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50/1. Definitions
For the purposes of this Act:
"Department" means the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois.
"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, or his
duly appointed representative.
"Contagious or infectious disease" means a specific disease designated by the
Department as contagious or infectious under rules pertaining to this Act.
"Reportable disease" means a specific disease designated by the Department as
reportable under rules pertaining to this Act.
"Animals" means domestic animals, poultry, and wild animals in captivity.
"Exposed to" means for an animal to come in contact with another animal or an
environment that is capable of transmitting a contagious, infectious, or reportable
disease. An animal will no longer be considered as "exposed to" when it is
beyond the standard incubation time for the disease and the animal has been tested
negative for the specific disease or there is no evidence that the animal is contagious,
except for animals exposed to Johne's disease. Animals originating from a herd where
Johne's disease has been diagnosed will be considered no longer "exposed to"
with a negative test. The negative test must have been conducted within 30 days prior to
the sale or movement.
50/2. Duties of Department--Rules and regulations
It is the duty of the Department to investigate all cases or alleged cases coming to its
knowledge of contagious and infectious diseases among animals within the State and to
provide for the suppression, prevention, and extirpation of infectious and contagious
diseases of such animals.
The Department may make and adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Act. No rule or regulation made, adopted or issued by the Department pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be effective unless such rule or regulation has been submitted to the Advisory Board of Livestock Commissioners for approval. All rules of the Department, and all amendments or revocations of existing rules, shall be recorded in an appropriate book or books, shall be adequately indexed, shall be kept in the office of the Department, and shall constitute a public record. Such rules shall be printed in pamphlet form and furnished, upon request, to the public free of cost.
50/3. Examination of animals--Quarantine
Upon its becoming known to the Department that any animals are infected, or suspected of
being infected, with any contagious or infectious disease, the Department shall cause
proper examination thereof to be made; and if such disease is found to be of a dangerously
contagious or dangerously infectious nature, shall order such diseased animals and such as
have been exposed to such disease, and the premises in or on which they are, or have
recently occupied, to be quarantined. The Department may, in connection with any such
quarantine, order that no animal which has been or is so diseased, or exposed to such
disease, may be removed from the premises so quarantined and that no animal susceptible to
such disease may be brought therein or thereon, except under such rules as the Department
may prescribe.
50/4. Slaughter of animals--Disinfection of premises and vehicles
The Department may order the slaughter of any or all of such diseased or exposed animals.
The Department may disinfect, and, if they cannot be properly disinfected, may destroy, all barns, stables, outbuildings, premises and personal property infected with any such contagious or infectious disease as in its judgment is necessary to prevent the spread of any such disease; and may order the disinfection of all cars, boats or other vehicles used in transporting animals affected with any such disease, or that have been exposed to the contagion or infection thereof, and the disinfection of all yards, pens and chutes that may have been used in handling such diseased or exposed animals.
50/5. Appraisal--Destruction of animals or property
When the Department determines that any animal is affected with, or has been exposed to,
any contagious or infectious disease, it may agree with the owner upon the value of the
animal or of any property that it may be found necessary to destroy, and in case such an
agreement cannot be made, the animals or property shall be appraised by three competent
and disinterested appraisers, one to be selected by the Department, one by the claimant,
and one by the two appraisers thus selected. The appraisers shall subscribe to an oath in
writing to fairly value such animals or property in accordance with the requirements of
this Act, which oath, together with the valuation fixed by the appraisers, shall be filed
with the Department and preserved by it.
Upon the appraisement being made, the owner or the Department shall immediately destroy
the animals in a humane manner, dispose of the carcasses thereof, and disinfect, change or
destroy the premises occupied by the animals, in accordance with rules prescribed by the
Department governing such destruction and disinfection, and upon his failure so to do or
to cooperate with the Department, the Department shall cause such animals or property to
be destroyed and disposed of, and thereupon the owner shall forfeit all right to receive
any compensation for the destruction of the animals or property.
50/6. Notice of quarantine--Appeal
Whenever quarantine is established in accordance with the provisions of this Act, notice
shall be given by delivery in person or by mailing by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, to the owner or occupant of any premises so quarantined. Such notice
shall be written or printed, or partly written and partly printed, with an explanation of
the contents thereof. Such quarantine shall be sufficiently proved in any court by the
production of a true copy of such notice of quarantine together with an affidavit, sworn
to by the officer or employee of the Department who delivered or mailed such notice,
containing a statement that the original thereof was delivered or mailed in the manner
herein prescribed.
