(510 ILCS 105/3) (from Ch. 5, par. 1803)
Sec. 3. For the purposes of this Act:
"Appraisal value" means the actual value of the swine for meat, feeding or breeding purposes at the time and place of the appraisal.
"Approved plan" means an individually negotiated plan developed by the Department and agreed to between the Department and the swine owner to control trichinosis in a swine herd.
"Department" means the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois.
"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, or his designee.
"Person" includes any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation or other business entity.
"Positive herd" means a herd of swine in which one or more animals from the herd have been shown to be infected with Trichinella spiralis by a laboratory test of tissue samples.
"Positive sample" means a blood or tissue sample in which the presence of Trichinella spiralis or antibodies to Trichinella spiralis has been confirmed through a laboratory test.
"Salvage value" means the carcass value of the animal after the meat has been treated according to the rules adopted under the federal Meat and Poultry Inspection Act for the handling of trichina infected meat.
"Suspect herd" means a herd of swine consisting of one or more animals suspected of being infected with Trichinella spiralis because of: (1) the presence of the parasite in mammals that could come in contact with the swine herd; (2) a positive sample that has been located and traced back to the herd; (3) a positive serological test; or (4) epidemiological evidence indicating that trichinosis may be present in the herd.
"Trichinosis" or "trichina infection" means the disease in mammals caused by the internal parasite Trichinella spiralis.
(Source: P.A. 84-315.)
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