Section 85.25  Sale of Livestock Quarantined Because of Disease

Except as otherwise provided by statute and/or rule, the sale of livestock quarantined because of disease or exposure to disease, or of animals contaminated with any chemical or radiological substance, is prohibited unless permission of the Department is first obtained. The Department will then prescribe the conditions under which such sale may be made.  The factors that will be considered for sanctioning the sale of quarantined livestock include:

a)         What disease is involved.

b)         If a human health hazard is involved.

c)         If the animals are infected or only exposed.

d)         If adequate slaughtering plant facilities for handling, processing, cleaning and disinfecting are available.

(Source:  Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 19399, effective January 1, 2011)