Every quarantine so established shall remain in effect until removed by order of the Department. Any person aggrieved by any quarantine may appeal to the Department which shall thereupon sustain, modify or annul the quarantine as it may deem proper.
50/7a. Review under Administrative Review Law
All final administrative decisions of the Department hereunder shall be subject to
judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all
amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto. The term
"administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil
Procedure.
50/9. Quarantine of district--Promulgation of rules--Proclamation by governor--Reports
The Department may promulgate and adopt reasonable rules and regulations to prevent the
spread of any contagious or infectious disease within this State. If the condition so
warrants, the Director may request the Governor to issue a proclamation quarantining an
affected municipality or geographical district whereby all animals of the kind diseased
would not be permitted to be moved from one premises to another within the municipality or
geographical district, or over any public highway, or any unfenced lot or piece of ground,
or from being brought into, or taken from the infected municipality or geographical
district, except by a special permit, signed by the Director. Any such proclamation shall,
from the time of its publication, bind all persons. Within one week after the publication
of any such proclamation, every person who owns, or who is in charge of animals of the
kind diseased within the municipality or geographical district, shall report to the
Department the number and description of such animals, their location, and the name and
address of the owner or person in charge, and during the continuance of the quarantine to
report to the Department all cases of sickness, deaths or births among such animals.
50/10. Importation of animals--Promulgation of rules--Proclamation by governor
The Department may promulgate and adopt reasonable rules and regulations to prevent the
entry into Illinois of any animals which may be infected with, or which may have been
exposed to, any contagious or infectious disease. If the condition so warrants, the
Director may request the Governor to issue a proclamation whereby any animals diseased or
those exposed to disease and any carcasses or portions of carcasses, feed, seed, bedding,
equipment or other material capable of conveying infection will be prohibited from
entering Illinois.
50/11. Claims for slaughtered animals--Amounts paid
§ 11. All claims against the State arising from the slaughter of animals as herein provided for, shall be made to the Department under such rules, not inconsistent with this Act, as the Department may prescribe.
The Department shall, after inspection, hearing and inquiry by appraisers, in each case determine the amount which shall be paid on account of the animals so slaughtered, which amount shall be the fair market value in health thereof and not less than the net market value for meat consumption, provided that where
the appraisals exceed the net market value for meat consumption in health thereof the payments shall not be in excess of the following amounts:
(a) bovine species, for beef, dairy and breeding purposes $300 for any registered animal and $150 for any unregistered animal, but not to exceed an average value of $250 per head for all such registered animals in any herd and not to exceed an average value of $125 per head for such nonregistered animals in any herd;
(b) equine species, $500 for any one animal;
(c) swine, $50 per head for grade swine and $100 for any registered purebred animal or any breeding animal upon which a certificate of registration has been issued by an approved inbred livestock registry association;
(d) sheep, not to exceed $25 for any unregistered sheep, and not to exceed $75 for any registered sheep.
No value other than the market utility value of any such animal shall be allowed or fixed, however, unless a certificate of registration issued by the registry association, of the breed of such animal, recognized by the United States Government, is furnished to the appraisers. The appraisers shall report under oath the value of the animals, together with a statement of the evidence or facts upon which the appraisement is based, and the Department shall certify the appraisement. The Comptroller shall, upon presentation of the
appraisement to him, draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer for the amount fixed by such appraisers in favor of the owner of the animals; provided, that where Federal authority authorizes the payment of part of the value of such animals the State shall only pay the balance of such appraisement fixed as aforesaid.
50/12. Peace officers--Enforcement of Act
The Director and any employee of the Department, in the performance of his duties under
this act, has power to call on sheriffs and their deputies, and police officers, mayors of
cities, city and town marshals and policemen, to assist him in carrying out its
provisions; and it is the duty of all such officers to assist in carrying out the
provisions of this act when ordered so to do. The Director and any employees of the
Department shall have, while engaged in carrying out the provisions of this act, the same
powers and protection as other peace officers. It is unlawful for any such officer to fail
or refuse to enforce the lawful orders and quarantine of the Department.
