Illinois Senate Bill 3429 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 9 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Administration of Antibiotics to Food-Producing Animals Act. Provides that a medically important antibiotic may be administered to a food-producing animal only if prescribed by a veterinarian licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 who has visited the farm operation within the previous 6 months and only if deemed necessary for specified purposes. Provides that a producer may provide a medically important antibiotic to a food-producing animal only for the period necessary to accomplish the specified purposes. Provides that in that case, antibiotics should be used on the smallest number of animals and for the shortest time possible. Provides that the use of medically important antibiotics shall not exceed a duration of 21 days. Provides that a producer shall keep a record of the specific beginning and ending dates for the provision of an antibiotic. Provides that provisions concerning the administration of antibiotics to food-producing animals take effect on January 1, 2020. Requires a producer that operates a large concentrated animal feeding operation, as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, to file an annual report containing specified information in a form and manner required by the Department of Public Health by rule. Provides that the Department may take the actions necessary to prepare to implement the provisions of the Act in advance of the effective date of the other provisions of the Act. Provides that the Attorney General has the exclusive authority to enforce the Act, shall issue a civil penalty of $1,000 for a violation of the Act, and may seek an injunction to prevent a violation of the Act.

IDPH-ANTIBIOTICS-ANIMALS

Sen. John Cullerton [D]

Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-09	Senate	Session Sine Die
2019-01-06	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
2018-11-28	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2018-04-27	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2018-04-13	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 27, 2018
2018-04-12	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Daniel Biss
2018-02-27	Senate	Assigned to Agriculture
2018-02-16	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2018-02-16	Senate	First Reading
2018-02-16	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3429&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB3429.htm