Illinois Compiled Statutes 510 Animals: Article -

• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 1
  This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Brand Act". (Source: P.A. 79-880.)
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 2
  As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms specified in Section 2.01 through 2.05 have the meanings ascribed to them...
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 2.01
  "Department" means the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 79-880.)
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 2.02
  "Director" means the Director of the Department of Agriculture, or his duly appointed representative. (Source: P.A. 79-880.)
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 2.03
  "Person" means any individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity, any public or private institution, the State of Illinois, or any municipal...
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 2.04
  "Livestock" means bison, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, or equidae. (Source: P.A. 79-880.)
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 2.05
  "Brand" means an identification mark burned into the hide of a live animal by a hot iron or another method approved by the Department....
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 3
  Any person having livestock in this State shall have the right to adopt a brand for his exclusive use in this State; provided, such...
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 4
  By November 1, 1975, each County Clerk shall forward to the Department legible copies of brands registered in his county under the provisions of...
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 5
  Beginning January 1, 1976, any person desiring to adopt a brand shall forward to the Department a facsimile brand, a recording fee of $15,...
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 6
  Any recorded brand shall be considered the personal property of the person in whose name it is filed and shall be subject to sale,...
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 7
  By January 1 of each fifth year following original recording with the Department, each owner of a brand of record shall submit to the...
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 8
  Except as otherwise provided in this Act, it shall be unlawful to use any brand for identifying any livestock, unless such brand has been...
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 9
  In any civil or criminal proceedings in which the title to animals is an issue, the brand certificate as provided for in this Act...
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 10
  The Department shall publish all recorded brands in book form and shall publish supplemental lists at least once each year. This book and all...
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 11
  The Department shall place all fees collected, under the provisions of this Act, in the General Revenue Fund. (Source: P.A. 79-880.)
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 12
  Any slaughtering establishment or livestock market receiving branded livestock shall keep such records as required by the Department. These records shall be kept for...
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 13
  The Department, in cooperation with law enforcement officials in this and other states, shall develop a uniform procedure whereby law enforcement officials shall alert...
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 14
  The Department shall enforce this Act and may make and adopt reasonable and necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this...
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 15
  Any authorized representative of the Department or any law enforcement officer may, for the purpose of enforcing this Act, enter during usual working hours...
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 16
  Any person who, without permission of the rightful owner, willfully and knowingly brands or causes to be branded with his brand, or any brand...
• Illinois Brand Act. - 510 ILCS 40, Section 17
  If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, by a court...

Last modified: February 18, 2015