Bill Text: IL HB3261 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Lion Meat Act. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to slaughter a lion or for any person to possess, breed, import or export from this State, buy, or sell lions for the purpose of slaughter. Provides that it is unlawful to commercialize lion meat. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to adopt and enforce any rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act. Provides that whoever violates any provision of the Act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3261 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB3261-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB3261 Introduced , by Rep. Luis Arroyo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Lion Meat Act. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to slaughter a lion or for any person to possess, breed, import or export from this State, buy, or sell lions for the purpose of slaughter. Provides that it is unlawful to commercialize lion meat. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to adopt and enforce any rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act. Provides that whoever violates any provision of the Act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lion
Meat Act.
Section 5. Administration of Act. This Act shall be
administered by the Director of Agriculture.
Section 10. Definitions. When used in this Act, unless the
context otherwise requires:
"Buyer" means a person who is engaged in the business
of buying lion meat or other lion parts.
"Commercialization" means selling or bartering,
offering to sell or barter, purchasing, possessing,
transporting, delivering, or receiving lion meat or any
product, item, or substance containing lion meat or labeled
or advertised as containing lion meat. "Commercialization"
also includes serving lion meat as a part of a meal by any
restaurant, hotel, or other commercial establishment.
"Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
"Director" means the Director of Agriculture.
"Lion meat" means the flesh of any lion (Panthera leo).
"Person" means any individual, partnership,

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cooperative, association, firm, or corporation.
"Slaughter" means killing lions for commercialization.
"Transport" or "ship" means to convey by means of
parcel post, express, freight baggage, or shipment by
common carrier of any description or by automobile,
motorcycle, or other vehicle of any kind or by watercraft
or aircraft of any kind or by any other means of
transportation.
Section 15. Slaughter unlawful.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is
unlawful for any person to slaughter a lion.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is
unlawful for any person to possess, breed, import to this
State, export from this State, buy, or sell lions for the
purpose of slaughter.
Section 20. Slaughter for human consumption unlawful.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is
unlawful for any person to slaughter a lion for the purpose of
human consumption or commercialization of any part of a lion.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is
unlawful for any person to possess, sell, buy, give away, hold,
or accept lion meat or any product, item, or substance
containing or labeled as containing lion meat for the purpose
of human consumption.

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Section 25. Commercialization of lion meat unlawful.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is unlawful for
a person to sell or barter, offer to sell or barter, purchase,
possess, transport, deliver, receive, import into this State,
export from this State, or in any other manner commercialize
lion meat or any product, item, or substance containing or
labeled or advertised as containing lion meat.
Section 30. Rules. The Department shall adopt and enforce
any rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Section 35. Enforcement. The Department shall, in the name
and by the authority of the People of the State of Illinois,
bring or cause to be brought actions and proceedings to enforce
the provisions of this Act.
Section 40. Violation. Whoever violates any provision of
this Act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.