Section 1248.30  Application for Certification as a Euthanasia Agency

a)         Pursuant to Section 25 of the Act, applications for certification as a euthanasia agency shall be made to the Department, in writing, on forms provided by the Department.  The applications shall include:

1)         Proof of holding an active and unencumbered license under the Animal Welfare Act as an animal control facility or an animal shelter;

2)         The fee set forth in Section 1248.20.

b)         In order to purchase, store, and possess Schedule II and Schedule III drugs for the euthanization of animals, the agency shall be required to obtain an Illinois controlled substance license in accordance with 77 Ill. Adm. Code 3100 and a federal controlled substance licensed issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration pursuant to the Federal Controlled Substances Act (21 USC 301 et seq.). 

c)         A euthanasia agency shall be inspected by the Department prior to the issuance of the controlled substance license.