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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1 AN ACT concerning regulation.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lion 
5Meat
Act.

6 Section 5. Administration of Act. This Act shall be 
7administered by the Director of Agriculture.

8 Section 10. Definitions.  When used in this Act, unless the 
9context otherwise requires:
10  "Buyer" means a person who is engaged in the business 
11 of buying lion meat or other
lion parts.
12  "Commercialization" means selling or bartering, 
13 offering to sell or barter, purchasing, possessing,

14 transporting, delivering, or receiving lion meat or any 
15 product, item, or substance containing lion meat or
labeled 
16 or advertised as containing lion meat. "Commercialization" 
17 also includes serving lion meat as a part of a meal by any 
18 restaurant, hotel, or other
commercial establishment.
19  "Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
20  "Director" means the Director of Agriculture.
21  "Lion meat" means the flesh of any lion (Panthera leo).
22  "Person" means any individual, partnership, 
 
 
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1 cooperative, association, firm, or
corporation.
2  "Slaughter" means killing lions for commercialization.
3  "Transport" or "ship" means to convey by means of 
4 parcel post, express, freight
baggage, or shipment by 
5 common carrier of any description or by automobile,

6 motorcycle, or other vehicle of any kind or by watercraft 
7 or aircraft of any kind or by any
other means of 
8 transportation.

9 Section 15. Slaughter unlawful.
10 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is 
11unlawful for any person to slaughter
a lion.
12 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is 
13unlawful for any person to possess,
breed, import to this 
14State, export from this State, buy, or sell lions for the 
15purpose of
slaughter.

16 Section 20. Slaughter for human consumption unlawful.
17 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is 
18unlawful for any person to slaughter
a lion for the purpose of 
19human consumption or commercialization of any part of a
lion.
20 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is 
21unlawful for any person to possess,
sell, buy, give away, hold, 
22or accept lion meat or any product, item, or substance

23containing or labeled as containing lion meat for the purpose 
24of human consumption.

 
 
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1 Section 25. Commercialization of lion meat unlawful.  
2Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is unlawful for 
3a person to sell or
barter, offer to sell or barter, purchase, 
4possess, transport, deliver, receive, import
into this State, 
5export from this State, or in any other manner commercialize 
6lion meat or any
product, item, or substance containing or 
7labeled or advertised as containing lion
meat.

8 Section 30. Rules. The Department shall adopt and enforce 
9any rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.

10 Section 35. Enforcement. The Department shall, in
the name 
11and by the authority of the People of the State of Illinois, 
12bring or cause to be brought actions and proceedings to enforce 
13the provisions of
this Act.

14 Section 40. Violation. Whoever violates any provision of 
15this Act shall be guilty of a Class A
misdemeanor.


16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
17becoming law.