92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB0756
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House Sponsors:
FRITCHEY-BIGGINS-MAY-FLOWERS-FEIGENHOLTZ, BURKE, LANG, 
   ZICKUS, BELLOCK, KURTZ, DELGADO, FRANKS, 
   MATHIAS AND YARBROUGH.

Short description: 
LAYING HEN PROTECTION ACT                                                  

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Creates the Safe Egg and Laying Hen  Protection  Act.   Prohibits      
   the  use  of  forced  (starvation-induced)  molting procedures.  Makes      
   violation a Class A misdemeanor.  Provides for administration  by  the      
   Department   of  Agriculture.   Authorizes  additional  rulemaking  to      
   protect  laying  hens.   Authorizes  civil   penalties   and   certain      
   enforcement actions.  Effective immediately.                                
          FISCAL NOTE (Illinois Department of Agriculture)                     
          HB 756 would impose a cost of $290,000 a year upon the De-           
          partment of Agriculture to implement. This total represents          
          $180,000 to hire five full-time inspectors, $80,000 to purchase      
          vehicles for the inspectors, and $30,000 for miscellaneous           
          operating costs associated with implementing HB 756. As the          
          Department does not currently regulate laying hen operations or      
          know how many exist in Illinois, this cost figure could poten-       
          tially be higher, depending upon the number of such operations       
          within the State.                                                    
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Deletes provisions relating to USDA and close-confinement cages.       
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   0


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