(510 ILCS 50/21) (from Ch. 8, par. 188)
Sec. 21. Any person who, knowing that any contamination or contagious or infectious disease exists
among his animals, conceals such fact, or knowing of the existence of such
disease, sells any animal or animals so contaminated or diseased, or any exposed animal, or
knowing the same, removes any such contaminated, diseased, or exposed animal from his
premises to the premises of another, or along any public highway, or
knowing of the existence of such contamination, disease, or exposure thereto, transports,
drives, leads or ships any animal so contaminated, diseased, or exposed, by any motor
vehicle, car or steamboat, to any place in or out of this State; and any
person who brings any such contaminated or diseased, or knowingly, brings any such contaminated or exposed
animals into this State from another state; and any person who knowingly
buys, receives, sells, conveys, or engages in the traffic of such contaminated, diseased,
or exposed stock, and any person who violates any quarantine regulation
established under the provisions of this or any other Act, for each,
either, any or all
acts above mentioned in this Section, is guilty of a petty offense and
shall forfeit all right to any compensation for any animal or property
destroyed under the provisions of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 95-179, eff. 8-14-07; 95-554, eff. 8-30-07.)
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