
in a quorum call. Ex-officio | ||
members may be represented by a duly
authorized representative | ||
from their department, division, college, or
committee; | ||
however, that representative may not exercise the voting | ||
privileges of the ex-officio member. Appointed members shall | ||
not be represented at a meeting by
another person. Ex-officio | ||
members and appointed members shall have the
right to vote on | ||
all proposed rules and regulations; voting that in effect
would | ||
pertain to approving rules and regulations shall be taken by an | ||
oral
roll call. No member shall vote by proxy. The chairman | ||
shall not vote
except in the case of a tie vote. Any ex-officio | ||
or appointed member may
ask for and shall receive an oral roll | ||
call on any motion before the Board.
The Department shall | ||
provide a clerk to take minutes of the meetings and
record | ||
transactions of the Board. The Board, by oral roll call, may | ||
require
an official court reporter to record the minutes of the | ||
meetings.
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(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 91-457, eff. 1-1-00; 91-798, | ||
eff.
7-9-00.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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