50/13. Cooperation with federal authorities--Powers of inspectors
The Department shall cooperate with any commissioner or other officer appointed by the
United States authorities, in connection with carrying out any provision of any United
States Statute providing for the suppression and prevention of contagious and infectious
diseases among animals, in suppression and preventing the spread of contagious and
infectious diseases among animals in this State.
The inspectors of the Animal Health Division of the United States Department of
Agriculture and the Illinois Department of Agriculture have the right of inspection,
quarantine and condemnation of animals affected with any contagious or infectious disease,
or suspected to be so affected, or that have been exposed to any such disease, and for
these purposes are authorized to enter upon any ground or premises. Such inspectors may
call on sheriffs and peace officers to assist them in the discharge of their duties in
carrying out the provisions of any such statute, referred to in the preceding paragraph,
and the sheriffs and peace officers shall assist such inspectors when so requested. Such
inspectors shall have the same powers and protection as peace officers while engaged in
the discharge of their duties.
50/14. Report of expenditures
The annual report of the Department to the Governor shall include an itemized statement of
all moneys expended by it under this act, including a statement of all damages recommended
by it to be paid for animals slaughtered, and the amounts paid therefor.
50/15. Unloading livestock in transit
Bulls, cows, heifers and other livestock accepted by individuals, trucks and other
transportation companies for delivery into the State of Illinois, if unloaded en route for
feed or water, shall be confined in pens under lock and key by the transportation company
or individual accepting such shipment for delivery.
50/16. Obligations of connecting carriers--Substitutions en route
The obligations assumed by the transportation company at the original point of shipment
shall extend to all connecting lines. No additions to the original consignments or
substitutions en route shall be permitted by any transportation company.
50/17. Animals consigned to stockyards not to be diverted en route
When any cattle, swine, sheep or other domestic animals herein specified are consigned for
delivery within the confines of the State of Illinois, they shall not be diverted en route
or delivered to the owner or consignee at any other point within the State of Illinois,
except that named in the original billing.
50/20. Importation of animals, etc., from scheduled district--Liability
Any person who knowingly transports, receives or conveys into this State any animals,
carcasses or portions of carcasses, feed, seed, bedding, equipment, or other material
capable of conveying infection as defined and prohibited in a proclamation issued by the
Governor under the provisions of Section 10 of this Act is guilty of a business offense,
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000, for
each offense, and shall be liable for all damages or loss that may be sustained by any
person by reason of such importation of such prohibited animals, or prohibited materials,
which penalty may be recovered in the circuit court in any county in this State into or
through which such animals or materials are brought.
50/21. Violation of quarantine or sale, removal or transportation of diseased animals,
etc.--Punishment
Any person who, knowing that any 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 diseased, or any exposed animal, or knowing the same, removes any such
diseased or exposed animal from his premises to the premises of another, or along any
public highway, or knowing of the existence of such disease, or exposure thereto,
transports, drives, leads or ships any animal so 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 diseased, or knowingly, brings any such exposed animals into this State from
another state; and any person who knowingly buys, receives, sells, conveys, or engages in
the traffic of such 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.
50/22. Failure to report existence of contagious or infectious disease-- Punishment
Any veterinarian having information of the existence of any reportable disease among
animals in this State, who fails to promptly report such knowledge to the Department,
shall be guilty of a business offense and shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000
for each offense.
50/23. Other offenses--Penalty
Any person violating any provision of this Act or any rule issued by the Department under
the provisions of this Act, other than the provisions and rules for the violation of which
other penalties are prescribed in this Act, is guilty of a business offense and shall be
fined not less than $50 nor more than $1,000.
Any owner or person having charge of any animal and having knowledge of, or reasonable
grounds to suspect the existence among them of any contagious or infectious disease and
who does not use reasonable means to prevent the spread of such disease or violates any
quarantine; or who conveys upon or along any public highway or other public grounds or any
private lands, any diseased animal, or animal known to have died of, or been slaughtered
on account of, any contagious or infectious disease, except in the case of transportation
for medical treatment or diagnosis, shall be liable in damages to the person or persons
who may have suffered loss on account thereof.
50/25. Short title
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Diseased Animals Act".
Amended in 2000, 2001.
Reviewed and updated by AAHS in December 2001.
Reviewed and updated by AAHS in May 2003.
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