Illinois Compiled Statutes 510 Animals: Article -

• Illinois Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act. - 510 ILCS 75, Section 0.01
  Short title. This Act may be cited as the Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
• Illinois Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act. - 510 ILCS 75, Section 1
  It is declared to be the policy of the State of Illinois that the commercial slaughtering of all livestock, including the handling of livestock...
• Illinois Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act. - 510 ILCS 75, Section 2
  As used in this Act: (1) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois. (2) "Person" means any individual,...
• Illinois Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act. - 510 ILCS 75, Section 3
  No slaughterer or packer shall bleed or slaughter any livestock except by a humane method. The following methods are in all instances prohibited: (a)...
• Illinois Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act. - 510 ILCS 75, Section 4
  In order to protect freedom of religion, paragraph (b) of Section 3 does not apply to calves and sheep and cattle where ritually acceptable...
• Illinois Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act. - 510 ILCS 75, Section 5
  The Director shall administer this Act. He shall promulgate and may from time to time revise rules and regulations in connection with this Act....
• Illinois Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act. - 510 ILCS 75, Section 6
  Any violation of this Act or of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Director is a petty offense. (Source: P.A. 77-2684.)
• Illinois Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act. - 510 ILCS 75, Section 7
  This Act shall take effect July 1, 1968. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2023.)
• Illinois Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act. - 510 ILCS 75, Section 8
  This Act is not applicable to a slaughterer or packer subject to and in compliance with the Federal Humane Slaughter Act of 1958, 72...

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