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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 5. The Illinois Dead Animal Disposal Act is amended
5by changing Sections 1.1, 2, 4, 6, 9.1, 9.2, 13.1, and 18 as
6follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 610/1.1)  (from Ch. 8, par. 149.1)
8    Sec. 1.1. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise
9requires:
10    (a) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture of the
11State of Illinois.
12    (b) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership,
13association, corporation or other business entity.
14    (c) "Renderer" means any person who, for other than human
15consumption, collects, cooks and processes bodies or parts of
16bodies of dead animals, poultry, or fish, or used cooking
17grease and oils, for the purpose of salvaging hides, wool,
18skins or feathers, and for the production of animal, poultry,
19or fish protein, blood meal, bone meal, grease or tallow.
20    (d) "Blender" means any person who acquires inedible
21by-products of bodies or parts of bodies of dead animals,
22poultry, or fish, or used cooking grease and oils, for the
23purpose of blending them to obtain a desired percentage of

 

 

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1protein, degree of quality or color for use in animal feed,
2poultry feed or fertilizers.
3    (e) "Collection center" means any place where bodies or
4parts of bodies of dead animals, poultry, or fish, or used
5cooking grease and oils, are collected for loading into a
6permitted vehicle for delivery to the renderer.
7    (f) "Permittee" means any person issued a vehicle permit
8under the provisions of this Act.
9    (g) "Licensee" means any person licensed under the
10provisions of this Act.
11    (h) "Rendering materials" means bodies or parts of bodies
12of dead animals, poultry, or fish, or used cooking grease and
13oils.
14    (i) "Animal collection service" means a company that
15conveys dead animals to a landfill facility licensed under the
16Environmental Protection Act when no rendering service is
17available. Waste haulers collecting waste in which a dead
18animal is included incidental to such waste shall not be
19considered an "animal collection service" activity.
20(Source: P.A. 88-133.)
 
21    (225 ILCS 610/2)  (from Ch. 8, par. 150)
22    Sec. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no
23person shall engage in the business of disposing of the bodies
24or parts of bodies of dead animals, poultry, or fish, or used
25cooking grease and oils, in the State without first obtaining a

 

 

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1license or licenses for that purpose from the Department. An
2owner, operator, or animal collection service may convey dead
3animals to a licensed landfill facility when no rendering
4service is available. Such transport shall be direct and not in
5conjunction with other collection activities, except for waste
6haulers collecting waste in which a dead animal is included
7incidental to the collection of such waste. No license or
8permit is required for any owner, operator or caretaker to
9convey dead animals to a landfill facility licensed under the
10Environmental Protection Act.
11(Source: P.A. 88-133.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 610/4)  (from Ch. 8, par. 152)
13    Sec. 4. Application for such license shall be made to the
14Department on forms provided by it, which application shall set
15forth the name and residence of the applicant, classification
16of license or licenses requested, his place or proposed place
17of business, and the particular method which he intends to
18employ in disposing of rendering material and such other
19information as the Department may require. The licenses shall
20be classified according to type of plant operated. Renderer:
21Class "A"--dead animals only; Class "B"--parts of bodies of
22animals, scrap, bones, or fat, used cooking grease and oils;
23Class "C"--poultry or parts of poultry and Class "D"--fish or
24parts of fish; Blender: Class "E"; Collection Center: Class
25"F"; Animal Collection Service: Class "G".

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 88-133.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 610/6)  (from Ch. 8, par. 154)
3    Sec. 6. On the receipt of the certification described in
4Section 5, and the payment of the fee provided herein, the
5Department shall issue a license to the applicant to conduct
6such business at the place specified in the application for one
7calendar year or for the portion of the calendar year remaining
8at the time the license is issued. No license shall be issued
9for a plant not located within the boundaries of the State of
10Illinois. No license issued under this Section is transferable.
11    Nonrefundable The following nonrefundable fees shall be
12set forth in administrative rules and shall accompany each
13application for a license.
14    (1) For an original license of any
15classification other than Class "F"...............$150
16    (2) For the annual renewal of a license
17of any classification other than Class "F"........$150
18    (3) For an original license for each
19additional classification other than Class "F"....$50
20    (4) For the annual renewal of the license of
21any additional classification
22other than Class "F"..............................$50
23    (5) For an original Class "F" license.........$25
24    (6) For the annual renewal
25of a Class "F" license............................$25

 

 

