99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3261

 

Introduced , by Rep. Luis Arroyo

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Lion Meat Act. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to slaughter a lion or for any person to possess, breed, import or export from this State, buy, or sell lions for the purpose of slaughter. Provides that it is unlawful to commercialize lion meat. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to adopt and enforce any rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act. Provides that whoever violates any provision of the Act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lion
5Meat Act.
 
6    Section 5. Administration of Act. This Act shall be
7administered by the Director of Agriculture.
 
8    Section 10. Definitions. When used in this Act, unless the
9context otherwise requires:
10        "Buyer" means a person who is engaged in the business
11    of buying lion meat or other lion parts.
12        "Commercialization" means selling or bartering,
13    offering to sell or barter, purchasing, possessing,
14    transporting, delivering, or receiving lion meat or any
15    product, item, or substance containing lion meat or labeled
16    or advertised as containing lion meat. "Commercialization"
17    also includes serving lion meat as a part of a meal by any
18    restaurant, hotel, or other commercial establishment.
19        "Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
20        "Director" means the Director of Agriculture.
21        "Lion meat" means the flesh of any lion (Panthera leo).
22        "Person" means any individual, partnership,

 

 

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1    cooperative, association, firm, or corporation.
2        "Slaughter" means killing lions for commercialization.
3        "Transport" or "ship" means to convey by means of
4    parcel post, express, freight baggage, or shipment by
5    common carrier of any description or by automobile,
6    motorcycle, or other vehicle of any kind or by watercraft
7    or aircraft of any kind or by any other means of
8    transportation.
 
9    Section 15. Slaughter unlawful.
10    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is
11unlawful for any person to slaughter a lion.
12    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is
13unlawful for any person to possess, breed, import to this
14State, export from this State, buy, or sell lions for the
15purpose of slaughter.
 
16    Section 20. Slaughter for human consumption unlawful.
17    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is
18unlawful for any person to slaughter a lion for the purpose of
19human consumption or commercialization of any part of a lion.
20    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is
21unlawful for any person to possess, sell, buy, give away, hold,
22or accept lion meat or any product, item, or substance
23containing or labeled as containing lion meat for the purpose
24of human consumption.
 

 

 

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1    Section 25. Commercialization of lion meat unlawful.
2Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is unlawful for
3a person to sell or barter, offer to sell or barter, purchase,
4possess, transport, deliver, receive, import into this State,
5export from this State, or in any other manner commercialize
6lion meat or any product, item, or substance containing or
7labeled or advertised as containing lion meat.
 
8    Section 30. Rules. The Department shall adopt and enforce
9any rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
 
10    Section 35. Enforcement. The Department shall, in the name
11and by the authority of the People of the State of Illinois,
12bring or cause to be brought actions and proceedings to enforce
13the provisions of this Act.
 
14    Section 40. Violation. Whoever violates any provision of
15this Act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.