Bill Text: IL HB5398 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Pseudorabies Control Act. Provides that members of the Pseudorabies Advisory Committee shall only serve for the duration of the pseudorabies outbreak within the State. Provides that the committee shall only meet during the duration of the pseudorabies outbreak. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB5398 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB5398-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB5398 Introduced , by Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
510 ILCS 90/5.1 from Ch. 8, par. 805.1
Amends the Illinois Pseudorabies Control Act. Provides that members of the Pseudorabies Advisory Committee shall only serve for the duration of the pseudorabies outbreak within the State. Provides that the committee shall only meet during the duration of the pseudorabies outbreak. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning animals.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Pseudorabies Control Act is amended
by changing Section 5.1 as follows:
(510 ILCS 90/5.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 805.1)
Sec. 5.1. Pseudorabies Advisory Committee. Upon the
detection of pseudorabies within the State, the The Director of
Agriculture is authorized to establish within the Department an
advisory committee to be known as the Pseudorabies Advisory
Committee. Such committee shall consist of, but not be limited
to, representatives of swine producers, general swine
organizations within the State, licensed veterinarians,
general farm organizations, auction markets, the packing
industry and the University of Illinois. Members of this
committee shall only serve for the duration of the pseudorabies
outbreak. The committee shall only meet during the duration of
the pseudorabies outbreak. The Director shall, from time to
time, consult with the Pseudorabies Advisory Committee on
changes in the pseudorabies control program.
The Director shall appoint a Technical Committee from the
membership of the Pseudorabies Advisory Committee, which shall
be comprised of a veterinarian, a swine extension specialist,

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and a pork producer. This committee shall serve as resource
persons for the technical aspects of the herd plans and may
advise the Department on procedures to be followed, timetables
for accomplishing the elimination of infection, assist in
obtaining cooperation from swine herd owners, and recommend
adjustments in the approved herd plan as necessary.
These Committee members shall be entitled to reimbursement
of all necessary and actual expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties.
(Source: P.A. 89-154, eff. 7-19-95.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.