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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4056
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4056 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Pseudorabies Control Act is | ||||||
| 5 | amended by changing Section 5.1 as follows:
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| 6 | (510 ILCS 90/5.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 805.1)
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| 7 | Sec. 5.1. Pseudorabies Advisory Committee. Upon the | ||||||
| 8 | detection of pseudorabies within the State, the The Director of | ||||||
| 9 | Agriculture
is authorized to establish
within the Department an | ||||||
| 10 | advisory committee to be known as the Pseudorabies
Advisory | ||||||
| 11 | Committee. Such committee shall consist of, but not be limited
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| 12 | to, representatives of swine producers, general swine | ||||||
| 13 | organizations within
the State, licensed veterinarians, | ||||||
| 14 | general farm organizations, auction
markets, the packing | ||||||
| 15 | industry and the University of Illinois. Members of this | ||||||
| 16 | committee shall only serve for the duration of the pseudorabies | ||||||
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| 1 | outbreak. The committee shall only meet during the duration of | ||||||
| 2 | the pseudorabies outbreak. The Director
shall, from time to | ||||||
| 3 | time, consult with the Pseudorabies Advisory Committee
on | ||||||
| 4 | changes in the pseudorabies control program.
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| 5 | The Director shall appoint a Technical Committee from the | ||||||
| 6 | membership of
the Pseudorabies Advisory Committee, which shall | ||||||
| 7 | be comprised of a
veterinarian, a swine extension specialist, | ||||||
| 8 | and a pork producer. This
committee shall serve as resource | ||||||
| 9 | persons for the technical aspects of the
herd plans and may | ||||||
| 10 | advise the Department on procedures to be followed,
timetables | ||||||
| 11 | for accomplishing the elimination of infection, assist in
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| 12 | obtaining cooperation from swine herd owners, and recommend | ||||||
| 13 | adjustments in
the approved herd plan as necessary.
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| 14 | These Committee members shall be entitled to reimbursement | ||||||
| 15 | of
all necessary and actual expenses incurred in the | ||||||
| 16 | performance of their duties.
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| 17 | (Source: P.A. 89-154, eff. 7-19-95.)
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| 18 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 19 | becoming law.".
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