(225 ILCS 640/8) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 215)
Sec. 8.
Each livestock auction market shall, except on days when all
livestock
is consigned direct for immediate slaughter and except for sales restricted
to equidae, be under the direct
supervision of an accredited veterinarian approved by the Department and
each licensed livestock auction market designated as a marketing center
shall, except on days when all livestock is consigned direct for immediate
slaughter and except for sales restricted to equidae, be under the direct
supervision of an accredited veterinarian
approved by the Department. Except as otherwise provided in this Act and
by regulations, no
livestock known to be infected with or known to have been exposed to any
contagious, infectious, or communicable animal disease or infestation shall
be consigned to or sold through any livestock auction market. The
veterinarian shall examine or inspect all livestock that is offered for
sale and shall prohibit the sale of any animals which in his opinion are
diseased or which are likely to be carriers of disease, and shall
quarantine such animals when necessary. The veterinarian shall also issue
or cause to be issued all necessary quarantines for livestock sold through
such markets. The name and address of the purchaser of any livestock sold
under or subject to quarantine, together with the description and number of
head of the livestock shall be reported to and filed with the Department
within 48 hours from date of sale. The veterinarian shall supervise the
cleaning and disinfecting of the yards and pens following each sale or at
such other times as may be necessary. Except as otherwise provided in this
Act, no female cattle or bulls more than 6 months of age shall be sold
through a livestock auction market, except for slaughter, unless such
cattle (a) are in compliance with the provisions of "An Act in relation to
the eradication of bovine brucellosis among domestic cattle", approved July
12, 1939, as amended or (b) are female cattle of the beef breeds over 6 and
under 18 months of age released on permit subject to the livestock
quarantine regulations of the Department for feeding or grazing purposes
only consigned direct from the farm to the livestock auction market or
shipped direct to the livestock auction market from other states, livestock auction markets, or marketing centers within the State in accordance with Illinois statutory
requirements to be sold through the livestock auction market without test
for brucellosis or tuberculosis.
Bulls over 18 months of age, springer heifers and cows, or heifers
and cows with calves, are
classed as breeding cattle and as such shall comply with the requirements
governing breeding cattle.
Calves under 3 months of age of all breeds, not with their dams, may
enter the State of Illinois without test for tuberculosis if
they are consigned to a licensed livestock auction market to be sold for
immediate slaughter.
Under the provisions of this Act, the Department of Agriculture is
authorized to make rules and regulations permitting or requiring the sale through
livestock auction markets, for immediate slaughter only, of any cattle
which upon being tested for brucellosis
react to an official test for brucellosis.
Livestock auction markets handling livestock during inclement weather
shall be equipped with facilities for housing the livestock during such
inclement weather. If livestock is held on the premises for more than 10
hours, facilities for feeding and watering the livestock shall be provided.
The yards, pens, and premises where livestock is held or handled shall be
regularly cleaned and disinfected for the purpose of preventing infectious,
contagious, and communicable animal diseases.
In case any livestock auction market shall sell livestock by weight, the
scales upon which such livestock is weighed shall be regularly inspected
and tested.
(Source: P.A. 97-25, eff. 6-28-11.)
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