TITLE 68:
PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER
II: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
PART 590
FEEDER
SWINE DEALER LICENSING
Section
590.5
Definitions
590.10
Permanent Place of Business
590.20
Agents (Repealed)
590.30
Imported Feeder Swine
590.40 Ear
Tagging (Repealed)
590.50
Duties of a Licensed Swine Dealer
590.60
Maintenance of Records
590.70
Surety Bonds (Repealed)
590.80
Surety Bonds and Other Pledged Securities
590.90
Feeder Swine Purchase and Movement Restrictions
590.100
License Application
AUTHORITY:
Implementing and authorized by the Illinois Feeder
Swine Dealer Licensing Act [225 ILCS 620].
SOURCE:
Rules and Regulations Relating to Feeder Swine Dealer
Licensing Act, filed January 17, 1972, effective
January 27, 1972; filed July 18, 1972, effective July
28, 1972; Authority Note amended 2 Ill. Reg. No. 34,
pg. 177, effective August 24, 1978; codified at 5
Ill. Reg. 10571; amended at 10 Ill. Reg. 10087,
effective May 21, 1986; amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 1865,
effective January 24, 1994; amended at 20 Ill. Reg.
1532, effective January 12, 1996; amended at 21 Ill.
Reg. 17068, effective January 1, 1998; amended 23
Ill. Reg. 420, effective January 1, 1999.
Section
590.5 Definitions
a)
Words in the singular form shall be deemed to
include the plural, words in the masculine form
shall be deemed to include the feminine form, and
vice versa, as the case may require.
b) The
definitions for this Part shall be as set forth
in the general definitions Section (8 Ill. Adm.
Code 20.1). Also, the following definition shall
apply to this Part:
"Act"
means the Illinois Feeder Swine Dealer Licensing
Act [225 ILCS 620/1].
(Source:
Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 1532, effective January
12, 1996)
Section
590.10 Permanent Place of Business
Licensed
feeder swine dealers shall have a permanent place
of business and facilities for the holding of
swine on his premises, subject to approval of the
Department.
(Source:
Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 1532, effective January
12, 1996)
Section
590.20 Agents (Repealed)
(Source:
Repealed at 10 Ill. Reg. 10087, effective May 21,
1986)
Section
590.30 Imported Feeder Swine
Feeder
swine imported into Illinois shall be accompanied
by a health certificate and permit, in compliance
with Sections 10 and 11 of the Illinois Swine
Disease Control and Eradication Act [510 ILCS
100/10 and 11] and the rules relating to
importation of feeding swine (8 Ill. Adm. Code
105.10 and 105.20).
(Source:
Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 1532, effective January
12, 1996)
Section
590.40 Ear Tagging (Repealed)
(Source:
Repealed at 10 Ill. Reg. 10087, effective May 21,
1986)
Section
590.50 Duties of a Licensed Swine Dealer
a)
Licensee under this Act shall provide suitable
facilities at his place of business for yarding,
feeding and watering of swine, and shall protect
swine from inclement weather conditions at all
times while they are on his premises.
b)
Sanitation of feeding, watering, and other
facilities shall be maintained at all times.
c) All
floors shall be concrete or other hard surface as
approved by the Department.
d) No
swine showing clinical or physical evidence of
disease may be sold.
e)
Premises shall be opened for inspection by
authorized Department inspectors.
f) A
feeder swine dealer or his agent shall in no way
act as a peddler of feeder swine by traveling
about from place to place with feeder swine in
his possession, offering to sell, trade, give
away, barter, exchange or dispose of them in any
manner.
g) Any
slaughter swine on the premises must be kept
separate and apart from any breeding or feeding
swine.
(Source:
Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 1532, effective January
12, 1996)
Section
590.60 Maintenance of Records
Records
and premises shall be open during regular
business hours for inspection by authorized
Department inspectors. Department inspectors are
authorized to make photocopies of any and all
records as necessary.
(Source:
Repealed at 23 Ill. Reg. 420, effective January
1, 1999)
Section
590.70 Surety Bonds (Repealed)
(Source:
Repealed at 10 Ill. Reg. 10087, effective May 21,
1986)
Section
590.80 Surety Bonds and Other Pledged Securities
The
collection, cancellation, control and
distribution of surety bonds and other pledged
security shall be as established in Section 16 of
the Act and the rules for the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois (8 Ill. Adm. Code
3. Subparts A and B).
(Source:
Amended at 10 Ill. Reg. 10087, effective May 21,
1986)
Section
590.90 Feeder Swine Purchase and Movement
Restrictions
a) A
feeder swine dealer may purchase only swine from
the following:
1)
A farm of origin and cannot move swine to
more than one concentration point, or
2)
A livestock auction market and transport such
swine directly to a farm, or
3)
A feeder swine dealer and transport such
swine directly to a farm.
4)
Swine may move through a second concentration
point (licensed feeder swine dealer premises
or livestock auction market) provided that
such swine are additionally individually
identified by inserting a second official ear
tag in the right ear. Swine shall not move
through more than 2 concentration points.
b) The
definition of a "farm of origin" for
the purposes of this rule is a premise maintained
for one or more of the following purposes:
1)
Where feeder swine are farrowed, or
2)
Where breeding swine are bred and premises
are maintained for breeding purposes.
c) The
definition of a "farm" for the purposes
of this rule is a premise where swine are fed and
premises are maintained for such feeding
purposes.
d)
When considered in the best interest of the
livestock industry, the Director of the Illinois
Department of Agriculture may suspend any portion
of this rule.
Section
590.100 License Application Information
Applications
by individuals for original licenses shall be
made to the Department in writing on forms
prescribed by the Department, and shall be
accompanied by the required bond and required
fee, which shall not be returnable. Any such
application shall require such information as in
the judgement of the Department enable the
Department to pass on the qualifications of the
applicant for a license. This information shall
include, but need not be limited to, information
regarding legal address of the applicant,
partners, corporate officers, managers,
location(s) of holding facilities (if any), names
and addresses of agents, bank and professional
references, present and previous business
connections and experience, whether any license
dealing with the handling of livestock has ever
been suspended or revoked, and whether the
applicant ever has been convicted of a felony.
Such felony convictions may be taken into
consideration by the Department in determining
qualifications for licensing but shall not
operate as a bar to licensing.
(Source:
Added at 20 Ill. Reg. 1532, effective January 12,
1996)
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