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90_HB1094
225 ILCS 650/2.6 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 302.6
Amends the Meat and Poultry Inspection Act to add ratites
to the definition of "animals". Effective January 1, 1998.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Meat and Poultry Inspection Act by
2 changing Section 2.6.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Meat and Poultry Inspection Act is
6 amended by changing Section 2.6 as follows:
7 (225 ILCS 650/2.6) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 302.6)
8 Sec. 2.6. Animals. "Animals" means cattle, calves,
9 American bison (buffalo), catalo, cattalo, sheep, swine,
10 domestic deer, domestic elk, domestic antelope, domestic
11 reindeer, ratites, water buffalo and goats. For the purposes
12 of this Act, domestic deer, domestic elk, domestic antelope
13 and domestic reindeer mean live deer, elk, antelope and
14 reindeer that are delivered to and slaughtered at a licensed
15 establishment.
16 (Source: P.A. 86-217.)
17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
18 January 1, 1998.