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Statutes > Illinois > Chapter510 > 1719 (510 ILCS 75/0.01) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.50) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act. (Source: P.A. 86‑1324.) |
(510 ILCS 75/1) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.51) Sec. 1. It is declared to be the policy of the State of Illinois that the commercial slaughtering of all livestock, including the handling of livestock in connection with commercial slaughtering, shall be carried out only by humane methods. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2023.) |
(510 ILCS 75/3) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.53) Sec. 3. No slaughterer or packer shall bleed or slaughter any livestock except by a humane method. The following methods are in all instances prohibited: (a) Use of a manually operated hammer, sledge or pole‑ax as a means of slaughtering any animal or of rendering any animal unconscious in preparation for slaughter. (b) Shackling and hoisting or hanging any animal while such animal is conscious, in the positioning of such animal for slaughter. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2023.) |
(510 ILCS 75/4) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.54) Sec. 4. In order to protect freedom of religion, paragraph (b) of Section 3 does not apply to calves and sheep and cattle where ritually acceptable and practical methods are unavailable for positioning livestock for purposes of slaughter in accordance with the requirements of any religious faith. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2023.) |
(510 ILCS 75/5) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.55) Sec. 5. The Director shall administer this Act. He shall promulgate and may from time to time revise rules and regulations in connection with this Act. The Director may, by administrative order, exempt from compliance with this Act, for a period of not to exceed one year after the effective date of this Act, any slaughterer if, in the judgment of the Director, earlier compliance would cause undue hardship. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2023.) |
(510 ILCS 75/6) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.56) Sec. 6. Any violation of this Act or of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Director is a petty offense. (Source: P. A. 77‑2684.) |
(510 ILCS 75/7) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.57) Sec. 7. This Act shall take effect July 1, 1968. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2023.) |
(510 ILCS 75/8) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.58) Sec. 8. This Act is not applicable to a slaughterer or packer subject to and in compliance with the Federal Humane Slaughter Act of 1958, 72 Stat. 862, and any amendments thereto and regulations thereunder. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2023.) |