Ill. Admin. Code tit. 8 § 40.80

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 44, November 1, 2024

Section 40.80 - The Sale of Livestock for Immediate Slaughter

a) The purchaser of all livestock for immediate slaughter shall sign an official certificate of "Quarantine and Certification of Slaughter or Shipment" (Form C-37) or purchaser's invoice. Livestock shall be:

1) slaughtered on the purchaser's premises, OR

2) be taken directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment, OR

3) be taken to a public stockyard for resale to a recognized slaughtering establishment.

b) All livestock shall be slaughtered within 10 days of the date of sale.

c) All livestock sold for slaughter must be kept separate and apart from animals being sold for breeding or feeder purposes.

d) Cattle consigned by the seller to the slaughter-only pen cannot be removed from that pen, tested or moved for any reason other than immediate slaughter.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 8, § 40.80

Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 16576, effective October 9, 2006