Bill Text: IL HB3081 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

NOTE: There are more recent revisions of this legislation. Read Latest Draft

---

Bill Title: Amends the Meat and Poultry Inspection Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2018, licenses issued to Type I and Type II establishments (meat and poultry processing and slaughtering) shall not expire if the licensee remains in compliance with the provisions of the Act. Provides that if the management at a Type I establishment desires to work under conditions which will require the services of a Department of Agriculture inspector on any Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, or for more than an approved work day on any other day shall request the Department representative (currently, Regional Administrator) to furnish inspection service during those times. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2017-08-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0113 [HB3081 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB3081-Introduced.html

---

100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB3081 Introduced , by Rep. David B. Reis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 650/3 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 303
225 ILCS 650/11 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 311
Amends the Meat and Poultry Inspection Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2018, licenses issued to Type I and Type II establishments (meat and poultry processing and slaughtering) shall not expire if the licensee remains in compliance with the provisions of the Act. Provides that if the management at a Type I establishment desires to work under conditions which will require the services of a Department of Agriculture inspector on any Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, or for more than an approved work day on any other day shall request the Department representative (currently, Regional Administrator) to furnish inspection service during those times. Effective immediately.
LRB100 05810 SMS 15833 b
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
HB3081 LRB100 05810 SMS 15833 b
AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Meat and Poultry Inspection Act is amended
by changing Sections 3 and 11 as follows:
(225 ILCS 650/3) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 303)
Sec. 3. Licenses.
(a) No person shall operate an establishment as defined in
Section 2 or act as a broker as defined in Section 2 without
first securing a license from the Department except as
otherwise exempted. Beginning July 1, 2018, licenses issued to
Type I establishments and Type II establishments under this Act
shall not expire if the licensee remains in compliance with the
provisions of this Act.
(b) The following annual fee fees shall accompany each
license application for the license year from July 1 to June 30
or any part thereof. This fee is These fees are
non-refundable: .
Meatbroker, Poultry broker, or Meat and
Poultry
broker ...............................................$50
Type I Establishment - Processor, Slaughterer, or
Processor and Slaughterer of Meat, Poultry or Meat and

HB3081 - 2 - LRB100 05810 SMS 15833 b
Poultry ..................................................$50
Type II Establishment - Processor, Slaughterer, or
Processor and Slaughterer of Meat, Poultry or Meat and
Poultry ..................................................$50
Application for licenses shall be made to the Department in
writing on forms prescribed by the Department.
(c) The license issued shall be in such form as the
Department prescribes, shall be under the seal of the
Department and shall contain the name of the licensee, the
location for which the license is issued, the type of
operation, the period of the license, and such other
information as the Department requires. The original license or
a certified copy of it shall be conspicuously displayed by the
licensee in the establishment.
(d) Failure to meet all of the conditions to retain a
license may result in a denial of a renewal of a license. The
licensee may request an administrative hearing to dispute the
denial of renewal, after which the Director shall enter an
order either renewing or refusing to renew the license.
(e) A penalty of $50 shall be assessed if renewal license
applications are not received by July 1 of each year and
establishment operations shall be discontinued until payment
is received in full.
(Source: P.A. 94-1052, eff. 1-1-07.)
(225 ILCS 650/11) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 311)

HB3081 - 3 - LRB100 05810 SMS 15833 b
Sec. 11. Time of operation. The Director shall require
operations at Type I licensed establishments to be conducted
under inspection and during approved hours of operation. The
management of an official establishment desiring to work under
conditions which will require the services of an inspector of
the Department on any Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, or for more
than an approved work day on any other day shall, sufficiently
in advance of the period of overtime, request the Department
representative Regional Administrator to furnish inspection
service during such overtime period, and, if approved, shall be
allowed inspection on an overtime basis.
(Source: P.A. 91-170, eff. 1-1-00.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.