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1    (7) For an original Class "G" license.........$25
2    (8) For the annual renewal of a Class "G"
3license.$25
4(Source: P.A. 88-133.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 610/9.1)  (from Ch. 8, par. 157.1)
6    Sec. 9.1. Except as otherwise provided in Section 14, no
7person shall operate a vehicle used to transport rendering
8materials in this State without a vehicle permit issued by the
9Department or without complying with this Act. Applications for
10vehicle permits shall be accepted only from licensed renderers
11and shall include the name and address of the proposed
12permittee, the location of the place or intended place of the
13proposed permittee's business, the number and types of vehicles
14to be used by the proposed permittee and such other information
15as may be required by regulations of the Department. Owners or
16operators of vehicles not owned by licensed renderers in this
17State shall secure a permit through the licensed renderer or
18renderers to whom the rendering material will be delivered. The
19Department shall issue a Class 1 permit for the transporting of
20dead animals, fish or poultry; a Class 2 permit for
21transporting parts of bodies of animals, scrap, bones, or fat,
22or used cooking grease and oils; a Class 3 permit for
23transporting hides; and a Class 4 permit for transporting
24bodies or parts of bodies of dead animals, poultry or fish to a
25landfill as an animal collection service. Permits issued

 

 

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1hereunder shall be renewable annually during December of each
2year. All vehicle permits not renewed during December of each
3year shall expire on December 31 of that year. A nonrefundable
4$10 fee as set forth in the appropriate administrative rule
5shall accompany each application for a vehicle permit or
6renewal thereof.
7(Source: P.A. 88-133.)
 
8    (225 ILCS 610/9.2)  (from Ch. 8, par. 157.2)
9    Sec. 9.2. Each vehicle issued a Class 1 permit shall have
10the inscription "Illinois Dead Animal Disposal Permit No. ...",
11as assigned; each truck granted a Class 2 permit shall have the
12inscription "Illinois Scrap and Grease Permit No. ...", as
13assigned; and each truck granted a Class 3 permit shall have
14the inscription "Illinois Hide Permit No. ...", as assigned.
15All of these inscriptions shall be painted in a conspicuous
16place in contrasting color on the left side of the bed of the
17vehicle in letters not less than 3 inches high. If the vehicle
18transporting the rendering material or conveying dead animals
19to a landfill is not a van type truck, the vehicle bed, as well
20as any properly identified tanks or barrels used for the
21transportation of rendering material, when loaded or partially
22loaded, shall be covered when traveling highways of the State
23of Illinois. Vehicle beds shall be leak-proof or constructed so
24that no drippings or seepage can escape.
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1for transporting dead animals, poultry, fish, or parts of
2bodies thereof shall be thoroughly scrubbed and disinfected
3after hauling each load, or before proceeding for another load.
4All vehicle beds shall be painted as necessary, and kept in
5good condition and repair at all times.
6(Source: P.A. 88-133.)
 
7    (225 ILCS 610/13.1)  (from Ch. 8, par. 161.1)
8    Sec. 13.1. The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or
9may suspend or revoke, a license or vehicle permit on grounds
10including, but not limited to, any one or more of the
11following:
12        (1) The making of a material misstatement of fact in
13    the application for an original license or vehicle permit,
14    or in the application for any renewal license or vehicle
15    permit;
16        (2) Wilful disregard or wilful violation of this Act or
17    any regulations or rules issued pursuant thereto;
18        (3) Wilfully aiding or abetting another in the
19    violation of this Act or any regulation or rule issued
20    pursuant thereto;
21        (4) Allowing one's license to be used by an unlicensed
22    person;
23        (5) Conviction of any crime, an essential element of
24    which is the making of a material misstatement of fact,
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1    the disposition of dead animals or the provisions of this
2    Act, if the Department determines, after investigation,
3    that such person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to
4    warrant the public trust;
5        (6) Making wilful misrepresentations or false promises
6    of a character likely to influence, persuade or induce in
7    connection with the business of a licensee or permittee;
8        (7) Pursuing a continued course of wilful
9    misrepresentation or making false promises through
10    advertising, salesmen, agents, or otherwise, in connection
11    with the business of a licensee or permittee; or
12        (8) Failure to possess the necessary qualifications or
13    to meet the requirements of the Act for the issuance or
14    holding a license or permit.
15        (9) Failure to pay any fine or fee owed the Department.
16(Source: P.A. 83-760.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 610/18)  (from Ch. 8, par. 166)
18    Sec. 18. The transportation of bodies or parts of bodies of
19dead animals, poultry, or fish, or used cooking greases and
20oils, raw or unrendered, except green or salted hides, shall
21not be allowed into other states except by reciprocal
22agreements with other states under rules of the Department.
23(Source: P.A. 87-157.)
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.