Bill Text: IL SB3292 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Animal Disease Laboratories Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture may establish and collect reasonable fees for services (instead of diagnostic services) performed by such animal disease laboratories. Removes language that provides the Department may establish and collect reasonable fees for providing analyses of research samples, out-of-state samples, non-agricultural samples, and survey project samples. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: (Passed) 2012-08-02 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0888 [SB3292 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB3292-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 097-0888 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning animals.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Animal Disease Laboratories Act is amended | ||||
by changing Section 1 as follows:
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(510 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 8, par. 105.11)
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Sec. 1. Laboratory services.
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(a) The Department of Agriculture is authorized to | ||||
establish such
additional number of animal disease | ||||
laboratories, not exceeding five, as may be
necessary to serve | ||||
the livestock and poultry industry of the State.
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(b) Such laboratories each shall be in charge of a licensed
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veterinarian, who in addition to making serological blood | ||||
tests, shall be
competent to make diagnoses of such cases of | ||||
livestock and poultry diseases as
may be submitted to such | ||||
laboratories.
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(c) The Department may enter into an arrangement with the | ||||
College of
Veterinary Medicine of the University of Illinois | ||||
whereby any cases
submitted to such laboratories which are not | ||||
susceptible of diagnosis in
the field or by common laboratory | ||||
procedure, or upon which research is
required, may be submitted | ||||
to such College of Veterinary Medicine for
diagnosis or | ||||
research.
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(d) The Department may establish and collect reasonable | ||
fees for diagnostic
services performed by such animal disease | ||
laboratories.
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(e) The Department may establish and collect reasonable | ||
fees for providing
analyses of research samples, out-of-state | ||
samples, non-agricultural
samples, and survey project
samples. | ||
These samples shall be defined by rule. The fees shall be
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deposited into the Illinois Department of
Agriculture | ||
Laboratory Services Revolving Fund.
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(f) Moneys collected under subsection (e) shall be | ||
appropriated from the
Illinois Department of Agriculture | ||
Laboratory Services Revolving Fund
solely for the purposes of | ||
(1) testing specimens submitted in support of
Department | ||
programs established for animal health, welfare, and safety, | ||
and the
protection of Illinois consumers of Illinois | ||
agricultural
products, and (2) testing specimens submitted by | ||
veterinarians and agency
personnel to determine whether | ||
chemically hazardous or biologically
infectious substances or | ||
other disease causing conditions are present.
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(g) The Director may issue rules, consistent with the | ||
provisions of this
Act, for the administration and enforcement | ||
of this Act. These rules shall be
approved by the Advisory | ||
Board of Livestock Commissioners.
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(Source: P.A. 96-1310, eff. 7-27-10.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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