Illinois Horse Meat Act

Sections covered

• 225 ILCS 635/1In this Act, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: (1) "Horse Meat" means the flesh of any animal of the equine family
• 225 ILCS 635/10No slaughterer shall have any package of horse meat ready for distribution in its possession unless such package is plainly labeled as is provided by Section 9 of this Act
• 225 ILCS 635/11No retailer, stock or pet ranch, or place where food is served for consumption on the premises shall have in his or its possession any package of horse meat ready for distribution which is not plainly labeled as provided in section 9 of this Act
• 225 ILCS 635/12No person shall, with intent to mislead or deceive, deface, erase or remove any label or mark required by any provision of this Act
• 225 ILCS 635/13No person shall sell horse meat or mixture of horse meat and the meat of any other animal unless the package is plainly labeled as provided in section 9 of this Act
• 225 ILCS 635/14(Repealed)
• 225 ILCS 635/14.1The Department of Agriculture shall make and enforce reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act
• 225 ILCS 635/15Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations › 225 ILCS 635 — Illinois Horse Meat Act
• 225 ILCS 635/1.5Slaughter for human consumption unlawful
• 225 ILCS 635/16Whoever violates any provision of this Act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor
• 225 ILCS 635/17All final administrative decisions of the Department hereunder are subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof and all rules and regulations adapted pursuant thereto
• 225 ILCS 635/18Short Title
• 225 ILCS 635/2No person shall engage in business as slaughterer, processor, breeder and raiser, or wholesale distributor without a license secured from the Department
• 225 ILCS 635/2.1Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations › 225 ILCS 635 — Illinois Horse Meat Act
• 225 ILCS 635/3Each person engaged in business as a slaughterer, processor, breeder and raiser, or wholesale distributor shall pay an annual license of $50 for each location, except a breeder and raiser of fur bearing animals who slaughters for his own use shall pay an annual license fee of $10 for each location
• 225 ILCS 635/3.1Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations › 225 ILCS 635 — Illinois Horse Meat Act
• 225 ILCS 635/3.2The following persons are ineligible for licenses: a
• 225 ILCS 635/3.3Applicant convictions
• 225 ILCS 635/4Each person engaged in business as a slaughterer or wholesale distributor and operating from any vehicle, unless the vehicle is operated as a part of a licensed establishment having a fixed location, shall pay an annual fee of $25 for each vehicle
• 225 ILCS 635/5Each applicant for a license and each licensee shall operate its business in a sanitary manner and be subject to inspection by authorized agents of the Department
• 225 ILCS 635/6Each person engaged in business as a slaughterer or wholesale distributor who uses vehicles to distribute horse meat shall mark plainly on both sides of the vehicle the person's name, address and license number
• 225 ILCS 635/7Any vehicle operating independently in distributing horse meat shall be marked plainly on both sides with the name of the operator and his license number
• 225 ILCS 635/8Nothing in this Act shall be construed as requiring any person to secure a license for any vehicle which is operating as a common carrier
• 225 ILCS 635/9Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations › 225 ILCS 635 — Illinois Horse Meat Act