Public Act 100-0841
 
HB4999 EnrolledLRB100 16160 SLF 31281 b


  
    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
amended  by changing Section 5-525 as follows:
 



    (20 ILCS 5/5-525)  (was 20 ILCS 5/6.01)



    Sec. 5-525. In the Department of Agriculture. 

    (a) (Blank).

    (b) An Advisory Board of Livestock Commissioners to consist 
of 25 persons.
The Board shall consist of the administrator of 
animal disease programs,
the Dean of the College of 
Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences of the 
University of Illinois, the
Dean of the College of Veterinary 
Medicine of the University of Illinois,
and, commencing on 
January 1, 1990, the Deans or Chairmen of the Colleges or

Departments of Agriculture of Illinois State University, 
Southern Illinois
University, and Western Illinois University 
in that order who shall each serve
for 1 year terms, provided 
that, commencing on January 1, 1993, such terms shall
be for 2 
years in the same order, the Director of Public Health, the 
Director
of Natural Resources,  the Chairperson of the 
Agriculture and Conservation
Committee of the Senate, and the 
Chairperson of the Agriculture & Conservation Committee of
the 
House of Representatives, who shall be ex-officio members of 
the Board,
and 17 additional persons, appointed by the Governor 
to serve at the Governor's pleasure, who are interested in the 
well-being of domestic animals and poultry and in the 
prevention,
elimination, and control of diseases affecting 
them.  Of the 17 additional persons, one shall be a

representative of breeders of beef cattle, one shall be a 
representative of
breeders of dairy cattle, one shall be a 
representative of breeders of dual
purpose cattle,
one shall be 
a representative of breeders of swine, one shall be a

representative of poultry breeders, one shall be a 
representative of sheep
breeders, one shall be a veterinarian 
licensed in this State, one shall be
a representative of 
general or diversified farming, one shall be a
representative 
of deer or elk breeders, one shall be a representative of

livestock auction markets, one shall be a representative of 
cattle feeders,
one shall be a representative of pork 
producers, one shall be a
representative of the State licensed 
meat packers, one shall be a
representative of canine breeders, 
one shall be a representative of equine
breeders, one shall be 
a representative of the Illinois licensed
renderers, and one 
shall be a representative of livestock dealers. An appointed 
member's office becomes vacant upon the member's absence from 3

consecutive meetings. Appointments made by the Governor after 
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General 
Assembly shall be for a term of 5 years. The
members of the  
Board shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for 
expenses
necessarily incurred in the performance of their 
duties.  In the appointment
of the Advisory Board of Livestock 
Commissioners, the Governor shall
consult with representative 
persons and recognized organizations in the
respective fields 
concerning the appointments.

    Rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture 
pertaining to the well-being of domestic animals and poultry 
and the
prevention, elimination, and control of diseases 
affecting them shall be submitted to the Advisory Board of 
Livestock Commissioners
for approval at its duly called 
meeting.  The chairperson of the Board shall
certify the 
official minutes of the Board's action and shall file the

certified minutes with the Department of Agriculture within 30 
days after
the proposed rules and regulations are submitted and 
before they are
promulgated and made effective. In the event it 
is deemed desirable,
the Board may hold hearings upon the rules 
and regulations or proposed
revisions. The Board members shall 
be familiar with the Acts relating to
the well-being of 
domestic animals
and poultry and to the prevention, 
elimination, and control of diseases affecting them. The 
Department shall, upon the request of a Board member,
advise 
the Board concerning the administration of the respective Acts.

    The Director of Agriculture or his or her representative 
from the Department
shall act as chairperson of the Board. The 
Director shall call annual semiannual meetings of the
Board and 
may call other meetings of the Board as deemed necessary from 
time to time or when requested by 3 or more appointed members

of the Board. A quorum of appointed members must be present to 
convene an
official meeting. The chairperson and ex-officio 
members shall not be included
in a quorum call. Ex-officio 
members may be represented by a duly
authorized representative 
from their department, division, college, or
committee; 
however, that representative may not exercise the voting 
privileges of the ex-officio member.  Appointed members shall 
not be represented at a meeting by
another person.  Ex-officio 
members and appointed members shall have the
right to vote on 
all proposed rules and regulations; voting that in effect
would 
pertain to approving rules and regulations shall be taken by an 
oral
roll call.  No member shall vote by proxy.  The chairman 
shall not vote
except in the case of a tie vote.  Any ex-officio 
or appointed member may
ask for and shall receive an oral roll 
call on any motion before the Board.
The Department shall 
provide a clerk to take minutes of the meetings and
record 
transactions of the Board.  The Board, by oral roll call, may 
require
an official court reporter to record the minutes of the 
meetings.

(Source: P.A. 96-1025, eff. 7-12-10.)

 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.