Sen. John O. Jones
Filed: 5/17/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2804




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2804 as follows:


 
3on page 2, line 5, immediately after "facility",  by inserting 
4", the meat processor at the facility  is an active member of 
5the Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger program,"; and 
 
6on page 2, line 9, after "person" by inserting "or donated to 
7any other charitable organization or community food bank that 
8receives wild game meat"; and
 
9on page 2, immediately below line 12, by inserting the 
10following:
11    "Meat processors who are active members of the Illinois 
12Sportsmen Against Hunger program shall keep written records of 
13all deer received. Records shall include the following 
14information:
15        (1) the date the deer was received;
 
 
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1        (2) the name, address, and telephone number of the
            
2    person from whom the deer was received;
3        (3) whether the deer was received as a whole carcass
            or 
4    as deboned meat; if the deer was brought to the
            meat 
5    processor as deboned meat, the processor shall include the 
6    weight of the meat;
7        (4) the number and state of issuance of the permit of
            
8    the person from whom the deer was received; in
        the absence 
9    of a permit number, the meat processor
        may rely on the 
10    written certification of the
        person from whom the deer was 
11    received that the
        deer was legally taken or obtained; and
12        (5) if the person who originally delivered the deer to
        
13    the meat processor fails to collect or make
        arrangements 
14    for the packaged deer meat to be
        collected and the meat 
15    processor gives all or part
        of the unclaimed deer meat to 
16    another person, the
        meat processor shall maintain a record 
17    of the exchange;
        the meat processor's records shall include 
18    the
        customer's name, physical address, telephone
        number, 
19    as well as the quantity and type of deer
        meat given to the 
20    customer. The meat processor
        shall also include the amount 
21    of compensation
        received for the deer meat in his or her 
22    records.
23    Meat processor records for unclaimed deer meat shall be 
24open for inspection by any peace officer at any reasonable 
25hour. Meat processors shall maintain records for a period of 2 
26years after the date of receipt of the wild game or for as long 
 
 
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1as the specimen or meat remains in the meat processors 
2possession, whichever is longer.
3    No meat processor shall have in his or her possession any 
4deer that is not listed in his or her written records and 
5properly tagged or labeled.
6    All licensed meat processors who ship any deer or parts of 
7deer that have been held, possessed, or otherwise dealt with 
8shall tag or label the shipment, and the tag or label shall 
9state the name of the meat processor.
10    Nothing in this Section removes meat processors from 
11responsibility for the observance of any State or federal laws, 
12rules, or regulations that may apply to the meat processing 
13business.".