225 ILCS 610/17

(225 ILCS 610/17) (from Ch. 8, par. 165)

Sec. 17.

(a) No person caring for, acting as an agent for the owner of
or
owning any animal, poultry or fish which has died shall allow the body
or parts of the body to lie about the premises. Such body or parts
of the body shall be disposed of within 24 hours after death as prescribed
by regulations of the Department. The Department may prohibit the hauling
or transportation of the body of any animal, poultry or fish which has died
of a highly contagious, infectious or communicable disease and may specify
the method of disposal.

(b) The owner, operator, caretaker or animal collection service may
dispose of
bodies of dead animals, poultry or fish by composting on the site where the
death of the animals occurred, or by transporting the bodies to a licensed
landfill for disposal.  Parts of bodies may be transported to the licensed
landfill only in the case of on-site slaughter or on-site necropsy performed to
determine the cause of death of the animal.  Transporting the bodies or those
parts of bodies shall be by conveyance that is owned or operated by the owner,
operator, caretaker or animal collection service.

(c) When the destruction or disposal of a body or parts of a body
of an animal, poultry or fish, is by
burying, burning or composting, it shall be done in a manner as
required by regulations
of the Department and in compliance with the requirements of the Environmental
Protection Act.

(d) Any site where the bodies of dead animals or poultry are to be
composted shall
comply with the following setbacks:

(1) The composting site shall include a setback of at